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Her eyes glanced up to meet his and she stood from her position on the bench. He took another step towards her, his hand gripped into Parker's, as she scanned his face. Something was different, but she couldn't place it.

She looked down at the child. "Hi parker,"

"Hi Dr. Bones," he waved at her with a wide smile.

She ruffled his hair and looked up at his father. "Hello, Booth," she felt a catch in her throat. It was hard to tear her eyes away from him. It had been an agonizing 365 days with him absent from her life. Now he was here, standing before her.

"Hi Bones," he replied.

She shuddered at the way he said her name. She had missed that.

He released his hand on Parker, and reached out to tug at her new hair style. Now shoulder length and straight, with a fringe.

He smiled weakly. "I like it."

She smiled. She'd been afraid that he'd hate it. She brushed it down with her hand, her eyes still lingering on his.

Booth shifted on his feet, and she noticed a difference in the way he moved. Then she noticed his hand leaning against a cane.

She frowned. "What…"

"Daddy lost a leg!" Parker announced almost proudly. "He has a pretend one now, it's made of plastic."

Booth watched her uncomfortably as he watched for a reaction. She stared at him a moment, her mouth gapped open. He'd been hurt. So much so that he had lost a limb, an entire body part of him was missing. He had been injured and she hadn't been there to help him. Her chest tightened.

"Bones," he said. "Are you okay?"

She felt the color rush from her face as she nodded. "Yes, I'm- are you- are you okay?" her voice was unsteady.

Booth nodded. "It's good to see you."

"Yeah," she smiled forgetting anything but that look in his eyes, as he watched her with intensity, the same way he had looked at her so long ago. It hadn't changed. He hadn't changed. "It's good to see you, too, Booth. SO Parker," she said with a lighter tone. "Been hanging out with your dad?"

Parker nodded ferociously.

"How long are you staying?"

"For a WHOLE ENTIRE week," he explained excitedly.

"Wow," she faked her own excitement, as Booth watched her interact with his boy.

"Wanna get a coffee?" he asked.

Brennan nodded. That sounded good.

A while later, the three of them sat at a table in the diner. Booth, unsurprisingly, had ordered an apple pie and ice-cream, Parker sat slurping on his large chocolate milkshake, while Brennan watched the boys across the table. Parker gave his father some of his milkshake and Booth exchanged for a mouthful of pie.

"Want some of my drink, Dr. Bones?" Parker inquired pushing the glass across the table.

"No thanks, Parker," she declined.

"Want some of my pie, Bones?" Booth asked teasingly knowing how she felt about cooked fruit.

"No," she pulled a face. "I don't eat my fruit cooked, Booth, you KNOW this."

Booth turned to his son and smiled. "Some things NEVER change."

Brennan frowned. "I don't know what that means."

Booth just laughed.

Hope you didn't mind the PIE talk… don't think I have a long BONES FF's without it. It's crucial I think… to their relationship. Anyways… review if you want another chapter. JUST so I know… hehehe