Hey guys! I'm sorry I didn't post this chapter yesterday. Don't worry though. I am here! Here is chapter 3!
"CHRISTINE ANGELA BOOTH-HODGINS!" Booth yelled from the bottom of the steps. Christine's eyes shot open and a smile formed on her face. She got out of bed and journeyeL to the top of the was greeted by her father with a scowl on his face. She squinted her eyes in determination at him then went down the steps. Once she got to the last step she put an innocent look on her face.
"Yes daddy?" She said all sweet and innocently. Booth wasn't having any of it. He folded his arms ad spoke.
"You locked the door?" He said. She mocked his stance and spoke.
"You broke into my house?"
"I used the key." He said. She rolled her eyes and went to the kitchen to get orange juice and some breakfast. She turned around and angrily pointed her finger at him.
"That key is for emergencies only! I told you at dinner last night to not snoop around. You will know what the baby is when he or she is born." She drank her orange juice trying to keep her emotions in check. He noticed her fighting back tears and he embraced her in a hug.
"I'm sorry hon. I shouldn't have snooped." She hugged him back.
"Can you promise me to just find out when the baby is born?" She asked. Looking up with the blue eyes she had inherited from her mother. He smiled and spoke.
"Yes sweetie. I'll respect your wishes."
"Thank you daddy. Now, you have to go get ready for work." She said.
"Oh no. I'm staying home all week until Michael comes back." She groaned and sat at the table and fixed her self a bowl of cereal.
"Come on dad. I'll be at my house all day with Henry putting the furniture into the nursery. Why don't you at least swing by the lab and hang out with mom."
"Hmm... I might just do that! What time is Henry coming to get you?" He asked
"He said he would be here by 10 so we can get everything done early. Clara wants him home by 5 because he is meeting her parents." Christine said with a laugh. Booth laughed along with her.
"You know, I don't understand how he is just meeting her parents. They have been together for like a year now."
"He told me her parents like in California and they had just been able to afford a flight to D.C." Booth nodded in understandment and went upstairs to get ready.
Christine was left sitting at the table slowly chewing her cereal. She was in mid thought about everything when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She flinched and dropped her spoon. She delt with the pain until it subsided about 10 seconds later. Was she in labor? No! She couldn't be! She had 2 weeks left. Maybe that was a Braxton-Hicks contraction. She decided to sit on the couch and wait for another one. After an hour of watching tv ad no pain returning she sighed in relief. Good. No baby yet. Not with Michael still away. She glanced at the clock and saw that it was 9:30. She walked up stairs and got dressed for the days events. She talked with Michael for a while until Henry showed up to pick her up.
Christine returned to the house at 4pm. Just in time for her parents to be home and cooking dinner. She was exhausted from finishing the nursery and she just wanted to sleep but the baby had food on its mind. She was so hungry and couldn't wait to eat. She sat down at the table and put her head down. Her mother came around and put a hand on her shoulder. This little action sent Christine into full blown sobs. She threw herself into Brennan's arms and cried on her shoulder.
"Sweeite, what's wrong?" Brennan asked. Christine looked up at her mother and spoke softly.
"I miss him so much mom." Christine buried her head into her shoulder like she used to do when she was upset as a little girl. Brennan guided her upstairs and into bed. When she was fast asleep, Brennan made her way down stairs and sat back down at the table. She watched Booth cook the pasta they were going to eat for dinner. She spoke up.
"I feel so bad for her. What do we do?" She asked. He walked over and sat next to her. She laid her head on his shoulder while he spoke.
"Well, we have 3 options, 1:We call Michael and tell him to come home, 2: We comfort her until he returns in 2 days and 3: We induce labor so he has to come home." The last one took Brennan by surprise. She looked at him with wide eyes.
"Booth! I am not dangering the life of our grandchild just you can win some stupid bet! Plus, this case is huge for him and Christine would kill us if we called him so lets just help her until he comes home." She said. Booth nodded and went back to making dinner.
Okay guys, Chapter 3! I'll post more Sunday. See ya on the flip side guys! -J.A.