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Chapter 10 Saturday – Parker's Visit

They decided to take Parker to the Waterfront. It was a place neither of them had ever been, and there was even a place where they could have a picnic. Booth wanted them to take a shower together but she reminded him if they did, they would get sidetracked and not have time for her to get clothes at her apartment or pick Parker in time. She looked at Booth after his shower. He looked cute with his hair in all directions and she would have liked to continue where they had left off this morning, but they didn't have the time. She would make sure they had time sometime during the rest of the week-end. Booth decided on walking shorts, a white polo shirt and tennis shoes. They went to her apartment, she took a quick shower picked out a blue linen shirt she knew he was particularly fond of a pair of shorts (not too short) and a pair of sandals she could walk in. She also packed a bag with some clothes for the rest of the week-end.

She brought out the bag and handed it to Booth. He raised his eyebrow for two reasons. So he asked. "Ok, first of all I hope these are clothes you are bringing over to my apartment to stay." At her nod he continued "And you gave me the bag to carry to the car because?"

"Because I know how much you like being the alpha male. I also know you like carrying things for me, as you are always trying to take things from me to carry. I thought I would let you for once. But don't get used to it. Tuesday everything goes back to normal."

Booth leaned over running his tongue around her ear and whispered, his voice warm and moist "Not everything is going back to normal Bones. Not everything. Some things are going to be much, much better than before." She shivered as he gave her earlobe one last nip and moved toward her clavicle.

"Booth," she moaned, "if we don't leave right now, we will be late. This is the first time you will be introducing me to Rebecca as your girlfriend. I don't want her to think I'm irresponsible."

They had locked her door and were now at the SUV. After helping Bones into her seat, he walked around the back of the SUV and put her bag in. Getting in the driver seat and pulling into traffic he said "Bones, so you are my girlfriend, right. I love that. I love you. Don't worry about what Rebecca thinks. She is the ex not the current. The current is you."

"Booth I understand but I know you have, and always will have, a relationship with Rebecca because of Parker. I accept that. I understand there will be times when you and Rebecca will need to take care of things concerning Parker, and I will not be a part of those decisions. But we don't need to antagonize her, Booth."

"I guess you're right, you usually are. Well, here we are. Walk up to the door with me please. Then while I talk to Rebecca, you can help Parker get situated in the back. If you have a problem with his booster seat, ask him. Parker knows more about these than most adults." As they walked up to the door he took her hand and held it very tightly. They were almost there when Parker burst out of the door.

"DADDY, YOU'RE HERE. Hi, Dr. Bones, are you going with us to today?"

"Yes I am, Parker. Listen, your Father needs to talk to your Mother, let's go to the car and get ready." They walked toward the SUV talking about what they were going to do today.

Booth faced Rebecca. "Becca, I have something to tell you. Bones and I have decided to begin a romantic relationship and as…"

"You mean you are sleeping with her," Rebecca said angrily.

"Look, Becca, I'm not going to argue with you. I am telling you how it is going to be."

"I'm not sure I want someone as cold as her around Parker."

"Rebecca, I will not stand for you to say anything negative about Bones. You will treat her with the same respect she treats you." He walked away, checked Parker's booster seat, told Bones she had done it correctly and got into the SUV, tamping down his irritation with Rebecca's attitude. He refused to let her nudeness ruin his day with the two most important people in his life.

As they drove to the waterfront, she and Parker talked. She asked him about school and his friends. He asked her about the museums and dinosaurs. Parker still wasn't sure what Bones did at the Jeffersonian but that was ok. Booth didn't really want him to. He wanted to keep Parker from learning about the ugly things in life for as long as he could and what he and Bones did was extremely ugly.

When they arrived at the waterfront, they began to walk down the Riverwalk. Booth and Bones walked hand and hand. Parker would run ahead and then run back. Every time he came back to them he would grab both of their legs give them each a hug and run ahead again. Booth looked at Bones as she watched Parker and smiled. She looked relaxed, care free. She had a large smile that traveled all the way to her eyes. He leaned over and kissed her cheek.

"Booth," she said as she pulled away. "Don't you think we should wait until we tell Parker about us? He may get confused."

"Bones take it easy, he'll be ok." He leaned over and kissed her again, and whispered in her ear, "Wait until tonight after Parker is in bed." She looked at him with smoldering eyes that said oh yeah and they walked on.

Bones wanted them to eat at the Cantina Marina. She knew they had outstanding views of the Channel and hoped Parker would like it. When they arrived at the Cantina Marina they went in to eat. Parker was delighted to watch the ships in the Channel. He was bouncing up and down in his seat, constantly talking. "Daddy look at that one, Bones look at the blue one, Daddy…"

Brennan smiled as Booth spoke to Parker. "Parker calm down," Booth said. "You'll wind up making yourself sick. Now what do you want to eat?"

"Can I have fish sticks and fries?"

"Yeah, but the fish sticks here will be a little different than what you're used to. You'll still like them. You can have milk to drink."

"Ahhh Dad milk, can't I have soda please? Can I have a milkshake?"

"No Parker, milk. Bones what are you going to have? Why did you suggest we come here? I don't see much on this menu for a vegetarian."

"Don't worry Booth I'm not a total vegetarian and they have wonderful clam chowder here and I intend to have some."

They ate and enjoyed the view. After they were done, they slowly walked back to the car. On the way they stopped at different fish shops and pick up sea food for dinner. They also took Parker to the Titanic Women's Memorial. It was a memorial to the men who had given their lives to save the women and children on the ill fated voyage. By the time they reached the car Parker was beginning to show signs of being tired.

Parker had fallen asleep on the way home so Booth carried him up to the apartment and laid him down on his bed. He knew Parker would sleep for about an hour then be wound up for another three hours. It was going to be something for Bones to experience.

"Well, he will be asleep for about an hour. Then we will have three hours of a hyper active eight year old," Booth said as he walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her. He began to nuzzle her ear and moved down her neck. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned back to allow him more access to her neck. She closed her eyes and just enjoyed the feeling.

Booth was right. When Parker woke up, their evening was full of an eight year old whirling dervish. They all enjoyed the fish they had brought from the waterfront. While they were eating dinner Booth explained to Parker that he and Bones were now boyfriend and girlfriend. He also explained that they had decided to live together and he would be moving to Bones' house next week. He told Parker that he would be living at Bones house also when he was with them. Parker's only concern was where was he going to sleep. Bones assured him they had a room they would fix up especially for him. He said cool and gave each of them a quick kiss and asked Booth to play with him.

Booth and Parker played with Parker's cars crashing them everywhere while she cleaned the kitchen. She sat on the couch and watched as they wrestled and tickled each other. They all played a few board games together and finally watched a video. Once the video started Parker really began to unwind until he fell asleep. Booth carried Parker to bed. Brennan walked down to hall to see Booth watching his son sleep. Wrapping him in her arms she asked what he was thinking about.

Watching Parker sleep he said to her, "Every time he is here I am reminded of what my life would be like if he had never come into it. If I never felt this love I would have no inkling of how precious life can be. If I never held him I would never have a clue that at last I'd find in him the missing part of me. I'm so grateful that having him in my life pulled part of my soul back from a deep, dark place that I feared it would stay forever. Bones, if Parker had never come into my life, I would never know how precious life could be. I would love less; I would live less and would not know the value of a smile or a kiss."

He turned to her, cupping her face lovingly in his palms and leaned down, whispering in her ear, "Let me show you the value of a smile."

"I think I would like that very much." The smile that spread across his face held an abundance of his feelings: love, desire, respect, admiration. Everything that he felt for her was revealed in his smile and his eyes. Tears came to her eyes and she returned the smile, trying to convey her feelings for him in the same manner. She must have succeeded because his eyes darkened with desire and his smile turned wickedly teasing.

"Let me show you the value of a kiss." Without waiting for her response, he leaned down and brushed a light, teasing kiss over her lips, chuckling softly when she pushed up on her tip toes trying to deepen the kiss. Resting his forehead against hers, he backed her down the hall and into their bedroom, never breaking eye contact.

With a wicked grin Booth looked at her and said "Temperance we are going to have to find a way to make sure Parker is not awakened by your screams," and firmly shut and locked the door behind them.

With a wicked smile of her own and a raised brow, she threw out an irresistible challenge. "Who says I'll be screaming tonight, Booth?"

Booth's smile became even wider as he leaned down to nip at her earlobe, his hot breath puffing against the sensitive shell, sending shivers down her spine and tightening her nipples to hard, aching points.

"Oh, you'll be screaming all right, Baby. Just like you do every night." She had no doubt that she would, indeed, be screaming, but it never hurt to give someone a little incentive and she knew Booth couldn't resist a challenge in the bedroom.

"Prove it," she whispered and he chuckled again. So, Bones wanted to play, did she? He could work with that. In fact, they could both have a lot of fun with that, he thought as he tipped her chin up and zeroed in on her lips for a deep, wet, tongue thrusting kiss that had them both breathing hard when oxygen became imperative and they drew back from the kiss.

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Booth's feelings about Parker were inspired by "If I Never Knew You" – Pocahontas –Allan Menkin

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