Hope you all like this chapter. It's squishy and gewwy like chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven.
R&R as always.
The diner. Their Mecca. After leaving the doctor's office, they decided to catch lunch. They had both taken the day off, Booth being on temporary recuperation time and Brennan because of her appointment. Despite the fact that they were also supposed to be unpacking their things in the house, they both sat lazily at the table; Brennan eating the majority of the food on the table.
Booth laughed at the sight of her shoving food into her mouth and Brennan looked at him questioningly.
"What are you laughing at?" she said defensively.
Booth smiled and took her hand, "I used to have to drag you out to eat, Bones. Now look at you! You're gonna put this place out of business."
Brennan mockingly scowled, "You're just lucky they have cheese here," she said waving a piece of mozzarella in his face, "Or you'd be sorry." She said quirking an eyebrow.
Booth leaned forward quickly and bit off a piece of the mozzarella and Brennan looked genuinely hurt. Booth immediately regretted the decision and called the waitress over and asked for more cheese for his very pregnant girlfriend.
While Booth was talking to the waitress about the baby, Brennan noticed a small boy outside the window making faces. The boy stuck his face against the window and exhaled on the glass, causing his cheeks to expand.
Laughing, Brennan turned to Booth, "Booth, you have to see this."
"Huh?" Booth said, trying to convey what kinds of cheese to the waitress.
"Booth!" Brennan called, leaning across the table to shake his arm, "You have to see this adorable little boy." She said.
The waitress walked away and Booth turned back to Brennan, "Now, what were you saying?"
Brennan pointed to the little boy outside their window making faces at them. Booth immediately smiled at the sight of the boy. The boy, finally realizing that he obtained his target's attention removed his face from the window and waved, shouting, "HI DADDY!"
Booth jumped instantly and waved for him to come inside. A moment later, both Parker and Rebecca walked into the diner. Booth picked up the boy and hugged him tightly as they exchanged whispers about who missed who the most during Booth's time overseas and Rebecca and Brennan exchanged pleasantries and small talk about the pregnancy.
When the two boys settled down, Rebecca tapped Booth on the shoulder, "This is actually perfect," she said looking between Booth and Brennan, "I have a few more errands to run in the area. Would you mind watching him for a few minutes?" she asked hopefully.
Booth looked at Brennan who smiled at him, "Sure, no problem." He nodded at her.
With that, Rebecca hurried out of the diner and Booth ordered his son an order of chicken nuggets and milk.
"Bones!" Parker said from across the table, "How is my little brother or sister doing?" he asked pointing towards her stomach.
"Well," Brennan said looking up at Booth, "Your baby sister is doing just fine."
"A girl?" Parker asked, with a sudden look of distance and worry in his eyes.
Brennan furrowed her brow and lowered her face to meet his eyes, "Parker, what is wrong? Are you feeling okay?" she said reaching across the table and feeling his forehead for a fever.
Parker looked up at his father, "I just figured that the baby would be a boy, Dad. I didn't think about what would happen if it was a girl."
Booth glanced at Brennan and then back at his son, "What are you talking about, Parker? What is going to happen?"
Parker turned back to Brennan, "Don't worry Bones. I'll take care of her. I'll make sure she stays safe."
Brennan slapped a shocked hand over her mouth to avoid sobbing out loud. Booth sat staring at his son next to him in complete and utter shock. He always knew that his son looked up to him in some ways, but he never really understood how closely the apple really fell from the tree until just now.
"Parker!" Rebecca shouted from the door, waving him to catch up with her.
With a smile, Parker turned and hugged his Dad and jumped off his seat. Walking around the other side of the table, he hugged Brennan and then patted her stomach and leaned down and said, "Bye sis!" before running outside to his mother.
Brennan and Booth sat at the table in the diner for another twenty minutes, absolutely struck by Parker and his insistence to protect his unborn sister.
