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Chapter 7

"And you want me to look after Parker?" – I say catching where this was heading.

"Yep"

"Yeah I'll be glad to do it if he's ok with it" – Did I just say yes? What's wrong with me? I don't know how to take care of a human being!! What the heck! I don't even have a pet!...But he's a good boy and look much fun did you have with him at the hospital room the little voice in my head says.

"Thank you Bones, I know this isn't easy for you and I really appreciate it"- He says squeezing my hand.

'Maybe is worth it' – I think

"Buddy, Bones will look after you part of the afternoon while I do some things that's ok with you?"

"Really!! Yay!! We will have so much fun" – He says jumping up and down in his car seat.

'Yes definitely worth it!'

Brennan's POV

Not long after we arrive at his house. He parks the SUV in his spot and we get out. I help Parker out of his sit while Booth gets Parker's school bag and my purse. We get inside his apartment.

"Parker I will bring some of your things later ok?" – Says Booth to the little boy in my arms.

"Ok Daddy" – Answers a sleepy Parker.

"Booth, we should get him to the bed the medication is kicking in and he needs to sleep" – I say to him.

"Wow, you are surprising me today with your pop culture knowledge if I didn't know better, I'll say that you've been tricking me this two years into thinking you don't know a thing about it" – says a smirk playing in his lips.

"Are you that easy to trick?" – I say back.

"No, I'm not" – He says laughing – "Ok so lets put Parker in his room and we can watch something"

We head to the room and I help him into the bed. Booth comes back inside the room with some pillows under his arms and puts them on Parker's sides to prevent him from hurting more his sides and his arms on the top to stop them from falling and then tucks him in.

"Sweet dreams cub" – says Booth kissing him on the forehead.

"Ummm" – It's the only response we receive from the younger Booth who is already fast asleep. On our way out we close the light and the door but we leave this last one a bit opened to hear him if he needs us. We go to the living room and sit sideways on the couch looking at each other.

The next minutes are spending looking at each other eyes and trying to figure out how to address all this. My thoughts are plagued with ways to help them and why these suddenly surge to be with them and protect them from any pain from now on. I'm about to ask him if he wants to watch a movie when he envelops me in a hug. One hug that speaks louder than words and tells me how much all this is hurting him but that he is glad to have me there with him. I return the embrace but mine speaks reassurance and words of never wanting to be anywhere else. And even if it's in this moment when I'm supposed to run away I feel myself scared of doing that instead. I want to be here forever, with him, with Parker. And suddenly my hugs changes words and it's an I love you what can be heard and much to my surprise his says the same. When we break apart we gaze at each others eyes and I can see the same love that was in his arms reflected in his eyes and I'm sure that my eyes are the same, but I can't prevent myself from blushing under his intense eyes and as he senses my shyness he breaks it.

"So…Why don't we watch a movie?" – He says taking my hand and interlacing our fingers together letting me know that what we felt was real and he's not going anywhere and it's funny how a simple touch can convey so much.

"Yeah, that would be great! What do you have in mind?"

"Why don't we watch The Bone Collector? Have you seen it?" – He asks with a small smile playing on his lips and I know that he already knows the answer to his own question but I'm glad that he still asks about it as an attempt to not make me feel uncomfortable but I can't help laughing out loud at his movie choice.

"No I haven't seen it"- I say a small smile tugging in the corners of my mouth.

"Ok then it's settled. Why don't you look for it in the cabinet over there while I make some popcorns" – He says heading in the kitchen's direction. I move over the cabinet and I open the door to find stacks and stacks of movies from all genres and for all ages. I find the one I'm looking for and go over the DVD player when I hear Booth's voice.

"What do you want to drink?"

"Beer is fine" – I answer putting the DVD inside the player.

"Ok, two beers coming"

Once the DVD is in place I sit in the couch taking the remote and turning the TV on. Booth comes back with a huge bowl of popcorn and a six-pack of beers. He puts everything on the coffee table and takes a blanket from behind the couch and drapes it over us. I press play while he takes popcorn and puts them over his left leg and my right and hands me a beer and takes one for him. Having him next to me is like being hit with a hot wave. I've been close to him before but this comfy-typical-couple like situation is completely new and exciting and I feel like a teenager again, even more when he puts his arm around me doing the whole stretching trick. I look at him surprised and amused by his antics and he returns it with a just follow my lead one. So instead of just rationalize it I do as he asks and I put my head on his shoulder. And it's not after more than half the movie later that I realize that we are cuddling and how much things have changed since Booth told me about Parker this morning. It's not even a day and I'm different already but I suppose that the news were like a shock and they made me realize that there's so much cruel people around us that we have to take care of those who protect us and love us. And in my case I have too little people but they count as hundreds even millions. I come back to the present when I feel Booth's fingers play with my hair, curling it around his finger and caressing it so I leave the beer and popcorn at the coffee table and I put my arm around his middle. He leaves his beer too and puts his hand over my elbow and we enjoy the rest of the movie in this position. The movie ends but neither of us wants to move so I take the remote, stop the movie and turn the TV off. We just stay there in the arms of the other enjoying the silence and the company. It's about five p.m when Booth breaks the peacefulness in the room.

"Bones I've to go to meet Andrew, I'll be back as soon as possible ok?" – Booth says and I can hear his reluctance to leave and I feel better knowing I'm not the only one.

"Ok we will be here but if we leave I'll tell you ok?" – I say sitting upright.

"That's fine" – He says getting up and I get up too.

We go to the door where he takes his jacket and puts it on. He opens the door and before going out he turns around.

"Take care ok? And if anyone knocks look through the peephole I don't want Rebecca anywhere near any of you" – Says in a worried voice.

"Relax I can take care of myself and as long as Parker is with me he won't get hurt in any way" – I say in a reassuring voice. He hugs me and whispers in my ear.

"I know and I can't think a better person to take care of him"- He hugs me tighter and I can feel myself getting warm all inside and a feeling of happiness overwhelms me. I return the hug and I kiss his cheek.

"Now go, we will be alright and we will make dinner" – I say pushing him through the doorway.

"Bones, you don't know how to cook" – Says a laughing Booth.

"I know but maybe your son…" – I return with a wink.

"You just made a joke?" – Says an astonished.

"Yep" – I say laughing at the expression on his face. He lets out a small laugh.

"Ok be safe" – He says and surprises me by kissing my forehead and gets out. When I snap back to reality he's gone. I close the door and go back to the couch, I sit down and I take the popcorn bowl and start munching. While I get lost in thought about what is this new thing between Booth and I. I know that what I feel is strong and worth fighting for and from the way he looks at me I think that he feels it too but is worth it for him too? I'm so lost pounding on what it will happen next that I fail to notice Parker coming inside the living room.

"Dr Bones?" – The shy voice breaks me out of my reverie. I turn my head to find him in the doorway with a scared look in his eyes.

"Nightmares?" – I ask and my answer is a barely perceptible nod. I open my arms and he comes running, I hug him tight and, surprising myself, I kiss him in the forehead. We stay like that for a few minutes when I have an idea.

"Parker why don't we go to the grocery store and buy some things to make dinner and chocolate cake for dessert?"

"YAY!! I love chocolate cake!! Come on Dr Bones" – Says Parker tugging my hand and I can't stop the laugh from escaping my lips. We take our coats, I grab my purse and I open the door for both of us.

We get back about an hour later my arms full of grocery bags and Parker carrying my purse. I open the door for us and once inside the apartment I close the door and leave the bags on the kitchen counter while Parker leaves my purse and his jacket on the couch and I do the same with mine. We get back to the kitchen and I help him up the stool and I start unpacking the food.

"So…Do you agree with the menu?" – I ask Parker.

"Yeah I love bacon!!" – says an enthusiastic Parker and I realize how happy he seems now and a sense of fulfillment spreads through my body. I would never have thought that scrambled eggs with French fries and bacon for dinner would make anyone this happy, but I'm really glad that is possible.

"We better start on the cake now so tonight we can eat it" – I say putting the ingredients on the counter.

"Ok" – says an eager Parker.

I start preparing everything while the recipe goes through my head. Ok first a third cup of oil, two squares of unsweetened chocolate, three quarters cup of water, a cup of sugar, an egg slightly beaten, one and a quarter cups of all-purpose flour, half a teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of baking soda, a teaspoon of vanilla, a cup of semisweet chocolate chips and a third of cup chopped pecans whipped topping. Ok everything is now ready. I look up at Parker and I see him watching me move around the kitchen with interest.

"Is everything ok?" – I ask him.

"Yes, it's only that this is the first time that I make a cake" – Says with a sad voice.

"Well this the first time a make a cake with you so it will be a first time for both of us" – I say offering a small smile and I receive a huge one from him. I turn around and go to the oven where I preheat it to 350°. I heat the oil and the unsweetened chocolate in a square baking pan in the oven until the chocolate is melted. Parker and I sit on the floor watching the chocolate melt in the oven for about four minutes or so. I take it out the oven and we go to the counter – "Do you want to help me add the rest of the ingredients?"

"Yes, yes!!" – He says bouncing up and down. I sit him up the stool and start passing him ingredients.

"Ok Parker first add the water" – I say passing it to him – "Ok now the sugar, now the egg, the flour, yes like that, now the salt, ok, the baking soda and to finish the vanilla" – I open a drawer and take two spoons out giving one to him – " Ok now using the fork we have to beat until it's smooth and creamy" – I say to him and once it's like that I leave him continue beating while I scrape a pan with a rubber spatula that I found in one of the drawers and spread the batter that I take from Parker evenly in the pan and with the help of Parker we sprinkle it with chocolate chips and chopped pecans. And we leave it to bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes and while waiting for it we start putting the things away. We are nearly finished and only the flour is left when something happens and before we realize it Parker and I are engaged in a flour battle and laughing so hard that our sides hurt. We are still playing when my cell phone ringing interrupts us and I go to take it with Parker hot in my heels.

"Brennan" – I say picking it up.

"Hey sweetie it's me"

"Oh hi Angela. Did you guys find anything?" – I ask her while I try to get the flour out of our clothes and hair while Parker can't stop giggling making me laugh too.

"Yeah and I think it's better if you see it for yourself" – I hear the tone of her voice and makes me stop dead in tracks and I know that whatever is it has to be important.

"Ok Parker and I have to shower first, we will be there in about an hour or so"

"Ok Temperance see you in a bit" – And by her answer I can see that she's confused by the shower bit but her lack of interrogation confirms that what they found it's very important.

"Bye Ange" – I hang up and look at Parker – "We have to take a shower because we have to go to the lab, there are some things I have to look at ok?"

"Ok I really like the lab, will you let me play with Jack's bugs?" – He says giving me puppy dog eyes.

" Of course but first of all we have to shower, come on I will help you showering while the cake finishes baking so we can let it out to cool and eat it for dinner. Now off to the shower with you" – I say taking him by the hand.

Forty-five minutes later and both of us showered, dressed in clean clothes, even though my shirt is from Booth, which is so big to me that I have to make a knot with the ends, because mine is full of flour, and with the cake on the counter we are ready to leave but first I take the phone and leave a voice message in Booth's cell phone telling him that we are heading to the Jeffersonian because of the case.

We arrive at the Jeffersonian and pay the cab driver. We get out the taxi and stop before getting inside I kneel before him and take his hands in mine.

"Parker when we get inside I will be need to look at some bones do you want to be there with me or do you prefer to be in my office drawing?" – I ask him hoping he will choose the first option not wanting to leave him alone.

"I prefer being with you" – He answers with some shyness.

"I prefer it too" – I say hugging him tight. We get up and hold his hand in mine and we head inside. Once we get to the platform I get us in and we get near the body where Jack, Angela and Zack are.

"Hi guys what have you find?" – I say helping him up the stairs.

"Hi" – They answer in unison looking up from the body.

"Wow this is awesome!!" – Says a bouncing Parker and I can't fight the smile tugging in my lips, which, after looking around, I notice is happening to the others too. I help him to sit in the stool, which I put next to one of the body sides to make it more visible for him.

"We are still finishing the official reports" – Says Zack.

"Ok Parker and I will go to my office to leave our coats and we will get up and take a look at the body ok?" – I say helping Parker get off the stool and taking his hand in mind we start heading to my office.

"Ok sweetie" – Says a smiling Angela and from that moment I know that she intuits that something has happened but I'm not sure if she's thinking about Parker or Booth and while this thoughts are running through my mind and before we arrive at my office Dr Soroyan gets in our way.

"Oh look it's the girl who wants to get in my man pants but I know I don't have to worry you are nothing next to me. You are work and bones no glamour, no beauty, you are nothing" – And even though I know that words don't have to hurt me they do they hurt like hell and I can't stop the thoughts of what she's saying being the truth from running through my mind.

"Hey don't talk about Dr. Bones like that" – Says Parker putting himself in front of me and bringing me out off my thoughts.

"Oh look who we have here Booth's son! Parker how are you?" – Asks him Camille in what I suppose she thinks it's a sweet voice but makes my skin crawl.

"You can't talk to her like that!!" – Yells Parker not answering her question and he trying to defend me makes me feel even prouder of him if it's possible and reminds me even more at his father.

"Oh you stupid boy you are nothing but a nuisance to your father he doesn't love you" – Says Camille and I feel something inside of me snap and I punch her.

"Don't you dare to speak of him or his father like that" – I say putting Parker by my side hugging with one arm – "He's the most precious thing for his father and he loves him to death so don't you dare to suggest the contrary" – I say in a threatening voice and I can feel the eyes of all the lab looking at us.

"Oh my god you think he can love any of you?" – She says laughing and I don't want nothing else but punch that smile out of her face – "Why would he love a cold hearted woman and a worthless child" – She says and I can see from the corner off my eye Jack, Zack and Angela struggling against some co-workers to come nears us and I can also feel rage bubbling inside of me.

"I told you to not talk that way…" – I start to say in a very low voice but before I can finish the sentence I hear someone yelling.

"Camille Soroyan if you dare to say something else about them again I will not hesitate to shoot you!!" – I hear a voice say behind me and look around me I found that everybody has a surprised and relieved look on their faces and I turn around to find Booth fists clenched and hot fury echoed in his face.

Well this is the new chapter longer than any other so I think I earned a review... Please review they help me tones and thanks to Bonegee that gave me the idea of the fight which in some way I had in mind but you help me to define so I hope you like how I used it. Next chapter soon!!!