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Chapter 29

Booth stood at the top of the arch that had been beautifully decorated with roses. He smiled at the Priest who smiled back reassuringly. Every now and again he looked back nervously to see if they were coming. Nope. He shuffled his feet and looked at Jack who shrugged and winced back. They'd come here together. Surely she hadn't changed her mind. She was looking forward to this. She was HERE, so where was she?

"You sure she didn't run off?" Lance asked Jack in a louder than he planned whisper.

Jack frowned. "Yes." he hissed back. "It takes a long time for girls to get dressed."

"Yeah." Lance said.

"You really think that's what it is?" Booth asked. "They're like a half an hour late!"

"Fashionably late?"

"Bones doesn't care about that stuff."

"Just relax dude."

XXX

Caroline bustled into the room. "We have a problem." she said.

"Where's Parker?" Bones asked. "We're really late now."

"Well I know that Cherie. It's the little one. He's locked himself in the room he was getting changed in. I wanted to help him but he wouldn't let me in. Now the doors locked and he's cryin. Won't so much as even answer me."

"Parker's crying?" Bones asked wide eyed. She picked up her voluminous skirt and ran with Ang and the other girls running behind her in a comical row. "Where is he?"

"In there." Caroline said. "Maybe he'll listen to you. We need to get this show on the road."

"Parker?" Bones asked. "Parker what the matter?"

He didn't answer. He just looked at the door and cried harder.

"Parker are you ok?"

"I want my Daddy." he wailed.

"Are you upset about the wedding?"

"I want my Daddy!" he wailed harder.

Bones sighed. "Ang maybe he doesn't want us to get married after all."

"Now that's just plain silly. You're going to let an itty bitty boy stop you from marrying your prince?"

"Booth's not a prince." Bones said. "But if Parker is truly against us getting married then I don't see how we can just go ahead."

"Well of all the ridiculous..."

"I WANT MY DADDY!" Parker wailed.

"It's ok Parker. I'll get him for you." Bones said.

"You cannot go in there all dressed like the bride." Caroline said. "They'll set the carpenter's playin and it'll ruin your real entrance cos there will be an entrance. This wedding is going ahead. We've had enough shenanigans over clothes today. I'll go."

"That was yesterday." Cam said.

"You know I never realised, Caroline's a bit bossy." Bones said.

Ang rolled her eyes. She agreed with one thing that Caroline said. This wedding was going ahead. She'd carry Parker down the isle herself if she had to. "Parker honey...it's Ang. Can I come in?"

The only sound she heard was a shoe hitting the door. "Ok then. I'll take that as a no."

XXX

Finally they could hear movement and Booth, Jack and Lace turned to see not Parker or the flower girls or Bones, but Caroline. She bustled down the isle in her ruffly pink outfit and large hat towards Booth with tragedy written all over her face. Booth's heart just about fell out of his chest.

"No." he said as Caroline was upon him. "She didn't change her mind?"

"Oh hell no." Caroline explained. "It's the little one. I sent him in to get dressed. Now he's all crying and he's locked the door. Won't come out. He says he wants you."

"Parker?"

"Yes Parker. Didn't I just say all that. We don't have much time here Cherie."

"I'll go see what's wrong."

"I know we're running just a little bit late now Father but don't you go anywhere." Caroline warned.

"Oh I won't." he said. "I wouldn't miss the end of this story for the world."

"Parker?" Booth said through the door. "It's Daddy. Open the door Bud."

"Just you. I only want you."

"Ok just me. Undo the lock." Booth waited for the telltale click and then crept inside.

"Oh." he said looking at his forlorn looking son.

"Don't make me Daddy please." Parker cried.

"Ok I see the problem." Booth scratched his head. Poor Parker was sitting in the outfit that Caroline had told him to put on. She'd assured him that that's what ring barer's wore. He'd huffily did as she asked but when push came to shove he couldn't leave the room. He just couldn't.

"You promised that my suit would be the same colour as yours."

"It is the same colour." Booth said. He had to admit that's where the similarity ended. This kid could have gone to a royal wedding and been overdressed. His suit was navy blue like his Dad's but the pants were short, puffy and velvet. Underneath them it looked like he had on some kind of white stockings. His shirt had a round collar and his bow tie was an actual bow.

"I don't wanna wear it Daddy. Specially not in front of Lance and those girls."

"Ok Parks. I said I see the problem." Booth said. Seeing the problem was one thing but solving it was entirely another. "Ok here's what we're going to do. Marriage Parker is about compromise, being in a family is about compromise."

"I'm not compromising to wear these clothes."

"Now see, you didn't let me finish explaining. Here's what we're going to do." Booth rustled around in one of the drawers. Luckily this was an office. He came up with a pair of scissors. "Stand up. Take off these shorts."

"I don't have to wear them?"

"Let me finish." Booth waited and then when Parker was standing there in nothing but the stockings, he bunched them up enough to cut a hole and then cut all around each leg to turn what was tights into socks which he folded into hide the jagged edges. "Right put the shorts back on."

Parker did as he was told but looked far from convinced.

"I still have to wear them?" he asked.

"Compromise Parks remember?"

"Ok. I guess."

Booth then set to work on the shirt. He pulled of the large bow and untied it, standing the collar high and then slipping the tie back around it. He turned Parker around so he could tie the tie like he would tie his own then he tucked the round part of the shirt into the jacket edge so the shape wasn't as prominent. "See good to go."

"You can see my knees." Parker whined.

Booth sighed. "You can see your knees when you go swimming can't you?"

"Are we going swimming?"

"Just pretend." Booth said. "Unless you want me to see if Caroline has another pair of tights?"

"I'm at the beach..."

Booth blew out a relieved breath. "Me too."

XXX

"Oh thank God." Caroline said when the door finally creaked open. "What in heaven's name did you do to that suit?"

"I fixed it." Booth said giving her a firm stare.

"Ok then Cherie let's get this moving."

"Lets." Booth added. "Give the boy his pillow and we can all get started."

XXX

Booth stood at the top of the arch with a giant smile on his face. It was an hour late but it was here. The moment was finally here. The music was playing and all the others had managed to get down the isle without killing each other. Even though Parker in his bedraggled suit had tried to trip up one of Bones' nieces and Caroline had tut tutted from the sidelines. The isle was clear ow and the only person he wanted to see was standing at the top of the red carpet beaming at him and she had never looked more beautiful. Even if she looked like she was inside the wedding cake. She was his for ever and would have been if they never got married but now it was going to be official.

"Do you take this woman...?"

TBC