AN: Blame it on my idiot computer! It crashed and its very difficult writing in my grandmother's computer… Sorry for not updating before, had the Christmas shopping, Christmas, New Year it was beautiful here in Rio de Janeiro… And also I had a problem, how ca I say it…, lack of inspiration for writing. So I hope that you guys like the chapter.

- B&B -

Chapter 6 – ('Meeting' the) Family Dinner

"Booth we need to get up. They'll be here any minute! And you know that when you do that stuff of yours we always get more then five minutes..." Brennan said while she was getting her closes from the floor.

"So you're saying that you don't like it?" Booth said staring at her with a very cocky smile.

"No no no of course not!" She said, blushing a little. "Booth?"

"Yeah baby."

"Don't call me baby."

"Okay. Baby." She made her face that showed that she didn't like it but she was going to accept. "So what do you want to ask?"

"That, what was that all about?"

"What?"

"You. You were so... You were so... You were all over me, like, like in a passionate way... I don't even know what I'm saying, forget it." Now she was turning away from him, heading to her leaving room when he took her hand.

"Bones," What Am I going to do? What Am I going to do? What Am I going to do? I can't tell her now about that it, there's too much felling in this and actually we haven't REALLY spoken about what 'happened' in my dream. "Bones, the thing is... That you know I just got carried away by the moment... By the way I loved all my gifts." There! You need to change the subject...

"Booth even I know that wasn't that. There was too much passion in there. I think that you would call just like that."

"You're spending too much time with me." He said warping his arms around her and giving a kiss in her forehead.

"You know that you can tell me anything you know. Because, after all, we are best friends. That is what best friends do right? Tell things to each other." She said putting her head in his shoulder.

"Okay... Is that Dr. Fellgood was the song that Möntley Crüe played in our club, you know… And that night was very special for me, because after everyone found out that Jared had killed Vorstenbach or something to protect you, you told me that you're pregnant. We were going to have a baby boy or a baby girl and in that moment I was so happy that I can't even explain to you what is that feeling is like. I'm sorry I've shouldn't get like this just because of a dream right?"

Brennan took a time to adjust. I don't deserve this. I don't deserve him. I don't deserve Booth. He's too good to me. "It's okay Booth. You didn't do anything wrong. I understand your attachment to that life. That dream life." Bren really didn't know what to do about Booth. "We should get going get ready, right?" She said leaving his arms.

"Okay."

- B&B -

"Booth! Parker is here!" She yelled to him from her kitchen. He decided finish the dinner first while she was taking her shower and than he took his.

Bren went to answer the door. She could hear the voice of the adorable little boy coming from her hallway. "Hey Parker!"

"Dr. Boneees!!" Parker said while he found a way from escaping from his mother hands. And ran to Bren's arms.

"Parker! Watch it!"

"Sorry Dr. Bones. Good Night, where's dad?"

"He's finishing his shower. Why don't you go check by the tree to see if Santa left something for you and also there's my present." Booth had convinced her to give the Wii and 'Santa' would give the game.

"WOW! Thank you very much Dr. Bones!" The little boy Said and left the two women alone.

"You know Dr. Brennan you shouldn't have bothered."

"He's a bright kid, so he disserves it."

When Parker finished opening the Wii's box and started to jump of joy. "THANK YOU VERY MUCH DR. BONES! Look mom Dr. Bones gave me that video game that I wanted! Thank you Dr. Bones!"

"Wow Dr. Brennan! You really shouldn't."

"Again Rebecca, he's a great kid, he deserves it."

While the two women talked a shirtless Seeley Booth entered in the living room. "Bones what did you say? I haven't heard you. Ooh what shirt do you think that I should wear on top of my t-shirt, the blue one or the red one?" Booth said while he put his gray t-shirt. "Bones?" When Booth finished putting the t-shirt he saw his son on the carpet of the living room trying to connect the cables of the Wii video game.

"Daddy! Daddy! Look what Bones gave it to me!" Said the little boy shaking the box.

"That's great buddy! Where's Bones?"

"She's talking to mom in the hallway."

"She's talking to your mom in the hallway?"

"Yeah dad, that's what I said… Do you want to help me here dad?"

"Buddy I'm going to see what the two of them are talking okay?"I really hope that Bones hasn't killed Rebecca or anything like that… "I'll be right back in a minute to help you with that." Booth put a blue checkered shirt and went to the hallway. "Hey Bones!" Booth said giving Bren a quick kiss. Rebecca noticed the gesture but just ignored, she knew that in some kind of way Booth just wanted to irritate her and in some kind of way he was right about doing that…

"Hello to you too Seeley. I was just talking to Dr. Brennan about what I did in Christmas and how sorry I am about it. I know how much you like that time of year… I want to apologize to you. You're a great father and I don't give you enough credit for it. So I was thinking that you could stay with Parker this month. How about you can pick up his things tomorrow and leave him at my place only in February. So what do you think?"

"Wow! Thank you Rebecca! I now that I overreacted, I'm sorry about that too."

"So, do you want to stay and have dinner with us? Booth's grandfather is coming also my father, brother and his family. We would be very happy if you join us for dinner." Bren said with a smile in her face.

"Thank you Dr. Brennan but I've already had dinner and Hank hates me. And by the way I don't want to ruin the meeting-the-family-dinner so I'm going now… Bye."

"But I've already know Hank. And Booth knows my father too."

"It's an expression Bones…" Booth said taking her rand and kissing it. "Okay. Parker! Come here to say goodbye to your mom." Booth thanked Rebecca internally for not staying for dinner.

"Bye mom!" the little boy said hugging his mother.

"Bye kid. I'll call okay?"

"Okay mom."

After that Booth helped Parker install the video game in the TV that he and Brennan bought it while she was finish putting the table.

The phone rang and Bren answered because Booth and Parker were already playing. "Hum okay… I'll take your presents tomorrow. I hope that Emma gets better soon. Bye."

"What happened Bones?"

"Russ called. Emma is sick, so they're not coming today."

"So, this dinner, will be me, you, your dad and Pops?"

"And me Dad! You forgot about me!"

"Yeah buddy you too."

"Yeah… I don't see the problem."

They stared at each other when the doorbell went off.

"It should be Great-Pops dad! I'll answer."

"Okay Bud."

"Thanks Parker. I need to talk to your dad." She said looking to Booth and than they went to her room

"Okay Dr. Bones." Parker said running to the door.

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While all that happened… Two men entered in the elevator.

"You should be Booth's Grandfather."

"And you should be Temperance's father. Mice to meet you. Hank Booth."

"Max Keenan."

They shook hands.

"I heard lot of things about you. I think that my grandson is afraid of you."

"I think that Booth and I are over this. He's a great kid. Booth protected her when I wasn't around, actually she doesn't need me anymore now that she has him. They're finally together right?"

"I hope so. I was glad when they asked me to this dinner. I love Seeley too much. I want my boy to be happy I when Seeley talked to me about her for the first time I knew that Temperance was the right one for him."

The elevator arrived in Brennan's floor.

"It's a shame that it took then all this time to notice how great they are together. I'm sorry but I even thought that Booth was gay."

"Me too. I should have taught him more about how to get girls."

The both man laugh while they rang the bell.

"But they had their ways so for me the important thing is that they're together."

Parker answered the door and ran to his Great-Grandfather's arms.

"Great-Pops! I missed you!"

"Me too Little Shrimp! Wow! You're big now! What does your mother have been giving it to you? Yeast?"

"Hi kiddo, remember me?"

"Of course Uncle Max! Do you have any experience to teach me today?"

"Ooh I didn't prepare myself; if you want we can go to the Jeffersonian to do some these days. What do you think about it? But you need to ask your dad first."

"This is great! I'm sure he will let me go."

"Another thing kid from now on I think you should call me Grandpa Max."

"Why?"

"You'll see. Where's your father?"

"He's in the Dr. Bones room. He said that he would be here any minute."

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"Temperance tell me what's wrong."

"Nothing Booth."

"So why did you bring me here?"

She kissed him, like they would never seen each other again.

"What was that about?"

"Nothing Booth. It just that I thought that you were worried about something and I want to show you that there's nothing to be afraid of."

"Okay… So now I think that we need to see what they're doing there before your dad and Pops start to tell things for my kid okay?"

"Okay Booth."

They handed to the living room where they could hear the voice of three people.

"Pops!" Booth hugged his grandfather.

"Shrimp!"

"Hi dad."

"Hi kid." Max hugged his daughter.

"Temperance! You're not going to talk to me?" Hank said while Booth and Max shook hands.

"Ooh Hank I'm sorry. How are you going? Playing lots of domino?"

"Of course my dear! I won a championship. We need to play it some time."

"Of course Hank, how about after dinner?"

"That would be perfect!"

Brennan headed everyone to the dinner table.

"So Booth, are you taking a good care of my girl?"

Booth's face turned red like a tomato.

"He is dad, you are not seeing it. I'm alive aren't I? So, can we eat our dinner now?"

"Of course dear…" Max and Hank were lighting a little.

"So, Booth can you help me put the table?"

"Yeah of course."

When they entered in the kitchen she whispered. "You see what I was talking about? You don't need to be afraid of my father."

"But Bones your dad knows. And if your dad knows, Pops probably knows too. Oh. My. God."

"What's wrong Booth?"

"Your dad knows. You know, about us…"

"I don't see the problem Booth. He likes you."

"But Bones he killed people before! Oh my God. I'm so dead."

"Booth stops with that and help me put the table."

"But Bones…"

"Stop that." She said kissing him, but he started to push her away.

"No. I'm only going to kiss you before you're dad leave here."

"Okay if you want it like that…" She said leaving the kitchen.

Okay Booth stay calm. Max would never kill you I front of witness. Booth thought quite nervously while he pick the rest of the food and left the kitchen.

After a while the five people started to eat in complete silence until Parker spoke.

"Dr. Bones?"

"Yeah Parker."

"Are you my dad's girlfriend?"

Brennan blushed and choked while Booth stared at his kid with wide eyes.

"Where did you get that idea from buddy?"

"Well dad, I notice some things like you have showered here, which means that you stay here, you kiss her and you hold rand. These are the tings that grown ups do when they are dating, right?"

After Brennan recover from the choke she spoke. "Parker your dad and I are close friends. That's all…"

"Honey if that's true why did you choke and blushed when Parker asked if you and Booth were dating?" A happy Max asked. I just couldn't waste that opportunity!

"I agree with Max kids, I'm sorry but he is right."

"And I agree with Great-Pops and Grandpa Max!"

"GRANDPA-WHAT?!?!" Booth and Bren shouted.

"Well let's be honest. We all know that there's something going on between the two of you for a long time…" Max knew that sometime they would admit that they were dating.

"Even I know that and I'm old." Hank said.

"Well you guys want to know? Yeah Booth and I are together. I don't see why all of you needed to do all of that. We are two adults and we can do whatever we what to do of ours lives! We know that eventually our relationship will interfere in our jobs. But when that happens it will be our problem. Mine and his with the Bureau, not anyone else. Actually Sweets will be involved, but professionally because he works for the Bureau…" She didn't knew what else to say. "I, I… I'm not hungry anymore."

Booth stud it up and took her rand and whispered in her ear. "They understand that sweetheart. Why don't you go to the bathroom, wash your face and than you return for we exchange gifts right?"

"That sounds a good idea." She said in a weak voice and than she left the table.

After she disappeared in the hall Booth spoke. "Look guys I know that you all want to help us but Bones is just being Bones and I think that, our relationship, is too much for her to take it right now. So you guy need to back off a little, give her some space, okay?"

"Okay Booth."

"Okay Shrimp."

"I'm sorry dad. Do you think that Dr. Bones is mad at me?"

"I don't think so buddy. But don't start to mention anything to her right now you know? About her and me. And about that what do you think?"

"For me its nice dad. She is the nicest girl you ever date. She is intelligent and she really likes me, not like the others that only spoke to me to impress you. But for me dad the most important thing is that I know that Dr. Bones will make you happy."

"Thanks Parker. So now why don't you help me clean the table while Pops and Max put their presents under the tree?"

"Okay dad."

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"DR. BOOOONES! It's time to open the presents!"

"Yeah Bones come here come here to open the presents."

"I'm going, I'm going…"

Booth was sitting with Parker in one sofa. Hank and Max were in the other. She decided to sit in Booth's lap.

"I'm sorry about earlier." She said to everyone.

"We are the ones whom need to apologize Tempe. We shouldn't have done that." Max said apologizing to his daughter.

"I'm sorry Temperance." Hank said.

"I'm sorry Dr. Bones." Parker said while he hugged her. "So can we open the presents now? I want to show you what I've made it for you." Parker ran to the three and took his present and gave it to Bren. "Here I hope you like it."

"If you were the one that made this I've already love it."

Brennan started to open the present, for her it looked like a painting, or a draw… When Bren finished open she took a good look at it and saw. It was her and Booth. Actually it was a very good draw for an 8-year-old kid. "Wow Parker that's great! When did you make this?"

"Well that day that you spend with me and Dad I observed you two, and you look great together. So I draw it. Angela helped me."

Bren gave Parker a hug and tanked him.

Booth stood it up. "Okay guys there are other presents around here."

Everyone opened their presents. Hank got a new domino and a sweater. Max won new socks. Parker won a new game, Wii Play.

Booth let Parker trying to explain to Hank and Max how Wii works. And Hank started to complain. "This video game is too boring and if you want to fish you should go to a lake, or if you want to do any other sports you should go and do it, not play it in a video game! I still prefer my dominos…"

"But Great-Pops! Play with me just a little."

"I'll play with you little guy."

"Thanks Grandpa Max! And G-Pops, I'll play domino with you later okay?"

"Okay Little Shrimp. But I'll win."

"You bet."

Booth let the three of them in the living room and took Bren to the kitchen. "I bought it you another present. A necklace. It's a necklace with a necklace with a silver medallion. Look I want to explain to you what it means. The Forever & All Ways… part. The only thing that I know is that I want to be with you forever. And before you start to freak out I'm not asking you to merry me. I want to be with you as a friend first, you know. You are the person that I know I can always count it on. In All Ways. If someday things change between the two of us, I want you to remember that I'll always be your friend, okay?" When he finished explain he kissed her in the lips. A sweet kiss.

"I'm very lucky to have you. You know?" She hugged him. And he kissed her forehead.

"Of course I know!" He laugh.

"You are too cocky!" She beat his arm.

"It's better for us go back to the living room, okay?"

"Okay…"

When they returned Hank was 'fishing' with Parker and Max was in the couch just watching. Booth let Brennan with her father and went to the bathroom.

"So, sweetheart, are you happy?"

"I am dad. Booth is the best friend that I could ask. I lo… like him to much."

"Yeah, you like him. I know… So it's getting late. I'm going because tomorrow I'm going to work and I'm not that young anymore so I need my sleep."

"Okay dad. Bye."

"Bye Parker. Bye Hank, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you to Max."

"Bye G-Max! I'll miss you!"

"Me too little guy. Tomorrow I'll talk to your father about the experiences okay?"

"Okay!"

"What experiences Dad?" Bren asked.

"Oh Parker wanted to do it some so I asked him to go to the lab, but I'll have to talk to Booth first."

"Oh dad I'll talk to him. Maybe I'll take Parker after his class. What do you think Parker?"

"For me it's great!"

"So I'll see you guys tomorrow guys."

"You're already going Max?" Booth returned to the living room.

"Oh yeah, I have work tomorrow."

"Do you want a ride?"

"No. You don't need to bother. Hank and I will share a cab. You'll stay here and…"

"Okay Max, I'll take care of her."

Everyone said goodbye. Parker fell asleep in Brennan's lap. Booth put Parker in the guest room and returned to the living room where Bren had stayed and lay beside her under the Christmas tree. After a few minutes Booth spoke.

"I love you Bones."

"I love you too Booth."

And Brennan fell sleep in Booth's shoulder and Booth slept with his head supported in hers not noticing what both of then had just said to each other.

- B&B -

AN: So that was a long chap, right? The problem is that I'm a senior in High School this year so I won't have that much time to write because the only days that I will be at my house are Friday, Saturday and Monday… But I'll figure something out because I've already have the idea for the chapters but not the time for writing them. I love reviews. (: