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Bones' POV
I was in a waiting room at Quantico pacing back and forth waiting for Booth. We drove up last night because first thing this morning was his physical assessment test. He had been training religiously every morning for two hours with Cullen and every evening by himself in the basement. If it was a night that we had Parker they both worked out together which I found very sweet. I actually video taped them a few times.
"All right you two, calm down. I know you're anxious about your father's test but that is no reason to kick me. I know that your dad will do fine." The twins have been kicking like crazy all morning and it was beginning to become uncomfortable.
I knew that Booth was nervous about not passing his test but I knew he was going to pass. Booth would say that I had faith in him to pass but it's not faith. I know what his ability is so I have no doubt that he would be a field agent again by the end of the day.
"Hey Bones." I turned around at the sound of my husband's voice.
"Well?" I asked
"They're tallying my score."
"What did you have to do?"
"I had to run a couple of miles, do some cardiovascular activities, jumping jacks, sit ups, push ups, pull ups and then I had a simulation of a perp with hostages."
"How do you think that you did?" I watched as his big smile cross his handsome face.
"I kicked ass Bones."
"When you were taking down the perp?" A big belly laugh escaped his mouth.
"No I shot the perp to free the hostages."
"I don't understand. Did you kick someone's ass or not?"
"I love you Bones."
"I know that but what does that have to do with anything?" I was beginning to get irritated because he wasn't giving me a straight answer.
"Agent Booth can you come in please? We have your results." A tall burly man said.
"Can my wife come?"
"That's fine." The man walked back into the office.
"This is it Bones. The answer as to whether or not I get to continue to do the job I want is right through that door." I could see the nervousness in his face.
"Well let's go hear it." I grabbed his hand and pulled him into the office.
"Have a seat Agent and Mrs. Booth." The burly agent said. Booth pulled out a chair for me and then he sat next to me. He reached under the table and clenched my hand.
"I have your psychological evaluation from Dr. Sweets here." Booth squeezed my hand tighter. I knew he was worried that Sweets wouldn't clear him for field duty. "Dr. Sweets states that you have had a rough couple of years while you healed from your injury."
"That's correct sir. It was not easy at all for me." I squeezed Booth's hand encouragingly because I knew how hard that was for him to admit.
"It says here on Dr. Sweets report that you have been in therapy."
"Yes sir. My paralysis brought forth some emotional issues from my childhood and my past as a sniper that I had buried."
"Are you still in therapy?"
"Yes sir. I go once every two weeks."
"How do you feel mentally?"
"I feel very good. My therapy has really helped me."
"Dr. Sweets agrees with you. He has cleared you to return to your previous status as a field agent." I felt Booth relax next to me. One hurdle down. "As for you scores from your physical assessment today; how do you feel you did?"
"I feel that I did very well."
"Well you did Agent Booth. You scored higher than you did when you first became an agent."
"I have been working very hard."
"Well it's paid off." The burly man stood and came over to Booth who quickly stood. "Congratulations Agent Seeley Booth. You are now a field agent again." He handed Booth his gun and his new ID with field agent status and they shook hands.
"Thank you sir." Booth grabbed my hand and led me out of the room and then as soon as we were back in the waiting room Booth placed one hand on my hip, the other on the back of my neck and he kissed me hard.
"I am so proud of you. I knew that you could do it." I told him proudly when we broke apart.
"I couldn't have done it without you Bones."
"I didn't do anything but bring you coffee in the morning during your training sessions with Cullen."
"You believed that I could do it."
"Of course I believed that you could do it. I saw with my own eyes what you were capable of."
"Well anyways thanks Bones." He smiled at me and then kissed me again. "Are you ready to go?" I nodded. "When we get home I want to take you out to a fancy dinner to celebrate."
"How about we celebrate at home?" I asked him, raising my eyebrows suggestively.
"How can I say no to that suggestion?"
"You can't."
"Go pee and then we'll hit the road." I laughed and went to the bathroom. Booth knew me and my body so well. I probably drove him crazy on the drive down here because I made him stop every hour so I could urinate, a side effect of my pregnancy.
After I voided and washed my hands I sent a text message to Angela letting her know that Booth passed his test. Since I knew that Booth was going to pass Angela and I planned a surprise party for him at our house to celebrate. I told her that I would send her a message to confirm when he passed his test so she could gather everyone at the house.
"Geez woman how long does it take you to pee?" Booth commented when I walked out of the bathroom.
"Well that would depend on how full my bladder is at the time when I urinate? If it is only…"
"Got it Bones. No need to go into detail. Let's go home so we can begin our celebration."
"You don't want me to finish explaining how the process of urination works?" I asked with a smile as we walked to my car.
"Nope. I figured out how the process of urination works when I was about three I think. Bladder gets full you take a leak."
"There is so much more to it then that." He opened the car door for me and I slid awkwardly in. Everything I did anymore was awkward because of my enormous belly.
"Keep it to yourself. I like a little mystery in my life."
"Okay if you insist."
"Trust me. I insist." I smiled and laid my head against the seat and closed my eyes. I was so tired, I'm tired all the time and I wanted to catch a nap before Booth's party.
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"You okay sweetheart?" Booth asked me. We had been on the road for an hour and I had been unable to fall asleep.
"I just can't get comfortable. My back is killing me and no matter how I sit I'm miserable."
"The next rest stop is twenty miles ahead. We'll stop and you can stretch out in the back seat."
"I'll try that." Booth reached out and placed his hand on my belly.
"I've been thinking." He said as he rubbed my stomach softly with his hand.
"About what?"
"The names for the twins."
"What about them?"
"I love naming the twins after gramps. Michael Seeley is the perfect name for our son."
"But you don't like Michaela?" I asked.
"I like it but I don't love it. I really do want to honor gramps because I am the man I am today because of him but someone else should be honored as well."
"Who?"
"Your mom Bones. You are the amazing woman that you are because of her as much as I am who I am because of Gramps."
"She died when I was fifteen Booth."
"So? She is part of who you are and I want to honor her by naming our daughter after her."
"What do you have in mind?"
"Really? I thought I was going to have more of an argument."
"It depends what you want to name her. If I don't like it I'll argue with you."
"I want to name her Christine Brennan Booth." I felt tears spring to my eyes. I really loved it. "Bones what do you think?"
"Brennan as a middle name?" I wasn't ready to admit to Booth just yet that I loved it.
"Yeah. A lot of people give their kids their mother's maiden name. Do you like it?" He asked me softly.
"Yes Booth. I love it."
"Really?"
"Yes Booth really. I'll think of my mother every time I look at our daughter."
"Are you sure that you don't want to argue about it? I had some really good arguments planned." I shot him a glare.
"How much farther to the rest stop? I've got to go to the bathroom." Booth burst out laughing.
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"Bones, honey wakey wakey. We're home." I forced my tired eyes to open and glare at my husband. He could be very obnoxious at times.
"Must you be so damn happy all of the time?" I mumbled slowly sitting up.
"Actually yeah I must. I just got my job back, I've got the most beautiful wife in the world, a fantastic son who means everything to me and in a couple more months I'm going to have two more children so yeah I have to be happy all the damn time."
"You know I am not the most beautiful wife in the world. I'm sure that there are woman that are more beautiful than I am."
"Not in my eyes." He said softly as he helped me out of the car. "How is your back?"
"A little better. My body just isn't used to carrying all of this extra weight."
"I'll give you a massage when we get inside. How does that sound?"
"Perfect." Booth wrapped an arm around my shoulders, I laid my head against his shoulder and together we walked to the house.
When we got to the door Booth removed his arm from around my shoulder and unlocked the door and then held it open for me so I could enter. Once he was inside I grabbed his hand and led him into the living room where I knew everyone was waiting.
"SURPRISE."
"What the…?" Booth mumbled.
"Congratulations dad." Parker said rushing over to hug Booth.
"Parker what's going on?"
"What's it look like? It's a party for you to celebrate that you got your job back."
"Was this your idea bub?"
"No. It was Bones' idea." Booth turned to me with tears shining in his brown eyes.
"Thanks Bones. This means a lot."
"You earned it."
"Let's get this party started." Hodgins said turning on the music.
For the next few hours I continually filled the food trays and kept everyone's drinks full with Angela's help while Booth was enjoying the party that was being thrown in his honor. He was singing, dancing and playing corn hole outside with Parker, Hodgins and Sweets. I was tired, my back hurt and my feet were starting to swell but I was willing to deal with it so Booth could have fun.
"Bones, dad wants you." Parker told me.
"Is he okay?"
"He's fine. He wants you to be on his corn hole team."
"I've never played before Parker."
"It's easy. You just throw a bean bag in a hole." He grabbed my hand and began to pull me outside.
"Come on Bones. We have been challenged to a couples edition of corn hole against Angela and Hodgkin's." Booth said excitedly when he saw me.
"I don't know Booth. I've never played this before."
"It's easy. You just throw a bean bag in a hole."
"That's exactly what Parker said."
"Parker is a smart kid. He is my son after all." Booth reached out for my hand and pulled me to his side. "Come on Bones. Let's kick some ass."
"I suppose I can give it a try."
"That's the spirit."
"You're going down Dr. B." Hodgins shouted.
"Ignore him sweetie." Angela encouraged.
"Okay Bones give it a shot and make me proud." I tossed the bean bag and watched it as it slid right into the hole.
"Way to go Bones." Booth shouted.
"Beginners luck." Hodgins yelled.
"Beginners luck my ass. The woman has got raw corn hole talent." Booth defended. "Come on Bones. Let's show Hodgins how it's done." He handed me another bean bag and I tossed it into the hole again. "That's my girl." Booth shouted joyously. He was having way too much fun for a game.
For the next hour we continued to play corn hole, Booth and I playing against everyone else because we kept winning. It turned out that I was very good at corn hole. I managed to get the bean bad in the hole at least ninety percent of the time, a much higher percentage then Booth I might add and I'll admit that I did have fun.
Later that night after everyone left Booth, Parker and I were cleaning up the house. For the most part all of our guests cleaned up after themselves but there were still things that needed to be done. "Baby you look exhausted. Why don't you go to bed?" I glanced wearily at the clock and saw that is just after eight.
"It's still early." I said fighting back a yawn. "The vacuum cleaner needs to be ran and the dishes…"
"Parker and I can finish up."
"Are you sure?" He leaned forward and kissed me.
"I'm sure. Go on to bed."
"I love you." I told him.
"Love you too Bones." I went up to our room and I was so tired that I didn't even bother to change my clothes. I just crawled in bed, fully clothed and I was asleep within minutes.
Booth's POV
I rolled over and reached over for Bones but I found her side of the bed empty. I rolled back over on my other side and I saw a light shining underneath the bathroom door. I wasn't surprised that she was in the bathroom. She usually was up every couple of hours to pee. I had just closed my eyes to go back to sleep when I heard a moan come from the bathroom. I threw the blankets back and headed to the bathroom because I knew that moan wasn't a moan of pleasure.
"Bones?" I said as I opened the door. My heart fell from my chest into my stomach when I saw her on the floor next to the bathtub clutching her stomach in obvious pain. "What the hell is wrong?" I gasped as I reached her in two giant steps.
"I…I think I'm in labor."
"You can't be. You're only seven months." I knelt down beside her and took her hand. "Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm not sure Booth." She snapped. "I've never been in labor before."
"Maybe it's just gas or indigestion."
"It's not gas or indigestion. My stomach is getting…owwwwww." She groaned. "Booth something is wrong. We need to get to the hospital." She had tears streaming down her face. "It's too soon Booth. They aren't ready to be born." She sobbed.
"It's going to be okay Bones. Everything is going to be okay." I scooped her up and carried her to our bed. "I'm going to get you to the hospital and everything will be okay." I told her as I threw on a pair of jeans and a tee shirt.
"I'm scared Booth. I'm so scared. It's too soon. They won't survive if they're born tonight."
"Hang in there Bones. I'm going to wake Parker. I'll be right back."
"Hurry." With a last glance a Bones I rushed out of our room and into Parker's.
"Parks get up."
"Whaaa?"
"We have to take Bones to the hospital. Come on. Get your shoes on and go to the car."
"Is she okay? Is something wrong with the babies?"
"They are trying to be born and it's too early so please get your shoes on, grab my wallet and keys and meet me in the truck."
"Yes sir." I left Parker putting on his shoes and I returned to my bedroom and found Bones in the middle of another contraction.
"Arghhhhhhhhh." She cried through it. I rushed over and grabbed her hand, it was the only thing I could think of to do.
"That's it Bones. You're doing to great."
"Call an ambulance." She begged.
"I can get you there quicker. Cullen brought me a truck today and it's got a siren. We're going now." I lifted her up and slowly carried her down the stairs and outside. "Parker open the back door." I yelled. Parker ran up beside me and opened the door and I put Bones in the back seat.
"Should I sit back there with her?" Parker asked me quietly. I could tell he was scared for his step mother and his siblings.
"No Parker. Sit up front with your father. I'll be fine." I darted my eyes to the backseat and Parker knew what I wanted. He went to the other side and climbed in the back seat and grabbed onto Bones' hand. I shut the door and climbed in the driver's seat. "All right guys hold on. Here we go." I gunned the truck and waited until I was out of our neighborhood before I turned on the siren and then I drove like a mad man to the hospital.
"Dispatch Agent Booth 22705." I said into the radio.
"Go ahead 22705."
"Contact Washington General. I have a woman in early labor I'm bringing in. ETA 5 minutes." At that moment Bones groaned again from the back seat.
"Copy 22705. Will notify Washington General."
"22705 out." I glanced in my rearview mirror. "Hang in there Bones. We're almost there."
"Hurry daddy." Parker begged.
"I'm going as fast as I can." Three minutes later I pulled to a screeching halt in front of the emergency room doors and thankfully there was a gurney with a doctor and nurse waiting for us. "She's in the back." I shouted as I got out of the truck.
"What's going on sir?" The doctor asked me as they rushed to the car.
"It's my wife. She is seven months pregnant with twins and she began having contractions tonight." I watched anxiously as they pulled her out. "Please be careful."
"Don't worry sir. She is in good hands." What's your name?" The doctor asked Bones.
"Temperance." She answered. Temperance Booth."
"How long have you been having the contractions?" The doctor asked. I felt Parker place his hand in mine.
"I don't know. I woke up about twenty minutes ago and found her in the bathroom."
"I wasn't talking to you sir. I was talking to your wife."
"Sorry." I mumbled.
"Ma'am?"
"About an hour.
"Any back pain?"
"I'm seven months pregnant so of course I'm having back pain. I have it all the time."
"Her pain was worse today." I added. "She never complains about her back pain but she did today so I know she was hurting."
"Blood pressure 190/114." The nurse said.
"Is that bad?" I asked in a panicked voice.
"It's not good." The doctor answered me. "I want a fetal monitor set up on her now. Mr. Booth I need to do a pelvic exam. I'm sure his mother doesn't want him here during that."
"I'm not his mother and I don't want him here." Bones spoke up.
"Come on Parker. Let's go call your mom."
"Booth."
"Hang on a sec Parks." I walked over and grabbed her hand. "What is it Bones?"
"I'm scared." She whispered. "Don't leave me." I was torn. I couldn't send Parker out by himself and I really didn't want to leave my wife.
"If its okay Mr. Booth we have a family room that your son and I could hang out in and play some video games until his mother comes for him." One of the nurses said and I gave her a grateful look.
"How does that sound Parks?"
"I don't want to leave Bones."
"I'll be fine Parker. You should go. It will be really boring in here." Bones told him.
"Are you sure Bones?"
"I'm sure." Parker walked over to her bed and kissed her cheek softly.
"I love you Bones."
"I love you too Parker."
"I'll check on you in a little while bub."
"Okay dad."
"Mrs. Booth I need you to scoot down to the end of the bed and put your feet in the stirrups."
"Ohhhhh." Her face suddenly contorted in pain and I knew she was having another contraction.
"Breathe Bones." We hadn't gone through any Lamaze classes because we thought we still had time but I remembered the breathing from Parker's delivery.
"Something's not right." She moaned when her contraction passed.
"Let's check you out Mrs. Booth." I helped her slid to the end of the table and put her legs in the stirrups.
"Booth I can't lose these babies." She cried softly as the doctor began his exam. "I…love them so much." I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and pulled her to my chest.
"Think positive Bones." I whispered. I bit my lower lip to keep from crying. I couldn't break down. She had been so strong for me during my time in the wheelchair and now it was my turn to be strong for her and our babies. "Our twins are part of you and me which means that they are strong as hell. They are going to be fine." I prayed that I just didn't lie to my wife.
"You don't know that Booth." She snapped.
"Okay Mrs. Booth you are five centimeters dilated."
"No." Bones shouted. "It's too soon."
"Can you stop the labor?" I asked him.
"I'm going to try. I have some concerns though. Mrs. Booth your blood pressure is very high and from the swelling in your feet I'm going to diagnose you with preeclampsia. I have two major priorities right now, the first of which is to get your labor stopped and the second is to get your blood pressure down to a manageable level. I'm going to give you magnesium sulfate that will hopefully stop your contractions. Along with that I'm going to give you a steroid that will speed along the development of the twins' lungs so if they need to be born early they will have moderate lung function."
"What if the magnesium doesn't work?" Bones whispered.
"There are two other drugs that we will try but we have the best results with the magnesium sulfate."
"Do whatever you need to do to save my babies." I sat next to Bones and held her hand while the doctor told the nurse what to give Bones.
--
"We're going to move your wife upstairs to the maternity floor now." Her doctor said to me an hour later.
"Is she better?" I asked. She had finally fallen asleep about fifteen minutes ago.
"Her blood pressure is coming down and her contractions aren't as intense as they have been so it looks like the medication is starting to work."
"Thank God."
When the two orderlies came in to move her to her new room she woke up. "Booth?" She asked as her eyes fluttered opened.
"It's okay. They are taking you upstairs to a regular room. I'm going to grab Parker and I'll meet you up there in a minute."
"Promise?"
"Yeah sweetheart. I promise." I kissed her as she was taken out of the room. As soon as she was out of my sight I went to the family room and saw that Parker was sound asleep on the couch of the family room. I took the opportunity to go outside and call Rebecca.
"Lo?" I could tell that I had had woken her up and obviously I had. It was 2:30 in the morning.
"Becca it's me."
"Seeley is Parker okay?" She was instantly awake.
"He's fine. It's Bones. She went into early labor."
"Oh shit Seeley, it's too early."
"I know. We're at Washington General and she's just been transferred up to the maternity floor, room 4312. Can you come and pick up Parker? I don't want him hanging out here at the hospital and I don't want to leave Bones."
"Of course. I'll be there in twenty minutes."
"Thanks Bec."
"Seeley, I'm praying for you both. You've both been through so much these past two years and you need a break." Before I could respond she ended the call.
I went into the family room and lifted my sleeping son into my arms. He mumbled something that I couldn't understand, buried his head on my shoulder and dozed back off. As I walked over to the elevator I rubbed my hand over Parker's back. It's been a long time since I had held my son like this and I realized that I missed this. Parker was growing up so fast. He's been through a lot in his ten years and he's had to grow up fast and I feel that is my fault. Since he was old enough to understand what I do for a living he has worried about me, something most kids don't have to worry about and it sure didn't help matters when I got shot. I put that kid through hell and I don't know if I can ever make up for it.
When I got to Bones' room I saw that she was already in bed sound asleep. As I sat down Parker woke up. He looked over at Bones and then at me. "Is she okay?" He whispered.
"Yeah bub. She is okay."
"What about the babies?"
"So far they are."
"But they could die?" Tears filled Parker's eyes.
"They could Parker but the doctor has given Bones some medication to stop them from being born and it looks like its working."
"I don't want them to die. It won't be fair." I pulled Parker to my chest and held him tightly.
"Hey guys." I looked up and saw Rebecca standing in the doorway.
"Hi Rebecca."
"Mom what are you doing here?"
"Hi buddy. I'm here to take you home." Parker climbed off my lap and went over next to Bones' bed.
"No. I'm not leaving Bones or my brother and sister."
"Parks…"
"No." He shouted and I saw Bones' eyes open.
"Parker what's wrong?" She asked.
"Mom and dad want me to leave."
"I think that's a good idea."
"I don't want to leave you."
"Parker this isn't the best place for you to be. You have school tomorrow and your science paper is due and you have to turn it in. We worked so hard on it so you have to go and turn it in."
"But what if…?"
"I promise that your dad will call you if anything changes good or bad and you can come back after school tomorrow okay?"
"Okay." I watched as he leaned over and kissed my wife. "I love you Bones."
"I love you too."
"My backpack, it's at your house dad." I reached into my pocket, pulled out my keys and separated the back door key from my ring and handed it to Rebecca.
"This will open the back door. You can leave it on the counter." Rebecca nodded as she slid the key into her pocket. "Come here bub and hug your old man." Parker left Bones' side and came over to hug me.
"Take care of her." He whispered.
"You know I will. I love you."
"Love you too dad." I watched as Rebecca and Parker left and then I walked over to Bones and took her hand.
"How are you feeling babe?" I grinned as she rolled her eyes.
"Better. I think that the contractions have stopped."
"Thank God."
"I was so scared Booth. They are so small and they wouldn't have survived." Tears fell from her eyes.
"They're going to be fine."
"I hope so Booth. I really hope so." She said with a yawn.
"Why don't you get some sleep sweetheart?"
"As long as you sleep with me." She scooted over to the far side of her bed making a little room for me if I lay on my side.
"You'll be more comfy without me."
"I always sleep better next to you. Now get your ass up here Agent Booth." I slipped my shoes off and climbed up next to her.
"How is this Dr. Brennan?" I whispered using her professional name. She grabbed my hand and placed it on her belly.
"Almost perfect."
"What would make it perfect?"
"This." She closed the short distance between our lips and kissed me softly. "I love you."
"I love you too. Now rest Bones." She nodded, linked her hand with mine and closed her eyes. Within minutes she was sound asleep. As I drifted off to sleep I sent up a prayer that our twins would remain inside their mother where they could continue to grow until they were healthy enough to survive on their own.