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"Booth just give her some time." Temperance heard Angela comfort Booth softly outside of her room.
"I just don't know what to do." He replied frustrated. "My wife is in there and she doesn't remember the last nine years of our life together." Temperance heart skipped as she heard him refer to her as his wife. Her eyes went to the sizeable rock on her finger. Angela was right, there was no way she could have missed it.
"What do I tell the kids?" he questioned in a hushed tone.
"That one's gonna be tough. Brennan was definitely not ready for kids back then so she probably won't be now."
"They've been asking about her and I brought them to see her. They want to see her."
"Maybe you should ask her first." Temperance looked to the door, the pause on the other side was lengthy until she heard a quiet knock.
"Come in." She said knowing who was waiting on the other side.
"Hi." He said tentatively.
"Hi." He continued to stand at the door finally deciding that coming to stand next to her wouldn't frighten her.
"I, um talked to the doctors and they told me that this was common for people in comas. Dr. Gabriel said that I could take you home today and that you should stay off your feet and not go into work." Temperance nodded taking in the information.
"No work huh?" she laughed uneasily.
"Yeah, its for your own good." Booth sat himself on her bed.
"You want to ask me something." She said taking in the close proximity of his body. He smelled wonderful, like Tide detergent, Old Spice, and Booth all uniquely wrapped together. He wore a dark blue polo and tight fitting jeans, Booth looked studly. Time was very good to him.
"Um, yeah I do. The kids have been asking about you, they're really concerned and worried and I think that it would alleviate some of their worries if they came to see you."
"Do they know about my condition?"
"Yeah, I told them that you're a little foggy on some details."
"Foggy? Booth I can't even remember their births, or what they even look like. It'll be like meeting them for the first time." Temperance said weakly. Booth took her slender hand into his and began to rub the soft skin with his thumb. He looked into her eyes making her flush at his loving gaze. Temperance was so use to Booth hiding his emotions about her and now here he was with all his shields down showing her how much he loved her with just one look. She withdrew her hand from his slowly uncomfortable with his affection. It didn't feel wrong but instead so intimate, his touch was one that was between two lovers. Temperance had no idea what it was like to be Seeley Booth's lover, it didn't feel right pretending to know.
"I'm sorry." He said scratching his head with the offending hand. "We're really close Temperance." He whispered trying to explain his behavior. "You open up and talk to me we're just really…" Booth stopped talking and focused on the matter at hand. "I know, and I understand that you don't remember much but maybe seeing them will jog your memory a little. The doctor told me that it might help."
Temperance sighed she didn't have much to loose. They were her children after all she should be able to love the unconditionally she reasoned. "Sure, that's fine." Booth offered her a small smile.
"Okay they're in the waiting room with Angela." He turned to go get them and stopped in his tracks. "Temperance, they're sort of use to a different you."
"What do you mean?"
"Well for starters you're a lot more affectionate with them. You're not so standoffish and you tell them that you love them everyday." He said softly.
"Okay. I'll keep that in mind." She nodded curtly, shifting under his intense gaze.
"Just relax, if you're tense they'll pick up on it." He said. There was a soft knock on the door and Booth turned to open it.
"Hey sweetie." Angela said poking her head through. "Someone's here to see you." She reappeared with a little girl balanced on her hip and a young boy by her side.
"Hey guys." Booth said ruffling Adam's long brown hair. He put an arm around him and drew him to his side.
"Why don't you go say hi to your mom." He suggested. Lila wiggled out of Angela's arms as she set her down. She grabbed her brother's hand and the two approached her slowly.
"Hi, there." Temperance said to the pair taking in the remarkable resemblance they held between herself and Booth. Lila had her crystal blue eyes and Adam Booth's deep soulful brown ones.
"Hi mom." Adam said testing it out on his tongue.
"Hi mom." Lila mimicked. She now stood in front of her brother with his hands resting on her shoulder in a protective manner.
"Would it be all right if we hugged you?" he asked.
Temperance nodded her head as the tears fell freely. "Of course." The little girl launched herself at her mother circling her little arms around her neck.
"I'm Lila." She whispered into her ear.
"I know." Temperance whispered back stroking her back. She titled her head slightly indicating that Adam join them. He wrapped his arm around his sister and offered Temperance his other one.
"This is Adam." Lila said pulling back from the hug.
"I know that one too. Your daddy told me your names." Lila wiped at a tear that began to fall down her cheek.
"Don't feel bad, we understand why you can't remember us." Adam reassured her taking her hand in his. Temperance looked down at their joined hands amazed at his maturity level at such a young age. No doubt they were surely she and Booth's children. She and Booth had children. It was still hard for Temperance to wrap her brain around the thought.
"Come on you guys let's give mommy some time to herself." Booth hoisted Lila into his arms and steered Adam in the direction of the door.
"Will we see you at home?" Lila asked.
"Yes, I'll be there."
"Great." Lila smiled happily as she along with Booth and Adam left the room.
Angela smiled and closed the door dropping a duffel bag on her bed and sitting down.
"Here are some of your clothes from home. So you have something to change into." Angela explained. Temperance nodded and wiped away the remaining tears.
"Tell me something Angela."
"Anything, what do you want to know?"
"Tell me about me and Booth. How did we end up the parents of two gorgeous and amazing children?"
"You can tell they're that great already huh? Sweetie I think you should ask Booth about that one. He loves telling people about your story."
"We have a story?"
"Oh yeah, Lila loves hearing it. He pursued you so badly and you just kept keeping him at arms length until you changed your mind."
"That's it I just changed my mind?" Temperance asked dubiously.
"No, it's just that, you should really ask Booth about that."
"Okay." She nodded and started to get out of bed. There would be plenty of time for that." Hand me my bag."
"Geez Brennan you're still as bossy as ever." Angela laughed helping her to her feet.
"So this is where we live?" Temperance asked as she walked through the living room. She looked at the endless number of picture frames that adorned shelves and coffee tables. The seemed to chronicle the events in their family's life. Temperance found pictures of herself and Booth with arms wrapped around each other in loving embraces. Pictures of a baby Lila and toddler Adam all together on her hospital bed at what she assumed was the birth of Lila. There were pictures of Adam on his soccer team and Lila at a ballet recital.
"Its nice." She commented looking back at Booth who nodded silently hands thrust into his pockets.
"Daddy, Adam won't let me watch Tom and Jerry." Lila cried running into the living room and quickly spotting her mother. "Oh mommy." She said reaching for Booth's hand.
"Hi Lila." She said softly. Lila continued to hold onto Booth's hand hiding behind her father.
"Are you going to stay for dinner?" she asked.
"I believe so. Why are you cooking anything special?" Temperance teased softly eliciting a small smile from Lila.
"No daddy is. He makes really yummy lasagna."
"You cook Booth?" Temperance asked obviously impressed.
"I had to learn. Sometimes you would work late and the kids would get hungry…"
Temperance nodded understanding what he was getting at.
"Here I'll show you to our bedroom." He took the small duffel Angela had brought her and showed her the way to their room. With their two incomes combined it seemed that they both managed to afford a very nice home in the suburbs of Washington D.C. with a spacious backyard and plenty of rooms to accommodate the unexpected would be arrival of more children. Temperance walked into the bedroom and found a large bed and plasma screen television mounted on the wall. There was a small balcony overlooking the backyard that offered a pleasant breeze and a master bathroom.
"We have a TV in our room?" she asked incredulously.
"A wedding anniversary gift courtesy of you." He smiled. "It's one of the best and I had been eyeing it for quite some time. So you, very stealthy, went behind my back and bought one and had it installed the night we went out for our celebratory dinner. We came back here and as we were…you know lying on the bed I looked up and noticed it on the wall. That was a good night." He smiled nostalgically.
"Yeah sounds that way." Temperance agreed a little upset that she couldn't even think back on the memory with him.
"Oh hey mom." Adam said as he ran up to the door. He waved politely and grabbed his sister's hand, sensing the need for his parents to talk. "Come on Lila, let's leave them alone." He smiled at his mom and left her to talk things over with Booth.
"He's really intuitive." Temperance pointed out.
"Yeah he is." Temperance walked around the room settling at the bed and sat down on it, testing it out.
"You can sleep here. I'll be in the guest room that's downstairs." He informed her turning to leave.
"No Booth wait. That's not right. I should sleep in the guest room."
"That's ridiculous Tempe, besides I'm well acquainted with the guest room. I've slept there many a night on account of us arguing." He gave her a knowing smile. Temperance opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by the incessant ring of a cell phone. She looked to Booth to answer it but noticed he wasn't moving to answer one.
"I think that's you Bones." He said. Temperance began to rifle through her bag and found the phone and pressed the talk button.
"Hello? Yes this is Dr. Brennan. Oh okay. What did they say? Oh alright. Um thank you." She closed the phone and took a seat on the bed again. The color from her face had completely drained, leaving her paler than normal.
"Temperance what's wrong?" Booth crossed the room and was at her side instantly.
"Nothing, that was the hospital. My test results came back positive."
"Test results? For what?"
"Pregnancy tests. I'm pregnant Booth."