Chapter 7

Leaving Booth's apartment a minute or so later, I climbed into his SUV quickly so to avoid Rebecca freaking out at him. Driving like a maniac, we managed to make it to Rebecca's house and only be five minutes late. We lucked out majorly. As we both strode up to the house, the door swung open unexpectedly and Parker barreled out the door and into Booth's arms.

"Hey Parks, how are ya bub?"

"I'm good dad. Is Dr. Bones spending the day with us?"

"She is Parks." Leaning down to whisper something into his son's ear, Parker quickly turned around, giggling.

As Booth went to go talk to Rebecca, I kneeled down to be on the same level as Parker. He skipped over to me, wrapping his small arms around my shoulders. Into my ear, he whispered, "Dr. Bones, you look beautiful today. Plus your hair smells like vanilla."

He flashed the Booth charm smile, which was just as powerful as his fathers. I returned his hug and whispered into his ear, "Well Parker, your dad has good taste in shampoo. He picked this out for me. So you can thank him."

Booth was walking back toward us with a smile on his face. Parker looked at him, then back at me and smiled.

"Dad, Dr. Bones' hair smells really good, like vanilla. So thank you."

Seeley's eyes flashed up to mine and he smiled. His hand fell into his familiar spot on my lower back, and his other hand on Parker's shoulder. Helping Parker into the backseat, I launched my surprise on the two.

"Parker, are you staying at your dad's for dinner?"

"Dad, am I staying?"

"Yeah, Parks, you are."

"So Parker, how would you like if I made my famous macaroni and cheese for dinner?"

"Yes, Dr. Bones, I would love that."

"As long as it's okay with your dad."

I looked over at Booth and realized that he was on Cloud 9. His eyes were a little wet, but I didn't question his reasons. I figured he was just happy that Parker and I were happy.

"Yeah Bones, that sounds great."

Booth pulled the car into a spot at the park. Parker undid his seatbelt and was out of the car before I could even open my door. He reached up for my car door handle and pulled. He escorted me out of the car and shut the door behind me. He was so much like his father. Booth saw this exchange of pleasantries and smiled. We casually walked over to an open area with Booth holding my left hand and Parker having my right. It felt good to be loved. Booth laid out the blanket and told Parker to swing on the swing set nearby. Booth rolled over on his stomach and looked deep into my eyes.

"Tempe, you know what scares me more than anything?"

I shook my head.

"The fact that every day, Parker, is turning more and more into me. There are some things about myself that he really shouldn't aspire to be, like a sniper. But the way he opened your door, he may just be a Ladies Man in the future."

"Booth, you raised your son to be respectful to women, and that's what he just did. He is just as gentlemanly as yourself. You should be proud of the son you have raised."

"Temperance, in the car, I realized that you would be an awesome mom. You talk so easily with Parker, and it brought tears to my eyes, which I gather you noticed. There is nothing I want more than to see you happy."

"Seeley Joseph Booth, do not cry on me. I am so happy with you, with Parker, with my life at the moment that there is nothing more that I could possibly want."

I intertwined my hand with Seeley, all while letting him finger the ring that was on my hand, I looked up into his eyes, and kissed his forehead.

"You know Bones, that's my job." Booth kissed me gently, but passionately as we heard giggling from behind us.

"Ewwww. Please stop."

"Parker, I guess you have just figured out, since you are very intelligent, that your father and I," I gulped looking over at Seeley, "are dating."

"Yeah, I kinda figured when you showed up and had a ring on your hand. Dad showed it to me a while ago and asked if I thought it was nice. I knew it was for you, even if he didn't tell me. Dad told me it was a promise ring."

"Parks, what do you think about all this? Me and Dr. Bones?"

He sat down on the blanket with us, looking at both of us then back down at his hands. He spoke, "I think it's great to see you happy again Dad. The way you look at Dr. Bones is the way Mom looks at Drew. You really love her don't you?"

"Yeah, Parks, I do. I love her a lot."

"Dr. Bones, how about you? Do you love my dad as much as he loves you?"

"Parker Booth, you are an extremely sensitive boy. And yes, I do love your father as much as he loves me. I love him with all my heart."

After a long silence, Booth's phone rang. From the ringtone, he could tell it was Cullen.

"Booth."

"Yes Sir. Of course Sir. I'll assemble the Squint Squad as soon as possible. I need to drop Parker off at Rebecca's. ETA 35 minutes. See you soon Sir."

"Parks, I'm sorry, but me and Dr. Bones have a case. I'm going to have to take you home."

"Its okay dad, just stay safe. But I'm happy we got to talk about you two lovebirds."

I smiled at Parker as we walked back toward the car. The ride was filled with laughs and games. As soon as Parker was back at home, we headed back toward the Jeffersonian to get my jumpsuit and kit. As Booth pulled into the parking lot and parked, we got out and rushed in, realizing that our ETA was going to be pushed back a little bit. I didn't even realize that I still had the ring on until Angela screeched.