A/N: I know that it has taken months to post the finally installment and I apologize. I lost my inspiration a little due to the review about my story being transparent. I know people don't like Rebecca and I'm fine with that but I think she is an important character and just because Hart Hanson made her the bad guy doesn't mean I have to. Sorry If this offends anyone but I came here to write something I thought others might enjoy if you don't like this then don't continue to read if you want offer me a way to improve they storylinr then by all means but outright criticism is unnecessary. Please enjoy!
Rebecca watched as Seeley held their son, Parker's head rested in his father lap . He was now fast asleep and in the past half an hour they had sat in silence. Rebecca understood why Temperance had been so furious, after all she knew what it was like to lose Seeley, except that she hadn't . Temperance was angry something that Rebecca knew the women was capable of but was yet to be a target.
Well until now.
Rebecca knew she was in no way a threat to Booth and Brennan's relationship. She and Seeley were family in a unconventional way he was an amazing father, a good friend and confident. He gave her help and he made her feel as though she was not alone, what women wouldn't want him.
But Rebecca had made enough mistakes, she had ruined Seeley too many times and although she wanted to be with him for Parker and a little for herself she knew it wasn't fair. Her 'Single moment thesis' as Temperance had called it was a belief of hers.
Although there was little evidence to support her claim. It was a pipe dream to say the least, she had grown up from the women who had hurt Seeley because he had hurt her. Rebecca knew better than to let Seeley ruin this, even though it wasn't his fault he wasn't helping matters in anyway.
"Seeley" she called out quietly sitting upright with ease. The breathlessness had passed and despite the fact there would be bruising she didn't hold animosity towards Temperance. She was angry at her because she had frightened her son, but she personally had to move on after all she knew better than to let a grudge build.
That is what could have destroyed her and Parker's relationship. She had learned that forgiveness was more important than one-upping the other person.
"Rebecca" he echoed his head lost in thought, they were both his family and he refused to choose between them and if that was what Bones expected him to do then he wasn't sure he could be with her.
"You need to go"she told him. "I know you told Parker that you would stay but he is okay and I'm okay. Do you know who isn't? Temperance, Right now it seems easier to sit here but you know what doing the easy thing and the right thing are polar opposites."
"It's not that easy, I can't just pretend that this didn't happen" he turned to her, finally pulling his eyes from the laminate flooring.
"You don't have to pretend, I'm not asking you to do that, I telling you to get out of here and talk to her because you have to fight. I gave up and I have regretted it, you don't have to be that pers-"
"You regret saying no" Booth stared at her, perplexed. Rebecca had never given him any indication she had always told him she preferred to be alone "Why didn't you say?"
"Because you are happy, because I'm the one who said no and changing my mind would only serve to complicate the situation" This wasn't how she had planned this rousing pep talk. At all.
"You don't- Do you still regret it?" Booth ask his eyes locking onto hers, he could feel his mouth going dry.
"No" she shook her head. "At first when Parker was young and he ran to you that Christmas I would have done anything but now I'm happy, you have what you wanted and I'll have mine" she smiled, Rebecca knew the benefits of a convincing lie.
"Becks I can't just, I love her but"
"You can't marry her" she supplied for him. "The circumstances aren't ideal Seeley but they never are, show her make sure she knows that she is all you think about.!
"I do" He tried to argue only to be cut off by the blonde.
"You are sat here with another women, while her and Christine are alone, do you even know where she is? Did you consider how awful she must feel?"
Booth took a deep breath, he hadn't been thinking of her, he'd been sat here holding onto Parker and Rebecca. "But you two are my family, Just because we aren't in love doesn't mean that I cut you off"
"No one is asking you to do that" She easily countered.
"What if I can't do this? Bones scared my son, she hurt you. I can't let that happen. She isn't the woman I wanted to marry" He softly griped her hand and leaned closer to her, their faces inches apart.
Rebecca could feel there lips almost touch before she snapped out of it and pulled back. She had dealt out the advice about sticking to her responsibilities and here she was helping Seeley to once again avoid his.
"Stop. I'm not about to be the person you cheat on her with, I'm not about to be second best and I'm not going to give you another reason to regret. Go and talk to her." She spoke the words quickly, she waited this, in some ways she wanted to throw up her hands and do the wrong thing.
But Booth was only doing this because there was still the memory of shared love between them. So when he eventually came to his senses realized who he loved, who he was simply replacing it would be too late and Rebecca wanted to be more than a rebound or a shared memory and Parker deserved to have a dad who wanted to be there, rather staying put of obligation.
"Booth opened his mouth to contradict her. "Get out, stop creating problems that aren't there yet, find her and tell her, show her because staying here is only going to add another problem to a long list." Seeley stood and walked towards the door .
Stopping he turned back and walked over leaning down and pressing a kiss on Parker's forehead and then Rebecca's, walking away her turned and whispered "Thank you"
For five minutes Rebecca sat staring at the floor as Seeley had been doing previously.
Sometimes you had to let go, she realized somberly.
No matter how badly you want to hold on.
Wiping a tear from her eye she wrapped a throw around her sleeping son, and curled up beside him, she had a beautiful son and her unconventional family and that was enough.
Seeley had gone home and found there house empty, he had called Temperance a dozen times with no answer and after pacing his hallway for a good few minutes he turned and got back into his SUV. Driving to Angela's house, he knew that Bones would turn to her best friend especially in a situation like this.
Also knowing Angela that would mean his chances of seeing her were next to none but he had to tell he needed her to know. Bones had to trust him, to believe in love and happy-ever-afters and that was a lot to ask, especially of and empiricist, but he had to hold on to that.
People did things wrong , they made mistakes and just because Temperance acted infallible, it didn't mean that she was or could remain that way, after all he had been the one to poke holes in her carefully set armor.
He did his best not to over-think, he tried to make a plan a way in which he could make her believe him. He was in an impossible place. People could die, innocent people and so he needed to do everything to save them.
It wasn't easy but nothing about their relationship had been that way, they had grown and changed and learned to put their faith in one another and he knew when it was dark and hard you forgot those things and right now he had to be strong for both of his families.
Pulling up outside of Angela's house he knocked on the door, he was anxious and desperate to make things right before he lost her. Booth had come this close to making a mistake, and he thanked God for Rebecca for the fact that she had gotten wiser, that she knew him as well as Camille, maybe even better and therefore didn't let him do another stupid thing.
Angela was refusing to let him in. She was trying to protect her but right now that wasn't helping and when she eventually came to the door, he stared her eyes were red and he remembered the many times he had seen her cry, when she had lost those she had loved and he didn't want to be another reason for her not to trust the world.
"I love you. I know that I haven't shown it, I wish I could make it up to you because you are all that I think about, you are my home and most importantly you are what I want and I'd never give you up"
Taking a shaky breath he let his eyes meet with hers. "We are supposed to be together and It's hard right now and I know I haven't done the right thing, I tried to take the easy way out and that's not fair to you or to Christine but I'm here and I never want to be anywhere else. Trust me"
Bones stared at him angrily. "I'm not going to absolve you, you walked away and left us alone. Christine wants her Daddy she has wanted you for the past 3 months Booth and you've been nowhere but Rebecca Calls and you can be there, how can you expect me to believe you when what I speaks for itself?"
He stared at her catching her arm "Temperance, Rebecca is family to me and I know that I haven't been there for you and I know how bad this looks but not everything speaks for itself, sometimes it's more than what you do, it's what you feel and that will never change"
Temperance stared into his eyes, she could see the tears building, and her anger lessened. She loved Booth and even though she had said she felt it fading looking at him now she could remember times when they barely knew one another yet she had trusted him with her life.
Stepping forward she wrapped her arms around his neck. Booth was loyal, Booth wanted to marry her and she put her trust in him like she had done countless times. He was one of the only constants in her life, and she clung onto that.
It wasn't easy. It was going to get stormier and even more impossible. But then again nothing in life ever was clear cut, she used to dissolve areas of grey, but now they came with the territory.
Temperance Brennan was changed, her life her attitude and she owed it all to the person who was holding her so close, though the doubts still lingered, the fact that he had shown up, that he was there and fought for her,
It restored her faith, a faith she didn't even know she had.
A/N: Thank you sooo much for reading this story! I know not all of you will be satisfied but I love Booth and Brennan together, I just wanted to say in all honesty I prefer Rebecca/Booth but for the purposes of this story it was always going to be Brennan he picked. I really hoped you enjoyed this story! Happy New Year all and please review!