Booth sat down on the couch and pulled Christine onto his lap. "Are you feeling better, Angel?"

"No. I want mommy!"

Booth sighed, "I know, but she's working…."

"Can't she come home? We should call her…"

"She's working right now. She'll be home later tonight."

"No, I want her to come home now!"

"Christine she's working…"

"Can't you go get her?"

Booth chuckled and kissed the top of her head, "not this time, she's working in North Carolina. She has to take a plane ride to get home…"

"Can't she take a plane ride now? I want mommy!"

"Christine, she has to finish working then she'll come home."

"It's not fair! I want mommy!"

Booth started rubbing Christine's back when the tears started to roll down her cheeks. With his other hand Booth picked up his phone and sent Brennan a text:

Bones do you have time to facetime Christine? She woke up with a cold and really wants you to come home. She's okay no fever just stuffy …

Less than a minute later Brennan's face appeared on Booth's phone screen "Christine, look who it is. Push the green button." Christine did

"MOMMY!"

"Hi sweetheart.

"I'm sick ,mommy…"

"I'm sorry, sweetheart…'

"Can you come now?"

"I'm sorry sweetheart, but I can't come home right now. I have to work this morning, but I'll be home tonight before you go to bed…"

"No Mommy, I want you to come home now!"

"Christine, I wish I could come home right now, but I can't…"

Christine started crying and coughing, "Sweetheart, listen to me, let daddy take care of you now and I'll stay home with you tomorrow…"

"Can I have hot chocolate?"

"Yes. I bet daddy will make you some now too." Christine started coughing again.

"Sweetheart, let daddy give you some medicine…"

"No, it's yucky!"

"I know, but it will help you not cough…"

"Angel, I'll put marshmallows in your hot chocolate…."

"A lot?"

"So many it'll have more marshmallows than hot chocolate…"

"Okay."

"I need to go to work now, sweetheart."

"No, mommy!"

"Christine, I have to. When I get on the plane to come home I'll call daddy and the two of you can track my plane on his phone."

"Okay." Christine pouted a little. Brennan hid a laugh

"I'll see you tonight sweetheart. I love you."

"I love you too, Mommy…"

Over Christine's head Booth mouthed, 'I'll call you later' Brennan nodded and disconnected the video call.

Booth put his phone down, "How about I make you a PBJ to go with your hot chocolate?"

"No."

"You didn't eat breakfast…"

"No PBJ, daddy!"

"Okay." Booth put Christine on the couch, "I'll be back in a few minutes with your hot chocolate and marshmallows."

"Okay."

A few minutes later Booth walked back into the living room with Christine's princess mug rounded with marshmallows and half a PBJ on a napkin.

Christine scowled at the sandwich, "eat three bites."

"No, daddy!"

"Yes. After you eat and take some medicine we'll watch 101 Dalmatians…"

"Okay." Christine drank some hot chocolate and picked up the half sandwich and took a small bite. After Christine ate and drank the hot chocolate Booth sat beside her with the medicine.

"I don't want it daddy…"

"I know, but you need to take it…" Booth held out the dosage cup, Christine took it and made a face as she swallowed it. Booth handed her a glass of water, "Drink some water while I put the movie in."

"K."

A few minutes later Booth pulled Christine into his lap and handed her more marshmallows.

"Thanks daddy…"

B&B

Later that night Brennan came home, Christine climbed off Booth's lap and ran for her. "MOMMY!

Brennan quickly hung her coat up and picked up Christine, who laid her head on Brennan's shoulder.

"Hi sweetheart, are you feeling better?"

"No!" Brennan rubbed Christine's back and walked over to Booth on the couch.

"Hey Bones. Did you have a good flight?"

"Mostly."

"That's good. Christine has a slight fever that cropped up after our dinner of chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese…" Brennan nodded and shifted Christine's weight to her other arm.

"Sweetheart, lets go take a bath…"

"No!"

"I'll be quick…" Brennan headed for the bathroom.

A half hour later Brennan sat down on the couch with Christine in her lap and started rocking her. In a few minutes Christine was sound asleep.

Booth sat down next to Brennan and put an arm around her, " she's finally asleep. She wouldn't nap much today."

"Yes, she's cranky today."

"She doesn't feel well. Plus, she missed you more than usual."

"I hope she's better tomorrow or I'll have to take her to the doctor…."

"I don't think you will need to; I think a cozy night in mom's lap in her favorite footed kitten pajamas will cure her."

Brennan smiled and kissed Christine's forehead, "I think her fever is down."

"That's good."

"Yes. I don't want to put her down…"

"Then don't…"

Brennan smiled, "Cam's not happy I'm taking tomorrow off after being gone for a week…"

"Eh, she'll deal with it. We haven't have a case this week."

"That's good."

"Yeah…."