Bonesology End of Summer Pop-Up Fan Fic Challenge.

(After "The Family in the Feud")

Prompt: Planting a garden

I don't own Bones.

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Brennan stood in the backyard of their new house and studied it. This was their first spring in their Mighty Hut and Brennan wanted to plant a garden. Booth had planted a cherry tree near their baby's bedroom window and someday they hoped to see that flowering tree from her window.

The yard was spacious and had a large oak tree towards the back of the property and to the left. The right side of the yard received plenty of sunlight in the morning and sat in shade in the evening. The left side of the property was in shade most of the day and wouldn't receive enough sunlight for vegetable plants to maintain a healthy growth pattern.

Curious about what Brennan was doing, Booth stepped out into the yard and slowly moved over to where she was standing. "What are you doing out here?"

With her baby monitor in her hand, Brennan turned and smiled at him. "I'm trying to determine where I should plant my garden."

Surprised, Booth stopped and placed his hands on his hips. "A garden? Do you think you have time to raise a garden?"

Puzzled, Brennan frowned at her mate. "Why wouldn't I have time to raise a few vegetables and herbs?"

"Oh I don't know, world famous forensic anthropologist working for the Jeffersonian, contracts with the FBI, the CIA and the United States Army, teacher, mentor, author, mother of a baby . . . want me to go on?" Booth didn't know how she found the time to do the things she did, but it really amazed him that she did everything she wanted to do and still had time for him and their baby. She really was amazing as far as he was concerned.

Brennan waved her hand in a dismissive manner. "Once the ground is tilled and the plants are in the ground, it would only take a few minutes of my day to keep the weeds at bay . . . growing our own vegetables and herbs would be cost effective and we would be certain that Christine isn't exposed to toxic pesticides when she eats our home grown vegetables. Plus you like to use herbs in your sauces and those herbs would be a lot better if you could use them fresh from the garden. We can also dry them and place them in jars for use during the winter months."

"Wow, you've really thought this out haven't you." Booth stepped closer to where Brennan was standing and stared at the portion of the yard she wanted to use for the garden. "I used to help my Nana with her garden, so I can help you too if you want me to."

Appreciative of his offer, Brennan slipped her arm around his arm. "Thank you. I've never raised a garden and this will be my first attempt. With your expertise, we should have a very nice garden."

Curious, Booth glanced at the tree and the amount of sun dappled ground available. "What do you want to plant? Keep in mind we don't really have enough yard to grow corn or potatoes."

"I was thinking cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, squash, green beans, radishes, banana peppers and whatever herbs you'd like to grow." Brennan was certain there was enough room to grow the plants she was interested in.

Booth thought about it and glanced at the patio. "We don't have to use the yard to plant herbs in. I can build some raised boxes and place them near the patio and grow the herbs in those. You can use the yard for more plants. Maybe bell peppers and a couple of watermelon plants . . . a few cabbages?"

"That's a wonderful idea, Booth." Brennan was so pleased that Booth was cooperating especially since he wasn't a huge fan of vegetables. "I think herb boxes are a great idea."

Pleased with himself, Booth nodded his head. "I have a few good ideas sometimes . . . no spinach or kale . . . I hate those things . . . oh and no brussel sprouts, yuck."

Brennan shrugged her shoulders. "I know and I won't waste my time planting them. You will eat the other vegetables I mentioned though. That is why I considered that list. I want you to eat more vegetables and you'll have an incentive to do so if the vegetables are fresh and you helped raise them."

"Sneaky Bones." Booth kissed her cheek. "You are so sneaky, but hey that's okay. As long as I get fresh herbs and a watermelon then I'm in."

Very pleased with their plans, Brennan pulled out a small notebook from her jacket pocket and started jotting down notes. "I'll make a list and we'll go to the store this afternoon. I am really looking forward to having fresh produce in our home and it will benefit all of us."

Booth thought about it and turned to scan the yard. "I think I might plant a couple of peach trees on the far left side of the yard. Fresh peaches would be awesome, don't you think so? God I love peach pie."

"Oh that's a wonderful idea, Booth." Brennan was so impressed. "We are going to have a very impressive garden."

Amused with her enthusiasm, Booth chuckled. "Well . . . we'll see. We're so busy sometimes I don't think this is going to be as easy as you think it will be, but it shouldn't keep us from trying. If we run into any trouble, we can always get Bug Boy to come over and tell us what we're doing wrong."

A cry coming from the baby monitor, Brennan thrust her notebook and pen into Booth's hand, turned and rushed towards the back door. "I'll go check on Christine. Start working on a list of what we need."

Booth watched his girlfriend run to the back door and enter the house. "Who knew a boy from Philly could have his dreams come true? Not me that's for sure."

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This is the last chapter. I have a few story ideas I'd like to work on plus I'm editing some of my older stories. Let me know what you think of this story. Thank you.