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A week later it seemed that everything was back to normal. Unfortunately they didn't get anywhere yet on their last case but the team was determine to solve it. Booth still didn't know how to act around Bren. It was like one step forward four steps back. Things with Hannah were returning back to the way it was until an idea suddenly popped into Booth's head. He wanted to take the next step with Hannah; he wanted her to meet Parker.

She was just like his Bones was at first but he felt if he could get the Dr. Brennan to change her mind then he could convince his girlfriend that she would be great with Parker. "You're great with everybody, okay? And I'll tell you what, Parker can't wait to meet you." he told her trying to ease her fears.

Hannah looked shocked. "Really", she asked skeptically.

"Yeah, really", he smiled using his Boothy smile but inside he was just as nervous.

As luck would have it they had another crime to solve. It appeared to be melted Bones, only that was scientifically not possible.

"Woah, look at that", Hodgins shouted coming into the room where Bones was examining the body and cam were looking up X rays.

"You're excited about the decedent, Dr. Hodgins", Bones asked wondering how death was something to be eager about. She sometimes thought her coworkers were strange people, but as Booth said once they where her people.

Hodgins had the decency to look appalled before defending himself. "Sure! Booth said the dude melted into the truck."

Cam was frustrated not only was she unable to get anything from the x rays Dr. Brennan wasn't getting anything as well. "At this point we can't determine gender", she signed.

Bren felt the need to point out that Bones did not melt!

Today was a very long day for everyone but they were making progress. Hodgins found a bullet and Booth and Bren questioned the victims wife, while Ange found the VIN number. Sweets was doing his thing. All and all it was a pretty good day.

Booth and Bren were walking towards the Royal dinner in a comfortable silence when Booth thought he should inform Bones on his little epiphany. He felt that Bones had the right to know. "So Hannah's gonna meet Parker tomorrow", he stated.

On the inside Bren froze. Parker was getting introduced to his girlfriend. The last woman Parker met was that lawyer back when they first started being partners. She had no rights to do so but she felt like a surrogate mother to her partner's son. She did practically help take care of him since he was four. Now just like a lot of things it wasn't her place to take care of him like that. Booth sounded unsure about it though. She couldn't read people but reading Booth came naturally. "You don't sound too happy about that", she stated hoping that she was right.

"No, I am, it's gonna be great. It's gonna be really good – I just, I'm a little worried, you know".

Bones didn't know. It sounded like he was trying to convince himself so she of course tried to understand and comfort him. "Because your loyalty lies with Parker and if he doesn't accept Hannah, you may lose the woman you love." She almost chocked at this point. Sunday couldn't come fast enough.

"It's not that simple, Bones."

Nothing ever is, she thought wryly. "I suppose not. You could send him off to boarding school; that's what the English have done for many generations."

Booth looked pissed. "Boarding school? I'm not sending him to boarding school."

Bones smiled a sad smile. "Then, I wouldn't worry if I were you."

Booth didn't believe her. "No?"

"Won't do you any good. If your relationship falls apart, worrying won't salvage it."

Booth didn't know how to take that but he was happy Bones wasn't objecting the idea. "Oh, thanks, Bones. I appreciate it."

"Of course".

"So, after I scanned in all the Bones, I remembered Girolamo Cardano."

"The 16th century Italian mathematician and anatomist", Bren asked.

Angela smiled. She was going to miss her best friend. "Yeah, that's the guy. He developed a series of mathematical equations to describe the skeletal system. So, programming the equations into the computer, I was able to reconstruct the skeletal system – the same way a forensic architect could reconstruct a collapsed building."

Brennan was surprised. Her friend never ceases to amaze her. "You straightened out the bones?"

"I sure did. Check this out."Angela presses a button and the twisted Bones on the screen become straightened out again!

"Amazing", Bren breathed.

"Now, there are marks on the victim's ileum."

"I don't believe an injury at that location would be fatal. But, a nicked mandible could be, especially if the carotid was transected. The victim would've bled out."

Angela thought about it. It seemed plausible. "And we'd have cause of death", she agreed.

"Based on the wound tract which narrows to a point, we're looking at a knife."

"So, he was stabbed", Ange concluded.

Bren didn't like jumping the rocket. "Daisy will need to find the actual warped bone so she can swab the wound for trace from the murder weapon."

"No problem". Angela twisted the Bones back to the original configuration and locates where the bone actually was. "That's the one."

The meeting started off as an epic fell. Parker wasn't really interested at first. Hannah was the person making Bones go away but she made his father happy so she was pretty cool; just not cooler than Bones.

Hannah ended up taking him to the zoo. Parker had a field day. He was able to ride a camel. He couldn't wait to tell his friends. It was so cool. As they walked in he was immediately wrapped into a conversation with his dad and Hannah.

"Dad, we went to the zoo. They had camel rides."

Hannah was happy he had fun. She could tell that they still had awkward moments when she didn't know what to do. "I was sure he'd ridden one before. He could be a jockey."

"The zoo, huh? What happened to just going to get ice cream"? Booth was impressed he was a little heaved at being lied to especially since it was concerning Parker. But Parker was alright and they seemed to be getting along better so he let it slide.

Hannah rolled her eyes at Booth's fake attempt to interrogate them. " Yeah, yeah at the zoo."

"We saw a lion pee for, like, ten minutes", Parker gushed. He was so happy.

"Wow", Booth gasped out. He was happy parker was happy

"That would be physically impossible. An adult lion's bladder, when full, can hold approximately 1500 mL of urine. The bladder would completely empty in 37.5 seconds", she stated breaking their family bonding time. She so badly wanted to leave but she hasn't seen parker in forever and was enthralled in his excitement. She was going to miss him.

"She says weird stuff like that all the time. She's cool", parker stated feeling the need to defend his Bones to Hannah.

Brennan smiled. She really loved that little boy!

"Yes. We're friends, actually", Hannah stated.

Parker looked extremely doubtful. "She knows everything. Watch this. What animal farts the most?"

"Hey, hey, hey", Booth tried to intercept. It felt nice having his family together like this. He and parker easily feel into rhythm with Bones there to help.

Hannah laughed.

"The termite because of their diet and digestive process, they produce as much methane gas as human industry but you can't hear them", Bones informed.

"Isn't she cool", Parker asked amazed?

"Very", Hannah said trying to hide her distaste.

"We can go to her house and go swim. She can do a cannonball".

"Oh", the blonde was confused. She had a gut feeling that this was way it was so heard getting close to parker.

"Hannah can come, can't she", he asked turning to Bones.

As if she could deny parker anything; she answered, "Sure".

Hannah and Brennan traded smiles.

"Hey, kid. Hey, a little chocolate ice cream on the chin there, kid", Booth said as he tried to wipe it off of Parker.

"Yeah, it's my new favorite flavor", Parker smiled.

"Wow", Booth smiled turning to Hannah he told her she was amazing. Hannah mouthed back a thank you and reached for his hand.

Brennan couldn't get out of that diner fast enough. She get that Booth had moved on but to keep flaunting like that to her was pointless and heart breaking. She missed the days were everything was black and white with no grey areas because she was finding out that the grey spots hurt. Booth had what he always wanted. He no longer needed her. She knew it wasn't logically to run away because of a man but she just couldn't be here anymore. She was going to prolong her return as long as possible.

She was only going to fly back for the birth of Angela and Hodgins' baby but after that she was done. Everyone life had moved on but her remained the same. Sure she was happy for them but she needed to try to move on to and being stuck in D.C wasn't doing her any good. She hoped that Booth being here will keep the team together plus she could still be called for consultation if needed. Two more days and she was out of here.

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