AN: Okay so this is gonna be the last thing I might be able to post for a while. I have doctor's appointments all this week, and since I'm being induced at six in the morning on Thursday, I'll be a little busy for a while. I'll try to keep up, but no guarantees.

"Well, let's see what we've got here," Max Keenan said as he pulled a large box out of a closet. Temperance watched as he carried it to the living room and set it down on the coffee table. She joined him on the couch, setting her bottle of beer down next to the box.

"What is this?"

"Oh, just some things your mother and I managed to save before we…well, we didn't want to lose them." Max offered his daughter a smile before opening up the box. He dug through it for a minute and pulled out an old book. "Your mother wanted to do a baby book for you and your brother. This one was yours."

"A baby book?" Temperance took the book from her father and opened it. She slowly ran her fingers over the pages of the old book and noticed the spots where the name Joy was crossed out and Temperance written in over it.

"You have no idea how special you were to us honey. You truly were our little bundle of joy." Max glanced over her shoulder to a page with her first picture on it. "Your mother was in labor with you for eleven hours, even threatened me a few times during."

"Mom threatened you for what?"

"Oh, the usual. It was my fault she was like that; I was getting too close to her, that sort of thing. She even put me in a headlock." Max chuckled at the memory. Temperance smiled at him briefly before looking back at the book.

"Who's this," she asked as she glanced at another picture. It was of her as a baby in the arms of a woman who looked similar to her mother.

"That is one of your aunts, Lucy." Temperance looked at the picture and ran her fingers over it gently. When her father told her she still had family out there, it had been a shock. There were people out there that shared her inherent dna besides her father and brother. Unbidden, another thought came to her, and in that moment, she felt as though Booth's hand was gently tilting her chin up so she would look at him. There's more than one type of family. She shook off the moment. There was nothing she could do now except get over that aspect of her life.

"Where are they now, mom's sisters?"

"They still live in Ohio I think. I haven't exactly seen them in almost thirty years."

"Do you think that maybe we could look them up? I think I'd like to meet them."

"Sure honey, we can do that. I think I know who I can call to get some information on them."

"Please don't call Booth. He doesn't need to be bothered by this." There was a stiffness in her back as she spoke. Max just gave a gentle pat to her leg as he stood up.

"You don't think I have other people I can call? What kind of former criminal would I be if I didn't have other contacts?"

"Dad…"

"Kidding, I'm kidding. Don't worry; I'll go about this the legal way." He offered her a smile and left the room to make a phone call. If his daughter wanted to find her aunts, then he wasn't going to deny her that. When he reached his room, he picked up the house phone and made the call.

XxXxX

Booth hung up the phone and sat back, sighing. He still had no information on where Temperance had gotten off to. He was frustrated, and needed to speak to her, but after talking to Max the one time, he realized that he'd have to make his decision without her around.

In reality, he knew what he wanted. He wanted to be with Temperance, but at the same time, he did have total commitment to Annie. With another sigh, he stood and grabbed his jacket from the back of his chair. Annie would be in soon, and he needed to pick her up from the airport. He'd have to give his decision then, and he had the feeling that she wouldn't like the answer.

I don't deserve her anyway. She's allowing me to leave her, only wanting me to be happy. She's right. She doesn't deserve to be second in my life. She's a wonderful person and should have all the happiness in the world. Instead, she has to find out that I'm in love with Temperance. Booth shook his head at his own stupidity. At least he could have some comfort knowing that both he and Annie would be better off with his decision.

XxXxX

Annie stood at the curb at Dulles International Airport, waiting for Seeley to pick her up. She watched the cars moving past, waiting for the all too familiar black SUV to appear. She had news to share with him, and it was something she didn't want to tell him over the phone.

Finally she saw the car. Booth pulled up to the curb, and then hopped out to take her bag for her. After stowing it in the back, he opened the door for her and allowed her inside. After making sure she was situated, he hurried back to his own side and took off. Neither said a word at first, unsure of who should speak first.

"So…how was the Greek Isles?" Booth looked over at Annie, noting she was looking out the window and not at him.

"Warm. It was nice to have a chance to think."

"And what did you come up with?"

"I still want to learn what your answer is, but I discovered something while I was over there."

"Really? What was that?"

"Well, at first I thought I was having a bad reaction to the food, or the jet lag, but when my stomach upset continued, it made me wonder." Booth looked over at her briefly. Why hadn't she told him she was sick while she was over there? Annie turned to look at Booth and offered him a slight smile before continuing. "So I took a test and it turns out that I'm pregnant."

Booth looked at her in shock, but it was when she shrieked that he turned back to the road and slammed on the brakes, narrowly avoiding the Ford Explorer in front of him.

"You…you're…how far along?"

"I don't know, but if I had to take a guess, I'm about eight weeks. I'll know for sure later this week. I've already set up an appointment."

"Wow, this is…I mean, wow."

"I know. I was a little surprised too. It made me do a lot of thinking though. I still want your decision. If two people don't love each other, they really can't provide the best environment for a child to grow up around."

"Annie, I do love you, you know that. There's no way I want to get out of this, especially now."

"Seeley, honestly I don't want you to stay with me simply because I'm expecting."

"I married you. I'm staying married, okay? That's not going to change." He offered a smile to her, grabbed her hand and brought it up to his lips. In the back of his mind, he was feeling guilty. Here she was pregnant, and he'd been ready to end the marriage and track down his partner who obviously wanted nothing to do with him now. No, he wasn't going to screw this up. He was going to do the right thing and help provide for Annie and the child.

AN: And now you all hate me. I suppose it's understandable, but just remember. Nothing in life is that easy. How is this all going to play out? Is Annie lying to keep Booth? Will Temperance finally give in and talk to Booth? Who did Max call about Brennan's aunts? Keep with me, and possibly infrequent updates to find out the answers to these questions and more.