We're back to Booth but this time with Katy (a name I had come up with before Christine was born… Sorry, but this is all part of an AU to Bones that I had written).
I will hold on hope,
And I won't let it choke,
On that noose around your neck.
And I'll find strength in pain,
And I will change my ways.
I'll know my name as it's called again.
2038
Booth was waiting at the train station for his daughter Kaitlyn to arrive with his granddaughter Leah. She was on her way home for Christmas and Booth had not seen her for about six months so he was not expecting to see his twenty-six-year-old daughter heavily pregnant.
Katy noticed the shocked look on her father's aged face, gulped and firmly grasped Leah's hand before strolling over to Booth.
"Hi Dad." She said with an apprehensive smile. Leah was completely oblivious to the tension between her mother and grandfather so decided to tug on Booth's jacket.
"Hey how is my favourite girl?" Booth asked Leah. "You've gotten bigger since I last saw you."
Katy could understand Booth's disappointment being as she had Leah when she was just a teenager but Katy knew that Booth would not ignore her forever. She knew because Booth had taken her bags rather than let her suffer with holding Leah's hand and with her own extra baggage.
The silence in the car was awkward. Booth occasionally glanced at Katy but she wasn't sure if it was disappointment or disgust.
"How is Mom?" asked Katy.
"Your mom is fine, as is Harry and Izzie if you really want to know." answered Booth.
"Are you angry at me?"
"I'm not angry. I just wished you would have called to tell me about the pregnancy, especially after what happened last time. I wasn't there when you fell ill and you nearly died."
"I had Michael with me back then. I wasn't alone."
"What if you had fallen ill this time? You don't have Michael now and you live in another city away from your mom and me. What if I had a call from a hospital telling me that you had died because you had eclampsia?" asked Booth getting angry.
"Dad everything is fine. The baby has a strong heartbeat and my blood pressure is stable which surprised me considering what happened last time." said Katy calmly.
Booth turned his head away from her and focused on the road. Katy turned her head and smiled at Leah, who was asleep.
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The next two days were quiet, even Christmas Day. Brennan, Parker and Izzie had decided to take Leah and Parker's children Sam and Zoe to the sales leaving Booth and Katy on their own. He still couldn't believe that Katy would keep something as important as having a baby secret for six months.
"Are you still talking to me?" asked Katy said when Booth put down his paper. Katy was resting on the couch with her feet up and a bowl of fruit on her nine-month-old pregnant stomach.
"Katy, you're my daughter; I'm not going to ignore you for the rest of my life." said Booth. "I just thought you would have mentioned this."
"Dad I didn't notice until I was four months gone. I guess I was just worried about how you'd react."
"I would have been fine with the pregnancy. You're old enough to make the decisions. Is anyone helping you? Is the father involved? Who is the father?"
"Dad, don't be angry… but the baby was the result of an affair with a married man. I didn't know he was married at the time and by the time I found out about his wife, I was already pregnant. As soon as I told him, he fled faster than a speed racer."
"So you have no one to help you?" asked Booth.
"I can do Dad. I've spent the last ten years raising Leah, I can do it."
"Sweetheart, you had help with Leah. This is something different. You are away from us; you don't have a father supporting you. How are you going to cope?"
"I'll try. I'm like you Dad, I'm a hard worker." said Katy sincerely. "Right now, I need the bathroom." he said pushing herself off the couch. She quickly moved the bowl onto the coffee table and walked out the room.
Booth looked at the television a moment when Katy returned looking as white as a sheet. "Katy what's wrong?" asked Booth.
"I think my water broke."
