Booth had called Rebecca asking what time he should pick Parker up for his weekend visit. She had informed him that Kelly had taken Parker to the park near her house. It had been raining and it was the first nice day in over a week, so Kelly had done Rebecca a favor by just getting Parker out of the house. Booth smiled, remembering when he was the one saving his mother from Kelly's cabin fever.
He pulled into the parking lot and immediately began scanning the park for his sister and son.
"Take him down, Park!" He heard Kelly shout in the distance and saw his son on the soccer field. As he approached, he saw another male figure holding a football above Parker's head as Parker jumped for it. Immediately he knew it was Jeremy.
Jeremy was laughing and taunting his son playfully, but it rubbed Booth the wrong way. After taking a deep breath, he approached Kelly, standing on the sidelines and laughing.
"Can I tell Parker to kick him in the shins?" He whispered and Kelly jumped.
"Christ, Seeley." She laughed. "I've already suggested that. Jeremy is going to have some nasty bruises. Neither one is giving up anytime soon."
Parker had climbed up Jeremy's torso and was about to pull down his arm when Jeremy looked up and saw Booth standing there.
"Hey look," Jeremy pointed with his free hand. "Your dad!"
Parker jumped off and grinned at Booth, who grinned back.
"Hey, Buddy!" He greeted, but Parker soon went back to trying to get the ball from Jeremy. Without hesitation, Jeremy threw it towards Booth and he caught it deftly. Parker immediately ran over and tried to get it from Booth, but he ducked away from his son's hands and took off running across the field.
As Parker was chasing Booth, Jeremy went over and stood next to Kelly. Out of the corner of his eye, Booth saw Jeremy whisper something to Kelly then leave the soccer field. At that moment, Booth faked a stumble and Parker used that opportunity to tackle his old man.
After some wrestling, Booth let the ball go, proclaiming,
"Alright, alright, you win." He pushed himself off of the grass and groaned as he stretched out his back. "I'm getting old."
"You aren't old, Dad." Parker beamed, holding the football like a prized possession. "What are we doing today?"
"Go thank your Aunt Kelly, then you'll have to wait and see." He pushed his son and Parker took off running towards the car, shouting a quick thank you over his shoulder as he ran past Kelly.
"What are you and Jeremy doing today?" Booth approached Kelly and she smiled.
"Ever been to the Hyperion Café in Fredericksburg?" She asked and he shook his head.
"You're going all the way to Fredericksburg for coffee?"
"Well, we figured he met my brother on the first date, so I might as well meet his sister on the second." She laughed. "Getting all the messy stuff out of the way."
"All the way in Fredericksburg?" He asked in disbelief.
"She's in school there." She shrugged as she started to the car, Booth trailing behind. "What are you doing with Parker today?"
"A movie. Maybe something after." He shrugged as they approached the cars. "Well, have fun on your date."
"You too." She beamed as she got into Jeremy's waiting pickup truck.
Of course he would have a pickup.