Disclaimer- I make no profit from any of the characters in his fic, I don't even make a profit from my own characters so unfair.

A/N- Umm, you're all awesome.


Booth smiled as he pulled up to the curb and saw his girlfriend waiting for them. Brennan opened the door to the SUV and climbed in happily.

"Morning."

"Mommy! Hey Mom."

Booth chuckled as the two kids fought to be first to say hello. Brennan buckled herself in and turned slightly to face the back seat.

"So did you guys have fun?"

Parker shrugged, he didn't go to church for the fun of it, none of his friends were there and the old ladies were mean.

"It was ok."

Molly smiled.

"We sang Twinkle, twinkle little star Mommy."

Booth smiled as Brennan looked to him with a frown, looking up into the rear view mirror, Booth chuckled.

"Well, you sang Twinkle, twinkle Princess, the rest of us were singing 'Hail him the King of Glory'."

Brennan giggled as Molly furrowed her brow.

"My song is better Daddy."

Booth smiled and nodded, thinking agreement was better than arguing.

"Ok, who's hungry and what do we want?"

"Hey Dad, can we go get pancakes in the park, remember that old man who makes them, in front of you?"

Booth smiled; when Parker was younger Booth had found a mobile pancake shack that set up Sunday mornings in the park. An older man ran the show, but he had two or three helpers for the cooking.

"Ok, who wants pancakes?"

Two happy screams came from the back and Booth looked to Brennan, his hand finding her knee and caressing it softly.

"Babe?"

She nodded and covered his hand with her own.

"Pancakes in the park, sounds wonderful."

Booth parked the car in walking distance away from the shack, there was a waiting line and Booth decided they would find a place to sit and then he would go order.

"Ok who wants what?"

"Choc chip and buttermilk please."

"Me too Daddy."

Brennan and Booth smiled.

"Blueberry please Booth, are you sure you'll be right on your own?"

Booth kissed her lips softly and smiled.

"It'll be fine."

He strolled off, leaving his family sitting on the grass.

Brennan looked to her daughter who was watching some other children playing nearby.

"Would you like to go play with them Sweetheart?"

Molly looked back to her Mom, eyes wide in surprise.

"No Mommy, I stay here wif you and Parka."

Brennan nodded, she wouldn't force her child to interact, but she knew she would have to start seriously encouraging her confidence around other kids. Brennan looked to Parker as he yawned; she reached out and ran her fingers through his hair.

"Tired?"

He nodded and gave a small smile.

"I checked your room before coming down this morning, I think we can move your things in this afternoon, the room has aired well with the two larger windows in there and I left the door open."

Parker grinned, he was excited about having a brand new room and wanted to be able to set it all up from scratch.

"Cool, thanks Mom."

Brennan smiled.

"We'll get your Dad to put the picture hooks up too, so you can hang what you want."

Parker nodded.

"Daddy!"

Molly looked up seeing her Dad approaching, arms filled with food. Brennan got up to help, taking the bottles of juice and the two cups of coffee. She laughed at the plastic cutlery in his mouth and took them also.

"Thanks Bones."

Booth handed out the food and they sat in a circle on the grass to eat.

"Oh Bones, before I forget, I have a meeting after work, so you may want to take your own car tomorrow."

Brennan nodded, assuming his meeting was for the FBI.

"Ok, what time will you be home? Should I pick Parks up?"

Booth smiled.

"Oh yeah that'd be great, I was going to see if I could drop him at the lab, I should be home about seven thirty."

Brennan chewed her bite and shook her head.

"Ok and it's fine, I'll pick him up and we can all go grocery shopping, I could use his muscles anyway."

Parker grinned happily making a muscle man pose in jest. Brennan winked at him and asked where he would like to meet her.

"Umm, normal place Mom, that big tree by the oval."

Brennan nodded and took a sip of her coffee.

Booth smiled, he thought his girlfriend would have had a thousand questions about his meeting but it was obvious she thought his after work engagements were Bureau related, when in actuality Seeley Booth was going for his fifth Foster Carer Training session, it would be a ten week course by the time he had finished and required three hours of his time once a week, he'd started when he and Bones started getting serious in their relationship and wanted to keep it a secret if possible, until he'd finished, so far it had worked in his favor, and after tonight, he would be half way through.

Booth had wanted to become a registered foster parent since meeting Bones and knowing what she went through, also since helping Bones with Andy all those years ago, he thought it would be a good accreditation to have and in his line of work, you never knew when child might need a safe haven.


Breakfast was consumed at a leisurely pace; the family enjoyed the change in scenery and each others company. Parker took Molly to the park a short distance away while Booth and Brennan sat quietly with one another.

"I was telling Parker before, that we should be able to set his room up later this afternoon."

Booth nodded smiling down, as his girlfriend rested her head against his thigh, her hand against her eyes, shielding them from the sun. Booth allowed his own hand to gently brush back her fringe.

"I thought there was time of minimal aeration needed?"

Brennan nodded.

"Usually yes, but the room seems to have breathed out quite sufficiently with the two windows in there, so I thought he could have his own space tonight."

Booth nodded.

"Alright, I'm sure he'll be impressed with that."

Brennan smiled.

"Yes he seemed suitably happy with the idea."

Booth watched as he stroked his girlfriend's head, her eyes drifted closed, he placed his free hand against her abdomen and watched her slowly relax under his touch.

"Have I told you how beautiful you are today?"

Brennan smiled.

"No, but I'm sure that means you're just about to."

Booth leaned down and kissed her lips.

"You are gorgeous and I am so happy we are finally in this together."

Bones opened her eyes, looking up into the dark chocolate pools she was familiar with.

"Me too Booth."


Parker and Molly came running back, the little girl practically being dragged by her big brother.

"PAR..."

"DAD, DAD!"

Brennan sat up hearing the urgent tone in the twelve year old's voice.

"What's up Buddy?"

Booth could see the panic on his son's face.

"There's a man in the playground, telling kids he's got lollies in his car and they can have them if they go with him."

Booth and Brennan stood up.

"Where Pal?"

Parker pointed to a man standing near the flying fox.

"He's wearing the red baseball cap."

"Stay here."

He looked to Bones and she nodded, instantly setting about praising Parker. Booth ran down toward the park, as he got closer he slowed to a walk, approaching the park he listened to the older man to his left.

"Hey Sweetheart do you like lollies?"

The little blonde haired girl nodded.

"Would you like some, I have a whole heap in my car and you can have as many as you want."

The little girl smiled. Booth felt his blood boil; he moved to the edge of the playground and watched as the man began leading the child away. As he got to the car, Booth slammed the guy up against the door, making the little girl squeal and run back toward the park again.

"FBI, you're done Pal."

"What, hey I didn't do anything."

Booth scoffed and pushed the man's face into the roof a little harder.

"I watched you Pal, every little move you sick bastard, what were you gunna do huh? You gunna have a little fun..."

Booth pulled out his cell and called for backup.

Brennan came down toward them.

"Parker stay right here with Molly, I'm going to get your father's keys, we'll go wait in the car."

Molly was agitated, not fully comprehending what was happening and Brennan wanted to get her in the car, in case she tried to take off.

"Booth."

He eyed his girlfriend and then looked over to the kids; Parker had his arms around Molly as the little girl struggled.

"I need the keys Booth."

He nodded.

"Back pocket, you going to the car?"

Brennan nodded, looking at the guy her boyfriend had pinned against the car, with disgust.

"Can you get me my cuffs?"

Brennan nodded.

"Did you call back up?"

"On their way."

Brennan nodded.

"Won't be a sec."

Booth watched her walk back to the kids and pick Molly up who was watching her Daddy intently.


Brennan strapped Molly in and told Parker to wait with her, while she took the hand cuffs to Booth. Molly had tears in her eyes and her bottom lip trembled as she tried to hold it between her teeth.

"Why's Daddy hurting dat man? Did Daddy turn bad? Is he mean now?"

Molly's questions were one after another and Brennan knew the three year old was confused. She ran the cuffs over and quickly returned, also climbing in the back.

"Mommy?"

Brennan took a Kleenex from her pocket and dried her daughter's eyes.

"Daddy is not bad, that man was doing something very bad, he was trying to take little boys and girls away from their Mommy's and Daddy's. Your Daddy stopped him."

Parker cut in quietly.

"You know how Spiderman saves everyone and catches the bad people Molly?"

The little girl nodded.

"Well our Dad is like Spiderman, he saves the good people and puts the bad people in jail, our Dad is a real hero Molly."

Brennan smiled at Parker's explanation.

"Is dat real Mommy?"

Brennan nodded.

"It sure is Baby, your Daddy just saved all those children in the park and he's going to make sure the bad man never hurts anyone again."

Molly smiled, her teary eyes clearing with the thought her Daddy was a superhero.

It took half an hour of sitting in the car before Booth tapped gently on the window and smiled. He opened the door slowly and looked to Molly, he had seen the little girl's frightened look as he held the offender against the car and he feared the thought, that Molly would now be afraid of him.

"Daddy, did you put the bad man in the bad place like Spiderman?"

Booth furrowed his brow and looked to Bones and Parker with a questioning expression. He smiled realizing his son and girlfriend had put into action, a little damage control and now, he was likened to a superhero.

"Yeah Princess, he can't hurt anyone now."

Molly clapped and smiled. Booth chuckled and turned his head to look at his son.

"Did you and Molly get offered candy too?"

Parker shook his head.

"No, I just heard him asking other kids."

Booth nodded, knowing his son would have to make a statement.

"Alright, so we have a little change of plans, we need to go down to the station, the officer's will want to ask you a few questions Pal."

Parker nodded with an excited grin on his face.

"Awesome."

Booth rolled his eyes and looked to Bones.

"Perhaps we should drop you and Molly home?"

Brennan nodded, knowing her daughter would be agitated at a police station.

"Yes, we have a fish tank to set up."

Booth nodded.

"Ok."


When Booth and Parker got to the station, the waiting area was full of parents from the park with their children, although Booth had the heard the man in action, it would be good to have the accounts of all the kids that had been offered sweets.

Booth announced himself at the front desk and was taken straight through.

"Agent Booth."

Booth smiled and shook hands with the long time chief.

"Hey Mario, how's the kids?"

Mario smiled; he was a short and dumpy man, with an easy Italian accent, dark hair with a sprinkling of gray and a full and thick mustache.

"Ahh you know, growing up too fast, Tish went off to college at the beginning of the year, Alex started junior High."

Booth nodded, looking down at his own son.

"Yeah, time flies huh."

Mario nodded, motioning Booth and his son into his office.

"Take a seat, and this must be your son?"

Booth smiled proudly.

"Sure is."

Parker held his hand out.

"Parker Booth Sir."

Mario was delighted and shook the young man's hand firmly.

"Pleasure Parker."

Parker smiled and took a seat beside his Dad. Mario grinned and looked back to Booth.

"So he's gunna be cop like his old man?"

Booth shook his head.

"Nah, he's got more brains than that..."

Booth smiled and looked to his son.

"Don't ya, tell him what you want."

Parker blushed looking up to the chief.

"Forensic Anthropologist and Ballistic Specialist Sir."

Mario looked impressed.

"Wow, nice going kid."

Parker smiled at Mario, before looking to his grinning father. He knew his Dad was proud of his choices as a career and no matter what, would support him, even if he changed his mind.


They had concluded taking Parker's statement and Booth was signing all the dotted lines where needed.

"There you go Mario, I guess we'll catch ya later..."

Booth looked at the crowd in front of them and smiled.

"Have fun with this lot."

Mario rolled his eyes at the agent's sarcasm.

"Thanks Booth."

Mario shook Parker's hand and wished him luck for the future hoping that maybe one day in the near future they would work together. Parker smiled, knowing it was unlikely but politely nodding anyway.

"Yes Sir."

As Booth made his way through the crowd a woman approached.

"Excuse me?"

Booth looked up and smiled.

"Yeah?"

"My daughter... she... she was the one who went with him to the car... she... she said you... she said attacked the man with the candy."

Booth dropped his eyes, wondering if he was going to get a slap for showing violence in front of this woman's daughter. Experience had taught the agent that people weren't always as grateful, as you would think.

"Yes Ma'am."

Next thing Booth knew the woman was hugging him and crying.

"Thank you, thank you, you saved my baby, if... if you hadn't been there..."

The woman cried harder at the thought of how very different her life could be right now. Booth patted the woman's back but was feeling a little uncomfortable; he felt wrong having another woman in his arms and wanted to get out of there.

Parker smiled at his Dad's uneasy look and watched as Mario came out and helped the woman into a seat.

"Th... this is the man that... that saved our children."

She yelled over the voices of adults and impatient children, Booth blushed furiously as the clapping started and Parker didn't think he'd ever seen his Dad move so fast.


In the SUV Parker smiled as his Dad tried to regroup and calm down. Booth looked to his son who was smirking in delight and raised his index finger.

"Not word to Bones."

Parker chuckled.

"About what Dad? The lady hugging you or how red you went, when everyone clapped for you?"

Booth glared at his son's mocking and knew the moment that they got back to the apartment, his son was going to tell his Mom everything that happened.


Brennan sat on the floor with Molly; the little girl was currently flattening out the gravel on the bottom of her new fish tank.

"Good girl, now here's the castle, you put it where you want..."

Molly took the pink resin statue and smiled.

"Be careful, don't drop it."

Molly put it slowly into the tank in the back corner.

"Now remember what the man in the shop said, don't put anything against the walls because the fish might get stuck."

Molly raised her brows and looked at the placement of the castle.

"Move it forward a little bit Baby."

Molly did as instructed, looking to her Mom for direction.

"Good girl, ok do you want to put some fake plants in?"

Molly nodded.

"Uh huh, can I put them ones in?"

She pointed to some grassy looking plants that the label referred to as Mondo Grass. Removing the plastic piece from the packet she handed it over and began removing another.

"Remember to leave room for the real plants too."

Molly nodded.

"Ok Mommy."

She put the second plant in and sat back on her bottom, looking at what she had done through the glass.

Brennan smiled, it looked great, her three year old had done a wonderful job.

"Do you like it Mommy?"

Molly looked to her Mom hopefully.

"I do Baby, I think it looks wonderful, very pretty, are you done decorating?"

Molly nodded.

"Ok, well then..."

Brennan stood up and lifted the tank onto the stand.

"Mommy it needs water."

Brennan settled it and smiled.

"It sure does, but we might get a bucket and fill it that way, or else it will be too heavy to carry back."

Molly raised her brows.

"Mommy water is not heavy."

Brennan smiled holding her hand out to her daughter.

"Come with me."

Molly slipped her hand into her Mom's and they left the room and went into the laundry. Brennan grabbed a bucket from under sink and gave it to Molly.

"Do you think this heavy Baby?"

Molly picked it up with ease.

"Dats not heavy."

Brennan nodded; she lifted the bucket into the sink and filled it with water. Molly watched and waited, bouncing excitedly on her toes. Brennan lifted the now heavy bucket onto the tiles.

"Ok, now is it heavy?"

Molly tried to pick up the bucket and frowned.

"Mommy I can't."

Brennan smiled.

"Now imagine how much heavier your fish tank would be."

Molly looked in the direction of her room and then back to her Mom.

"I bet Daddy could carry it, he's like superman."

Brennan giggled.

"Don't tell your Daddy that, he'll get a big head."

Molly's mouth hung open in surprise.

"Is Daddy's head gunna get bigger."

Brennan smiled, picking up the water bucket and making her way into the room.

"No Sweetheart, Daddy's head will be fine, Mommy was joking."

Molly tilted her head and watched as the water was tipped into the tank. It took seven buckets full to fill the tank to the appropriate water level.

"Wow Mommy, dats a lot of water, I hope the fishies don't drink too quick."

Brennan pulled a chair over and held her daughter's hand.

"Climb up."

Molly did as instructed and looked to her Mom for the next task.

"Ok Baby this bottle has some special stuff in it that makes the water safe for fish, so we need to pour seven drops in, can you do that."

Molly looked at the bottle, self doubt written all over her face.

"Do I gunna get in trouble, if I mess up?"

Brennan kissed the little girl's forehead.

"No Baby, you won't get in trouble if you make a mistake."

Molly took the bottle slowly.

"Ok, open the lid, just pull it up gently."

The lid opened with a click and Molly looked down at the little hole in the top.

"Alright, now tip it up over the water and squeeze it softly."

Molly did as instructed, counting with her mom as the drops splashed into the tank. Brennan clapped and cheered for her daughter, making Molly giggle with excitement.

"You did it Sweetheart, all by yourself, well done."

Molly handed the bottle back to her mom and grinned brightly.

"Should we go and get some of the live plants from the kitchen sink?"


Parker and Booth entered the apartment, it was quiet and both boys frowned.

"Maybe they're sleeping."

Booth thought it was possible but unlikely. Walking down the hall, Booth smiled as he heard Molly's gasps coming from her room, stepping quietly toward them, he smiled when he made it to the thresh hold. Both Molly and Brennan were laying on the floor, bellies down, feet up in the air and crossed at the ankle. He tried to see what they doing but it was their words that gave them away.

"I want dat one, he looks like Elmo's fishy."

"Oh, have you thought of names for them, you need to pick five, should we write them down?"

Molly nodded as her Mom sat up.

Brennan turned to grab a piece of paper and saw Booth standing at the door. She smiled.

"Hello, whe..."

"Daddy! Look, me and Mommy made my fish tank work."

Booth smiled and looked at the glowing tank.

"Wow, it looks very pretty, good job."

Molly smiled.

Brennan looked to her daughter who bowed her head.

"I sorry Mommy for ta-rupting you."

Brennan nodded and smiled.

"Thank you Baby."

Booth smiled at the apology and the fact that Molly recognized what she had done.

"How long have you been home?"

"Just got in."

Brennan tilted her head and smiled.

"How's Parker?"

Booth smiled.

"He's fine, took it all in his stride."

Brennan nodded, seeing her boyfriend wasn't entirely pleased with the situation.

"Would you like to talk?"

He smiled.

"No I'm fine Babe, just glad to be home again."

Brennan nodded, stepping up against his chest and wrapping her arms around him, she smiled as he relaxed into her hug, breathing her in and kissing her neck.

"I missed you Baby."

Brennan smiled.

"I missed you too."


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