It was unusual that he beat her home. He started on dinner, though he really didn't know what she wanted. Booth waited anxiously for Brennan and Drew to arrive home. They came through door later than he had expected; it was almost six thirty. Lizzie, Sadie and Sasha had left that morning so the house was unusually quiet.

"Hi, sorry," she greeted him, "My discussion section ran late and Drew threw a fit when I went to pick him up from daycare. How was work?"

"It was…fine. You okay? You seem flustered."

"No, Drew was just crying for a while in the car but he's okay now," she said, setting Drew down in a sitting position. She walked to Booth, hugging him to let out her frustrations with the day.

"Are you sure you're okay, babe?"

"Yeah…Did you find anything at work today? On…you know…"

"Yeah, I did. Are you sure you want to hear about it though? I mean, we can talk later tonight about it if you just want to relax a bit."

She nodded and smiled at him. She never wanted to admit defeat but she loved when he took care of her.

"I'm going to go take a quick shower," she told him, slightly leaving his arms. He nodded and pulled her back, giving her a quick kiss on her forehead. She began to slowly make her way up the narrow staircase when she heard Booth call her back.

"Bren! Come here! You need to see this!"

She raced back down the stairs, fearing something was wrong with her son.

"What?"

"Watch."

He was holding Drew up under his arms, the toddler's feet planted firmly on the ground. Drew was giggling incessantly and it was making Booth laugh too.

"Go get Mom," Booth told Drew. He let go of Drew and he wobbled a bit. After standing still for just a bit, Drew bolted for Brennan, tumbling into her the moment he reached his mom.

"How did he…Did you…" She pulled Drew up and squeezed him tight.

"After you went upstairs, I went back to the kitchen and he followed me."

"He hasn't even been standing. I was starting to get worried."

"Well, those books I got said that some kids can skip that stage completely."

She looked confused. "You still read those books?" When he had been deployed with the Army while she was pregnant, Hank, Jared and Angela all sent Booth baby books.

"Only when he confuses me," he said, still smiling.

She forgot completely about her shower and they spent the night chasing Drew around the house.

It was late when they finally ate dinner. Brennan finally got that shower she had meant to take and Booth was in bed waiting for her when she was done.

She slid into bed and curled up into his arms.

"What did you find at work today?"

He didn't answer her right away. He didn't want to put a damper on the great night they had just had with Drew.

"Are you sure you wanna talk about it?"

"Yes, I'm very sure. What did you find?"

"It's big, Bren," he said, sitting up slightly. He leaned back on his elbow, resting his head on his hand. He was concerned. This information would change the way she thought about everything.

"Are you going to tell me or am I going to have to accompany you to your office tomorrow to find out?"

He only hesitated a moment before diving into the case.

"You're sure?"

He nodded. He couldn't read her face. She was analyzing the information she had just been given. Booth was afraid she wouldn't handle it and become angry with him.

"Do you have the case file?"

He left the bed and crossed the room to their dresser. Removing the large folder from the top, he returned to bed and snuggled up to her.

"Are you sure you want this?"

"Yes, Booth. Give it here."

He read it over her shoulder, explaining things as she went along.

"I don't like this. This can't be right," she muttered.

He sighed. "I'm sorry, babe. I know this is hard to understand. But, this is as far as we have to look if you want."

"I…I don't know."

"You don't have to think about this now. We have all the time in the world."

A/N: Hi there. Sorry this is short and kind of a filler, but I've moved again I'm having issues setting up my internet in my new apartment. So, I'll write and update when I can. I'm sorry! Thank you for reading and reviewing. Drop me a line if you'd like!