"What's going on?", Booth asked as he watched Brennan pack some items into a canvas bag. "I thought you were going to Vacation Bible School with Christine this morning."

"I am, but I wanted to bring some things to help Sister Mary Agnes with her lesson today." Brennan held up a solid, triangular shaped piece of clear glass. "The story is about Noah's Ark, so I'm bringing prisms to show the children how white light can be broken up into the colors of the rainbow. The Bible story makes it seem like a mystical event when the rainbow appears to Noah, when in reality it a very common natural phenomenon. Raindrops act like prisms to form a rainbow."

"I thought you said you weren't going to make fun of the Bible stories that Sister Mary Agnes is presenting this week.", Booth grumbled as he stirred some sugar into his coffee.

"I'm not going to make fun of the stories. I'm merely going to point out that there are many explanations for things that occur in the Bible without relying on the use of mythology. For example, the parting of the Red Sea could've occurred because of an earthquake in the region, and the Star of Bethlehem might've been a comet. Sister Mary Agnes is an intelligent woman, Booth. I don't think she'll mind."

"If I remember correctly, though, she's the teacher this week, and you're the helper." Booth sipped his coffee, ignoring his wife's annoyance as she glared at him. "You know, I agree with you. There might be many logical, natural explanations for what happened in the Bible stories. However, in this case, you might have to sit back and let Sister Mary Agnes give God the credit for those things. After all, it's Vacation Bible School. You knew that when you volunteered to help with Christine's class." He walked around the kitchen counter to give his wife a kiss. "I know how hard it is for you to sit through the stories without trying to prove your point, but just think of how much fun you and Christine are having together. That's the main idea, isn't it? To have fun with your daughter as you enjoy an activity together?"

"I suppose it's possible that you're correct." Brennan sighed as she wrapped her arms around her husband's neck. "I am having fun with Christine. The games and craft activities have been most enjoyable, and I've enjoyed interacting with the other children as well." She shared another kiss with him. "I'm still going to take the prisms to Bible school, and I'm still going to explain that it's a natural phenomenon. I think the children will enjoy seeing the rainbows."

"I think that's great. I still enjoy that kind of sciencey stuff that myself." Booth grinned as he tucked a strand of hair behind Brennan's ear. "I'm going to work. I'll see you later…"

"I'm looking forward to it." She arched her eyebrow at him as she smiled. "I think perhaps later, the two of us can have fun together, too."

He twitched his eyebrows at her as he grabbed his phone and jacket. "Definitely."

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Sister Mary Agnes chuckled as she moved the large tub of water from the low table in the center of the room, wiping up large puddles of the spilled water with paper towels before pushing up her damp sleeves. "Well, children, after our experiment, it seems that we've figured out the best shape for the ark, right?" She smiled as she looked over the fleet of small aluminum foil boats in various shapes scattered across the desks in the classroom. "Maybe flat, like a barge? Noah might be able to carry lots of animals on a big barge. Now imagine the boat that he really built. The Bible says the ark was 450 feet long and 75 feet high. I think Noah could carry lots of animals on a boat like that."

Mark studied his tiny boat carefully. "Sister, how did Noah get dinosaurs into the ark? Some of them were a lot bigger than the ark."

"Oh…" Of all the questions Mary Agnes had prepared for when she studied the story, that was one she hadn't considered. "Well…"

Brennan smiled as she caught the nun's eye. "I don't think Noah had to worry about dinosaurs, Mark, because the dinosaurs had become extinct long before there were people on the Earth. If Noah actually took animals on an ark, they were probably smaller domestic animals, like chickens, sheep and goats, and maybe camels and donkeys. It just wasn't possible for him to take lots of very large animals such as elephants and bears."

"Okay." Satisfied with that answer, Mark asked another question. "Dr. Brennan, can we look at the prisms again?"

"We can, if it's alright with Sister Mary Agnes." Brennan glanced at the younger woman, who nodded. "I think it's fun to see the rainbows. Look...because of the fluorescent light bulbs in the classroom, the rainbows in here are different than the rainbows we made in the sunlight…"

After the children played with the prisms for a few minutes, Sister Mary Agnes called the class to order. "We had fun today, didn't we, my pets? We learned about how rainbows are made…"

Christine raised her hand. "The raindrops distract the light, right, Sister?"

Chuckling softly, Brennan shook her head. "I believe the word you're looking for is refract, Christine. The raindrops refract and scatter the light, so we see the colors of the rainbow."

"There you go, children. That's how the rainbow is made. Now, who remembers what the Lord said about the rainbow? Fiona?"

"It was a sign that He wouldn't completely flood the earth again?" Fiona twisted a strand of coppery hair around her finger. "Is that right? That He wouldn't destroy the earth that way?"

"Yes, very good. The rainbow is a sign of the promise made by God to Noah." Sister Mary Agnes smiled at her students. "Now, who remembers our theme for the day? Tommy?"

"Um...God calls us to build boats?" The rest of the class giggled as Mary Agnes pretended to glare at the grinning little boy. "Sorry, Sister. I think it's God calls us to trust Him."

"That's correct. Think about poor Noah. He was an old man when the Lord spoke to him and told him to build a huge boat so that he and his family and the animals could escape a flood. There wasn't a lot of water around where Noah lived, and yet, the Lord told him to build a boat! I would imagine his neighbors thought he was pretty silly to do that, don't you think?"

The children all nodded in agreement as Lucy raised her hand. "How did Noah know it was God talking to him?"

"Aye, that's a good question, isn't it? And the Bible doesn't really tell us the answer, except to say that Noah trusted God. Throughout the Bible there are many people who left everything they had to follow the Lord, because they trusted Him." The petite nun smiled at her students. "Now, who can tell me about someone they know that they can trust?"

Annie waved her hand wildly, anxious to be called on. "I know! I know! My mommy and my daddy!"

"That's wonderful. I'm so glad you can trust them. It's important to have people in our lives that we can trust...who love us no matter what, even if we aren't being very nice. Those people can be family members, or teachers, or when you get older, they can be people you work with. The important thing is to find those people and hang on to them. It's also important that we try to be someone others can trust." Sister Mary Agnes smiled gently. "It's hard to do sometimes, but if we are kind to others, and if we keep our word when we say we'll do something, people will be able to trust us, and that makes the Lord happy. You know, He always keeps His promises, just like He did to Noah, and we hope to be like Him. Alright, boys and girls, it's time to leave, but first: let's say thank you to Dr. Brennan for bringing the prisms today."

"Thank you, Dr. Brennan!", the children sang out loudly.

"You're welcome, children. I hope you learned something today." Brennan smiled as she picked up the prisms. "I'll see you tomorrow."

Ooooooooooo

Brennan sat in her bed, propped up on her pillows as Booth brushed his teeth. "Vacation Bible School was interesting today, Booth. Sister Mary Agnes had the children do an experiment to see what shape would be best suited for the ark."

Booth stood in the bathroom door and grinned. "See? The Church can embrace science. You know, a lot of hospitals and universities have been sponsored by Catholic organizations."

"I realize that, but I was still somewhat surprised that she'd add that to the lesson for today, although, as I said this morning, she is quite intelligent, even if she does believe the mythology of your church." Brennan smiled as her husband crawled into bed next to her. "Today's lesson was about how Noah trusted his god. Now, clearly, that story is another allegory, because it would be impossible for him to get pairs all of the world's different animals onto a small wooden boat." Seeing Booth roll his eyes, Brennan giggled as he embraced her. "Anyway, Sister Mary Agnes was talking about how hard it can be for someone to become trustworthy, but I never felt that way about you. For some reason, I always felt like I could trust you, Booth…"

"Thanks, Bones. I feel the same way about you. One thing I knew about you right away is that you always tell the truth. That goes a long way towards establishing trust between people, you know?"

"I know." Brennan pulled her husband close. "Thank you for being you, Booth...thank you for being a man I could trust, even when things were bad. Somehow I knew I could trust you to find the right way back to me...that we'd find our way back to each other."

"And you can trust that I'll do that for the rest of my life." He reached up to turn off the lamp. "Okay, no more talking. You promised that we'd have fun tonight, and I'm trusting you to keep your word."

Brennan laughed as she kissed Booth. "That's one promise I'll be glad to keep."