The Baby in the Bond
A/N: I can't believe I'm actually updating two chapters today! I hope you all enjoy them! Thanks to all who read, review, subscribe and add this to favorite stories! I really appreciate it! Anyway, time for chapter 7! Thanks to my cousin for editing!
Disclaimer: I don't own Bones
Chapter 7:
"Morning Sleepyhead" a groggy Seeley Booth said as he saw his partner's eyes open for the first time this morning.
"Morning Booth… Uh oh!" Bones said covering her mouth as she raced for the bathroom to empty the contents of her stomach.
Uh oh is right. She didn't sound so good. Booth ran into the bathroom to find Brennan sitting down leaning against the tiled wall looking exhausted. Booth leaned down next to her and started rubbing her back to ease the pain.
"Bones, you ok? Do you want me to get you some toast or crackers to help settle your stomach?"
"Yes please."
Booth couldn't help but feel guilty about all this. He kept thinking her pain was entirely his fault. To tell the truth, it was his fault. She was carrying his baby inside her, right? Even though guilt weighs down almost all of the thoughts in his head, he couldn't help but feel a tad bit grateful. Booth was so happy Brennan allowed him to be around her even while pregnant due to the fact that he wasn't around much when Rebecca was pregnant with Parker. Oh my god! Parker! He has to tell Parker about him, Bones, and the Baby! He shouldn't be upset with this. He loves Bones and has always wanted to be a big brother.
While Booth was getting Brennan her post-morning sickness snack, she took the time to stand up, brush her teeth and moan. She told Booth a couple of years ago that she wanted to have a baby. She said it was selfish of her not to have one. And here she is, pregnant with a child. Her child. Their child. Why was she not getting the feeling she thought she'd get? Finally, she's having the child she wanted. But something wasn't right. Was she forgetting something? Was she having regrets? Brennan couldn't quite put her finger on it. Then she realized it.
There were two things on her mind, actually more like two people. And their names were Hacker and Cam. That's it. She's nervous about the two parents-to-be's bosses. How and when were they supposed to tell them? In a way, she was hoping maybe Angela, Hodgins, or Sweets had already blabbed to her so she wouldn't have the pressure of having to tell her herself.
Booth was thinking the same thing. He had to tell Hacker. The one thing he was afraid of was Hacker still having feelings for his Bones. Yes, his Bones. Their lives started out on a narrow road, yet now they have reached a fork and they don't know which path to take. Why couldn't there be a shortcut?
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"Have you determined cause of death Doctor Brennan?
"Yes Cam, he was hit on the head with something with rounded edges. Have Hodgins test for particulates which could help us determine what the weapon was made out of."
"Yes Doctor Brennan. You know, sometimes I feel as if you're my boss."
"Yes well I am a more reliable and intelligent candidate for boss, but seeing as you took over for Dr. Goodman, that put you right at the top of the list."
"Yes, I enjoy working with you too Doctor Brennan."
"I'm glad you think so."
"BONES! TIME FOR A BREAK!" Booth called from halfway across the lab with his coat in one hand and his car keys in the other. "WE'RE GOING TO THE DINER!" The way he said "the diner" made it seem he was acting to cover up what they were actually doing. Although, Brennan didn't even know what they were actually doing.
"Would you excuse me Cam? STOP SCREAMING! YOU COULD'VE WALKED OVER HERE AND TOLD ME!"
Brennan walked off the platform towards her office to grab her coat when she was stopped by Booth.
"Bones, we're not going to the diner."
"I know, I can tell by your bad acting skills. And you say I'm the one who needs acting lessons."
"What? I'm a great actor!"
"Sure you are, Booth! You just keep thinking that" The last part was muttered under her breath.
"So where are we going?"
"Baby shopping!"
"We're going to buy a baby? Why? I'm already carrying one in my uterus! Why do we need another one?"
"Are you serious? Hey genius, we're going shopping for the baby. Not a baby"
"Oh, well that makes more sense. You should've started with that. And how are we going to determine what to shop for if we don't even know the sex of the baby?"
"I don't know! We can just take a look around. I kinda wanna see how baby shopping with you will be like."
With that being said, Booth took Brennan outside to his black SUV, opened up the door on the passenger's side for her to get in and then walked to the driver's side and got into the car himself. All was silent throughout the ride to the store. Brennan had started becoming very silent during car rides. All she did was tap her feet against the plastic floor padding and click her fingernails on the railing of the door. Every once in a while she'd fidget with the window opening button. Sometimes the only noise they'd hear was the sound of the window opening and closing. Booth had found it strange and awkward, so he was always looking for subjects to talk about. The baby had become a frequently discussed topic lately.
"So, what do you want?"
"A baby"
"No bones, I mean gender wise"
"Oh, well I don't know. I don't really care as long as it's healthy and-"
"But if you had to pick, what would you choose?"
"I guess I can't really choose a-"
"JUST PICK A DAMN GENDER!"
"Alright, alright! Don't be so bossy. Well I don't want to choose just from my gut feeling, you know I hate that. There is a fifty-fifty chance of either a girl or boy so why choose? What would you-"
"A girl!"
"Wow, that was fast. How come you're so sure that's what you want?"
"Because if we have a girl, she's going to be as smart, beautiful, brave, and as gorgeous as you are"
"Beautiful and gorgeous have just about the same meaning. Why use them both?"
"Because that's just how amazingly beautiful you are" Booth had on his charming smile that Bones had loved.
"Thank you. Well I hope he or she is as courageous, empathetic, handsome and as open-hearted as you are."
"This kid is going to be so amazing… and so lucky"
"She really is."
"She? You think we're having a girl?"
"Well I hope so, yes. I feel that I can bond with her more if we share some similarities such as gender."
"Trust me, if the baby is a squint like you, you'll have lots in common. I can just picture the baby's first word being phalanges or skull or bones or… SQUINT! OH MY GOD I'M GOING TO TEACH OUR BABY TO SAY SQUINT BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE!"
"You do and I'm suing for full custody."
"You're a meany mama bones, you know that right?"
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Booth and Brennan walked into Buy Buy Baby. The only other time she'd been here is when she went shopping for a stuffed bunny to buy for baby Michael. She never really stopped to look around. She just went right to the bunnies and walked out without checking out anything else. Booth bent down to pick up a small plastic basket to carry the products in.
They walked through the store hand in hand getting smiles from other expecting couples around them. They stopped by the carriages and car seats. There was a navy blue almost denim looking fabric covering a little car seat for boys. It had a large plastic cone in between where the legs should be that way the handles could click right into it and the baby could be carried by the bar.
"This is cute if it were a boy which it won't be, mind you." Stated Brennan picking it up rocking it up and down testing for weight.
"Gee, I don't know. Wouldn't that cone between the legs be uncomfortable?" replied Booth with an almost apologetic tone that he did not accept of what the mother of his child was picking out."
Brennan looked disappointed. "I suppose. I'm just not used to shopping for a baby. I don't get that feeling most expecting mothers get while pregnant."
"And what might that feeling be?" Booth furrowed his right eyebrow with a quizzical look in his warm chocolaty brown eyes.
"The feeling that I need to buy everything in this store to satisfy my needs of spoiling this child. I don't feel that way."
Booth chuckled at his partner. "You're not supposed to feel that way! Mother's who do that are crazy!"
"Does that mean that you are calling Angela crazy?"
"The statement stands for itself Bones."
"Very well then. Shall we continue?"
"Yes we shall."
They continued walking hand in hand as they browsed through the large and crowded baby store. They passed by the toys, which were more for toddlers but they stopped to take a look anyway. There were jack-in-the-boxes, teething rings, toy balls, stuffed animals and more. They even saw the same bunny that they had bought for Michael. They decided to continue their journey and stop to look at the baby books. Brennan picked one up that was named What to Expect When You're Expecting Booth picked up a book that was called 10,000 Baby Names and Their Meanings.
"I'm buying this!" They both said simultaneously. They stared at each other with wise-cracking grins.
They put their books into the basket that Booth was holding. They walked on to the next isle that caught their interest. The onsies!
There were onesies in all colors. Blue, pink, purple, green, yellow, orange and many more. Brennan picked up a soft short sleeved baby pink onesie that read "I'm a mini genius like my mommy!"
"Booth look!"
"Hey, it's like they knew you were coming here today! But check this one out!"
Booth held up another baby pink onesie that read "My daddy has a gun. Don't mess with me!"
"Ok, you are certainly buying that! But why are we only picking out female clothing items? What if it's a male?"
"Tell you what. We buy the onesies in case it's a girl. And we go in search for bibs for boys. How does that sound?"
"That sounds attainable."
"Great, the bibs are in the next isle."
They rush to the next isle to see bibs individually packaged and hanging from a metal rack. There were two racks, one for each gender. Booth went over to the girls rack again while Brennan pulled him over to the next rack.
"You promised for boys, remember?"
"Yeah, yeah I remember what happened 26 seconds ago, thank you." Booth said with a tone that had a bit of aggravation, but also a little disappointment combined.
"I like this one! It says 'Momma's boy' can we get it?"
"Bones, we are NOT buying our boy a bib that says 'Momma's Boy'. Our child won't be a Momma's Boy. He's going to be tough and individual. How about this one?"
Booth held up a white bib with blue lining sewn around the edges with a little yellow and black bumblebee flying on the left side of the bib. On the right, there was a blue butterfly. In the middle, it read "Float like a butterfly, Sting like a bee."
"That's appealing. Put it in the basket! I'm thinking about this one! What are your views on it?"
Brennan handed Booth a blue bib that said "I'm guilty… of being cute."
"Get it Booth? 'I'm guilty'? You know, because we prove people guilty all the time because… it's our job. It's very humorous!"
"I think that's fine. Put it in with our other stuff."
"This is more fun than I thought it'd be Booth."
"Yeah, I'm having fun too! I thought baby shopping with you would give me a huge headache but… Did I just say that out loud?"
"Yes, I believe you just did giving the fact that the words came out of your loud in a loud enough tone."
"I'm sorry."
"All is forgiven."
They carried the basket full of the new items they were purchasing for their unborn infant and walked over to an area full of cribs all shapes and sizes. There were big and small ones, light colored and dark colored, tall and short ones and there were enough cribs to find the perfect one out of.
"Bones check this out! Isn't this the cutest crib ever?"Booth said pointing to a white crib with smooth, wood edges. It had blue fabric intertwined through the bars of the bed. The fabric had blue boats on it with steam coming out of their smoke stacks. The legs of the bed were curved with carved swirl designs on the bottom.
"I don't like it."
"What? Why? Come on, it's adorable!"
"I'm not very fond of this shade of blue."
"Aw please don't be picky with shades!"
"I'm not being picky! Here, how about this one?" pointing to a tan colored wooden crib with yellow fabric embedded around the edges. There were ducks on the fabric instead of boats like the one Booth showed her. The bars were simple and straight down as were the legs.
"I'm not very fond of this shade of yellow." Booth said in an imitating tone.
"Excuse me! I don't have to like everything you pick out and you don't have to like everything I pick out. Do we understand each other?"
"Sure, whatever. And you know I only picked that shade of blue because it reminded me of your eyes."
"Oh, wow. But my eyes aren't that shade of blue."
"It doesn't matter. Every time I look at something blue whether it be your color or not, I always picture your eyes."
"I didn't know that."
"Yeah well now you do. And whenever I see something pink, I picture your lips which I love to kiss so much."
"Oh yeah?" Brennan said while wrapping her arms around his neck. "Prove it."
Booth looked right into blue and touched pink all in a heartbeat. These moments were ones he would consider some of the best of his life. Forgetting they were in public, Brennan cut it off. She couldn't wipe away the smile that was forming at the corners of her mouth. She only smiled like that when Booth was around to create it.
"If we do decide to buy anything, let's agree not to spend too much money."
"Good idea Bones. And besides I already bought something pretty expensive, but it's in my apartment."
"Really, what is it? I haven't seen anything."
"Well of course you haven't. It's hidden."
"Why? Where?"
"That's kinda the point of the word 'hidden'. I'm not telling you what or where it is. But I'll give you a hint. It's still in its box."
"A cardboard box?" a now very curious Brennan asked.
"A velvet box" Booth said with a smirk on his face exemplifying that the fact that he was ready to burst.
"I don't know what that means."
"You'll see very soon."
A/N: Thanks for reading!