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The next night would bring about more challenges for them. Booth had forgotten that he and Hannah had been king and queen of their prom. Well, maybe forgotten wasn't the right word, but he'd tried to put it out of his mind. So, when they got to the reunion the next night and Booth saw that they were seated at the same table as Hannah and her date, Booth sighed and wished that he could have changed seats with anyone. He knew that it would look bad, so, he decided that he would make the best of it. Later, he would find himself wishing that he had went with his gut feelings.

Booth knew that things weren't going to go well when he heard Hannah's annoying laughter from across the room. He felt himself cringing and wished that they could leave the room. Hannah seemed to capture everyone's attention and she drew a crowd wherever she went.

They sat down at their assigned table and Booth looked over at Bones and whispered, "You are so damn beautiful tonight. Are you sure you don't want to go back to the hotel room and get lost in each other?"

Bones laughed at him and leaned forward and kissed him softly and whispered, "And waste the chance to show off this insanely expensive dress? Nothing doing. This might be the last chance that I have to wear a beautiful dress before our daughter gets here."

Booth smiled at her and he let his hand rest on her swollen stomach. They lost themselves in each other's kisses. Then, Booth whispered, "Follow me."

He stood up and held out his hand to her. She looked at him and after a few seconds, she took his outstretched hand and let him lead her out onto the balcony of to the side of the ballroom. The first thing she noticed was all of the stars in the sky that night. The sound of the music filled the night air and when Booth whispered, "Dance with me?" She couldn't help nodding and accepting the chance to dance with her husband. The words seemed fitting somehow:

Look at the sky
Tell me what do you see
Just close your eyes
And describe it to me
The heavens are sparkling
With starlight tonight
That's what I see
Through your eyes

At that moment, they were the only two people in the world. Two people in love with each other. Two people that were expecting a baby. Two people that, despite their differences, allowed themselves to fall in love with each other. He had opened her heart and her eyes to things that she'd never thought possible before she met him. She'd always believed in things that she could see and touch and feel. However, Booth made her open her heart and close her eyes and believe, just a little bit, in things that she couldn't see. Things that couldn't be explained with simple logic and rational thinking. He made her want to be a better person.

I see the heavens
Each time that you smile
I hear your heartbeat
Just go on for miles
And suddenly I know
My life is worth while
That's what I see
Through your eyes

Temperance Brennan, now Temperance Booth, had never been one that had believed in love, but somehow, this man had made her believe that, despite a terrible childhood, true love did exist and it was possible for someone like her. She had two beautiful children that loved her more than she'd ever thought possible and she was expecting her own little miracle. This man that was holding her made her heart feel and experience things that she'd never dreamed possible. Before him, she'd always thought that love was simply a mix of chemical reactions that the body produced. After having him in her life for all of these years. First as a friend and then as a lover and finally as a husband, she realized that it was so much more complicated than that. There was nothing simple about the love and the life that they shared together.

Here in the night
I see the sun
Here in the dark
Our two hearts are one
It's out of our hands
We can't stop what we have begun
And love just took me by surprise
Looking through your eyes

She'd always known that she was beautiful on the outside, but she'd never allowed herself to believe that beauty could exist on the inside. Letting him twirl her around in the cool night air, she looked at their joined hands and she suddenly found that it was impossible to tell where she started and he began. She felt like she would die if she was separated from him. Even if it was only for a day. She knew that she would be with him forever. That even though their love was a surprise, she wouldn't trade it for all of the money in the world. He was hers and she was his.

I look at myself
And instead I see us
Whoever I am now
It feels like enough
And I see a girl
Who is learning to trust
That's who I see through your eyes

Years ago, Temperance Brennan wouldn't have thought twice about leaving for three or four months to go to some dig somewhere on the other side of the world. That was all before Seeley Booth showed her that there was some things more important that me. There was us. She had learned to be part of a family. A family that was more than a mother and a family. Their family consisted of her and Booth and Angela and Hodgins. Cam and Zack fit someplace in their quirky little family unit and she couldn't imagine her life without any of them in it. They were all special in their own way. When her mom and dad had made a sudden reappearance in her life, she knew that she had changed. Years ago, she would have ran to some island that no one had heard of in an attempt to hide from the pain that their return had caused her. Now however, she had Booth, Parker and Julie and they were enough to keep her grounded and happy. They were, in essence, all that she truly needed to survive in a world that had, before him, been bleak and unhappy. Here in the place that he'd grown up, she knew that she loved him more than she'd ever thought possible.

And there are some things we don't know
Sometimes a heart just needs to go
And there is so much I'll remember
Underneath the open sky with you forever

Temperance knew that Booth was her forever. He made her see the world in a different way. She wanted to spend the rest of her forever right by his side. She had never been able to say that for certain before. This man, the father of her unborn child was everything and all that she needed for the rest of her life. She laid her head on his shoulder and wished that she could get even closer to him. However, being over seven months pregnant didn't allow for much closeness when they were facing each other like this.

So, when he spun her around, she allowed him the pull her back close to his chest and she felt his lips kissing her neck. She sighed and she wanted to go back to their hotel room and spend the next few days in bed with him. Simply allowing him to touch her. To get lost in the feeling of how perfect their love is. To spend a few precious moments in bed with him. Allowing him to kiss every inch of her body. Allowing him to teach her how two people could become even more important to one another. Their baby created a distance between them, but she also brought them closer together. Bones wasn't sure if she understood the opposing forces that were acting on her heart.

Booth had just captured her earlobe in between his lips and sucked on them softly, when he heard a shrill voice call out, "There you are! You're missing all of the fun!"

Before Booth or Bones could react, Booth was being pulled away from his wife and back into the hotel's ballroom. Bones saw Hannah pulling him inside and not for the first time that night, she felt a twinge of jealousy. Even though she was confident in the feelings that Booth had for her, she couldn't help but be jealous of the woman that was now on his arms inside and on the dancefloor. She was beautiful, blonde and everything that she'd always assumed that Booth would go for. She walked over to their table and sat down and took a drink of her water.

Three hours later she'd had enough of being ignored. Enough of watching Booth and Hannah laughing with each other. Enough of feeling like she didn't belong. With a final look at Booth and Hannah, she stood up and turned to leave the room. She picked up her purse and headed back upstairs to their room. She didn't even bother to tell Booth. Not that it would have mattered anyway. The minute that Booth had walked back into the ballroom with Hannah, it was like she had ceased to exist. Booth had started talking to his old friends and it was as if she was nothing more than a stranger.

She walked into their room and slipped off her dress and settled into the huge tub in the bathroom. She closed her eyes and before she knew it, she felt a tear slide down her cheek. She wiped it away angrily and whispered to the empty room, "I never should have come. Booth's probably wishing that he was married to someone like Hannah. Someone that doesn't look like she swallowed a beach ball. Someone that he can be proud to be seen with."

She let her hand rest on her stomach and their daughter moved. It caused her to smile and she whispered to their unborn daughter, "I know your daddy loves me. I just wish I wasn't so huge. I wish I was someone that he could be proud to be seen with at his reunion. Someone that he'd want to introduce to his friends."

She closed her eyes and massaged her stomach gently. She got out of the tub and dried herself off before she put on her nightgown and crawled into bed. She pulled the covers over her body and she closed her eyes. Soon, her tears soaked her pillow and if it was actually possible, she felt her heart breaking into two huge pieces.

She wasn't sure how long it was before Booth came into their room. All she knew was that she had cried a river of tears and she wanted to go home. She heard Booth singing a happy tune. She was glad that he was happy. She was, without a doubt, the most miserable that she had been in a long time. She turned in bed and watched as Booth undressed. She noticed that he was more than a bit unsteady on his feet. She thought to herself, "He's probably drunk. He probably doesn't even remember me leaving. Does he even care? Probably not. He's probably glad that he didn't have to worry about entertaining his very pregnant wife. That he could have as much fun as he wanted and not have to worry about her. Maybe he regrets being married to someone like me..."

She sighed and closed her eyes and tried, without success, to hold back her tears. She watched as Booth climbed into bed beside her. After a few seconds, she felt his arm settle across her waist. She sat up quickly and got out of bed as quickly as she could. She looked at him and said, "Don't touch me!"

Booth rubbed his eyes and whispered, "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong baby?"

Bones stood there and stared at him for the longest time. Then, she whispered, "What's wrong? What's wrong? How can you sit there and ask me what's wrong?"

Booth shook his head and whispered, "I don't know."

Bones looked at her husband and said, "You left me all by myself at the reunion. I sat there for three hours while you talked with Hannah and all of your friends! Three hours Booth! I didn't know anyone there and you said that you were going to be there for me! Instead, you were flirting with Hannah!"

Booth looked at her and said, "I wasn't flirting with Hannah!"

"Really? What do you call all of the touching and hand holding that you were doing with her?"

"I wasn't flirting with her! We were talking and reliving old times!"

Bones nodded and whispered coldly, "Times that didn't include me. Maybe you could go find her and sleep with her tonight. I'm sure you'd be a lot happier with her. She's everything that I used to be. She's skinny, pretty and a lot more fun than I am!"

Booth looked at his wife and opened and closed his mouth a few times. He couldn't believe how upset she was over this. He hadn't meant to ignore her. Hadn't meant to exclude her from the night. It had just felt good to get away for a few hours. He realized now that he'd been wrong.

He watched as she sat back in the bed and turned away from him. He heard the sobs coming from her direction. He felt incredibly guilty and climbed into bed beside her. Then he whispered, "I'm sorry Bones. I..."

He watched as she shook her head and he heard her whisper, "It doesn't matter anymore Booth. Just go."

"I can't Bones. I love you and I'm sorry about tonight. It just felt good to be back home again. To not have to worry about being Seeley Booth Special Agent. Here, I'm just Seeley Booth, just your average everyday guy. I don't have to worry about impressing anyone. I can just be me."

Bones turned over in the bed and looked at her husband and whispered, "I've never asked you to impress me Booth. I've always loved you for who you are. You've never been average to me Booth."

"I haven't?"

She shook her head and whispered, "No. To me, you've always been the man that I love. The father of our children and the only one that can make me smile. You don't have to impress me Booth."

"I don't?"

Again, she shook her head and whispered, "You don't. I love you no matter what. I just wish you would have paid me a bit more attention. I thought..."

Booth looked at his wife and asked, "What did you think sweetheart?"

She shrugged and whispered, "I thought that you regretted coming here with me. That you wished you were married to Hannah instead of me. That..."

Booth silenced her with a kiss and then he whispered, "Never. Never in a million years do I want to be married to anyone but you. You are my life Bones. You are the reason that I am able to survive. I love you. I don't love Hannah. She's nothing but fluff and you are substance. You're smarter than I could ever hope to be. You have more money that I do. You could have your pick of men and somehow, you picked me to love. I don't know what I did to deserve you, but I don't ever want to lose you. I'm sorry for the way that I acted tonight. I was wrong and I was stupid."

Bones smiled at him and whispered, "You're not stupid Booth. A little misguided, but not stupid."

Booth laughed softly and whispered, "That's not what Hannah thought. When I told her to get lost, that I was going to go back upstairs to my wife, she told me that I was crazy and stupid for leaving her to come upstairs with you. She said that you obviously weren't any fun to be around. I told her that she was wrong and that I'd pick you a thousand times over her."

Bones looked at her husband and then she whispered, "You told her that?"

Booth nodded and then said, "And I'd do it again. Although I think if I was smart I would have stayed right by your side the entire night. Hannah is just window dressing and lots and lots of fluff. You are the real deal sweetheart and I'm sorry for hurting you tonight."

He heard her sniffle and then she snuggled closer to his chest and whispered, "I know how you can make it up to me."

Booth smiled and whispered, "How?"

She smiled and told him, "Katie and Michael are having a barbecue at their house tomorrow. I want to go, but first I want to go shopping for something."

Booth looked at his wife and wondered what she was up to. She usually hated shopping and he was surprised that she was asking to go tomorrow. They had planned to drive back to DC in the morning, but it was obvious to him that she had other plans now. So, he told her softly, "That sounds like a wonderful idea. I would love to spend more time with Katie and Michael."

She smiled and said, "Me too."

Those were the last words that she spoke. Because Booth captured her lips with his and they made love until they were both too tired to do anything other than fall into a deep sleep.

Bones woke early the next morning and she sat up in bed and looked at her husband. Last night had been nothing short of wonderful. She leaned down and kissed him softly and smiled when he whispered, "Morning Bones."

"Morning Booth. Do you want to sleep in? I'm going to take a shower and go shopping. I can pick you up on the way back."

Booth stretched and asked, "You don't mind?"

She smiled and shook her head softly, "Not at all. It will give me a chance to take some time shopping. You always want to rush me."

Booth laughed and rolled his eyes. She headed into the bathroom and closed the door. After she had showered and dressed, she peeked into the bed and saw that he was still asleep. So, she grabbed her purse and the keys to the SUV and kissed him softly. Then, she headed downstairs and drove to the bookstore at the mall. She bought a copy of her latest book and she realized that she was attracting quite an audience. Especially when one of the patrons asked, "I hate to ask, but would you mind signing my copy of your book?"

Bones looked around and nodded as she took the pen from the woman. She signed her name and handed the book back to her. In the meantime, three other people asked for her to sign their book. She smiled and gladly signed the books. She knew that Booth would have been proud of her. Not so long ago, she wouldn't have thought twice about telling them no. However, with Booth's patience and love, she'd opened up and allowed everyday things like this to no longer upset her.

She walked out of the bookstore with her purchases. As she was walking out of the mall, she spotted a baby store. She walked inside and spotted a small t-shirt. She knew that she had to buy it. So, she took it to the cashier and headed back to the hotel. She left the books in the SUV and carried the bag from the baby store into the hotel. She smiled as she waited for the elevator.

She heard the laughter before she saw the women. Then she heard one of them say, "Did you see Hannah and Seeley last night? They make quite a couple. It's a shame that they are both married to other people. They would have some very beautiful kids."

One of the women smiled and said, "It's a shame that Seeley's wife is pregnant. She, is rather plain looking."

The women laughed again and the elevator door opened and she hurried inside. She hit the button for their floor and once the door closed, she let the tears fall. God, she hated how easily the tears came lately! It seemed like no matter how happy she was, she couldn't stop the tears from falling. Those women were wrong and she knew it. Their baby was going to be beautiful. She knew that she was beautiful and Booth was handsome. There was no reason to think that their baby would be anything other than lovely.

She put a smile on her face and put their hurtful words out of her mind. She walked into the room and smiled when she saw Booth sitting on the bed. He was dressed and waiting for her. She walked over to sit beside him and he turned and kissed her softly and whispered, "Did you find what you were looking for?"

She nodded and said, "I did. Then I found this."

She handed him the bag and he asked, "For me?"

"Sort of."

Booth opened the bag and he saw a tiny shirt inside. He pulled it out and smiled at the words printed on the shirt. He smiled and said, "It's perfect."

"You think so?"

Booth nodded and read the shirts words aloud, "Don't mess with me. My daddy works with the FBI. It's perfect Bones."

They kissed each other and then Bones said, "We need to go. I want to see Katie and Michael again."

Booth nodded and stood up. Then, he pulled her close and kissed her softly before leading her downstairs to the SUV. Bones loved him and to him, that was all that mattered. Leading her to the SUV, Booth whispered, "I love you."

She whispered, "I love you too Booth."

They held hands while they drove to their friends house. Bones was glad that they would be among friends today. She like Katie and Michael and knew that they would have a wonderful time at their house that day. Especially when she gave Katie the signed books that she'd bought that morning at the bookstore...

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