Thank you for your reviews and I figured that this is sort of like my season 5, in a way. This story is in no way over. I still got plenty up my sleeves so to speak.
Disclaimer: I do not own Bones, but I am a huge fan, why else would I be writing this.
Chapter 16
Phones and Fans
I got the pleasure of getting out of the hospital an entire three days later. That was not ok with me. I not only missed the weekend. I missed one day of work. I did not like missing work. On the upside my mom and sister went home to Michigan, YES! Finally! I loved them, I did. But I was all grown up.
Jack, Zach, and Angela had come to get me and drove me home. Zach, the sweetie that he is, refused to leave me. I think he was more scared than I was when I got shot. And I was the one that got shot.
Betty and Nancy waited patiently for us to arrive and greeted me with hugs. We sat down in the kitchen for tea.
"So do you guys want Jasmine, or Black Currant?" I asked standing up to get the tea. Angela glared at me and forced me back into the chair.
"Oh no missy." she said "You sit, I'll get it."
"Fine," I said annoyed and turned to Betty "So what have you been up to cutie?"
"Nancy and I hung out."
"Did you have fun?"
"Yeah," replied Betty triumphantly. "Is Nancy going to be my new Ima?"
"Would you like Nancy to be your new Ima?" I asked her. Ima was the Hebrew word for mother. My guess was that she had spoken Hebrew at home.
"She's really nice…would it make my real Ima mad if Nancy became my new Ima?"
"I think your mommy would be happy that you have found somebody who loves you just as much as she did."
"Ok."
"Any word from Jamesie," I asked Nancy
"We had a video conference two days ago." replied Nancy "He went bloody bananas when he heard his little sister was shot."
"But…"
"But he was really happy to meet Betty," Said Nancy, "He said she was as sweet as apple pie."
"Cliché, but cute," I told her as she handed me a pile of documents. "The papers,"
"All filled out, or my parts are. James can fill his part out when he gets back."
"No problem." I told her "I can send it over to you after this is processed. Now in my professional opinion…" I was cut off by Jack.
"Oh no," said Jack "The Doctors said no work for at least another three days."
"But Jack, I'll go nuts if I have to spend three more days sitting in a bed starring at a TV screen and sleeping. I like to work."
"Fine, but only on your psychological platform." said Jack "No field work." I crossed my arms childishly.
"Party pooper," I muttered and Zack began to laugh at my childish expression. Angela came in, having gotten the mail. Nancy and Betty headed outside to play.
"Althea, you have a letter here, from a Ms. Salk from some High School in Detroit."
"Why is our High school Principle writing to you?" asked Zach
"High School reunion, you probably got one as well." He nodded and went to check. I took the envelope from Angela and tore it open. It was a nice letter in fancy stationary.
Dear Ms Calloway
You are cordially invited to your 7 year High School reunion (Well that was original not five years, not ten, but seven. Nice) of the class of 2001. More than seventy-five percent of your class has already sent in an R.S.V.P for this event. It would bring me and all of your old teachers' great joy if you were to attend. Included with this letter is a questionnaire to be completed by the end of the week. Also included is your free subscription to our newsletter. This is a chance for you to reconcile with old friends, and reminisce with others.
Signed
Principle Trellis Salk
Zach came back a few minutes later holding an identical copy of the letter that I had received.
"Should we go?" asked Zach
"I don't see why not. It takes place the weekend before Thanksgiving. About two weeks from now. We might as well show off our amazing degrees and doctorates."
"We'll have to see your mother, again…."
"And yours."
"Alright we're going." said Zach and sat down next to me. He opened up the attached questionnaire and I did the same.
Question 1: Your name in High School and your name now
"Why would they think our names are different?"
"Because half the girls in that school probably got married Zach. Or in our case the word Doctor will be infront of our names. "
"Oh!" We wrote our names down and looked at the next question.
Question 2: Do you have any children? We said no.
Question 3: What is the most exciting thing you have done since graduating from Patric Henry High?
"Should I write down excavating in Egypt or getting Zach out of the McKinley?" I asked.
"I'm writing down Iraq the Jeffersonian and you."
"Aw…I knew there was a reason I love you." I wrote down Zach, and Egypt."
Question 4: What did you major in, in College? "Um….they didn't give me enough room to write it all down."I whined
"List the top….three." suggested Jack and I did.
Question 5: What is your current carrier or place of occupation?
Zach and I finished the questionnaire and sent it in. We didn't bother signing up for the news letter because there weren't that many people that we actually enjoyed talking to in School. Not many people would remember us…although those two jocks I beat up on my first day would certainly remember me.
My father called the following day.
"Daddy, how are you?" I asked.
"I'm good thank you. How are you?" asked Dad "Any men in your life?"
"Well…just the usual two: Jack and Zack…."
"When will I see you Althea?" asked my father.
"Um….in about a week or two," I told him. "Zach and I are going to our High School reunion."
"How nice and where will Zach be staying?"
"With me,"
"At our house" wondered Dad
"Dad, he's my boyfriend we share a bed." I explained.
"Oops that's your mother got to go." heh, my father was freaking out because I was sharing a bed with Zach. It made me laugh.
"Ok bye dad." I said and hung up then turned to Zach "We're getting a hotel." He laughed.
I came back to work the next day and handed the papers to Booth. He and I signed off on the adoption and I rushed home to tell Nancy and Betty the good news.
Nancy and Betty were sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast when I came in.
"What is it?" asked Nancy
"You are now the mother, Mrs. Calloway, of this adorable little girl, congratulations." She starred at me and scooped Betty up onto her arm. She started singing.
"Thank you, love." said Nancy
"Not a problem, I now has to get back to work before I go I also want to inform you that you are free to return to Maine with Betty at any time." I rushed back to work as Sweets came in. "Why are you still here anyway?" I saw that someone was waiting for me in my office. I recognized him as Dr. Hawass
"As much as you may not like it I have full access here."
"Whatever."
"Weren't you shot?" asked Sweets and I nodded "So why are you back at work?"
"Because I can be"
"Interesting." muttered Sweets "Could it be…."
"Didn't I yell you not to talk to me like I'm one of your patients?"
"I'm sorry."
"If you don't mind I have work to do. I have a visitor." he nodded and left me alone. I entered my office and saw Dr. Hawass waiting for me. "Dr. Hawass….what are you doing here?" I hugged him and gestured him to sit down.
"I heard on the news that you were shot. I was in New York and thought I'd pay you a visit to see how you were." He paused "It was him that shot you?"
"It's alright Dr. Hawass. I'm alright." Just then Zach came in.
"Oh, my apologies Althy, I wasn't aware that you had a visitor."
"It ok, come on in here." He came in and sat down next to me. "Zach this is Dr. Zahi Hawass. Dr. this is my boyfriend Dr. Zachary Addy."
"Ah so many doctors." laughed Dr. Hawass as he shook Zach's hand.
We chatted a little bit before Dr. Hawass left to go back to New York. I went back to Zach's apartment at the end of the day.
"Would you like spend the night?"
"I would love to. But only if you want me to." I replied.
"I do not think I would have asked if I did not want too." As we lay in his bed a thought occurred to me that had remained benign until now.
"Zach, what do you think our reunion will be like?"
"I do not know, Althy. In all truths I have not really thought about our class since graduation."
"Me neither."
A/N And so ends another chapter of this totally awsome virtually flawless fic. As usual theories are welcomed. I would also like to hear ideas about what their class reunion should be like. Please review.
