Booth and Brennan were watching their grandkids so Parker and Meredith could go out for their anniversary. After a long evening of playing, it was story time. Grammy read the boys the newest children's book she had written. She had discovered they could be her harshest critics, but they were also quite valuable in helping her gauge what children enjoyed.
Finally it was time for Pops to regale them with one of his stories. He balanced Ian on one knee and Henry on the other. "What would you boys like to hear about tonight? Pirates? Explorers?"
Ian flashed a Boothy grin. "We want to hear about when Daddy was a little boy." Henry nodded solemnly. "Daddy says he was always good in school."
"Well, he was good most of the time. He didn't like to get into trouble. But there was one time when I had to see the principal because he got into a fight."
"A fight?" Ian was instantly impressed. "He won, right?"
"Well, as a matter of fact, he did, but it's bad to fight at school. I was very angry with him at first, until he told me what happened."
"Tell us!" Ian and Henry were fascinated.
"Your daddy had stepped in when a bully was teasing someone who couldn't defend himself. He told the bully that it was wrong to pick on someone who was defenseless. The bully wouldn't stop, so your daddy punched him. He should've told the teacher instead, so he got in trouble for fighting."
"That's not fair! He did the right thing!" The boys were very upset.
Their grandfather nodded. "He did a good thing, but he should've let the teacher handle it. Okay? You remember that."
"Pops? Grammy's a teacher, right? Does she take care of bullies?"
Pops grinned. "You better believe it!"