It was Friday. She thought to herself with a smile, as she stretched in her bed. Temperance Brennan never thought she would be the type of person to be grateful for Friday. After all, it was just a day. Sure it meant the end of a work week but she was looking forward to it for a whole other reason. Today was their first doctor's appointment. Okay, maybe it wasn't that exciting but Booth was excited which made it happier for her. It was after the appointment that she was really excited about. It was their official first date.

She made her way to the shower and got dressed before packing up for a quick morning at work. With a mug of tea in her hand and a smile on her face, Temperance left for the Jeffersonian….

But her morning was anything but quick. The minutes seemed to tick by like hours. It was agonizing. Brennan wondered if she should start praying to Booth's God to speed the morning up. Her anxiousness was palpable.

"Dr. B, are you alright?" Asked Hodgins, as he walked up the platform. "You look like you're about to jump out of your skin."

She paused quizzically. "I'm not sure what that means but I must admit that I am finding it difficult to focus."

"I heard you are taking a half day, is everything alright?" Hodgins asked, showing genuine concern for his supervisor and friend.

"While although I have a routine doctor's appointment today," it couldn't be a lie if it was part true, right? "I find that I'm more nervous about my date with Booth tonight." She stated it casually as she examined a peri-mortem injury on a tibia.

A loud crash brought her back to focus on the entomologist. "Dr. Hodgins," came Cam's voice up the stairs. "Is everything all right?"

Hodgins' mouth opened and closed like a fish. "I- uh, she-" He couldn't make a coherent sentence.

"You look like Angela did when I told her about mine and Booth's first sexual encounter." It was blunt, but an accurate description none the less.

"Oh dear." Said Cam, covering her smile with her hand.

"Uh, huh!" Was all Hodgins could reiterated as he nodded vehemently at the coroner.

Temperance began to shuffle her feet nervously. "I'm sorry did I say something inappropriate?" She directed her attention to Cam, since Hodgins was still incapable of speaking.

"Well, Dr. Brennan… " She sighed, but smiled at her friend and colleague. "While we appreciate you allowing us to know about your and Booth's relationship, perhaps the more intimate details should be saved for more private conversations." Cam leaned in and whispered to Brennan, "I know Booth would appreciate that."

Temperance nodded her understanding. "You're right, I apologize for my uncouth behavior. However, Booth and I are happy to acknowledge our new relationship with our friends." She turned to Hodgins. "So yes, I am nervous for my date tonight."

He nodded. "I can't wait to tell Angela." Jack retrieved his cell phone, almost forgetting what she had said earlier. "Wait? She already knows? And she didn't tell me?"

Cam laughed. "That's the privilege of female friends, even husbands don't get all the details."

"I guess so." Hodgins sounded disappointed as he bent down to pick up the tray he had previously dropped.

"Dr. Brennan, why don't you take the rest of the day off?" Cam offered kindly. "Honestly, you're not getting very far and you have plenty vacation and sick days due."

Temperance considered that soon, she would need all of those days for an extended maternity leave. Extended? She thought; Wow, I am changing. "Thanks Cam, that's very considerate. Perhaps I'll go see Booth for an early lunch."

As she walked away, Cam laughed. The doctor was too sincere to be implying that her "early lunch" would be anything than just that. She turned to Hodgins, "Lunch and a date tonight? I think they're serious."

Again Hodgins looked shocked and somewhat hurt to be left out of the loop. "I guess so." He threw his arms up in defeat. Cam let out another laugh as she turned and walked back towards her office.

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"Hi, Booth." Temperance said shyly as she knocked on his office door.

He looked up, his face showed shock first at her being early and then his mouth curved upward in an ecstatic smile. "Hey Bones! You're early."

She nodded as she came in and sat in one of his chairs. "Yeah, Cam let me out early. It seems I was practically useless today."

Booth looked concerned. "Really, that's not like you. What's wrong?" He thought she might be worried about the baby.

She blushed. "Well, I find that I cannot stop thinking about our impending first date."

Booth laughed, she was adorable. "That's silly, Bones. We've been out together before."

"But not romantically." She stated seriously. "This is new."

"You're right." He affirmed. "How about we ease your worry and have a practice lunch date before our appointment."

She smiled. "That would be excellent." Temperance watched as he stood to put his coat on. She stood too, looking over his desk. Since the last time she'd been there he had rearranged some of his personal items and pictures. Now there were two pictures on his desk; the usual one of him and Parker and a new one. The other was recent. It was taken at the hospital. She had seen it before but only as a group picture. Angela had been holding Michael while Hodgins sat next to her on the bed. On one side stood Cam, Sweets and Wendell; on the other side stood her and Booth. She was looking down at her friend's new family, but his eyes were so focused on her. Now the picture was cropped down to the two of them, the joy in their faces was evident.

"Bones!" He spoke loudly, trying to gain her attention. "You ready?"

She nodded and turned to hook her arm through his. "Yes, I am." Her voice was quiet and almost dreamy; she rested her head against his shoulder momentarily as they left his office.

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She sighed as she shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Booth reached over and grabbed her hand to give it a gentle squeeze. "Everything's going to be fine, Bones."

Temperance shifted again. "Actually, I am feeling rather uncomfortable. Perhaps it was the amount of food I ate during lunch." She looked at him.

Whether she was expecting the truth or a kind lie; he was unsure. "Like you said, they wont be doing an ultrasound so there's no need to look around all that food in your stomach."

Her brow furrowed. Temperance wondered if she should correct him or just let it be; but at this point she felt so uncomfortable that she didn't care.

"Temperance Brennan?" Called the nurse with a gentle smile. "Follow me please."

Before entering the exam room, the nurse asked Brennan to step on the scale and provide a urine sample while Booth waited. When she was finished, she found her partner sitting in the exam room. "There's a gown there for you to change into, Temperance. The doctor will be in shortly."

As the door closed Temperance began removing her clothing.

"Whoa, Bones! Give a guy some warning before you unleash those things." Booth stated, slightly agitated.

She frowned. "They are breasts Booth and I do not appreciate you calling them things."

He felt bad that she seemed a little hurt. Booth had meant it in a way to protect his hopes for being celibate. However, she continued to undress removing her bra right before his eyes.

"As you can see my breasts have grown slightly larger already in these early stages of pregnancy." Temperance seemed to examine herself with the skilled eye of her profession, but as she looked up Booth could tell there was a glint of playfulness in her eyes.

"Dear Lord." He stated, his expression blank as he stared straight before him. Booth shook his head as if that would remove the delightful images from his brain. "Bones! Do you really want to embarrass me by making me so aroused before the doctor gets here?"

She shrugged. "I suppose not." Temperance pulled the gown over her head. Once in place she reached under her skirt and removed her pants and underwear one at a time, handing them to Booth. She placed her lace underwear on top. "Here hold this for me please."

Booth gulped. "You're killing me Bones."

"Just wait for tonight." She giggled as she listened to him groan.

Her giggled only seemed to make his strain worse. It is going to be a long afternoon and evening, Booth thought.

Before long the doctor knocked before entering. "Hello again Temperance."

"Hello Doctor Savenger." Bones said with a smile. "I'd like you to meet Seeley Booth, my-" she paused "my partner."

Doctor Savenger nodded, shaking the agent's hand. "Hello, Seeley. It's nice to meet you." The doctor had a kind smile and seemed like an incredibly pleasant woman. "Well, I'd like to congratulate you on your pregnancy."

The couple smiled as Booth took his Bones by the hand, giving it a supportive squeeze.

"I'd like to perform a few routine exams and then we'll figure out how far along you are." Doctor Savenger explained as she brought over several instruments.

"Actually, Doctor" Temperance began, looking between Booth and the OB/GYN. "I can tell you that we are approximately seven weeks from the date of conception."

"Oh. So this was a planned event then." The doctor stated.

Booth let out a quick burst of laughter. "Sorry." He mumbled.

Temperance rolled her eyes and smiled "Actually no, it seems we conceived during our first intimate encounter. However, we are both pleased with this pregnancy."

The doctor smiled. "Well that's excellent. Then we'll do the exams, give you some information, answer your questions and send you on your way."

The couple nodded with two equally happy smiles.

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"I think you have an excellent doctor, Bones." Booth commented as they left the office complex. "I didn't realize the exams would be so invasive though."

She gave him a half smile. "I'm sorry if it made you uncomfortable Booth. She was just making sure the pregnancy is in the proper place and that any physical issues with my anatomy will not complicate the pregnancy."

He nodded. "And everything looked good?" Booth was still unsure about what had happened in that exam room, it was all too foreign for him. He had not been to a single doctor's visit with Rebecca…

"Everything is excellent." Temperance laughed as she leaned into him.

"And we were right with the seven weeks?" Booth asked.

She looked at him questioningly. "Of course we were right. Had my pregnancy resulted from another sexual partner, I would be almost full term by now."

Booth thought for a moment. "You hadn't had sex in eight months?"

She was confused by the disbelief in his voice. "Yes, approximately. What about you?"

He looked at her, "It had been a little bit."

Hannah, she thought. Temperance almost didn't want to think about it but she couldn't help it. "You were in love with Hannah."

He knew she had said it as a statement but it sounded more like a question. "Yeah."

Temperance nodded. "I was happy for you. I couldn't have picked someone better for you if I tried. Hannah is an amazing woman. I suppose I felt some jealousy toward her."

"Hey," Booth encouraged as he stopped her beside his car. "The reason it didn't work out with me and Hannah is because she was jealous of you."

"Really?" She asked, still unsure.

"Of course, Bones." He pushed a strand of hair behind her eyes. "She knew what I was trying to hide."

"What was that?" Her voice was low and heated. His face was closing in on hers as she leaned against his SUV.

"That you were the better person for me,Temperance. You and no one else." He paused, his lips hovering just over hers. "You are the most amazing woman I have ever met, even more so now that you're the mother of my child. I love you."

She closed her eyes at the exquisiteness of his words. A soft smile quirked at the corners of her mouth as he pressed his lips to hers. They stood there for a moment, completely oblivious of anyone who might be walking by. When they broke apart, untangling their hands for one another's bodies and hair; Booth spoke with a smile, "Come on, I've got to take you home so I can get back to my place. I've got to get ready for a hot date."

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