-Chapter Seven-
"No." Temperance said simply before her eyes went back to her computer screen.
"Why?"
"Because you are only asking me because you got me pregnant."
"I am…not."
"See! You hesitated! That indicates the exact opposite!"
"Tempe, please."
"No." His face fell and she sighed before adding, "Maybe someday."
He smiled slightly. "Thanks Bones." He closed the ring box and put it back in his pocket.
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"He asked you to marry him?" Angela asked later that evening as she sat on the couch next to her friend.
"Yes." She replied nonchalant.
"Well?"
"Well what?" She asked, clearly not following.
"What did you say?"
"I said 'no.'"
Angela sighed and fell back against the couch cushions. "Why?"
"Booth did the same thing with Rebecca! It's his religion. Having a baby out of wedlock is considered sinful to Catholic's. I'm not going to marry someone just because I'm pregnant with their child." She looked at Angela. "Especially since I'm against the concept of marriage to begin with."
"Sweetie," Angela began, but Temperance cut her off.
"I don't mean to offend you, since you and Hodgins are married, but it's just my personal opinion."
Angela took her friends hands between her own. "Marrying Jack was the happiest day in my life. The feeling of committing yourself completely to someone else is…well it's indescribable. It's wonderful. Beautiful. And Booth? He'd be one hell of a husband."
"I know that. Anthropologically he'd be a very good husband. That's why I told him that someday, maybe I would marry him. If I get married, I want it to be out of love, not because of a baby." She looked down at her stomach. "I thought you said the happiest day of your life was the day Aggie was born."
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Angela and Hodgins had married after their daughter Aggie, the result of a one night stand, which was the result of Angela breaking up with Roxie, had been born. The two had decided that they would like their child to have been a part of their wedding and waited until she was born to officially tie the knot.
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"You can have more that one 'happiest day of your life' Sweetie." Angela told her friend matter-of-factly.
"No you can't. It's mathematically impossible." Came Brennan's matter-of-fact reply.
"Believe me Brennan, once you have your baby and marry Booth, you'll understand."
"Ange!" Brennan protested but Angela waved a dismissive hand.
"So have you two picked out names yet?"
Temperance shot her a glare but nodded. "Yes, we talked about names last night."
"Well?"
"Emma if it's a girl and Logan if it's a boy." Booth answered as he entered the apartment.
"Those, are cute names."
Booth grinned. "Tempe's knows that it's gonna be a girl. It's her 'maternal instinct'."
"I wouldn't think that that was 'logical'." Angela teased.
Temperance turned to Seeley. "Is she teasing me?"
He nodded as he popped the top off a beer.
Temperance turned back to Angela. "Shut up." The room burst into laughter.