It was Thanksgiving night and the Booth family had spent the night decorating their tree. This year hadn't been the best, they had lost their house and Booth spent three months in jail. Then the day after Booth was released from jail Sweets died. Booth was determined to make this Christmas a special one for Christine. He had just finished tucking Christine in and he walked back into the living room and sat next to Brennan. "Christine is SO excited for Christmas, she asked if we could go see Santa tomorrow. If it wasn't Black Friday and going to be absolutely crazy at the mall I'd take her."

"Take her next weekend."

"I'll make a daddy/daughter day out of it."

"She'll love that."

"So will I. did you enjoy today, Bones?"

"Yes. It was perfect, celebrating with just you and Christine. Christine really enjoyed having spaghetti."

"I enjoyed it bring just the tree of us too. I wish Parker could've been here too though."

"I know, but since Thanksgiving isn't celebrated in the UK he doesn't get time off from school and he elected to take an extra week off from school so he'll be here for almost a month at Christmas."

"I know and I'm thankful for that… I can't wait to have a turkey and all the trimmings, especially Gram's sweet potato casserole."

"That is excellent…"

Booth laughed and kissed Brennan. "Are you ready to open your ornament for this year, Bones? "

"Yes." Booth retrieved a box from the closet and returned to the couch. He handed Brennan the box, then put his arm around he as she opened it. "Oh, Booth…"

"When I went shopping for an ornament that wasn't what I had in mind. I saw it and it reminded me of…our baby duck…"

Brennan smiled a little and pulled the yellow hand-blown glass ornament from the box. "It's the perfect tribute to Sweets and our relationship with him, Booth. Thanks, I love it."

"You're Welcome, Bones. I'm glad. I know technically it's a rubber ducky, but all of the duck ornaments that looked like an actual duck had something to do with hunting…"

"Booth, it's perfect, Sweets would've loved it. It reminds me of you a little too. That time he experimented on us and I busted into your bathroom you had a rubber ducky along with your beer hat in the tub with you…"

Booth laughed, "I remember a lot of things about that night, but I do not remember having a rubber ducky in the tub…"

"You did…" Brennan got up and got Booth's ornament, he quickly opened the box. "Bones, how did you get this? I wanted one, but they were sold out by the time I got to the sporting goods store…" Booth held up a commemorative Flyers ornament.

"I preordered it online back in July…"

"Thanks, I love it."

"You're Welcome, Booth. I'm glad." Booth stood up and helped Brennan up, they walked to the tree. Booth hung his Flyers ornament on a branch then together he and Brennan hung her ducky ornament next to it. Brennan leaned into Booth and put her head on his shoulder. "I miss him too, Bones…a lot… Let's go make some popcorn and hot chocolate, then watch a movie…" Brennan only nodded.

A/N: See you tomorrow for day 8…