"What?" Lily asked as Temperance took a deep breath and looked at Angela, who was nodding and smiling.
"Ok…um…" She tried to begin.
"Wait a sec, momma." Anna said, holding her little hand up. "Me and Lily gotsta ask you a question first, 'kay?" Temperance sighed, and was about to shake her head when Lily spoke.
"Me and Anna was laying in bed last night and we was wonderin' something…" The little girl said, putting her hands on her hips. "How come Booth has the last name as us?"
At this, Booth froze. At the diner, Temperance had said that Anna and Lily's last names were Brennan. She had lied to him…?
"Well girls, that's what this is about." Temperance said, relieved that her daughters were so smart and made the predicament so much easier to handle. Anna and Lily nodded, their ponytails bouncing. "You see, Booth is your daddy." She said. Booth chuckled and nodded his head.
That's his bones. Always blunt as can be.
"Really?" Anna squealed, looking up at her mother. Temperance nodded.
"We's gonna be a real family now!" Lily added as she lunged forward onto Booth's legs. He immediately bent down and hugged the little girl as Anna followed suit.
"Lily, we's got a daddy!" Anna said, squeezing Booth's neck.
"I love you, daddy!" Lily shouted as Temperance watched the interaction, tears in her eyes. When she looked, she noticed the same in Booth's.
"I love you guys too. So much." He choked out. Anna and Lily slowly pulled away and looked at their father.
"Daddy…" Lily said, crossing her arms.
"We's not guys. We's girls." Anna explained, then gently patted Booth's head. "But it's okay. We still love you." She said, making all of the adults laugh. Then Anna and Lily each grabbed one of Booth's hands and walked around their mother, heading towards where Hodgins and Zack were racing beetles on the other side of the platform.
"Look Uncle Jack!" Lily squealed. Hodgins reluctantly looked up from his beetles at the little girls who were running at him, pulling Booth behind them.
"What is it? Did you find an FBI agent?" He asked, receiving a glare from Booth.
"He's not just a FBI, he's our daddy!" Anna yelled. Hodgins' eyes got big as he looked around Booth at Temperance, who smiled and nodded.
"He is?" Zack asked, going along with the charade.
"Yeah, Uncle Zack!" Lily said. "Me and Anna got a real, live daddy!" She said. Hodgins and Zack couldn't remember the last time they had seen these little girls this happy, and that was saying something.
Anna and Lily continued to introduce their 'new daddy' to everyone they passed. When they went to the diner for dinner, they introduced him to Ellie, who smiled knowingly and gave them their pie.
"Momma, can we ask you another question?" Lily asked as she, Anna, and Booth all scarfed down their blueberry pie.
"Sure, sweetie." Temperance said as she reached over and wiped Anna's face clean of blue juice.
"Mommy…" She whined. "Is daddy gonna live with us now?" Anna asked. Temperance was at a loss for words for the second time that day as Booth leaned over the table towards Anna and Lily.
"Girls, I'll live wherever you want me to." He said. Anna and Lily's faces lit up as they looked at each other and smiled. When their smiles turned into frowns, Temperance got worried.
"What's wrong, girls? Don't you want daddy to live with us?" She asked. Anna and Lily quickly nodded, almost getting their hair in their pie.
"But…" Lily said. "We don't got anywhere for daddy to sleep…"
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I have to say, my favorite part of this chappie is "Did you find an FBI Agent?" that line from Hodgins...: )
