That Great Love
By Meekerprincess9778
Ch 10
They had a hard time ending the night. Both of them didn't want to say goodbye. However, two little sets of eyes were getting sleepy. Booth kissed and hugged Olivia, while Brennan kissed and hugged Parker. They each looked at each other. She leaned in for the kiss. It was a small kiss, in front of the kids. They both wanted to get an early start for tomorrow. They wanted to go see Hank.
Brennan had two dresses picked out for Olivia the next day. One was blue with multi colored hearts on it. The other one was purple with stars on it. Olivia picked the hearts. Brennan thought it was because they looked more like bugs to her. She laughed at the thought. She packed a bag for Olivia and met Booth at the diner for breakfast.
The diner was a little busy, being a Saturday morning. The wait staff looked at Brennan with astonishment. Margo, one of their regular waitresses, was the first to say it. "Who is this sweet little girl you have with you today, Dr. Brennan?"
"Actually, she is my foster daughter. I plan on adopting her." Brennan glowed while showing off her daughter.
"Dr. Brennan, you have a heart of gold. Will Booth be joining you?" She asked, getting menus.
"Yes and Parker as well. Give him an adult and children's menu please." Parker often ordered from the adult menu, but wanted the games from the children's menu.
Brennan was early. She was still having problems gauging her time on getting ready with Olivia. Often it took her longer than expected. However, sometimes Olivia cooperated more. She was giving Livi some crackers when Hannah walked in. To say that Hannah was surprised would be the understatement of the century. Hannah wasn't good with children and often thought that Temperance would be even worse with them. She actually liked that about Temperance. It made her not feel as bad as a person. Hannah sat down across from her "friend."
"Temperance, is this a relative of yours?" She asked, wondering who on earth would give her a young child to watch, even for a brief period of time.
"Well, Hannah, it's time for my secret to come out. Olivia is that secret project that I have been working on. I found her abandoned. I am fostering her right now, but am on my way to adopting her. I apologize for not telling you. I just was getting used to being a mom. I didn't want that many people to know yet." She felt that it was truth enough.
At this Olivia said, "Mama." She held Brennan's hand.
"That's right, I am your Mommy. This is Hannah, Olivia." She didn't go through saying her name a bunch of times for Livi to learn it. She said it once so Livi wouldn't be scared.
"I am quite shocked. I didn't see you as the maternal type." Hannah said flippantly.
"I have wanted a child for quite some time now. I just wanted the circumstances to be right. When I rescued her, I just couldn't put her back in foster care." Brennan said plainly.
"You probably know that Seeley and I broke up. I should have listened to you about Parker. I will be honest, I am nervous around children. I could never do what you are doing. I need to be able to go at a moment's notice. You can't do that when you have children. I still love Seeley, though. I don't know what to do." Hannah sighed.
"I can't help you with that." Brennan stated.
Halfway through Hannah talking, Booth and Parker came up behind her.
"Pawka!" Olivia squealed.
"Hi, Livi." Parker said back. "Hi, Bones." He gave them each a kiss on the cheek. He sat next to Brennan. He didn't know who the blonde woman was and didn't want to sit next to her. "She said my name. That is so cool."
"Yes, it is, Bub. Are you joining us for breakfast?" Booth asked Hannah.
"No, my order should be done any minute. I was just talking to Temperance for a moment. Please reconsider what you said. Seeley, please." Hannah pleaded with him.
Parker and Brennan were both trying to ignore what was unfolding in front of them. She was making it really hard, though.
"You're Hannah, aren't you?" Parker asked.
"Yes, I am." Hannah replied.
"You should go away. Dad doesn't need a girlfriend that has no interest in the most important things to him." Parker looked at her meanly.
"Parker what did I say on how you talk to adults?" Booth couldn't believe his kid sometimes.
"Sometimes the truth needs to be said, no matter how impolite it is, Booth." Brennan said, sipping her coffee.
"He gets his bluntness from you, you know." Booth laughed.
"Well then I am happy that I am such an awful influence on him." She laughed back.
Hannah didn't know what to think as she watched this scene. "What do you think is most important to your Father, Parker?"
"Duh, his most important things are me, Bones, and his work. His work here, not in the desert; have you ever listened to him talk at all? Dad did you only talk about sports with her?" Parker asked, curiously.
Booth could not believe how much he sounded like a little boy Bones. "Parker, that's enough. Is there anything else, Hannah? I think the waitress is waiting for you to leave to take our order."
"Temperance, you are wrong. He is not like a little Seeley. I can't believe a little boy is being so rude to me." Hannah scoffed.
"He knows you didn't want to meet him, Hannah. How do you expect him to react to you? I have known him since he was four years old. He has been nothing but a sweet little boy."
Margo came over; she had been waiting for the blonde to leave for some time. However, she knew that Dr. Brennan's coffee needed refilled. She filled up Booth's as well. "Miss, your food has been sitting in the window. It will be getting cold if you don't retrieve it soon. Amber will be more than happy to ring you out. Are we ready to order?"
Booth and Brennan were both happy that the waitress seemed to get Hannah moving out of the diner. She got her order and left. They ordered their food. She ordered a pancake and bacon for Livi.
"I am surprised that you don't have Olivia going vegan with you, Bones." Booth said with curiosity.
"I think that it should be a personal choice. Also, she needs to gain weight. Bacon will help with that. I don't seem the harm in moderation. She just shouldn't be consuming it in mass amounts like you, Booth. I am worried your heart will give out on you one day." Brennan replied back.
"Parker, you really need to watch what you are saying to adults. Yesterday you were rude to Sully and now today with Hannah. It's okay not to like someone. It's not okay to be rude or to kick them." Booth reiterated to his son. He thought this talk was over after he had it this morning. Apparently he thought it only applied to Sully.
"He kicked Sully?" Brennan was curious.
"Yes." They both said.
"Parker, why would you kick Sully? Did he do something to you?" Brennan couldn't fathom this sweet little boy kicking a person.
"He was over and brought you flowers. He looked at you like they do in Mom's movies before they kiss. You're our Bones. We love you. I wanted him to go away." Parker said, honestly.
She thought she was going to cry again. "I see. Well, Parker, do you know how very special you are to me? You are the first child I have ever loved. I loved you before my nieces. I loved you before Olivia. Nothing will ever change that. Do you understand?" He nodded. He gave her a big hug and kiss.
"Pawka, Mama" Livi squealed. They all laughed. Margo brought out their food and they ate. To anyone watching, they would look like a normal family eating. In the middle of eating, something had occurred to Brennan. I need to call my publicist. She left Livi with Parker and Booth and stepped outside.
A few moments later she came back in and resumed eating. Booth and Parker looked at her, quizzically.
"Oh, I just called my publicist to release the information about Livi to the press. I don't want Hannah writing some distorted story about what really happened and releasing it before I come out with the truth. I had the press release ready since I decided I was going to keep her. I was just waiting for the right time to release it."