I think that six year olds have to be in car seats? Maybe? But if I am portraying Parker younger than he really is then please inform me! Anyway, almost done with this story! Maybe one or two more chapters.
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Booth pulled into a very packed parking lot and jumped out of the car, he went around and opened the door for Brennan and then unbuckled his son from his car seat. They had been riding around town for about half and hour now trying to decide were to eat lunch, every place Temperance liked Parker couldn't or wouldn't eat at, and every place Booth thought would be nice was quickly voted down by his picky son and even pickier partner.
They had finally decided on a small restaurant right outside of DC, it wasn't as nice as Brennan wanted, but it was at least nicer than were Parker had wanted to go, McDonald's. After a while Temperance was starting to think that the only thing Parker would eat was fries and a burger, and she would have believed this if she hadn't seen him eat breakfast that morning. Every place the little boy picked was a fast food restaurant, it was McDonald's first, then Burger King second, then Wendy's, then of course came the diner.
Booth was finding it hard to explain to Parker that McDonald's and Burger King weren't very fancy places and that Brennan wanted to go some were nice. Parker had soon decided that his opinion didn't matter and sat pouting in his car seat until they arrived at the restaurant.
So as the three walked up to the restaurant, Temperance in her short brown dress and large gold necklace with her brown sandals and very shiny ring, Booth in a White tee and a black dress jacket with black dress pants and black shoes, and Parker in a dark blue polo and dark jeans with his blue sneakers.
They all looked a bit snooty, Parker was unhappy at the restaurant choice which resulted in a very unhappy and grim face, there was nothing majorly wrong with Brennan but she had a very sharp rock wedged between her toes that made her look unhappy not to mention uncomfortable. Booth was lost in thought and had a very distant look on his face he hadn't talked that much the past few minutes and had very little part in the restaurant choice past Parker's fast food outburst.
So when the three of them arrived at the front of the restaurant and the women in front asked them if they were all of there party, Booth didn't answer at first and Temperance was focused on trying to wedge the rock out from between her toes, Parker was the only one who heard her and nudged his father hard in the leg.
Booth shook his head and looked down at his son, Parker nodded towards the women in front of them as she repeated the question. "Will this be all? Are there any more people coming?" Booth shook his head. "No we'll be all." The women lead them to a small circular table in the back of the restaurant, and as soon as Brennan was seated she took her shoe off and quickly disposed of the rock.
Booth had slowly come back to reality and was discussing the menu with Parker. "No, I don't really think you'll like french onion soup, Parker. There is chicken soup if you really want some soup, I know you like that."
Temperance looked over at the two, she found Booth's reading glasses slightly amusing and started giggling quietly. "Booth, I didn't know you wore reading glasses. you never use them around me." Booth glanced at his partner's amused face and looked at her over the top of his glasses.
"What is so funny, Bones? I don't wear them in front of you because the places we normally eat at don't have big menus with tiny words. Stop laughing at me, do I really look that ridiculous?" While Booth had been talking Brennan had started laughing at his appearance a little bit louder and had quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
"You don't look that bad in them, it's just I'm not used to seeing you wearing them, they make you look so sophisticated. I just never imagined you with glasses, it's an amusing thought in its self." Booth shook his head and grinned at her, then took his glasses off and slid them on her face making her vision blur in front of her.
Parker started laughing loudly and got a few curious looks his way. Booth chuckled himself while Temperance threw him a dirty look. She quickly extracted a hand mirror from her purse and stared at herself for a second then started laughing. The large glasses made her look remarkably like a bug.
When they had attracted the attention of most of the restaurant, the three slowly winded down. Brennan handed Booth back his glasses and had picked her menu up her cheeks quickly gaining color from the sudden outburst but the smile still plastered on her face either way.
When the waitress came asking for there drink orders she had lost the rosy color in her cheeks and had answered the waitress happily. When the waitress left Temperance glanced over at the people that had just been seated at the table beside them and she quickly recognized them.
But not before Angela Montenegro did, she waved excitedly at her best friend and pointed them out to Hogins who had just sat down, and he quickly waved back. Angela walked quickly to there table and sat herself in the empty chair beside Brennan. "Hay, Bren, Booth, Parker! How weird is it seeing you hear? I didn't think you guys went any were but the diner together."
Temperance put her menu down and hugged Angela tightly." Actually, Ange. We were shopping together and decided to go somewhere different." Angela smirked and looked at Booth, who quickly hid his face from the nosey artist. She always took things the wrong way and Booth was likely to get bombarded with questions any time soon.
Parker looked at Angela and furrowed his brows, he didn't remember ever meeting the women in front of him. She seemed nice, she was pretty too. He looked at his father curiously and when Booth realized Parker didn't know her he leaned in and whispered her name in his ear. "That's Angela Montenegro, she is an artist that works with Dr.Bones." Parker blinked at is father then turned back toward the pretty artist.
He stared at her quietly, watching her talk to his father and Bones. Angela caught Parker's gaze and smiled at the little boy realizing he was staring fixedly at her. She giggled, attracting Brennan's attention Temperance quickly realized what Angela was laughing about and nudged Booth in the side.
Booth looked at his son, he seemed to be extremely attracted to the artist. Booth laughed as well and turned to Angela. "Looks like Parker has got himself a girl friend." "Well if I'm not married to Jack in about 26 years I'm all his."
Angela giggled again and Booth chuckled, Brennan processed what Angela had said then laughed. " Your insinuating that Parker will be 32 in 26 years and you'll be able to date him then. But you'll still be a lot older than him, so why should that make a difference?" "It's a joke, Sweetie. I'm not going to marry Booth's son. I'm already taken." Parker looked around at this and then sighed heavily.
Why was it that all the girls he had a crush on were taken? Like the girl in the mall, she said she had a boyfriend, and he had even smiled at her with the best impersonation of his father's smile, but she still said she was taken.
After Angela had talked with them for a while she went back over to her table with Hogins, leaving Booth,Temperance and Parker to decide what they were going to eat for lunch.
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Brennan sat in the passenger seat of Booth's SUV she was extremely full from lunch, and was starting to think that eating with Booth couldn't possibly be good for her health. She had eaten a large bowl of french onion soup and a few of the fries that Booth had gotten with his steak.
Booth had insisted he pay and after an almost full on smack down, Temperance had let him pay, but only because he hid the check from her. She had insisted that she pay him back, but Booth had stuck the money she had given him into her purse when she wasn't looking.
Brennan smiled to herself, Booth's tendency to be a 'genteleman' was extremely annoying sometimes, but other times it was touching. She felt comfortable knowing that no matter what she did Booth had her back and would always be there to be the 'gentleman'. She just wished that he understood that she could take care of herself, maybe it was the fact that not many people had taken care of her in her life, or the fact that the people who did,normally ended up leaving her. But it seemed extremely important that he understood she could get by on her own. She turned her head to look out of the window hiding the now obvious smile that was forming on her face, She loved Booth the way he was, and maybe it was good that he seemed oblivious to her ability to cope on her own, maybe that was what mad him him. And if so she wouldn't have him any other way.
Booth looked over at his partner and sighed she could be so difficult sometimes, was it so hard for her to except the fact that he cared about her? Even with something as simple as a lunch bill. He smiled to himself, but even though she was stubborn and couldn't stand him doing things for her that she was perfectly capable of doing on her own, he still wouldn't have her any other way. He admired her ability to do things on her own, considering her past, she was an unusually strong person on the outside. Maybe she was weaker than he thought, or maybe she had come to a small understanding of her past and had decided to put it behind her, he really didn't know. But the fact was he was there for her and he felt confident that she knew this, even if it was doing simple things, like paying for lunch that he knew she could afford. It was a simple act of friendship, of partnership, that he did to show her that he cared, that he was the one that had her back whenever she needed it.
With these thoughts swimming threw both Booth and Brennan's minds, Booth lifted his hand lightly and grasped Temperance's, getting a bewildered look, he smiled at her and she smiled back squeezing his hand slightly. There partnership was perfect to each of them, neither of them wishing anything more of the other then what they had. The feelings that were hiden the feelings that were blindingly obvious, they each loved everyone of them, and neither wished to change anything at all about there perfectly happy partnership, finding happiness in what was already there.