Chapter 4

Booth stopped as they got closer to the house and looked at Brennan.

"Bones, you stay back. I mean it." He said as she sighed, giving into him for once as he turned back to walk towards the house with Brennan and Erik following. Booth knocked on the door and heard nothing before they heard a gunshot. Erik and Booth pulled their guns quickly and kicked the door in. "Bones.."

"I know." She said as he and Erik started through the house quickly with Brennan following until they were in the back yard with a group of drunks laughing with shotguns.

"FBI drop your weapons." Booth said as he and Erik still stood pointing their guns at the drunken men who laughed at him.

"FBI?" One laughed making that others laugh.

"You knows…..you look a lot. Like my son." Said a bulky man with graying dark brown hair and brown eyes. He stumbled closer as Booth quickly grabbed the gun and snatched it way from him.

"Yeah, and you're drunk like always." Booth said angrily as he holstered his handgun. "What are you wandering around with loaded weapons for while you're smashed?" He asked making Joseph chuckle.

"Never did learn your place did you boy? Spoiled after I left, that's got to be it." He said looking at Booth. "What do you want boy?"

"I want to know about a buddy of yours. Miguel Johnson." Booth said as Joe scoffed and walked away. "He was murdered, and you're DNA was found on him."

"Don't talk to me about that son of a bitch." He said as he spun on his heels to glare into Booth's eyes. "It's a god damn good things he's dead."

"He was killed, and I'm going to find out who did that. Since your DNA was found on him, you're looking pretty good for murder." Joe narrowed his eyes before taking a swing at Booth who instinctively dodged it grabbing his arm, swinging him around and putting the cuffs on him. "You're under arrest for assaulting a federal agent."

"You can only play cop for so long, boy." He slurred as Booth shoved him roughly towards the door. As the others stood swaying as they held their shotguns. Booth walked over taking all of their guns away from them.

"'ey! You cants go 'round taking people." Called one. Booth forced Joe to sit on the floor as he looked at Erik.

"Watch them." He looked at Brennan before handing her his side arm. "They move shoot them." She looked at him slightly shocked as he handed her his gun. "I'll be back." He walked out to the car and used the radio to call for back up.

"A pretty lady like you don't know how to use a gun, so don't pretend girl." Joe said as he tried to get up.

"I know how to fire a weapon. I also know three types of martial arts." She said making Joe laugh as Booth came back.

"Back up will be here in a few minutes. We'll take them all back to DC and see who they like sobering up in a cell."

"What you talking about? I aint going anywhere." Joe said as he tried to get up again as several agents walked out.

"Take them back to the Hoover in DC." Booth said as the other men were arrested and all escorted out to the vehicles. "We'll let them sit for a while and sober up before we talk to them. Let's head back to DC and see what we can get there." The three walked out to their car as Brennan's phone rang.

"Brennan." She answered as she got into the car with the two men. "Yes…yes, Zack… we are on our way back now, beam me the pictures." She said before she pulled her phone away from her head to look at the pictures that were being sent to her from the lab. She furrowed her brows as she looked at the pictures. "Yes, Zack, the clarity of the pictures are not as clear on the phone but I agree… we will be back in the lab in a few hours." She hung up as Booth glanced at her and she went back to looking at the pictures.

"What did he find?"

"There are injuries that do not fit with cause of death. The fractures to the skull suggest that the killer attacked and killed the victim quickly with two blows to the facial bones and the occipital bone. But the injuries to the metacarpals, scaphoid, trapezium and trapezoid bones-"

"Do you understand any of that?" Erik asked making Brennan look at him as Booth smirked.

"Pay attention and after years you learn a thing or two. So what's that all mean, Bones?"

"It means that his wrist was twisted, most likely to make him more vulnerable. Zach said there was evidence that the wrist was dislocated. I will be able to better discern his findings when I get back to the lab but I trust Zack to discern the facts."

Booth, Brennan and Erik walked into the lab to see Zack walking around the platform quickly trying to help interns with the other remains. Brennan swiped her badge and ran up to talk with Zack before walking down the other stairwell meeting with Booth and Erik as they walked towards her office. The three walked in seeing Max sitting on the couch playing with a giggling little girl. Brennan walked over and quickly pulled the girl into her arms as Booth smirked and Max smiled at his daughter. The baby smiled as she reached out grabbing Brennan's face.

"She missed you." Max said before kissing Brennan's cheek. "Let me know if you need me to watch her again." He smiled and walked out patting Booth's shoulder on his way out.

"Dr. Brennan." They heard as Wendell walked in holding a file. Booth took Christine with a smile as the girl grinned at him and giggled letting Brennan work.

"Hey, princess." Booth said softly as the girl laughed. "Let's get you something to eat while your mama bones does her bone thing." He smirked as he saw the quick soft glare Brennan shot him. He shifted Christine into one arm as he walked over to the bag lying beside the playpen and he pulled a bottle with formula ready to go. Sweets walked in as Booth tried to go through the bag while holding the squirming baby and a bottle. "Why don't you do with uncle Sweets for a bit?" He said handing her to Sweets. He took her happily but the girl was not happy to be away from her father and started to fuss.

"Hey, hey, no crying Chrissy. Your father is right there." He said as he turned letting the girl see Booth going through the bag. "See all better. Now let him get your food ready and then you'll have a full belly." He said with a smile as Booth and Brennan looked at each other from the corner of their eyes. Booth's phone rang making him look at the caller id and sigh.

"Here Sweets. Can you feed her?" He said before he walked out of the office answering the phone. Sweets set the little towel over his shoulder and sat in a chair by the table before putting the bib on the squirming girl before he started to feed her and smiled as how content and happy she was once she had the bottle. Sweets looked up at Erik watching.

"Would you like to feed her? You seem very interested in her." Erik looked at Sweets not knowing what to say. "You knew Agent Booth when he was younger." Erik nodded. "You cannot imagine how this is his child." Erik shrugged.

"He was the lady's man when we were younger, but he just… this whole time he doesn't seem like he would be with the Dr. and have a kid. They don't act like they are together at all."

"It's confusing." Sweets said with a smirk. "They've always been confusing. Should never have been able to work together, and because of that I asked to study them. I have been studying them for the last five years and still I cannot understand them."

"But how can they be together and have a kid and act like they are only colleges every day?" He asked as he sat in a chair in front of Sweets who smiled.

"You are only with them when they work. They know they have work to do and like everything else they compartmentalize. They need to do their jobs and if they let their feelings as a couple flow their work will be compromised. They keep their feelings very close to them. No one knows how they act once they go home."

"So they never act like a couple?"

"Not to a point a normal couple would. They've had small moments when they think no one is looking, but they try to be partners when not home." They heard a muffled curse making them look to see Booth with his hands on his hips thinking with an angry look on his face. They saw Brennan look up from her file and talking with Wendell to look at Booth before she handed him the file and walked out of her office to talk with Booth. The two men watched as Booth explained what was going on. She looked at him a minute before she stood trying to think before she started talking to him. After a minute they saw Booth smirk and kiss her cheek before he started walking out of the lab letting Brennan walk back in to see Sweets feeding Christine and Erik was staring at her.

"Is something wrong?" She asked as Erik snapped back to reality and shook his head. "Then why are you staring at me?"

"He is curious how you and Booth can compartmentalize so well." Sweets said making Erik look at him before back at Brennan who smirked and walked over as Christine spit out the bottle and look at her. She leaned down taking the girl with a bright smile.

"Were you good for your grandfather while your father and I were gone?" She asked with a smile shifting Christine onto her hip as she walked over to her desk and picked up a toy to hand her.

"Sweets." Booth said as he walked in. "Got some people for you to talk to. They're at the hoover already for you." Sweets nodded standing up. "I'm going to head to the office and see what Charlie was able to get." Sweets nodded and left.

"What do you want me to do?" Erik asked.

"I'm going to take Addy home and get settled." Brennan said looking at Christine as she looked between her parents.

"Okay, I'll stop and get some dinner on the way home." Booth said as he took the baby letting Brennan getting things together as Booth laid Christine in her carrier. She giggled as she grabbed a hold of his tie and waved her arms excitedly. Booth tried to get his tie from her hand but she held tight making Brennan smile. "You have to let go now, baby." He said softly making Brennan shake her head.

"Addy, let go of Daddy's tie. He has to go to work for a little longer." She said softly as she reached out and took the baby's hand. "You know he'll be home in plenty of time to play, but right now he has work to do." She smiled as Christine let go and Brennan flattened Booth's tie against his chest.

"Just like her mother." Both smirked.

"That would explain why she doesn't listen to you."

"I'll be home as soon as I can." He said leaning down to kiss Christine's head before giving Brennan a quick kiss. "I'll meet you at home." She nodded and pulled the bag strap over her shoulder. Booth grabbed the carrier and looked at Erik. "You want to be in the FBI, now's your chance to check it all out." Erik nodded. "I'm just going to walk Bones to her car and we can head over to the office." Erik nodded and followed at a distance letting the two talk softly as they walked to the car. He noticed how they purposely moved apart as they walked to the car, making sure that they walked like they had been the entire time they were working. He watched as the closer they got to the car the closer they walked together until Booth wrapped his arm around her shoulders the rest of the way to the car. Brennan opened the back door letting Booth hook the baby in before he took the bag from her and put it in the car and he turned to Brennan.

"Don't take too long to finish your work." She said with a smile. Booth grinned down at her and pulled her closer.

"I won't take longer than I have to." He said softly before leaning down kissing her, both forgetting Erik had followed them.

"Let me know what Charlie found." Brennan said pulling back as her mind started processing around her and she remembered Erik was there. She shot her eyes over making Booth look and realize why she was pulling away.

"I will." He smirked kissing Christine once more before he turned and walked off with Erik.

Booth opened the door to his apartment and found Brennan lying on the couch with the TV playing. He smiled as he set the food on the kitchen counter and then went to gently wake her. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled up at him.

"Hey, come eat and then get some sleep." He told her as she sat up rubbing her eyes. "can't go to bed without dinner." He smirked as the two walked out to get the food before sitting on his couch to watch TV while they ate.

Booth started at the sound of Christine crying. He took a deep breath and wiped a hand over his face before he looked at Brennan laying against him sleeping. She started to stir as Christine's cries got louder. She took a breath and lifted her head as she heard the baby again.

"Head to bed, Bones. I'll get her." He whispered as the two stood. She walked into the bedroom letting Booth follow her and found a very upset Christine laying in her crib. "Hey, princess." He said lifting her as she started to calm down. "It's okay." He whispered as he walked out into the living room to sit with her until she fell back to sleep.

"Booth…" Brennan whispered. "Booth." She said as she sat on the couch next to him as he opened his eyes. "You dosed off with Addy." She smiled as they looked at the baby sound asleep laying against Booth's chest.

"Must have been really tired." He said as Brennan smiled picking up Christine letting Booth stretch. Brennan walked Christine into her crib with Booth following. She leaned back up from placing the baby in her bad and felt two strong arms wrap around her middle pulling her back flush against a toned chest. She smiled as she leaned back against him.

"Booth, we need to be up in four hours."

"I know." He said as he bent to whisper in her ear. "We've run on no sleep before." He whispered making her smile as her body instantly responded and she tilted her head slightly letting Booth lean down farther to kiss her neck pausing to gently suck on her sensitive spots pulling moans from her throat.

"Booth…" She moaned making him smile against her skin before she turned in his arms and the two leaned in kissing with as much passion as they could slowly making their way to the bed across the room. Booth laid Brennan back against the bed as he continued to kiss her while they feverishly worked to pull the other's clothes off. It was only a matter of moments before they both were free of all clothing. Once the clothing was out of the way, they let their passion and bodies take over, moving on their own accord until the early hours of the morning.

They fell back onto the bed breathing heavy as they lay in each other's arms. Brennan looked at the bedside table and saw the time on the clock. Turning she looked back at Booth who was laying getting his breath under control with his eyes closed.

"Booth, we need to get up and start going to work." she whispered as he opened his eyes with a smile before he leaned up and over and kissed her before adding more and more passion pulling back to see a half glare from Brennan. She wanted and knew they need to get going to work but after a kiss like that…

"What's the matter, Bones?" He asked as he started kissing her neck and shoulder as she melted. She could never understand how every time with Booth was nothing like she had ever felt before. She had been with several lovers in her life and not one would make her feel the way Booth did. After their first time of letting their walls fall and letting their feelings connect they couldn't hold back. She could feel her heart race with just a single look from him and she knew he could never feel like this with anyone else.

"If we're late to work, you can explain it." She warned making him chuckle before they let loose. Only stopping when Christine started to giggle letting her parents know she was awake. They sighed as they struggled pulling back what they could before they slid from the bed to get ready for the day. Booth got a shower while Brennan pulled her robe on and started to feed Christine until Booth came out dressed with his shirt unbuttoned and his tie resting around his neck untied. He smirked as he took over for Brennan so she could go get ready for the day. They fell into their normal routine but as soon as Brennan walked out of the bathroom in just a towel and into the bed room Booth had to suppress the urge to groan.

The two made it out the door, dropping Christine at a sitters for the day and then to work. Brennan sat at her desk with a sigh as she tried to calm herself from the morning she had and focus on working. She was glad to have Zack back in the lab, with his help they were able to clear away most of the remains and jobs they had gathered and now she only needed to finish the paperwork, but her mind refused to stay focused. She hated when Booth had this affect over her. She was supposed to be able to compartmentalize, she was supposed to be a partner when on the clock, not thinking about what they had done earlier that morning or worse what they had been interrupted before doing. She sighed sitting forward putting her head in her hands as Booth, Erik and Sweets walked into the office.

"They will not tell you anything; honestly I don't think they can tell you anything." Sweets said to Booth as they walked in. Booth walked in and over to the couch to lean against the arm while Sweets and Erik stood by the desk and Brennan looked up confused.

"He thinks we can't get anything from the drunks." Booth said looking to the side.

"Let me try with Alan. We went to school together, he's been through some hard times but I think I might be able to get something out of him." Erik said as Booth nodded. "What are you going to do about your dad?"

"Let him sit for a while." Booth said

"We need to find out why his blood was on the victim." Brennan said softly making Booth look over. It was a mistake. The second their eyes snapped to each other, he knew that. They tried to take a breath to calm themselves as Brennan looked down at her desk and the paper work while Booth set his jaw and tore his eyes way swallowing hard. Brennan stood quickly and turned towards the door. "I'll look over the remains again and I'll let you know if I find anything." She said before leaving quickly as Booth grunted still looking away. Sweets looked between the two as Erik looked at his old friend.

"Did you and Dr. Brennan have a fight?" Sweets asked making Booth's eyes snap top the psychologist. He knew if he said anything Sweets would start with his psychology.

"No." He said.

"Booth-"

"Don't start Sweets. I'm not in the mood for your shrink talk." He said standing up, jamming his hands in his pockets and walking out leaving the two to look confused.