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Day 36: Heaven

I definitely don't own Bones.

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"Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take." Standing, Christine moved onto her bed and pulled her covers up to her neck. "Do you believe in Heaven, Grandpa Max?"

Unfazed, Max sat on the edge of the bed and smiled at his granddaughter, "Sure I do. Someday I plan to join your grandmother in Heaven. She's up there already, you know."

Nodding her head, Christine sadly informed him, "My Uncle Sweets is in heaven. So is my Pops. Daddy says they're waiting for us to come and live with them someday."

Using his finger to move some hair strands from her eyes, Max frowned, "Yes, that's right. Do you miss Uncle Sweets and Pops?"

"Uh huh." Sadly, the child informed her grandfather, "I got to say goodbye to Pops before he went to Heaven but I didn't get to say goodbye to Uncle Sweets. . . Before you go to Heaven, can I say goodbye to you? I want to say goodbye before you go."

Rubbing his hand on her arm, Max smiled, "Well Honey, I'll try to make that happen but I don't know if I can keep that promise. Sometimes we leave before we're ready to say goodbye."

Solemnly, Christine informed him, "My Daddy went away and I didn't get to say goodbye to him, but he came back. He didn't go to Heaven."

Shaking his head, Max frowned, "No, you're Daddy didn't go to Heaven. He . . . he was just gone for a little while."

Scowling, the little girl confessed, "I'm glad my Daddy didn't go to Heaven. I don't want him to leave me and Mommy. Mommy cried while he was gone. I don't like it when Mommy cries. It makes me cry."

Exhaling slowly, Max tried to control his emotions, "Yeah, I don't liked it when you or your Mommy cry either." Patting her arm, Max smiled, "Hey, let's not worry about your Daddy or Mommy leaving right now. That's not going to happen for a long time. Now close your eyes and go to sleep. You're parents will be back later tonight and I know for a fact that your Daddy plans to take you to the zoo tomorrow."

Excited, Christine gushed, "Oh boy, I love the zoo. Daddy said that they have a baby giraffe and a baby tiger and we get to see them the next time we go to the zoo."

Exuberant, Max widened his eyes, "Oh that sounds so cool, Baby. That sounds very cool."

Nodding her head, Christine smiled, "I'm going to ask Daddy for a baby tiger for my birthday. Mommy said no but sometimes Daddy says yes."

Chuckling, Max stood up and looked down at his granddaughter, "Yes, but he may not say yes this time, Sweetheart."

Shrugging her shoulders, Christine informed him, "It can't hurt to ask."

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A/N: I struggled with this prompt. This is finally what I came up with. Let me know what you think of it.