A/N: Disclaimer Repeat - I do not own any part of Bones. This is just for fun. ;)
The Push in the Partnership
Chapter 9
Booth took Brennan and Parker to the diner. They sat at their table, Booth on one side, and Brennan and Parker on the other. Since they sat down and gave their orders to the waitress, Parker had been staring at Brennan with furrowed eyebrows.
After several minutes, she turned to him. "Why are you staring at me?"
"Are you really gonna have a baby, Bones?"
She nodded. "I have considered it, yes."
"Do you want to know what I think?"
"Parker," his father interrupted, as a warning.
Brennan gave a small shake of her head to Booth and returned her attention to the boy sitting next to her. "Yes, Parker, I would like to know what you think."
The boy's face took on a solemn expression and he crossed his arm across his chest. "Well, first I have some questions."
"Of course you do," Booth muttered rolling his eyes.
"I will answer your questions to the best of my ability."
Parker nodded. "Okay. Will I still get to come see you?"
Brennan smiled. "Yes, of course. I would never not want to see you."
A brief smile crossed his lips before he moved on to his next question. Then he was all business again. "Who is going to be the baby's daddy? We need to know so me and dad can check him out."
Brennan grinned at him and looked to her partner, who was openly laughing. "Well, Bones? Tell him who the daddy will be?" Brennan shot a quick scowl to him.
"Well, Parker, while I disapprove of the need you and your father have to investigate my potential mates, I believe this time my choice will please both of you. I've even secured a recommendation on his abilities as a father."
Parker's small face began to screw up into a scowl. "You mean he has another kid?" She nodded. He turned to his father. "Dad, I don't like this guy already."
Booth laughed. "Bub, why don't you let her finish? You might feel different after you hear who he is." Parker rolled his eyes and waved his arm for Brennan to continue.
Brennan leaned closer to Parker. "The man I have chosen as the father of my child is your father," she whispered to him.
Parker's eyes widened and he looked to his father for confirmation. Booth nodded. "Really?," Parker asked, his head turning to look at one then the other. They both nodded. "Yes!," he exclaimed, pumping his fist in the air. Then just as fast, he settled back in his chair. "Okay, next question. If Dad is going to be the baby's dad too, does that mean that you are his girlfriend now?"
Brennan smiled at the boy. He certainly had the gift for interrogation. "No, I am not your father's girlfriend. We are very close friends and partners, and as I told you before, it would be inappropriate for us to date."
The waitress brought their food and they began eating. Parker finished chewing a bite of his cheeseburger and asked, "So, you guys can't be boyfriend and girlfriend because you work together, but you can have a baby together? Isn't that kind of stupid? I mean, doesn't having a baby together mean that you are more than just friends? Don't your bosses know that you're supposed to love each other to have a baby? I don't understand why you can do one and not the other."
Brennan raised her eyes to Booth to find him watching her. He raised his eyebrows at her, silently conceding his son's point. She sighed. "You are a very smart boy, Parker. But that is something I will have to discuss with your father before I can give you a definitive answer."
