Happy Holidays!

Brennan picked up Chris and Bella up from school. She dropped off Bella at ballet and Chris at baseball. Brennan went back to the lab to work a little more. At five, Brennan finished her work and went to go pick up Bella and Chris. Brennan headed home after going to the store with Bella and Chris. Booth was on his way home too. Brennan arrived home with the kids.

"Bella, Chris don't run in the house," Brennan yelled at them while she shut driver's door and they ran into the house while she got the groceries and all of her stuff. Brennan walked into the house with an arm full of groceries, a purse, and a laptop. Brennan walked to the kitchen and put down all her stuff.

"Chris Bella keep it down up there!" Brennan yelled from the kitchen, hearing thumping from upstairs. "Jo! Can you come help me?!" Brennan yelled putting some of the groceries away. Jo came from upstairs.

"I'm here what do you need?" Jo asked mopping in the kitchen

"I need you to finish putting the groceries up." Brennan said unloading the dishwasher.

"Okay" Jo said putting the groceries away. Jo finished putting away the groceries and went back up to her room.

"What are you doing in my room!?" Jo yelled looking at Chris and Bella jumping on her bed with her bras on and reading her diary. Booth parked his car and walked into his house.

"Mom they are in my room!" Jo yelled from upstairs

"I'll be there in a minute I have to start dinner!" Brennan yelled from the kitchen.

Booth put down his keys. "I'll get it honey" he yelled as he walked upstairs

"Bella and Chris come on get out of her room. You guys know better. You guys go do your homework please." Booth said as they got off the bed. They took off Jo's clothes and went in their rooms to do their homework. Booth walked downstairs to find Brennan in the kitchen making dinner.

"Hey I missed you." he said as he walked over to her and pulled her in a hug.

"You saw me today" she said looking up at him.

"I know." he said as he kissed her.

At the dinner table, Bella and Chris went on and on about their day and Brennan discussed her next book.

"Bella, Chris um Jo needs to tell you something." Brennan said looking at them and then looking at Jo.

"Mom now?"

"Yes"

Jo looked at Bella and Chris "I'm going to have a baby."

They looked at Jo not knowing to say.

"Really?" Chris asked.

"I thought you were supposed to be married to have a baby." Bella said looking at her mother.

"Bella people can have babies any time but your father and I think it would be better if people were married first." Brennan said reaching for Booth's hand.

"Then why is Jo having a baby? She isn't married." Bella said.

"I know but people can have a baby any time." Brennan said gripping Booth's hand harder; letting him know to take over the conversation. Booth smiled at Brennan.

"Bella can you help me clear the table please." Booth said getting up and taking his plate to the kitchen.

"Yes, sir" Bella said following him with her plate.

Chris turned to Jo and asked "Are you going to quit school?"

"No I promise I won't." Jo said. Jo kissed him on his head and took her plate into the kitchen followed by her brother and mother.

"Chris go get your homework so I can see that it is done. Bella when you get finished clearing the table go get your homework too." Brennan said as she loaded the dishwasher.

"Okay" Chris said and Bella nodded.

Booth was in the den watching football while Brennan went over the kid's homework in the kitchen.

"Everything looks good." Brennan said nodding at Bella and Chris. "Chris you can go watch football with your dad after you put this in your backpack."

Chris took his homework and put it up; he went to go watch football.

"Bella go put this up and go get a bath." Brennan said continuing to clean the kitchen.

"Mom I want to go watch football with daddy." Bella whined.

"No you have to go get a bath."

"But mom!" Bella continued to whine

"Bella not another word. Go put your homework up and get a bath."

"But.."

"No. Go." Brennan said finishing to clean the kitchen. She made sure that Bella was in bed by 7:30 and Chris was in bed by 8:00. Brennan went to Jo's room and knocked on the door.

"You can come in mom" Jo said.

"How did you know it was me?" Brennan said walking in and shutting the door behind her.

"Your knock." Jo said sitting up on her bed.

"You still mad at me?"

"For what dinner? It's okay they had to find out sometime."

"You going to bed?" Brennan said standing by the door.

"Yeah I'm going to get a shower first."

"Okay be asleep by 10:00 please." Brennan said leaving and closing the door.

2 hours later

Brennan walked in the den from checking on the kids "It is 11 o'clock and all the kids are asleep. It's time for you to go get a shower." Brennan sat down and cuddled up to him.

"Really?" Booth said turning off the TV.

"Yep"

"Only if you come with me."

"Okay"

Booth picked up Brennan and ran down the hall with her to their bathroom.