A/N: Here's a chapter with a little more fluff than usual. Just working on flushing out what the Booths are like with their children, outside of work. Thanks to katiebeth for the beta work.

Disclaimer: I don't own Bones. I don't make money by writing this. Dammit.

Chapter 12 The Family Plans (Friday)

Booth arrived home from dropping off Angela, who was now much too large to fit behind the wheel of her own car, to find Temperance in her office.

"The boys are in bed and it's Friday night. I know we missed our date night, but the good news is Zack made his date with Katie. Let's say we turn in early, get a head start on our weekend off?"

Temperance turned off her laptop and smiled at the agent leaning against the doorframe. "Remind me again how you convinced me to take weekends off when we have active cases going on."

"I'll give you two good reasons and they're upstairs dreaming about a Saturday with Mommy and Daddy." She smiled as he came around the desk, leaning on the corner.

"Working on your book?" He glanced at the computer, eyebrows raised.

"Nope. I talked to Angela tonight and decided it was time to start planning."

"For what?"

"Well, Seeley, I've got great news for you. It's something really big that we didn't really plan for but I'm very excited about." A sly grin played on her face as she met his dark eyes. "I'm going to have a baby."

Booth leaned in close, giving her a sweet kiss. "Is that so?"

Temperance gave him a sheepish look and stood, wrapping her arms possessively around his neck, running her hands through his short, dark hair. "I just wanted a do-over. To create a good memory of us sharing this moment. When we both realized, and accepted, that we've created a baby together." He smiled back at her, knowing the step she'd taken toward him and becoming a mother again. Arm in arm they went upstairs to bed.

Flashback

Booth arrived home after dropping Sam and Parker off with Zack. The young doctor was babysitting so Seeley could take Temperance out for their anniversary. Hoping she was ready to go, Booth called for Temperance. No reply. He began in her office knowing how she blocked out the world when she was writing. He'd found her in their master bedroom, sitting in the closet.

"Bones, what are you doing in here?" She looked up with bloodshot eyes and he knelt next to her, cupping her face in his rough hands.

"Baby, what's wrong; are you sick, what happened?" His questions came quick and were met with a blank stare. Booth was frustrated. If he wanted a woman who always looked like a deer in the headlights he would have stuck with Cam

He gently shook her shoulders, as if he could shake the truth out of her.

"Seeley… I don't know what happened… I just…" she held up the pregnancy test. He stared at it in shock. Pregnant,it read. Oh, God. He collapsed loudly on the floor next to her. Half hidden under his hanging suits, Booth's mind raced. This wasn't supposed to happen this way. She's freaking out, Seeley, you have to stop freaking out, help her deal.

So he'd pulled her toward him until they were lying in the dark closet, their faces disguised by half a dozen black suits. He kissed her long and hard. When they pulled apart he rested his forehead against hers.

"No matter what, I'm right here. You can talk to me anytime. About anything. We're in this together. I love you, Tempe."

End Flashback

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Temperance stood in the doorway to the master bedroom, allowing the nightlights they'd installed for the boys in the hallway to bathe the room in a soft light. She observed her husband sleeping. He was lying on his back, unaware of his admirer. He sleeps so soundly, except when I have one of my dreams. Temperance suddenly felt fearful, recalling the nightmares she'd suffered after being buried alive, the same ones that recurred after finding Sam. He never woke me up from them. I'd just wake up naturally in his arms; he'd stay up for hours making sure I calmed down. The dreams hadn't come in awhile.

Closing the door and moving to sit next to him on their bed she brushed her fingers across his jaw, ever so lightly. He looks so peaceful when he sleeps. She blushed in the dark room, recalling the last time she told him how he looked during sleep. I called him adorable. Compared him to a puppy. Temperance smiled, remembering the sparkle in his eyes, how he held her down, his threat to make her pay for such blasphemy. Now she looked down at her hand resting on her stomach lightly. I believe that's how we got pregnant. Because I called my husband adorable. Who would have ever thought?

Again with the lightest of touches, Temperance peeled the covers back from her sleeping husband careful not to wake him. She fingered the scars on his bare abdomen. From his service years, the same abuse that broke his ribs. She found the small patch of skin on his forearm where he'd been burned. He got that in my apartment, when my refrigerator blew up. The bomb that was meant for me. Finally, she gently rubbed the long scar that marked his inner thigh. The blowtorch and screwdriver. He believed I could find him. He suffered torture because he believed in me. Believed I cared enough not to give up on him. Thankful tears fell on the bed as Temperance contemplated how much she did love Booth. Enough to trust him with her heart, marry him, adopt Parker, and then Sam. Enough to have his baby and leave the Jeffersonian.

She felt him stir before he spoke.

"Come 'ere, baby." She complied and snuggled next to him, comforted by his strong arms. He drew the covers around them and let her cry. They slept until morning, his hand resting gently on her pregnant belly.

A/N: Okay, hope it was fluffy enough for ya. Also wanted to explain how Temperance is really feeling about his baby and whatnot. At least in my Bones universe. Next up the weekend, what I meant by Temperance leaving the Jeffersonian and then solving the case. I promise not to draw this out until Temperance gives birth. Oh, and they do make pregnancy tests that read out "pregnant" or "not pregnant" I could totally see Bones buying one to keep things simple.

I'm nothing if not reliable. You all asked for another chapter, I gave another chapter. Again, reviews love. Thanks y'all!