"I hear you're looking for a nanny."
Booth looked up from the file on his desk, surprised to see Max standing at his door.
"You here to submit an application Max?"
"As Grandpa, I don't think I should have to apply," he strolled in to the office and plopped down on a chair. "So Tempe's already gotten Christine kicked out of daycare after two days, huh?"
"Not kicked out," Booth hesitated, choosing his words carefully, "The daycare just thinks it would be better if Christine had more individual care than they can provide."
"She's driving them nuts huh?"
"She had the entire staff throughly investigated, all the way down to the janitor. And she somehow got all the educational records of all the instructors. Going all the way back to high school. And she's asking for photographs of poop."
Max laughed, "That's my girl."
The two man shared a laugh, both knowing that Brennan was just being herself. "So you really want to be our nanny?"
"Why not?"
"Because you usually don't stay in town more than a week at a time."
"I'm ready to put down roots. Look, I missed a lot of time with Tempe. I'd like to make up for some of that now."
"I'm not sure Max."
"I love that baby Booth, you know I do. I'm able to provide the educational enrichment that Temperance requires and I think we both know that she'll be the best protected baby on Earth while she's with me."
Booth stared at the man sitting across from his desk. It was true, Max was wonderful with the baby, and he had the science background that Bones wanted. Booth knew that no one would ever hurt Christine as long as she was with her grandfather. Hell, he'd kill anyone for looking at her twice before even thinking about it. Booth took in a deep breath before answering. "I can't believe I'm going to say this but, yeah, I don't see why not."
"I thought you'd understand. Now, you just have to help me convince Tempe."
"We can try," Booth smiled. A thought occurred to him and his face grew serious as he spoke, "You do understand that this is not a live-in position, right Max?"