A/N: The word for this one is instructor and takes place post season 12…

It had been three weeks since the lab explosion. The day after they got everything taken care of Booth whisked everyone to Virginia Beach for two weeks in the sun and sand so Brennan could fully recover from her head injury and he could relax. Together they tried to ease Christine's lingering fears over losing Max and the events that led up to his death. They were back home now and Brennan was recovered and figuring out what she wanted to do for the next eight to twelve months while the lab was renovated. Once construction crews and engineers got inside and really looked at the damage the bomb caused they determined it was going to take a lot longer to repair than they first thought. Booth came into the kitchen after tucking Christine and Hank in.

"Everybody is out for the count. Hank was fussy tonight for some reason…"

"That's good. Hank might be getting a new tooth soon…"

"Yeah." Booth stood on the other side of the counter and looked at the mail Brennan was going through. "Bones, why are you getting mail from Yale?"

"Because they want me to be an adjunct instructor for most of their summer anthropology courses and possibly fall too if I don't have a lab to go to…"

"Do it. The lab is a mess and will be unusable for the foreseeable future. You love teaching squints."

"I can't. Yale is five and a half hours away. I would never see you or the children. I was sort of looking forward to being able to spend the summer with them…"

"It's only a 45 minute flight, Bones. The kids and I can fly in Friday, spend most of the weekend with you and fly home Sunday night. Or we can all move there…"

"Booth, be serious!"

"I am. Work is gonna suck without you and everyone else at the lab helping out. I'm not sure I want to experience working without you again."

"You did both times I was on maternity leave and when dad and I were on the run…"

"Yeah but I still had the lab to help me out…"

"I don't know, Booth. It's a big decision…"

Booth took Brennan's hands forcing him to look at him. "If we weren't married or had kids would you do it?"

"Yes, of course…I miss teaching…"

"Then just think about it, whatever you decide I'll support. If you want to do it we'll work out the travel stuff. I love you." Booth kissed Brennan's forehead.

"I love you too, Booth."

B&B

Six weeks later Booth carried Brennan's last box in her furnished two bedroom faculty apartment. Christine and Hank were sitting on the couch watching their portable DVD player. "This is the last of it, Bones. " Booth carried the box to the spare bedroom that was doubling as Brennan's office. They spent a few days getting Brennan settled and exploring New Haven before Booth and the kids went home. There were a few tears, but Booth gently reminded everyone that they would be back in a week when school was out for the year to spend a few weeks with Brennan.

B&B

Brennan was heading to her office after spending morning teaching, she turned the corner and smiled, Booth was sitting in one of the chairs outside her office door waiting for her. "Booth, what are doing here?"

"I came to take my favorite adjunct anthropology instructor to lunch to celebrate her first morning teaching squints in training in 13 years." Booth kissed Brennan.

"Booth…"

"No cameras in this hall I checked…" Brennan laughed and kissed Booth back before unlocking her office and going inside, Booth followed and gave her the bunch of daises he'd laid on the chair next to him and momentarily forgotten to give to her.

"They're beautiful, Booth. Thank you." Brennan kissed Booth. "I can't believe you flew here just to have lunch with me…"

"Why not? I miss having lunch with you. I dropped Christine off at school and took Hank to Angela's. Then I called Aubrey to see if there was anything I needed to do at the Hoover, there wasn't. I told him what I was going to do and headed to Dulles and got a flight. I had three hours to wait before takeoff so I grabbed some donuts and coffee from dunkin' and grabbed the new Baldacci novel from the bookstore and found a seat…."

"I've missed you so much, Booth…the children too…"

"Christine can't wait for me to pick her up on the last day of school so we can fly here to spend a few weeks with you. Hank is excited too, but I don't think he really understands that we're going to get on a plane and come see you. "

"I can't wait either… I hope Hank does okay with the flight and popping his ears."

"I've got gum and safety pops for their ears, we'll be fine. Let's get some lunch while you tell me all about your morning of teaching."

"Okay. " Brennan moved some things on her desk and grabbed her bag, following Booth out of the door.