Epilogue
This is my first attempt at an Epilogue.
The night at the motel continued with Booth and Brennan entwined around each other – on the bed. Neither of them went near the desk except to retrieve Booth's jacket as they left. With his hand in hers, Booth said goodbye to Randall who sat reading at the front desk, and never looked back – at the hotel or the memories he made there. Well, except for the ones he made that night with Temperance Brennan.
With the legal wizardry of an attorney that Caroline Julian put him in contact with and Temperance's offer to pay, Seeley Booth obtained joint custody of his son. Since he and Rebecca lived fairly close to each other, Parker lived one week with his dad and one week with his mom. Booth cut back on his hours at work, taking a pay cut as well, but to be an integral part of his son's life was priceless.
As for Booth and Brennan, their relationship blossomed. After they resolved the sexual tension between them, they discovered that working together became more fulfilling. They would still bicker about cases and who would pay for the meals they shared at the diner, but when night fell, Temperance Brennan no longer found herself sitting alone in her office identifying ancient remains or eating alone in her apartment. Seeley Booth no longer found himself watching his work partner prepare for a date that didn't include him or spend endless weeks without seeing his son.
Temperance adored Parker and he her. He was just like his father in so many ways and she couldn't help but like him. Parker told all his friends that his dad's girlfriend was a bone doctor who worked with dead people's bones. That gained him some envy amongst his six year old friends.
Every so often Seeley would bring up the subject of marriage and every time Temperance would respond with the same answer. "Antiquated blah blah blah."
Well that wasn't exactly what she said but that is what Seeley heard. One day he knew she would change her mind, just as she had about the bed in the motel where their relationship evolved.