Sweets sipped his tea as he wait in the diner, waiting for Dr. Brennan. They were having lunch today, which was something that they hadn't gotten do for awhile between working on the conspirasy and personal issues. After a minute, Brennan walked in.

"Hey there." Sweets smiled at the woman as she sat down.

"Hello." She said, sitting down.

"I hope you don't mind but I went ahead and ordered your usual for you." Sweets said, sitting his cup down.

"Thank you, it will certianly save us time." She said, sitting her purse aside. "So... how are things with Daisy?"

"Fine. She is settling into the appartment nice, much better than I expected really. Plus, she is having her midpregnancy ultrasound in two days and we are both really excited to go. We can't wait to find out the baby's gender." Sweets smiled, glancing to the side.

"She's only sixteen weeks pregnant, is she sure she wants to have her midpregnancy ultrasound so soon? I waited intill I was well into the twentyth week pregnant to go." Brennan looked at him with wide eyes.

"It wasn't really Daisy's choice. She wanted to wait intill her eighteenth week but the doctors want to get it done as soon as possible since she never had a first trimester ultrasound. The fact that she didn't know she was pregnant intill she was nearly fifteen weeks pregnant is also concerning. They are sure we will be able to tell the sex. Plus, she will be only a day or two away from week seventeen by then. Everything will be fine."

"If you say so." She shrugged.

"So... how are you? Have you visited Booth? Have you... told Christine yet?" Sweets asked before smiling at the waitress as their food was delivered.

"I have visited Booth... He isn't doing very well, but he is being very strong." Brennan said, looking down at her sandwhich.

"If sure it very tough for him... and you. Dr. Brennan I can't help but notice you didn't answer my last question." Sweets sighed, giving her a stern yet strangly soft look.

"I told her last night... she didn't take it very well." Brennan sighed, rubbing a temple. "She is scared."

"I'm sure." He said, his vioce softening completely now. "I can talk to her, if you want..."

"No no... You don't have to. You have a lot going on between work and Daisy. But... if you come over to play or... pick her up from daycare for me on my busy days... I wouldn't be upset." This translated to Sweets as, 'I will let you help me but I'm going to be stubborn about it.'

"Anything you need." Sweets smiled. "And remember, if you ever need to talk..."

"I know." She smiled back.

"Good."

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"I can't believe this! We are going to get to see our baby!" Daisy smiled, grabbing Sweets' hand as the doctor prepared the equipment.

"I know. It doesn't even seem real." Sweets laughed, kissing her forehead.

"But it is." She grinned up at him.

"Okay, this is going to be a little cold." The doctor said, preparing her for the ultrasound before pressing the stick to her stomach. The small screen jumped to life, gray shapes moving around. "Okay, just let me fine them... there they are!"

A grainy picture of a baby, who was half curled up and starting to move slightly. One of his little hands was in a fist and the other was open. The heartbeat could be seen clearly and soon the sounds of it filled the room.

"The baby's heartbeat is very strong." The doc smiled, moving the prob around to get a better look at the baby. "They look to be about... sixteen weeks and six days, just about. They look a little small but thats normal for the first pregnancy... There are the fingers and toes."

"Look at that..." Sweets whispered, holding back tears as he saw his little baby move their tiny fingers and hands. He had thought he was proud when he got his first doctrate or when Brennan and Booth got married but this... he felt an enmormious sense of pride welling up his chest. He... He made that. He made a child, a new life.

"I know..." Daisy whispered, tears actually streaming down her face.

"They are beautiful." He whispered, squeezing her hand.

"He. It's a boy." The doc said, pionting at the screen as she adjusted the prob.

"I- It's a boy!" Daisy squeezed with wide eyes.

"We are having a little boy!" Sweets laughed, giving her a kiss on the lips.

"A little Lance." She smiled him and then at her belly.

"The baby looks good." The doctor said, continueing to prob around. "I heard it took you awhile to figure out you were pregnant? Has there been any problems?"

"No, nothing like that. I'm just... You see I'm working on getting my docrate in forensic anthropology so I'm really busy and it's very stressful so I didn't really notice when my periods stopped. I would get them a month late before sometimes so I guess it just went unchecked. When I started feeling sick I figured that it was just stress so I just sorta powered though. Then when when weight gain and the swollen breasts kicked up..." Daisy bit her lip.

"Right, I can understand." The doctor nodded. "Well I think it goes unsaid that you need to try to relax a little bit, for the baby's sake. Your blood pressure is a little higher then I would like but you are otherwise fine. I recomend more rest, Miss Wick." Sweets shot Daisy an 'I told you so' look. He had been trying to get her to slow down for the past week. "Now I'm going to want to see you gain sometime in your third trimester to make sure that the baby is a proper size and that there are no complications."

"Right." Daisy nodded as the doctor whipped off her belly, vemently ingoring Sweets' 'I told you so' look.

"Oh, and here is a picture of your baby." The doctor said, plucking the photo up and handing it over to Sweets. Sweets held the picture close like it was a priceless artifact.

After a little more talking they were free to go. Daisy smiled at her Lance as they walked out of the hospital. He was looking at the little photo in his hands, his face full of joy.

"That went well." She smiled at him.

"Yeah... Daisy, I know we said we wanted to put the picture on the fridge but..." Sweets bit his lip and gave her a sheepish look.

"You can keep it in your wallet." She giggled, rolling her eyes.

"Thank you." He smiled, kissing her cheek before looking back to the photo. "A little boy."

"I know."

"It's so... amazing!"

"I know!"

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Sweets stood infront of the Angelatron, though admittedly he wasn't paying much attention to the information Angela was feeding him. He could feel the picture of his little boy in his pocket, crying out to be looked at. His boy. He liked the sound of that. His boy. His son. He was going to have a son. It was still so unreal. It felt like a dream, but it was real.

"Sweets!" Angela said, flicking him the head.

"Wha-?" Sweets blinked, looking at the woman next to him.

"You aren't listening!" She laughed before letting a smirk slip on her face, "Maybe you mind is... else where. Brennan tells me that you and Daisy went to the doctor for an ultrasound."

"Yeah..." Sweets smiled, pulling out his wallet before whipping out the photo. "There he is. My little boy."

"Oh my God..." Angela said, taking the picture into her hands. "He's beautiful, wait- he? Your having a boy?" Sweets nodded and Angela drew him into a hug. "That is fantastic, sweetie! Are you sure you don't want to tell Booth?"

"Angela..." Sweets groaned, giving her a dull look.

"I know you don't want to-"

"With good reason. Booth was a lot on his plate right now. He doesn't need my stuff to." Sweets said before smiling. "Plus, I want to tell him in person, when this all over, not over the phone or in a prison surrounded by criminals."

"Fine." Angela relented, handing the photo back to him. "But this is still great."

"Thanks." Sweets smiled, taking the photo and looking at it again.

"So this for real? You and Daisy?" Angela asked.

"Yeah... I guess a baby was what we needed. Plus, me and Daisy became good friends after our breakup and... I guess that makes the relationship stronger. It's not just physical like it was when she came back from Maluku. We have really reconnected, y'know? And the baby, we are so excited." He smiled, putting the photo up in his wallet.

"That's great to hear, Sweets." Angela smiled before looking back to the screen.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

I threw some Sweets/Angela friendship in there because I love their interactions on the show.

OKAAAYYY SOOOOO. About this whole "don't kill Sweets" thing. I never intended to kill him IN the story, but I never intended to write it where he ends up living. I only ever intended for this story to cover what happened between the seasons. But with the reviews... they had me thinking and I have came up with options. Option 1: I write on as planned but when I write the epiloge I end it with an alternate ending where Sweets lives and we get to see him as daddy. Option 2: I write this story through as planned and then I write you, my duckies, a very special, fluffy AU one-shot where Sweets lives and we see him as a daddy. Take in mind, with the one-shot option, you get to see more baby/Sweets cuteness. What shall I do? I'm still thinking. help me XD lol.

BUT YEAH

REVIEW, MY DUCKIES :D