That Great Love
By Meekerprincess9778
Ch 37
Booth went home later than Brennan and the kids. When he got there, there were some women waiting on the couch. They all looked at him with interest. This is not what he wanted. He didn't want some young girl flirting with him. He wanted someone to look after the children.
"Oh good, you're home. I was just about to start the interviews." She kissed him. It wasn't long or anything. She just wanted to make sure the women knew he was hers. He had to smile afterwards. He knew exactly why she kissed him. For all the talk of him being an alpha male, she was surely an alpha female.
They decided to do the interviews in the kitchen. Parker was present. They wanted his input as well. Livi was there. She didn't just take to anyone. They needed to know that they could leave her with them and she wouldn't cry incessantly.
The first applicant was a young blonde woman. Brennan noticed that since Booth came home, she unbuttoned two of her buttons. This was going to be a long night.
"What is your name?" Booth asked.
"Whatever you want it to be." She giggled.
"You can leave. We want someone to watch over the children, not Booth." Brennan said. Parker giggled this time. He loved how blunt Bones could be sometimes. It was funny.
"But I…."
"Come on, I will show you to the door." Parker took her and walked her to the door.
"I didn't do it." Booth said.
"I know, but she would never do anything all day but look at your pictures. Can't have that. Next."
They all came and went. Either they loved Livi and didn't want to be burdened with Parker. Or they loved the fact that they had an older child and didn't want diaper duty. Booth and Brennan just picked up on their facial cues. She felt as if they had gotten nowhere. Some of the ones that were halfway decent, Livi didn't like them. It was just awful.
The timer dinged. Booth was wondering what smelled so good. "It's eggplant parmesan. Parker was talking about how I am a vegan. I wanted to show him that I could cook him a perfectly normal vegan meal." She smiled.
"Yeah Bones, one meal; you couldn't do a week's worth." He said without thinking.
"I could. Would you like me to? I will cook and you wouldn't realize that you are eating tofu." She challenged him.
"No, forget I said anything. Besides, I really liked the look on your face when you were eating that bacon." He smirked.
"Not in front of Parker." She scolded him. Rebecca was knocking on the door while Brennan and Parker were dishing everything out and setting the table. Booth let Rebecca in. She was surprised to see Parker helping out. She figured he would just be waited on or something.
"Wow, look at you, helping Temperance. Good job." Rebecca praised her son.
"Not only that, he helped me make the meal and keep Livi entertained while we made it." She boasted about Parker. Rebecca was even more surprised.
Booth put a huge bib on Olivia. She was served first. They all got their portions and drinks. Praises for how good the food was followed. Even Livi said, "Yummy."
"So what do you have to tell us, Rebecca?" Booth asked.
"I have considered what all of you said. I would like for you two to take Parker while I am in England. If I come back early or anything, I would like to have custody again. I would also like extended stays in the summer." She added.
"I totally agree with you." Booth smiled.
They went on to go into more specifics. Parker was listening to them talk about his life. Rebecca wasn't sure how long she would be in England. It could be six months, it could be six years; she didn't know. They wanted to put a plan into place for all kinds of situations.
Afterwards, Parker was telling his Mother about how funny the ladies were that came in for an interview about the nanny position. Rebecca agreed and laughed with her son. She also felt bad for Brennan in her position. She knew that Brennan wanted to go back to work full time.
"Rosa. She is Parker's sitter. I mean, she would have to meet Olivia. However, she's been with Parker since he was an infant. That way, she wouldn't lose her job." Rebecca offered. It may be a good fit. Rebecca said she would call Rosa and arrange a meeting.
After dinner, they went into their new routine. Booth was grateful for his life. Often, he had bad things happen to him. He has Bones. He will have Parker full time soon. He will have Olivia adopted soon. Life is more than good. He settled into the sheets.
Brennan came in from the bathroom. She saw Booth there lying in bed. It was like all of her fantasies were true now. She has a family. She has Booth. Everything is perfect. She got into bed. He instantly started kissing her. She giggled. Booth never thought he would hear Bones giggle. She looked at him.
"Booth, I can't believe that Rebecca agreed to let Parker stay with us. I am so happy. Did you ever think it could be like this?" She asked him.
"Yes, after my coma. I had a lot of dreams. You were my wife and we had Parker. Livi is just a bonus." He looked at her seriously. "Are you okay with all of this? I mean, it's a lot of change."
"When Parker told me about England, my first response was to fight Rebecca about it. He asked me today to be his second mom. That was why I had tears in my eyes. He is a remarkable boy, Booth."
Booth looked at Bones and saw her start to tear up again. "Tell me these are happy tears."
"These are very happy tears. I get Livi to have a connection with someone. I couldn't let her go into foster care. The next thing I know, I have a full family. It is overwhelming, but in a good way." She kisses Booth. They have a very long night of physics homework to do.