Author's note: Couldn't resist writing and putting up the next chapter. So here!
Sitting by herself in a lawn chair Temperance watched the festivities take place before her. She brought a bottle of water to her lips and watched as Lila ran through the fields chasing some of her friends in a game Tag. Adam was kicking a soccer ball back and forth between himself and a friend and Booth was talking with some friends of his own. She was use to going to social events and being alone. It also wasn't like anyone was approaching her. More or less she felt that she was the center of attention as people stole glances at her and whispered. Temperance scolded herself for telling Booth that she would be okay by herself. Even though she wasn't comfortable with their romantic relationship he was still one of her best friends and that wouldn't be too awkward. Did she really attend these little events and be an active participant in them? Her thoughts were interrupted when a pretty brunette approached her.
"Temperance?" she said with a bright smile. Her long brown hair framed her face and she had exquisite green eyes. She was wearing cuffed shorts and a soft blue cardigan.
"Jessica?" Temperance said remembering her name from her and Booth's earlier conversation.
"You remember me?" Her eyes widening at the revelation.
"No, Booth told me about you." She admitted feeling a little bad.
"Oh, right. Sorry that's me always jumping to conclusions. Can I?" She asked indicating the empty chair next to Tempe.
"Sure be my guest. It's actually kind of nice to have someone to talk to. I feel like everyone is talking about me."
"They are." Jessica admitted bluntly. "Sorry that was to forward, I should have sugar coated it."
"No, I can see why we're friends." Tempe smiled finding it incredibly easy to talk to this woman.
"So tell me, how did we become friends?"
"Oh," Jessica laughed. "Well I was tagging along with my husband Andy to some stupid PTA meeting and I overheard you arguing with Seeley over the importance of hanging paper lanterns at the eighth grade dance or getting back to your lab and stopping a potential murderer. I thought it was hilarious and so true. Then later on that night we bumped into each other outside when I was smoking a cigarette. You proceeded to tell me that smoking was a bad habit and would kill me quicker than those meetings inside. I laughed and said, 'Nothing can kill me faster than those meetings.' And from there we sort of hit it off." Tempe nodded taking in the information. "How long were you in the hospital for when you woke up."
"Two to three days." Tempe said crossing her legs.
"That must have been tough. Seeley told me that you have to take quite some time off from work. I know that must be killing you."
"Yes, as a matter of fact it is." Temperance smiled loving how this woman knew her so well.
"Do you know Angela Montenegro?" Tempe asked.
"Ange, yeah I love her. You know we go out a lot the three of us. We've been trying to get Jack to put a ring on her finger forever and join the rest of us in wedded bliss."
"Wait Jack Hodgins?" Tempe asked leaping forward in her seat.
"Oh she didn't tell you? Yeah she and Jack have been going out forever now."
"I don't think I saw that one coming."
"Well no offense Tempe but you didn't even see it coming when Seeley was pursuing you."
"You know how we ended up together?" she turned in her seat towards Jessica.
"Yeah, but you should really let him tell you."
"Everyone keeps saying that. He didn't knock me up did he?"
Jessica laughed and shook her head. "No, Adam wasn't another Parker. You know the four of us use to go out on double dates, Andrew and me, you and Seeley. We have tons of fun. Maybe we should do another one of those it might jog your memory." Jessica suggested. Temperance watched Jessica's hand as she fiddled with her necklace lifting the silver locket from her skin and dropping it back and continuing the motion. Dropping it and picking it up dropping it and…
"Jessica cut that out." Andrew said grabbing her hand and laughing as she kissed him square on the mouth. She picked up her fork and began to eat some of her chocolate torte.
"God this is amazing! You've gotta try some Tempe." She held some out for her friend and Tempe promptly ate some of the decadent cake off her fork.
"Hmm, that is really good." She agreed. "Seeley, why didn't we order that?" she leaned against her husband, his arm over her shoulders.
"Because I wanted the torte and you wanted the cheesecake but demanded that I share with you because you didn't think you'd be able to finish it by yourself." Seeley explained rubbing his hand up and down her arm.
"Oh right." He shook his head and kissed her cheek, while she forked some more cheesecake into her mouth.
"Well eat some then!" Tempe held some out to him and he ate from her fork.
"Women! They are so indecisive." Andrew teased. Jessica hit his arm playfully as he kissed her lips.
"You got that right." Seeley quipped earning a glare from Tempe. "I'm just kidding babe." He dipped his head and kissed her sweetly on the mouth eliciting a groan from her. Tempe's hand slid down his thigh as they kissed.
"Seeley," she whispered. "Not here." He turned his mouth to her neck nipping at the skin there. Tempe brought a hand to the back of his neck running her fingers through his hair.
"Come on Seeley they're gonna kick us out of here for putting on a show." Seeley sighed and removed his lips from her.
"You guys are so horny!" Jessica shook her head.
"And you are so drunk. Just wait until I tell Angela, she'll be pissed that you hit the bottle without her."
"I haven't gotten drunk in the longest, so this is warranted." Jessica laughed taking a sip of water.
"Good you keep drinking that." Andrew said taking her wine glass from her.
Seeley turned to Tempe and whispered into her ear. "You look really great tonight." He commented.
"Thank you." Temperance said looking into his eyes and smiling. "You don't look to bad yourself." She grinned and kissed him again squeezing his leg this time. Tempe looked off to the side and saw a young couple eating together. The woman was stroking her growing stomach with one hand and holding her husbands with the other. They looked so content and in love. Tempe's heart ached a little; she wanted to feel the same way she did when she had Adam and Lila. The months of anticipation of giving birth to a whole new life and getting to know the child she and Seeley created.
"Seeley?" she said as they pulled apart. "I wanna have another baby."
"This isn't a woman being indecisive right?" He said looking at her with a serious look on his face.
"No, I know I want you to give me another child."
"Tempe, Temperance?" Jessica called waving her hand in front of Tempe's face.
"Yeah, yeah?" she said looking over at her friend.
"You kind of zoned out on me there."
"Well, yeah sorry." She blinked a few times and looked over at Jessica who had resumed fiddling with her necklace. "I think I just had a memory."