"Are you ok, Parker?"
"Yeah. Is Tori? What about Ryan?"
"Tori is ok and Ryan's nose should be fixed in no time."
"Dad, who was that man?" Booth could see in his son's eyes how scared he was.
"Well, Parker, that was my dad."
"Is he Tori's dad too?"
"Yes he is. He is a very bad man and that's why you have never met him."
"He was mean to you when you were little right?"
"Yeah, me and Uncle Jared, and Tori. He won't ever hurt any of us again though or you. I am going to make him go away forever."
Parker nodded and then Booth saw Brennan walking down the hall towards them. He had called her after they got to the hospital and he knew Tori was ok and that Ryan would be soon. He had called his brother too.
"Booth, is everyone ok?"
"Yeah, Bones, everyone is fine now. Tori and Ryan are in there now waiting for the doctor to come back and do something."
"I'm sorry. I know I don't need to apologize because I didn't do anything, but I know how much this must irritate you."
"What really irritates me is that Jared isn't here yet. I mean you got here before him and you aren't even our sibling. Tori is scared half to death and he isn't even here for her. He needs to get over what happened all those years ago and be the big brother he needs to be. He's probably at some bar right now drinking already."
"I know he should be here Booth, but don't let Tori or Ryan see how angry you are."
"I know and I shouldn't have said anything in front of Parker either. He just needs to grow up is all."
"I agree. Is that the doctor?" Booth looked at the man Bones was pointing to. Sure enough it was Dr. Matthews walking towards them.
"Mr. Booth," he said. "I got the X-rays and I'm happy to say that the break isn't that bad. Ryan will not need surgery to repair the damage and it should heal on its own. He didn't lose too much blood and I recommend that he just lay down for awhile and rest up. He can take his preferred pain medication for the pain and swelling."
"Thank you, doctor."
"Sure thing and he is free to go now." With that he walked away. Booth opened the door and told Tori and Ryan that they were free to go.
As the two of them walked out the small group heard "Seeley!" from down the hall. Tori looked up and saw her brother for the first time in years. It was rather disappointing seeing as he was almost drunk and stumbling around.
"I'm glad you finally showed up Jared," said Seeley. "We needed you about an hour ago though."
"Why did you tell me to meet you at the hospital?"
"I just wanted to let you know that dad came and tried to abduct our little sister. In the process he beat up an innocent boy!" Seeley was now yelling at the top of his lungs. Screw not letting the kids see him angry, he was pissed and his brother needed to know.
"Booth maybe you guys should do this outside." He looked at Bones and then Tori over her shoulder. The younger girl had tears streaming down her face.
"Yeah let's do that. Come on Jared." Seeley grabbed his younger brother's collar and dragged him out. The kids and Bones followed him out. Booth put Jared in his car and the kids piled in after and they went back to the apartment.
When they arrived Ryan was put on the couch to rest and Tori sat by his feet talking to him. Parker went to his room, which he now shared with Tori, and Seeley and Jared prepared to dish it out in the kitchen.
"What the hell is wrong with you Jared? You showed up at the hospital half drunk. It's not even noon!"
"Well I'm going through a tough time lately."
"What is so tough?"
"I got fired and you let Victoria come and live with you. You know what she's like Seeley."
"Ok Jared first off you getting fired had to do with your drinking and second Victoria is our sister, which means we take care of her and stand by her no matter what happens. She has changed by the way and she feels bad, not that you care! What is your problem with her?"
"You mean besides her drug addiction and constant need for sex? It's the fact that dad didn't start beating us until she showed up! If her and her skank whore mother had never come around we could have had normal lives Seeley!"
"What dad did is not that little girls fault!"
"You still see her as a little girl? That's cute but, you know what she's done and who she is. I say we let dad take her back to Philly and out of our lives!"
"Let dad take her? You can't be serious. Hasn't she been through enough hell? You know as well as me that she had it worse when it came to dad than either of us. Do you know what he used to do with her? Ever wonder why she was always the last one to be put to sleep and why it took so long?"
"Well I think she brought this hell upon herself! The people she used to hang out with were a bunch of crack heads and whores."
"Ever think that maybe she turned to that to escape what was happening at home? All of us did something to get away and you have no room to talk because you took up drinking! You're an alcoholic Jared and you aren't even trying to help yourself."
"I don't need help!"
"You can't even see it! Reality check Jared, you are an adult who is acting like a child. Get over yourself and help Tori. She needs us now because she has never had anyone before. You said yourself that the people she hung out with weren't good to her."
"You're the one who needs the reality check if you still think that Victoria is good for anything. She is a useless whore just like her mother and wherever she goes nothing good ever happens. If you want to protect your son you will let dad take her with him." With that Jared left the apartment.
Booth looked at the couch and saw Tori's tearstained face. He couldn't blame her for crying, if he heard his brother saying stuff like that about him he would do the same. He couldn't believe Jared would say such terrible things.
"Tori, I'm sorry you had to hear all that." Booth went over and put an arm around her and she put her head on his shoulder. "I'm sure he will come around eventually sweetie."
She didn't say anything. She just sat there and cried.
"I'm going to start lunch." Tori nodded and he stood up.
Ryan sat up on the couch and put the palm of his hand on Tori's cheek. She looked up at his eyes and more tears spilt out. She quickly stood and stepped away from the couch.
Turning back she said, "I'm sorry you had to see that." Then she went in the bathroom and locked the door. Ryan knew better and so left her alone.
