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Booth's POV
"Come on dad. You can do it." Parker said. I glanced over at him and smiled.
It was Christmas Eve and I was at my physical therapy appointment. Parker was spending the first week of his Christmas break with Bones and me and today, Parker insisted on coming to my physical therapy appointment with me. I was standing on the parallel bars getting ready to take my first steps in a year and a half and I had my own cheering section via Parker and David who had taken over my physical therapy.
"I…I…don't remember how." I admitted.
"It's one step at a time. Just lift your left leg up." I did as David instructed. "Move it about an inch forward." Again I did as I was told. "And place it down. Now do the same with your right leg." I concentrated really hard and I felt my body move a little bit when I set my right foot down.
"Did I walk?" I asked David and he nodded slowly.
"You did it daddy. You walked again." Parker ran up onto the parallel bars and hugged my waist. "I'm so proud of you." Those words meant more to me then he will ever know. I felt tears fill my eyes.
"Thanks Park. I couldn't do it without you." I then looked at David. "My legs are killing me."
"It's normal Seeley. Every time you walk there will be less pain. Are you up to taking a few more steps?" I nodded. "Parker you're going to need to get down. Your dad wants to walk."
When Parker got done I slowly took four more steps before I couldn't take the screaming in my legs anymore. They were on fire and felt like Jello at the same time. "I…need to…sit." I grunted.
"No problem. I got you." David was behind me in an instant helping me back to my chair.
"You did a really great job today daddy." Parker told me giving me another hug.
"I would have to agree with the young Booth here." David said.
"Thanks guys. I need to go get a shower."
"Hey Parker can I interest you in some ice-cream from the cafeteria?" David asked my son and I shot him a grateful look.
"No thank you sir. My dad and I are going to lunch when we leave here and I'm not allowed to have dessert before I eat."
"Today is a special occasion Parks. It's Christmas Eve and since I walked today you can have some ice-cream with David while I shower."
"Will you eat with us?"
"As soon as I'm done with my shower I'll meet you guys in the cafeteria."
"All right."
"I see you in a few." Those tears in my eyes returned as I watched Parker and David walk away from me. I couldn't believe how lucky I was to have such an amazing child.
Bones' POV
"Bones, Bones guess what?" Parker shouted walking into the apartment pushing his father's wheelchair.
"What is it Parker?"
"Daddy walked today." I knew that Booth was getting close to walking. I was just sorry that I missed it but I had some paperwork to finish up so I could stay home all day tomorrow and spend Christmas with the Booth and Parker. I walked over to Booth and kissed him soundly on the lips while Parker made gagging sounds in the background.
"I wish I could have been there to see you take your first steps." I whispered tearfully.
"It wasn't a big deal Bones. It was only a few steps."
"It is a big deal Booth. It may have only been a few steps but a few months ago we didn't think you would ever take those few steps so hell yeah it's a big deal." I kissed him again.
"Thanks Bones." Booth whispered staring into my eyes.
"What smells so good?" Parker asked pulling us out of our trance.
"Oh no. My cookies."
"Cookies?" Booth and Parker asked as I ran into the kitchen. Thankfully I got to my cookies in time and they didn't burn. In fact they were perfectly brown.
"Look Parker, your favorite. It's the cookies with the kisses in the middle of them." Booth said reaching onto the counter for two cookies that had already cooled.
"Hands off." I tried to reach the boys before they ate them but they were too quick for me. By the time I got to them they had both shoved a cookie in their mouths and were reaching for a second. "Hey." I smacked Booth's hand. "These are for the party."
"We need to taste test them Bones."
"Sure you do." I rolled my eyes as they both grabbed another cookie. "Hey Parker I have some cookies that need frosted. Would you like to help me?" Since he had a mouth full of cookie he just nodded. "Why don't you go and change into one of your play shirts and then we'll get started?"
"Okay." He mumbled and ran off.
"Bones, I never knew you were such a Betty Crocker." Booth said taking my hand and pulling me down onto his lap.
"I don't understand." He smiled at me as he leaned forward and kissed me.
"All I meant was it surprises me that you are baking cookies. I never pictured you as a cookie baker." I slowly linked my hand in his.
"Every Christmas my mom and I used to bake cookies together. It was our thing that we did together every year. In fact, it was the last thing that we did before they left to go Christmas shopping." Booth wiped away a tear that had slipped from my eye. "I haven't baked a cookie since that day."
"Why now?"
"I think because in a way I feel like I have a family again. I know that officially you, Parker, and I aren't a family but I love you both like you are family and I wanted to do a family thing." I said softly.
"Temperance there are all kinds of families in the world and you, Parker and I are one of those families. We have known each other for years and we have been romantically involved for almost two years now. We don't need any officialness to make us a family. We are a family and I love that you want to do family things. I want to do family things with you forever. I love you Bones." I was too choked up to speak so I did the next best thing. I leaned forward and kissed him, pouring all of the love I felt for him into the kiss.
"Aww man. You guys are kissing again?" Parker said returning to the kitchen and Booth and I pulled away laughing.
"Come on boys. Let's get frosting."
"I don't remember agreeing to frost." Booth commented.
"I didn't ask." I said with a wink.
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"Bones." Parker mumbled sleepily. I had just walked into his room to check on him before I turned in for the night. I had just finished putting all of his presents under the tree and Booth was getting ready for bed.
"Hey. I thought that you were sleeping." I whispered sitting down next to him.
"I was but I woke up a few minutes ago to pee." I smiled at him. "Is it Christmas yet?"
"Yes. It's Christmas."
"Merry Christmas Bones."
"Merry Christmas Parker."
"This is the best Christmas I have ever had."
"It's only been Christmas for a couple of hours. How do you know it's the best Christmas ever?"
"It's the best because Dad is walking again and he is happy again. He's been happy for a long time and I have my regular dad back. That's why it's the best Christmas ever."
"I'm sure your dad feels the same way." I leaned down and kissed him. "Goodnight Parker."
"Night Bones. I love you."
"I love you too Parker."
"Will you tell daddy that I love him and Merry Christmas?"
"I will." I stood and he rolled over, wrapped his arm tightly around a stuffed animal that Booth had given him and within a few minutes he was sleeping. I quietly snuck out of his room and wiped away the tears that fallen while I stood and waited for Parker to fall asleep.
"You okay?" Booth asked when I entered our bedroom. I just nodded and walked over and climbed onto the bed, wrapped my arms tightly around him and just held him. He automatically wrapped his arms around me and returned my embrace. "Bones?"
"Parker wanted me to tell you Merry Christmas and he loves you." I mumbled into his neck.
"Okay." He said slowly.
"He also said that this is the best Christmas that he has ever had and it's because you're walking and happy again." Suddenly I began to cry.
"Bones why are you crying?"
"I…I…don't know." I said laughing through my tears. "I just don't know."
"Well I know how I can make you feel better." He pulled me away from his chest and I saw the seductive grin on his face.
He grabbed the hem of my shirt, pulled it over my head and tossed it on the floor. I reached behind me unhooked my bra, removed it and it too was quickly on the floor. Booth gently pushed me back onto the bed and he began to place soft kisses on my neck, collar bone, sternum and finally my aching breasts. While he kissed, sucked and fondled my breasts with his mouth he ran his fingers over my abdomen. It was very tender and sweet. "Bones." He groaned as he rolled over on his back and took me with him, pushing my pants down as we went.
"Can we try something new?" I whispered.
"Oh yeah."
"Take your underwear off and roll over on your side." I instructed and I climbed off of him and off of the bed. I removed my pants and walked naked to lock the door. I didn't want to risk Parker barging in on us.
"So what are we going to try?"
"I want to be close to you."
"I want that too." I got on my side scooted next to him until my breasts were crushed against his chest. I swung my leg over his lower back, took his penis in my hand and pushed it inside of me. "Son of a bitch." He moaned.
"Do you like that Booth?"
"It's amazing Bones but I don't know how much I'll be able to move like this."
"Just do what you can. All I want from you is your lips on mine."
Booth wrapped his arm around my lower back, drawer me even closer to his body and he pressed his lips to mine and I responded hungrily. I needed his mouth on mine and our bodies pressed close together. For some reason I just needed to feel him close to me and we were as close as we could possibly be. While we exchanged tender kisses I began to slowly move my hips back in forth making Booth's penis thrust inside of me. Because of the awkwardness of our position the thrusting wasn't a constant motion which made it more enjoyable for Booth. Every time I thrust him inside of me, he stopped kissing me, closed his eyes, tightened his grip on my back and groaned out my name.
"Bones…please…faster…" He begged breathlessly after a torturously long, slow stroke.
"All in good time Booth." I was really hoping to drag this out for as long as I could because I really wasn't close to an orgasm. Normally, when I am on top either Booth or I will stimulate my clitoris but tonight my clitoris was abandoned because I needed both hands for leverage to help me do the thrusting and I guess Booth just didn't think about it.
I whimpered out loud when he pulled his hand away from my back about ten minutes later only to jump in surprise and pleasure when I felt his thumb on my clit. "I'm so close and I want you to cum with me."
"Oh…god…Booth." I moaned as he began to furiously rub my clit. It felt so good.
"Yeah…that's it baby." Booth was a smart man. He knew that as soon as he began to work on my clit my body would react to his touch and I would start moving my hips faster to feel more, giving him what he wanted but it didn't matter. Within minutes my nails were digging into his ass and we were both groaning in the pleasure of our orgasms.
"Oh…my…Holy…wow." Booth said once our bodies ceased their trembling.
"I concur."
"One day Bones, I promise you that I will make love to you the old fashioned way so you don't have to do all the work."
"I don't mind."
"I know you don't but I do. I want to make love to you when you're flat on you're back and I'm on top."
"Then I'm going to hold you to your promise."
"Merry Christmas sweetheart."
"Merry Christmas Seeley." Still on our sides we leaned towards each other and shared one last tender kiss. When we broke apart I settled in the crook of his arm and quickly drifted off into a peaceful sleep in the arms of the man I loved.
Booth's POV
I had been staring at her lying in my arms since I woke up about an hour ago. She was so beautiful lying there with her hair fanned out around her. The blankets had fallen down so her left breast was exposed and as if it sensed my eyes on it, the nipple turned hard and I couldn't help but smile. I glanced at the clock and saw that it was only 4:30. I have no idea why I was up but now there was so much on my mind that falling back asleep would be impossible. I gently pulled my arm out from under her, covered her back up, kissed her head and as slowly and quietly as I could I climbed out of bed and into my wheelchair. By now I was an old pro and I easily put my underwear back on and then I added a pair of sweatpants and a tee shirt. With a final glance at my sleeping beauty I snuck out of our bedroom.
On my way to the living room I checked on Parker who was sleeping soundly. I couldn't wait for him to wake up and open his presents. I was tempted to wake him now but Rebecca would kill me if I sent home a grumpy kid, which he would be. Once in the living room, I turned on the Christmas tree lights and then I started a fire. As soon as the fire was roaring I headed to the kitchen to start a pot of coffee. When the coffee was brewed I grabbed the biggest mug I could find, filled it to the top and returned to the living room, in front of the fire.
I sat in front of the fire, staring at the burning embers, sipping my coffee thinking about how much my life had changed during the last two years. I hated that I got shot. I hated everything that I went through mentally and physically and everything I put Bones and Parker through but I can't help but wonder if I didn't get shot would I be sitting here in Bones' apartment, now our apartment on Christmas morning waiting for the two people that I love most in the world to wake up. I would like to think that we would have.
I wheeled myself over to my desk and pulled out the small box that Gramps sent me a year ago. I haven't looked at it since I came home from the hospital the last time and I wasn't sure if I wanted to look at it tonight. Since it was still semi-dark in the living room I returned to my spot in front of the fire and pulled out the letter that came with the box.
Seeley,
I just hung up the phone with you and as I listened to you talk about your
how wonderful your girlfriend is and how much you love her I immediately
thought of your Grams. Your words ring very true to my ears Seeley. I have
thought and even said those very same words about your Grams. I loved and
still love her very much and I know you feel the same way about…what did you
call her…bones? I want you to have your Grandmother's wedding set. I know
that she would want the woman you love to wear it. It brought us many years
of happiness and I know it will do the same for you.
Love,
Gramps
When I got the ring and letter I called Gramps and told him that Bones and I had no intention of getting married. I wanted to send the ring back but he refused to let me. He told me to hold on to it because one day, I might have the intention to marry her and as I sat here tonight with this ring in my hand, for the first time since we got together, I actually was considering asking her to marry me.
I pulled the ring out of the box and it was as beautiful as I remembered. It was an antique, gold with a square diamond in the middle accented by smaller diamonds. I could still see it on my Grams' finger and I could just as easily see it on Bones' finger. I knew getting into this relationship with Bones how she felt marriage and that it was never a possibility with us but she had changed so much during these past couple of years it was a possible that her views on marriage had changed also. The longer I looked at the ring the stronger my desire became to see it on her finger. I wanted to marry her. I wanted to be her husband and I wanted her to be my wife, forever but what I didn't want was her rejection. I knew that she wouldn't leave me but I wasn't sure how a rejection of my proposal would feel or what it would do to my self-esteem.
"Booth are you okay?" I looked up and saw Bones standing in the hallway watching me. I quickly shoved the ring back in the box and tossed the box on the floor. I then reached out my hand, inviting her to join me. "What are you doing up?" She asked as she settled onto my lap.
"I don't know. I just couldn't sleep." She reached onto the fireplace mantel, took my coffee cup and helped herself to a drink.
"What's on your mind?"
"You, as always." I told her with a grin.
"What did you throw on the floor? Is it my Christmas present?" She leaned over my wheelchair to get a better look but I pulled her back up.
"No. Your present is under the tree."
"Then what's on the floor?"
"Something my Gramps sent me."
"What is it? Can I see?"
"Bones you are as bad as Parker." She gave me a smile that I was powerless to resist. I nodded and she leaned over and picked it up.
"Are you sure it's okay for me to look? I don't want to intrude on something private."
"Go ahead." I held my breath as she pulled the ring out of the box.
"Booth it's beautiful."
"It was my Gram's wedding set."
"Why did he send it to you?"
"He thought that maybe one day if I could give this to the woman that I'm going to marry."
"Have you found her yet?" Oh my God. Was that an opening? Was she hinting to me to propose?
"Bones?" I asked with a baited breath.
"Have you found the woman that you want to marry?"
"Yeah I've found her but…"
"But what Booth?"
"I don't know if she wants to marry me."
"Have you asked her?" I shook my head. "Well then if you don't ask her then you'll never know."
"She doesn't believe in marriage."
"Maybe she has changed her mind."
"Have you changed your mind Bones?"
"I have Booth." I felt my eyes fill with tears. "I never, ever thought that I would want to be married but when I'm with you I want to be married to you. I want to be your wife. I know that you said that we are a family but I want it to be official. I want to know that you are my family for the rest of my life."
"Marriage or not Bones we are a family." Tears began to fall from her eyes.
"I know that but if we aren't married then that may confuse our children."
"Children?" She was blowing my mind.
"Over the past two years that I have been helping care for Parker my desire to become a mother has surfaced. I want to be a mother to a child, to our child. Am I crazy?"
"No Bones you're not crazy. I just…"
"What?"
"After everything I put you through…"
"It's in the past."
"I…I…might not be able to …dance with you at our wedding."
"Then we'll dance at our first anniversary. You should know by know none of that matters to me. I just want you in my life forever." I took the ring from her and then I took her left hand in mine.
"Temperance Brennan. I love you so damn much."
"I love you too, more than I ever thought possible."
"Will you marry me Bones?"
"Yes Seeley I will." I placed my grandmother's ring onto the ring finger of her left hand and it fit perfectly, like it was meant to be. I placed my hand behind her head, pulled her to my face and kissed her gently until I could no longer breathe.
"This by far is the best Christmas ever."
"You sound just like Parker." She pulled herself off of my lap.
"Hey where are you going?"
"I want to give you your Christmas gift."
"Bones let's wait until Parker gets up." She returned to my lap with a long skinny box.
"There are more gifts to open when Parker gets up. This is a special one just for you that you should open before Parker wakes up."
"Well let me get you one of your gifts to open."
"That's not necessary."
"No one should open a Christmas present alone."
"Just trust me Booth. I'll be fine."
"All right." I slowly unwrapped the shiny green wrapping paper to reveal a long white box. I lifted the lid and what I saw sitting inside shocked the hell out of me. "Bones is this…" She nodded.
"I know that we just got engaged and we didn't talk about this yet…"
"You're pregnant?" I asked picking up the pregnancy test.
"I took the test this morning."
"I don't know what to say."
"Booth is this okay? I didn't plan it. It was an accident." She began to softly cry and a look of anguish crossed her face.
"Oh shit Bones I'm sorry. Don't cry."
"I'm sorry. I thought that you would be happy." She sniffed as she calmed herself down.
"I am happy Bones."
"Are you sure because you're not acting like it?"
"Oh God Bones, I am happy. I'm thrilled. I'm just surprised. No I take that back. I'm shocked as hell. I never expected this but now that it has happened it's fantastic." I felt a huge smile cross my face and I placed my hand on her belly. "We're having a baby. You are going to make a wonderful mother."
"You can't possibly know that."
"I do Bones. I have seen you with Parker and you are great with him so I know that you will be great with our child."
"I'm scared." She admitted softly.
"Of what?" I asked all though I knew.
"Of being a mother. I can tell you anything you can possibly want to know about any bone in the human body and most animals but I don't know the first thing about being a mother and that scares me."
"You are great at everything you do and being a mother will be no exception. You'll learn as you go like everyone else."
"I hope you're right."
"I always am." Placing my thumb under her chin I lifted her face. "Do you have an idea how happy you've made me Bones?"
"If it's as happy as you've made me then yes I do." This time she closed the distance between us and we shared multiple, passionate kisses.
"Merry…Oh no again?" Parker had walked in on us making out.
"Merry Christmas Parker." Bones said pulling away from me.
"Maybe we should have gotten you a bell so we would know when you were coming." I quipped and Parker rolled his eyes.
"Would you like some hot chocolate?" Bones asked Parker and he nodded. "And what about some left over cookies from the party?"
"Yes please." Bones sent me a smile before walking away. "Hey did you start opening presents without me?" Parker saw the opened box and wrapping paper on the mantel.
"Just one."
"That's not fair." He whined.
"Parker Booth don't even think about giving me attitude this morning."
"Sorry." He mumbled.
"Today is Christmas and we are going to have a good fun day with no attitude or complaining. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes sir. I just really wanna open my presents."
"And you will. You just need to have some patience."
"Coffee, hot chocolate and cookies." Bones announced returning to the living room with a tray of our drinks and cookies.
"Thanks Bones." Parker said reaching for his cup of hot chocolate.
"Should we tell him?" Bones whispered as she handed me my cup of coffee.
"Do you want to?" She nodded.
"Can I open my presents now?"
"In a minute. Bones and I need to talk to you first."
"I said I was sorry."
"Parks you're not in trouble. We have something very important to tell you."
"Okay. What's up?" I reached over and took Bones' hand in mine.
"Parker I asked Bones to marry me and she said yes. We're getting married son."
"It's about time."
"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked him.
"You guys kiss all the time."
"So you're okay with this Parker?" Bones asked.
"Yeah. It's cool." Bones squeezed my hand.
"There's one more thing we need to tell you." I glanced at my fiancé and nodded.
"Parker. I'm going to have a baby."
"Huh?"
"Bones and I are going to have a baby. You're going to be a big brother."
"Can I open my presents now?"
"Excuse me." With tears in her eyes Bones disappeared into our bedroom.
"Parker!"
"What?"
"You have nothing to say about the baby?"
"Nope."
"Why not?"
"I don't know."
"Come on bub. You have to have something to say. Are you mad? Are you happy? What are you feeling?"
"I don't know okay. When this baby is born it's all you and Bones will care about."
"Parker that's not true." Bones had returned from the bedroom. She came and sat next to Parker. "You are your dad's son and he loves and will always care about you. Having another baby will never change how he feels about you."
"But what about you Bones? Will you still love me once you have your baby?"
"Can I tell you a secret?" She asked him and he nodded. "Before I met you I didn't want to have any kids."
"Why not?"
"I think I was scared of kids but when I met you, helped your dad take care of you and started loving you I realized that kids weren't so scary and I could love and take care of my own like I love and take care of you." I watched as Parker wrapped his arms around Bones and they hugged each other.
"So we're going to be a family?" Parker asked.
"Yes Parker. We're going to be a family." I answered with tears in my eyes.
I thought it was time that our favorite couple deserved some happiness. Please review with your thoughts. Your reviews are always appreciated Thanks for reading.