1Chapter Six:
It was sometime before two when Brennan woke up and wandered to the bathroom for the second time since she went to bed, as the frequent urination during the first trimester was becoming the norm. It wasn't until she sat back down on the bed that she realized that Booth was asleep on the chair in the corner, she climbed back out of bed and tapped him on the shoulder. "Booth." She whispered.
He jumped, startled by her. "What's wrong?" He asked, immediately beginning to worry as he grabbed onto her arms.
"Nothing, you can't be comfortable." She said.
"I'm fine, go back to sleep." He said, standing up and leading her back to the bed and holding the covers up so she could climb into the bed, once placing the covers over her he turned back to the chair, but was stopped when she grabbed his wrist.
"Please stay." She whispered, he nodded and crawled under the covers and pulled her into his arms before almost instantly falling asleep, leaving Brennan awake to compose her thoughts. When exactly did she lose control of her life? She couldn't care for a child, let alone carry it inside her body for at least thirty more weeks, she would have to cancel her trip to Peru, Booth was going to pull her out of the field and Zack would have to pick up her slack when she took leave or Cam would have to find a replacement. She drew the conclusion that she was going to be a burden on everyone.
It wasn't until Booth's grip tightened around her middle. "Go to sleep, Bones." He mumbled into her ear.
"I can't, Booth." She whispered, sitting up in the bed.
Booth sat up, dark circles under his eyes. "Do you want to talk about it?" He asked, running his fingers up and down her closest arm.
"I am a horrible person." She said, bringing her knees up to her chest.
"You are not a horrible person, Bones." He answered.
"I am!" She cried. "Because I can guarantee that you are going to pull me out of the field and that means Zack is needed out in the field, upon his other work and Cam is going to find a replacement for me because I won't be able to work. Angela already hates me and Hodgins is going to be angry because Angela isn't going to marry him and . . ." She started to mumble the rest, but stopped when Booth squeezed her arm.
"That isn't true, Bones. You will be able to work just fine, just a little bit slower and you are right I will have to take you off of field work, but not right at this moment. Zack can handle anything you throw at him and he will be fine. Cam won't find a replacement because you're pregnant, legally I don't think she can, as for Angela and Hodgins, we need to give it some time and let Angela come to terms with what happened and it might take awhile." Booth said as she laid her head on his shoulder. "You have nothing to worry about, Bones."
She nodded before closing her eyes. "Thanks Booth." She whispered, as they laid back down on the mattress, pulling the blanket over their bodies.
"You're welcome." He answered with a yawn, his arm back around her waist and fell asleep again with Brennan following slowly behind him.
It wasn't until the clock neared seven and another trip to the restroom that this time Brennan got back up and rushed to the bathroom, in time to empty the contents of her stomach into the toilet with Booth at her heels to hold her hair back. "Are you alright?" Booth asked as she finished and held out a towel for her to wipe her face.
She nodded, miserably. "Do you have an extra toothbrush?" She asked and Booth turned towards the sink, opening the mirror and pulled out a small kid's toothbrush with an animated car on its handle that was still in the package.
"It was supposed to be for Parker, but then he decided that Lightning McQueen wasn't cool anymore." Booth said with a slight flush, handing her the toothpaste and she placed the paste on the brush and removed the taste of bile from her mouth. "You think you can handle a couple more hours of sleep?"
"I need to get ready for work and my doctor's appointment." She said in a small voice, looking to her feet.
"What time is your appointment?" He asked softly, placing a hand on cheek causing her to shy away.
"Eleven." Came her response, finally look into his eyes.
"How about I make you a deal, lets get a couple of hours more of sleep and I will take you home to get a change of clothes, then I will take you to your appointment and then to work if you want." He took a hold of her chin, brining her eyes to meet his.
"Okay." She said, before he led her back towards his bed. She laid back down and waited for Booth to follow and it didn't. "What are you doing?"
"I need to make a phone call." He answered, turning to the living room to pick up his cell phone and dialed the numbers to call his boss, telling him that he needed the day off for a family emergency.
The next number he called was Doctor Camille Saroyan. "This is Doctor Saroyan." Said the annoyed voice on the other end, as if he was calling to bother her.
"It's Booth, I just called to tell you that Bone's isn't coming in this morning." He said, with a yawn and taking a seat on the couch.
Cam gave a tired sigh. " I figured as much, Angela spent the night on my couch, well more or less we spent the night eating ice cream while she cried."Cam said on the other end. "How is Doctor Brennan feeling?"
"She's exhausted and was up almost every hour using the bathroom and morning sickness just started not ten minutes ago." Booth responded and ran his fingers through his hair. "She has a doctors appointment this morning and she wants to be in right after. How's Angela?"
There was shuffling in the background and a door slammed. "As well as to be expected for a woman who just found out that her best friend is pregnant with her fiancee's child." Cam said. "She had some nice choice words to say about her, Angela has a very colorful vocabulary."
"This isn't funny Cam, Bones and Angela are both really upset." Booth said defensively, growing angry that she was being sarcastic.
"I know Booth and I'm going to stand on neutral ground." Cam said somberly. "I've given both Hodgins and Angela the day off, I wouldn't be surprised if Brennan didn't come in, but I know her well enough to know that she would come in."
"Thanks Cam, I will see you later." Booth said and said his goodbyes before setting his phone on the arm of the couch and finding his way back into the bed, gently sitting on the bed without bumping the sleeping woman and soon he too fell asleep.