A/N: I thought I had to answer everyone's question about how a little girl from Afghanistan knew ENGLISH so well… I thought I better answer it now, so that ppl don't get too questioning. Lol! I'm not so great about writing kids, SO… please tell me if I can improve, and HOW!

Enjoy this chapter…

There had been a question weighing on Brennan's mind, and as she sat side by side on the leather couch with Kali cuddled up beside her, she turned to the child and asked.

"Kali… how do you speak English so well?"

Kali looked up at Brennan and a pained expression crossed her face. "My mother was from Australia, while we lived in Afghanistan since I was a baby, she talked to me in English, and daddy spoke some Pashto, but mostly he spoke to me in English," she explained.

"You're a very smart little girl," Brennan acknowledged. For a four year old she knew a hell of a lot, but considering her own childhood, she was not surprised by anything anymore.

"Thank you," she replied politely.

Brennan nodded and silently watched her as her eyes watched the TV screen. Brennan didn't like having a TV in the house, but she knew since having a child, it might be a good idea. Now she was beginning to think, books might be a better opinion for Kali. She seemed like the intellectual type.

"Do you like reading Kali?" she asked.

Kali's eyes lit up like bright lights, and she nodded ferociously. "YES! I love reading…"

"Are you a good reader?"

She nodded shyly and blushed with embarrassment. "Sometimes,"

"Would you like to go and buy some books, and maybe some pens and drawing books as well…" she offered. It might be good to keep the child's mind active and busy so that she was stimulating her mind with good, positive thoughts while Booth was gone.

Kali looked excited.

Brennan stood from the couch and looked at her watch. It was still early enough to take the child to the store. She offered her hand and Kali shyly took hold, then Brennan led the child out of the house and towards the car.

"How come you have so much money?" Kali asked once they were on the road.

Brennan frowned. "How do you know I have a lot of money?"

"You have a big house and lots of things and a car…"

"I work," she answered. "And I make money from writing books."

"Wow… you write books," the child was certainly intrigued by the new information, and she seemed to like Brennan, a lot, which was nice for her, because Brennan liked the child too. She was beginning to think how much she was going to like parenting. Maybe she could make a good mother to Kali.

"I sure do."

"What are your books about?" she asked curiously. "Are they about farm animals or scary monsters?"

Brennan thought about it. How much was she supposed to share with the child? "They contain the events of people's lives…" she thought about her dialogue and how Booth always needed it "dumb it down" she tried again. "I write about people and what happens to them."

"Can I read it?"

"I don't think so, Kali, it's a bit grown-up… for older people," she explained. "But we'll get you some good books today; you can even pick some out if you like."

Kali nodded excitedly.

At the bookstore, Kali searched the shelves, she picked out several children's classics, for an above average reading age, and Brennan was impressed. It would come as no surprise if someone had mistaken her to be her biological mother, despite Kali's darker skin color.

"Have you read any of these books before?" Brennan asked. She wasn't sure how much Kali had learned in Afghanistan or what she had at her disposal.

Kali looked embarrassed. "Mommy taught me to read, but I never had a book of my own before."

"Well," Brennan said feeling a tug at her heart. "Now you'll have many."

Brennan let Kali pay for it, and then they made another few stops on the way home, collecting some drawing books, paints and pencils, and some things that Brennan needed during the week. Then the two of them drove back to Brennan's house.

"Am I going to live with you forever?" Kali asked unexpectedly.

Brennan glanced over quickly before her eyes settled back on the road. "I'm not sure yet," she told her honestly. "I hope so… but we can't make any permanent plans yet, Kali, we just have to see. Do you like living with me?"

"Yes. But I want Booth to live with us too."

Brennan smiled to herself, it didn't sound like a half bad idea. But she wouldn't make promises to the child that she couldn't keep. No matter how much she wanted it.

Kali looked out the window.

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