Beginning of June

"Park, are you sure you know where camp is? I'm pretty sure we've passed that tree before."

"Shut up, Booth. I think we're just getting turned around."

Booth rolled his eyes. "Teddy, I'm not kidding. We need to find camp. We can't sleep in trees anymore. Sure, we can scavenge for food but I haven't seen a stream in a while. If we don't have water, we're toast."

"Okay, okay. Uh, you wanna sit for a bit while I figure this out?"

Booth nodded and Teddy helped him sit. Booth's feet, despite being bare, seemed to be healing. Booth knew enough from Brennan's work that most likely his feet would have to be re-broken in order to heal properly, but that was the least of his worries. He was just worried about surviving at this point.

"Okay, so I think we're gonna have to get out of these woods. It'll expose us a bit, and they might see us, but we're not gonna get anywhere without getting out of the woods."

"Alright, then. Let's get going."

"You wanna rest a bit more?"

"Nah, we gotta move. Let's go."


"Brennan! We're back!" Angela called as she climbed the stairs to Bren's room.

"I'm in the baby's room," Brennan shouted back.

Angela and Jack walked into the nursery and found Brennan sitting in the rocking chair with her eyes closed. She seemed to be napping but the grin on her face suggested otherwise.

"You two spent a very long time at the store," she told them.

"Sweetie, we have to get ready for the baby before he comes. Okay, check it out. We picked up diapers to maybe last us a month, we got a few pacifiers, some rattles and other little toys. Look, we've stocked up wipes and baby shampoo and we even found a little baby bathtub!"

"You really didn't have to go do all of that, Ange."

"Yes, we did! You're not allowed to get up and walk that much!"

"Angela, really. It's been taken care of," Brennan told her, gesturing to the diapers and wipes taking over the new changing table and the bottles of shampoo and the little tub in the corner of the room.

"How…wait, did you do this?" Jack asked.

Brennan smiled and shook her head. "Nope. I had a few other helpers."

"Well, Jack Hodgins! Are you back to try and kick my ass at dominoes? 'Cause you know I'll whoop ya every time!" Hank shouted from behind them.

"Mr. Booth! When did you get here?" Jack asked him.

"Not too long ago. Stopped at the store on the way in. Figured my great-grandson would need some supplies when he got here."

"Is Jared here too?" Angela asked.

Hank nodded. "He's sleeping in the guest room right now. He's very excited to see you, Angela."

"I'm sure he is," Jack mumbled. Angela elbowed him gently.

"Bren, do you need anything?" Angela asked her.

Brennan shook her head. "Let's just play some dominoes."

"There's no way you're going to beat me," Jack boasted. "I've been working on strategy!"

"Yeah, right, Sport," Hank scoffed, "You'll never beat me!"

Brennan followed everyone out of the nursery with a smile on her face, finally getting used to the feeling of a family.


A/N: So for the next few days, I'll just be posting just a little at a time. I have to work a lot before I move again so things are going to be a little hectic. But I'm going to post as much as possible! Thanks for reading and drop me a line if you can!