"Dad, Meredith and I are gonna go to the Washington Monument and see all the stuff in that area, and then go get some dinner. We may not be back until late this evening."

"Okay. Hey, you guys need to save at least part of tomorrow to check out the Jeffersonian. They've got a lot of cool stuff there."

"What do you think, Meredith? Would you like that?" Parker turned to his girlfriend.

She nodded. "I'd like that very much."

"Bones, do you think Meredith might be able to see your office? Maybe take a picture?"

"I'm sure we could work that out, Booth."

"Thank you, Dr. Brennan!"

Booth and Brennan curled up together on the sofa after Parker and Meredith left. "It's weird seeing him with a girlfriend, Bones. It's like we skipped 5 or 6 years of his life. I still think of him as a little boy, but he's definitely a grown man, isn't he?"

"What I've noticed most, Booth, is how much Parker is like you. I see you in the way Parker talks to Meredith. He speaks to her with so much respect, and he's so attentive to her. Whoever he marries will be lucky to have such a fine man for a husband."

Booth was pleased but slightly embarrassed. "I think Rebecca and Brent have influenced Parker in a good way, too."

Brennan shrugged. "I'm sure that's true, but Parker's mannerisms are very much like yours. You've taught him to treat other people well, just like you do."

"I learned that from Pops." Booth smiled. "It's nice to know that I managed to pass on all the good things Pops and Nana taught me, you know?"

"I'm sure they'd be very pleased, Booth. You're a good man, and so is your son."