Just remember...although this is the last chapter I have a lengthy epilogue in the works.
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Chapter Thirty-Seven
Booth sat next to Brennan's hospital bed, idly running his fingers along her arm and fighting to stay awake. When their next door neighbor, who had just happened to be in the coffee shop when Brennan collapsed, called Booth to let him know what had happened, his heart had stopped for a moment. Thinking that if one more thing went wrong in their lives he was truly going to lose it, Booth rushed to the hospital to meet the ambulance that brought Brennan to the emergency room. By the time he reached her, Brennan was wide awake and irritated that everyone was making such a fuss and that she wasn't allowed to leave right away. After calming her down and talking her into letting the doctor run a few tests just to be safe, they settled into an exam room to await the results. To Booth's utter relief, Brennan had fallen asleep as soon as they got her into a gown and into bed.
An hour into the waiting, the doctor pulled the curtain aside and nodded to Booth, who moved to gently shake Brennan awake.
"Dr. Brennan, Director Booth, I have good news and wonderful news. Which would you like first?" He was beaming as he looked between Booth and Brennan.
"Good and wonderful as descriptors for the results of your tests are subjective terms, Dr. Widell. Please just tell us what you've found out so I can go back to work." Brennan huffed in irritation, making Booth grin as her usual fiery self came roaring to the forefront.
The doctor's grin slipped a little but didn't go away completely. "Very well, Dr. Brennan. The results of your tests were all negative as far as anything being wrong. You are completely healthy. And pregnant."
Brennan nodded at Booth with a knowing look. "See? I told you that everything was fine. It was just the stress and the barista calling me-" She stopped suddenly, taking in Booth's goofy, unabashed grin. "What are you grinning about, Booth?"
"Bones." Booth took her hand in both of his and squeezed. "Replay what Dr. Widell just said back again in that genius head of yours."
Sighing, Brennan acquiesced. "Fine, Booth. He said that I am fine. I am perfectly healthy and I am-"
"Yes?"
"Oh. Oh." Brennan looked from Booth to the doctor, both of whom were now chuckling lightly. "I'm pregnant?"
"You absolutely are, Dr. Brennan." Dr. Widell pulled her chart out and made a few notes. "You need to schedule an appointment with your gynecologist to see how far along you are, but yes…you are very much having a baby."
"How about that, Bones?" Booth couldn't quit grinning, but he suppressed the urge to break out into song, particularly Paul Anka, as he watched realization dawn on Brennan's beautiful face.
"A baby." She whispered, smile finally gracing her face and making Booth expel a breath. "We're having a baby, Booth!"
Booth leaned forward and kissed her softly. "Yep. We certainly are. A little baby Bones." He chuckled again and placed a large hand over her abdomen. "Right here. Safe and sound." He took in Brennan's tear-filled eyes and smiled softly. "A miracle, huh?"
Sniffing, Brennan wiped at her eyes. "If I believed in such things, which I do not, then I would have to say that…" She stopped and placed her hand over Booth's, lacing her fingers through his. "Yes. It's a miracle."
Dr. Widell whispered quiet congratulations and stepped unnoticed out of the curtained area, leaving the new parents alone.
Booth moved his hand from Brennan and pulled her into a tight embrace. "So you're happy, Bones? Really happy?"
Nodding against his shoulder, Brennan breathed a laugh filled with wonder. "I really am, Booth. I know that we said we were going to try, but…I never imagined it would happen so fast!"
Pulling back to look her in the eye, Booth laughed with her. "Well, you've always been an overachiever in everything you do, Bones. Why not in procreation as well?"
"Of course. I'm very advanced." Brennan grinned, lying back against the pillow. "But Booth…can we keep this between us for awhile? This early…which I assume to be about eight weeks, if I remember my last cycle correctly, it's better to wait. Is that okay?"
"Anything you want, Bones. Whatever, whenever. Anything." He leaned forward and kissed her deeply, trying to show her the depth of his feelings.
"Thank you, Booth. I love you, too."
Booth stood up and threw his arms out, wide grin on his face and joy in his heart. "We're having a baby!" He danced goofily from one end of the room to the other, making Brennan laugh so hard tears were streaming down her cheeks. And for the very first time in over two months, Brennan felt…content.