Devilish

Ten years later, their best conversations still happen in the car.

"He got back at midnight and won't tell me where he was!"

"He's a teenager, Booth."

"So he should get to act out because of his age?"

"His brain isn't fully formed. It's not his fault."

The case is a serial killer focused on teens. Booth snaps two pens while trying to detach.

Parker comes home at 11:30 and finds his dad punching the bag viciously. He watches for a moment before touching his shoulder.

"I'm sorry," he says.

"I'm always going to love you," his father answers.

A/N: Wow, I'm really angst-focused. That totally could be a B/B terrible twos kid story, and yet it was angsty!