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Booth was standing at the crime scene, watching Brennan examine the latest victim when Hodgins walked up to him and smiled.

"Hey man, I need to add a rule to the book."

Glancing at Hodgins and then back at Brennan, Booth asked, "What's the rule?"

Grinning, Hodgins explained, "Well, you know how Parker brought that dead skunk in to your house and you didn't like it?"

Watching Booth nod his head, Hodgins pursed his lips and continued, "Well, Michael decided he wanted to keep a little zoo in his room and he didn't bother to mention it to me or Angela."

Interested, Booth turned to look at Hodgins, "And?"

Shrugging his shoulders, "Well, Angela went into Michael's room to vacuum and dust and she saw this fish bowl sitting on Michaels desk and she picked up and . . .well, she sort of dropped it when she saw what was in it and the bowl broke. To make a long story short. . . there was a snake in the bowl and when the bowl broke the snake got free and Angela screamed and ran out of the room and I spent over an hour looking for it and let me tell you since I didn't know what kind of snake it was and Michael was over at a friend's house playing I couldn't ask him; so, I had to be careful and boy was I a little nervous. Of course, it didn't help that Angela was standing outside of the room threatening to kill me if the snake got out of the room. . ."

Frowning, Booth complained, "This is the short story?"

Giving Booth the stink eye, Hodgins continued, "Yeah, well, anyway I got the snake; but, while I was searching for it, I found a pickle jar with holes in the lid under Michaels bed and he had a damn black widow spider in it. Man, that liked to scared the Hell out of me . . ."

Sighing, Booth interrupted, "Hodgins what the Hell rule do you want to add?"

Cocking his head to the side Hodgins commented, "You know you could use a little more patience. I thought once you had some kids you'd get more patience; but, so far I . . . "

"Hodgins, do you want me to shoot you because you're giving me a damned headache so what rule do you want to add?"

Squinting his eyes at Booth, Hodgins decided to answer the question, "It is not ok to bring snakes into the house. It is not ok to bring spiders into the house either. We thought we'd keep it simple."

Rubbing his lower lip, Booth shrugged his shoulders, "Alright. Seems ok to me. I'll run it by Bones and see if she's ok with it."

Curious, Booth glanced at Brennan and back at Hodgins, "How did Michael get the Black Widow into the jar?"

Laughing nervously, Hodgins answered, "Yeah, well, I'd better not tell you. It'll give you nightmares."

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Booth and Brennan were in the Diner eating lunch when Booth mentioned the rule that Hodgins wanted to add to the book.

Listening, Brennan ate her salad and considered what Booth had told her. "Joseph and Hank already have snakes in the house. I bought them a fish tank and they have two rat snakes in it in their bedroom."

Placing his hamburger back on the plate, Booth picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth. Placing the napkin on the table, Booth finally replied, "Bones, I don't think five year olds should have snakes let alone in the house. I mean, where did they get the snakes? If they caught them then how did they know they weren't poisonous? They're just five years old for crying out loud."

Hearing Booth's voice escalating, Brennan placed her right hand on Booth's left hand and replied, "It's alright Booth they didn't capture the snakes. They watched a program about snakes on the Discovery Channel and told Parker they'd like to have a snake. Parker asked me and I told him it would be ok as long at the snakes weren't poisonous. We went to the pet store and I bought a fish tank and the two snakes and then a small cage with a few white mice and set the tank and the cage up in their room."

Trying to be patient, Booth asked, "When did this happen?"

Smiling, Brennan replied, "Two weeks ago while you were visiting Jared with Christine."

Cocking his head the side, Booth asked, "I thought you're afraid of snakes."

Shrugging her shoulders, Brennan picked at her salad, "Only the poisonuos ones."

Sighing, Booth remarked, "Does Christine know about the mice? You know she doesn't like mice."

Nodding her head, Brennan answered, "Yes, the boys showed her the snakes and mice and she said she was fine with the situation. Parker did say that Christine threatened to kill them if the mice escaped; but, I'm certain she was just using a figure of speech."

Shaking his head, Booth remarked, "I wouldn't count on that. Christine takes after her old man. If she gets pissed enough she might just do it."

Worried, Brennan stared at Booth, "I will talk to Christine about her threat when we get home tonight."

Shrugging his shoulders, Booth picked up his burger and asked, "So do you want the rule added or not?"

"Perhaps we can modify the rule."

Smiling, Booth took a bite of his sandwich. So far, Brennan had made sure all of the meals at the house had been vegetarian lately so the only time he got any meat was when he ate lunch.

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Three days later, after consulting with Hodgins and Angela, Booth carried a manila envelope into the house. After dinner, Booth gave the envelope to Joseph.

Leery, Joseph took the envelope and stared at his father.

Booth shrugging his shoulders, commented, "Don't look at me. Aunt Angela complained to the Head Daddy and now we have a new rule."

Hank, disgusted with the arrival of the new envelope, put his hands on his hips, "Aw man. What did Michael do now?"

Placing his hand over his mouth, Booth glanced at Brennan who was staring at Hank.

Joseph, accepting his fate, opened the envelope and read the rule, "Twelve. It is not ok to bring any wild animals or snakes into the house unless you get permission from Mommy and Daddy."

Christine, laughing, glanced at her brothers and then at Booth, "Daddy, does that include a skink?"

Shaking his head, Booth asked, "What's a skink and why are you asking about a skink?"

Clearing his throat, Parker replied, "Ah Dad . . .

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Boys and their reptiles, you've just got to love them.