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Chapter three: Leathery Bump
It was a cool crisp October morning. Booth rolled over onto his back. He had trouble sleeping the night before do to what he was planning to do in just two hours.
"What time is it?" Booth mumbled sitting up. "Six in the morning…"
Booth groaned and sat up to flip on the side lamp. Booth looked over at the newborn baby sleeping in the crib. Smiling, Booth gets up and heads for the shower carrying the baby monitor with him.
Booth let the warm water run down his muscles and the crease in his back between the shoulder blades.
"I'm about to do something illegal." Booth thought to himself, "But I'm doing it for my little girl…no punishment would make me stop what I'm planning to do."
Booth stepped out of the shower and threw on his uniform and lifted Libby up who whimpered when he did.
"Sh…baby…" Booth whispered walking into the bathroom. Booth pulled out a small blue tub and filled it with warm water and gently placed Libby into it.
"I don't know the next time you'll get to have a bath." Booth whispered gently rubbing the Head to Toe baby shampoo into her baby fuzz.
Libby let out a big yawned and Booth chuckled. "Sorry about waking you up so early kiddo. We have to leave soon. I don't know how long it will be until you see the US again."
Booth gently lifted Libby out of the bath tub and dried her off. He gently clothed her in a light floral onesie and purple overalls. He placed a small fleece hat over her almost bald head to keep her little ears warm.
Booth slide on his leather jacket, put on his backpack, buckled Libby into her carrier, grabbed the suit case and walked out the door.
"Hey Mr. B!" Leonard Renaldo, the desk assistant said. "Where're you off to this fine Monday morning? And how are you Ms. Libby?"
"Hey Lenny, nowhere in particular…" Booth said nervously. This whole, "sneaking Libby out of the country" had made him a bit paranoid.
"Well, have a nice day!" Lenny waved as Booth and Libby left the building.
Booth walked towards the SUV in the parking lot. He placed Libby into the car before putting in the bags and getting in himself.
Booth drove down the highway. None of this felt real to him. It was almost like he was in a deep dream. To pull himself out of this vision he turned on the radio.
"Why do you build me up (Build me up) Buttercup baby just to let me down (Let me down) And mess me around." A voice song on the radio.
Booth's fingers drummed on the steering wheel as he turned into the airport.
"And then worst of all (Worst of all) You never call baby When you say you will (Say you will) But I love you still"
Booth started to sing in a high pitched voice to match the voice of the artist.
"I need you (I need you) More than anyone darlin' You know that I have from the start So build me up (Build me up) Buttercup Don't break my hear-t"
Booth sighed as he pulled into the parking deck. He turned in his seat to face Libby.
"This is it baby girl…" he whispered softly, "It's time…"
Booth got out of the car and pulled the suit case out and swung the backpack over his back. Clipping the Infant Snuggly to his chest he unclipped Libby and placed her into the small carrier. She was small enough to hide in his jacket luckily. He slowly zipped up the jacket. A small whimper came from the inside of his jacket.
"Sh…" Booth soothed keeping one hand against the precious bundle while the other hand pulled the suit case behind him.
The airport was bustling with people. Booth walked quickly towards the check in area.
"Hello…" a woman said looking concerned at the small lump in Booth's jacket.
"Hi…um…I just swipe my passport in here right?" Booth asked quickly.
The woman nodded slowly, "Um…how many bags sir?"
"Just one." Booth said rolling the huge suitcase onto the conveyer belt.
"Okay…you're all set in the system…" the woman stared worriedly at the little bulge.
Booth swallowed quickly and walked away briskly.
"You're doing great baby girl. Now next comes the security part…" Booth whispered.
Booth walked up into the line. People were removing their belongs and stepping through the metal detector. Thinking quickly Booth slipped a pocket knife from his pocket into the person who was in front of him.
Booth's heart was beating fast as the man in front of him walk through the metal detector. Suddenly the alarm went off.
"Sir, you need to step to the side…" the guard mumbled pulling the man over.
"What? No! I didn't do anything wrong!" the man yelled.
Whimpering came from inside Booth's jacket.
"Hang on baby doll." Booth whispered.
While guards gathered around the man with the knife Booth snuck pass the metal detector and started to run, his arms around the bulge to protect it from being bumped around.
Booth didn't stop running until he got to his terminal and just in time to.
"Final call for the eight o'clock flight to Chicago." A voice rang.
"Wait! Wait!" Booth ran up out of breath.
Booth handed the flight attendant his ticket and boarded the plane.
"Seeley!" a voice called.
Booth looked to see Jared, Hank, and Teddy waving at him.
Booth walked over and sat beside Jared.
"Hey, how are you doing?" Jared asked.
Booth shrugged, "Okay, I guess…"
"So, where'd you take the baby?" Teddy asked.
"Teddy!" Hank whispered bopping Teddy upside the head.
"Does it really matter?" Booth whispered as the plane engines roared.
"Look Seels, you did the right thing by taking her to Chloe's parents." Jared said.
"Uh oh, start swallowing guys, we're going up." Teddy said.
A small wail came from the inside of Booth's jacket.
"What was that?!" Jared asked.
"It sounded like a dying cat…" Hank whispered.
"It came from Sarge's jacket…" Teddy gasped.
"Seeley, you didn't…" Jared hissed angrily.
Booth sighed and slowly unzipped his jacket so Jared could see the top of Libby's head.
"YOU BROUGHT THE BABY?!" Jared asked enraged.
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