First a correction before you all send me to the firing squad. I know Cullen is not a Doctor and the abbreviation for Director is Dir., and as much as I preach proof, proof, proof your story it got past me.
So here is my correction. In Chapter 15 Director Cullen was incorrectly identified as Dr. Cullen. Director Cullen please accept this humble author's error and this correction. ~Nyre~
Disclaimer: Bones mine not a hope in the world. Any of the characters mine not a hope on the world. Do I wish they were yes then this would have happened in season 4.
Chapter 15 Rest of The Week-end Part 2 The Vows
Upon arrival they were met by enough limousines to take all of them to the hotel. Once there after completing all the paperwork for the license, a very happy Angela and Cam helped Brennan dress for her wedding.
"Sweetie I can't believe this is really happening to you of all people and before me. I always thought since you didn't believe in marriage I would marry first, but wow it's you."
"Yes," Cam said "if you don't mind me asking why did you change your mind? I thought this was a non- negotiable item with you,"
Brennan looked at Cam with speculation, was that some reference to Cam's former relationship with Booth? Looking closely at her boss Brennan decided her question simply represented a request to know what had changed her mind. "Booth and I have done some very serious talking since Thursday night. Last night, or I guess to be more precise early this morning, I realized when Booth said he loved me it was more than words. I discovered Booth was the missing part of me I never wanted out of my life again. When he asked I said yes. There didn't seem to be any other answer to give him."
Both women looked into her eyes and at that moment wished they would someday find what she had found. The woman they had known as socially awkward and emotionally distant had let him in and her soul was alight with his love for her and hers for him.
Picking up the lei of orchids she had ordered for her friend and placing it over her head and around her neck she said "its time to go Sweetie." They walked to the elevator and then toward the beach were the others were waiting.
Earlier Booth had been waiting with Parker, Hodgins, Wendell, after helping Parker change and himself change into the clothes Wendell had helped him buy for the wedding. He had been surprised when Wendell had handed him a lei for himself and Parker to wear. "These are the flowers Angela told me to pick up and she made me promise you would be wearing them before you left for the beach." Booth had thanked Wendell again for his help.
He walked over to Jack and spoke to him quietly "So Jack are you OK about Angela and Wendell?"
"Actually yes. It gave me the courage to do something I had been thinking quite a lot about while Angela was celibate. I had been having feelings for Cam and not sure what to do about them, but with Angela and Wendell getting together I decided to act on my thoughts and spoke to Cam. We decided to go out and see where it would lead. I feel really good when I'm with her. I will always have feelings for Angela, but I think I would have never really forgiven her for not trusting me or for the Roxie thing either. I know she said Roxie and their former relationship didn't have anything to do with her decision not to marry me. In the end I would have always had doubts. This is much better for all around. Wendell is much better for her than I would have been, more accepting, and Cam is better for me too."
"Well I'm glad for both of you. Cam is a good woman and she deserves to be happy. Just be careful of her sister Felicia. That girl can really cause problems just because she likes to give Cam grief. Cam doesn't deserve that crap at all." Reaching for his phone he called Angela, as he had been directed to do by her. "Is she ready? Ok we'll meet you there in five minutes. OK everyone time to get this wedding started." Booth took Parker's hand and the others followed them to meet the Magistrate at the shoreline.
He would always remember the moment he saw her wrapped in the flowing cream colored ankle length gown and bare feet. Angela had drawn her hair up and a few tendrils had been teased out by the soft breeze. It gave her a soft virginal look. Around her neck was a lei matching the ones worn by Parker and himself. As she walked toward him with Angela on one side and Cam on the other he could see the conviction in her eyes. This was what she wanted. So did he.
As soon as she saw him her breath caught. He was much more handsome dressed all in white with bare feet than he would have been in a suit. When she was in front of him he reached out his hand and taking hers turned to the Magistrate ready to begin. Before they started Brennan looked over to Parker and reached for his hand. She gently pulled him to stand between herself and Booth just a little ahead. Booth and Brennan each placed a hand on Parker's shoulder pulling him in to make a wedding party of three.
The Magistrate began the ceremony that would unite them while their friends looked on. Finally they came to the place where they were to make their vows to each other. Here the Magistrate announced Seeley and Temperance had decided to recite their own vows.
Booth turned Parker around to face them and took Parker's small left hand in his big right one and reached for Bones right hand with his other. Bones took Parker's other hand to complete the new family circle they would become after these words were spoken.
Booth began first: "Temperance, Bones, whenever I look at you the world disappears. You smile and I feel as though I've loved you for years. You ask how do I know to trust what I'm feeling. I believe my heart what else can I do? Every part of every thought leads me straight to you. Whenever my heart speaks I can only hear your voice. You know every secret about me and still you love me. As long as it is in my power I will never leave you and when becomes necessary for my life to end and I must leave you, I promise to stay in your heart and mind for the rest of your life. I believe my heart and it believes in you."
Then it was time for Brennan to speak "Seeley, Booth, the lifetime before we met has faded away how did I live a moment without you? You don't have to speak at all I know what you'd say. You know every secret about me and you still love me. You are the heart person and I am the brain person. My brain is telling me that what I see is completely true. I believe my brain how can it be wrong? It says that what I feel for you I will feel my whole life long. My brain is telling me what I see is completely true. I believe my brain and it believes in you." At the end of her words Brennan turned to Angela and reached for something turning back to Booth and reaching for his left and again she placed the gold band she has purchased this morning for him. Placing a small kiss over the band on his finger.
Booth looked from her to his hand and back to her eyes misting with unshed tears. Their eyes locked and they heard the Magistrate pronounce them man and wife telling Booth he could kiss his bride. Brennan was so lost in the magic of the moment she didn't even bother to correct him; she just leaned into Booth's kiss. Their kiss deepened until they felt and heard a voice saying "Daddy, Mommy Bones you're squashing me," as he pushed them apart. Everyone laughed as Booth and Brennan broke apart and Booth picked up a giggling Parker.
"Sorry buddy. Hey everyone let's eat I'm starving."
"When aren't you," Brennan said with a smile on her face.
The Bride, Groom and their son along with their friends walked across the sand in the receding sunlight to the Hotel Banquet Room for dinner and a party to celebrate the joining of two friends. Two friends who's love for each other would be the gold standard by which each would forever measure their own love against.
The vows were inspired by "I Believe My Heart" - from the broadway play The Woman In White – Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber
I hope you found this chapter to be as romantic as I wanted it to be. I have always thought if they decided to get married both Booth and Bones would want it to be romantic. I also thought they would not be satisfied with anything mundane for vows. Booth would speak from his heart and Brennan from her brain when the time came.
I make no excuses to Mr. Webber for the change in his lyrics for Brennan's vows from heart to brain. Her telling him her brain was telling her brain believes in him mean much more. After all she is the brain person.
Nyre