Booth is sitting in a rocking chair in the hospital nursery, his newborn son cradled in his arms. He fixes the baby's blue and white knit cap, some of his dark brown hair still peeking out, and a smile tugs at the corners of his lips as he watches his son's eyelashes flutter and his chest rise up and down and listens to the baby's soft, even breathing as he sleeps soundly.
Christine, who's sitting on the footrest in front of him, cranes her neck so she can see her baby brother a little better. Feeling defeated because she can't really see him as clearly as she wants, she stands up and stands by her father's side, looking down at the newborn and bursting into giggles.
Booth looks at her, one eyebrow raised in confusion. "What's so funny, Princess?"
"Daddy, he looks like a chipmunk!"
Booth bites back a smile and presses a finger to his lips. "Shhh, Baby." He pauses. "He does kinda look like a chipmunk, huh?"
She nods. "But I like chipmunks. They're cute." She touches her brother's soft cheek with the pad of her thumb and gasps when he opens his eyes for a split second. "Daddy, did you see that?"
Booth nods. "I sure did, Princess. He opened his eyes just for you."
"Can I hold him, daddy?"
He nods again and stands up. "Sit down."
She hops up onto the rocking chair again and tilts her head up. "I'm sitting down. Can I hold him now?"
He lowers the newborn into his daughter's arms and readjusts her hands into the proper positions. "Don't move."
She tugs a little at the blanket and smiles down at her baby brother. "Hi, Little Alien. I know you're sleeping, but I really want you to wake up now."
Booth sits down on the ottoman and watches his daughter closely. He turns his head when he hears a whispered 'Dad'. "Hey, Bub."
Parker walks into the room and nods. "Hey. Bones said you and Teeny were up here."
Booth rolls his eyes. "She never listens," he mutters under his breath. "She's supposed to be taking a nap."
Parker sighs. "Don't be mad at Bones, dad. She was taking a nap. It's my fault. I woke her up."
"How was school?"
"I wish you'd let me leave school early to come to the hospital. I couldn't concentrate after you called me." Parker steps closer to the rocking chair and glances down at his baby brother for the first time. "He looks like a chipmunk."
Christine giggles. "Hey, I said that." She looks up in terror when the baby starts to fuss in her arms. "Daddy, I broke him."
Booth stands up and gently scoops the newborn up, rocking him. "You didn't break him, Princess." He presses a kiss to the top of the baby's head and looks at Parker once the baby settles back down.
"Can I, can I hold him?"
Booth smiles and hands the baby over. "Careful, Bub."
"I know, dad. I've held a baby before." Parker supports his brother's head and back and smiles down at him.
"Did Dakota drop you off?"
"Yeah," Parker whispers, his eyes still on the baby. "I told her she could come in and meet him, but she said it was more of a family thing."
Booth nods.
A nurse walks over and smiles at Booth. "Hello. Who are our extra visitors?"
"This is my son, Parker, and my daughter, Christine."
"Oh, wow. I didn't know you had two other children. Well, it was nice meeting you two."
Booth nudges his kids and motions with his eyes towards the nurse.
"Yeah, hi, nice meeting you too," Parker grumbles, his focus still on his baby brother.
Christine looks up at the older woman. "Are you here to take Little Alien away?"
"Pardon me? Little Alien?"
Christine nods. "My little brother. Are you taking him away?"
"Yes, but you three can follow me. I'm only bringing him to your mommy."
Christine looks at Booth. "I can see mommy now, daddy?"
Booth sighs. "Yeah, Baby. We can go see mom now that she's awake."
"Yay!"
"Shhh."
"Sorry, daddy," Christine whispers.
Parker presses a kiss to his brother's forehead and places him in the incubator, fixing the hat once again. He takes a picture and quickly sends it to Dakota. "Hey, dad, I'm just gonna go call Cody. I'll meet you in Bones' room."
"Alright, Bub." Booth smiles and takes Christine's hand when she hops off the rocking chair. "Let's go see mom."
"It's been forever."
He laughs. "You just saw her this morning."
"That was like forever ago, daddy. I miss her."
"I know what you mean, Princess." He kisses the top of her head and they follow the nurse out of the room, heading down the hallway.
I might try and upload another chapter later today to make up for this short chapter and the lack of updates in the last few days, but I wanted to give you guys something. Hope you liked this chapter.
Next up: The rest of the gang meets Baby Booth and his name is revealed
