Thanks for the reviews! Um…here's the last chapter of this story! I hope you all will read the sequel. Bones and Booth have a 12 year old, Parker, two 6 year olds Hannah and Jack, a two year old, Jodie, and a four month old, Nicky (Nicolas.) Please read and review.
Chapter thirty one: When Two People Become One
Brennan paced around in her office. The twins were in their wedding outfits. They were asleep at the moment. There was a knock at the door.
"Come in." Brennan said not stopping.
"Sweetie, are you okay?" Angela whispered softly.
"Hm? Oh! Yeah…yeah…I'm fine…" Brennan mumbled.
"Sweetie, I've known you for over ten years and I can tell when something's up." Angela said gently picking a sleeping Jack up.
"I'm just worried about the whole matrimony concept." Brennan whispered picking a sleeping Hannah.
"It's going to be fine Bren. When you walk down that isle you won't believe you even worried." Angela soothed.
"I don't know Ange…"
"Sweetie, do you love Booth?"
Brennan nodded, "With all my heart."
"Then you will be fine." Angela smiled.
"Babe?" Max opened the door.
"It's time."
Brennan kissed Jack and Hannah on the top of each of their heads. She turned to Angela,
"Thanks Ange." Brennan whispered.
Brennan handed Hannah to Angela who handed them both to Amy who had just entered the room.
Brennan slid her arm through her father's. Brennan toke a deep breath and she and her father walked out the door and started down the stairs.
The Jeffersonian was decorated in blue and white streamers and flowers.
Heads turned and everyone gasped,
"Look at Dr. Brennan." Sweets whispered.
"I actually thought she'd run out on Booth." Hodgins said.
Brennan felt tears welding up in her eyes. Emma and Haley were smiling at her as was Parker. Then Brennan's eyes froze on to somebody else…Booth. He smiled at her. She wondered if he was crying.
"You look beautiful." Booth whispered into her ear when she finally reached to the alter.
"You look good too." She whispered back.
The preacher cleared his throat. Everyone went silent and stared at Booth and Brennan.
"Friends, we have come today at the invitation of Seeley Atticus Booth and Temperance Joy Brennan to share in the joy of their wedding. This outward celebration we shall see and hear is an expression of the inner love and devotion they have in their hearts. " The preacher said.
"Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good marriage must be created. In the Art of Marriage: The little things are the big things. It is never being too old to hold hands. It is remembering to say 'I love you' at least once a day. It is never going to sleep angry. It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship should not end with the honeymoon, it should continue through all the years. It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives. It is standing together facing the world. It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family. It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways. It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo or the wife to have wings of an angel. It is not looking for perfection in each other. It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humor. It is having the capacity to forgive and forget. It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow. It is finding room for the things of the spirit. It is a common search for the good and the beautiful. It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal. It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner."
Booth turned to Brennan. Tears in his eyes,
"I, Seeley Atticus Booth, take you, Temperance Joy Brennan, to be my lawfully wedded wife, my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. In the presence of God, our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live."
Brennan looked Booth straight in his eyes. Her eyes filled with tears,
"I, Temperance Joy Brennan, take you, Seeley Atticus Booth, to be my friend, my lover, the father of my children and my husband. I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of want, in times of sickness and in times of health, in times of joy and in times of sorrow, in times of failure and in times of triumph. I promise to cherish and respect you, to care and protect you, to comfort and encourage you, and stay with you, for all eternity."
Booth looked at Brennan,
"I do." He whispered.
"Do you promise to love, to cherish, to honor, to protect, forsaking all others, in sickness as well as in health. In adversity as well as in prosperity. For better or for worse, and be faithful only to her so long as you both shall live?" the preacher asked Booth.
"I do."
"Do you, Temperance Joy Brennan take Seeley Atticus Booth to be your lawful and wedded husband?" the preacher asked Brennan.
Brennan smiled at Booth. Tears poured down her cheeks,
"I do."
"Do you promise to love, to cherish, to honor, to obey, forsaking all others, in sickness as well as in health, in adversity as well as in prosperity, for better or for worse, and be faithful only to him so long as you both shall live?" the preacher asked Brennan.
"I do."
"The word of God in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 tells us what love is like and what love does: "Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; Love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love… Never… Fails" the preacher said. "Having this kind of love in your hearts, you have chosen to share a ring as the sign and seal of the vows you are making today. Though small in size, a ring is very large in significance. Made of precious metal, it reminds us that love is not cheap, nor common, indeed, love may cost us dearly. Made in a circle, the design tells us that love must never come to an end, we must keep it continuous. As you wear your ring, whether together or apart for a moment, may it be a constant reminder of these glad promises you are making today."
"Seeley Atticus Booth, will you take your ring and place it upon the third finger of Temperance Joy Brennan's left hand, and repeat after me this promise:…This ring I give in token and pledge… as a sign of my love and devotion, with this ring I thee wed.
"Oh, we made up our own vows." Booth said smiling at Brennan.
"Temperance Joy Brennan, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love. As it encircles your finger, may it remind you always that you are surrounded by my enduring love." Booth smiled.
"I will wear it gladly. Whenever I look at it, I will remember this joyous day and the vows we've made." Brennan smiled.
Booth slid the ring on Brennan's third finger.
"Temperance Joy Brennan, will you take your ring and place it upon the third finger of Seeley Atticus Booth's left hand, and repeat after me this promise: This ring I give in token and pledge … as a sign of my love and devotion, with this ring I thee wed.
Brennan took Booth's left hand,
"I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you. Let it be a reminder that I am always by your side and that I will always be a faithful partner to you." Brennan said sliding the ring on Booth's third finger.
"The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and grant you peace. In the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen." The preacher said.
"Forasmuch as Seeley Atticus Booth and Temperance joy Brennan have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, by the authority committed unto me as a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I declare that Seeley Atticus Booth and Temperance Brennan are now husband and wife, according to the ordinance of God and the law of the State of California: in the name of the Father, and the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Whom therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder."
Brennan and Booth looked at each other.
"You may now kiss your bride."
Booth grabbed Brennan and tipped hr over. His lips in closed hers. The crowd went baresark.
"Please turn and face the audience. Friends, may I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Booth." The preacher said.
"Brennan! He didn't say Brennan. And he didn't call you an agent and me a doctor" Brennan hissed to Booth over the loud clapping and hooting.
Booth chuckled, "Are we going to have to sue him?"
"What?" Brennan asked sounding confused.
Booth shook his head, "Never mind."
"This all happened in just nine months." Brennan shook her head in shock.
Booth sighed, "I know."
Brennan leaned closer to Booth, "I guess the concept of marriage doesn't bother me as much anymore."
Booth smiled and leaned closer to her, "Now I guess we're more than just partners."
"I guess so."
They passionately kissed. Today on June 24, 2009 Brennan and Booth became one person, one life that branches out to make more lives. Today two partners agreed to love one another with all of their hearts. Now they shall love each other for all eternity.
Fin. (Or is it?)
The end…or is it? Mauhahahah! Here comes the sequel, Goodbye Blue Skies. I hope you all will read it and review! PLEASE REVIEW this story and the sequel.
