A/N: Wow! What a fantastic response! I'm glad everyone liked Booth coming back! Here's the next chapter full of Parker cuteness!
She unlocked the apartment door and Parker pushed aside and ran in. "Come on Daddy!"
"Shoes, Parker." She said, not seeing the strange look on Booth's face. He was surprised at how motherly she sounded.
"Sorry Dr. Bones." Parker said, running back and putting his shoes and coat on a hook by the door.
Both Angela and Booth were looking around the apartment trying to absorb all of the changes. There was crayons and paper on the coffee table and various artwork posted around. There was several buckets of toys and a giant flat screen tv as well.
"Wow, sweetie." Angela said. "When did all this happen?"
"Oh well, I.." she said, suddenly feeling nervous. "Once Parker started coming over more often, I thought I needed a few things."
"You got to have Parker?" he said astonished.
"Yes, well Rebecca called me once because she had a conference and I took care of him for the weekend." She said. "Then after that, she let me take care of him instead of her parents, who usually do. I guess she thought I was lonely. I hope that it's okay. That this is okay." She felt nervous, like she took Parker away from him.
"It's perfect." He replied, moving next to her and slipping his hand around her waist. He placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Come on Daddy!" Parker said, jumping up and down. "You too, Angela!"
He followed his son around the house, watching him point out various things.
"Dr. Bones let me put up all my pictures on the fridge." Parker said pointed.
"I can see that." He replied, laughing. The fridge was covered with tons of pictures, as were the surrounding cabinets. Parker grabbed his hand and pulled him into the bathroom.
"This is my stool and my toothbrush and my bath toys." Parker said. He ran out of the bathroom and down the hall. "This is the best part!" he yelled back at them as they were making their way down the hall. He opened the door and waited for them to catch up.
"This is my room!" Parker said, excitingly. They all stepped into the room. "This is my dinosaur bed and I have dinosaur wallpaper and this is my desk for colouring and here is my microscope!" Parker jumped on to his bed. "And here is a picture of us daddy, see?" he said pointing to a picture on the wall. "It's near my head cuz you will keep me safe. Right Dr. Bones?"
"Right Parker." She said, from the doorway. Her stomach was flip flopping nervously.
"Temperance.. I.." Booth said. "This is incredible. Thank you."
"I couldn't sleep in your apartment." She said fiddling with her hands. "So.."
"The book!" Parker interrupted. "Where is it?"
"I think it's on the coffee table." She replied. He ran out to go see if it was there.
"Sweetie this is beautiful." Angela said.
"Thanks Ange." She said. "Would you like some coffee?"
"Absolutely." Angela said, as they headed out of the room and back down the hall. "That coffee from Agent Matthews just didn't cut it."
"How is Agent Matthews doing anyway?" Booth asked. "He didn't give you a gun did he?"
"I haven't been working with him. Zach has." She replied.
"Wait, you haven't done any FBI cases?" he said looking surprised.
"No, I said I would only work with you." She said.
"However she has been working like 80 hours a week since you left." Angela piped up. "And sleeping in the lab."
"Ange!" she said, turning on the coffee pot.
"I got the book Dr. Bones!" Parker said, coming into the kitchen holding a large scrapbook.
"Good Parker." She replied. "Why don't we go sit on the couch and look at it?"
They headed to the couch and sat down, Parker squished between Angela and Booth so he could show them the book.
"We made this book for you daddy so that when you came back you could see what Dr. Bones and I did." He opened the first page. "See we went to the museum and we got to go in the basement and see the mummies and we got a special badge. And we saw the dinosaurs. Did you know they died a long, long time ago Daddy?"
"I did.' Booth replied. "That's neat though."
Parker flipped the page. "Then we went to Sid's and he took our picture see?"
Booth stared down at the picture of Parker with his arms around Temperance's neck. They were both grinning.
Parker kept flipping through the pages, showing Angela and him all the things they did. There was pictures of Parker baking cookies, flour all over the kitchen. There was a lopsided one of Temperance eating an ice cream sundae. There were pictures of them together in the lab and several at Sid's. He laughed when he saw the pictures of the volcano. There was one of Parker standing next to it and then one erupting. There was a picture that Parker took of Temperance covered entirely in the fake lava. And there was one of Parker sound asleep in bed, his hand on the wall touching the picture of him and Parker.
Suddenly Parker scooted off the couch and ran to his room. Booth looked over and saw that she had fallen asleep.
"I should go." Angela said, putting her coffee cup down and rising from the couch. "They will be wondering where I am at the lab."
"Thanks for driving us." Booth replied.
Parker came back into the room holding his dinosaur blanket. He placed it over Temperance's sleeping form. He was touched by his son's simple gesture.
"I have to go now sweetie." Angela said, looking at Parker. "Thank you for letting me look at your book." She walked over and gave Parker a hug. "Call me if you need anything Booth."
"I will." He replied standing up and walking to the door. "Good luck with the case."
"Yeah, hopefully I will have some of my weekend left." Angela said, walking out the door.
He turned around and saw Parker snuggling up next to her. He sat down on the couch and pulled both of them close to him so that Parker was sitting on his lap and her head was on his shoulder.
"I love you Daddy." Parker mumbled into his chest.
"I love you too Parker." He replied, kissing the top of his forehead. He sighed and shut his eyes, sleep overtaking him.
