"When people die there bodies go through various stages of decomposition. Basically, the body dissolves. Blood no longer flows through out the body which leaves the body cold and pale. When people are buried without a coffin there body dissolves into the ground and insects feed off of it. You'd have to ask Cam for more information, I don't really deal with the flesh."
Parker Booth stood dumbfounded at the answer to his last question on his list of questions, sure he had expected that she had known the answer to his question but hadn't expected the answer to be so gruesome. Temperance had debated on rather to tell Parker what happens to peoples bodies when they died, or to just let Booth explain. But after Parker's constant pestering she had decided that it couldn't hurt him to have a lesson on decomposition. Parker knew what happened when someone died, his father had explained it many times before. There soul went to heaven, but he still wondered what happened to the persons body when they died, after all there bodies didn't go with them to heaven.
Temperance had explained it perfectly...just... he didn't understand what half of it meant. And her answer had stirred up a lot more questions, which all came out at one time. " Whats decomposition? What happens to the blood? Why don't you deal with flesh? Whats flesh? Who's Cam? Whats a coffin? Why do bugs eat people? Will they eat me?!" Brennan opened then closed her mouth doing what seemed to be the perfect impression of a fish, not sure what to say or how to answer all of his questions. Seeing as she hadn't understood most of them.
Booth came out of the kitchen towel in hand and saved Temperance from being forced to give a reply."Breakfast is served! Now would you kindly follow me into the kitchen so we can eat." "This better be worth half an hours wait, Booth" Booth grinned at Brennan and covered her eyes with his hands.
Booth guided Parker and Temperance into his kitchen and and through his hands away from Brennan's eyes."Tada! So what do you think?" Temperance looked over Booth's display and smiled, he had put a lot of work into a very nice looking breakfast. The table was set perfectly, the place mats matching the vase of Tulips that graced the center of the table, the food even matched the color scheme, there was an omelet on each plate with homemade hash browns served as a side and orange juice to wash it down with.
"It looks fantastic, Booth!" Parker glanced up at his father and pouted."Daddy, there's only one problem. You forgot dessert." Booth smiled at his son and shook his head no. "I didn't forget, It's in the refrigerator, you can eat it when your done with your meal, and I must say I make a delicious fruit salad. Now, I know how pretty my food looks but lets eat before I die of starvation."
Parker's eyes widened and he ran to his seat trying not to think about what Temperance had said about bugs eating dead people, he didn't know if he could eat with the thought of his father being eaten by bugs. Booth raised his eyebrow at his son and turned to Brennan curiously. "What's up with him?" Temperance shrugged and took her seat beside Booth, knowing full well what had gotten the boy startled but didn't really think Booth would be to happy if she told him that she had talked to Parker about Decomposition.
Maybe she'd tell him that some other time, why spoil a good breakfast?