The next morning Parker bounced into Booth's room.
"Hey Dad! It's today…can we go see Bones now?"
Booth groaned and pulled him up onto the bed with him.
"Not yet, bud. Remember we said we'd meet them for lunch, go to the zoo and then go to the mall to help Angela pick something out for Dr. Hodgins for the party?"
"Oh…yeah…is it lunchtime yet?"
Booth laughed. He couldn't blame Parker for his excitement.
"Nope, not lunchtime, yet, but how's about we make some Booth family pancakes for breakfast?"
"With the secret ingredient, right Dad?"
"You better believe it, Park-O."
"Dad, do you think Bones likes pancakes?"
Booth sighed as Parker scrambled out of the bed. He knew he should be thankful for the time he got to spend with his son, and he was thankful. He also knew it wouldn't be too many years before Parker figured out that adding chocolate chips to pancakes wasn't a Booth family recipe. He was dreading this 'double date' though…no doubt about it. He went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. He couldn't believe he'd basically told Bones he wanted her.
On the other side of town, Brennan stood in front of her mirror, staring at her morning reflection. She'd exchanged her dress for the white dress shirt Booth had accidentally left in her office one day, but her hair looked pretty much the same as it had the night before. She was trying to picture herself the way Booth had seen her last night. Heat fired in her belly when she thought of the look in his eyes and his whispered caress. What would it feel like to hear him and see him talk like that all the time?
She shook her head…it was silly…he'd just been affected by the night, that's all.
'Then why did his hands linger on your hips that morning in your office?' her heart questioned.
When she heard a knock on her door, she cleared her thoughts and went to answer it.