Brennan unlocked the door of the mighty hut and tried to be quiet as she crossed the threshold. Before she could close the door she was met with a high pitched, "MOMMY!" and Christine hurling herself into her arms. Brennan smiled and picked the three year old up, kissing her cheek. "Hi sweetheart. Why are you still up at 3am?"

Booth sleepily came around the couch and yawned, "She couldn't sleep so after putting her back in bed a half dozen times I gave up and came in here with her. We started watching movies. I hoped they would make her sleepy and then she'd fall asleep, no such luck." Booth smiled and kissed Brennan. "I'm happy you're home."

"Me too." Brennan turned to Christine,"Why couldn't you sleep?"

"Because you weren't home, you and daddy both said you'd be home before I went to bed and you weren't! Why not?"

Brennan rubbed Christine's back, "Because it was raining in San Francisco and the plane had to wait until it quit raining to leave. Then after a little while I had to get off the plane and wait a few hours to get on another one to come home."

"Oh."

"I know daddy told you that I would home when you woke up; I heard him."

"Yeah but I still couldn't go to sleep."

Brennan smiled a little, "I'm home now. Do you think you can go to sleep?"

"Uh huh." Christine laid her head on Brennan's shoulder and sighed.

"I'm going to go put her down and then go take a shower, I smell like airplane and feet."

"Okay do you want me to bring you anything?"

"No."

"Okay. " Booth walked over to Brennan and kissed Christine's cheek. "Good night noodle, I love you."

"She's out cold."

"I know." Brennan turned and started up the stairs. Twenty minutes later she emerged from the shower dressed in one of Booth's t shirts and climbed into bed. "I guess I can't go on book tours until Christine is older. I thought leaving her home for the west coast leg would be easier since she's terrified of flying and hated the hotels for the East coast leg."

"Bones, you can go on a book tour, Christine was fine the whole week. She went to bed on time every night but tonight. She was just excited and got herself hyped up, that's why she couldn't sleep."

"I'm staying home with her tomorrow; she can't go to preschool on three hours sleep. You should stay home too."

"I would but I need to see Sweets and do a lot of paperwork that I've been procrastinating on."

"Come home for lunch then?"

"That I can do. Do you want me to stop at the diner?"

"Sure. Love you."

"Love you too Bones."

The next morning Brennan woke up to Christine climbing on her. "Good morning, sweetheart. Did you sleep well?"

'Uh huh. I'm hungry."

"Would you like pancakes?"

"Yeah." Just then Brennan's phone chimed, she looked at the message, then up at Christine. "Daddy says he'll be home with lunch in ten minutes. He got you chicken nuggets and fries with corn and applesauce."

"Yummy! That's forever though…"

Brennan smiled, "did you go to the bathroom all ready?"

"Yep."

"Okay why don't you go put on the t shirt and shorts daddy laid out for you. By the time you get done he will be here with lunch."

"Okay."