Early the Next Morning
Brennan was startled out of a deep sleep as she felt someone moving on her bed. She moaned slightly and snuggled deeper into Booth's arms.
"Tempe?" Came a small voice.
Brennan sat up and opened her eyes, finding two little girls staring back at her.
"Yeah, what is it girls?" She asked sleepily.
"Tempe can we sleep with you? We had nightmares," Bayley told her.
"Of course you can," Brennan replied, lifting the covers back so the girls could climb in between her and Booth.
"Thank you," Bayley replied softly before falling back asleep.
Elizabeth stuck her thumb back into her mouth, placed her head on Brennan's chest before succumbing to sleep.
Booth had woken up during the conversation, and smiled over at Brennan. "What time is it?" He asked.
Brennan turned her head and squinted at the alarm clock. "Almost 2 in the morning," she replied with a yawn. "Did I wake you?" She asked, running her hand gently through Elizabeth's hair.
Booth shook his head and reached across the girls to take her other hand. "Don't worry, it's fine. Get some sleep, okay? I love you," he told her, placing a kiss in the palm of her hand lovingly.
"Love you," she answered before falling asleep.
Later that Morning
Booth smiled and put a finger to his lips as he opened the door to the bedroom. Bayley and Elizabeth had helped him make a big breakfast, and they were getting ready to surprise Brennan with a tray in bed. Elizabeth opened the door and ran into the room, scooting under the covers and placing herself in Brennan's arms. Bayley giggled softly and hopped into bed next to them.
Booth suppressed a laugh at the picture in front of him, and placed the tray on the small table beside the bed. He leaned down and kissed Brennan softly, trying to wake her. She moaned softly, and wrapped her arms around Elizabeth, who giggled. Brennan opened one eye slowly, and then the other, taking in the scene around her.
"Hey," she said softly, to no one in particular.
"Hey yourself," Booth replied, kissing her again, this time a bit more passionately.
"Eew," Bayley called, covering her head with the covers.
Elizabeth, the quieter of the two, just giggled again, burying her face in Brennan's chest.
"Good morning Temperance," Booth said, his voice soft and loving.
Brennan smiled back, shivering from the effect his voice had on her body. "Good morning to you too Seeley. What time is it?" She asked, pulling him to sit down on the bed beside her.
"A little after 8 o'clock. The girls want to go see their mother, so I thought we'd take them in around 10:30. Afterwards, we'll have to take them down to the precinct to give their statements," he told her.
"Sounds like a plan. Now can someone please tell me what smells so delicious?" Brennan asked in a sing-song voice.
"We made you breakfast in bed, Tempe!" Bayley called, pulling her head out from under the covers.
Brennan and Booth smiled at how normal both of the girls seemed after all that they had been through.
"Wow! Thanks guys. I'm so hungry," she said as she began to eat.
"Are you guys excited to see your Mommy again?" Booth asked.
Both girls nodded furiously as they bounced around on the bed.
"We haven't seen her in such a long time," Bayley said.
"Yeah, we missed her lots," Elizabeth said.
"Well, you wont ever have to miss her again," Booth said softly.
Later that day, after a big lunch with Emily, Booth and Brennan took the girls down to the 1-6 precinct. The sooner the girls could give their statements, the sooner their father could be found.
Brennan and Elliot kept Elizabeth in one room, while Booth and Olivia talked to Bayley in another. Their statements told the same story.
"Bayley, can you tell me what happened the night you were taken?" Olivia asked.
Bayley nodded, and looked to Booth for reassurance before replying. "Daddy had just picked us up from day care, and we were walking towards Ms. Nancy's house. We were going to spend the night there, because it was Mommy and Daddy's special day," she said.
"And did you like staying at Ms. Nancy's?" Olivia asked.
Bayley nodded again. "She was very nice. She let us watch movies and stay up late. She was married at first, but then he wasn't there anymore," she told Olivia.
"I see. Did you like her husband, the man she was married to?" Olivia asked, handing Bayley a doll to play with.
Bayley shook her head. "He was kind of weird. We hadn't seen him in a long time before that night," she said as she brushed the doll's hair.
"And where did you see him that night?" Olivia asked.
"We were walking to Ms. Nancy's house, and it started to rain. Daddy didn't have an umbrella, so we found a dry spot for a few minutes. We were still kind of far from Ms. Nancy's house, so Daddy got us a cab. We all got in, and Daddy gave the cab driver the address. I didn't hear what the cab driver said, but Daddy got upset, and tried to get out of the cab. Bethy and I were starting to get scared, and I think that's when I say that the cab driver was Ms. Nancy's old husband. Daddy tried to open the doors, but they wouldn't open. The cab was speeding down the street really fast, and we just couldn't get out. Bethy and I were crying really hard, and Daddy just hugged us tightly, and asked the man to let us go, he asked him not to hurt me and Bethy," Bayley told them, becoming close t tears.
Olivia scooped Bayley up in her arms and hugged her tightly.
"Thank you for telling us that Bayley, I know that it was really hard to talk about," Booth said.
After a few minutes, everyone had calmed down a bit, and Bayley sat down on Olivia's lap.
"We just have two more questions for you Bayley, and then we can go home, okay?" Booth asked.
Bayley nodded. "Okay."
"Where did the man take you? Do you know where you stayed all this time?" Booth asked.
Bayley shrugged. "Sort of. He drove us to this house; I don't know where it was though. It was kind of dirty looking and old. He put the cab in the garage, and then got out. I don't know what happened next, because we all got very sleepy. When I woke up, Bethy and I were in a very dark room. I think it was a basement, because we could hear footsteps above us. Daddy wasn't with us though," she said.
"Do you know how far away the house was from your house?" Olivia asked. "Did you have to get gas on your way there?"
Bayley shook her head. "I remember watching the clock. I had just learned how to tell time. The cab had one of those clocks with the green numbers that are easy to read. When we got in the cab it was 5:33. When he put the cab in the garage, it was 6:03. It was exactly a half and hour," she replied.
"You're such a smart girl Bayley, all of this information is going to be very helpful. I have one last question before we leave; do you know where your Daddy is?" Booth asked.
Bayley shook her head as tears fell from her eyes. "The house we stayed at, there were numbers on the front of it. 7205. I remember that because our phone number ends in 205. I thought that it was kind of funny. Please, find my Daddy," she begged Booth and Olivia.
Olivia hugged the girl, and rubbed her back gently. "We'll find him, I promise," she said softly.