'Thanks Bones'

'It's nothing really'

As soon as they arrived at Booth's apartment Parker had raced of to his bedroom. Claiming he needed to be dressed in his Spiderman's pajamas before he could watch a movie.

'Bones you and I both know it's not nothing. You hate Christmas and you hate kids. I can't call that nothing'

'Booth….I….Maybe I should go'

'Oh no, come on, we're going to watch a movie together. Have some fun, nothing more. If you ask me, I would like you to stay. You're my partner, and I sure think we are friends! Don't worry about Parker, once the television is on he's not interested in anything else that goes on around him. You can shoot a gun and he'll not even notice. He's tot focused on the Disney figures on the screen by then.'

'Ok Booth, I'll stay, but only cause you want me to.'

'Again, thank you.'

Bones almost thought that Booth didn't know his own son. Cause thirty minutes later she and Booth sat on the couch with a little boy snuggled between them. And every time she would shift a bit to the right, Parker would follow. Then every time Parker followed her, Booth followed Parker, wanting to be close to his little boy. So here she was, at Booth's apartment, on the most right end of his couch, is she moved about two inched she would fall off.

'Haha, look Pluto knocked the Christmas tree over. Look Daddy! Look Bones!'

'I see bub, listen why don't I go and make us some hot chocolate? What do you think huh?'\

'YEAAaaaah'

'Ok, stay here, I'll be right back'

Temperance shot him the same look as she had done at the diner. The one that said help me, don't leave me alone with him. But the only response she got from Booth was a wink. What the hell did that wink mean? Wink, I'll help you in a second or wink, figure it out by yourself. Damn it, probably the last one since he wasn't back.

'Bones lady? Do you work with my daddy?'

'Yes, that's right. Your dad and I are work partners'

'You have a silly name, you're the only one I know who is called Bones'

'I'm sure but that is not my real name Parker'

'Daddy calls you Bones so that is your name!'

'No it's not, it's only a nickname'

'A nigame?'

'Yeah a nickname, I work with bones so your dad calls me Bones. It's for fun'

'Oh, what is you real name?'

'My real name is Dr. Temperance Brennan'

'That's a…long name. I don't think I can remember it… Dr. Tlempance Bennun'

'That's not quite right but it's ok. You can call me Bones like your dad.'

'Ok, Dr. Bones!'

Booth walked back into the living room with a tray in his hands. The tray held three large steaming mugs of hot chocolate and a plate full of cookies.

'Yummy! Daddy, you know? Bones is not Dr. Bones' real name. It's Dr. Trempance Bunnan'

'Dr. Temperance Brennan? Yeah I know buddy. I just like to call her Bones'

'Yeah, me too'

Temperance smiled, this wasn't such a bad idea after all. Parker was sweet, smart for his age. Not that she knew a lot about children but he seemed smart. He wasn't too bad. Booth wasn't that bad either, he was nice. And he looked pretty handsome in the outfit he wore. He changed into a grey sweatpants and a black t-shirt that was loosely around his abdomen and pretty tight around his chest. Yeah what would you want with such a chest as his. Wait?! Did she just call Booth handsome? Sure he was, but…. She thought about it! Ok, just never tell him that. Never.

'Bones, Bones?? Earth to Bones'

'Huh what? Oh sorry, I was thinking'

'Yeah, thought I smelled smoke over here. Parker is in bed and he wants a goodnight hug from you'

'From me? Why?'

'Cause he likes you, duh. And he normally only gets one from me so if you ask me getting two is pretty awesome.'

Parker lay in bed thinking about his day. He woke up that morning and mommy had taken him ice skating which was really cool! He didn't even fall. They spent the day together and when daddy called to tell he was out of quart… qaur… the thing they kept him in mommy dropped him of at Sid's so he could see him. Daddy was at Sid's with the pretty Bones lady, and the robot! The robot could flip, trip, swim, whatever he wanted! When we got home daddy, Dr. Bones and I watched a movie and drank hot chocolate. Dr. Bones gave me a goodnight hug and even a kiss. I think she should kiss daddy. Not the way she kissed him but the way mommy kissed Steven. Cause when two people like each other they kiss like that! So that's why I asked Dr. Bones if she would still be there in the morning. But she said probably not Parker so that's sad. He liked Dr. Bones. Now he was tired so he grabbed his stuffed dog and snuggled deep under the covers. 'Let's hope for a Christmas miracle Woofie'

'I uh… I should go…'

'You can stay if you like'

'No Booth, that's not a good idea. Where would I sleep?'

'Uh Bones, I didn't think of it that way, sure you can sleep over here, I'll sleep on the couch but I just thought maybe we could talk a bit'

God, Temperance why did you assume that he meant sleeping over. Idiot! Now you're about as red as a tomato.

'No, I uhm….Should really go…. Uh, yeah… sorry'

'Hey, don't be sorry. I had fun. It was fun. Celebrating Christmas as a family'

'As a family?'

'Uh, family uhm…. I uh…. Didn't mean it like that, you know just together'

'I know what you mean Booth. I had fun spending Christmas with you…. and Parker'

'Let's not forget him, since he's the one that started it'

Jeez he looked hot over there standing at the doorway. No Temperance not again! Can I… Should I… No you can't act professional. Before she noticed her thoughts were silenced when his lips toughed hers, soft and gentle.

Ok, now or never, he leaned in. She would jump back, she would ju…. Oh she kisses back. Hmm he wanted this for a long, long time. Breaking the kiss he looked in her eyes…

'Thanks Bones'

'Uhm, you're welcome? Listen, next year my place?'

'Huh, what?'

'Celebrating Christmas, at my place… you, Parker and me?'

'You inviting two people over to celebrate Christmas? That's a Christmas miracle Bones!'

Little did they know that two pairs of eyes saw it all happen. The brown ones of a blond boy named Parker and the black ones of a white dog names Woofie.

A/N: Leave it here or make a whole story out of it? It's up to you!