A/N: Okay, all, here's the final chapter of this story. I appreciate you all being patient with me with all the recent life events that got in the way of me working on my fanfiction. I also want to thank everyone for the great reviews on this story and I hope I did the CP arc justice.

Disclaimer: I don't own Bones but would love to be between DB and TJT.

July 4 5:00 PM

Booth and Brennan were relaxing in chairs while observing the party in progress.

Hodgins and Angela, joined by Max were playing ball with Danny, Michael, and Christine. Emma was also playing ball while talking to Finn and Michelle. Nearby, Arastoo and Cam were sitting in a chair together snuggling, oblivious to everyone else there.

Daisy and Oliver were in a corner of the yard arguing about something unimportant. Sweets with one arm in a sling and Fisher were playing with light sabers with Parker keeping score.

Aldo was working on the grill as the approved substitute since Booth was off his feet due to his injury. Suddenly something caught his interest, so he called over to his second.

"Hey Bray, take over for me"

Wendell, who was talking to Genny, looked perturbed at being taken away from her. He smiled when he saw she was joining him over at the grill.

Caroline walked to the grill and looked at the steaks and lobster tails cooking. She then saw the cook and the person who occupied his interest. 'Not too bad looking duo' she thought to herself. "Don't you go burning my meat, young cherie. I don't like good meat killed on the grill"

Wendell, who was too busy paying attention to Genny, was startled. Both looked at her with a mix of admiration and fear before she walked away towards Max and the Hodgins'. As soon as she was gone, the couple went back to paying attention to each other.

Brennan and Booth continued to observe everyone for a moment before they looked at each other and smiled. "Should we do it again, Booth?"

"Why not, Bones?"

When they saw that everyone was occupied, they took out their cell phones, searched until they found what they needed and looked at the same time.

Each phone had an ultrasound picture of two fetuses on it. The couple was flabbergasted when they found out they were having twins. The doctor speculated that when the first ultrasound was done one was hiding behind the other. Brennan pulled a pair of ear buds out of her pocket and gave one to Booth. When situated, she plugged the set into her phone and searched. When she found the mp3 of her choice, she hit play. A second later, two heartbeats were heard to the couple's delight. They decided to announce it later after dinner.

Booth happened to look up and his mouth dropped. Brennan saw her husband's face and got concerned. "What's the matter, Booth? What is it?"

When he showed her what he saw, she almost did the same thing. Under one of their trees, Aldo was talking to Agent Perotta and she was laughing.

"I'm serious, Blondie"

"No way"

"Yes way. I need a bouncer. After the way you took me down in Booth's office, you're the woman I want for the job."

"I think you're nuts"

"No, I'm just a former priest who needs a good bouncer. Come on"

Perotta smiled patronizingly. "You can find a new bouncer anywhere. I am a busy FBI agent. Goodbye" The agent walked away and Aldo watched with a smile.

"There's a nice sight to see" Booth stated.

Brennan nodded slightly before looking back at her phone. She still had her issues with Agent Perotta, but Christopher Pelant gave her more scars to overcome. "Um, she walked away from him, Booth. I know that body language is not my best subject, but from the look on her face, she looked rather perturbed"

"We'll see, Bones"

Meanwhile, Wendell was cooking the meat per Booth's instructions. It was hard to concentrate when Genny was next to him wearing that perfume. He didn't know where she got it, but it driving him nuts, as was the stretch Capri pants that hugged her curves. 'Get your head out of the gutter, dude'

Genny happened to turn back and saw Wendell look at her in a way no man ever had. She also knew what his distraction would do if he didn't stop now. "Wendell"

He smiled a goofy grin. "Yes, Genny"

She laughed. "The meat's burning"

When her words registered, he went back to the grill and managed to turn the lobster and meat in time. He looked up and saw Booth distracted with his phone as he huddled with his wife. 'That was close'

He heard laughter and when he saw Genny giggling, he joined her. 'Yes, someday, I'm going to marry her. Fuck that douche who broke her heart'

Across the yard, Sweets managed to defeat Fisher, who was lying down in exaggerated defeat. Giving his light saber to Parker, he walked over to the cooler to get a beer. After a moment of difficulty, he was about to give up when a hand took his drink and twisted the top off. "You looked like you could use some help"

Sweets smiled at Perotta. "Thanks, Agent. A broken left arm makes things difficult"

"I don't know, Sweets. You did pretty well with the light saber. Good thing you're right handed, huh?"

"Yeah, yeah"

After a moment of awkward silence, Perotta broke the silence. "Well, I'm going to say goodbye to Agent Booth and Dr. Brennan and leave"

Sweets was genuinely surprised. "But you just got here"

"Yeah, but I've got other things to do today"

Sweets knew he needed to keep her from retreating further into the bubble she insulated herself with the last couple of weeks. "On Independence Day? Cut the crap, Perotta"

"Fine, I don't belong here, okay. Now, if you'll excuse me"

Sweets grabbed her arm. "No. Booth and Doctor Brennan invited you here because they want you here, not because they feel sorry for you. If you leave now, even she will know that you're blowing them off. Don't Peyton"

Perotta's eyes got large. "You called me Peyton"

"That's your name, isn't it?"

"Yeah, but…wait, are you shrinking me? If you are I'm never opening a bottle for you again"

"No" Sweets waited to form his words. "I know our relations these last several weeks have been…..strained to say the least"

"I've been a bitch the last several months, Sweets. The last few weeks weren't much different except you actually didn't hold your feelings back when we were alone"

"Well, I blamed you for what happened to Olivia and it wasn't fair. Christopher Pelant was the reason she died, not you. I don't know why you were here that day, but you helped save Doctor Brennan and her unborn child. She and Booth….well, they mean a lot to me and to lose them…." Sweets felt tears forming in his eyes so he quickly chugged beer. "I'll never forget what you did that day. You're a good agent, Perotta. Please consider staying. Besides, we could always use more for our light saber fight."

Perotta laughed. "Okay, Sweets. I haven't been in a light saber fight since I was a kid." The two turned and saw Aldo grabbed a saber. Peyton smiled in spite of herself. "This should be interesting"

Sweets' thoughts changed to sadness as he remembered Olivia. It wasn't fair that instead of being here she was lying in a Maryland cemetery, but he knew it was okay to have fun again. He knew that if she were here now his ass would be kicked for wallowing in pity as he was the last few weeks. For her, he would find a way to move on with his life. Olivia Sparling deserved to be remembered for what she was, a courageous agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In another part of the yard, Angela lightly tossed a ball to Christine as she continued to play with the kids and her husband. She took a second to move her arm and fingers. Her latest therapy showed her arm's range of motion to almost ninety percent. If she continued to make progress, she could start her art again. She then looked at her husband, who caught the ball and was entertaining the children with his antics. He was there for her during her worst with this and it made her love him more than she had before. She had the best husband in the world and she would never take him for granted again.

She looked over to Danny and watched with glee as Wendell snuck behind him and rough housed with the boy's mother laughing. He would always be special to her and he was glad she dumped him, not just to reunite with Hodgins, but so he could find Genny and Danny. The three fit together and she would do whatever she could to help with that.

"Son of a bitch! What hell am I supposed to do? I have to have this done for my boss by tomorrow" Thompson lowered his voice. "The asshole"

The IT tech looked at the annoyed agent before turning back to the machine. "Minimum four hours. Spending part of my holiday taking a virus out of the computer and listening to you bitch about it is not what I planned on either, Agent. It won't make this go any faster, either, so shut up about it"

Thompson made himself taller to look intimidating. "Do you know who I am?"

The tech turned around with a smile. "Yeah, you're the agent who almost shit his pants while guarding Agent Booth's wife, or her decoy before she got kidnapped. Now, sit down and shut up. I am hoping this virus didn't alter any major databases here, the federal DOC, or any other government program"

Thompson sat down with a scowl. He was damned if he would let his supervisory agent make him miss another holiday. Besides, Christopher Pelant was dead now. Any computer virus out there could never compare to ones he made.

At nine o'clock, everyone gathered around in groups in the Booth-Brennan backyard in groups on blankets. A few minutes later, the fireworks began over the Potomac.

"Look at that one, Mommy" Danny said as he pointed out a green and gold one.

"Yeah, honey it's pretty cool, isn't it?"

Danny looked at the fireworks then at his mom and Wendell, who flanked him on each side. He wanted Wendell for his daddy and hoped someday he would live with him and Mommy in their house.

Wendell watched Genny, who was paying attention to the fireworks. Silently, he moved his hand behind Danny's until his pinky touched his mother's left finger. She didn't acknowledge it but he saw the smirk on her face. When she didn't move her hand, his hopes got moved up a little bit more.

He was grateful for the chance to get closer to the two of them. As he watched the young woman laugh, the last piece of his heart fell off the plane of friendship the two had built the last few months. He couldn't deny it as he realized that he was in love with Genevieve and Danny Shaw. He could only hope that someday that their package could include him. He knew he had to be patient with Genny, but if his friend Booth could wait as long as he did for Doctor B, he could wait for her, no matter how long it took.

Nearby Cam and Arastoo were on their own blanket. His recent experience with Homeland Security made her realize that at times she took her boyfriend for granted. For years, her experience with Andrew shied her away from marriage and commitment. Arastoo changed that for her. Maybe someday he and she could take the next step.

In a group with Sweets, Caroline, and Charlie, Perotta watched the fireworks and forgot for a moment the pain in her life. She looked forward to work each day as a way to forget that her life consisted of antiretroviral medication and anger. Her nights were long as she was always taken back to that van and all she could see were his eyes before pieces of what happened came back to her. She just needed to work harder to forget what happened, but it was hard as she was exposed to HIV. Logically, she knew that if the odds were against her and she did contract it wasn't a death sentence. At the same time, it was different when it was you instead of others.

Being around men still was an excruciating experience most of the time, with a few exceptions. She was comfortable with Agent Booth and now Sweets, but some, like Aldo Clements, unnerved her. Men looking at her only made her feel more disgusted with herself as she remembered Zane Reynolds and the look in his eyes. It was one she could never forget.

She just wanted to be normal again she thought to herself as she finished her beer and opened another one to drink. She wasn't supposed to have alcohol while on medication but she didn't give a shit. It was one of the few things that made the pain go away.

Aldo, who was sitting near Booth, snuck another look at Agent Perotta. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and he loved her temper and fire. He didn't know what he did to make her angry with him, but that only gave him more incentive. Somehow, he would melt the ice that dripped from her every time they encountered each other.

In another area, Fisher was comparing the effects of fireworks on remains to the ones shown. Michelle, Finn, and late arrival Clark tuned him out to enjoy the show.

Caroline snuck another peek across the yard until she saw Max, who was with his eldest granddaughter and the rest of the Booth-Brennan clan. He was shady, but intriguing, something she shared with no one.

Booth and Brennan were watching the fireworks with Parker and Christine. The children were very excited about the fireworks while the parents were kissing each other in between each display. Booth's hand found his way to Brennan's abdomen. "Two more, Bones. That's just amazing"

"It is considering that neither one of our families has a genetic history of twins"

"Well, if they turn out to be two boys, two girls, or one of each, they are going to be tough like their mother"

"Supportive and loving like their father"

"Smart and brainy like Mom"

"Athletic like Dad"

"They're going to be awesome because they are ours"

"While I know that there is no scientific proof that our progeny will be better than others, I will go by your gastrointestinal feelings that they just are, although your stomach can't—"

"Bones, let's just enjoy this pregnancy, shall we?"

Brennan smiled. "Of course" She snuggled into her husband's arm and continued to watch the fireworks until the finale. Their relationship had their times of turmoil, like earlier this year. It was times like these when she couldn't see herself anywhere else. After seeing the grand finale, she decided on her later plans for the evening after she got the children to bed.

Booth looked at his wife and saw the look in her eyes. 'Who needs fireworks when we can create our own later?'

Both came together in a kiss with a promise of many more to come.