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Chapter 4 Parker talks to Jack

Making his way over to his Uncle Jack's bug station Parker was intent on asking him how he had survived his break up with his Aunt and finally convinced her to come back to him again. It was well know in his family that it had been Uncle Jack that had finally worn her down. He knew that other than his parents their love affair was one for the ages. He would watch them when they though no one else was. While his parents where more conservative in their public displays of affection, his Aunt and Uncle were always looking and touching each other. In fact he knew the only thing his Uncle Jack loved more than bugs and slime was his Aunt.

"Hey Uncle Jack got a minute?"

"Yeah Park I was wondering when you'd get to me." At his look Jack continued "Angela told me you were asking questions about love. So what are you looking for, 'cause if it's the birds and the bees bit you'd better get that from the g-man."

"No, no I know that particular lesson. Dad gave me the embarrassed version and Bones filled in all the missing pieces," he laughed. "No my question is more psychological in nature."

"Well I'm no Sweets but I'll try, what do you want to know?"

"Well even though I was young at the time I remember when you and Aunt Angela's first wedding didn't go through. I remember you were very sad. A few years later you two got back together how did you manage all that time?"

"Wow you are really asking the hard questions aren't you. I wish I could say it was easy but it really wasn't. We had some real trust issues. All I can say about that is never marry someone you can't trust. You know your father and Dr. B trust each other like no one I have ever seen. They have had to trust each other with their lives, friendship; you; even finally their love for each other. That kind of trust is special and doesn't come along very often. Most of us mere mortals have to settle for the kind of trust that simply says I love you enough to know you will never hurt me."

"The other big thing we had to get over was the hurt you know at the time there was a song that has always reminded me of how I was able to put it behind me. I always keep it here to listen to when ever I think the fight isn't worth the battle. Come here let me play it for you:

Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars alone
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance

Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance

As the music came to and end Jack looked at Parker and continued: "that dance was a pain we both needed to go through. Sometimes it is the absence of love that shows you its beauty. During that time we both were able to come to an understanding of what we truly wanted in out of our future. I learned that I needed to have more than a physical relationship, I needed commitment. Angela learned she needed to live in more than just the moment of her life. It might seem corny kid but together we learned a new dance. One that was slower and much fuller in meaning. We don't miss any chances to dances any more. Does that help?"

"Yeah Uncle Jack in a weird way I think it does." Just them he heard his Mom call, "Yeah Mom I'm coming." Leaving the platform he thought about all the things he had learned that day. As he joined his Dad and Mom he heard them talking quietly to each other.

"Booth I really want to keep the pregnancy a secret for a while longer. I just want it to be a family secret we can share for awhile."

"I know Bones but we can't keep it from them for ever you are going to start showing and they will guess. I did tell Rebecca though. Since parker knows I didn't want to make it seem like some big secret he had to keep from his Mother."

"What did Rebecca say," she asked in a concerned tone. Even though they were married she was still often anxious when ever they talked about Rebecca as if some how she might reach into their lives and pull it apart.

He heard the concern in her voice and pulled her into a strong loving embrace "she said congratulations; it was time you got to experience the same joy she did in giving birth to Parker."

AS he walked behind them Parker was again amazed at his parents. He marveled at the fact he had been lovingly raised by a Mother a Father and a Step-Mother. All of whom had shone him different types of love. Now if he could just learn to use it in his life.

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Yeah this was a little corny but it is one of my favorite song and it did seem to fit the things that happened to Jack and Angela after the wedding was called off.

This chapter was inspired by "The Dance" – performed by Garth Brooks – Lyrics Tony Arata

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