I woke up the following morning still in my dress, Aaron must have lugged me all the way up the stairs. Getting up I found my hair was down and my shoes were gone. Throwing on a pair of tracksuit pants and a tank top I threw on my ipod and strolled down the street to get breakfast. I fed us on Saturday mornings, it was really the only morning we had a proper breakfast. Twenty minutes later I was walking back up the stairs with warm bagels, and muffins. Letting my self into Aarons apartment I put everything down on the counter and turned on the coffee machine. I had started getting everything ready when I heard Aaron coming out of his room.

"Morning." I smiled.

"Hey… how are you up so early…" he yawned.

"I had a great nights sleep." I shrugged, and turned to face him. "Sorry you had to carry me up last night, you should have woken me."

"I tried, you grunted." He smiled. I threw him a look.
"Come on dig in before it gets cold. Then you better get dressed we've to be at your parents house for one o clock." I said pouring two cups of coffee.

"I know I know, that barbeque thing…" he sighed.

"I think your mothers turning in into a going away party for my parents."

"That sounds like mom." He smiled and took a bite out of a bagel.

About an hour later I stopped off downstairs to change for the barbeque, slipping on a light yellow top and faded blue jeans, I grabbed my bag and locked up my apartment.

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"Hey Sonny about time you got here" my dad laughed. "We need you and Aaron for the football game."

"Daddy you should have rung me and I would have brought proper shoes." I said pouting.

"Stop sulking Maddison." My mother said passing me with a plate of sausage rolls. I immediately smiled.

"Sorry Mom." Aaron laughed beside me and immediately ran into the game of football. I walked over to the patio where Angela, Cam, and my mother were sitting.

"Bout time you got here Madds we thought you'd never show up." Angela smiled and handed me a glass and then poured some lemonade from a glass jug into it.

"I'm sorry Angie but that son of yours spent hours on his breakfast." I grinned.

"So nothings changed." She smiled. I turned around to watch the game that was in fill swing on the huge lawn. Callum took Aaron down with one sweeping tackle, I nearly laughed, for someone who spent most of his time in a lab he worked out a lot.

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"…all in all I'd just like to say safe travelling and make sure you both come back to us" Jack smiled and raised his glass. We all followed suit and drank. I looked at my parents who were beaming at each other. They couldn't wait to go, have their first proper holidays without all their children in tow for the first time in years.

After an hour of coffee and chatting Dad stood up.

"Well I know it's only six o clock but Bones and I have a four am flight so I'm going home to bed." He laughed. We all stood up to say good bye to them.
"Are you all packed?" Carmine asked.

"Yes we packed this morning." Brennan nodded. I hugged my mother then my father. He squeezed me tightly and whispered in my ear,

"Don't miss me too much Sonny. I'll be back"

"I know Daddy." I let him go. They hugged everyone else and took off.

As I watched their black S.U.V. drive away I sighed. This was really bringing out the baby in me.

"We're going to head mom I'll give you a buzz some time tomorrow." I heard Aaron say behind me. I knew why he wanted to leave.

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"Come on lets go in." He smiled and hopped out of his car. I grinned and followed him. This was the main thing I loved about the Hodgins' great wealth. Constant access to the biggest sports centre in the city. Well my only interest really was the ice-rink. Aaron had brought me here because he knew I would be upset about my parents leaving and this was the only way that I could clear my head.

When I got there Aaron was holding out a pair of blades towards me.

"Go on knock yourself out." I grinned at him.

"This is why I keep you around." I kissed his cheek and ran down towards the railing. Quickly slipping off my flip-flops I put on my skates, zipped up the fleece I'd stolen from Aarons car I opened the gate and gently slid onto the ice. This was the one place I could be myself. The one place I didn't have to think. That I could just be. My dad had thought me how to skate so well that I didn't even have to concentrate on what I was doing.

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I had managed a week and five days so far without Mom and Dad. And honestly it wasn't as bad as I'd expected. The clinic was really busy and that kept me going.

After two weeks and four days I found Ethan was coming over nearly every evening after work. It was becoming more regular, and I wasn't sure if I liked it…

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I yawned and rolled over on my side, to find Ethan smiling down at me. It was a Saturday morning and we were sleeping late, I silently thanked god that Aaron had stayed at his parents house last night and I didn't have to feel guilty about not getting up for breakfast. Ethan started drawing little circles on my arm.

"I've been thinking…"
"Never a safe thing." I interrupted.

"I'm going to ignore that, anyway I was thinking how about we make this a more serious thing…" I looked at him, he sounded like a teenager, and I very nearly laughed at him.

"Are you asking me to go steady with you Ethan." I smiled.

"Yeah that's exactly what I meant in more of grown up way." He grinned at me.

"Am…" I started.

"I know that this wasn't supposed to be anything like that but I dunno I just think we could make it work." I bit my lip… it really wasn't what I'd wanted but maybe, just maybe it could work.

"Yeah ok." I smiled again.