Thanks for the reviews. Up next is a little story that will take a few chapters to tell.
I don't own Bones.
I do own Boots. (Although lately it seems he owns me)
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Hodgins had bought a cabin in the woods. Well, he called it a cabin but Booth called it the Taj Mahal. Hodgins had always liked cross country skiing and nature walks so when Michael was born he had told Angela that he wanted to buy a cabin some day so that they would have a place to get away from D.C. to and somewhere where Michael could see nature up close and not in a zoo or in plastic wrap at the store. Hodgins had waited and it took a few years; but, he finally found the cabin he really wanted. Angela had told him to go for it, just keep in mind she didn't like to rough it, not with a seven year old son and that heard of beasts he called his pets. If he wanted to buy the cabin then it had better have all the amenities
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Hodgins had decided that he wanted to have a birthday party for himself and he wanted to have it at his new cabin. Angela agreed. Their guests could sleep over and they would have a very nice Barbeque. Angela decided to keep the guest list small. Angela invited Brennan, Booth and Christine. She invited Cam, Paul and Michele. She also invited Sweets and Daisy. She had really debated about Sweets and Daisy. She really liked Sweets, and Daisy was part of his package. Angela was very careful to not mention Sweets and Daisy when she invited some of her other guests. You never knew how a certain Special Agent in Charge would react when certain people were invited to events he was invited to. Christine had asked if Boots was invited and Angela had sighed and said, "Why not?"
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Booth and Brennan had been looking forward to the weekend. They had finished up a horrific case the day before and they needed to spend some time with Christine. Booth had loaded up the luggage and Boots in his cat carrier and was ready to go. Christine was having second thoughts about going to the woods, after all, her Grimes Fairy Tale Book never showed anything good happening in woods. Brennan had to reassure her daughter that she would be safe and finally loaded Christine in to the truck. After Boots' carrier had been moved to the back seat so that Christine could keep an eye on him, Booth was finally able to drive.
Looking at Brennan, Booth said, "I don't think it took this much work to get my unit into Iraq, when I was in the Army."
Shaking her head, Brennan said, "Your unit didn't have to deal with a seven year old child and her cat."
Nodding his head, Booth said, "Good point."
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Booth had been driving for about an hour when Christine asked, "Dad, did you bring your gun?"
Puzzled, Booth asked, "Why do you want to know, Christine?"
Looking at the back of her father's head, Christine said, "Just in case some bears decide to invade our cabin."
Shaking his head, Booth said, "Bears don't invade cabins. They live in caves and old rotten trees in the woods. They leave cabins alone."
Frowning, Christine said, "That's not what Michael Hodgins said. He said that if bears smell food and they're really hungry, they'll break into your cabin to look for food. I don't want to be bear food, Dad and I don't want Boots to be bear food either."
Sighing, Booth said, "Michael Hodgins is exaggerating, Honey. Bears aren't going to break into our cabin to eat you for dinner."
Worried, Christine said, "You hope."
After a few minutes of silence, Christine asked, "Dad, did you bring your gun?"
Sighing, Booth said, "Yes, Christine. Stop worrying. If bears invade our cabin I'll kill them and turn them into fur rugs."
Laughing, Christine said, "Can I have a bear rug for my bedroom?"
Turning and looking at her daughter, Brennan said, "If a bear is killed due to his unfortunate sense of entitlement, we will make sure that his pelt is made into a rug just for you."
Smiling, Christine said, "Thanks, Mom."
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After three pit stops for Christine and Boots, Booth finally pulled up in front of Hodgins cabin. Turning to look at Brennan, Booth prepared to say something he shouldn't when he saw the look on Brennan's face. Thinking better of it, Booth closed his mouth and got out of his truck. Looking around, Booth saw two cars and saw that it appeared that Sweets may have been invited to this little get together. Worried, Booth opened the back door to help Christine and Boots get out of the truck. Opening the passenger door, Booth found Christine had already let Boots out of his carrier and was holding him.
Smiling, Booth said, "Well, Christine we're here. You and Boots can go look for Michael if you want."
Hugging Boots, Christine said, "That's alright Dad. I want to stay with you. If you see any bears you can kill them."
Sighing, Booth said, "Christine, quit obsessing about bears. There are no bears. Michael was just"
Walking up to where Booth was standing, Daisy said, "Agent Booth, it's so good to see you and Dr. Brennan, we just got here ten minutes ago and we are going to have so much fun. I can't wait."
Closing his eyes and letting his chin drop to his chest, Booth said, "Christine, if I give you my gun will you just shoot me and put me out of my misery?"
Laughing, Christine said, "Oh, Dad. You're so funny. Mom told me you would ask one of us to do that when you found out Daisy was coming to the barbeque. "
Opening his eyes and squinting at his daughter, Booth yelled out, "Bones, where they hell are you? We need to talk."
Seeing that Booth needed her help, Daisy said, "Oh Agent Booth, Dr. Brennan went into the cabin a minute ago. She looked like she was in a hurry too. I wonder why? Maybe she just needed to use the bathroom. I know I had to go as soon as I got here. Did you bring Boots with you? Angela said we could bring our pets with us; but, I didn't think it would be wise to bring my pet snake because we all know that Dr. Brennan hates them. Do you think I was right to not bring it?"
Leaning into the truck, Booth leaned his head against Christine's and said, "Help me Christine."
Nodding her head, Christine called out to Daisy, "Daisy, I think I heard Mom calling for you."
Looking towards the cabin, Daisy said, "Oh, gosh, I better go see what she wants. See you later Agent Booth."
After Daisy had walked away, Booth opened his eyes and said, "You wouldn't like to go back home would you? I bet Boots hates it here and wants to go home."
Smiling, Christine hugged Boots and said, "No Dad. Mom told me to tell you that if you said you wanted to go back home I'm supposed to tell you that I want to stay."
Frowning, Booth said, "I see. You two have this whole thing worked out don't you?"
Nodding her head, Christine said, "Yes, Mom made me practice what to say."
Curious, Booth asked, "Is there more or is this all of your practiced lines?"
Laughing, Christine said, "There's more, Silly. You'll see."
Looking at Christine and then her cat, Booth picked Christine up while she held Boots and pulled them out of the truck. Putting them down, Booth watched Christine run to the cabin, open the door and walk in.
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Up next, more adventures in the woods.
