Sweets cooed and lifted little Christine in the air. She giggled happily and failed out her little limbs. Michael laughed at the two, grinning with a smile that was identical to his mother's.
"Are you sure you want to take Parker with you?" Brennan asked, walking up the little group. "It took me a long time to convince Rebecca to let him come down to visit and she won't even let him see Booth."
"Yeah, it'll be a fun time. We're all going to have fun at the park together." Sweets smiled. "It think it'll be a great opportunity for Parker and Christine to play together and it'll be fun for Michael aswell."
"I made a picnic!" Daisy smiled, patting the basket.
"When is Parker getting here, Mommy?" Christine asked as Sweets sat her back down.
"Soon, honey." Brennan smiled and then there was a knocking at the door. "That must be her." She said, trotting over and answering the door. There stood Rebecca, standing there with Parker.
"May I come in?" Rebecca asked.
"Please." Brennan smiled, gesturing for her to enter. The two came in, though Parker was basicly running.
"Hey, Christine!" He smiled as the little girl ran up to him and hugged his legs.
"I missed you."
"I missed you to."
"Hello... uh, who is this?" Rebecca asked as she walked in and saw Sweets, Daisy, and Michael Vincent.
"Um, hello there, Rebecca, I'm Sweets, Dr. Lance Sweets. I'm a coworker of Booth's." Sweets smiled and went up to her, holding out a hand to shake, which she did. "This is my girlfriend, Daisy." Sweets said, gesturing to Daisy.
"I see you are... expecting." Rebecca looking at Daisy's swollen belly.
"Yeah, uh, we had a little... accidient. Whoops." Sweets chuckled sheepishly.
"You're a lot like Seely. You ask her to marry you when you found out she was pregnant?"
"Well, uh... we agreed that we would get married, once we had the money to do it." Sweets said, rubbing the back of his neck.
"You're REALLY a lot like Seely." Rebecca said. "You said you are a doctor. You seem a little young for medical school..."
"I'm not a medical doctor, I'm a psychologist. I have two docrates."
"How old are you, twenty-four?" Rebecca quirked a brow.
"Twenty-eight. But I had them both before I was twenty four, along with my other two degrees." Sweets nodded and Rebecca continued to stare at him.
"What are you? Some kind of genius?" She asked. "You don't seem like the kind of guy that Seely would hang out with."
"I know. It... It, uh, took awhile for us to really bond."
"Mom, you can stop with the interogation. Sweets is really cool." Parker said, giving his mother a look.
"Fine, fine." Rebecca sighed. "So what are you are your girlfriend doing here?"
"We are going to take the kids to the park." Sweets smiled. "I have been helping out with the kids since Booth went to jail."
"You're a good man, a lot like Seely... or at least like the Seely I knew." Rebecca sighed, tipping her head down.
"Don't worry, I'll keep the kids safe. And Parker."
"I'm sure you will." Rebecca nodded. "I have to go, I'll be back for Parker in a week."
"Bye, Mom." Parker smiled at his mother.
"Bye, Parker, be good for Temperance." Rebecca kissed him on the head before taking her exit.
"So... where am I sleeping?" Parker turned to Brennan.
"Down the hall, third door on the left." She smiled and he nodded.
"Thanks, Bones." He smiled, running off and dragging his bag behind him.
"Why does he get to call you Bones?" Sweets pouted and Brennan rolled her eyes.
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"So you and Daisy are having a baby?" Parker asked, sitting next to Sweets on a bench as they both watched as Daisy chased Michael Vincent and Christine.
"Yeah..."
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
"A boy... Here's a picture." Sweets said, pulling the sonagraph of the baby out of his wallet.
"Cool... Does my Dad know?"
"No... I'm waiting to tell him."
"You are waiting till he is out of jail."
"Yeah..." Sweets nodded, pressing his lips together.
"Sweets... why is Dad in jail?" Parker asked, invoking a sigh from Sweets.
"Thats... compicated, Parker... Just... All you need to know is that you're father didn't do anything wrong. There are some bad people who are falsely accusing him." Sweets said, looking at the ground.
"So he is in jail for a crime he didn't commit? Isn't that a little cliche?" He asked, quirking a brow.
"Just a little, yeah."
"How is Christine handling it?"
"It's... been tough all around." Sweets said, running a hand through his hair. "But she is a little trouper."
"Bones says you have been helping her out a lot..."
"I have..."
"And Christine has been spending a lot of time with you."
"Yeah, don't worry, I will bring you along with us this week, if you want." Sweets smiled and Parker nodded.
"Sounds fun. We can go to the movies, right?"
"Right." Sweets nodded.
"I always did like you." Parker smiled at the shrink.
"Thanks."
"Baby, I can't run anymore." Daisy huffed, jogging up to the pair and putting her hands on her knees as she leaned forward.
"It's alright, I'll take your place." Sweets laughed, standing up. "Sit down, eat a sandwich, and let Parker feel the baby kick."
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"Today with Parker and the others sure was fun, huh, baby?" Daisy asked, sitting her head on Sweets shoulder as he finished up the song he was playing on the paino.
"It was." Sweets smiled, turning and rapping one arm around her and sitting his free hand on her belly.
"He is such a good kid." She smiled back.
"Yeah, he is. We are going to have a lot of fun this week." Sweets said, his grin growing as he felt the baby kick.
"Remember to bring Brennan along when she can go... She needs it, what with Booth's trial being pushed back again." She sighed, cuddling closer to him.
"I will... don't worry." Sweets whispered, kissing her on the top of her head.
"You are so wonderful, Lance." She whispered back, putting a hand over the hand he had on her belly. "So loving and... wonderful."
"So you keep on telling me." Sweets laughed, nuzzling her softly.
"Because it's true." She smiled up at him.
"If you say so."
"I do, I do say so. Shut up." Daisy squatted at him playfully before kissing him. He kissed her back and pulled her closer to himself.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Another short chapter, very sorry. I seem to be saying this alot... look, um...
I just want to say, don't be surprised if updates slow down a little. I... I am really enjoying writing this story, but I am also writing it for the fandom. To make it feel better. And while I love my two regular reviewers, the response has died down a lot. The fandom is moving on, and that's great, it's fantastic. I want to keep Sweets memory alive here but... views and reviews are down... People have moved on. So I'm starting to feel like I am beating a dead horse. It's starting to feel a little piontless. I will finish this but just... don't be surprised if updates start to slow down intill I can get my motivation back incheck... Sorry.
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