A/N: Here's the next chapter! There's parts of it that amuse me, like the fact that they sleep all day while Parker took care of himself. Thank you very much for your reviews, I am so glad you are liking it!

A knock on the door startled her out of sleep. Parker was sitting on the couch watching cartoons and Booth was still sound asleep beside her. As she headed to the door she looked at the clock. It was five o'clock. She opened the door to see Angela, Zach and Hodgins outside.

"Hey guys." She said, gesturing for them to come in.

"Did you just wake up sweetie?" Angela said.

"Yeah I did." She replied. "Parker, why didn't you wake me up? What have you done all day?"

"I watched tv and played with my toys and drew Daddy lots of pictures." Parker said.

"You've been asleep all day?" Hodgins said. "Wow, how do you feel?"

"I actually feel really good thanks." She replied. It was true. She felt more refreshed then she had in a long time.

"Nice apartment, Dr. Brennan." Zach said.

"Thank you." She replied. She walked back over to the couch and sat next to the still sleeping Booth. She pushed his shoulder and tried to wake him up. "Booth?" she said. "Wake up." He didn't move. "Seeley?" she said, pushing harder.

"Mmm, work later Temperance." Booth mumbled as he grabbed her and practically rolled on top of her.

Angela and Hodgins started laughing which caused Booth to open his eyes.

"Thank god." He said, staring into her eyes. "I thought it was a dream." He kissed her lips softly. He rolled off of her and sat up. "Hey guys." He said, noticing the squints staring at him. "What time is it?"

"It's almost five." She replied. "We slept all day and Parker had to play by himself."

"Oh bud, I am so sorry." He said, scooping Parker up into a hug.

"It's okay daddy." Parker replied. "I drew you some pictures."

"You did?" he said. "Well show me then."

She watched as he followed Parker into his bedroom and then turned her attention back to everyone else.

"So what can I do for you?" she asked.

"We actually came to check on you two." Angela said.

"And if we were one more second in the lab, we would have lost it." Hodgins said.

"Did you figure out the cause of death for the bodies?" she said.

"Umm, no Dr. Brennan." Zach said. "We are still working on it."

"Well it's your case not mine." She said wistfully. "Does anyone want a drink?"

"Is five too early for a glass of wine?" Angela asked.

"I don't think so." She replied smiling. "Let me go get it. Make yourselves comfortable."

She headed into the kitchen, Angela following behind her.

"Sweetie, I just want to say how happy I am for you." Angela said giving her a hug. "You seem better already."

"Thanks Ange." She said. "We are still not partners though."

"One step at a time sweetie." Angela said. "He just got back."

"Yes, and they could send him away again." She replied.

"No they won't." Booth said, walking into the kitchen.

"What do you mean?" she asked, grabbing the wine bottles from the fridge and handing them to Angela.

"I told Cullen this morning before I came to see you that I didn't want anymore undercover assignments that would take me away from my family."

"Your family?" she asked, confused.

"Yeah." He replied, walking over to her. "You and Parker, my family." He reached out and ran his fingers through her hair.

"What did he say?" she said.

"He said he would think about it." He replied, caressing her cheek. She shivered under his touch.

Angela, noting the rapidly private moment between them had grabbed the glasses and the bottle of wine and had backed out of the kitchen and into the living room, where everyone else was.

"You know, It's been over eight hours since I saw you and I have only kissed you twice." He said, wrapping his hands around her waist. "That seems wrong to me."

She reached up and wrapped her hands around his neck and pulled him closer. "That seems wrong to me too." She whispered.

"Well let's rectify.." he started to say. He got no further because her lips were on his, kissing him. It was passionate and urgent and he wanted it never to stop. They parted gasping for air, but only for a second, because she was kissing him again. He reached under her shirt to feel her skin and a soft moan escaped from her lips. They broke apart and he began kissing up and down her neck.

"Seeley." She said, breathing heavily. "Everyone's in the next room."

"Mmmm" was his reply as he nibbled on her earlobe. He captured her lips once more before they pulled apart, panting.

"Later." She said, giving him a wicked smile as she headed back out to the living room. He leaned back against the counter to catch his breath and then followed her out.


She grabbed the two cups of tea she had made and headed into the living room where she saw him looking at the scrapbook again. She sat next to him on the couch and handed him his tea. They had dinner with everyone, both her and Seeley eating enthusiastically. Neither of them had eaten in a while. Then they had left, promising to visit later in the week. She had watched as Booth had played a game with Parker, the look on his face ecstatic. Rebecca had come by and picked up Parker, shocked at Booth's return. They had hugged and she welcomed him back. That was about half an hour ago, now it was just the two of them. She snuggled closer to him and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"I can't believe you did all this stuff with him." He said, kissing the top of her forehead.

"It wasn't a big deal." She replied. "I had fun. Parker's a good kid, you know."

"Yeah." He said. "So what happened here?" he said, pointing to the volcano pictures.

She started to laugh. "I thought it would be fun if we built a volcano." She said. "Unfortunately when it erupted, it erupted all over me. I smelled for two days."

He started laughing. He had been gone for five weeks, but it felt like he had missed so much. She and Parker had clearly formed a close bond and he wouldn't want anything less. He also noticed the hug that Rebecca had given her when she came to get Parker. Temperance didn't let lots of people hug her, so that fact that she let his ex-girlfriend hug her meant something.

"I feel like I have missed so much." He said, voicing his thoughts and trying not to sound sad.

"Don't worry." She said, reassuringly. "I will fill you in on every detail." She sat up and put her tea down on the table then snuggled back into his chest. They were silent for a few minutes.

"Seeley?" she said, worriedly.

"Yes?" he replied.

"Umm… this is forever right?" she said, suddenly sitting up. She started fiddling with her hands in her lap.

He knew what she was asking and he only had one answer. "Absolutely." He said, running his fingers through her hair again. He couldn't imagine not ever wanting this, not ever wanting her.

"Good." She replied. "I know we have differences but.."

"I don't care." He said, leaning over to kiss her softly.

"You want kids. I don't." she said bluntly.

"I want you and Parker." He replied. "That's all I need, just you and Parker."

"Really?" she said. She looked vulnerable and a little scared.

"Really." He replied, pulling her to his chest. "I swear. I love you Temperance and I am never going to let you go. I told you I won't leave you and I won't ever, I promise."

"I love you too." She said into his chest. They lay there for a few more minutes until she sat up again. "I was thinking.. that maybe you and Parker want to move in with me." She stated.

"Are you sure?" he asked. He knew how she liked her privacy. Living together was a big step.

"Yes I am." She replied with conviction. "You are here all of the time anyway, and Parker has his room… I mean we can move into your apartment if you want, but mine is bigger so I thought…. I just want to be with you. Like a family." She said the last part in a whisper.

"I would love to move in with you Temperance." He said, kissing her once more. "You are going to have to pack up some of your books though, because I have a lot of stuff." He teased.

"My books! What about your stuff?" she replied, laughing.

"My stuff doesn't include shrunken heads." He said, tickling her.

"They are not shrunken heads!" she said, squirming. "What about all of your bowling stuff? That's weird."

"Bowling is not weird, Bones." He replied, tickling her again.

"Neither is my stuff." She said. "I.." He cut her off with a passionate kiss.

"Okay, enough of this." He growled as he scooped her up into his arms and headed towards the bedroom.