I don't own Bones, I know I have 206 in my body, but the Bones from Fox isn't mine.

Home

They were up early the next morning, and ready to go by six. He called to check on Angela and they were also ready to leave, they were all taking the same flight, and were sitting near each other.

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The trip to the airport was uneventful, other than Brennan not remembering flying before. Everyone was shocked that she was scared at first. When asked how she got from France to the US, she told them they traveled by boat. Booth explained that the customs were more lenient by boat, and it would have been easier to get her out of and back into the US.

Kelsey again went to the cockpit to visit the pilot. She talked endlessly, and Booth realized that she could be a distraction, so he escorted her out. As they left, the pilot called to him. He sent her back to see her mother, and waited for the pilot to talk.

"Your daughter is very bright."

"Yes, we are always wondering what she will ask next. Someday I won't be able to answer her questions."

"Does that bother you?"

"No, her mom is a genius, so I think she will be able to answer, and Kelsey knows how to use the computer to look up information."

"She can do research on the computer?"

"Yes, she reads at a third grade level, and when she doesn't understand it, she asks us."

"It must be difficult to have such a smart child."

"Not really, we just need to remember that she is still five years old, and plan appropriately. Certain books are kept out of reach, and we have parental blocks on the computers."

"Wow, I can't imagine her as a teenager."

"Her mother had a lot of trouble adjusting as a teenager, she didn't really fit in with the other kids, but we are going to try to prevent that with Kelsey if possible. She has a very different personality than her mother, so that will help. She's more outgoing, and we encourage her to play like a kid."

"I hope it works out. When she walked in here telling me about thrust and drag, it blew me away. She is so small, that I didn't think she would ask those questions."

"Is that DC coming up?"

"Yes, we will be landing in about twenty minutes."

When Booth realized that they were approaching Washington, and he left to sit down, thinking about the conversation, and what the future held for Kelsey.

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Brennan held his hand tightly as the plane descended; he didn't say anything because he was enjoying her touch. They landed safely, and after collecting their luggage, took a cab home. For the first time in a long time, Booth regretted selling the house. Although the doctors told him the places weren't as important as the people in her life were, he wanted her to see the house she purchased.

"I thought you said I planted flowers. Where are they? Did they die?"

"I sold the house, because I couldn't live there without you. Besides, since I didn't want to use your money to pay for it, I couldn't afford it. When I sold it, I put everything back into your account. When you meet with your accountant next week, he can show you the numbers. He helped me to figure it all out."

"Was I that selfish with my money that you were worried?"

"No, you were very generous, but it felt wrong taking your money when I didn't have you. Come on; let's see the rest of the house."

He showed her the house, starting with the guest room where she would be staying.

"This is your room if you want to stay here. If you're uncomfortable staying here, I can get you another place."

"No, I want to stay here. I think it will help my memories."

Kelsey came running up to her.

"Mommy, come see my room."

Brennan went with her to see her room. The room was painted in two different colors of blue. Opposite walls were painted the same. Two were painted light blue while the others were dark blue, almost the color of the night sky. The dark blue had a diagram of the solar system on it, which looked fairly accurate.

"Is this to scale?"

"Yes, I did it myself. Well Daddy helped me with the research."

You created the solar system on your wall?"

"Yes, last year I wanted to be an astronaut, but I think I want to be a doctor now, or maybe a pilot. It was fun talking to the pilots in the plane."

Brennan was still studying the solar system.

"This is amazing, but you forgot Pluto."

"Pluto isn't a planet, it's a moon."

"No, I remember that Pluto is a planet."

"They changed it's…"

She stopped for a minute, and they saw a look of concentration on her face.

"classification. I think that's the word, but they discovered that it's not a planet anymore, so I didn't include it in my diagram."

Brennan just stared at her.

"This is so good, I am impressed."

"I love it; Aunt Angela helped me with the mural on the other side."

Brennan turned to see the other set of walls. They were painted a light blue, with trees and grass painted close to the floor, and clouds in the sky. On one wall, there was a beautiful sunrise, and the surrounding sky was orange and red, slowly lightening to the light blue of morning. The opposite wall was a sunset with the deep purple, and a darkening sky.

"Angela is very talented. This is beautiful."

"She is very good. We did a lot of painting when I went over her house. I'm not as good as Michael is. He can paint well; Aunt Angela has his pictures hanging in her gallery."

"Angela has a gallery?"

"Yeah, in her house. It's on the third floor, but she said the light is better there."

"Third floor? How big is her house?"

Booth decided to explain.

"Hodgins is rich, they have a huge mansion, but Angela prefers to live in the townhouse he bought her."

"They have two houses?"

"Well, actually more than that, but two near here."

"Wow, I never knew she was so rich, they both seem so different. Ken always had an air about him whenever he was around poorer people. You could tell he thought he was better. Sometimes he made me uncomfortable, because I volunteered at the public school. He would discount my friends as if they weren't important.

The more Booth heard about this guy, the more he hated him.

"Want to see the rest on the house?"

"Yeah, Kelsey do you want to come?'

"No, I want to stay in my room for a little while. I want to write about what has happened. Do you mind?"

"Not at all, I'll talk to you later, ok?"

"Yeah Mom."

They left her room and he showed her the rest of the house, staying away from his bedroom, because he felt it wasn't the right time. They ended in the kitchen.

"Are you hungry, I can start dinner? I know the time change is a little weird for you, but we usually eat at six, and I don't want Kelsey eating out again. I try to keep her meals healthy."

"I can help if you want?"

"Sure, it's been a long day, so I think I will keep it simple tonight. If you can go in that cabinet and start the pasta, I'll make a quick sauce. I had a friend do some shopping for me yesterday, so there should be some salad stuff in the fridge,"

They started to prepare dinner. Booth was surprised by how quickly she adjusted to his routines.

"You're a good father. I can tell you love her very much. It must be hard for you to raise her alone."

"The first year was the worst, after that I got used to it. I'm sure I made many mistakes along the way, but I did the best I could."

"She's a wonderful child, you did an excellent job. You should be proud of yourself."

Just as they were getting ready to finish dinner, they heard a knock on the door. Brennan immediately panicked, and grabbed Booth's hand.

"Who is it?'

"Well, we won't know until I answer the door. Come on."

They walked out of the kitchen and Booth looked out the peephole.

"Oh, no. I was hoping for a little more time before this happened."

"Why? Who is it?"

"You're father."

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