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Temperance Brennan looked at the tiny child in her arms in utter amazement. A daughter was something she thought that she never wanted. Now, as the love filled her heart, she couldn't imagine not having Morgan in her life.
"Booth, how is it possible that I can love someone so much that I just met?" She whispered tearfully.
"Bones, you have known her for nine months. She has been inside of you growing. You felt her first kick. You love her this much because you are her mother." He told her.
"Thank you for giving her to me." He wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Thank you, Temperance, for giving her to me." He leaned forward to kiss her but was stopped by a small wail.
"What did I do?" She asked in a panicked voice.
"Nothing." The wailing grew louder.
"Then why is she crying? Maybe you should take her." Bones tried to hand Morgan to her father.
"She's probably hungry, Bones, and I don't have the equipment to take care of that."
"What do I do?" She had forgotten everything she had read about nursing. Booth reached next to her and pressed the call button.
"Don't worry, sweetheart. Help is on the way." Seconds later the nurse walked in.
"Temperance, glad to see that you're awake. I'm Melissa your nurse."
"Booth said that she's hungry." Bones said nervously.
"Your husband mentioned that you're planning on nursing. Is that correct?" She nodded. "I've scheduled the lactation specialist to come in tomorrow and give you some nursing tips." Melissa explained.
"But she's hungry now and I don't know how to feed her." Bones admitted.
"You're nervous and that's understandable. I'll show you what to do." Booth went and closed the door and watched as Melissa helped his beautiful wife nurse their daughter. "She's probably not going to eat for very long and you need to alternate breasts, so I would suggest switching after five minutes if she is still eating. If she's done before that then the next time use the other breast. Any questions?" Bones shook her head. "Press the call button if you need anything."
"Bones, do you have any idea how beautiful you are right now?' He asked, as he stared at her feeding their daughter.
"When is Parker going to get here? I can't wait for him to meet his sister."
"He should be here any minute now. Angela picked him up from school and she is bringing him over."
"In my overnight bag is his new video game that I promised him as his big brother gift. I don't want him to feel left out at all, and I read that it's a good idea to give an older sibling a gift so they can feel involved. Did you bring my bag in?"
"Yeah, Bones, I have your bag. You are an amazing mother."
"You can't know that, Booth."
"Trust me, Bones. You are an amazing mother."
Booth continued to sit next to the bed as he watched Bones feed the baby. Although he knew she was nervous, he was convinced that she was a natural. Their kids were so lucky to have her as their mother. A sudden knock at the door caused Bones to look up in alarm.
"It's probably Angela and Parker."
"Can you distract Parker? It's probably not very appropriate for him to see me in this compromising position." There was another knock at the door.
"Daddy are you and mommy in there?" Parker called.
"Just a minute, Parks." Booth called. "I'll take Parker to the gift shop. Can Ange come in?" Bones nodded and Booth kissed her. "I love you, both of you. I'll be back soon." He smiled softly as he exited the room.
"Is the baby here daddy?" Parker asked.
"Yep. She's here."
"I wanna see her."
"Not right now bub."
"Why not?"
"Bones needs some privacy right now so I thought that you and I could go to the gift shop and you can pick out a present for your sister."
"Okay."
"Ange, you can go on in, she's feeding her right now." Booth whispered. Angela nodded and quickly slipped into her best friend's hospital room.
"Hey, sweetie." Bones was burping the baby. "How are you?"
"Extremely happy right now."
"You should be, Bren. You have a beautiful baby girl in your arms; you have every reason to be happy." Morgan chose that moment to let out a large burp.
"She is just like her daddy." Bones giggled.
"Can I hold my niece?" Bones nodded and handed her daughter to her best friend. "Wow, Bren. I always knew that you and Booth would make beautiful children but this beautiful was beyond my wildest dreams. She is gorgeous."
"Thank you."
"What's her name?"
"Morgan Christine."
"It's perfect. I know where you got her middle name, but where did you get Morgan from?"
"We wanted to name her after our mother's and Morgan is Jennifer's maiden name."
"Hello, Morgan Christine, I am your Auntie Angela. I'm going to spoil you rotten. Have you counted her fingers and toes? Are they all there?" Angela asked.
"Oh God, I didn't." Tears filled the new mother's eyes. "I should have done that shouldn't I? Does that make me a bad mom, Ange?"
"No, sweetie, not at all. It's just something that some new parents do." Angela encouraged. "Do you want to do it?" Bones nodded.
Angela laid the baby on the bed and Bones slowly unwrapped the baby, examining with her eyes and fingers, running them all over her soft skin. She was absolutely beautiful in her mother's eyes.
"Look at her toes Angela. She has Booth's finger-toes."
"Finger-toes?"
"Her toes are as long as her fingers. Booth and Parker have the same toes. They are so long it's creepy." Both women were laughing when they heard the knocking.
"Can we come in?" Booth asked.
"Yeah, come on in." Bones said as she rewrapped the baby.
"Hi, mommy."
"Hi, Parker. Do you see who is here?" He nodded silently. "Would like to say hello to your sister?" Another nod. "Booth, will you lift him on the bed?"
"Come here, Parks." Booth gracefully lifted Parker onto the bed. "You have to be very gentle okay?"
"Yes, sir." He said as he slowly crawled next to Bones.
"Morgan, this is your big brother Parker." Bones told her daughter. Her eyes fluttered open for a second and then quickly closed.
"She looks like a doll." Parker stared at his sister. "How did Morgan get of your belly, mommy?" Bones looked up when she heard Booth's sharp intake of breath and she smiled when she saw how red his face had become.
"The doctor cut her out of my belly."
"Did it hurt?"
"No. I was asleep and I didn't feel a thing."
"Can I hold her?"
"I think so." Bones said as Booth rushed to the side of the bed.
"Now listen to me very carefully, Parker. You need to be very gentle and you need to sit very still. Morgan is really small and she isn't as tough as you are. She can get hurt very easily. Can you do that?" Booth asked him.
"Yes, sir, I'll be careful." Booth took the baby from his wife's arms and gently placed her in his son's arms.
"Bren, where is your camera?" Angela asked.
"In my overnight bag." Angela jumped up and searched the bag until she found the digital camera.
"Okay, Booth family, Get together." Bones placed her arm around Parker and Booth placed his arm around Bones. "Booth bend over so your head will be in the picture. Bren, can you scoot a little closer to Parker and Morgan? Okay great. Now everyone look over at Auntie Angela and smile. Parker, put your tongue in your mouth please. Booth, look at me. Bren sweetie, smile. Finally; Okay one, two, three." Angela snapped the picture. "Absolutely perfect."
The rest of the evening was filled with visitors. Everyone from the lab came; some of Booth's coworkers from the bureau came, including Cullen, with gifts for Morgan and Parker. Booth had talked to his parents and they weren't arriving until late so they would come over in the morning along with Max and Russ. An hour after dinner everyone left for the evening because the new mother was exhausted. Booth and Parker were the only ones that remained and they were getting ready to leave.
"Now, Parker, don't stay up to late playing your new game. You have school tomorrow."
"Yes, ma'am. Can I come back tomorrow after school?"
"Absolutely. Now give me a hug." Parker leaned forward and hugged her. "How about a kiss for your sister?" He bent down and kissed her head.
"Bye, Morgan." He whispered.
"All right, Parks, now it's my turn to say goodbye to our girls." Booth said as he lifted his son to the ground.
"Are you guys going to kiss?"
"Sure are." Booth quipped.
"Gross."
"Then don't watch." Booth kissed his wife long and hard just because Parker wasn't watching. "I don't want to leave you." He whispered when they broke apart. "Either of you."
"We'll be fine. I'm going to sleep and so is Morgan. You're not going to miss much." Booth picked his daughter up.
"Goodnight, angel. You be a good girl for your mommy and let her get some rest and I'll be back as soon as I take your brother to school. I love you so much." He looked at his wife. "I love you too, ya know."
"I know. I love you."
"Do you want her or do you want me to take her to the nursery?"
"I'll take her. I'm going to nurse her before I go to sleep." Booth kissed Morgan and handed her back to her mother.
"Call me if you need anything okay?"
"I will. Goodnight, Seeley."
"Goodnight, Temperance." Both of her boys blew her a kiss from the doorway before they left and she returned the gesture.
"Well, little one, it's just you and me now." Bones whispered to her daughter. "I'm going to tell you a secret, something that I didn't even tell your dad. I have never been so scared in my life before. I am so afraid that I'm not going to be a good mom to you. I know that I'm going to make some mistakes, probably a lot because I have no idea what the hell I'm doing. Every time you cried today your dad or Auntie Angela had to tell me what was wrong with you. Shouldn't I have known, little one? I'm your mom; I should have known what was wrong with you. Booth says it's because I'm so nervous and I'm over thinking everything like I always do and when I relax I'll be fine. I hope he's right Morgan. I don't want to fail you. I want to be the best mother to you that I can be. I want you know that; I need you to know that. You are named after your grandmothers. Your dad's mom is still alive though she doesn't live here with us, but I'm sure that you will see quite a lot of her. Now your middle name – Christine, was one of my mother's names. She died years ago so you won't be able to meet her but I'm going to share all the wonderful stories of her that I have with you. She was a good mother, she was actually a very good mother and I hope that I can be as good to you as she was to me. When I was fifteen she and grandpa Max left Uncle Russ and me. When that happened I was so hurt and confused that I shut myself off from the world and I built walls around my heart so no one could ever hurt me like that again. But your dad slowly chiseled my walls away and he wormed his way into my heart and I am so glad that he did. Morgan, no one has ever loved me like your father loves me. I never knew such a strong passionate love existed and for some reason your father has chosen me to share that amazing love with me. I don't know what I did to deserve this kind of love and there is still a part of me that feels that I don't deserve your dad, your brother, or you, my sweet girl, but what I do know is that I am the luckiest woman in the world. I love you so much and I will never abandon you." She wiped the tears from her eyes and kissed her daughter.
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"So, what do you think of your sister?" Booth and Parker had stopped at the diner for a celebratory dinner. They were both working on their second piece of pie.
"She's boring." Parker responded.
"Boring?"
"All she does is sleep and cry."
"That's what babies do, Parks, but eventually as she grows she will do more things. In a few months she start smiling, laughing, rolling over, and then she'll crawl, walk and eventually she'll start talking and be able to play with you."
"I don't want to play with a girl."
"You will soon find out that it's going to be very hard to say no to girls, especially your sister." Booth laughed at his son's expression. It was a mixture of shock, fear, disgust with a small bit of pride was thrown in there.
"Daddy?"
"Yeah bub?"
"Is mommy still going to be my mommy since Morgan is here?"
"Of course she is, Parker. Why wouldn't she?" Parker looked at his pie, suddenly becoming shy. "Parker, talk to me."
"Morgan is mommy's real baby and I'm not. Since she has her own real baby now, she probably won't want to be my mommy anymore." Parker looked at his father with big alligator tears running down his face. "I want her to be my mommy."
"Parker, Bones will always be your mommy. Having Morgan doesn't change that fact. When a mom and dad make a baby, they automatically love the baby that they made, like your heaven mommy and I love you. We love you Parker because our love made you the same way that Bones and I love Morgan. Now, the love that Bones has for you is very special."
"Why is it special?"
"God made a mother's heart very special. A mother's heart lets her love so many people at one time, even if they aren't her own babies. Bones' love for you is special. Do you know why it's so special?" Parker shook his head. "It's special because Bones chooses to love you. She doesn't have to love you like she loves Morgan but she does because she wants to. The truth is she loves you as much as she loves your sister, and that will never, ever change Parker."
"Promise?"
"Hang on a second." Booth pulled out his phone and called the hospital. "Temperance Brennan-Booth's room please."
"Lo?" She answered sleepily. She had just fallen asleep.
"Sorry to wake you, sweetheart, but Parker needs to ask you a question."
"Of course, put him on." Booth handed his cell phone to his son.
"Hi, mommy."
"Hi, Parker. Your dad said that you had a question for me." She asked gently.
"I uhh…I umm… Are you going to love me and be my mommy since you have your real baby now?" He blurted out.
"Yes, Parker, I am still going to love you. Just because you didn't grow in my belly doesn't change the fact that you are my son and I love you. I will always love you, Parker."
"Promise?" He whispered.
"Yes, Parker, I promise that I'm going to love you forever and always be your mom."
"Okay."
"I love you, Parker Booth."
"I love you too, mommy." Parker hand the phone back to his dad.
"Hey, Bones."
"Call me after he's asleep."
"Will do." Booth disconnected the call and the father and son finished their pie.
When they got home, Parker did his homework and when that was done they both played Parker's new video game. After Booth won Parker got his shower and went to bed. Booth had just climbed into bed when Parker walked in carrying his teddy bear.
"Daddy?"
"What's wrong, Park? Did you have a bad dream?"
"No."
"What's going on?"
"Can I sleep with you?"
"Come on up." Parker ran over and jumped up on the bed.
"Can we watch a movie?" Parker asked, as he snuggled under the covers.
"No. It's past your bedtime." Parker pushed his lower lip out in a pout. "Give it up, Parks. That pout won't work on me. I'm immune to it. Hell, boy, I invented it. Now sleep."
"Yes, sir." He mumbled as he curled onto his side, cradling his bear in his arms.
"Do you know where you got that bear?" He shook his head. "I got that bear for you on the day you were born. I bought one for Morgan today.
"Tell me a story." Parker requested. Booth pulled his first born close to his side and launched into a story of a prince rescuing a princess in distress. Ten minutes into the story, Parker was snoring softly behind him. Booth smiled as he grabbed the phone from the bedside table. A few minutes later he was connected with Bones' room.
"Did I wake you, sweetheart?"
"No, Morgan did. They just brought her in to nurse." She yawned. "How's Parker?"
"Sound asleep right beside me in our bed. How is our daughter?"
"Perfect. She is a little piggy, always eating just like her father." Booth chuckled softly.
"That's my girl."
"Booth, did I do something wrong to make Parker think I wouldn't love him anymore? Because…"
"Bones."
"My feelings for Parker will never change. I love him as if he was my own son and just…"
"Bones." Booth was trying to speak but she just continued rambling.
"Because Morgan was born doesn't change anything. I need you to know that I will never treat Parker any differently than Morgan. They are both my children whether I gave birth to them or not. I know that…"
"BONES." He said as loudly as he dared without waking up Parker.
"What?"
"Will you let me talk?"
"Sorry." She mumbled.
"You didn't do anything wrong, Bones. This past year has been so hard for Parker with the kidnapping, Rebecca's death and my coma and you, Bones, have been the only constant in his life through it all. Morgan is a big change, and anytime some big change has happened over the past year, Parker has lost someone, so it's natural that he is afraid of losing you."
"He won't."
"I know that, you know that and now Parker knows that."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure and another thing that I am sure of is that you will love both Parker and Morgan the same. I never once thought you would treat Parker and Morgan any differently."
"I'm so scared, Booth." She admitted softly. "I don't have a clue what to do, how to raise a baby."
"Bones, you have been raising Parker for months now. You did it on your own when I was in the coma and you did a great job so you do know how to raise a child."
"Parker isn't a baby. He could talk and tell me what he needed. Morgan can't do that. All she can do is cry and I might not be able to figure out what she needs and hurt her in the process."
"No mother or father ever knows exactly what their child needs. The first night that Parker stayed alone with me after he was born he was about a month old and all he did was cry and I didn't know what he wanted."
"So what did you do?"
"Everything. I changed his diaper but he still cried. I fed him and he cried. I burped him and that didn't work. I checked his temperature and he was fine so I broke down and called my mom. She told me that he probably had gas so I gave him some gas drops and they helped. You always tell me that I'm a great father but I had to learn what Parker's cries meant just like we are going to have to learn what Morgan's cries mean and we will make mistakes Bones, all parents do but with any mistake we will learn from them."
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be so scared."
"It's natural to be scared, Bones, but you don't have to be scared alone. You and I are in this together. We're partners remember?"
"Partners." He could hear the smile in her voice.
"I love you, partner."
"I love you too, partner."
Thank you ALL so much for reading and reviewing. I truly appreciate all of your wonderful thoughts. I think that I have a couple more chapters left of this story. I figure it's about time I let my favorite couple FINALLY live happily ever after.