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Chapter 53: Just Like Santa

When the four of them entered the apartment they were surprised.

"Mommy that is me." Kate said pointing at a huge photo of her which hung on a wall next to the window.

It was they same photo from their date night. Of all four of them.

"When did you get it in?" Brennan asked Booth.

"After lunch. I had nothing much to do at work so I thought.." Booth said.

"It's beautiful Booth." Brennan said and smiled at him.

Dinner was prepared and eaten. Everyone showered and got ready for bed.

Parker grabbed his favorite blanket from a cupboard in the living room and headed for the couch humming softly.

"Parker wait!" Brennan said and tugged him towards the study.

"Your father and I have come to figure that the couch is a very uncomfortable place for you to sleep so we got you a bed." Brennan said and opened her study room.

"Wow!" Parker exclaimed. On one side of the room was Brennan's study. Her desk, her desktop, table light and behind her desk were only book shelves all full of thick books from bottom to the top. On the opposite side was a bed with a nightstand and a table lamp on it. Behind the bed was a small cupboard for Parker to keep his things.

Parker hugged Brennan. "Bones I love you!" Parker said.

"I love you too Parks." Brennan said and kissed his head.

"Now go to sleep." Brennan told Parker.

"Goodnight Bones. GOODNIGHT DAD I KNOW YOU WERE LISTENING TO THE ENTIRE CONVERSATION." Parker shouted so that his dad could get his point loud and clear.

Booth laughed and made his way towards his kid.

"Goodnight Bub. I love you." Booth said and tucked his son in his bed.

Booth settled on the couch and switched on the TV. Brennan made her way inside the laundry room with two hampers full of clothes.

Then she came and stood at the threshold of the drawing room and smiled at Booth.

Booth smiled back at Brennan.

"Bones why are you so far.." Booth whined.

"Stop whining Booth." Brennan said as she headed towards the kitchen.

"I don't whine." Booth told himself.

Booth followed Brennan inside the kitchen to find her writing something on a piece of paper.

"What are you doing Bones?" Booth asked and enveloped her in his arms from behind pulling her against his chest.

"Preparing a shopping list. We are almost out of groceries. Is there anything you would like to add?" Brennan said and showed the list to Booth.

Booth peeked through the crook of Brennan's neck after placing a light kiss on her shoulder.

"I will just add beef jerkey..." Booth said scribbling it down.

"Okay I'll go tomorrow early morning." Brennan said.

"Oh Bones I've to go to Mass tomorrow." Booth said.

"Oh okay." Brennan said and lost herself in thought.

"Booth?" Brennan asked removing Booth's hands from her waist and turning to look at him.

"Hmm.. " Booth answered.

"Are you taking Parker to the Mass?" Brennan asked and saw him nod.

"If you don't mind can you ask Kate if she would like to go with you? I mean only if that's okay with you—" Brennan said and was immediately pulled in Booth's arms.

Booth hugged Brennan and whispered in her ear.

"I would like that. But what made you change your mind?" Booth asked.

"Well just because I'm an atheist doesn't mean that I've to impose my beliefs on my daughter and once Sweets had said that it is healthy for the kids to believe that there is Santa Claus." Brennan said.

Booth pulled away a little to see Brennan's eyes. "God is not Santa." Booth said shaking his head in amusement and chuckling.

"Santa isn't real and same goes for Go—" Brennan was about to say but Booth covered her mouth with his hands.

They were standing like that, looking into each others eyes for what seemed like eternity but was only a few seconds.

"I missed you." Booth said moving his hand from her mouth and circling it around her waist to pull her closer.

"Even though we were together the entire evening I have come to realize that I did indeed miss you too." Brennan said.

Booth closed the few inches gap between them and kissed Brennan.

"Bedroom." Booth muttered and tugged her by her hand.

"But I'm not tired." Brennan muttered while kissing Booth.

"Good cause neither am I." Booth said and closed the bedroom door behind them.

"I love you Bones." Booth said kissing Brennan.

"I love you too Booth." Brennan said.


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Chpt 52: after collecting Kate and Parker, Angela gave them a ride to the Hoover. It's just a way of writing.