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That evening, Booth made sure that Brennan went home early. He knew you don't just wake up from a migraine and feel totally fine He knew that Brennan would be tired, so he came by the Lab at 5:30 p.m. and asked her to stop work for the day. He thought they could pick up some Wong Foo's and watch a movie. He rented "The Mummy" because Brennan loved that movie, the Boris Karloff one, not the Brendan Fraser one. Brennan thought it sounded like a wonderful idea and much to the shock of her squints, she actually left the Jeffersonian at 5:45 p.m.
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Arriving home, Booth and Brennan found Max standing beside Brennan's apartment door. He was leaning against the wall, watching them get off the elevator, when Brennan noticed him.
"Why are you here, Dad?" Brennan asked.
Hearing Brennan call him Dad, Max realized that Brennan wasn't as angry with him as she was yesterday, Max said, "I heard you had a migraine and I wanted to make sure you're ok."
Shaking her head, Brennan unlocked her door and looked at Max. "I'm ok. Is there anything else you want to say to me?"
Seeing that Max and Brennan weren't moving, Booth squeezed by Brennan and took their dinner into the kitchen and sat down at the kitchen table. He thought it would be best to give them some privacy. He was close enough to hear; but, out of sight, so Brennan may feel freer to talk to Max. If things got ugly, he could always walk back into the living room and intervene.
Looking at the door and then Brennan, Max asked, "Aren't you going to invite me in?"
Relenting, Brennan told her father, "Come in, Dad. I wouldn't want you to be inconvenienced by standing in the hallway." With that Brennan walked into her apartment.
Following, Max walked in and closed the door. Looking around and not seeing Booth, Max said, "Honey, are you going to offer me some tea or something to drink? I could really use something to drink. I stood in the hallway for a long time waiting for you to come home."
Annoyed, Brennan said, "Fine. Do you want something to drink, Dad?"
Smiling, Max said, "Why thank you for asking me, Tempe. Yes, I would like some tea or a beer if you have one."
Walking into the kitchen, Brennan rolled her eyes at Booth and then walked over to the fridge to get a beer for her father. Max, walking into the kitchen behind Brennan, found Booth. Trying to be polite, Max said, "Booth, don't you have an apartment? I mean, if you're going to be living here wouldn't it better to just do it and quit running back and forth between your apartments. I don't know where to look when I want to see Tempe and I end up having to guess where she is. Sometimes I guess wrong and end up traveling between apartments to find her. You know gas isn't cheap. You're costing me a fortune in gas bills."
Handing her father a beer, Brennan said, "You know Dad, if you would call first before showing up, it might save you time and gas. Don't blame Booth for wasting your time. You're wasting your own time."
Seeing that Brennan had handed Max one of those Egyptian beers that Brennan likes, Booth smiled. "This should be good," he thought.
Seeing Booth smile, Max started to worry. What the crap was so funny. Sitting down, Max opened the beer and took a swig. He almost gagged. Looking at the beer and then at Booth, Max wasn't over joyed to see Booth laughing silently at him.
Ignoring Booth and the beer, Max said, "Honey, I came over here to tell you that I quit working for Fred and Steve. I told Fred that it makes you unhappy for me to work in the security industry so I need to find something else to do. He said he understood. You know he offered to pay me double if I wouldn't quit? That really hurt Tempe. Where I am I going to find a part time job that pays that well?"
Sitting down next to Booth, Brennan said, "Booth found out that the company you were working for was a legitimate business. I may have over-reacted about what you were doing. I didn't tell you you had to quit your job, Dad. That was your decision."
Looking at Brennan to see if she was serious and then at Booth, Max noticed Booth smile, give his head a small nod and mouth the words "you did the right thing." Well, at least that's what it looked like he said. Turning back to Brennan, Max said, "Your right, Honey. It was my decision and it's the right one. I'll just look for something else to do. I'm hungry, are you going to invite me to dinner? You know, I would like to visit you for awhile this evening, if that's ok with you."
Suddenly Booth wasn't smiling any more. "Damn. I should have bought more food. If I had known Max was going to mooch my dinner I would have made sure I had bought more," Booth thought. "Oh well, Bones is happy with her Dad so I guess it's ok."
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I know some of you are probably wondering why Brennan was so upset with Max. I feel she still doesn't have faith in Max's motives and anything that smacks of underhandedness makes her nervous and upset. Booth's reaction to Max was simpler. Max upset Brennan so Booth was upset with Max. More of the murder investigation next. Review and let me know what you think of my story so far. I want to make sure that you guys like my story. Thanks.