It was Father's Day. Christine and Joey were taking their daddy to see a baseball game. The Phillies were in town to play the Nationals, and even though the game was sold out Brennan had managed to get them seats behind the Phillies dugout. She also asked Booth to take a vacation day so there'd be little risk of him being called out on a case. Aubrey would take Booth's calls. Brennan wanted to make sure he could relax and enjoy himself with his family for the day.
Booth was thrilled. He'd been trying to teach the rules of baseball to his wife and children for just such an occasion. He had fond memories of going to baseball games with his father, and he wanted to make sure his kids would have the same kind of memories with him. He also knew that even if they didn't understand the rules it would be fun to do something together as a family. It was a bonus that they were getting to see the Phillies play. He found his Phillies tee shirt and hat, and got out his old glove.
The excitement built to fever pitch as they waited to enter the stadium. As they started down the stadium steps, Booth stopped suddenly. "Bones…..some guy's sitting in one of our seats! We're gonna have to ask him to move. Is there an usher around? I don't wanna make a scene, but those are my seats!"
Brennan looked down at the young man wearing the baseball cap. "Maybe if you ask him nicely, he'll move. He probably just made a mistake. We'll wait here while you handle it."
Booth rolled his eyes. "Oh, alright." He walked down towards the seats. "Hey, buddy…"
"Yeah?"
"You're in the wrong seat…...PARKER?"
"SURPRISE! Happy Father's Day, Dad!"