3 YEARS LATER

Dr. Temprance Brennan was trying to get some paperwork done. Sincerely. However, someone had other ideas.

She felt a tug on her shirt sleeve. "Mommy Play?" 3 year old Joy Booth signed.

Bones smiled at her tiny daughter. She and Booth had just finished a difficult case, and she was trying to finish the paper work that went along with finishing it. Bones had missed Joy terribly, so she picked Joy up early from school in the hopes that Joy would play, and Bones could finish.

"Joy play. Mommy work." Bones signed back.

"Miss mommy. Play." Joy persisted. Bren considered her dilemma for a moment, until she saw the answer sneaking up on her 3 year old daughter.

Suddenly Joy was scooped up into loving arms. "Joy - Joy. Play with Uncle? Play with Aunt Angel?" Jack Hodgens signed to the tiny toddler.

Bones felt so fortunate to have so many friends and family that went to the time and trouble of learning American Sign Language in order to better communicate with her daughter. Angela, Hodgens, Sweets, Cam, Jared, Max, and Russ all know at least basic sign language. Joy was a lucky girl.

Joy smiled and signed "Yes" to Jack whole threw Joy over his shoulder and with a nod to Bones, walked into the direction of Angela's office.

45 minutes later Bones strolled into Angela's office to find Hodgens, Angela and Joy playing tea party - pinkies in the air. Joy spied Bones out of the corner of her eye and ran into her legs. "Mommy!!" Joy signed. "All done?"

"Yes, Mommy play." Bren smiled as she sat down on Angela's sofa, taking a pretend cup of tea for herself.

"Daddy." Joy signed looking at Bones with her clear blue eyes. "Daddy work. See you soon." Bones signed back.

As if on cue, Seeley Booth walked into Angela's office.

Joy ran to her father's strong arms. "Baby B. I missed you." Booth signed.

"Aunt Angel, show dress." Joy signed.

"Do you want Daddy to see Joy?" Angela signed.

"Yes." Joy signed and pointed down to the floor so she could show Booth the dress.

Angela walked to her closet with Joy in tow and pulled down the tiny white dress that Angela had purchased that day.

"Pretty" Joy smiled at her daddy as Angela presented the dress to Booth.

"Beautiful." Bones smiled and rubbed his stubbly face.

"I flower girl" Joy signed to her father proudly.

"She's totally going to steal the show Ang." Jack laughed.

"Let her." Angela smiled.

"Eat" Joy signed, touching her tiny fingers to her lips.

Booth scooped up his daughter. "You heard the girl. To the diner!" Booth walked out with Angela, Jack and Bren in tow.

They all took their seat at the diner. Booth snuggled in next to Bren. The two had been married 2 months before in a simple ceremony. Bones had never been happier. She never thought that she would be married, but she did know she wanted to be a family.

"So only one month to go!" Booth smiled.

"Yep! I can't wait!" Jack smiled as he put his arm around Angela.

After many years of trial and error, Jack and Angela were going to finally make it official.

"Baby B us going to look so beautiful in her dress!" Angela signed and said.

"Aunt Angel beautiful." Joy signed and wrinkled her button nose at Angela

"Guys, how do you stand her - she's so CUTE!" Angela touched her nose and signed "I love you" to Joy.

"Why do you think that she gets away with everything. Especially with Booth." Bones kissed him on the cheek.

"HEY! She doesn't get away with THAT much." Booth laughed. "She's just a Daddy's girl." Booth kissed Joy's sticky hand. "Daddy's girl?" Booth signed.

"Mommy and Daddy's girl." Joy signed back. With that, both of her parent's leaned in and kissed her cheeks.

"Suckas." Jack laughed.