Update time!
Chapter Ten: Finalizations
Booth and Brennan sat awkwardly as Cristina shuffled through the papers on her desk, looking for the documents that Brennan and Booth had to sign.
Meanwhile, Daffy kept herself occupied with Brennan's necklace, which hung low around her neck. She sucked on the chunky medallion, causing Brennan to smile down on her.
"Ah!" Cristina said, suddenly, pulling out a manila folder. "Here they are!" She opened to folder and pulled out one of the sheets. "Now, I just need you, Mr. Booth, to sign here to assure that Dr. Brennan has your permission for this adoption."
"But you know that I have Booth's permission." Brennan cut in.
"Yes, but I'm not the only person involved here. There are countless other people that have to look over an adoption. Most of them have and now all we need is the legal documentation to be signed off by a judge and all will be done. No, Mr. Booth, please sign?"
Booth nodded and signed the papers, before handing the pen to Brennan so she could sign.
Brennan signed the papers, slowly, not quite believing she was finally a mother. She squeezed Daffy tighter to her body, not willing to ever let her go.
Cristina smiled at her, taking back the papers and sifting through them again. "We'll get these signed as soon as we can. Now, how about we talk names?"
"Names?" Booth and Brennan said, simultaneously, causing Daffy to look up and giggle at them.
"Well, in many cases, when an adoption takes place, the new adoptive parents or parent decide to change the baby's first or last name. For example, do you want her name to now be Brennan-Booth or just keep it as is?"
"I think it would be fine just to keep her name Booth." Brennan said. Booth smiled and squeezed her hand. Brennan smiled back.
Cristina jotted something down and smiled at them. "Alright, then. How about her first name? Any objections to Daffodil?"
Booth looked at Brennan and she furrowed her brows. "Actually, Booth, I talked with Angela about it and we sort of agree that it would be beneficial to change Daffy's name...if you want to, that is."
"Why, Bones?" Booth asked.
"Well, I grew up being made fun of, partly because of my IQ, but also because of my name, Temperance. I'm positive that if my parents kept my name, Joy Keenan, then I would have been teased much less. I just don't want Daffy to go through what I went through."
"You really think she'll get made fun of for her name, Bones?" Booth asked.
Brennan nodded. "Kids can be very cruel, Booth."
Booth nodded. "Yeah, I guess so...so what did you have in mind?"
Brennan smiled and looked longingly at Daffy. "Roxanne."
Booth grinned. "As in Roxanne Scallion?" he asked.
Brennan blushed and nodded. "I know it's silly, but I really loved that persona and I think she looks like a Roxanne. Don't you?" She looked questionably at Booth and he grinned at the sparkle in her eyes, then down to Daffy, who gave him the exact same look.
Good Lord. Booth thought. If I didn't know any better...
Booth smiled. "Roxanne, it is." He said. Brennan smiled and leaned over to kiss him. Booth kissed back. When he pulled away, he gave her a very serious look. "But her middle name is Daffodil. Alright? In honor of her mother, who gave her the name."
Brennan nodded. "I wouldn't have it any other way."
They turned back to Cristina, who'd been watching the exchange. She smiled at them. "So...Roxanne Daffodil Booth, then?"
Booth and Brennan nodded. Cristina wrote down the baby's new name on an Adoption Certificate and handed it over to Booth and Brennan to sign.
Once they had, Cristina tucked the paper back into the folder and stood up. Booth and Brennan followed suit and leaned over to shake her hand. "Thank you, Mr. Booth, Dr. Brennan. I will be in touch to let you know when the adoption is finalized which should be in the next few days, depending on when I get in touch with the Judge. Until then, I hope you two stay well and healthy with Daf- um, Roxanne."
"Thank you, Ms. Flores. Thank you so much." Booth said, shaking her hand.
Brennan thanked her as well and settled Roxanne (as she will now be referred to as) on her shoulder. Roxanne waved her arm wildly in farewell to Cristina, making her giggle.
"Bye-bye, Roxanne." She said, smiling and waving back at the baby.
Brennan and both waved once more before exiting the office.
Once out in the waiting room, Brennan raised Roxanne so that their noses touched. Brennan smiled, but then suddenly her smiled faded as she handed Roxanne to Booth and made a run for the bathroom, one hand holding her stomach, while the other covered her mouth.
Uh-oh! Looks like Brennan is sick! What does it mean? And do you like the baby's new name? I sort of thought about it and Daffy wasn't the best choice of name Booth's daughter could have had, now that I think of it. Please REVIEW!