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Chapter Twenty-One: Surprise

The reception went on for hours, until two in the morning when Hodgins ran out of cash to pay the owner.

But in those fun-filled hours, Booth and Brennan made their own toasts, fed each other cake, and danced until their feet hurt, laughing with their friends.

At one point in the evening Angela had the DJ play 'We Are Family' and dragged Cam, Amy, Brennan and Mila up to dance and sing at the top of their lungs. Soon Hayley, Emma, and Daisy joined in, adding to the completely out-of-tune (except for Brennan) rendition. Angela tried to get Caroline to join but Caroline wouldn't budge, sending the artist a glare that sent her scurrying back to the dance floor.

Booth, Hodgins, and the rest of the men watched as, one by one, their women went up and joined this celebration, until finally, Booth and Hodgins went up and began singing in high falsetto voices, while the women now laughed.

When the song was finished, Booth grabbed his family and dragged them together for one last family photo. All smiled for the first one, then, at the photographer's urging, made funny faces for the second one.

After getting the thumb's up from the photographer, Booth handed Mila off to Parker and led his new wife to the dance floor once more as a slow song came on.

Hours later, people were beginning to leave, saying good bye to the lovely couple, and going through Hank Booth's rigorous tests in order to see if they were suited to drive.

He made them walk a straight line, say complicated tongue twisters, and breath on him before allowing anybody to take back their keys.

Meanwhile, Parker had fallen asleep on Booth's chest and Mila on Brennan's. Angela came over with Katy nestled in her arms, and Mikey at her feet. "I'm here to get the little ones." she said, smiling.

Brennan smiled up at her and stood up. "Let's put them in the carriage first. I don't want you juggling them when you've obviously had too much to drink."

As if to prove her point, Angela hiccuped and giggled. "Okay." she said, following Brennan to find Katy and Mikey's stroller.

Booth smiled after them as Hodgins came over and took a seat next to him. "Man, great party." he said.

Booth grinned. "Thanks. I take it you had fun?"

Hodgins grinned. "Yeah, more than I think is healthy for me."

Booth eyed him. "You're not planning on driving, are ya?"

Hodgins shook his head. "Nah, man. I hired a car for the night and the nanny is gonna take care of the kids so Angie and I can sleep off our hangovers."

Booth nodded. "You should ask Pops about the Booth Family Cure. It's magical, man." Booth said in his best imitation of a stoned hippie.

Hodgins snorted. "I'll be sure to. Hey, you want Angie and I to drop off Parker for you so you can go straight over to the hotel?"

Any other day, Booth would decline but tonight was his wedding night...with Bones. He didn't think he'd ever get there and he didn't want there to be any delay. So, he accepted, kissing his boy's forehead and handing him off to Hodgins, who groaned under the boy's weight.

"He's gotten pretty big, Booth." He grunted.

"He's almost a teenager, Hodgins. You don't have to carry him, you know." Booth leaned over and shook Parker until his eyes opened.

"Wha-?" he said, his eyes foggy with sleep.

"Come on, Buddy. Angela and Hodgins are gonna take you home to Mom. I'll see you in a couple weeks. Okay?" Booth said.

Parker nodded and got down from Hodgins arms, hugging his father. "Love you, Dad." He said, sleepily.

Booth hugged back. "I love you too, Buddy." He let him son go and Hodgins led him out just as Brennan came back, smiling.

"Ready to go?" she asked, brightly.

Booth grinned and wrapped his arms around her waist. "More than ready, Babe. Mila give you and trouble?"

"Are you kidding? She was punched out."

"Knocked out, Sweetheart."

"Does it make a difference."

"Oh yeah. It makes a difference." Booth said, keeping one arm around her as they left, leaving Hodgins to deal with all the gifts they received.

Later, as they lay, sated, in their luxury king-sized bed at the hotel Cam book for them for the night, Brennan played with Booth's hand. "So..." she said, quietly. "Can you tell me now?"

Booth chuckled, softly. "You really want to know, huh?"

Brennan shrugged. "Well...I let you carry me in here, I let you undress me, and I let you have complete control over...everything. Now, I think you should tell me...Where is it you're taking me for our Honeymoon?"

Booth chuckled. "You make a pretty good case, Bones." he said, kissing her hand. "Okay. Just give me a moment." He disentangled from her, not missing her disappointed groan.

He was back within a couple moments with his suit pants. "Miss me?" he said, smiling cheekily.

Brennan scoffed, but snuggled into his chest. "Parts of you." she teased.

Booth laughed and reached into the pocket of the pants and pulled out a short stack of papers, kept together with a rubber band. Brennan smiled and reached behind her to turn on the lights. "Are those our tickets?" she asked, taking the stack from his hands. "Why are there so many?"

Booth chuckled and sat up with her, taking the papers. "Yes, these are the tickets, and there are so many because we're not just going to one place..."

"Really? Where else?" Brennan said, looking through the tickets and gasping. "London? Paris?"

Booth grinned. "And Barcelona, and Venice, and Athens. We'll fly home from there."

"We only have two weeks, Booth. How are we going to fit all of this into two weeks?"

"Two to three days in each place, Bones. Besides, I doubt we'll be spending much time out and about." Brennan chuckled as Booth kissed her neck.

"Well, as nice as that sounds, I think I'd like to see some of the beautiful landmarks and museums in Barcelona and especially Rome and Athens." Brennan's eyes sparkled as she talked about this and Booth snorted out a laugh.

"You're such a nerd, Babe." he said, affectionately. "But, god...you're sexy."

Brennan giggled. "Thanks...I think."

"It's a compliment, trust me." Booth said, giving her his charming smile.

Brennan laughed, which turned into a yawn as she snuggled into Booth's chest. "I think we should get to sleep now, Booth. It's nearly six."

Booth nodded, and placed the tickets into his pocket once again before dropping his pants onto the floor, and snuggling up with Brennan, before falling into a blissful slumber with his new wife.

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