Thanks everyone for your reviews. Girl in the Mask was ok for me, but I loved the BB moments. Especially Booth feeding Brennan ice cream. The subtle change and progression of Brennan's character this season has been very well done.

Back to the story where we left off. Again it takes place some time after the last chapter.

Booth

I turn the keys to the lock slowly, aware that it's late. I'm relieved to finally be home. It's been a long day, and it being a Saturday doesn't help my already foul mood. I've missed an entire day that could've been spent with Parker. Thankfully Bones had elected to stay home today to work on a paper she's thinking of publishing, so Parker stayed home with her.

The apartment is dark, both Parker and Bones must be in bed. I slip off my jacket and drape it over the couch. Loosening my tie, I make my way to Parker's room first. What used to be Temperance's guest room has been Parker's bedroom on weekends ever since I had left for my tour of Iraq.

I slowly open the door, the bedside lamp is still on. The sight before me almost makes me tear. They look so peaceful, my entire world, my wife and son asleep on the small bed. Parker's head is resting in the crook of Bones' arm, she looks rather cramped, curled up on Parker's bed. My eyes automatically travel to the swell of her belly, another addition to the two things that are most precious to me in the whole world. I smile, almost reluctant to disturb the sleeping two on the bed.

Bones can't be comfortable. I lower myself gently onto the edge of the bed, siting, I smoothe Bones hair back with my hand. Her eyes flutter open. She sees me and smiles.

"What time is it?" She whispers.

"Almost midnight. I'm sorry I got home so late."

She smiles, reaching her hand up, her palm caressing my cheek. "You missed my famous mac n' cheese, but I saved you some leftovers."

"Thanks."

I move a hand to her belly, rubbing gently, "How's the baby?"

"Feels like its doing somersaults in there."

The baby moves. "I felt that. You ok?"

"Yes. I must have fell asleep reading Parker his bedtime story."

"You guys had fun without me?"

Bones nods and smiles. Lying there a sleepy grin on her face, she looks so sexy.

"I've been thinking of being inside you all day."

"Let's get into bed then."

"Are you guys talking about sex again?"

"Parker? No, we're not talking about…. I thought you were asleep?"

"How can I sleep when you two keep talking?"

Bones laughs. She plants a kiss on Parker's forehead and gets up.

"Sorry buddy, we'll leave you alone now."

I lean over ruffling his hair. Bones climbs out of Parker's bed. I pull the covers up, tucking him in.

"Goodnight little man."

Bones takes my head and leads us back to the bedroom. She starts to unbutton my shirt, pulling it off me, taking my tie with it. I pull the large tee-shirt over her head, pleased to see that she's not wearing a bra, her nipples already erect, crying for attention. I'm already so hard for her.

"I've got a surprise for you, tomorrow." I tell her, lowering my lips to hers.

"Not now?" She's working on my cocky belt buckle.

"Now? Make love yes, but no I wasn't talking about sex." I help her shuck off my pants and boxers.

She pulls me into bed with her.

"What then?"

I pull of her panties. "It's a surprise for both you and Parker."

She lays beneath me, so perfect, her eyes filled with desire, desire for me! The thought makes me ache to be inside her but I hold back.

"You're not trying to get me to go to mass with you and Parker are you?"

"You coming with us for once, would be nice, but no, that's not it."

"You've been planning this?" She's pulling my head down to kiss her.

We kiss. Her lips part, allowing me access to her hot tongue. I move my hand to massage her right breast, tweaking her nipple with my fingers. She moans appreciatively.

"Quiet Bones. Parker's next door remember?"

"Sorry."

"I told you I've been thinking about this the entire day. You know how hard it is to concentrate when all I can think about is how good you feel around me?"

Her nails rake my chest, then her hand moves to stroke my length, her thumb circling my tip.

"I meant the surprise." Her voice low in my ear, sending sweet tingling sensations right down to my hard cock. It takes all my self control to answer her and not lose it right then.

"Yeah", I manage as her hand does magic things to me.

I desperately need to be inside her. I move my hand to dip two fingers into her core. She's soaking wet, ready and waiting for me.

"Mmm… you're so wet Temperance."

Her breathing is ragged, "I told you pregnancy increases my libido."

"You ready for me?"

"Always."

I don't need anymore encouragement, getting on my knees, I align my hips with hers, gently sliding myself in, careful not to bump her belly. It feels amazing, like it always does when I sheath myself inside her, it feels just like home.

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Brennan

"Are we visiting someone?" Parker asks from the backseat of Booth's SUV.

"No buddy. Patience, we're almost there." Booth glances at me and grins.

It's Sunday afternoon. Seeley and Parker had picked me from home after mass. We had lunch at the diner, then it's off to whatever surprise Seeley has in store for us. We're driving around in the DC suburbs, rows of houses line the street.

"We're here." Booth pulls up outside a modest-looking two-storey house.

The "For Sale" sign outside is a dead giveaway. We've talked about this some time back. I hadn't realized Booth had been house-hunting without me. We climb out of the SUV.

"Are we gonna live here?" Parker asks, his eyes gleaming. The front yard would give ample space for a growing boy like Parker and the baby inside me to run and play.

"It depends."

"On what Daddy?"

"On whether the two of you like it."

"You've been to view this place already?"

"Yes." Booth gives me an apologetic look.

"I had been looking. I mean, we don't exactly have a lot of time, the baby's due in less than five months. I didn't want to tire you out dragging you around to view houses. I've seen a couple but liked this one the best so… here we are."

"I wish you'd told me."

"What you don't like it?"

The neighborhood is quiet save for the occasion barking of pet dogs or squeal of playing children. Standing there with Booth and Parker on either side of me, I'm suddenly overwhelmed. Never in a million years would I have envisioned this. It's true Booth and I talked about moving into a bigger place but this is the American dream isn't it? The very dream I often scoffed at. The 2 kids, the white picket fence, and the pet dog. Me being a housewife in suburbia. I had once told myself that I would never be in this situation. The irony of the moment is not lost on me.

And there's one more nagging memory. I'm suddenly fifteen again, waking up on Christmas morning only to realize my parents are gone. Before Mom and Dad left, we lived in a two storey house much like this one. This isn't the same, I try to tell myself. This is what Seeley wants, what he's always wanted. But is it what I want?

"Can we go look inside?" Parker asks, interrupting my thoughts.

"Sure Parker."

As if on cue, a woman I assume to be the real estate agent opens the doot to the house.

"Agent Booth."

"Hey Penny. Meet my wife and son. Temperance and Parker."

"And one more on the way." She eyes my tummy. "This place has more than enough rooms for both your kids and any more you might want to have."

"I wanna go inside."

"Parker."

"It's no problem. He's excited to be moving. Come on, I'll take you inside."

Parker turns to look at me. "Go ahead, Bones and I will be right behind you."

We watch Parker disappear into the house with Penny, then Seeley turns to me, concern etched on his face.

"You ok Bones?"

"Yeah, this is all kind of sudden."

"Sudden? We talked about this. The baby won't have its own room in our apartment."

I feel myself begin to tear. Booth takes my hand.

"Hey, hey Bones. I'm sorry ok? Don't cry, you know how I hate to see you cry."

I hate that I've been reduced to a walking bag of hormones. "No, I'm sorry."

"Look Bones, if you don't like, it, we don't have to get it alright? No problem, we can look at another place, or, the baby can sleep in our room till it gets older."

"Daddy! Bones!" Parker is waving for us to join him in the house.

"Just a minute son!"

"No, Parker likes it. Let's not disappoint him." I force a smile. "I'll give this place a chance, let's go inside and see how I feel about it."

That night after Parker had been sent home to Rebecca and I'm lying alone in bed, I have time to think about the house we looked at this afternoon. Booth is right, it is a nice house, and it has sufficient rooms. I remember how animated he got when he talked about the nursery, and his 103" plasma tv to watch his hockey.

I remind myself that this is what my Seeley has always wanted, and I can give it to him. As if on cue, he emerges from the shower, with only a towel round his waist.

"We could put the baby's crib here." He walks to the end of the bed. "See, the minute it cries, there's no need for running to the next room."

"This isn't what you want."

"What me? No way. We can do this, moving further away from work doesn't make sense either."

"You're lying Seeley."

"I want you to be happy Temperance. You didn't look happy this afternoon."

We didn't have time to talk till now. We didn't want to bring it up with Parker around.

"Bones, whatever's bothering you, just tell me ok?" He sits next to me on the bed.

I get up to face him.

"Just, being there, that house this afternoon, it just made me realize that we are at the threshold of having the American dream. Before we got together, I told myself that I would never be that housewife with the house and the kids, white picket fence, but here I am having to take the next step and it's a little scary."

"Whoa, hold up there Bones. I never said I expected you to quit you job to be a housewife. It's just a house Bones, nothing else needs to change."

"It felt a little overwhelming."

"You're not having second thoughts about us are you?" Booth looks worried, scared even.

"It's a little too late for that don't you think, we're married and I'm pregnant."

"But it all happened too fast. We had all this other stuff to distract us, you know Iraq, my recovery, my Dad, you getting pregnant, we never really had the time to settle into being married to each other until now."

"I guess you're right."

He looks downright dejected now.

"You're not thinking of leaving now right?"

"No of course not. I never jump into anything without giving it much thought. We've known each other for so many years, getting married to you was something I went into whole-heartedly."

"But having a baby and a house in suburbia is not?"

"I want this baby Seeley, I want it so much."

"But it doesn't mean you're not scared of what happens when it gets here."

I nod. "And that house reminded me of the house Russ and I grew up in, I remembered when I woke up and Mom and Dad were gone."

Booth pulls me to him, holding me tightly in his arms. He smells so familiar, so comforting.

"I'm being silly."

Booth laughs. "I never thought I'd hear Dr Temperance Brennan say that."

He plants a kiss on my lips. He takes my hand in his, interlocking our fingers.

"I made a vow never to lave you, and I never will. Not voluntarily anyway. And it's not just bacause I signed my name on some paper telling me that we're married. I love you. You are my whole wrold. You're not gonna wake up one day to find that I've left you. I promise alright? If you don't wanna move then we won't. I just want you to be happy."

"I want you to be happy too."

"You kidding me Bones? I'm already the happiest man on tha planet. I mean come on, beautiful wife who's having my baby who could want more?"

"Parker and the baby should have their own rooms. This apartment is too small for all of us. And if my Dad or your Mom wants to come visit – "

"I get it Bones. But I don't want you to do something you don't want to."

"When do we have to give the real estate agent an answer on the house?"

"We have till next Friday."

"We'll decide by then."

TBC

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Gosh I'm having Bones withdrawal.