Chapter 5

They were walking down the street, it was a cool night, especially for May, but the weather didn't bother Booth, he was happy. The last three weeks were the happiest he felt in a long time, he and Bones were finally together, the FBI wouldn't split them up, mostly due to Bones' bluntness and insistence on the matter. For the time being they managed to keep their relationship to themselves, more or less. Angela kicked some common sense into Hodgins and he was quiet on the subject, of course it was only the matter of time for all their friends to poke their noses into this, but Booth hoped that enough time will pass, so Bones would adjust, he knew how bad she was with change. He was scared that night at Hodgins' that all this attention will affect her decision on them, but so far it went relatively well.

It was exhilarating how easy it was with her, as easy as breathing, they talked and bickered just like before, they ate at the diner, they solved cases and had long talks. It seemed nothing changed but at the same time everything was different, every touch now had a promise in it, every shared glance had a secret only the two of them shared, whenever Booth looked at Bones now, he couldn't help but to go back to the nights and days and mornings, where there was just the two of them, with nothing else between them, but the air. He would think about how her body was welcoming him every time they made love, how she made him feel, how he would shiver every time she said she loved him.

They just finished another case where Max helped them and after a little conversation between them, Booth was happy to know that Max completely approved of Booth's relationship with his daughter. Not that it really mattered, Bones wouldn't care for such things, but for Booth it was a calming thought, after all, Max could be overly overprotective when it came to his children.

He and Bones just witnessed the birth of Angela and Hodgin's son and were heading back to her place, it was close to the hospital so they decided to take a walk. They were bickering as always until Bones suddenly broke the conversation and looked away.

'Is everything OK, Bones?'

'Yes…it's just…'

'What?'

'They looked so happy,' she was clearly talking about Angela and Hodgins and Booth was a little surprised that she wanted to talk about their baby again.

'Yeah, well, they had a baby,' he wasn't really sure why Bones would be worried about them now. Especially since the doctors confirmed that their son was healthy.

'Their whole lives have changed. You'd think they'd be a little more apprehensive,' something was clearly bothering her, she was probably worried about Angela.

'Well, you know, having a baby- that's a good thing,' said Booth as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. He thought of Parker and how it changed his life forever, despite his problems with Rebecca, he wouldn't want it any other way.

'You really think that?'

'Yeah, it's a great thing. What? What? Oh, come on. Bones, look, the baby, the baby's fine. It's healthy. They had a healthy baby. All right? They love each other. This is the happiest day of their lives. Okay? What?'

She took her time and looked at him with the expression he never saw before. He knew Bones very well and in the years of their partnership he rarely failed to estimate what she was feeling.

'I'm...' Brennan laughed nervously. 'I'm pregnant,' Booth felt his jaw dropping. 'You're the father,' Bones added quickly. He felt as if he was struck by a lightning and then, when he regained control over his body, his face broke into the biggest grin he ever had.

'Are you sure?' he whispered not quite believing this was real.

'Yes,' said Bones calmly. 'When we were at the hospital, I took a test. I suspected it for a few days now, but now I am completely certain.'

'But how?' asked Booth grabbing her shoulders, she was about to say something and he was pretty sure it was the lecture on how the babies were made. 'I mean, I know how! But we were careful!'

'Most certainly it happened the night after Mr Nigel-Murray was shot, technically it was early morning, but…'

'Bones, I remember. Vividly, I was there too,' he smiled, she was adorable when babbling. A baby, Bones is having his baby.

'Yes, of course. It was the only time we didn't use protection. Clearly, I will need a more thorough check up to be certain. The chance for me to get pregnant during our first sexual intercourse was quite small, but still plausible.'

'Bones, we are having a baby!'

'Yes,' she smiled shyly and he couldn't help himself, he kissed her fully on the mouth, some guys were passing by and whistled at them, usually, Booth would be really annoyed with this, but not today. When he broke the kiss, Bones still had something on her mind.

'What is it?' he felt a cold brick in his stomach. What if Bones doesn't want this kid? What if she is not ready and wants to get rid of it? Admittedly, they just started a relationship and no matter how much it would kill him, he couldn't make Bones to have this baby if she didn't want to.

'Are you really happy about this?' she asked him.

'Yes! Of course!' he knew he had to ensure her that he will be there for her and the baby if only she lets him. 'Listen, Bones, I know, it's a little unexpect and all, but I am thrilled, I promise you. I know that technically we have been together for only three weeks, but come on, you know me better than anybody! I love you and this baby, well,' he touched her now flat belly knowing that a small life, the proof of their love was now growing inside of her. 'I see it as a blessing, a sign that we are going the right way, I still believe it was fate when we met.'

'I don't believe in fate,' she said quickly, but her face was now a little bit more relaxed. 'And I don't believe in blessings, because there is no such thing. But I love you, Booth, and I want this child, even though it's irrational and it will affect our lives greatly.'

'So we are doing it? We are having a baby?'

'We are,' she smiled genuinely and kissed him. 'Of course, we need to make sure that the fetus is healthy and I need to do a full checkup and obviously there are chances for miscarriage or some genetic anomaly like with Angela's baby…'

'Hey, hey, hold on there, Bones, the baby is fine, I am sure of it,' at the thought of something going wrong Booth felt a cold sweat on his spine, he prayed silently to God so he would protect this child. 'Of course, we will do all the checkups, ultrasounds and whatever, but I believe it happened for a reason, so it has to be all good!'

'Of course, it happened for a reason and the reason is that you and I are sexually active now,' said Bones and Booth felt the urge to roll his eyes. This pregnancy will definitely be a challenge.

'That's not what I meant, Bones, but it doesn't matter now, I am just…Are you feeling OK, do you need anything?'

'I am fine Booth, just a little cold, because we haven't been moving much. Let's go home, it was an eventful day.'

'Yes, let's go home,' he took Bones's hand and kissed it softly. He still couldn't believe that his coma dream was coming true. Was it a promotion what he saw in his dream? It has to be! He was with Bones, they were in love and now there was a baby on the way. Booth knew that Bones never believed in such things, but what else it was if not a miracle?