A/N: It`s another short one sorry! It`s late where I live and I don't want to be up all night writing fanfics (that's when my muse loves to give me extra creativity for no know reason)!

Temperance slowly walking behind Elaine, keeping her eyes fixed and her converses. 'The last thing my mother gave me. How could they just leave and not come back?!' She immediately felt a pang of guilt as she remembered Christmas morning.

"Tempe wake up! Santa came!" Russ yelled excitedly.

She knew he knew she knew* Santa wasn't real.

'Wait! Mom and dad must be home!'

"Move Russ! I have to go see mom!"

Russ tried to stop her.

"Tempe wait! They`re-"

He was too late. She was already sitting in the living room, tears streaming down her face.

"Look Temp-" He was cut off by Temperance yelling at him.

"How could you do this?! I thought mom and dad were back!" She immediately started sobbing again.

"Look Tempe I just wanted you to have a nice Christmas."

"Got to hell."*

Elaine knocking broke her straight out of her reverie. Temperance was going to start crying the minute she was alone. She already knew that. The door swung open and a young teenager popped her bubblegum loudly before shutting the door once more to go get her mother. Once the door reopened an older woman (maybe 30-35) greeted them. Temperance studied her. Blonde, blues eyes, and curvy figure. She was quite attractive.**

"You must be Elaine!" The woman beamed while shaking Elaine`s hand.

"I`m April! It`s nice to meet you! Where`s Temperance?"

Temperance was hidden by Elaine. She emerged from behind her and gave a weak smile.

"Hi Temperance; I`m April if you hadn't heard!" April said while shaking her hand.

"Hi." Temperance replied barely audible.

"Come in, come in; I`d like you to meet the rest of the family!"

Once inside Temperance and Elaine slid off their shoes and followed April. Two little kids were busy bickering. The teenager who answered the door was still popping her gum loudly.

"Kids, stop it!"

A man, whom Temperance assumed was their father, was busy trying to get the kids settled.

"Kids sit down please!"

As soon as April said that they sat down. Temperance assumed they just liked to mess around with their father.

*I know this isn't feasible for Brennan to say but she`s an emotional teenager who just lost her parents. She was only fourteen. Think how you would feel.

** I always think of Brennan as a person who doesn't judge but still categorizes people based on how they look. I`m not saying she a preppy bitch who does that but I can see her doing that. Picture April as Anna Faris in 'The Hot Chick' just a little older.

A/N: Like I said it`s short! The chapter lengths will grow along with the story. Please don't be mad at me for the length! I have a lot going on in my life! Please leave me a review.