Disclaimer: Bones belongs to Kathy Reichs, Hart Hanson, and Fox.
A/N: For having to suffer through all my random thoughts for the master plan, BonesnBooth, this one is for you.
Chapter 22
Sticks and Stones and Dinosaur Bones
Four days later…
"So what's the surprise daddy?"
"If I told you Parks, it wouldn't be a surprise."
"I know, I just hate surprises."
Booth glanced over at his son as he said, "No you don't!"
Parker had a sheepish grin on his face as he meant his father's gaze.
Booth's eyes shifted back to the road.
"Well, now that you know that I really don't hate surprises, how about a clue?"
"Ok," Booth said as they stopped at a red light.
Parker couldn't believe that he was giving in so easily!
Booth turned to look at his son.
"Parker your clue is that…"
He paused for a dramatic effect.
"It's a really big surprise!"
"That's not fair daddy!"
"Neither is trying to fool your father."
Parker stuck his tongue out.
Booth returned the gesture.
The light turned green.
Two blocks later they turned onto Bells Ave.
Immediately recognizing the street name, Parker asked, "Are we going to the playground?"
"Maybe later," Booth said as he pulled into a driveway.
"Who lives here," Parker asked as Booth turned off the SUV?
"We do."
"You bought a house? Is Mommy here? Do I get my own room?"
Each question had been fired off in rapid succession.
Booth chuckled as he said, "The answer to your first question is yes, as for the last two, lets go find out."
Parker was out of the SUV in a flash.
Booth caught up with him at the door.
Before Booth could put his key into the lock, the door swung open.
"Hi mommy," Parker cried as he flung his arms around her.
"Hey Parks," she said as she returned his embrace.
Over Parker's head blue orbs meant brown.
"Hi," she mouthed to Booth.
He smiled as he mouthed "Hey," back.
As soon as she let him go Parker asked, "Can I see my room now?"
She smiled.
"Sure."
She took his little hand in hers as she lead him over to the stairs.
Booth closed the door behind him before he followed his three favorite people up the stairs.
Bones opened the first door on the right.
Parker's jaw dropped when he saw the huge dinosaur mural.
Two Pteranodons flew over a watering hole where one Triceratops, one Parasaurolophus, and two Iguanodons were drinking, while a Tyrannosaurus watched them from the tree line.
"Did you do this mommy?"
"No, but I had Angela paint it for you."
"Awesome!"
As he walked into his new room he noticed the display case that was just to the right of the mural.
Inside of the case there was a skull from a Pteranodon, a horn from a Triceratops, and some teeth and a claw from a Tyrannosaurus.
He turned back to look at her as he asked, "Are these real?"
"Yes, I got them from an old friend of mine."
"A paleontologist?"
"Yup."
He ran over to her, hugging her again.
"Thank you so much mommy! I'll be the only kid in my class with real dinosaur bones! Can I take them to school?"
"I don't see why not."
He squealed.
"That reminds me, she said as she pulled her cell phone out of her pocket, you need to call Angela to thank her for the mural."
He grinned as he took her phone and pressed 2 on the speed dial.
As Parker happily chatted away on the phone, Booth and Bones slipped out of the room.
"So, Booth said as he closed the door behind him, I never saw those bones before."
She turned to face him.
"They didn't arrive until after you went to get Parker."
"From an old friend right?"
"Yes."
"Guy?"
She took a step towards him.
"Jealous?"
"Should I be," he asked in a husky whisper?
The look in his eyes had desire pooling low in her abdomen.
"I didn't sleep with him if that's what you're implying."
"For the record I didn't ask, but good."
He growled the last word as he pulled her against him, and claimed her lips for his own.
A/N: So no dreaded cliffhanger this time! But where do we go from here? If you want to find out, you know what to do!