Here you go, I'm starting to pull it out of this same day junk. I'm going to start skipping ahead (not too fast though), I hope I hasn't been boring. This is the last chapter that will be from the night she announced to the morning after.

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After their talk on his couch, Temperance excused herself to shower and get herself ready for the day. Their case had ended the night before. The same night Michael Staccato Vincent Hodgins was born and the same night Brennan had told Booth that she was pregnant.

It was so much to process. She stood alone in his shower letting the water pour over her. He didn't want to get married, after all the years he had talked about marriage and the two of them being together she had always hoped that she was the one he was waiting for. I'm being foolish, she thought. We've only slept together once; I don't even know what our relationship is.

She turned off the shower and got herself dressed for lunch. When she emerged Booth was waiting for her in the kitchen, ready to go.

"Diner for lunch, Bones?" He asked with a smile.

"Sure, sounds great." She grabbed her jacket and led the way out of his apartment.

In the car they stayed quiet, both wondering hat the other was thinking. As Booth parked the car, he looked over at Temperance. "I think we should talk, Bones. About us."

She nodded, "You're right, we should. But lets go in and talk, I'm starving."

Booth smiled, still his Bones. They sat down at their regular table and ordered lunch from their waitress. The waitress thanked them with a smile and headed off to place the order.

"Is this a meaningful sexual relationship?" She asked suddenly, causing Booth to choke on his coffee.

He reached across the table to take a sip of her iced tea. Once his coughing subsided, he looked up at her "What do you mean?"

She thought for a second. "Well… there's the sex." Temperance stated bluntly. "And there's obviously feelings."

"And now there's going to be a child." Booth finished. "'Meaningful sexual relationship' is not something I would classify us as Bones." He was able to think now; he had to say things in the best way for her to understand. "I'm in love with you, Bones and as I recall you are in love with me too."

She nodded; neither of them had ever stopped loving the other. Even after their confessions, rejections, and attempts at moving on.

Booth smiled. "Good. We've only made love once Temperance, if you remember correctly."

She smiled at him, a smile he'd never seen before. There was a tint of a blush and a cheeky, almost sexy look about her.

He couldn't help but widen his grin at her. "Okay, maybe twice but that was over a month ago. And now we're-" he lowered his voice, looking around the restaurant. "We're pregnant."

She took a sip of her tea. "So I don't see why we cant pick up where we left off then?"

Booth shook his head in the negative. "We can't. There's a baby now, it's completely different." He ran a hand over his hair and face. "It's all backward."

Temperance looked down to her lap and spoke softly. "You are mad about this pregnancy."

He reached over and searched for her hand, once it was firmly in his, he directed her eyes upward. "I'm frustrated Bones. Not with you, you have made me very happy. I'm frustrated with fate, messing with us this way. We were supposed to fall in love and date and then go from there. This is all mucked up."

She smiled at him, "I don't mind that we skipped some things," she wiggled her eyebrows suggestively. "That just means we can get to the more physical aspects of our-"

"Bones!" Booth whispered his shock. "I've never seen you like this!"

Temperance saw the disbelief on his face. "I'm sorry," she blushed, "I think it's the hormones."

He laughed as he squeezed her hand. Then his face got more serious, he didn't want to upset her. "I think we should date but hold off on being physically intimate."

When she pouted, he laughed. "But Booth, we've conceived a child. What's the point in pretending we haven't had relations?"

He loved the fact that she was complaining about the 'no sex' and not the idea of them actually dating. "I think it's important that we find each other out as a couple and not let our sexual relationship mess that up."

"Wait you really mean it? No sex!" She yelled, loud enough that half the restaurant turned to look at the two of them.

Booth's face turned a bright shade of red. "Bones people are looking…"

"Booth, it's been a month since we've had sexual intercourse-"

"Made love." He stated, his voice low as he spoke into his coffee cup.

She continued without a moment's hesitation. "Do you really think I can continue on without that again? Not to mention the fact that I'm hormonal. Don't you think I've been dreaming of being with you again every moment of every day?" Brennan spoke so quickly that she needed a deep breath of air as she finished.

Booth smiled with a blush. "Dreaming of me everyday?"

Her eyes widened as she realized what she had said. "Well, you know- I mean-" Temperance sighed in exasperation. "Well don't you think about it too?"

He reached across the table and took her hand. "Every moment of every day, Bones." Booth smiled reassuringly at her, which elicited a comfortable smile from the anthropologist as well. "But trust me Bones, this will be good for us. We can date and allow our relationship to have some sort of natural process."

She chewed on her lip. "And what about the pregnancy? How does that fit into our natural process?"

"Well it doesn't, but that's why its important for us to start out this way… by the time the baby is here we will have created a solid dynamic in our relationship." Booth winced, he almost sounded like her when he explained it.

"So what about our work relationship?" She asked, finally feeling comfortable about this conversation.

"Psh- that's easy. It will be as amazing as it has always been." He smiled with that cocky Booth grin. "I'm sure some thing's will change but we'll figure it out as we go and worry about it then."

Temperance seemed satisfied then a thought emerged. "What do we tell everyone?"

Booth pursed his lips in thought. "Well I don't think we can hide the relationship part. Maybe we should wait till you're a bit farther along before we let everyone know though?"

She nodded. "I agree the chances of a woman miscarrying in the first trimester is twenty percent." Brennan paused for a moment. "But I have to admit, someone might already know…"

"Wait, what?" He asked, incredulously. "Who did you tell?"

She laughed ironically. "I didn't exactly tell her…"

"Hi." Angela said, as her friend entered the delivery room.

"Hi." She asked as she walked slowly and nervously to her friend's bedside. "What was it like?"

"It was wonderful," Angela smiled widely. "and beautiful." She looked down towards her stomach where her son had been only a short while before. "It was a dream."

Temperance took in her friend's words as she handed her the stuffed bunny. She had hoped that Angela and Jack's child would value it as much as Amy Winslow had.

Angela laughed, "Look at this guy."

"It's from Booth too." Temperance added with a smile.

They stood together in silence; Angela let her gaze drag over her friends form. "Does he know yet?"

Temperance shifted uncomfortably. "Does he know what?"

Angela nodded, she knew she was right. "I take it since you didn't say 'who?' that you know I meant Booth and that you are pregnant."

Brennan looked disbelievingly on her friend. "I don't- how could you-"

"Consider it a pregnant woman's version of gay-dar. I can read it all over you." Angela watched as her friend's inner-turmoil ran all over her face. "Honey, he is going to be ecstatic. Trust me, in nine months you'll be right here looking as proud and full of love as I feel."

Temperance nodded with a small smile. She grabbed her friend's hand and gave it a squeeze. The two women shared a moment of silent excitement before Temperance left the room. I have to tell him tonight, she thought as she met him in the waiting room. He had asked to walk her home…

"Angela is something else." Booth said with a laugh. "I guess it's a good thing she's on maternity leave, that will buy us enough time to get through your first trimester."

She nodded in agreement. "I have my first doctor's appointment at the end of this week."

"Really? Will they be able to see anything? You're only about six weeks pregnant." Booth seemed so excited just hearing about it.

"Probably not, Booth. They are most likely going to check to make sure I am pregnant and do family histories and tests. It will most likely be arduous and boring." She sighed, she didn't particularly want to go but she knew she would have to get used to these appointments.

"I would still like to go, Bones. For you, as support." He hoped she wouldn't blow him off.

She squeezed his hand. "I would like that very much."

As they held each other's gaze, their faces filled with happiness and excitement; the waitress cleared her throat and placed their food on the table. With a blush, they both thanked the young woman and began to eat.

"I'd like to take you on a date this weekend, Bones. Maybe after our appointment?" He said casually as he picked at his French fries.

"I don't see why not, sounds like fun." She replied. Secretly she was hoping that she would be able to convince him to break his plan to remain abstinent.

"But no sleepovers." His tone was serious but his face smiled as though he could read her thoughts.

Temperance looked back down at her salad. Damn.

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Hope you liked. It's getting a little more happy and positive with them settling things, but that doesn't mean there won't be bumps in the road. Marriage? Moving in together? Telling everyone? Will the baby make it through the first trimester?

I know what's going to happen…. Do you? Of course you don't! So you better keep reading!