A/N: in chapter 18 Christine asked if they could get a puppy…
Life in the Booth household was busy, Booth and Brennan were working, and Parker was settling in and enjoying the last weeks of summer and watching Christine and Hank. When the family had returned from their vacation to Virginia Beach Booth and Brennan had talked at length about Christine's desire for a puppy, and after talking to Parker to make sure he was okay with helping take care of a puppy they decided to get her one. They had taken her and Hank to the animal shelter a few days ago just to 'look' and see what they had. Christine had fallen in love with a 4 month old yellow lab puppy and she was mad at Brennan and Booth for not letting her take the puppy home right then. Booth was on his way to get the puppy for a surprise.
"Mommy, how come daddy didn't come home with you?"
"He has some work to finish before he can come home. Why don't you and Hank go play in your rooms for a little while?"
"Okay." Christine and Hank headed for their rooms. A half hour later Booth quietly entered the house with the puppy in his arms, Brennan met him at the door.
"The children don't suspect anything."
"Good. She did well in the car, no whining."
"Good. She is cute."
"She is. Christine, Hank, come here!"
A few minutes later Christine walked into the living room and stopped as soon as she saw what Booth was holding. "Daddy?"
Booth chuckled, "come here and meet our new puppy…"
"It's ours?"
"Yes. It's the one you fell in love with at the shelter…"
"You and mommy said that we couldn't get a puppy now that we needed to talk about it more…"
"We said that because we wanted to surprise you two. We took you to the shelter so you could find the puppy you wanted and it still be a surprise. Are you surprised?"
"Yep!"
"Sit on the floor and I'll put her in your lap." Christine plopped down on the floor and Booth put the puppy in her lap. Hank sat next to Christine and reached over to pet the puppy's head. Booth smiled when he noticed Brennan taking pictures.
"What do you think, tiger?"
"She's soft!"
"Yeah, do you like her?"
"Yep!"
"Mommy, Parker, and I will help you, but both of you will have to feed, walk and play with her every day."
"Okay, daddy."
"K."
"What should her name be?"
Christine looked at the puppy for a few minutes. "Sunny, because she's yellow!"
Booth chuckled, "I like it. What do you think, Hank?" Hank nodded and kept petting Sunny. A few minutes Parker came home with pizza. "PARKER, WE GOT A PUPPY! Sunny jumped out of Christine's lap and headed for the kitchen, Booth grabbed her before she got too far and gave her to Parker.
"Christine, you can't yell like that, you scared Sunny. You have to use your inside voice."
"Sorry."
"It's okay, just don't do it anymore."
"Okay. Parker, do you like Sunny?"
"Yeah, she's cute."
"Why don't we let Parker put Sunny in the laundry room so we can eat without Sunny trying to get our pizza? Then when we're done we'll go to the store and get everything she needs."
"Okay."
"Hank, I'll help you wash your hands…"
"Okay, mommy!"
An hour later Booth took Christine and Hank to the pet store to buy all of the supplies Sunny needed. When they got back Booth smiled as he sat the bags on the kitchen floor, Sunny was snugged in Brennan's lap sleeping. "Hey Bones, we're back."
Brennan smiled at Booth, "Did you get everything?"
"Yeah, probably too much, but Christine and Hank were so excited…" Booth shrugged and started unpacking the bags.
"It's fine, Booth."
"I see you have a new friend."
"Yes, after I cleaned up from dinner and sat down she hopped up in my lap and fell asleep."
"Aww. Christine come fill Sunny's bowls and set up the dog bed while Hank opens all the toys and puts them in the basket."
"Okay, daddy."
"Parks, can you help me put the crate together?"
"Sure."
"Daddy, where's Sunny?" Christine looked around the kitchen.
"She's asleep on mommy's lap. You can play with her later."
"Oh. Okay."
