Note: A follow-up to "We Begin Again" – so read that one first, if you haven't already.
What if: Brennan had been pregnant when Booth came out of his coma?
AU? Yes
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Day 43
The sheets on the other side of the bed were cool under his fingers. She must have gotten up early.
Maybe she had a meeting, or a doctor's appointment, or …
He woke fully and remembered. Bones was his partner, not his wife, and he was an FBI agent, not a nightclub owner.
There were similarities between the two lives, and he was pretty sure that one of them was that she was pregnant with is child.
He sat up and swung his legs over the side of the bed, wondering how fast a brain tumor could return.
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Day 47
Brennan pulled the take-out bags out of the car and shut the door. She pressed the lock button on the remote and took a deep breath, anxious about the upcoming conversation.
She'd meant it when she'd said she could raise her child alone. She was still prepared to do that, but she was fairly certain that Booth wouldn't agree.
She steeled herself and walked towards his building, hoping they could find a solution they both could live with.
There really wasn't any other option.
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Day 98
He sat beside her as the ultrasound technician spread goo on her belly, wondering if he should hold her hand.
What was the etiquette when your work partner was having your child, anyway?
When she'd casually mentioned the appointment, he'd insisted on joining her. He was the father, and it was important that he be there. He hadn't anticipated how awkward it was to be referred to as "Mr. Brennan", or to sit in the room as she changed, trying not to see anything he shouldn't see.
If they'd done this the way he'd sometimes thought they might, he'd be holding her hand.
The technician moved the wand and white blobs appeared on the screen. Beside him, he heard Bones inhale.
And she reached out and took his hand.
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Day 134
Brennan glared at the rows of neatly hung clothes in her closet. There was her favourite pair of pants, and that shirt that always made her feel as powerful as Wonder Woman, and that dress that she wore the day Booth stumbled over a line on the floor.
Well, the stumbling may have had something to do with the totally impractical heels she'd been wearing with the dress.
The point was that she had thousands of dollars of beautiful clothes at her disposal, and none of them fit properly.
She pulled on a wrap skirt and reluctantly admitted that it was time to go shopping.
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Day 234
Rush hour traffic made for a slow drive back from the victim's mother's house. They slowed to a crawl, and Booth tapped the steering wheel in time with the radio. Sure, it wasn't his choice of music, but it had grown on him over the years. He heard weird-ass music, and his first thought was "Bones is here". It was kind of nice.
She was sitting beside him as usual, absently rubbing her belly as she stared out the window. He glanced over, and was amazed to see her belly jumping.
"He's kicking, huh?"
She turned toward him and smiled. "Yes, she likes the music."
He laughed. "Well, we know he gets that from you."
They sat quietly for a moment, then he asked, "What does it feel like?"
She shrugged. "It feels like someone's kicking my ribs. Luckily, she's still small."
"Oh."
"Do you want to feel?"
He glanced towards her. "Can I?"
She nodded, and he tentatively put his hand on her belly. The baby kicked, and he laughed with joy. "She's pretty strong."
Brennan grinned. "You have no idea."
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Day 257
The woman he'd run into – literally – at the grocery store couldn't have been more gracious. He'd felt awful for not looking where he was going, and she'd accepted his apology and then somehow made him laugh.
So why, when she'd asked him if he wanted to get a cup of coffee, did he feel like he'd be cheating if he said yes?
He and Bones were partners, and would soon be parents together, but there was nothing else between them. He wasn't dating Bones.
But, he had to admit, he wasn't dating anyone else, either.
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Day 273
Brennan carefully set the femur into the box. Staying in the lab was quieter than field work, but she'd managed to identify an acceptable number of remains from bone storage, and it was a lot less physically demanding than scrambling over uneven terrain to reach a crime scene.
Her paperwork was up to date and her office was tidy enough that someone else could use it for six weeks. At home, the baby's room was furnished, stacks of tiny clothes sitting in the dresser. At Booth's apartment sat an identical crib, dresser, and rocking chair and more tiny clothing. She'd interviewed nannies and hired her favourite.
She was ready.
Except for the part of her that wasn't ready at all.
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Day 282
He wasn't ready.
He especially wasn't ready to watch Bones have the baby at home – no doctor, no nurses, no painkillers, nothing but him and the midwife. Yeah, he'd been through this once before and they'd covered childbirth in his latest first aid refresh, but he would be far more comfortable in a hospital.
Apparently, his comfort wasn't the top consideration. Bones wanted a home birth, so a home birth it would be.
He raced up the stairs and prayed nothing would go wrong.
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Day 283
Brennan shut the door behind the midwife and walked back towards the couch, where Booth was holding their daughter. She sat down beside him, still fascinated with the miracle of their beautiful child.
After a few minutes, Booth looked at her. "I guess I should let you get some rest. Will you be OK tonight?"
Brennan nodded, "We'll be fine. But I have a guest room."
He searched her face, trying to understand what she was saying.
"You must be tired", she added. "You should stay."
He nodded in agreement and stood, holding out his hand. When she was standing, he handed her the baby and they walked towards the nursery together, his hand on her back.
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Any other ones that need a follow-up? Anyone want to talk about the messed up timeline from last week's episode? General comments/suggestions? Let me know.