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I don't own Bones.

I do own Boots Booth. Try typing that name a few times, correctly.

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Max was hungry for ice cream. It was hot, it was summer and there wasn't a drop of ice cream in the house. Seeing that it was futile to fight it, Max loaded Christine into his car and they both went to the store.

Standing in front of the ice cream freezer, Max looked over his options.

Christine, feeling that she should have a say in what her grandfather bought, said, "I want chocolate, Grandpa Max."

Shaking his head, Max said, "Sorry kiddo. Your Mom said no more chocolate ice cream until you get older. She says all of Booths' car rags are your shirts with chocolate stains on them. We have to get something else."

Nodding her head, Christine said, "How about Fudge Ripple?"

Shaking his head, Max said, "Chocolate."

"Neapolitan?" Christine asked.

"Chocolate", Max said a little forcefully.

"Moose Tracks?" Christine asked hopefully.

Exasperated, Max looked down at Christine and said, "Quit naming ice cream with chocolate in it. No chocolate."

"Oreo Cookies and Cream?" Christine asked.

Sighing, Max reached into the freezer and said, "Vanilla." Looking down at his granddaughter, he continued, "Just vanilla."

Shrugging her shoulders, Christine said, "That was going to be my next choice."

Rolling his eyes, Max said, "Could you be more like your dad if you tried?"

Nodding her head, Christine said, "Ok."

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As soon as they arrived home, Max took his ice cream into the kitchen and made ice cream cones for Christine and himself to snack on.

Sitting on patio chairs, Christine and Max were enjoying their cones when Boots walked up to Christine and stood on his hind legs, putting his front paws on Christine's left knee. Leaning over, Christine let Boots lick some of her ice cream.

Shocked, Max said, "Stop that. You can't let Boots lick the cone. Now what are you going to do?"

Putting her cone back up to her mouth and licking it, Christine asked, "About what?"

Making a face, Max said, "Honey, you can't share your cone with that cat. He has germs."

Shaking her head, Christine said, "Mom says cats had fewer germs in their mouth than humans do."

Irritated, Max said, "I don't care, no sharing your ice cream cone with Boots."

Puzzled, Christine said, "Sure."

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That evening after dinner, Booth was looking in the freezer for a dessert when he found the ice cream. Christine, helping her Mother put the dishes into the dish washer heard her father ask her if she wanted a cone.

Nodding her head, Christine said, "Sure Dad."

After loading the dish washer, Brennan, seeing that Christine was busy with her father, left the kitchen to check on the laundry down stairs.

After making the cone for his daughter and handing it to her, Booth heard his cell phone ring and walked over to the counter to answer the phone. Listening, Booth nodded and left the room. Max, walking in to the room shortly afterwards, saw Christine bend over and let Boots lick her ice cream on her cone.

Sighing, Max said, "Honey, what did I tell you about that?'

Straightening up, Christine said, "But, Dad licks my cone sometimes. What's the difference?"

Shaking his head, Max said, "There just is Honey."

Walking into the kitchen, Booth said to Christine, "Hey, sweetheart, let your Dad lick some of your ice cream, I've got to leave for awhile and I don't want to drive and eat ice cream at the same time."

Holding up her cone, Booth leaned down and took a lick from Christine's ice cream cone. Smiling, Booth said, "Thanks, Baby. Let me go tell Mom where I'm going."

Hearing Max laugh, Booth looked at him and said, "What's so funny?"

Shaking his head, Max said, "Oh, nothing. I just thought of a joke, that's all."

Shrugging his shoulders, Booth walked downstairs to talk to Brennan.

Max, looking back at Christine, said, "You know that's funny only when it happens to someone else."

Frowning, Christine said, "I don't what that means."

Nodding his head, Max said, "Yeah, I know."

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Ah, sharing. Such a selfless act of kindness.