My Son

Chapter 3

2 AM Saturday Morning: St. Luke Hospital

Officer Swanson and Davidson guided Mr. and Mrs. Case up to Pediatrics. They stopped at the nurse's station to enquire about the John Doe boy that was just brought in last night. The nurse reported that his condition remained the same and that he was in room 212.

"Mr. and Mrs. Case would you follow us please? The boy is in room 212." The Nurse said as she led the way. Mrs. Case practically ran ahead of the rest to room 212. She stopped as she reached the room, she was afraid to go in incase it wasn't her son. When her husband caught up to her he put her hand on her back and walked in with her. The Nurse pulled the curtain to the side and stepped back.

"Is this your son Mrs. Case?" Officer Davidson asked.

Mrs. Case walked over and looked down at the small boy in the bed. She turned and buried her face against her husband's chest. "No, it's not my Danny."

"I'm sorry Mr. and Mrs. Case. We'll take you back to police headquarters where you can file your missing persons report." Officer Swanson said as he turned and walked them back downstairs and to the police car.

Swanson and Davidson could hear Mrs. Case in the back crying. "Don't give up hope yet dear we still have a chance of finding him when they put out the missing persons report."

"I have a dreadful feeling that our Danny is dead." She started crying again as her husband pulled her closer to his side.

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9 AM Saturday: Jeffersonian

Hodgins and Angela were back from Rebecca's. Brennan joined them on the platform. "How did it go?" Brennan asked Angela.

"Rough. She looked like she had been up all night crying. When she asked why we needed a sample I told her that we just needed to verify that the body in the bus was Parker. We didn't tell her that Booth's DNA didn't match any of the bodies DNA. I just said that we had taken a sample from Booth also." Angela said as she looked sympathetically towards Brennan's office.

"Good, I don't want to raise their hopes yet." Brennan said as she picked up the hand that was untouched by the fire. "When Booth would occasionally bring Parker over to my apartment and we would watch one of the Disney films that he likes, he would often play with my hand. That's why I don't think that this is Parker?"

"How is Booth doing?" Hodgins asked as he prepared the samples for testing.

"He's up. I talked him into going home and taking a shower. He'll be back soon. I have some clothes here so I think I'll go and take a shower." Before Brennan left she put her hand on Angela's arm and asked "Would you stay here with Hodgins please? I promised Booth that we wouldn't leave the body alone."

"Sure Sweetie, I went home last night and returned before you got up. So I'm good for the day." Angela said as she patted Brennan's hand. Brennan left then to go to the showers that were downstairs.

Hodgins came over to Angela after Brennan left. "I'm going to go and take a quick shower also. I have the test starting already. Hopefully we'll have good news for Booth when he gets back." Hodgins gave Angela a quick kiss then went to his office and grabbed a bag of clothes to take to the showers. Angela sat down and pulled over her sketch pad and started drawing. As promised, she didn't leave the body alone.

Thirty minutes later everyone started coming back. Hodgins had returned 20 minutes after he left and checked on the test he had started. He was happy to see that someone had come over and taken the sample to the next step. "Who put the sample to the next step?"

"Cam came over and did it then she went to take a shower also."

Fifteen minutes later Brennan came back. Her hair was still wet and she had it wrapped in a towel. She went into her office to put some makeup on and dry her hair. No one saw Booth come in. He came in quietly and just looked to see if his son was still on the platform and someone was with him. He had two cups of coffee with him so he just went into Brennan's office without saying anything. He wore a pair of blue jeans with a light blue sweater and a heavy jacket.

Booth took a seat on the now straightened couch and just watched Brennan drying her hair. When she was done she turned around and saw Booth. She had already put her make-up on so she just put her hair in a pony tail and came and sat next to Booth. They drank their coffee in silence for a good five minutes before anything was said. "Thank you for staying with me last night Bones. I didn't want to be alone." Brennan put her hand on Booth's hand and gave it a light squeeze.

"I know what Parker meant to you Booth. I can't say that I know how you feel because I don't have any children of my own but no matter what happens I'll be there for you just as I know that you would for me."

Fifteen minutes later Hodgins and Angela came running into Brennan's office. "Booth." He yelled. He had the biggest grin on his face that Brennan had ever seen. Booth and Brennan stood up.

"The body that is on the platform is not your son." Hodgins said.

"How do you know?"

"Remember Dr. Brennan took a sample from you last night?"

"Yes."

"Well your DNA did not match the bodies DNA in anyway. This morning Angela and I went to Rebecca's house to get a sample from her. We told her that we needed it to further ID the body as Parkers. Angela also got a sample of hair from Parker's hair brush to compare it to the bodies DNA and there was no match."

At first Booth didn't react. "But we found his back pack by the bus." He finally said as he stared at Hodgins.

"I don't know how it got in the bus Booth but that boy out there is not your son."

Booth grabbed Hodgins and hugged him and even gave him a kiss on his cheek. He turned then to Angela and hugged her also. He finally turned to Brennan and took her into his arms and hugged her. Then without thinking he kissed her on her lips. His tears fell from his eyes and down his cheek and continued down Brennan's cheeks. There kiss was long and passionate and he didn't care who saw them. Angela and Hodgins left and Angela closed the door after them.

Angela was so happy that Booth and her best friend had finally connected that she turned and kissed Hodgins. Cam came in and caught them. "What's going on here?" Angela let go of Hodgins and hugged Cam.

"The body up there isn't Parker. Hodgins tested the DNA from the hair strands that we got from Parkers hair brush and it doesn't match. Rebecca and Booth's DNA shows that they are not the parents of the boy up there also."

"Did you tell Booth yet?"

"Yes and he was so happy that he hugged and kissed both of us. The big news though is that he grabbed onto Brennan and kissed her also. In fact they were still kissing when we left Brennan's office." Angela was so happy for Brennan and Booth that she was crying also as she told Cam what had happened.

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11:30 AM: St. Luke Hospital

The attending physician went into room 212 with a nurse. They wanted to try and get the John Doe boy to wake up before they made arrangements to have some more tests done on him to find out why he was still unconscious. The Doctor gently shook the boys arm. "Sonny, wake up." He did not respond. The nurse took a cold wash cloth and wiped his face with it.

"Honey wake up now it's time to get up." They could see his eyes moving under his eyelids. After a few seconds more he opened his eyes.

"Hi there. It's about time you woke up. Can you tell me your name?" Parker just stared at them. The nurse wiped his face again. "Don't be afraid. You're in a hospital. Can you tell us your name so that we can call your Mother and Father to come and get you?" The nurse asked.

"My name is Parker Booth and my Daddy works for the FBI."

"What is your Father's name?" The nurse asked.

"Special Agent Seeley Booth."

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12 Noon: Jeffersonian

When Booth finally let Brennan go he pulled back and said "I love you Temperance Brennan and I don't care who knows." "I love you Seeley Booth." Brennan grabbed him and kissed him again.

Booth's cell phone started ringing and Brennan let him go. "Booth." He answered in a hoarse voice.

"Special Agent Seeley Booth, this is Nurse Chapman in pediatrics at St. Luke Hospital. We have a young boy here that says his name is Parker Booth."

Brennan heard Booth say "Is he alright?"

"Yes he is alright. Two police officers found him in front of Lincoln Elementary school last night. Apparently he had fallen into some bushes that were by a tree and hit his head on a rock. He has a two inch gash on the back of his head but he seems to be alright."

"We'll be there in 30 minutes. Thank you very much." When he closed the phone he looked at Brennan.

"Parker is at St. Luke Hospital. The police found him in some bushes in front of his school last night. I have to call Rebecca." He quickly called Rebecca's phone number and explained to her what had just happened.

Booth grabbed Brennan's hand. "Come with me?"

"Let me get my coat." Brennan grabbed her coat and purse and went running out of her office with Booth. As they went running out she yelled at Angela, Hodgins and Cam

"St. Luke Hospital called Booth and told him Parker was there. Get the skull cleaned up so Angela can draw a picture of the boy so we can find out who he is." Booth and Brennan went running out of the lab then.

After they jumped into his SUV he explained that Rebecca and Drew would meet them at the hospital. They both wore smiles all the way to the hospital. Their usual seating arrangement had changed a little. While they drove to the hospital Brennan sat close to Booth. He held her hand in his lap all the way and didn't let go unless he needed both hands to drive. Booth was so happy that his son had been found that he kept on having to wipe his tears away so that he could see to drive.

Booth and Brennan went running into the Hospital as soon as he parked. Booth was so anxious to see his son that he didn't wait for the elevator, instead they took the stairs. They checked for the signs that told which way to go for 212. "This way Booth." Brennan said. They went running down the hallway and Booth went into the room first.

Parker sat up when he saw his father. "Daddy!" Booth went to the bed and hugged his son and kissed his head over and over again. He cried all the time he held his son. "Why are you crying Daddy?"

"Your Mother and I thought we had lost you. We thought you were dead."

"I'm okay Daddy, I just bumped my head on a rock when Carl and Fred pushed me. Daddy, Danny stole my new back pack."

"That's okay Bud I'll get you a new one."

Everyone turned around when they heard Rebecca come in the room. "Parker!" She screamed and went running to the bed and grabbed her son. She held him close to her and said his name over and over again as she rocked him back and forth. Drew came over and hugged them both. Brennan was on the other side of the bed while Rebecca hugged Parker. When his mother finally let him go Parker noticed Brennan for the first time.

"Hi Dr. Bones."

"Hi Parker I'm so glad your okay."

Parker saw the tears on her face and said "Do you want to hug me to?"

"Can I?"

"Sure Dr. Bones." Brennan reached over and hugged him and kissed his head.

"I'm so happy that you're alright Parker. Your mother and father cried all night when they thought they had lost you."

"You want to see the cut on my head? They said they had to put 4 stitches in it so that my brains wouldn't leak out through the hole in my head." Brennan felt the stitches.

"They did a good job." Brennan said.

"Yeah I think so too. Can I go home now Mommy?"

"I have to talk to the Doctor first and then we'll see. Stay here and your Daddy and I will go and talk to the Doctor okay."

"Okay, Drew and Dr. Bones can keep me company."

Rebecca and Booth went out to talk to the nurse. Nurse Chapman came over to them. "Can you tell me if I can take my son home yet?" Rebecca asked.

"Yes, Dr. Franklin said that he could go home. Keep him home from school for at least two days and watch him carefully for anything unusual. If he sleeps more than normal or you can't wake him up than bring him back in. He suggested that you take him to see his regular Doctor on Monday. Here are the X-Rays that were taken last night and just a few hours ago. They both look clear. We also need for one of you to stay and give us all the information on him and your insurance." Booth took the X-Rays and went back to the room while Rebecca gave all of the necessary information.

"You get to go home with your mother Parker. Let's get you dressed." Booth grabbed his clothes that were in a bag on the chair behind him and helped Parker get dressed while they waited for his mother. When Rebecca got back Booth picked his son up. "I can walk Daddy."

"Let me carry you to the car at least okay Bud." Booth said.

"Actually I think you have to put him in a wheel chair to go downstairs. It's hospital policy." Brennan said. Within the next second an orderly came in with a wheel chair. Booth picked his son up and put him in the wheel chair and they all left.

When they went by the Nurses station Nurse Chapman waved goodbye and Parker waved goodbye while the orderly pushed his wheel chair over to the elevator.

"That's one happy group of people taking that boy home." Nurse Chapman said as she put all of Parker's records together so they could be filed away.

"It's not often that we get to see that." One of the other nurses said.

TBC…………………………