(After The Woman in Limbo)

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Before they knew it, July arrived and it was time for Booth to go camping with his son. Their destination was Camp Outback near Luray, Virginia. Parker was excited and wanted Brennan to know all about their plans. "We're going to stay in a tent and it's got a picnic table and a fire pit and we can roast hot dogs and marshmallows and Dad said we're going to go tubing, it's a real cool place. We stayed there last year. It's got a restroom, so you don't have to pee in the woods . . ."

"Parker!" Booth didn't want his boy to talk about peeing to his girlfriend and that was a fact. "We don't talk about that kind of stuff in public. It was enough just to say they have a public restroom."

Unfazed, Parker nodded his head and waved his fork around. "Last year Dad rented a canoe and we went fishing and that was fun."

Impressed with Parker's enthusiasm, Brennan swallowed her bite of salad and placed her fork down. "It sounds like a lot of fun, Parker."

The boy scooped up some mash potatoes on his fork and shoveled it into his mouth. His mouth now full, he still managed to reply. "Yeah, it is."

"Parker we don't talk when we have food in our mouth." Booth knew his son was excited, but he was skipping the rules and it was getting aggravating. "It's gross to see the food in your mouth like that when you talk."

Quickly swallowing, Parker grabbed his glass of milk, swallowed some of it and placed the glass down. "I'm sorry."

He knew the boy was just excited, so he reached over and tousled the five year old boy's mop of hair. "It's okay Sport. You're just excited." Booth picked up his burger and took a bite of the fully loaded cheeseburger.

Brennan sipped some of her coffee and watched Booth and his son eating and felt a little sad she was going to miss the trip. It did sound like a lot of fun. "Do you cook the fish that you catch?"

Parker swallowed the bite of meat loaf he had in his mouth and took a drink of milk. "I never catch anything. Dad usually catches something, but he lets it go."

"We just catch fish for fun, Bones." Booth liked to fish, but the one time he'd cleaned a fish in front of his boy, Parker had cried for hours. Granted he'd been three years old, but Booth didn't want a repeat of that awful afternoon. "I put them back in the water as soon as I catch them."

Approval clearly written on her face, Brennan smiled. "That's nice Booth. I like that."

"Oh yeah?" Booth leaned forward and smiled at his girlfriend. "Well I'm a nice guy, Bones."

"I know you are." Brennan was well aware they were in the Royal Diner and that there were people surrounding them, so she was careful not to touch Booth or say anything intimate. "I hope you take a lot of pictures. It will help me to share in your happiness."

Booth nodded his head and stared into her bright blue eyes. "It's just for two weeks, Bones. We'll be back before you know we're gone."

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"Zach this is completely unacceptable." Brennan gently placed the bone down on the steel table before her, removed her gloves and tossed them in the bio-hazard bin. "You should have noticed the microfractures in the haversian canals in this femur."

Startled, Zach came around the table, waited for Brennan to move away from the table, picked up the bone and stared at it. After a few seconds, he moved over to the magnifier and magnified the bone to get a better look. "The victim was frozen."

"Yes he was." Brennan was very annoyed. "You will go over the bones once more and do it thoroughly this time. I need the exact time of death. I will be back in a while to verify your findings."

It was nine in the evening, but Zach wasn't about to complain to Brennan about the late hours. "Yes, Dr. Brennan."

Frustrated, Brennan left the examination room and hurried to her office. Once there, she closed the door, sat down on the couch and called Booth. "Am I too late to call you?"

Nah, Parker's asleep and I'm just sitting next to the fire wishing I was with you.

His words were low and his sentiment made her feel loved. "You'll be home in four days."

Yeah . . . How's that case coming along? Did you figure out cause of death yet? I bet Harris has been camping out in your office.

"No, he's over at the Hoover or at least he was two hours ago when he called me." Brennan sighed. "We found cause of death this morning, but the time of death was obscured because I just found out the body had been frozen before it was dumped. Zach should have noticed that, but he didn't. His training is quite extensive and he should have caught that."

Um, well, he is just an intern, Bones. He's still learning.

"He is an intern, but he is almost ready to give his dissertation." Brennan wasn't in a forgiving mood. "He has chosen his topic which I think is brilliant and is preparing the outline now. I believe he will get his doctorate by Christmas, but not if he is careless and continues to do the shoddy work he did today."

Um, okay . . . Zach usually doesn't make mistakes. He hasn't seen a frozen corpse before has he? I mean it's new to him isn't it?

"Yes, it is. No he hasn't." Brennan realized that she might have let her irritation about being separated from Booth influence her actions. "It's possible I've over reacted."

Eh, let's stop talking about Zach. Miss me? I sure as hell miss you.

"I do." Brennan sighed. "I prefer to work with you, Booth. While Agent Harris is competent, he doesn't have your brilliance."

Wow, thanks. Um, I wasn't talking about work though, I meant do you miss me miss me?"

"I don't know what that means." Brennan shifted on the couch. "What does miss me miss me mean?"

It means I want to know if you miss my hot body, Bones. Do you miss sleeping with me because I sure as hell have been missing you? I've been dreaming about you and it has not been helping me at all if you know what I mean.

"Oh, I think I do." Brennan laughed. "Well, yes, I have been missing you missing you and I plan to have intercourse with you to as soon as you come home."

Well, okay. We'll have crazy welcome home sex and then we'll make love. How's that?

"I think it's an excellent plan." Brennan felt better now that she had talked to her boyfriend. She hadn't really realized just how much she'd missed him until just that moment. "I missed you when I visited Russ and Amy, but we were busy going on excursions in the area and you and I talked every night, but this time, I feel that your absence has been quite stressful. I fear I have taken my frustrations out on Zach."

Hey, I'll be home in four days. It's just four days Bones. I'll tell you what, when you get home tonight, call me and we'll talk as long as you want to. Same goes for the next few days until I get home. I think we're both just used to being in each other's pockets and we're not used to being on our own anymore. I love you Bones. I love you okay?

"Yes, you're right." Brennan stood up and glanced at the empty hallway outside of her office. "I'll call you when I get home."

Good, you do that.

The call ended, Brennan smiled. She always felt more relaxed after talking with her partner. That's good for Zach too. Perhaps I will be more understanding until Booth comes home.

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