A/N Do NOT own
Chapter 2
The girl paid the taxi driver and entered the Hoover. She walked around aimlessly until she was stopped by a guard.
"Can I help you miss?" He asked in a shockingly strong monotone.
"I'm looking for," she withdrew the index card in which her she had taken from her mother's fireproof box. "Special Agent Seely Booth." She replied, almost mocking his monotone.
Minutes later he was leading her down a hall way and knocking at the agent's door.
"Agent Booth?" The guard announced himself.
"Yeah?" Booth asked.
"There is a young lady here to see you. She hasn't provided any information as to who she is, no weapons, so she doesn't pose a potential threat."
"Did you ask her who she was?" Booth asked, annoyed to be bothered.
"I tried but she just smiled." The guard replied.
"Send her in." Booth said. He wasn't surprised, this happened often. People show up with leads on cases, happens a lot.
The girl entered. She sat and looked around.
"Now how can I help you?" He asked, looking the girl over.
She was Asian looking and reminded him a lot of one of his ex girlfriends and Angela. She smiled and said, "Sir, I have reason to believe that you are my father."
Booth looked at her dumbly. No way, she was 13, 14 maybe that would mean… oh no Caroline Kale. He thought he had been safe. She had his smile.
"What's your name?" He asked still trying to sort through his emotions.
"Summer Kale-Booth. She gave me your last name." She replied.
"So Summer. Why are you here? Just find out about your old man? Coming to pay a visit, find out where you get the smile from?" Booth asked, trying to be casual. Something about an unannounced daughter did that to him.
"Actually, my mom, Caroline, well she got killed in a car accident a few days ago." She answered with out a hint of emotion. She sort of reminded him of Bones.
"Oh no! Are you OK?" He replied dumbly.
"I'm fine, death is inevitable." She said. More and more like Bones.
"Look, if you need something, a place to stay, money, I'm here."
"It's not like that. I just wanted to relay the news. Tell you, let you know you had a daughter and you have certain biological rights to me, some people get angered over this, not knowing I mean." She began.
"Look, no questions. You will be living with me, unless you have an aunt or your mother had made arrangements for such situations." For the first time he could depict the over-protectiveness Bones had mentioned. "Where have you been staying?"
"At home." She said confused at the question.
"Alone?" He said outraged.
"Yes, I don't see the big deal."
"The big deal, is that what if something happened? You were alone. You are 13!" He yelled.
"I always did wonder what it would be like to have a dad, guess I know. I'll leave. I have a few interviews for some jobs, got to have groceries; it's a good thing we own out house." She replied. "Nice to talk to, Seely was it? People are always commenting on my smile, it's good to know how genetics factored into it." She replied and began to leave.
He stopped her, no way was her letting her walk out and continue to live alone. She need adult supervision, he'd give it to her he thought.
"Summer!" He called. She turned to face him. "C'mon, let's go for a ride.