A/N: Sea is pronounced the same way you would pronounce "see ya".
Disclaimer: I do not own the Bones cast but I do own Booth's family!
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"Angela, where are we going?" Brennan asked her friend.
"It's a girl's day out. I'm taking you shopping for baby clothes then we'll grab a quick lunch, do some more shopping then go eat dinner and we'll go back to my place and watch a movie."
"But Ange, I'm supposed to be on bed rest."
"I know but I'm pretty sure that one day of fun isn't going to kill your babies." she replied turning into the parking lot of the mall.
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"OK listen up everyone." Booth said, grabbing everybody's attention. "We have only twenty-four hours to do everything. Angela is bringing Temperance home tomorrow at 10. We will have to be quick but do a nice job. Will everybody be able to handle it?"
There was an unanimous answer of yes and Booth smiled.
"Here's what I had in mind. I was thinking about moving Temperance in Parker's room, put Parker in my office and bring my office into the living room. Now I will break everybody into teams and every team will have different tasks."
Booth's family, along with Zach and Hodgins, had agreed to come over for the weekend to help Booth with his special surprise. He had planned on renovating the rooms so Temperance and the twins could at least have a decent place to sleep.
"Mom, you and Sea go down to the store to buy a new bed. Try to get a queen-size one, I'm sure we'll have enough space for one and try to have it delivered today or very early tomorrow morning."
The two women nodded.
"Renee, I'll need you to go with Dad and buy some paint. Now remember, we have no clue of what "kind" of twins we're getting yet so nothing pink, blue or purple. Go for neutral colors like light yellow or light green."
"Got it!" Renee replied.
"Janson, you stay here with me and we'll start moving stuff out of Parker's bedroom. Parker, you want to help me pack your stuff into boxes?"
"Yes!" Parker replied from in-between his grandmother and his aunt Renee.
The three of them were sitting on the couch, Parker in the middle, and Booth almost couldn't see him between the two other tall people. He just looked so small.
"What about us?" Hodgins asked, pointing at himself then at Zach.
"Right."
Truth be told, Booth had actually forgotten about them.
"You and Zach can clear my office. Bring the desk into the living room, I give you permission to move around some stuff and rearrange the living room but please be nice."
Zach and Hodgins nodded.
"OK so it's all set. We have a little less than twenty-four hours."
Everybody dispersed themselves as they went about their business. Sea and her mother left for the store, Renee and her dad following closely. Booth took his son by the hand and led him to his bedroom where unfolded boxes were already piled on the child's bed. Janson, Booth's brother, was already folding them when Booth and Parker walked in the room.
"Why are we doing this?" Parker asked his dad as his uncle dropped a box beside them.
"Because Temperance and the twins will need to have a place to sleep."
"Why don't they take the other room?"
"Because there wouldn't be enough space for Temperance and the twins."
"Then why doesn't Tempe just sleep with you in your room?"
Booth heard his brother chuckle quietly behind him and tried to ignore it.
"Parker, I told you already that Temperance is only my special friend. She is not my girlfriend."
"But…"
"Just help me pack some boxes, Parker." Booth interrupted his son before he could ask even more questions.
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"I wonder why Seeley is doing all of this." Sea asked her mother as they walked through the store's bedroom department.
"He's certainly going out of his way for that woman." Judith answered.
"Have you ever met her?"
"No but I've seen her on television a while ago. I'm surprised that she even let your brother near her. She looked really cold the last time I saw her."
"Everybody can change, Mom."
Sea's tone had been accusatory and Judith immediately defended herself.
"I didn't mean it in a mean way. I just pointed out the facts."
Judith spotted a rather comfortable looking bed and used it as an excuse to change the subject.
"Here's a fine looking bed." She said, pointing at it.
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"This Temperance woman," Janson started, "you in love with her?"
Parker had long left the room, already bored of packing and Booth had let him go play in the backyard, leaving Booth alone with his brother. Booth had known that Janson wouldn't have kept quiet long after the child was gone. He knew his brother and he knew that he would want all of the details of why they were doing this in the first place. He also knew that Janson would have wanted to be with his latest conquest rather than being here helping out his older brother.
"That's really none of your business." Booth replied, focusing more than necessary on packing the boxes.
"Then if you're not in love with her, can I sleep with her?"
The question seemed to have the effect on Booth that his brother had expected.
"You lay one hand on her and I'll make you regret being born, Janson Booth."
"Okay okay, relax big bro. It was just a question. Man if looks could kill, I'd be dead right about now. You know, for someone who's not in love with her, you are certainly overprotective of her."
Booth ignored his brother's comment and went back to packing the boxes. He could hear Zach and Hodgins in the hall bringing the stuff from his office to the living room. For a reason he couldn't quite pinpoint at the moment, he was happy to see they were helping out.
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"Good, everyone is here." Booth said as he walked in the living room to find that the rest of his family had come back. "What have you got?"
Renee was the first one to speak.
"Well we decided to get the light green paint and we also got some blue for the bottom of the wall and the top."
Seeing her younger brother's expression, she added quickly:
"Don't worry, Seel, it'll be nice. And for Parker's room, we got some white paint and glow-in-the-dark space stickers for the ceiling."
"That's really great. Thanks you guys. How about you two?" Booth asked, turning his attention to his mother and younger sister.
"Well we got a really nice queen-size bed that should be delivered tomorrow at nine. We also got matching bedspread, cushions and curtains for the bedroom." Sea replied.
Booth only prayed that everything would match. His family had the bad habit of having slightly non-matching tastes.
"We also found two beautiful cribs in a garage sale on the way back and we bought them. They are both in perfect condition and are waiting on the front lawn for you." Judith added. "The husband was nice enough to bring them over with his brother for free."
Booth walked to the window and peered outside. The two cribs were indeed beautiful if you overlooked the fact that they desperately needed another paint-job. He turned his attention back to his family.
"We didn't bother buying blankets for the babies since Temperance will probably get some at her baby shower."
"She's having a baby shower?"
"Of course." Sea replied. "All first-time mothers need to have a baby shower. We'll plan it for her."
"Okay sure. So what else?"
"I think that's pretty much it." Renee replied. "That's all you asked us to buy."
"Really, that is great you guys. Thank you for everything. Janson and I are almost done clearing the rooms and we'll soon be able to start painting."
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It didn't take long for Booth and Janson to finish clearing the rooms and soon enough, the whole team was preparing for the painting. Renee and Janson laid the plastic over the carpets in both rooms while Marceus, Booth's father, along with Booth opened the jars of paint and started mixing them. Everybody changed into old clothing and they all got to work.
The afternoon seemed to just flash by and, by five o'clock, both rooms had received their first coat of paint. They ordered some pizza and after dinner they all went back to work. Janson and Marceus started working on the bed frame while Booth, Sea, Renee and Judith gave another coat of paint to the cribs. Zach and Hodgins had left after dinner, claiming to be too tired to go on and Booth had had no choice but to let them go. He didn't care if they walked out on him as long as his family was still there.
They had started a little past 6:30 and the sun was now setting slowly. It was 8:30 and everything was finished and Booth was pretty pleased with all the work they had gotten done.
"We'll just leave the cribs out here. Let them dry over the night. For now we just need some rest. You all can go home for the night but I want to see you all of you at 5:00 am sharp."
He thought he heard some complaining but he didn't care. They needed to get everything done before Temperance got back in the morning and he wanted everything to be perfect.
Booth tossed and turned all night partially because every time he would be on the verge to fall asleep, his son would wake him up by kicking him in his sleep. There had been no way he would have let Parker sleep on the couch or in his new but still paint smelly room of his. He had planned on sleeping on the couch himself but his bed had called to him. He had decided to listen to it.
He was pretty happy to see his whole family standing at his door at 5:00 am sharp the next morning. They all looked tired but seemed cheery nonetheless as they walked in the house. Booth immediately took control of everything once again.
"This morning we need to finish painting. Renee, you take Temperance's room today and you do that blue thing you wanted to do. Sea, you can help her. Mom and I will take Parker's room. You guys finish the bed frame and the drawers you started doing last night. We have less than five hours before Temperance comes back and I want everything done before she gets here."
Everybody nodded and separated.
The hours that followed were spent in a rather nervous frenzy. Parker went from room to room to take a look at what was going on, all the while complaining that he wanted some breakfast. Sighing out of frustration, Booth had fixed him a quick breakfast before going back to Parker's new room to help finish up the painting. It was almost seven o'clock and they had only an hour to finish painting before they'd have to start bringing in the furniture. Windows were opened and fans were turned on in the rooms. Everything had to be ready for Temperance's return.
Booth picked up his phone around 8:15 and dialed Angela's number. He was surprised that she picked up after the first ring.
"Hey it's me. How's Brennan?" Booth asked.
"She's okay. She's taking a shower. Listen she's dying to leave my place. Now I'll try to hold her back but I don't know how long I will last. I already talked her into going out for breakfast but I don't think I'll be able to do much more. Are you guys almost done?"
"We finished painting, now we're just getting some breakfast. We're all starved. After that, we'll start bringing in the furniture and arrange the rooms."
"Good. So you are almost done."
"Yes but try your best to bring her back at ten and not before."
"I'll try."
"Call me when you leave the restaurant."
"Deal. Listen, Booth, I can hear Brennan coming. I'll call you later."
Booth heard the click and knew Angela had hung up.
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"Come ON!" Booth mentally told his brother and father as they slowly made their way into the bedroom.
It was close to ten and Angela had called saying that they would be at his house in less than twenty minutes and that had been at least ten minutes ago, Booth thought. He sighed a sigh of relief when his brother and father put down the bed frame on the floor near the window where Booth had wanted it. He then helped them set the mattress down on it and the men were quickly followed by Renee and her mother who put on the covers. Booth went back to Parker's room to see how everything looked like. It was a little small but Parker had assured him that he loved it.
Sea was standing in front of the window, watching out for Angela's car. She looked over at Booth and signaled to him that she still hadn't arrived. Booth smiled encouragingly at her.
Minutes ticked by and Booth's nervousness grew each second. He didn't think they would make it in time. It was 9:57 and Angela had called at least seventeen minutes ago. They would be here any seconds.
"Hurry up, guys!" Booth told his family.
Renee was busy attaching the mobile over one of the cribs and Janson was making sure that everything was solid and dry.
"She's here." He heard Sea call from the living room.
They all looked at each other and Booth took a deep breath.
"This is it."
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Angela turned into Booth's driveway praying that everything was done. She looked at Brennan who was staring at the cars in the driveway.
They could have been more subtle, she thought to herself.
"Angela, why are there so many cars in the driveway?"
"I don't know." Angela lied. "Maybe Booth had a guys' night or something."
"Maybe."
But Brennan didn't sound too convinced.
The two girls got out of the car and Angela helped her friend bring in the bags of clothes. There weren't a lot but Angela had also bought new clothes for her friend for after the birth.
Brennan was surprised to find the door unlocked but was even more surprised when she walked in to see Booth and Parker standing among strangers. Booth smiled at her and relieved her of her bags. Then, putting his arm around her waist, he introduced her to his family.
"Temperance, I want you to meet my younger brother Janson, my younger sister Sea, my older sister Renee…"
"It's short but Renata." Renee immediately cut in.
"Thank you, Renata." Booth added, glaring at his sister. "And these are my parents, Marceus and Judith. Everybody, this is Temperance."
"Oh Seeley, she is beautiful." Judith cried out as she walked up to Brennan and pulled her into a hug. "You couldn't have picked someone so perfect to have more children with."
Brennan turned to Booth who she saw was blushing tremendously. She couldn't help laughing at his expression.
"Mom, if you want to let go of Temperance, there's something I would like to show her."
Judith let go of the woman and nodded understandingly at her son.
"What's going on?" Brennan asked as she saw everybody looking at each other.
"I have a surprise for you." Booth whispered, taking her hand.
Booth led her to Parker's old room and put his free hand on the doorknob.
"Close your eyes." He told her.
Brennan laughed nervously but closed her eyes. She heard Booth opening the door and had to fight the urge to simply open eyes at the same time. What was he going to show her in there? What was the surprise?
She felt him pull her into the new room. It smelled like paint. What had he done?
"Open your eyes."
And she did.
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Part 3 coming up tonight, if and only IF I get more than twenty reviews for this one. ;-)