AN: Sorry for the delay. I hope this will make you all happy. Not mine!

When Booth woke up the next day, he rolled over to get closer to his Bones once again, but found her side of the bed empty and cold. His first thought was that she might have tried to run away from him, however only seconds later he remembered that she promised not to run. And she never broke a promise. So instead of jumping out of bed and running around the house looking for her, like he first thought he would do, he just got up, went to his own room and pulled some clothes on before he made his way to the living room.

There he found not only her but his son too. They were snuggled close together under the throw again and watching TV.

I wish I could see them like that more often. They really seem to get along very well.

Brennan, who had seen him enter the living room, smiled at him and motioned for him to come closer. He was about to sit down next to the two most important people in his life, when his stomach started to rumble. So instead of sitting down, he gave the curls of his son a slight ruffle and kissed Bones on the lips, before he started in the direction of the kitchen.

"You guys hungry? I could make some breakfast. What do you want to have this morning?"

Parker was fast to answer with his usual cry for waffles, while Brennan, who never ate breakfast when she was alone, wasn't all that hungry. Of course, she knew that Booth would make her eat something anyway and waffles sounded quite good to her too. She had no idea, if Booth even knew how to make them, but she was willing to try him.

"Waffles sound good Booth. You know how to do them?"

"Of course I know Bones. I am a good cook and I can make some mean waffles. We only have to see if we have a waffle iron here. It won't work without one of those. You can just stay sitting on the couch watching TV for a little longer, while I make breakfast."

With that said, he disappeared into the kitchen and began his search for the iron and the ingredients for the waffles.

Temperance sat back down on the couch, realizing that he wouldn't need any help from her, and started to watch the cartons again. She didn't understand how someone can enjoy watching crazy looking stuffed animals on TV, but Parker seemed to like it. He had tried to tell her something about the different characters at first but they had decided to just enjoy the show for now. If she wanted to know, she could always ask, he had told her. She was sure she would never do that though. She was not interested in cartons at all, although she had to admit that some of the things happening where rather funny and entertaining. And Parker was a nice kid, easy to talk to, very intelligent for his age and most important, he had Booth's dark brown eyes.

She just couldn't say 'no' when they looked at her with these eyes. So as he came into her room, looking for his dad at just a few minutes after 7 in the morning, she let herself being coaxed into coming to the living room to watch something he called 'Spongebob' with him. She had wanted to see the look on Booth's face when he woke up with her next to him, but she knew now, that there would be more possibilities to see that in the future. They wouldn't be able to go back to just being partners now, they were in a relationship now. A serious one even and she liked it. She actually liked the feeling of security she got when she thought about this new aspect in their lives. She would never have to feel alone again, because she knew he wouldn't leave her.

This trust she had in him, made her realize that maybe, what they had was something more than just a committed relationship. They were in love with each other. She loved Seeley Booth. And he loved her too. She was sure about that, he hadn't said it to her so far, but she could see it in his eyes. As soon as she was able to understand the concept of real love a few weeks ago, she had seen it in his eyes. Not as clearly visible as it was now, but it was there all along.

Through all the musing, she hadn't realized that Parker had asked her a question, before he started to wave a hand in front of her face.

"Sorry, Parker. I got distracted thinking about something, what is it?"

"Are you in love with my daddy?"

How should she answer that question? She knew she was and she didn't want to lie to the little boy, but she had no idea, what Booth wanted to tell him about them.

"Parker….I really think you should talk to your daddy first…"

"Are you his girlfriend now Bones? That would be cool. He never had a girlfriend and I like you."

"He never had a girlfriend?"

"Nope. He never had one. Except mommy of course, she was his girlfriend once, but that was a looong time ago."

Brennan wanted to ask more, but Parker was once again concentrating on the strange looking yellow thing, he apparently liked very much.

He never introduced any of his girlfriends to Parker? Not even Tessa or Cam?

Before she could ponder the implications of that any longer, Booth was calling from the kitchen, telling them the waffles were ready. And sure enough, as they entered the kitchen the table was set for three and steaming waffles were already waiting for them. He'd found the time to slice some fruit to and even found some whipped cream.

"Sit down and start eating, they're best when they are still warm."

And eating they did. Booth's waffles tasted better than anything she ever ate before. Conversation was easy between them as well. Most of the time Parker was talking about everything that came to mind and the few times he was munching quietly on his food Booth was talking about their plans for the day.

Soon breakfast was finished, the plates cleaned and Parker back in the living room watching cartoons again.

"Parker asked me if I am your girlfriend now."

"Hmmm. What did you tell him?" Booth was nuzzling her neck with his nose, with his hands securely wrapped around her waist. The feeling of his body pressed against her back distracted Temperance. She had to take in a seep breath before she could answer him.

"I told him to talk to you. He said…you never…"

"I never what, Temperance?"

"He said you never had a girlfriend after Rebecca."

"That's right Bones"

"But what about Tessa? Or Cam? They were your girlfriends."

"Cam was just an old relationship refreshed. We were both feeling lonely at that time. It was nothing serious."

"And Tessa?"

"I thought that maybe it could evolve into something serious. I cared about her but I never loved her."

He turned her around in his arms so that he could see her face. He needed to see her reaction to hat he had to say to her.

"I decided a long time ago that I would never let Parker meet a woman, I wasn't 100% sure that she would be by my side for a very long time. Tessa was just a fling compared to the real thing."

Booth could see it in her eyes as the realization what exactly he was trying to tell her, finally hit her. Her breathing hitched, her pupils dilated and her mouth fell open in slight shock.

"You don't have to say something Bones. Just listen to what I have to say. I knew that you were a special person soon after our partnership started. I liked you from the beginning. We became partners, then friends and slowly I started to have very un-partner-like feelings towards you. When you started dating Sully, I knew that I was in love with you."

He took hold of her face and turned it so that their eyes locked.

"I love you, Temperance. I have for a long time now. I want to have a serious relationship with you, that's why I never hesitated to not only introduce you to Parker, but to also spend this vacation together. You are the real thing for me."

And then he kissed her with so much love and tenderness that her knees felt like jelly…

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