Two in one day! I hope you enjoy another glimpse into the Bones future. This chapter takes place March 17, 2022.
Hodgela/Aubrey & Jessica reference: 2015 Bonesology Fanfiction Christmas Challenge: 12 Days of Christmas - Chapter 13
The St. Patrick's Day party at Daisy and Oliver's house was in full swing. Due to both forensic anthropologists' lack of culinary skills, Jessica, Brennan, Andie, and a very pregnant Angela made food for the party. For their efforts, the party hosts provided all the alcohol and sparkling cider for Arastoo and Angela.
In honor of the holiday, everyone was wearing green. The guests noticed the frequent smiling and whispers of the hosts, but knew that the couple had their own dynamic and would reveal in their own time.
Booth and Brennan were sitting together eating by the fireplace as they waited for Hodgins and Angela to join them. The agent watched as his wife ate something that he didn't like.
"Booth, are you sure you don't want some of my tofu artichoke hearts? Aubrey says it tasted like chicken."
"Nope, Bones, I'm all good." Booth said before eating a piece of summer sausage.
"Booth, you're supposed to watch your salt and nitrite intake. Eating that processed meat is not the most nutritious."
"Bones, I'm eating this summer sausage, but I'm also one of Jessica's baked barbeque chicken breasts with her homemade sauce, the stir fry Princess vegetables Angela made—"
"But you're also eating those garlic parmesan mashed potatoes Andie made and drinking beer."
"Because I can't eat all rabbit food, Bones. You're having a beer, too."
Brennan took a drink and made a face. "It's one of Daisy's Miller 64's. She said they helped her lose ten pounds."
Booth got annoyed. "Bones are you worried about that extra weight from Hank that is non-existent again? You're gorgeous and I like your curves, thank you very much."
Brennan smiled. "I know you do, Booth, but I want to be healthy is all."
"Then eat more of that tofu crap or do more yoga with Daisy, Jessica, and Andie. Don't drink that stuff disguised as beer."
"It's not…bad, Booth."
"Not that bad, huh?" Booth said before grabbing a sip before forcing himself to swallow. "Bones, that's just…yuck. Here."
Booth handed his wife his Yuengling. "You need a real beer and I'm getting us two more. I can't believe Daisy is serving this crap. She's the one who pushed for all of us to attend this party, you would think she would only serve the good stuff. Especially since a few of you had to cook all the food because her cooking…isn't…well isn't as good as other people."
"Yes, she was very insistent we all come tonight. Doctor Wells was, also. Also Booth, they've provided a nice selection of alcohol for all and were kind to give non-alcohol options for Arastoo and Angela."
Booth finished chewing his sausage. "Did they give a clue why we all had to be here tonight? I enjoy a party like everyone else, but nobody's birthday is coming up any time soon. It's all very mysterious."
"Well, maybe Daisy just wanted to be more social. Doctor Wells has improved somewhat with people."
"Yeah, but he's still the one who made me burn my Flyers raft."
Brennan smiled as she took another drink of Booth's beer. "You could have just washed it, Booth and it was three years ago."
"Bones, when a man's junk touches another man's raft, especially one as sacred as a Flyers one, it gets burned. Also, that is something that can never be forgotten…or forgiven."
Booth stole the beer and chugged. "I'm going to grab two more. Be right back."
Brennan smiled at her husband. He thought she was sexy in anything she wore, but she knew for a fact he was sexy in anything he wore. While all the men in the room had some qualities that women found attractive, her Booth had all the important qualities.
And he was hers. She was, as Angela encouraged her to do years ago, taking her ride on the Booth train and never planned to get off at any station.
Hodgins used his cane as he held his one plate while his wife held two in the buffet line at the kitchen counter. He watched with amusement as she piled food on both plates for herself before grabbing some of the hot sauce they brought and dumping it on some.
"Wow Babe that may be pushing it for you."
"I need this baby out, Hodgins." Angela said.
"You're not due until April 1st, Angie."
The artist turned to her husband. "I know. That's why I want this baby out. Besides the fact this was much easier with Michael Vincent more years back than I care to think about, I refuse to have our child born on April Fools Day. I'm also sick of this Braxton Hicks crap I keep having."
"I see your point, but we can always try sex again when we get home."
Angela looked at her husband. "We can definitely do that, Honey, but I'm still doing my part."
Wendell laughed behind Hodgins. "Be careful, Angela. Remember that Jessica didn't want the twins on New Year's and look what happened. She jinxed herself. Hopefully the kids won't be born on Easter since it's on April 17th."
"Wendell, shut up." Andie said before smacking his arm.
"What? It's funny. See Angela…." Wendell trailed off when he saw the look on the expectant mother's face.
"That's two weeks late Wendell. If you cursed me to have my baby sixteen days late, you will die."
Angela grabbed her food and left the kitchen. Hodgins merely finished his plate and turned to Wendell. "I love you, Dude, but if you doomed us to another late baby, I will let Angela kill you."
Wendell gulped as the entomologist followed his wife.
Jessica sat at the dining room table waiting for her husband. She was enjoying her two small plates in between laughing at Aubrey's three piled with food next to his bottle of Yuengling.
She drank her beer and enjoyed it. She pumped as much milk as she could get for a week to build a good supply for the twins so she could drink tonight. She wanted at least two more but it depended on Aubrey and the whiskey served for the holiday. If she saw Old Fogelsong, she knew she was potentially screwed, but she had a contingency plan.
Aubrey returned to the table with two more plates and a shot before checking out his wife. While she lost most of the weight she gained from the twins, her cleavage from breast feeding pleased him considerably along with the new lushness to her curves. 'Seven extra pounds', she called it.
As far as the FBI agent was concerned, she could take her sweet time losing it or just keep it.
"I see you have a shot, Superman." Jessica said.
"Old Fogelsong. Daisy hooked me up." Aubrey said as he tipped it back. "Love the stuff."
"Go easy, Aubrey. I want to have another beer or two tonight." Jessica said before pushing her phone off the table. "Oh, can you pick that up for me, Honey?"
"Sure." The agent said.
Bending down under the table, he looked up and saw that his wife had on black thigh high stockings and black panties with fuchsia trim. Almost choking, he grabbed the phone and sat up. Before he could give Jessica her phone, she stood up and reached across the table, giving him an excellent view of her matching black and fuchsia nursing bra.
While finding time to start making love again the last few weeks has been challenging with a three year old and newborn twins, they were rewarded for their efforts with a couple new positions as well as areas to be alone. He was certainly up to the challenge again if she was wearing that.
"Wow…"
"Just consume wisely, Agent Aubrey so I may enjoy another beer. Play your cards right and we'll have a good night tonight when we get home. Nadia and Aaron said the kids could stay until morning."
"What about—"Aubrey said as he pointed to his wife's chest, remembering what happened last time when she leaked while orgasming.
"I pumped in Daisy's guest room an hour ago and she so sweetly and discretely put the milk in the fridge so no one will take it. The girls will be ready…as long as you don't drink yourself silly."
Aubrey just shuddered as he exhaled. Grabbing a carrot, he bit and chewed before talking again.
"Old Fogelsong can be taken in moderation tonight."
Clark was with his date along with Rudolfo and his girlfriend, Cam, and Arastoo. The group watched the host couple cuddle in a corner and all were perplexed.
"Something is going on here, all."
"You think so, too?" Cam said to Clark. "Arastoo and I have wondered the same thing. These two have hosted parties in the past, but Daisy was talking to people while Oliver would just brag about himself. When Arastoo and I told her we weren't sure we could come yesterday, Daisy cried."
"I have to admit, it seemed strange that it was so important that we come. While I do occasionally socialize with Jessica and Agent Aubrey, or Doctor Hodgins and Angela, we do not usually go out with Daisy and Doctor Wells," Rudolfo said.
"Jessica said they offered to get a sitter for her and Aubrey's kids or for any of the others if their sitters backed out at the last minute." Clark said.
"Oliver volunteered to do a good thing? Something is up." Arastoo said.
Before they could debate further, the party was interrupted by the hosts.
"Attention folks! We have important news to share with all who were blessed to attend our party tonight." Oliver announced.
"We were blessed?" Cam muttered to the snicker of everyone at her group.
Daisy joined Oliver. "I'm sure you're wondering why we were so insistent that everyone come tonight."
"Well, you did offer to pay for a babysitter for our children on a Friday night." Aubrey said, making everyone laugh.
"Well, there was a reason." Daisy said. "It wasn't easy to hide, but Oliver and I wanted to keep things quiet and surprise everyone."
As Daisy pulled something out of a nearby drawer, Oliver took over. "Because what we want to announce is so special, we needed everyone who are blessed to know us to be here. In fact we can't wait to announce it to you."
"My beer's getting warm, Oliver." Wendell yelled to everyone's laughs.
"I'll be collecting Social Security soon, Wells, so get on with it." Booth said, making everyone laugh more.
"Fine! Fine! I just wanted to set the mood, but if you people can't keep your knickers from getting into a twist—"
Quickly, Daisy whipped out her left hand. "WE GOT MARRIED TODAY!"
"Excuse me?" Hodgins asked while Angela's mouth was open and full of food. Next to Angela, Booth almost dropped his beer before catching it at the last minute.
Oliver pulled a wedding ring out of his pocket and put it on his left hand. "Today, we became legally wed."
Everyone sat in shock for a moment, digesting the information. The room remained silent until Oliver spoke up.
"You don't have to congratulate us all at once, you know."
That seemed to knock people out of their stupor as the women came up to hug Daisy while the guys shook Oliver's hand. When everyone sat back down, the questions started.
"Did anyone come to the wedding?" Clark asked out of curiosity.
"It was at my parents' house. They attended along with Lance. He's staying over there for the weekend so we can have a wedding night."
"First, though we will have a time of celebratory fun where you all congratulate us." Oliver chimed in.
"Not too long, though, because Angela is in labor." Daisy said nonchalantly.
"W-w-what?" Hodgins said before turning around. "You're in labor?"
Angela shrugged. "Just some Braxton Hicks."
Clark turned around the room. The men looked shocked, but the mothers of the room, Cam, and Andie were just enjoying their food.
"Ladies, what the hell? Angela is in labor and you're just eating your carrots?"
"Braxton Hicks is a common phenomenon, Doctor Edison. When it becomes true labor, Angela will let us know." Brennan said before stabbing another tofu square and offering her plate to the expectant mother.
Dumbfounded, Clark turned towards the dining room table. "Jessica?"
"Her water hasn't broke yet." Jessica said before going for another beer.
Clark looked to the woman sitting next to his colleague. "Andie? You're a nurse."
"An oncology nurse. However, Angela seems all right to me. I've been checking on her and she's in contact with her OB."
Almost apoplectic, Clark turned back to the newlywed couple. "Daisy?"
"I just said Angela is in labor. I didn't say she was going to give birth in my living room." The new bride said with a smile.
"You're sure she's all right, Daisy? I don't want a mess in our living room on our wedding day." Oliver said before being elbowed by his wife. "Ow!"
"Yes, Dear Husband." Daisy said with a fake smile.
"Oliver, what did I tell you about being a douche!" Angela yelled. "Obviously my 'Douche 101' classes at the lab are not working."
"This is just insane. A woman is in labor and the women in the room are all casual about it." Clark said before turning to Aubrey. "Your wife's water broke on your living room couch!"
Aubrey's eyes grew large until he felt a presence next to him. Turning to his right, he saw his wife standing there.
"You told people about that, Aubrey." She said in a low voice.
"Um…."
Clark turned to each of the men starting with Booth. "Your wife went into labor in a prison and she gave birth in a barn!"
Then to Hodgins. "Her first time it broke at work!"
The anthropologist turned to Daisy. "Yours broke in the Bone Room!"
Clark's panic was broken by Angela's scream. "SON OF A BITCH!"
Everyone turned to the expectant mother now doubled over. "Hodgins…my water just broke."
"That's my new ottoman!" Oliver moaned, but no one was paying attention.
All the party attendees scrambled to get up as they made way for Hodgins and his cane leading the way as Booth and Brennan helped Angela out the door and into their SUV.
"Aubrey, follow us so no one does anything stupid on the way." Booth said to the other agent.
"Already on it," Aubrey said as he and Jessica were heading to their vehicle.
"We'll meet you all at the hospital." Daisy said to Oliver's annoyance.
"I want my wedding night first!" Oliver yelled. "Of course Angela had to go into labor during our reception—"
Oliver's rant was ended by Daisy's scary face. "—but that's okay because we have our lives to look forward to…right?"
Daisy smiled. "You're a smart husband, Oliver."
The rest of the group watched as Booth's SUV with the two couples took off, followed by Aubrey and Jessica with Cam and Arastoo in the junior agent's FBI vehicle. Getting into their own vehicles, the rest of the group including a petulant Oliver, headed to the hospital.
Four hours and one C-Section later, Katherine Temperance Hodgins was born. It was a miracle that the couple didn't think was possible after the scientist's injury from the bombing almost seven years earlier.
The couple knew there were people in the lobby waiting to see the newest member of their family. However, they wanted a few minutes more to look at the miracle they created.
"Babe, do me a favor." Hodgins said as he held his newborn daughter for the first time.
"Yeah, Hodgins?" An exhausted Angela said, smiling at her husband holding their baby.
"The next time I hesitate to go to a party Oliver is hosting, just remind me of this."
Angela laughed with her husband. "I can do that.
They were a family…everyone in the lab, Aubrey and Booth. Without them, Hodgins and Angela knew that their little girl wouldn't be with them right now.
