That Great Love
By Meekerprincess9778
Ch 7
The next day Booth Went to the Hoover. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Hacker congratulating Sully. Why is Sully back? Why now?
"Booth, you remember Agent Sullivan? You are now his boss. He wanted in on Major Crimes." Hacker reintroduced them.
"Of course I remember Sully. He dated my partner then sailed away. Bones expected you back over three years ago." Booth threw Sully under the bus.
"Yes, well I saw her again yesterday. She might just forgive me for sailing away." Sully responded, not knowing that Hacker also wanted to date Brennan.
"No hard feelings my way. As long as you go by the book, you're fine by me. I will partner you up with Shaw."Booth replied.
"So, Head of Major Crimes, how's it feel to climb the FBI ladder?" Sully asked.
"I could have climbed more, but I don't want a complete desk job. No offense, sir. I like working with the squints and solving murders." He replied.
"Did you and Tempe ever date?" Sully asked.
"No, just partners and best friends. I have a girlfriend." He showed Sully a picture of Hannah.
"Isn't she a little young? I mean, I didn't think you were the type, Booth." Sully joked.
"What type?" He asked.
"The mid life crisis type. So, where's my desk?" Sully asked. Booth showed him a desk next to Shaw and made introductions. He had Shaw bring Sully up to date on everything. He could really trust her. He was thinking about Sully's comment. Is Hannah the result of a mid life crisis? She is younger than me, he was thinking. He started the relationship at one of the lowest points in his life. He had the heartbreak of not talking to Bones and being in a war zone. Man, does she look that way to all of his friends? Is Sully the only one with enough guts to say it?
He went into his office and tried to call Hannah. It went to voicemail. He left a lame message and asked for her to call him back.
Brennan and Olivia were having a nice morning. She was eating toast and Brennan was having oatmeal and occasionally giving Livi bites. There was a knock on the door. She opened the door and saw Ms. Hillier.
"Dr. Brennan, this is your first visit. We like the first one to be unscheduled. May I come in?" She asked.
"Of course, please come in. I was just giving Livi some breakfast." Brennan was never so nervous in her life.
"Go ahead and do what you were doing. If you don't mind, I will take a look around your apartment. I need to check for certain things. If I don't find something, I will be sure to ask you." She thought that the doctor would pass for sure, this was just routine. However, she found it endearing that this prestigious woman seemed very nervous. She took it as a sign that she didn't want her child taken, not that she was doing anything wrong. She saw all of the things she was looking for. She saw new clothing and toys. The apartment was baby proofed. Olivia even had her own room.
She returned to the kitchen. "So, how is Olivia doing? Has she spoken yet?" The worker was eager to know everything.
"She has said mama several times, referring to me. She said Sweets, which is one of my friends' last names. She has also said eat. She also picks out her clothes. She likes her doll the most out of her toys. She also likes her blocks."Brennan felt like she could talk about her daughter for hours.
"Excellent." Olivia had gotten a good look at Ms. Hillier. She started to cry.
"Mama, mama, mama…no no" She said, looking at Ms. Hillier.
Ms. Hillier frowned. "She must remember that day. I will go. Everything looks good so far. I will call for the next appointment." She saw herself out the door.
Brennan calmed her daughter down. She then sighed in relief. She felt good that the first appointment went well except for Olivia being upset. Brennan was also surprised how understanding Ms. Hillier is. She automatically knew why Olivia cried. It must happen a lot. She didn't envy the young woman her job. She didn't know if she could handle not being able to help every single child. Statistically it was impossible to help every child find a home.
They got their showers and got ready to go to the Jeffersonian. Angela had mentioned they have a daycare there. It is supposed to be ranked amongst the best in D.C. Angela intends for her child to go there when she comes back from maternity leave. That spoke volumes to her.
She walked into the Jeffersonian and was pushing a stroller. The watchmen all had their heads turned. She knew what they were all thinking, but not one of them had enough nerve to ask. If Micah was working dayshift, he would definitely have asked. She worked with him the longest. She fancied him to be like a long lost uncle. She never had extended relatives until meeting Margaret, but she imagined an uncle like Micah.
She was checking out the daycare. She told the staff of her situation. She wasn't sure of Livi was going to be able to play with the other children or what would happen. Brennan had introduced one of the instructors and put her with children her own age. She was still visible to Olivia. At first she played with toys on her own. After Brennan had started signing some paperwork, she appeared to be playing with another little girl. This might actually work. Well, Brennan was in sight with all of this happening. Who knows what would happen on the actual day? She was happy that the daycare agreed to be discreet about Olivia. They also knew about children with all kinds of special needs. She found that Angela was right in choosing the daycare. Not to mention, it isn't far away. At least it is in the same building. This place had many advantages.
She gathered her daughter and thought she would check in on the lab. Everyone welcomed Brennan and Olivia when they saw them. Cam was talking to Hacker in her office. Hacker had a good view of what was going on and excused himself before Cam could get another word in. Booth, Sully, and Shaw were getting an official tour of the building from Hodgins. They also stopped when they saw Brennan.
"Temperance, is this some relative of yours?" Hacker asked. Everyone knew she was trying to keep Livi a secret. No one could come up with anything.
"Yes, Andrew. I might as well tell you. I am planning on adopting her. I am fostering her now. This is my daughter, Olivia." She got Olivia out of the stroller and picked her up for everyone to see.
"When were you going to tell me?" Hacker asked.
"I am not sure. I am trying to get this motherhood thing down pat before I told the whole world. I was trying to keep her somewhat of a secret for a few reasons. I don't need her in the tabloids. I also am trying to figure out my role in all of this." Brennan smiled at Angela and Cam. Booth got a very worried look on his face. He thought for sure she was quitting. "I just signed her up for daycare at the Jeffersonian. Granted, I will have to cut back on hours. That is why I have interns like Wendell, here. We are a team. I was just about to inform Angela and Cam of my decision." She grinned at them both. Cam was relieved as well as Booth. Angela was just glad that she could help.
Olivia seemed to know almost everyone there, except Hacker and Sully. She had kept looking at them. She decided that she wanted Booth to hold her. She held her arms out to Booth. "Booth, Livi seems to want you to hold her. Do you mind?" Brennan asked him.
"Not at all, Bones." Booth took the little girl in his arms. Sully and Hacker both had jealous looks on their faces. Shaw smiled at the little girl, who in turn giggled.
Brennan went into Cam's office with her. She had talked about half days, possibly longer if Livi took to daycare. Cam was so relieved. Cam was really thinking she was going to lose her team all over again. She could not let that happen again. She would be more than accommodating. Not to mention, Brennan had so much time off built up over the years. This was going to be an easy transition for her. At least, she would try.
Meanwhile, almost everyone was ogling Livi. Sully looked over at Booth. "She knows you pretty well. Olivia seems to really know you."
"Yeah, well, I was over there one day when she first got her. Although for some reason she says Sweets. You'll meet him if you haven't all ready." Booth added.
"The shrink? Tempe hates psychology." Sully laughed.
"Yeah, but she values Sweets opinion. He's kind of like our kid brother." Booth didn't want to say baby duck to the whole staff. He wouldn't embarrass Sweets like that.
Brennan came out. Hacker was still reeling from this new development. He wasn't sure if he wanted a mommy Temperance. He wanted the single woman who has a very famous name for herself. I mean, if she wanted kids, she could have had his. Hacker had some thinking to do.
Sully asked to speak to Brennan alone. She motioned to Booth to see if Olivia was okay. Of course, she was fine. They went into her office.
"Have you thought about what I said? Would you like to go out? Or even maybe a night in? I can cook for you and Olivia." He wanted to make this work.
"Please, Sully, let me think about it. You are a very sweet man. I just don't know if I can give all of myself to you when I have other priorities." She made an honest statement. She just didn't go into those priorities.
"I will give you more time." He said. He took her hand and motioned for them to go back out.
Booth was holding Olivia, but was so angry. Sully was holding her hand. He honestly thought he was in The Twilight Zone. She let go of his hand after two seconds. It was still too long. He didn't know why he was so jealous. On Monday his beautiful girlfriend would be coming back home. He didn't understand himself lately.
Brennan's phone rang. "Brennan." She was in front of everyone. She was holding her phone in between her neck and shoulder because Olivia wanted to go back to her. She had said a few things to the caller. Olivia pressed a button putting it on speaker:
"I don't know why you keep pushing me to meet Parker, Temperance. I am not good with kids. So I will be at Marcy's this weekend while Seeley has Parker. Please, come to the club with us. We will snag you a man yet." Hannah said on speakerphone.
"Hannah, I told you, I am not looking for that. I have my project this weekend." She still decided to keep Livi a secret from Hannah.
Booth was even angrier. He took the phone off of his partner. He pushed the speakerphone back to regular. He had some words and questions for his girlfriend.
