Parker sat in the back seat of his father's SUV, he had been paying close attention to the two adults in front of him. His game boy's battery had just died and he was forced to find something else to do other than play his Hot Wheels game. Parker had decided that he would draw but when he had leaned up to ask his father for a pen, the sight that meat him surprised him.

His father had seemed lost, staring at the road in complete silence with a kind of longing look on his face, Brennan had been doing the same, and after a few minutes their hands had found each others. This was what surprised Parker the most, he knew that his mother and father had never gotten married and had often wondered why.

Sometimes he wished that the three of them could be a big proper family with a few brothers of sisters for him to play with, but had slowly come to the conclusion that this wasn't going to happen, his parents just didn't love each other like that. But when he saw his father and Temperance hold hands, it hit him that maybe he could have a family like all of the other kids in his class, with a mother and a father living in the same house and giving him as much attention as they could, together.

Parker leaned back in his car seat and smiled, if he could get Brennan and his father to get married then he would have the family he had always wanted, except with another mom to add to it, and that just made it better.

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Booth looked down at his hand momentarily surprised at his bravery, he had expected her to pull away and look at him like he had gone mental, but she had kept her hand in his and she didn't pull away until they got to her apartment and she had to let go to get out of the car.

Temperance slid her hand out of her partner's and jumped out of the car, she looked at Booth and smiled then looked back at Parker who seemed unusually happy. "Would you, you know, like to come in and get some coffee or something? I've got hot chocolate for Parker if he wants some."

Parker perked up and looked at his father expectantly. "Can we please, Dad! I really want some hot chocolate, and Dr.Bones offered!" Brennan laughed at the boy's excitement and looked up at Booth.

"If you don't want to stay then I'd be happy to just make him some hot chocolate."

"We'll come in for a little while." Booth looked back at his son. "But only for a Little while, your mother wants to take you to your Aunt Marge's house later today for dinner, and I don't know what she'd do to me if I didn't have you back in time."

Parker's grin faded, he hated his Aunt Marge she was a lot older than his mother and always smelled like feet and cigarette smoke, not to mention her evil little dog Coco who had a habit of gnawing on Parker's shoes when no one was looking.He sighed, at least he could have a little bit of fun before he had to go to his Aunt's house.

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Temperance laughed loudly at Booth's joke, she hadn't got it at first but after the second time Booth had to explain it, she had caught on. Parker was laughing to but not as much at the joke that his father had told a million times, but more at the fact that it took so long for the brilliant anthropologist to figure it out. He had thought she was extremely smart but apparently she had no idea what a joke was.

Brennan calmed down slowly and looked at Parker and Booth with the shadow of a laugh still edged into her face. She looked down at her watch and turned to Booth."What time do you have to get Parker back? It's almost two thirty now."

Booth's eyes widened. "Crap! I was supposed to get Parker back to Rebbecca around two thirty so he could get changed to go!" He turned towards his son and grabbed his jacket off of the back of the couch. "We've gotta go, Bub! Thanks for the coffee, Bones!"

"Wait, Booth! Wouldn't it be easier if Rebecca could pick up Parker here? I don't mind at all, and you don't really have to get him changed seeing as you already bought him knew clothes."

Booth nodded and pulled his phone out of his jacket. "I like the way you think, Bones." He quickly dialed Rebecca's number and stood pacing. After a while she answered and he practically jumped out of his skin. Rebbecca was having a fit, she was screaming loud enough that both Brennan and Parker could hear her.

Booth held the phone at arms length and then put it back on his other ear and started talking quickly. "I know, Rebbecca! It's just, we were at the mall and...yes, of course I remembered to buy him lunch, what kind of father do you think I am? I know I was supposed to get him there at three thirty...Bones and I were...yes, Bones...Dr.Temperance Brennan, works at the Jeffersonian, you've met her...Of course she's safe, whats that supposed to mean? I know, I know, I know...That's why I was calling...No, I don't think I'll be able to get him there on time...Yes I know this is your sister were talking about...Would you just let me finish a sentence? I was saying...No, I wouldn't do something stupid like that...Maybe you can pick him up here...Bones' place...I know you don't know were she lives, that's why I'm calling...yes, I bought him some clothes at the mall...I will if you'll get off my back about it...OK, I'll text you the street name and address...OK, by."

Booth sighed and ran his hand threw his hair, he quickley texted Temperance's address to Rebecca then looked over at Brennan. "You got a tub we could use?" Parker's eyes widend and he backed up agains the couch. He hated baths.