The Marriage"

By Meekerprincess9778

Ch 49

"Bones, are you sure?" Booth could not believe he was holding a money order made out to him and Temperance Brennan Booth. How would he know she took both names? How would he know about the rest of the family? How exactly does he know about the baby? Why wasn't anything signed? All he had were questions.

"Yes, I am quite sure. When Russ visits, I will make sure. Everybody please keep the cards." She was very nervous. You could see the anxiety on her face.

"Are these okay to cash?" Jared asked.

"They are made out to you. It would be a waste not to take them to the bank. Although Pops may have some ideas on how you spend yours. I wouldn't see why not. My parents always did well. My mother was a bookkeeper. I am sure she invested money well. I don't know what else to say. They are meant for you. Put them in the bank." She was shaking a little.

"Jared, I will let you spend a little of yours. Other than that, it will spend well on your first semester of books for college. We are still not sure if you are getting a full ride scholarship yet." Pops smiled at him. He knew it was a lot of money for a kid to waste.

"Yeah, Pops, you're right. Maybe just a hundred and I will be happy." Jared smiled back. Pops was impressed. He was at least going to give him two hundred. Even better, he thought.

Things calmed down for a while. They had all exchanged presents. Aunt Frannie and Aunt Ruth came over. More presents were exchanged. They were having a nice time. No one had mentioned Tempe's father or the package they found that morning.

Amy had come over. More presents were exchanged. There was some talk of her ex-husband's death. She had noted that they had cleared her as a suspect. Brennan and the whole Booth family had been cleared as well. They all had chalked it up to someone he must have met in prison. They did not wish for his death, only to be left alone.

Booth had talked for about an hour to Claire on the phone. They both had found it comforting. Brennan still had guilt for her breakdown earlier in the month. She has so much to be thankful for. She had felt it was selfish of her to be so petty. Yet, no one knows exactly what it is like to walk in another's shoes.

Sully had also surprisingly called. He wanted to know about Booth's progress. Booth was doing far better than the doctors had predicted. He was going up and down the stairs now. He still couldn't run or go long distances, but it was quite an improvement. Sully's sister was staying strong. Sully was going to school part time. Then he would take her to chemotherapy. After that, take care of his nephew and nieces. Wake up and do it all over again. It was nice to hear from Sully, wishing them well.

After Sully's phone call, everyone was talking in the living room. Brennan was overjoyed at her family. She still has Amy. All of the Booths were hers. She was even making her own little Booth. She was feeling overjoyed. She was remembering what Booth had said about counting her blessings. She was counting everyone in the room. She was also thinking about all of her friends from yesterday. Each and every one is a blessing to her.

There was a knock on the door. Brennan was not happy to see Rebecca there in her holiday sweater.

"Aren't you going to invite me in? Wow, you got fat!" She laughed.

Everyone immediately went to the kitchen area. They all had a look of anxiety. Pops had immediately called the Stinsons. He was hoping to not have to call the police on Christmas.

"She's not fat, Rebecca; she's carrying my baby." Booth said, smiling. "What are you here for?"

"I am here to inform you that I am also carrying your baby. Although, I won't get as fat as her." She smirked.

"Rebecca, I have been nowhere near you in months. It's is just not possible." Booth said, worried that someone might believe her.

"We all know you came back and have been hooking up with me. Her lard ass couldn't satisfy you. You came back from Afghanistan broken and she couldn't fix you."She smiled.

"How did he get to you?" Jared asked.

"What do you mean?" She was confused.

"When Seeley came back from Afghanistan, how did he meet up with you?" Jared was quite clear with his question.

"He drove to my house and snuck in my basement, just like old times." She laughed.

"Rebecca, I returned home early because I was tortured. I couldn't even walk when I got back home. How was I supposed to sneak into your parent's basement?" Booth asked.

"That's not true. None of that is true." She yelled.

Booth, who had been sitting at the table, took off his colorful Christmas socks. She saw his feet. They still were not easy on the eyes. He was grateful for these extra thick socks. He was growing fonder of the eccentric colors every day. Mrs. Stinson came in right then. She saw his feet.

"Oh, Seeley, I am sorry whatever happened to you. For the first time in months, I thought I could trust Rebecca to drive to her grandmother's house alone. I apologize for interrupting your Christmas." You could see the guilt in her eyes.

"Things happen." Brennan commented. "However, you should know for therapy purposes, that she said she was pregnant with Booth's child." Brennan was not trying to be cruel. She wanted Rebecca to get help.

"That's impossible. She is on the depo provera shot. It is a birth control shot that she gets every three months. It was recommended by her doctor. He thought she may try to get pregnant. Even if you wanted to, you couldn't." She was trying to calm any fears. "We will be getting out of your hair now. Merry Christmas."

They all gave their Christmas tidings back. They had left. Booth had put his festive socks back on. Most of everything had gone back to normal.

"So, is that all of the presents?" Jared asked.

"Actually, there is one more. Booth, ever since you came back from Afghanistan, you haven't been quite yourself. You have been, well, almost homely. Your usual bravado is almost obsolete. So, I found this the other day while shopping with Angela. It may seem kind of strange; but it is to remind you of who you really are." She sighed. She felt an explanation was needed for this gift.

He opened the small box. He was puzzled by this whole speech as to what it could be. He lifted the box lid and he started laughing. "Bones, I love it. I love it so much."

Everyone, of course, wanted to know what this precious gift could be. He held it up for Pops to take a picture. There, in Christmas history was a picture of Seeley Booth holding a belt buckle that had the word "cocky" transcribed on it, with a picture of a rooster.