Parker's like 10 or something, but in my story he's about six. Alright? R&R. (:

"Wow." Was only one of the words that came to my mind as I stepped into the lab. Temperance smiled at me, and walked over to a platform, where she swiped her card. I hurried up quickly. Booth followed.

"Okay, so you guys know the drill, we each stab the dummy, and-"

"Yeah, one of us is the killer, gotcha." Booth cut off a pretty chinese lady.

"Oh, who's your friend?" She asked.

"I'm Alyxx." I told her.

"Angela." She introduced herself. Then introduced everyone else on the platform. "Cam, Wendell, and Hodgins." Hodgins wrapped an arm around her waist. 'I knew it.' I thought. You could totally tell they were a couple by the way she said his name.

"It's nice to meet you Alyxx." Cam said to me. I told her likewise.

I took a seat on a chair, while everybody took turns stabbing a dummy. It was all pretty comical, and Cam seemed to enjoy it. Angela was not so fond.

"Okay." Angela spoke, turning to the computer. "Um, none of us are the match." She said, like she wasn't expecting that answer.

Booth looked at Temperance, and she shrugged as if to say 'why not'.

"Wanna have a go?" He asks me. Hell yeah, I do! I take the knife, and imagine my mom as the dummy. I think everyone's a little impressed. Or maybe scared.

Angela walks back over to the computer. "Almost a perfect match."

"Height, weight?" Hodgins asks me.

"Five foot eight. Uhm, I don't know how much I weigh." I say. Angela tells me to make my best guess.

"Maybe a hundred?" I account for the weight loss since I've last been home.

Then Temperance gets this look on her face. Booth smiles. He knows the look, I think.

"I know who did it." She tells everyone. Her and Booth rush off of the platform. I'm left in my chair, almost unsure of what to do.

"Wanna see something really cool?" Hodgins asks me. I tilt my head, and am going to answer when Angela rushes in. "Eww, Jack, she's a teenage girl. She doesn't want to see some bugs. Can I do your make up?"

Actually, both things sound nice. I'm a little overwhelmed. "Um, yeah?" Angela screams, and my hands go to my ears. She grabs my hand, and we walk into her office. She leads me to a chair, and pulls out a wet wipe. I realize that I'm probably really dirty. Wait, do I stink too? Probably. I start to sweat. I sweat when I get nervous.

"You're really pretty." She tells me. I smile. No one's ever told me that before.

"Thanks." She starts putting on eyeliner, and I struggle not to close my eyes.

"Ange?" Hodgins walks in. "Dr. B says you have an extra key to her apartment. She wants you to take Alyxx there and have her take a shower." He turns to me with a grin. "You stink." He didn't say it rudely, so I laugh and agree.

"I guess, I shouldn't finish this then." Angela sighs. She must not have a sister.

"Maybe some other time." I tell her, and she smiles, agreeing.

She grabs her bag, and we head out toward her minivan. "Got any kids?" I ask as I pop into the front seat.

"Nope. Well, got one in the oven." She smiles, her hands going unintentionally to her stomach before starting the car.

"You'd be a cool mom." I say.

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The shower was amazing. Like, I've never cherished something like that in my entire life. There's a towel on a towel rack, so I grab it and dry off. There's a knock on the door. "Alyxx?" It's Temperance. I must have taken a longer shower than I thought.

"Yeah?" I wrap the towel around me.

"I'm going to put some clothes on the counter." She tells me, before walking in and doing just that. "You look better." She smiles at me, and walks out.

They're new clothes. Nice ones. I put on my old underwear and bra, then pull on the jeans. The tag was still on them, but I didn't want to see the price. It'll just make me feel guilty, so I rip it off and throw it away. Next, I tug on a sweatshirt that feels like heaven against my clean skin. It's so soft inside. There's some clean socks too, and some shoes. I put those on and look in the mirror. My eyes are hollow, and I look pale and thin.

I don't bother brushing my hair, it'll look bad when I go outside again anyways. I walk outside of the bathroom, and stop. 'Awww.' I think. I smile.

On the couch is Booth. On his lap is Temperance. He's watching a hockey game, and she's reading a thick book. It shouldn't be cute, but it is. They're doing different things, but they're doing them together.

"YEAH!" Booth yells, making Temperance jump. His team must have scored a goal. He looks down at her, and they share a sweet kiss. She's the one to pull away, going back to her book. I walk in, and Booth's the first to notice me.

"Who's that?" He gives me a smile.

"Booth, are you okay? That's Alyxx. Do we need to go to the hospital?" Temperance jumps off of Booth's lap, and looks him over.

"Babe, I'm fine. I know it's Alyxx. I was just teasing."

This is actually quite funny.

"Oh." She settles back on the couch, at an opposite side. Booth frowns, but his attention is turned to me. "Like hockey?"

"No." I say, and laugh at his expression. "Well, I don't really know anything about it."

"Sit down, I can teach you." He tells me, and I take a seat between the two lovebirds.

"Do you two live together?" I ask Temperance, who looks up from her book.

"No, but we might as well be. He never leaves." Temperance says seriously, making me laugh.

When the laughs die down, she asks me something. "What happened to your family?" Her eyes are sad. I subconsciously bite my lip.

"My mom kicked me out. I've never known my dad." I suppose I don't blame my dad for leaving. My mother is awful.

I'm pulled into a hug, and it feels nice. I hug her back.

"You don't have to go back out in the streets, Alyxx." I'm told. I kinda have to question her kindness at this point. Why would someone care about a street kid like me?

"Why do you care so much about what happens to me?"

"When I was fifteen-" She gets cut off by a cell phone. It's Booth's. He walks out of the room, but she doesn't continue with her story. This time, I hug her. Why doesn't she have any kids?

"Parker's coming over." Booth tells us, as he walks into the room. Temperance smiles.

"That's his son." She tells me.

I guess he does kind act like a dad.

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Bounding into the apartment fifteen minutes later was a determined little boy with blonde curly hair. He ran over to me, well I thought to me, and handed Temperance a paper.

"Bones, I made this for you. Look, it's you and me and daddy and mommy and Angela and Hodgins and Cam!" That was a mouthful.

"It's wonderful Parker!" She smiled, and gathered him into her arms, standing up. "Let's go put it on the fridge."

"Who is that?" He peers over at me, suspiciously.

"This is Alyxx."

"Okay, but can we still go to the park like you promised?" He gives her puppy eyes.

"Of course. Can she come too though?"

He thought about it for a few seconds. "Only if she plays tag with me." He looks at me. "Will you play tag with me?"

"Sure bud." I laugh. How old is this kid?

Booth walks back inside, he was talking to someone at the door. My guess is Parker's mom.

"Well, let's get going." Booth tells us all. This is totally weird.

Parker's arms latch around me, he jumped out of Temperance's. "Are you good at tag?" He asks me, as we all walk downstairs.

"Not really." I tell him, which is a lie, but he doesn't need to know that.

"I'm really good." Booth's headshake confirms.

I guess we're walking to the park. We walk out of the building, Booth wraps his hand around Tempe's. We probably look like a family, and I'm overwhelmed. This little kid on my neck keeps pointing to birds and bugs, naming them. "You've got a squint for a son." I tell Booth, who groans. But I can tell that he likes it. We all laugh.

I put my hand over Parker's eyes, when Booth kisses Temperance. Parker squeal's and laughs. "Cut it out!"

The walk to the park is short, and soon Parker's struggling to be put down. When he is, he bounds towards the playground yelling, "You're it! You're it!"

I run after him at my own pace, smiling. This is probably one of the best days in my entire life.