Author's note: Thanks for all of the great reviews. I kind of know whereI want to go with this. There are just so many ideas in my head. I'll try and get the next chapter up by tomorrow or sooner. In the meanwhile enjoy!

Isa was seated in Booth's lap as she and Parker played a game of Junior Monopoly. She laughed happily as Booth landed on one of her properties collecting her pay. Booth had insisted that it would be easier if she played sitting down elsewhere but she gave him a heartfelt answer "I've been away from you long enough." Booth smiled at the girl's response and ceased arguing about her choice of seating. The family had eaten dinner together, Parker bounced contentedly throwing questions at his long lost dad. "Where were you, what was it like to be undercover?" questions along the lines of those. Booth had asked Brennan if it was okay with Rebecca that he was here even though there was someone out there currently trying to kill Brennan. But she had assured him that she told Rebecca this and convinced her that the security at their home was sufficient.

"Hey Dad, do you still have your baseball mitt?"

"Yeah bub, do you wanna throw around a ball sometime." He asked checking his properties.

"Definitely!" Parker exclaimed.

"Can I come too!"

"You don't even like baseball Isa. Remember you fell asleep at the second inning when Tempe took us to a game in New York." Parker reminded his younger sister.

"I know but until then I ate all the cotton candy and roasted peanuts I wanted. Let's go… Daddy." She tried out the name on her tongue bashfully.

"Sure sweetheart after we get things settled with your mother." He said putting an arm around Isa and giving her a little squeeze.

"Who would want to hurt Tempe, she's the best step mom in the world." Parker declared thoughtfully.

"She's pretty good isn't she." Booth nodded looking over at Brennan who was typing away on her laptop on the kitchen table.

"Hey Izzy Bee its time for bed." Peter entered the room clapping his hands.

"One more round?" she turned to Booth questioningly.

"No, I think its way past your bedtime. Besides I think its time Parker get back home too."

"Well when can I see you again?" Parker asked moving to pack up the game.

"Don't worry buddy we'll figure out a time." He offered encouragingly. Booth lifted Isa off his lap as she pouted and began to pack up the game.

"Let's play tomorrow, I was this close to becoming the winner." Isa pinched her index finger and thumb together indicating her chances. She ran to Peter grabbing his outstretched hand as she tugged him towards her room.

"Bones let's go." Booth whistled putting on his jacket.

"What Booth?" she asked without looking up from her computer screen.

"I'm taking Parker home and you're coming with me."

"Why would I come with you?" she asked closing the computer.

"Because I'm not letting you out of my sight."

"Well then I want to take Isa with me." She started walking towards her room but was stopped by Booth as he grabbed her wrist.

"She'll be safe here," he said quietly not wanting to raise any suspicion in Parker. "they're not after Isa they're after you." With his intense stare penetrating into her eyes there was nowhere to hide. Brennan swallowed hard and nodded dumbly.

"Okay let's go champ. You still live in the same place right?"

"Yeah dad." Parker shook his head laughing.

The pair pulled out of Rebecca's driveway and started to make their way home. The car was now quiet after Parker's departure, taking with him his constant chatter and leaving an uneasy silence amongst the two. Brennan shifted a little in her seat and stared outside her window. She didn't notice Booth sneaking a few glimpses at her and continued to look out of the window. Booth cleared his throat attempting to get some words out.

"How did you convince Rebecca to let Isa spend time with Parker?"

"Well it wasn't easy, you were right that woman barely even lets the school teachers watch him." Booth chuckled. "I told her it was the right thing to do. That denying these children the knowledge of the others existence would be detrimental in their growth anthropologically speaking. So she let me take bring Isa over once a month. Then Parker started complaining about when he would see her and that 'once a month was too little', so Rebecca started bringing Parker over more and I planned things for the two of them to do. They really hit it off. Fought like they'd known each other since day one."

Booth looked over at her studying her face as she talked. His heart swelled at the thought of leaving behind Parker and Isa. Having to make them go through life without a father that they both needed. Peter had very eagerly stepped in at the right time beguiling Isa into liking him and Bones into loving him. There had to be a way to get Bones to realize that Peter wasn't the one for her.

"Thank you for doing that."

"I know…it would have been something you wanted." She paused and moved in her seat again.

"Why did you think I was dead?" he asked.

Brennan took another pause and looked back at him. "One of your contacts hadn't heard from you in over nine months, and they put out a description of you claiming that you had a few outstanding warrants in a some states. That agent had heard the head of the mob ring was bragging about how he put a bullet through your heart when he found out you were FBI. The claim turned out to be legitimate when the found your 'body' in some dumpster near an abandoned building. They wouldn't let me id the remains so someone else identified them as you and we put you to rest. God, that never would have happened if I took a look at the remains." She added trying to lighten the mood.

"Iannotti wouldn't let me leave his sight for about a year, he told me that some of Roberto's men wanted me dead for taking some information from their records. Some incriminating records." Brennan nodded and looked out her window taking in the flashing lights of the cop cars and ambulance pulled in her driveway.

"Oh my god." She said as they pulled up to her house. "Isa." She murmured under her breath and unbuckled her seatbelt.

"Bones wait up!"