Finally the new post…sorry it took so long, only a few more after this…thanks everyone…R/R please
Brennan stared out the window, watching as the Wednesday afternoon traffic piled up on the highway, the plethora of angry cars honking at each other. As if that would make the time pass any faster. Luckily, the drive to Chloe and Sam's school was short from the Jeffersonian, and there was no need to even get on the freeway and risk staying on for hours.
Most of the time, she tried to pick them up, but sometimes 3 o'clock rolled by way too quickly, and their regular sitter, Heather would get them from school, and deposit them happily off at the Jeffersonian.
The twins loved their mom's work place, and would spend hours cheerfully watching Zach examine a bone, sitting quietly on stools next to him. At first Brennan and Angela had laughed as Zach flinched under their expectant gazes, but he got used to them surprisingly quickly for someone who had the emotional IQ of a squirrel.
She however, was on strike. Booth could drive around for hours for all she cared. She was the one who knew where the school was. She was the one who could drive there blindfolded, but still he had ended up being the one driving.
"Bones, come on. I'm going to get lost." She wanted to laugh at the pleading in his voice. He deserved it.
She turned to face him, smiling smugly. "That's what you get for not letting me drive."
He groaned, running a hand over his face in frustration. She could drive him completely crazy sometimes. But that went both ways.
"Can you just grow up? It's my car, I'll drive it."
Alpha-male tendencies. He thinks he owns everything.
She scoffed, smiling at him.. "It's not even your car. It's the FBI's."
He rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Its more mine then yours."
"But logically, I should have driven. I know where the school is."
Booth took one hand off the wheel to try and spell it out to her. She was so literal, and it was one of the things that made him want to kiss her almost 24/7.
"Listen Bones, we're like Batman and Robin. Batman always drives. You don't see Robin off and driving the Batmobile, that would just be….wrong."
She looked at him in confusion. "I don't know what that means Booth, and even if it's true, I can drive sometimes." She gave him one last glare, before sighing and pointing to her across his shoulder. "Take a left here."
He smiled at her, before swerving the car generously to turn down Magnolia Avenue where he could see a huge maroon building looming in the distance.
"Thanks Babe." He reached across the seat with his free hand, tracing her jaw line softly, before tilting her chin softly.
She felt the warmth spread throughout her face, and then down to the tips of her toes. She wished she could kiss him, but they'd probably end up crashing the car. As his fingers touched her face, she felt the roughness of bandages, and just as she glanced down, she felt him withdrawing his hands and looking away. How the hell had he gotten bandages on his hands in the 5 hours she hadn't seen him?
She pointed to the curb, figuring she'd ask when they were parked. "You might want to park here. It gets pretty crazy in the parking lot."
He nodded, and executed a perfect parallel park that would have made the DMV proud, turning off the car. Booth made a move to get out of the car, but she stopped him, putting a hand softly on his arm, her eyes meeting his.
She slid her fingers carefully over the bandages that were wrapped tightly over his knuckles. She couldn't believe she hadn't noticed them last night.
"What happened to your hands Booth?"
He ran a finger over the bandages, and then softly over her knuckles. "It doesn't matter."
She looked at him frowning. "Yes it does."
He looked up at her, his eyes dark. "I wasn't wearing gloves when I was punching a bag yesterday. That's all."
She hated that he had hurt himself for her, even if he wasn't going to admit it. Booth was too proud for that. "You know that it rips up your knuckles Booth."
"I needed it to hurt Bones. You wouldn't understand." He wasn't looking at her and it made her feel even more ostracized.
"I wouldn't understand hurting myself on purpose? You don't know me as well as you think you do Booth."
His eyes finally met hers, and he could see that she honestly was worried about him. It wasn't that important. Booth took out his rage with himself, on himself. It was self destructive behavior, but he needed it.
Pulling her to him, he kissed her softly. Enough to reassure her that they were ok, and enough to make her stomach dip significantly. As he pulled back, he kept his fingers tucked under her chin, making sure her glassy eyes stayed with his.
"Listen, it doesn't really matter. I have you, and that's all that matters. We're ok."
She nodded, entwining her fingers in his. "We're better then ok."
"I thought so." She smiled at him, leaning in and brushing her lips with his softly.
"Come on, we can't leave Chloe and Sam waiting," She laughed, "They're not very patient."
He rolled his eyes, laughing, as he followed her out of the car and out into the perfect spring day.
"I wonder where they get that from."
Me
She laughed, and waited for him quite, impatiently as he followed her out of the car. It was the perfect day, but still she was dreading telling the twins about Booth.
How bad can it be?
Brennan watched in awe from the comfy red vinyl booth as Booth lifted Chloe and Sam up to observe the variety of choices that Sunshine Ice-cream Parlor offered. She dipped her spoon into the giant sundae that she had chosen for she and Booth.
Usually they would jump up and down wildly, refusing to let her pick them up; instead they tried to read the flavors themselves. Brennan never let them get "chocolate apple" or "raspberry bubble gum spiral" for the very reason that the colorful concoctions would end up in the trash within minutes.
Booth handled them easily, and within minutes they skipped over to there booth, sitting across from Brennan, cones poised eagerly in their little hands.
"Mommy what fwavor did you get?"
Brennan laughed as Chloe licked her giant chocolate ice-cream cone, most of it getting on her face rather then in her mouth.
"Booth and I are sharing a sundae."
"What's Boof's favowite fwavor?" Sam asked her eagerly. He was eating out of a cup, something that looked like Vanilla and gummy bears, but she wasn't sure. Either way, Booth had seemingly worked a miracle, and she planned to thank him in the best way she knew how.
"Why don't you ask him babe?"
Sam nodded, and as Booth sat down next to Brennan, the questions were bombarded at him.
"Boof what's your favowite fwavor? Do you like chocolate? Or spwinkles?"
Booth eyes widened as he laughed, wrapping his arm loosely around her Brennan's shoulders, pulling her close to him.
"I like cookies n' cream, chocolate is my second favorite, and everyone likes sprinkles. I like the multicolored ones."
They nodded, and concentrated on their ice-cream, satisfied with his answers. Booth glanced over at his partner, who was devouring the ice-cream faster then he could get in his spoon.
"Hey save some for the rest of us." He smiled at her as she dropped her spoon, blushing madly.
"I didn't each lunch. I'm hungry."
He took a bite of the ice-cream, and kissed her softly on the cheek, grinning at her adorable embarrassment.
"I'm just kidding babe. Eat as much as you want."
She playfully glared at him. "No I'm done."
He groaned, at her stubbornness. "Just eat the ice-cream Bones."
She smiled, taking a spoonful and eating it with the enthusiasm of the twins. Ice-cream was her favorite after all.
"Chlo, Sammy, how's the ice-cream?"
They smiled enthusiastically back at their mom. "Yummy mommy!"
"Yeah yummy!" Brennan smiled at their excitement. She knew part of it was that Booth had picked them up with Brennan. They were enamored with him, and that was a good thing. Hopefully the news they were about to break would go over well.
"Could we tell you something while you're eating?"
Chloe nodded, biting down on her ice-cream cone with great dexterity. "Sure mommy."
Brennan nudged Booth in the ribs. "I tried to tell you this, but you fell asleep. And I think that its better that Booth is here."
They watched her intently, and waited for her to continue. Booth entwined their fingers under the table, squeezing them reassuringly.
"What I want to tell you is that…Booth is..."
She trailed off, not knowing how to say it. It seemed so blunt to just blurt it out. But she had always been blunt.
Booth interjected, knowing that he should really be the one to tell them. It was his mess and he needed to finally clean it up.
"Your mom and I used to be a couple. Your mom had you and I didn't know, because before you two were born, I had to move to New York City for a while."
They looked at him expectantly. "I don't know what that means Boof."
Booth sighed, glancing over at Brennan quickly. "It means that I'm your dad."
Brennan nearly coughed on her ice-cream. That was straightforward enough. Booth had done it. Her stomach felt like it was on a roller coaster ride as she watched Chloe and Sam comprehended.
"Does that mean you get to live wif us?" Sam looked so excited, and Brennan felt relieved. Booth had been right. They weren't going to really ask questions until they were much older.
Chloe jumped out of the booth, and launched herself into Booth's arms, Sam following close behind. "And we get to haf a dad. I can't wait to tell all of our fwiends!"
They climbed into Booth's lap, as he hugged them tightly. Brennan watched, feeling like a weight had just been lifted off her shoulders. Like she didn't have anything pulling her down anymore. She was free.
"Mommy said that you always rescwued her. Now you can reswue us too!" They both hugged him again tightly, and then jumped off his lap, knowing that their ice-cream was melting quickly. Booth was happy that their priorities were straight.
Booth looked over at Brennan, whose huge sapphire eyes looked surprisingly glassy, as if tears were about to spill. He knew she'd been alone with them for so long, that this was probably a bit overwhelming. He snaked his arm around her waist, pulling her into him, and leaning down to whisper softly into her ear.
"You rescued me Bones. In everyway possible."
She leaned up, kissing him softly, his fingers hooking around the base of her neck, pulling her closer to him, not wanting to let her go.
We're finally safe.
The button loves you….