TEMPERANCE'S POV:
Everything that had happened had been a blur – one minute I'd been on the phone to Booth with him reassuring me everything was going to be okay and the next he was by my side, supporting me as our midwife coached me through labor and delivering our child up to now, where I was sat in the nursery, cradling our hours old, newborn daughter in my arms…
"Hey, how're my two favorite girls?" he asked as he walked into the room
"We're good." I replied as I looked up from her to him and smiled at him warmly "Did you let everyone know?"
He nodded his head… "I said we'd let them know when we were ready for visitors. Ange was desperate to come over."
"She could've done," I informed him "I wouldn't have minded."
"I know, but you two need your rest." he replied "So they can wait until tomorrow. Are you sure you don't need to be in hospital longer?"
I shook my head… "We're fine, and the sooner we start to get into a routine, the better. Stop worrying, the doctor checked us both over and we're absolutely fine, and the health visitor is coming tomorrow so we can raise any concerns, if we have any, with her then."
"Okay. You know, while I was on the phone, I was thinking of names…" he admitted
"Yeah?" I questioned as I rocked gently back and forth as she began to whimper
He nodded his head… "You said you wanted something traditional and that meant something, right?"
"Yeah." I replied
"What about Christine Angela?" he questioned, raising an eyebrow at me
I glanced down at the baby in my arms and smiled warmly before lifting my head… "It's perfect."
"Yeah?" he inquired
"Yeah." I mirrored "Welcome to the world, Christine Angela Booth."
He smiled at me warmly as I rose to my feet and made my way out of the room, laying her down in her bassinet as I entered our bedroom…
"Why don't you get some rest while she's sleeping?" he suggested, placing his hands on my shoulders
"There's too much to do." I replied, exhaling a breath I didn't know I'd been holding as I spoke
"Like what?" he questioned
"There's laundry that needs to be put in the dryer, dishes that need to be done, vacuuming," I informed him "it can't all just be put on hold because we've had a baby."
"It can and it will, at least until tomorrow." he replied "We'll get it sorted together before the health visitor comes, but for now you need to lay down and relax. You gave birth 6 hours ago."
"I don't wanna sleep," I admitted "I just want to watch her, make sure she's okay."
"She's fine." he assured me "She's right next to us. C'mon, come and lie down."
I smiled warmly as I turned and saw him now lying on the bed, his arm open and spread across to my pillow. Kicking off my slippers, I moved onto the bed and closer to him, taking one last glance at baby Christine before burying my head into his chest and closing my eyes, sleep quickly overtaking me…
SEELEY'S POV:
"Where is she? Where is she? Where is she?" Angela inquired as I opened the front door to her and Jack the next afternoon
"She's just finished feeding her," I informed her as I shut the door "they'll be down in a minute."
"Is she okay?" she asked
I nodded my head… "They're both fine. The health visitor has been and checked them both, as well as the doctor at the hospital yesterday. Everything's fine."
"Hey, guys." Temperance spoke as she began to make her way down the stairs
"Hey, sweetie." Angela greeted her "Oh my God, she's precious."
"Do you want to hold your goddaughter?" she asked
"What?" Angela inquired
"Your goddaughter," Temperance replied "we want you and Jack to be her godparents."
"Seriously?" Jack questioned
I nodded my head… "We couldn't think of two better people."
"We'd be honored, right, Ange?" Jack asked
"Of course." Angela replied "What have you guys called her?"
"Christine Angela." Temperance informed her "She's called Christine Angela."
"Oh my God," she proclaimed "Bren!"
TEMPERANCE'S POV:
I turned my head to see Booth making his way out into the backyard as I sat by the pool, my feet in the water as I finished the last of my decaf coffee as he joined me, setting a bottle of beer down on the patio beside him as well as the baby monitor…
"She go down okay?" I questioned
He nodded his head… "She was asleep again by the time I finished changing her."
I smiled at him warmly and shifted closer to him, resting my head on his shoulder… "Isn't this crazy?"
"Isn't what crazy?" he asked
"This," I replied "you and me, engaged to be married, parents, running a home?"
"No, no I don't think it's crazy. I think it's what was meant to be." he informed me
"Fate?" I inquired
"Luck." he admitted "After everything that happened to me before and also after I met you, I believe that this is the path God put me on, to prove that I'm a better man and a better father than mine ever was."
I smiled at him weakly… "Did you call your Mom to tell her?"
"I wanted to, but I couldn't." he informed me
"Don't you think she has the right to know?" I questioned
"Of course I do," he replied "but I don't want him finding out."
"That's a risk we're going to have to take, Booth," I informed him "I want our daughter to know her grandparents."
"You want to take her to see my Dad?" he asked
I shook my head as he pulled away from me… "No. But I want her to know my parents and your Mom. She has a right to know, Booth. You should call her."
"I'll do it tomorrow." he informed me "I promise."
"Okay." I replied, entwining my hand with his as I moved back to him "I love this."
"What?" he inquired
"This," I replied "our life, you, our daughter. I love it all."
"I love it all too." he informed me, pressing his lips to my forehead
Welcome to the world, Christine Angela! How will Booth and Brennan adjust to being parents?
