7- Home Is Where You Are.

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When you hold your child for the first time, you can feel your whole world changing. Perhaps because the first thing she did was to look you in the eye and wink at you, unconsciously. Perhaps because she yawned when you first said her name. Or, perhaps, only because she is there, with you, for the first time, and you're seeing in her the outcome of what people call insanity, but the outcome of what you call love. Because you two tried, over and over again, to be together and you eventually did it.

Sarah was their outcome. It might have taken a lot of time for them to eventually be together, but when they did, they ended up conceiving the solidest outcome a couple can conceive, a baby, half of him and half of her. Two gametes getting together to create a new life, a new human being, their daughter.

Brennan approached holding Sarah in her arms. Booth was trying to tie his shoes, but it did not seem to be an easy task.

"Here, hold her. You've tied my shoes so many times in the past nine months. It is my turn to help you."- She placed Sarah, gently, in his strong arms.

Sarah opened her eyes and stared at Booth. He couldn't say what she was thinking, but he could feel that she was trying to say everything was going to be ok. That she was there and nothing else mattered. He was able, for the first time, to look deeply in his daughter's eyes and see through them the kindest person he has ever met. It was weird how that all happened, but Booth and Brennan have been together for almost a year now and everything seemed to be different. Their partnership was the same, but their relationship off work was not. It was better than before, it was solid, romantic, kind. They actually got to understand the real meaning of a complement, the real meaning of being complete, what being loved and in love actually meant.

"She is eight days old now, I believe it's time for me to say "She has your eyes, Bones."."

Brennan tapped her right hand on his left foot, raised her head and stared at him.

"Well, I believe you can. But she sure does have your dark hair. Maybe she is going to have curly hair just like Parker. Yours is not straight as well…" – Brennan finished tying Booth's shoes.- "So, are you ready to go home? To go home to… how do you call us?"

"To my girls?"

"Yeah, to your girls. Are you ready? It's been a weird week for me."

"Why?"

"Because I'm not used to wake up without you by my side anymore. This is not good, this is not rational, but it's true."

"Aww, Bones. You're different. Motherhood is definitely getting into you."- Booth kissed her, a long and kind kiss. He didn't realized how much he had missed her until he finally got to press his lips against hers. – "I missed you too. And I'm ready to go home with my girls."

"Do you want me to hold her? Can you walk?"

"No, I want to hold her. Yes, I can walk. So, did I build up her crib? I can't remember…"- He got up from his bed and started walking towards the door.

"Well, you were finishing it… It is not ready."

"So where is Sarah sleeping in?"

"I bought her a stroller. She is sleeping in there for now. I was planning to get her crib ready for her, but I know how much this means to you, so I thought it would be better if we waited for you to get it built up."

They walked passing through the hospital's doors. Booth turned around, with Sarah sleeping in his arms, and stared at that giant building.

"Bones?"

Brennan turned around quickly. She trusted him with all her life, but she was afraid he could faint again and drop Sarah on the floor. She knew he wouldn't actually do that, she knew he would do everything in his power to keep their daughter away from the floor. Just as he once told her, he'd never make her fall. But, somehow, motherhood was just exactly as everyone was telling her it would be. That she'd worry about every single little detail. That she'd pay attention in every single movement, in every single noise.

"Are you ok?"

Booth stared at her. She was pale, scared.

"Calm down, Bones. I'm fine, ok? It's just… Look at this building."

"What's wrong with it?"

"Promise me something?"

"You know promises are not my expertise, Booth."

"Well, you kept yours until the very end. I know you can promise me this."

He looked into her blue eyes, staring at his daughter's mother was allowing him to see how strong their bond was, how evolved they've become…

"Promise me we won't come back here before you'll be in labor again and I'm by your side."

The only thing Brennan could do was to smile at him and embrace him around his waist. She has never imagined that someday she would be walking away from a hospital, holding her daughter in her arms, trying to figure out how to put a car seat on her car's back seat. Especially, she has never imagined that someday she would be with Booth, not only as partners at work, but partners in life.

The day Brennan and Sarah got released from the hospital was one of the hardest days she had to pass through. She headed home all by herself, Angela came after to help her organize Sarah's clothing, stroller, pillows, but it wasn't all complete. Booth wasn't there to share with her their daughter first day at home and that was the moment in which she realized how much she really loved him.

As she said, she never thought she'd love someone, she never thought she'd be so complete, but after all they've said and done she was completely convinced that love actually existed and Sarah was the solidest evidence of it.

Sitting on the couch, holding Sarah and staring at her was the only thing Brennan was able to do. She stayed there for a very long while, just staring and imaging how grateful their life would be. She'd give Sarah the family she didn't have. She'd make sure that that little girl wouldn't pass through what she passed through. Booth and Brennan were going to be the parents they wanted to have had. They were going to love Sarah and make she knew they love her, by showing her every day how much she meant to them. They'd give their lives to make her happy, to make her feel their love.

"So, you let our daughter sleep in a stroller for a whole week?"- Booth asked, once he sighted Sarah's stroller.

"Well, does that make me a terrible mother? Angela said she let Michael sleep in his stroller for a few days just so then she wouldn't have to get up and run to his bedroom to breastfeed…"

"No, Bones. It doesn't make you a terrible mother, because you're a wonderful mom. It's just… She is tiny. I should have finished this crib."

"It's not your fault. You couldn't have seen this coming. She is fine, look at her."-They stared at Sarah sleeping in Booth's arms. –"You can do it now. I just have to take a shower then I can take care of her while you get her crib ready."

"Well, she is asleep, Bones."

"Yes, I can see that. What's the matter?"

"When the baby is asleep we?"- Booth whispered at her ear.

"Why are you whispering? I can see she is asleep, but there is no need to whisper at my ear, you know how much this…"- Brennan stopped, she knew she'd say something she didn't want to say, but the chills were getting through her spine as Booth was coming closer. His breath was warming her ear, she could smell his mint breath.

"I know how much this what, Bones? You didn't answer my question." – he whispered again.

"You know how much your husky voice turns me on."-She didn't want to say that, but that was the truth. –"This is not even fair. When the baby is asleep, we sleep. That's what Angela told me, but I'm not tired and Sarah is very quite, she doesn't cry much, so I'm not sleep deprived or anything like that."

"What? That's not what I meant. If Angela told you that, I'm sure her sexual life is in danger. Bones, when the baby is asleep it's our time to do what we want to do. I'm sure you know what I mean."- He kissed her, moving very slowly to do not wake Sarah.

"You mean you wanna have sex with me. That's why you were whispering."

"Smart move there, Bones! Go take your shower and wait for me. I'll meet you in the bathtub when I'm finished here."

It would be their first time together after Sarah's birth. Brennan missed it. She missed having Booth inside of her. She missed having Booth whispering naughty thoughts at her ears every time they got to enjoy themselves. She missed him so badly that having to wait a few more minutes seemed to be an endless journey.

But he came eventually, as he always did. He was always there for her, to love her, to protect her. He'd always be there for her and she knew it.

He stopped, stared at her. Brennan was covered in bubbles and Booth was only wearing white underwear. He approached the bathtub, sat on its edge and looked into Brennan's eyes.

"We won't fit here, Booth. This bathtub is too small for us."

"You know we will, Bones. We did it once, we can do it twice. Remember that day you broke in my apartment for the second time and I was here, naked, taking my shower. You came, opened the door and told me I was a moron for not asking you why you were acting weird that day? And I told you I didn't ask you, because the last time I asked you why you were acting like that, you got so mad at me that I didn't even know what to do."

"The day before I told you I was pregnant? Yes, I remember that. I wasn't mad at you. I wanted to tell you that I was pregnant, but I didn't know what you'd think, so I was afraid and I was about to tell you that right in the moment I came here that day, but I couldn't. I froze… I…"

"You were insecure, Bones. You knew I'd be thrilled, but you were insecure. And I completely understand it, because everybody you loved left you right in the best time of your life so you assumed that I'd that too, even though I told you I would never let you fall, that I'd die for you or kill for you." – He took the shampoo off her hair and kissed her forehead.

"It was irrational, I know, but you know that these things mean a lot to me. I clearly remember that day. It gave me a black toe, because I hit it when I was trying to get out of this tub and you pulled me back. I'm telling you, this place is too small for us."

"Bones, you told me it was the best place you've ever had sex in, so I assumed you'd like to do it again."- he whispered at her ear.

"Maybe we should start by taking your underwear off, what do you think?"-she whispered back, placing both hands on Booth's underwear and gently removing it.

Booth got in the bathtub by its other side. They were standing there, each one at each side, staring at each other, waiting for the moment in which they'd be feeling each other's body in a complete frenzy.

Brennan made the first move. She approached Booth, put both hands on his knees and kissed his chest, just like she always does before they start anything. Booth pulled her closer, something was preventing them from getting closer. Something rough, something Brennan had missed.

She sat on his lap and for the first time, on that month, she was able to feel Booth inside of her. She never thought she'd miss him that much, but right in the moment he first got inside of her, that day, she felt like her whole world was complete again. Booth was moving slowly so then she'd be able to feel everything. From his breath to his body. From his thoughts to his feelings. He was taking her there, like he always did since the first time.

"Don't stop, Booth. Just don't stop!"- she moaned.

Her head was resting against his chest. She was breathless. It would probably be the last movement he'd have to make to take her there She could feel that and he could feel that too. Just one more movement and they'd feel everything. Their whole bodies would collapse into a magic frenzy of pleasure and satisfaction. She'd try to recover her breath and they wouldn't move. They'd be there, in each other's arms, just breathing.

"Oh my God, Bones." – Booth said among all the breaths he had to take – "This was…"

"Delightful."- she was resting against his chest. No one moved.

Booth kissed her forehead, stroked her hair and just stared at her beauty. In a few minutes they'd get out of that bathtub and they'd be standing in front of Sarah's crib. They'd stand there for a while, just watching her sleep.

"Booth?"

"Yes."

"Can we get out of here? The water is cold."

He handed her a towel and she looked for her robe. She knew that he was staring at her, admiring her body, just as he always does right after they have sex. Brennan liked it, she liked to be noticed, to be admired, especially when the person who was doing it was the man she loved.

Booth got up, passed his arms around her waist, kissed her while she was combing her hair. He looked for his robe, walked to the bedroom and sat on their bed, just staring at Sarah while she was still asleep. Brennan came in and joined him.

Sarah was wearing a different onesie. Something Booth bought a few days before her birth. Something that he knew Brennan would like.

"Did you change her?"

"Yes, Bones. I changed her diaper while you were taking a shower."

Brennan stared at Sarah's onesie: "I Bones".

They were both staring at Sarah's serenity. No wonder why Booth told her she'd fall in love for that child right in the moment they'd meet. There was no way for them to describe that feeling. The feeling of being able to put their daughter to sleep every night and know that they'd woke up to her. There was no better feeling that the feeling of knowing their daughter was safe, warm and well fed. And neither there was a better feeling that knowing they were together, eventually, and that no matter what happened, they'd always be there for each other, every single time.