As promised, here's a fluffy one:

October 2017

"Mommy," a small voice floated across the dark room, followed by the quiet sound of a child's bare feet across the wood.

"Mommy," the voice called again and Brennan startled awake as a small hand shook her leg. She squinted into the darkness, trying to see which child was next to her and she quickly recognized the small form.

"Allie, sweetheart, what's wrong?" She asked, reaching down and pulling the five year old onto the bed.

"I had a bad dream," she answered, her voice catching as she cried quietly.

Brennan pulled her daughter tightly against her chest. "What was it about?"

"Care Bears," Allie cried, burying her face in her mother's shirt.

Brennan sighed. Allie had a play date with a girl from her kindergarten class last week and they had watched a Care Bears DVD. Allie had never seen the show before, since Brennan didn't allow the kids to watch much television with the exception of educational shows and Disney movies. For some reason the show had scared Allie badly and she'd been having nightmares nearly every night since. It hadn't helped that Parker had thought it'd be funny to buy some Care Bear figurines to hide in her room.

"Allie, it's okay, it was just a dream, it's not real." Brennan could feel her nod slightly, before raising her head and looking around the room.

"Where's daddy?" She asked, "It's nighttime. Daddy should be in bed."

Brennan smiled at her simple assertion, Booth always teased her that Brennan logic was apparently a genetic trait, her smile faded slightly as she thought of where Booth was. He had received a call an hour after the kids were asleep, telling him that Jared had been in a motorcycle accident. Booth had been at the hospital ever since, and Brennan was worried despite their agreement to operate on the 'no news is good news' policy. "Daddy's at the hospital, sweetheart. Your Uncle Jared got into an accident on his motorcycle and your daddy wanted to be with him."

"Can I talk to him?" Allie asked, her voice trembling.

Brennan found that she liked the fact that just Booth's voice could help their daughter feel secure. Of course, it had the same effect on her. "I suppose we could call him," she agreed, grabbing her cell phone from her nightstand and pressing the first speed dial button.

"Bones, is everything okay?" Booth answered almost immediately.

"Everything is fine," she reassured him quickly. "Allie had a nightmare and she expressed a desire to talk to you."

"Stupid colored bears again?" Booth asked and Brennan could hear the affection mixed with concern in his voice, "Okay, put her on." He said once Brennan had affirmed his suspicion.

"Daddy?"

"Hey, Allie-bug, your mommy tells me that you had another bad dream."

"I did. It was really scary."

"I'm sorry you had such a scary dream."

"Me too," she said seriously before adding, "I'm sorry Uncle Jared got hurt. I miss you, daddy."

"I miss you too Allie-boo. Have sweet dreams now, okay?"

"Okay."

"I'll see you in the morning. Give the phone back to mommy now. I love you lots and lots."

"I love you lots and lots too," Allie replied before handing the phone back to Brennan.

"How's Jared, Booth?" Brennan asked quietly.

"He's not completely out of the woods, but he's stable. Maybe tomorrow you could look at the x-rays?"

"Of course. Do you know what happened?"

"Apparently someone ran a red light and hit him. He was lucky it didn't happen a second earlier. The car just clipped the back wheel his bike, had it hit him he likely wouldn't have survived."

"I'm sure he'll recover Booth. Your brother is a fighter, just like you."

"Look at you, Bones, having faith in a good outcome without seeing the forensic evidence."

"Oh be quiet, Booth. I should let you go," she said, stifling a yawn.

"Okay, I'll hopefully be home by the morning. I love you, Bones."

"I love you too. See you soon," she hung up the phone and realized that Allie was now asleep, curled against her side. Normally she and Booth didn't let their kids sleep in bed with them, but she looked so peaceful that Brennan didn't want to move her. Plus, Brennan hated the rare nights that she had to sleep without Booth beside her and it was nice to have even a small portion of that space filled, so she slightly rearranged Allie to a more comfortable position and went back to sleep.

Booth walked into their bedroom barely an hour before dawn feeling completely drained. However, his heart filled with warmth as he stared down at the bed. There was his Bones with their daughter, curled snugly into each other. He bit back a laugh at how easily Brennan could be won over by their children. It had been her idea not to let them sleep in their bed to avoid starting bad habits. He had a smile on his face as he gently lifted Allie from the bed and carried her back to her own room.

When he returned, Brennan was awake and waiting for him.

"How is he?" She asked immediately.

"He's gonna be okay," Booth answered as he changed his clothes. "He was awake for a bit, joking around, reassuring Padme. He'll need some physical therapy but he'll be okay." He climbed into bed with her.

"I'm glad, Booth," She snuggled against him, pressing a kiss to his cheek.

"So, Bones, remind me," he began teasingly, "you were the one who said that our kids would never be allowed to sleep in our bed, right? Because you didn't want it to become a habit. Yet, I come home and what do I find…?"

Brennan narrowed her eyes at him, knowing he was right, "I know, Booth. She just fell asleep while we were still on the phone and I didn't want to wake her up again."

"Bones, there could be a marching band outside and Allie probably would sleep through it."

"Fine," Brennan sighed, knowing her excuse had been poor. "Our bed feels too empty without you in it, she helped a little bit." He pulled her closer and kissed her, knowing how much a confession like that meant coming from her.

"I love you so much, Bones."

"I love you too, Booth."

Please tell me that I'm not the only one who finds Care Bears to be terribly creepy. We watched them at the daycare where I work last week and they seriously freak me out.