Christine walked into the house, ready for a night of popcorn and movies. She closed the front door and jumped in surprise at the figure on the couch. There was her grandfather, Max Kennan sometimes Brennan, sitting on the couch with a beer in his hands.

"Hi Grandpa. Umm … how did you get in here?"

Patience walked into the room smiling. She must have let him in.

"I have my ways. I didn't realize Patience was home though."

Of course, he broke in.

"Yea, Grandpa Max brought me a present."

Max had always been a sucker for Patience. She could get him to anything and she knew it.

"Who cares? Is Mom home?"

"Looks like Tempe is at work. Booth might be back soon."

Christine shook her head. Patience was always breaking into things too. That was exactly why Christine had a padlock on the door leading up to her room and she made sure she locked it whenever she left. Her phone vibrated in her pocket, another text from Mikey probably. She loved to make him sweat; he got nervous especially when she didn't text him back for longer than ten minutes. Christine put her purse down, leaning against the wall.

"So anything new?"

"Did you see Chrissy's tattoo last time you were here?"

Christine threw her little sister a look. Thirteen or not, she was about to get an old fashioned beat down in front of the grandfather.

"No, Little Ruth, let's see."

Christine, reluctantly, walked in front of her grandfather and pulled up the back of her shirt.

"Has Booth seen this?"

"Yep. Christine got grounded for a week. Parker saw it during one of her boxing practices in the basement. Her back was out. He told Dad."

Christine did not believe anything could annoy this much but Patience took the cake. How could something so small be so much trouble? Patience was the only short one in the family, she would grow later, but she wasn't called Shrimp for nothing. Chrissy narrowed her eyes at her sister.

"Don't you have something better to do?"

"No. I'd rather annoy you. … Chrissy chill out. I'm grounded. I got caught sneaking in."

"And what were you doing?" Max asks turning to his granddaughter.

"I was at Leslie's. No big deal. Two houses down, we lost track of time. Dad acted like I came home tatted like a Mexican like Christine." Patience said texting on her phone.

"You deserved it." Chrissy said smiling.

Patience shrugged. She knew grounded meant a couple days of lock down before Booth forgot. She had learned through Chrissy and the boys that punishments didn't last long. Her parents got consumed with one another too much, mostly in their own room. Thank God!

"So is Tyler coming over?" Patience asks smile on her face.

"No, he's with his boyfriend." Chrissy said without thought.

It was all over school that Tyler Pullet was gay. He had come out to the coach two weeks ago then the team had a meeting. A lot of dudes already knew. A lot of girls were surprised. It also put an end to the rumors Christine and Tyler were dating. Now everyone thought he had been covering for her and some other dude. Chrissy simply brushed it off as nothing.

"Tyler's gay?" Patience asked, finally looking up from her phone which was vibrating.

"Been gay. I told you all we were just friends."

"So this Tyler boy, never kissed you?"

"No Grandpa. He's gay. I figured it out when we first started hanging out together. Eventually I just asked him after a week. I've always known." Chrissy said seating down in the love seat adjacent to the couch.

"Does Dad know?" Patience asked still in shock.

"He's known for weeks. I said there was no way I was going out with him."

"Because you're still hot for Mikey."

"Angela's boy?" Max asked curiously.

Christine had come out weird, he knew that. Not weird like Temperance but she did strange things sometimes.

"Yea, they're in love." Patience mocked laughing.

"Tyler is my best friend. Yes, Angela's son Grandpa. And I am not hot for Mikey. He's hot for me. We are not in love."

"That's now what you told Russy." Patience said, back to her texting.

"How would you even know?"

"I heard you. You can't be in the kitchen talking about it, that's public domain."

"Whatever Shrimp."

Patience smiled at her sister. Deep down, she knew Mikey and Chrissy were going to be together one day. It was just a matter of when Chrissy would stop being so damn stupid and get with him. Patience didn't know everything that had happened between the pair but she knew enough.

"Don't be embarrassed Chrissy. He's hot. That girl Sammy is not as pretty as you. I mean, she's blonde. Plus I know her little sister who says for fact that she's not dating Mikey. Just thought I'd let you know, even though I'm pretty sure you do."

Chrissy couldn't help but smile at Patience. She was a great little sister when she wasn't being annoying. Max had gotten up and kissed Chrissy on her forehead.

"Tell your Mom I stopped by. I'll be back tonight."

"Sure thing Grandpa. Just use the doorbell or knock before you enter. Dad hates when you break in."

Max laughed at the thought of his son in law seeing him break in again. He truly liked Booth so it wasn't like he did it to annoy the man, it was just his way. Max waved at his granddaughter's exiting the house. A few minutes later, Chrissy was brushing Patience's long flowing hair just as Zach and Mikey came into the house. Chrissy tried not to smile at the sight on him so she just began to hum.

"Hey, was that Grandpa I just saw walking down the street?"

"Yea Zach. He brought me a glass dolphin with my name engraved on it."

Zach smiled down at Patience. Sometimes she could act so innocent then at other times she was Miss Know It All. Patience nudged Chrissy who nudged her back.

"Hey Mikey. Doesn't Christine look real pretty today?"

Chrissy slammed the brush unto her sister's head with too much force. Patience pinched Christine making her giggle.

"Hey Spunk."

Christine just waved at him, acting like he was just another one of her brother's friends.

"Come on Chrissy."

"I think I'm going to over to Morgan's house." Chrissy said getting up as her phone went off.

Everyone watched her as she answered it. Zach exited the room.

"Hey."

"You busy right now?" Tyler asked.

"No. I was about to go see if Morgan was home."

"No need. Let's hang out."

"What about J?" Christine teased her friend.

"He's in a LGBT meeting. They won't be out until late. So let's hang out. I feel like I haven't seen you in a week."

"Too busy with the new boo, I assume." Christine said laughing.

"I'll pick you up in five."

"Thanks Ty." Christine said, hanging up.

"Was that a new one?" Patience asked.

Christine actually managed out a laugh.

"That was Tyler. His soon to be boyfriend is a meeting so we're going to hang out."

"So is he like flamboyant gay or like regular ol' himself? Curious."

"Patience, Tyler is just like a straight dude. Only way you'd know he was gay was if you caught him checking out a dude. No, we don't get our nails done or anything. It's like being with Russy or Zach, just he's gay."

"Cool." Patience said walking out of the room.

Mikey was still looking at Chrissy.

"Really going to make me work for it huh?"

Christine smiled looking at him. Mikey walked over to her, standing close.

"Maybe."

They were close enough to kiss. They both wanted to.

"Let's go out Friday."

Their lips were grazing one another's just as a car honked. Christine smiled victoriously.

"Sorry my ride." She said smiling at Mikey. She definitely had won this round.