So after a long long time, I have decided to come back and finish this story. I'm not really sure why I stopped and I can't wait to get back into the swing of things. But first and foremost, I have some things to address.
One, I realize Booth and Brennan now have a real daughter in the show. But I am keeping the name Alyssa Joy for this story.
Two, I'm happy I am out of the woods for the pregnancy stuff. Obviously, as previously stated when starting this story, I had issues with writing the pregnancy part considering I am only a teenager. I know some of you had issues with me at the beginning, but this is not the sole focus of the story and I hope you don't continue to hate the story, because it will certainly get more interesting.
Alright, now enough of all this nonsense, let's get to the story!
A couple of days later Booth was pulling up the SUV up to the front of the hospital and rushing in to claim his fiancé and daughter. They were finally coming home to be a family. Booth couldn't wait.
On his mind as he rode up the elevator to the maternity ward and nursery was that he couldn't wait to start life with a baby again. He couldn't wait for Parker to meet Alyssa as well. He knew Parker would just love his baby sister.
Booth walked with an extra bounce in his step as he went to Brennan's room. He knocked lightly before opening the door.
"There are my two favorite girls," he said smiling.
Brennan was sitting upright on the hospital bed, legs dangling over the side to the floor. Alyssa was nestled in the crook of her arm, asleep, one of her tiny hands curled up on Brennan's cheek. Brennan was looking down at Alyssa with such love in her eyes, stroking the peach fuzz on the top of her head.
Booth felt sorry for interrupting such a mother-daughter moment, but walked over to Brennan's side all the same.
"You ready to go home?" Booth asked, kissing Brennan on the forehead and gazing down at their daughter as well.
Alyssa was dressed in purple with lots of bows, courtesy of Auntie Angela. But she still looked like a little angel. Their little angel.
"Yeah, I'm ready," Brennan replied, after a few more minutes of silence. To be honest, she wasn't sure she was ready for this whole taking care of a baby ordeal. She thought she was but…what if she messed up?
She couldn't help but voice these fears to Booth, who just shook his head a laughed, running a hand through his hair.
"It's completely normal to feel that way," he assured her. "It's your first kid and obviously it's going to be a learning process."
"Still," Brennan persisted, "I can't help but feel inadequate to you, considering you already had a kid and you know what you are doing."
Booth let out a sigh. "I promise, you are going to do great. As soon as we get her home, all these thoughts are just going to disappear. You are going to be a natural," Booth said, reassuringly.
Booth wasn't worried at all. He could tell Brennan was going to be a very good mother; just by the way she carefully stood up, trying not to jostle Alyssa so she wouldn't wake up. He knew Brennan was scared, but he was going to be with her, every step of the way.
Booth looked down at Brennan's hand, the engagement ring he had bought her glistening on her finger, a constant reminder that he was going to be by her side forever.
Brennan got up and made her way to the door, her arms forming a protective cocoon around Alyssa's little sleeping form. Booth placed a hand on her lower back, guiding her to the front desk so they could check out.
After a pointless ride in a wheelchair that Brennan protested to quite a bit and making sure Alyssa was safely tucked in her car seat, they were on their way home.
Booth was driving, but Brennan opted to sit in the back where she could see Alyssa without craning her neck behind her.
A week later and Booth and Brennan were still trying to adjust to life with a baby in the house.
The crying was almost constant; newborns were needy but it seemed as if Alyssa was particularly so. The late night feedings weren't as bad, but more often than not, Alyssa refused to go back to sleep and so one of them had to walk around the house, humming to her until her eyes finally drifted close.
The result was the both of them were extremely exhausted and usually spent the day in baggy, stained sweatpants and t shirts.
But neither one of them would have it any other way. It was a journey and they were both happy that they were making it together.
Brennan was sitting in a rocking chair in the living room with a bottle, feeding Alyssa when Booth walked in the door, Parker in tow.
She held the bottle in Alyssa's mouth, making sure she didn't get any air bubbles that would give her a stomachache later on.
"Hey Parker," Brennan smiled at him.
Parker, now 12, stepped out from around his dad. His hair was getting shaggy and he looked so much older already. He had a pink wrapped present in his hand and was shrugging out of his coat.
"Hey Mama Bones," he said to her fondly, coming over and giving her a kiss on the cheek. He tossed his jacket on the ground, distracted by the baby in Brennan's arms. Booth decided to let it slide and picked it up, placing it on the arm of the sofa.
Brennan slowly pulled the bottle out of Alyssa's mouth to sit her up and pat on her back to burp her. She kept a burp cloth close at hand. She made it so Alyssa was facing Parker.
"Parker, meet Alyssa Joy Booth, your baby sister," Booth said, beaming with fatherly pride for both his children.
"Hi Alyssa," the younger Booth crooned. He held out one of his hands and Alyssa took hold of one of his fingers tightly. She bobbed her head towards her brother and blinked up at him with her bug eyes. Parker couldn't help but smile.
"After she's done eating, would you like to hold her?" Brennan offered.
"But there will be pictures," Booth warned his son, knowing Parker's aversion to such things.
Booth had bought a camera and was being a crazy dad taking pictures of Alyssa and everyone who came to contact with her. Even Brennan was getting a little tired of his going around and snapping pictures at the most inopportune times. But Booth was insistent; he was not missing out on any second of Alyssa's life. Brennan had a feeling Booth was trying to make up for lost time from Parker's childhood.
Parker rolled his eyes at his father. "That's fine. I really want to hold her."
"You hungry buddy?" Booth asked, figuring now was a good a time as any to feed Parker. "There's some left over pizza in the kitchen."
"Oh awesome, thanks Dad," Parker said, placing the present down on the ground and booking it to the kitchen.
"Boys," Booth laughed, shaking his head. He leaned down to kiss Alyssa's soft little head and then gave Brennan a peck on the lips.
"Ew, gross!" Parker exclaimed, coming back in with a paper plate of two slices of pizza and a can of Sprite.
Brennan couldn't stop herself from blushing a little, but Booth just chuckled again. "Sorry, we will behave," Brennan assured him, glaring at Booth. Booth looked down sheepishly.
Parker had eaten his way through one slice of pizza when he remembered the present. "Oh, Alyssa, I brought something for you." He went over to where he left it.
Brennan liked how Parker addressed Alyssa directly rather than talking to either her or Booth. She had forgotten how much he loved Parker. Brennan sat Alyssa up, waiting for another burp.
Parker held up the present and then unwrapped it for her upon Booth's command. Inside was a soft, cute ladybug stuffed animal.
Immediately Alyssa reached out for it, but once she got it in her hands, she dropped it on the ground. Parker picked it up, returning it to her, only for it to be dropped on the floor again. Parker, always the good sport, made a sort of game out of it.
"Oh Parker, it's lovely. I'm sure she loves it," Brennan said, thinking it was very thoughtful of Parker to bring anything. And it was adorable, even though she never saw the need for such insignificant things as stuffed animals.
"You like it Lyss?" Parker said, already giving her a nickname.
In response, Alyssa burped in his face.
So, I love Booth's relationship with Parker and I wanted to throw in this chapter to give some more family moments before the drama. I needed to write something to get back in the swing of things, but the next chapters will bring some more interesting things regarding the other parts in the story. Reviews; as always they fuel my writing!
xoxo
Janelle