Okay so we have had quite a bit of drama and pain in the last chapters. Lets try to lighten the mood a little. This chapter is going to bounce a bit but just stick with me.

CHAPTER SEVEN

Brennan was woke by a shrill ringing sound. She blindly fumbled around the hospital table until she found the offending object.

"Brennan," she mumbled.

"Hey Tempe, sorry if I woke you." The voice softened.

"Hey Emmett, no its completely fine. What did you find out?" She whispered. The head on her chest moved and she looked down hoping he hadn't woken up. Parker's nightmares were no better last night than they were the first night. If anything they were worse. Brennan had crawled into bed with him late last night and immediately made himself comfortable atop her chest. She hasn't sensed one nightmare since he snuggled to with her.

"Not much of anything. I talked to the temporary commanding officer one base. Hunter isn't there and neither is Booth. I'm having one of my men go out there and take a look. Something is going on there and I'm too sure what it is but I don't like it." Emmett himself was going out there with one of men. He had already decided.

"Thank you, Emmett."

"Not a problem, honey. I'll call you when I have more details." He really wished he had more news for her but in all honesty he really had none. Everyone he talked to over there was very tight lipped.

Brennan tossed the phone back on the table and sighed. She didn't realize how much hope get had harbored until it all plummeted. She wiped the wetness of her cheeks. she didn't see Parker looking up at her.

"What's wrong, Bones?" he whispered. Brennan startled a little at his voice.

"Nothing Parks, its okay." he looked at her unbelieving so she changed the subject. "Andy said you can be out of here tomorrow afternoon." she smiled thinking it was good news.

He looked down at his hands. He wrung them together over and over. Shaggy hair covered his eyes and it wasn't until he sniffled that Brennan realized he was crying.

"Parker, whats wrong bud? I thought you would be happy to get out of here?" She didn't understand this abrupt change in mood.

He looked up at her red eyes. "Bones, do I have to go home to mommy now?" there was fear and pleading in his eyes.

Brennan shook her head immediately. "Absolutely not. She is in jail right now. What she was doing in your house was wrong."

Parker let out a breath and shuddered. "Good. I don't like when she hits me." Brennan didn't even have time to respond to him before he kept talking. "Oh no, if I'm not going back to mommy, then where am I gonna go? Daddy's not here and I don't want to be by myself any more, Bones!" he cried. Brennan gathered him close again and sat the bed up.

"It's okay Parker, you are going to come live with me until your Dad gets back. You don't have to be alone anymore. I wont let you."


A knock sounds on the door about thirty minutes later. Its Angela, Hodgins, Zach, Charlie, and Caroline. Brennan was still on the bed with Parker in her lap. Since he woke up he has refused to let her leave his side.

"Everything okay?" Angela asked. Bren nodded.

"Yea, just a little melt down but he's okay now." Brennan smiled.

"Here, we brought you a whole bunch of stuff to keep him occupied for a little while. You will probably have to help hi with most of it." Zach handed her a bag. "I based my purchases off of things my young cousins are into right now and what is age appropriate for them."

Inside the bag where multiple puzzles, Lego sets, two chemistry sets, books, and some coloring supplies. "This is great Zach, thank you. I'm sure Parker will love it!"

She thanked him and looked at the group.

"Hey, can I ask a favor of you four?" She looked at Angela, Hodgins, Zach, and Charlie. Parker was going to need a room to come home to tomorrow. She had only one spare room that wasn't piled full of stuff. Even that room lacked furniture. It had a desk and bookcase, that's it and she may not be an expert on kids but she knew that wouldn't be welcoming.

"Sure, Sweetie." Angela answered for everyone, not that any of their answers would have been different.

"My credit card is in my purse. Can you four go out and buy furniture for the guest room across my room. I need a place for Parker to come home to tomorrow. I have nothing at my house and I don't want to bring anything from his old house."

"We would love too! Right Hodgins?" Hodgins looked at his wife and smiled.

"As long as it's not my bank card she's using, sure shopping trip!" Angela smiled sweetly at him.

"Oh honey," she shook her head. "When was the last time you saw your bank card?"

The smile dropped from his face and he grabbed his wallet from his pocket. No way she got it from him. But sure enough the slot that normally contained his bank card was not bare and empty.

"Come on guys, lets go get baby Booth's room all fixed up." Angela ushered the boys out leaving just Caroline.

"How everything going, Cherie?"

"Okay. I want to talk to Rebecca though. Can you make that happen?" Brennan asked.

"I don't know why you wanna talk with her, but sure I can get a meeting together. I cant garuantee she'll speak to you."

"Thanks Caroline."

Caroline just smiled and exited the room.


"Okay, so we are going to need furniture, paint, clothes, toys , books..." Angela started listing everything they would need.

Hodgins stepped up and opened the door to the expensive sports car.

"Hey, you guys go back to Rebecca's. Make sure there is nothing that will be of importance to Parker, or Booth. We have to switch cars." Hodgins told Charlie and Zach. Truth be told though, he didn't have the right kind if car for this.

"Alright, meet you at Brennan's in an hour?" Charlie asked.

"Sounds good!" Angela answered.

"What color truck do we want?" Hodgins asked Angela. Angela just looked at him like he was crazy. it only took them a few minutes to arrive at the dealership.

"Hodgins, are you seriously going to buy a truck?"

"I don't have a vehicle big enough for this and we will need something to move baby stuff." Hodgins defended.

"I think you're crazy." She smiled.

"Nope, but I will do anything for family,"

Hodgins chose a four door, red, f-150 truck. Seating for five, four wheel drive, leather seats, state of the art GPS... any and everything he could have possibly had put in.

They met with Zach and Charlie at Brennan's and started emptying the room. It only took thirty minutes to empty the room as there was very little in it.

After almost six hours of following Angela around the mall they moved on to home Depot. She decided that his room should be painted as well. She wanted it to be his own space and she knew Brennan wouldn't care. And if she did, well better to ask or forgiveness rather than permission.

Back Brennan's the boys got to work while Angela started dinner. In the two and a half hours it took her to make dinner, clean up, and do a little research, the boys had finished moving all the furniture and painting all of the walls.

"DINNER!" She called down the hall way. Thundering feet were heard coming down the hallway. "Food?" Charlie and Hodgins asked.

"Yep, I found the ingredients for burgers, and mac-n-cheese. We also have french fries and fresh green beans. Oh, I found a six pack of beer in the fridge. We can drink them but we are responsible for replacing them tomorrow. Bren doesn't normally drink beer, so I would guess they are Booths."

"Sweet!" Hodgins and Charlie ran off like two kids but Zach had just walked out of Parker's new room. He wandered over to the kitchen sink. "Whats up Zach?" she smiled. He was covered head to toe in paint. "It looks like there may be more paint on you than the walls."

"I hate to paint." Zach grumbled.

"But at least its for a god reason, right?"

"I guess,"

"Well lets go eat. I made mac-n-cheese!" she informed him.

"Awesome!" He too ran off to the dinning room. Everyone ate happily and the conversation was light and up beat for the first time in four days.

"Okay guys. The walls should be dry now. Are we ready to assemble the furniture?" the three men around her groaned.

TBC

Okay so I know nothing really progressed here but stay tuned, there will be progress in the next one. I just felt like a little happiness wasn't too much to ask for. R&R