Authors Note - I know it has been forever and I am sorry. Had some not so great things going on in the real world. How I was feeling I could have dropped an asteroid on Washington DC so I figured for all our sakes that I should step away. This is the last chapter and I hope you enjoy the conclusion tho this story. Thank you to all who have stuck with me. I am working on several ideas at the same time and hope to be posting some new stories soon.
Max stood in the doorway of her office and heard what Booth had said. He grinned from ear to ear hearing that he was going to be a grandfather.
After seeing Booth and Max rushing through the lab, the team had assembled behind Max. What they witnessed before them brought joy to their hearts. How long they had waited for these two to finally get over themselves and get together. They had missed the part about the baby, but had walked up as he embraced her with his head on her abdomen. She ran her fingers gently through his hair, careful not to injure him.
"Dr Brennan, Why don't you go ahead and take the rest of the day off." Cam suggested. Normally Brennan would have protested explaining about how much work was to be done; but looking down into the face of the man she loved she knew, she would rather be somewhere private with him.
She grasped Booth's hand and helped him to his feet. "Let's go." She said with a smile.
A short while later they arrived at his apartment with Thai Takeout. They settled on his couch and ate their meal.
"Bones, please don't ever feel like you have to hide things from me." Booth said in a soft voice.
"I am sorry. Everything was just so confusing. I wasn't positive what Booth you were or if you would want me and the baby." She explained.
"I don't care what Booth I am. I will always love you. That part is instilled inside." He declared his eyes swimming of emotion.
"So where do we go from here?" She asked, her voice filled with uncertainty.
"That Bones will have to be up to you. You know me. You know what I believe in. You will have to search your own thoughts for the answer to that question." Booth said with sincerity.
"I think, I think I would like us to share a home." She almost whispered.
Booth glanced around his apartment. "Well I guess I should start packing. Your place is larger and will have more room for the three of us." He said with a smile.
Her face brightened with his words
6 months later…
Booth finished preparing their meal and brought Brennan her plate, while he sat down with his own. She looked t the distance the tv tray was from her and tears entered her eyes.
"What's wrong Baby?" He asked setting his own plate on the coffee table and grasping her hand.
"I am big as a house." She whimpered. "I don't even know how you can stand to look at me."
A soft smile spread across his features.
"You are carrying our child and I don't think I ever saw you look so beautiful." He said lovingly.
"Do you really mean it?" She sniffed.
He leaned close to her and placed a gentle kiss to her lips. "Yes I really mean it. I love you and I love our baby. I wouldn't change anything."
He got up and moved to their bedroom and returned a few moments later. He knelt beside her.
"I have wanted to do this for a while, waiting for the right moment." He pulled a small black box from his pocket and flipped it open. "I know your views on marriage, but I want you to have this."
Inside the box was an antiques styled engagement ring.
"If you were anyone else I would be asking for you to be my wife, but instead I want you to take this ring as a promise. A promise that I will always be by your side, that I will spend the rest of my life doing everything I can to make you happy. Will you accept my promise to you?"
Brennan felt her chest tighten. Tears built up in her eyes. He accepted her for who she was, denied his beliefs in order accommodate her own. He was always giving to her and very seldom asked for anything in return. It took her a moment to find her voice.
"I would be honored to accept your promise Booth. I would also be honored to be your wife, if that is what you would prefer."
Tears now filled his eyes. "You mean it Bones?"
"Yes."
He leaned in and kissed her. Through that kiss she could feel every ounce of love that he felt for her.
"You have just made me the happiest man on the planet." He said.
"In anthropology we learn to study past cultures and history. I look back at our history and realize how many times I could have lost you or you me. I realize that life is short in the scheme of things. I don't wish to waste any more time. You have brought me happiness I never thought I could have, made me feel things that I didn't know I could. I want to give everything I can to you. You have accommodated my beliefs and it is time that I accept yours."
He looked into her eyes and could see her sincerity. "I love you." He almost whispered.
"I love you too."
"So when would you like to set the date for?" He asked.
"I would like to have a private ceremony as soon as possible. I believe you would like our baby born in wedlock. Then maybe have a larger ceremony in the summer for all of our friends and family."
He smiled at her. He did want the baby born in marriage. She knew him so well.
"I will make all the arrangements tomorrow." He stated with pride.
They finished their dinner and retired to bed early. They made love that night and then fell asleep entwined in each other's arms. Booth couldn't remember ever feeling as happy as he did that night. He floated in dreams of the future when his mother appeared.
"I am leaving you now Seeley. You have everything you need now. We will see each other again one day."
"Thank you mom."
She faded away and his dreams were filled with Bones and their baby. She held a beautiful baby girl. Embroidered on her blanket was the name Abigail Christine Booth, booth of their mother's names.
The End