"Daddy?" Anna asked as they drove on the way to his apartment. They had already visited the park, but hadn't stayed for long because of the cool winter air.
"Yeah princess?" Booth asked from the driver's seat.
"When is we gonna get to see Parker again?" She asked. Booth smiled at the little girl's remembrance.
"I think next weekend."
"When's next weekend?" Lily asked.
"Seven days." Temperance said.
"That's a long time…" Lily pouted in her car seat.
"Sweetie, you'll get to see him soon enough." Temperance said.
"Hey is Parker our brofer?" Anna asked. Booth was surprised at the little girl's intelligence and smiled.
"He sure is." He said as they pulled into the parking garage. They all got out of the SUV and headed up to his apartment. When Booth opened his door, he saw someone sitting in his living room. He motioned for Temperance to stay in the hallway with the girls as he entered his old home. "Rebecca?" He asked, seeing his ex girlfriend sitting on his couch. She spun around and glared at him.
"Seeley, where were you?" She yelled, getting up and stepping towards him.
"What are you talking about?" He asked as he saw Parker run into the living room. "Hey bub."
"Hey dad." Parker said, then ran to his father and hugged him. "Mom's going to Jamaica with Drew." Booth slowly picked his head up to look at Rebecca, who had a guilty look on her face.
"Rebecca…"
"Seeley, it was a spontaneous thing." She began to explain. "And Parker wanted to come see you and Dr. Brennan…and Anna and Lily, whoever they are." She said as Temperance peeked her head in the door.
"Daddy, does this lady know us?" Anna asked as she and Lily ran into the apartment. Rebecca took one look at them and understood immediately.
"What the…" She said, looking at Booth. "How…?"
"Before you left." Temperance said, taking a step next to Booth and her children. "I gave birth to them while you were gone."
"So…they are yours?" She asked. Parker's eyes lit up and he looked up at his father.
"These guys are my little sisters?" He asked. Booth was about to reply when Lily interrupted.
"Parker, Anna and me is girls, not guys." She said, shaking her head and rolling her eyes.
"Damn that look was just like your mother…" Booth said, instantly regretting what he had said.
"That's a bad word!" Anna squealed.
"You have to give everyone here a quarter!" Lily added. That was a system they had invented for their Uncle Jack to stop his swearing. If anyone swore and they heard it, the violator had to pay everyone else who heard it--including the twins--a quarter. Booth glanced to Temperance, raising an eyebrow.
"He can give you your money later, girls." She said. Anna and Lily sighed and crossed their arms.
"Fine." They said simultaneously.
"Well I think I'm going to get going." Rebecca said, smiling at Booth and hurrying out the door. He tried to run after her but Temperance stopped him.
"Its ok. I've missed Parker." She told him. Booth took a deep breath, then turned and smiled, seeing Anna and Lily running around the apartment with Parker.
