The Parker Files She's mine too
Chapter 5
Angela led Parker to Dr. Brennan's room and told him to go along with whatever story she would need to use to get him into see Bones. They were walking past the nurses' station when the head nurse stopped her, "Ma'am? I'm sorry, but there are no minors allowed in to see Dr. Brennan; she's been taken off the meds today, so she will have more stimuli to react to and we can't have her getting upset because there's a kid in the room, you'll have to bring him back when she's been moved to another ward" she said self importantly.
"First off, Ma'am, my name is Angela, not ma'am. Secondly, this is Dr. Brennan's step son. You know that hot FBI agent that has been here almost constantly since she was brought here? That's his dad. Do you really want me to call his dad and tell him that you won't let his son see his step mom because you don't want her to react to stimuli?" she asked sarcastically "I'm his aunt, and I'm pretty sure I can guarantee that he is not going to start running amok and hanging from the rafters. He's had a rough couple of days and wants to spend some time with his step mother if that is okay with you?"
"Well, I can appreciate that Angela, but I have a job to do, I'm sorry"
Just then Dr. Reynolds came by and saw the fiery brunette going toe to toe with the head nurse of the ICU ward, "Iis there something I can help with ladies?" he asked, looking Angela over and smiling towards them.
"Dr. Reynolds, Miss Montenegro wants to take that boy into see Dr. Brennan, and the list specifically denies minors, she says he is Dr. Brennan's step son and that Agent Booth is his dad."
"Really? Than they are close, I guess that will be news to all the nurses who have been speculating the last couple of days, make sure you update the office pool with this information please Nurse Jones? In the meantime, I see no reason why the young man can't go in there, I'm sure his…"
"Aunt" Angela supplied.
"His aunt-will watch him and Dr. Brennan may actually benefit from hearing her son's voice? Who knows with these things, medicine is still very much a guessing game as much as we would like to believe otherwise. Miss Montenegro, can you guarantee that he won't go on a rampage? Remember that we do have other patients here…"
"I promise Dr. Reynolds" Angela turned the full weight of her 100 watt smile on and looked at him, "Thank you, we both appreciate it, don't we Park?"
"Yes, I just want to see my step mom please" he said with a small smile.
"Then go ahead, but please lets all be on our best behavior?" he nodded to the nurse who gave him a bitter smile back and turned to leave the desk area. "Miss Montenegro, I trust there aren't any other sons or daughters in the wood work are there?" he asked.
"No, Dr. Reynolds, there aren't" she smiled back. "Good-maybe I'll see you later?" he added, "If you're going to be here for a while?"
"Yes, I will and I'd like that"
Turning away she watched him walk away, and thought, I'd like that very much! Shaking her head she took Parker into the room with his Dr. Bones.
She was lying so still, but there was much more color in her face, less machines as well. She still had the oxygen nose plug in, and the breathing tube was gone for now. Normally they would have left it in to help her re-inflate the lung, but until she was fully off of the medication, they wanted to see how much her body could do on its own. Angela leaned over and brushed her bangs off of her forehead, she whispered, "Bren-Sweetie, Parker is here, he has something to tell you, and it's a secret, so I'm going to be outside waiting for him and I'll check in on you two later." She started to help boost Parker up when he asked, "Can I lay down beside her? I'll be very very careful" Angela couldn't resist the pleading look in his eyes, the eyes so much like his dad's.
"Parker, one of these days, we are going to have to have a talk about your eyes, and just how hard it is to say no to them" she told him, "I'll put you up here, but you can't move around, you have to lie very still okay?"
"I will Aunt Angela" he told her solemnly.
Grinning at him, she put down her bag and dragged the chair next to the bed, he stood on it and then Angela lifted him up and helped him settle down next to Brennan. "I'll be right outside, if you need me, okay?"
"Thank you" he told her, looking over and Dr. Brennan.
As she left the room, Angela noticed the red and white socks peeking out from under the covers, she recognized them as Booths and she smiled to herself. That man, he has no idea she thought. Settling into a chair outside the room, there was a small table with some magazines on it and a little silver intercom situated above the table. Angela flicked the on switch and heard Parker quietly singing to Brennan.
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray, you'll never know dear how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away" he drifted into other verses of the song and then onto a popular commercial jingle. Angela smiled and leaned her head back listening to the young boy tell her his "secret".
Every hour or so Angela would check on him, she helped him get down to use the restroom, got him some pudding and a drink and helped him get back up onto the bed. He kept up the running litany of songs, he told her jokes, stories about his dad and school and just generally chattered to her most of the day. Angela listened to it all, a lump growing in her throat and her chest filled with emotion. What a great kid she thought. Feeling her phone vibrate, she was surprised to see a call from Rebecca.
Heading outside to check the voicemail, she heard Rebecca tell her, "Angela, I'm so sorry! There's been an emergency deposition at work and I can't get away to get Parker, I'm going to be here for at least another 2 hours, Booth just called and said he was going to stop by the hospital on his way to get Parker, so be aware, I'm sorry!" Angela called her back and told her about the day with her son, and the 'secret' he had to tell, she told her she wasn't worried about Booth and that she would make sure everyone came out unscathed.
As she was turning to go back into the hospital, she saw Booth pull in and try to find a parking space. Hurrying upstairs, she decided just exactly what she was going to do.