The Marriage

BY Meekerprincess9778

CH 29

"Did you think I went too far?" Booth asked Brennan.

"He did try to put the necklace on me. I had refused him several times, Booth. He wouldn't take no for an answer. What would happen if he tried anything else? Obviously, he doesn't know what no means. Just maybe, we will be a little more selective on whom we beat up. Like I wanted to hit Dr. Kane for looking at you seductively, but I didn't." They both laughed.

"Okay, I understand. It's not like he was that good of a friend, Bones. I think he just wanted to get close to you."

"How did you know how much the necklace costs?" She asked him.

"It was at the same jewelry store I got your earrings. The sales associate wanted me to by that necklace. I didn't think it was your taste."

"You are correct. Hearts and that design do not appeal to me."She was wondering just how much her earrings were then. She didn't want him to spend all kinds of money on her with a baby on the way.

"No more extravagant gifts. From now on, all of our extra money needs to go to the little blob." He laughed because it sounded so ridiculous.

"Yes, all money is blob money. Got it, chief." He kissed her cheek.

It was time for the school board to pay the Booth household a visit. Everyone in the house was nervous. They let the school board and principal in.

"So, your doctor wants you to have an extended leave from school?" Principal Wells asked.

"Yes. My ribs are broken. Someone could jostle me in the halls. I can't wear a cast like on my wrist." Brennan replied matter of factly.

"We also have another situation," Booth spoke up. "While at the hospital, we found out that Bones is pregnant."

"Bones?" A school board member asked.

"Temperance Brennan-Booth, my wife; I call her Bones because she wants to be a forensic anthropologist."

"We can provide the teenage maternity wing of our school, Temperance. That is why it is there." Another school board member brought up.

"Yes, but if I go to the maternity wing of the school, I will most likely lose my scholarship. Not to be rude, but the maternity wing offers classes that I would have been able to pass in the fifth grade. I am barely being challenged in the advanced classes. I did two weeks' worth of work in four hours."

"Not to mention, that by the time she would be able to go, Britney would be unsuspended. Temperance cannot fully defend herself now. If Britney and Rebecca find out she is pregnant, a lot of bad things could happen. I fear for her safety in the school." Booth added.

"She is married to you now. Why not get your GED?" Principal Wells asked.

"I have a full ride scholarship to Northwestern. I will have my baby by then. They give those to people with diplomas achieving in advanced courses. They have never given them to someone with a GED. I will lose my future because you cannot keep me safe."

"How about if you took your midterms and finals? Those count for the majority of your grades anyway. I will have your teachers send Jared home with the lesson plans. You only have to come in for midterms and finals. I have seen your file. You should be able to pass with no problems." Principal Wells smiled at them.

"I accept your terms. Thank you so much, I really appreciate this." She shook the principal's hand and then the board members.

"You risked yourself and your baby for another student. We have to keep you safe. I have seen all of your test scores. I do not want you to miss college. Although, would you come in sometime when I know the school is safe for you, and discuss the maternity wing with me? I don't want other young mothers to miss scholarship opportunities because they are in that wing of the school. It was something we hadn't considered before."

"Sure, I would be happy to help."Brennan smiled.

After a little bit more talking, the school board and principal had left. They all had a big sigh of relief. "I honestly didn't know what they were going to propose. Their tutors are stretched thin as it is. I normally don't need the actual teacher. I am reading mostly college material anyway. It is basically busy work. Not that I am going to be neglectful. I want my diploma." She smiled.

"I couldn't believe how just because you are married to me, they acted like you didn't deserve the diploma. If it hadn't turned out our way, I was ready to go to the papers with that. You are all ready the hometown hero. We had an advantage. If you weren't a genius and could basically teach yourself, I don't know what the School Board would have done. They act like there isn't a difference between a diploma and a GED. There certainly is to colleges." Booth huffed.

"I appreciate that you understand how I took offense to the whole thing. That maternity wing is a joke. I will be very happy to help young mothers actually learn again. You were right. They did act like because I am married to you and pregnant that I should only be that. Like married wife and mother is all that I am capable of. Not that I don't love you both, but I have always had plans to help people through science."

"You will be amazing, Bones. I have no doubt about what you can do." Booth brought her in for a hug.

Jared walked by. "Get a room." He laughed as he went up to his bedroom.

"Actually, I have no idea on how to be a mother. My mom was gone before I could ask her the big questions. I have never babysat anyone younger than five. I am okay when they can tell me what they want, but babies can't talk."She looked worried.

"Bones, it will be okay. We have Pops. Pops knows everything about kids. He raised his set plus me and Jared. Plus, I wanted it to be a surprise, but let me get something out of the truck." He kissed her cheek and came back two minutes later. He had two books with him.

What to Expect when You're Expecting and What to Expect the First Year were in his hands. He handed them to Brennan. "I was a little nervous about the same things. The nice lady at the book store said these were like a Bible to a new mom. My mom was great, but my dad was awful because he was drunk all of the time. Then my mom wasn't so great because she left me and Jared with a drunk. She could have at least called Pops. We took on more beatings because she was gone. Pops showed up out of the blue one day and my life has been so much better. I hope I get all of my parenting skills from Pops. My parents were just too messed up."

"I have no idea why your parents were like that. This home that you brought me into has been nothing but safety and love. You and I will get our parenting skills from Pops and these books. There is a lot of instinct that goes into parenting. We get to see how good our instincts are." She smiled.

"We will be okay. My instinct is to protect you and others. Your instinct is to protect others. This baby is going to get sick of us. He or she is going to want personal time." They laughed.

They went upstairs and went to bed. They cuddled each other all night long.