90. Companion
In the year since they'd adopted the ball of yellow fluff, Buck had become a companion for each member of the Booth family.
Booth, most of the time, was on walking duty, occasionally accompanied by one of the children, and at least once a week by the entire family. He'd also taken to training the dog, which more often than not ended in playtime and Booth covered in a fair amount of slobber.
Brennan, although hesitant to get a pet, had fallen in love with Buck the second she'd seen him, the same went the other way. The golden lab went to Brennan for cuddles and kisses, and for treats when Christine and Henry weren't in the house.
Parker's weekend visits were spent with Buck racing around the garden, running circles around the siblings, and resulting in grass-stained clothes that Brennan would complain about but get on with once the children had flashed her the Booth smile and Buck had successfully seduced her into a cuddle.
Christine and Henry spent each day fighting over who got to play with their pet, eventually letting Buck decide only for him to run around them both, barking happily as the decision was made to play together. Playing with the two middle Booth children often ended with a cowboy hat sitting comfortably on his head.
On the arrival of Addison in September, six months after his own arrival, Buck finally determined his favourite Booth. Tummy time for Addison meant tummy time for Buck, the two lying side by side to the amusement of her parents. Finally, every single night, Buck would curl up beside Addison's crib, peacefully sleeping and watching over the baby, Booth and Brennan eventually agreed to move his bed into Addison's room, where it stayed for the next 18 years.