Bones Fanfic: Stuck In A Moment (27/27)
Title: Stuck In A Moment
Author: biba79
Disclaimer: Characters aren’t mine, they belong to Hart Hanson.
Pairings/Characters: Booth/Brennan
Rating: T
Summary: An event tests Booth and Brennan's relationship. Booth kept telling himself that it would take time, and he needed to be patient. Will they be able to get through it? Future Fic! B/B!
Word Count: 5,784
Spoiler: None
Previous Chapters: One - Two - Three - Four - Five - Six - Seven - Eight - Nine - Ten - Eleven - Twelve - Thirteen - Fourteen - Fifteen - Sixteen - Seventeen - Eighteen - Nineteen - Twenty - Twenty-One - Twenty-Two: Part One - Twenty-Two: Party Two - Twenty-Three - Twenty-Four - Twenty-Five - Twenty-Six
A/N: I’m sorry it took so long to update.
Anyway, my epilogue ended up being very long, so I split it into Epilogue Part 1 and Epilogue Part 2. I will post part 2 soon, I promise. Hopefully you will enjoy the last part of Stuck!
I wanted to thank Rankor01 and jenlovesbones for their help on the epilogue.
Also, no music for the epilogues!
Thank you again for everyone for reading and reviewing. This ride has been amazing.
Epilogue Part 1
After months apart, Brennan and Booth were finally on the road to redemption, and things were definitely falling into place. It surprised him that she asked him to move back in so soon.
When he had left her after their last fight he really thought their marriage was over. He believed that Brennan would never forgive him and he was ready to move on and he hoped he would still have a relationship with the mother of his children. But deep down he also knew that Brennan had a forgiving heart, and he hoped that she would give him another chance.
The moment she told him she had felt alone for the past few of months, it shocked him. He knew that it was almost all his fault. He promised silently to himself that Brennan would never feel like that again the minute the words came out of her mouth. On their wedding day, he had vowed to make her happy every single day and he already failed for the last year. He would not make the same mistake twice. He was going to do everything in his power to make sure she was happy for the rest of her life, even without their sweet little girl.
Booth also knew that they needed to talk more about their relationship, Liz, and what losing her felt like, instead of pushing it aside like they have been doing. He always loved Brennan more than life itself, but the minute she asked him to move out, was the day that he realized how much she really meant to him. Almost losing her like that, on top of losing Liz, and knowing that it was his fault, broke him completely. He vowed to spend more time with his sons; it made him realized just how much he missed them lately, and he didn’t want to miss seeing his son grow up anymore. Cooper was growing up so fast, and Booth wanted to be there for them at every milestone. Booth also wanted to be the best father he could possibly be, even better than before.
He knew that work at the moment wasn’t as important as before. He would never take for granted the little things in life again.
Every night for the last few months weren’t as comfortable and sleep didn’t come easy, especially because he didn’t have Brennan to hold on to.
“I love you, Bones,” he said softly to himself. Booth finally relaxed, and closed his eyes and allowed sleep to overcome him.
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“When are you coming home?” Brennan asked.
“Soon.” Booth promised.
“I need some things from the store for dinner tonight. I don’t want to take Cooper to the store and I can’t leave him here alone either. I was wondering if you could stop by the store on your way home.”
“I can do that. I’m almost done here. What do you need?” Booth could almost hear a sigh of relief from the other end of the phone. Brennan quickly rattled off a list of items she needed and Booth repeated them back to her to make sure he didn’t miss anything.
“Cooper was asking about you,” Brennan added before saying goodbye. “He wants to play with you tonight. I just wanted to let you know.”
“I’ll see you soon, Bones…” He paused and took a deep breath, “I love you…” He whispered, unsure if she would return the familiar sentiment.
Brennan hesitated, she wanted to say the words back, but she just wasn't ready yet. They still had a long way to go. She just hang up the phone and kept herself busy for the next hour. She did some laundry and spent some time playing with Cooper.
Cooper didn’t notice the quiet sounds of Booth’s feet in the entryway. “I’m home,” he shouted from the base of the stairs. Cooper abandoned the game of Chutes and Ladders he was playing with Brennan and raced to greet him. Booth set down the grocery bags he was carrying when he saw the stampede that was quickly approaching.
“Dad!” Cooper said happily as Booth picked him up and hugged him.
“I heard you wanted to play with me, Coop?” Booth said as he kissed his nose.
“It’s been a long time since we played.” Cooper said as Booth put him down again.
“Where’s your Mom?” He asked his son when he saw she had not come to greet him.
“She’s in my room,” Cooper announced proudly. “We’re playing Chutes and Ladders.” He added.
“Why don’t you go finish your game, and I’ll come up to join you after I put away the groceries.”
Cooper ran back upstairs and into his room to announce to Brennan that ‘Dad was home’. Booth picked up the bags he had carried in and took them into the kitchen. After putting everything away he went to join his family in Cooper’s room.
He entered the room to see Brennan and Cooper on the floor, circled around a game board in the middle of the room. He smiled at the sight and asked if he could play.
Brennan answered first. “You can take my place while I go start dinner.” She offered.
“Do you need some help?” Booth asked.
“No. You just play with him.” She insisted. Booth gave in and took Brennan’s place at the board. Brennan heard him asking Cooper what piece was his as she exited the room and headed downstairs.
Brennan started boiling water for the noodles. She remembered when Cooper was little and would always say ‘Noo Noos’ instead of noodles. Cooper had come up with the word and taught Liz. Since then the word had stuck. Brennan often found herself calling them ‘Noo Noos’ now too, even though the kids had long since discarded the term.
Brennan heated up some hot dogs and sliced up some apples to complete the meal. After setting the table, she yelled ‘Dinner’ and soon heard a commotion upstairs that let her know she was heard.
The meal was simple, but Booth’s presence made it remarkable and Brennan could see how much it meant to Cooper. The three of them sat around the table and enjoyed the meal. Booth was saddened that Liz’s seat was empty, but he was happy to be home with his family.
“What do you want to do tonight?” Booth asked between bites.
“Can we watch Harry Potter Dad?” Cooper asked. Cooper had just gotten Harry Potter’s seventh film on DVD and had been waiting to watch it with his Dad. Booth used to read to Cooper and Liz from the books each night before bed - before Liz’s death. It had become somewhat of a tradition that they would watch the movies together after they finished a book. He hadn’t read to Cooper or watched a movie with him since Liz’s passing.
“Definitely,” he smiled at his son. “After dinner, you can get the movie started and I’ll make the popcorn.”
Upon hearing this, Cooper quickly cleared their plates and excused himself. Brennan smiled approvingly at the spectacle. Brennan and Booth finished their meals in silence.
Cooper came back minutes later and announced that he was ready.
“I’m not done eating yet,” Booth teased. “Give me ten minutes buddy.” Cooper accepted his answer and returned to the lounge to wait.
Booth took one last bite and stood up, taking his plate to the sink. He placed his plate as well as Cooper’s in the dishwasher and searched the cupboards for the microwave popcorn. By the time he found it and placed it in the microwave, Brennan had finished eating and was clearing the rest of the table. Booth moved to help her.
“I know this is hard, but I’m trying,” he said apprehensively. “I just wanted to let you know.” She stood at the sink and he came behind her and wrapped his arms around her. She noticeably stiffened. Brennan wasn’t ready yet to be happily one hundred percent. It was still too soon, how could she tell him that she was still having a hard time adjusting to a house with her family without Liz?
“This is just hard.” Brennan honestly answered him.
Booth released his hold on her and stepped back with a sigh. “Look, it will be hard for a very long time, but we can survive it together, Bones. Besides, we are going to therapy every week. It’s going to take some time for us to adjust back to how it used to be.”
“It will never be the same without her.” Brennan said sadly.
“I know it won’t. I want you to understand that I will always be here, no matter what.” He said calmly, but still with conviction.
“I know, I know.” She nodded softly.
The microwave beeped.
“I’m going to watch a movie with Cooper. I want you join us.” Booth emptied the contents of the popcorn bag into three small bowls and placed them on a tray. On the way out of the kitchen he stopped to add one more thing. “Tomorrow will be better.” He said and exited the room.
Booth settled down on the couch and started watching the movie with Cooper. He remembered how much he enjoyed spending time with his family. Before the opening credits rolled, Brennan was seated in the oversized chair next to the couch, wrapped in a blanket. Spending time with his son made him forget about work and about how much he missed Liz for a little while. Brennan was asleep before the movie ended. Booth and Cooper smiled triumphantly.
“Buddy,” Booth whispered. “Go get ready for bed. I’ll be there to tuck you in, and then I’m going to put Mommy in bed,” Booth turned off the TV, and organized the room before turning to go to Cooper’s room to tuck him in.
He entered Cooper’s room to tuck him in before returning to the lounge for Brennan.
“Are you ready?” Booth asked. Cooper got into bed as Booth made his way and sat beside him.
“Daddy?”
“Yes?” Booth asked him as he pulled up the covers.
“Can we play hockey sometime this week? It’s been a long time since we played.” Cooper asked, hoping he would say ‘Yes.’
“I will try to make time this week for that, buddy.” He said as he kissed him goodnight. “I love you. Goodnight.”
“I love you too Daddy.” Cooper said as he got more comfortable. Booth left, turning the light off on his way out.
Booth returned to the lounge and saw that Brennan was still sleeping soundly. He carefully lifted her into his arms, trying not to wake her. Brennan instinctively wrapped her arms around him, causing Booth to smile.
He navigated the stairs easily and made it to their room quickly. He gently laid Brennan on the bed, and pulled the covers over her, similar to how he had with Cooper. He sat at her side for a moment, watching her sleep. He considered sliding into bed next to her. They had been married for almost eight years, and he still had trouble sleeping without her.
As much as he wanted to stay with Brennan, Booth decided he’d better sleep in the guest room a little longer. He knew that even though Brennan took him back, she wasn’t ready to get back to how they used to be, they still needed some distance and he was willing to give that to her. He placed his lips softly on hers before standing to leave. “I love you,” he whispered into her ear, hoping she would hear him in her dreams.
At the door, he took one last look at her before turning off the light and closing the door. Brennan turned to her side to get more comfortable, “I love you too.” She whispered all the time smiling.
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For Brennan and Booth, it was just their second Christmas after Liz’s death. This year was special, however, because it was going to be the two of them and Cooper, and they were actually celebrating something. Parker was a Freshman at Duke University and he was going to spend his first Christmas as a college student with Rebecca. Booth was happy that at least they were going to spend New Year’s together, as it felt like life was right again.
Brennan was excited that Booth had taken two whole weeks off from work to spend with his family. She still hadn’t go back to work at the Jeffersonian; she wasn’t ready just yet and she didn’t know when she would be ready. She gave lectures and seminars occasionally to keep her skills sharp. And she was back to writing her novels again too. Slowly she was going back to what she was good at, and she gave up painting completely, telling Angela how grateful she was for it, but she didn’t need it anymore. Besides, she knew she wasn’t good at it; painting was Angela’s thing. So, she gladly exchanged the canvasses for her novels.
December 25th was a beautiful day in DC. Brennan was still lying in bed while Booth was up and getting Cooper ready to open all the presents. Brennan opened her eyes and looked outside the window. She was glad that the sun was shining. She couldn’t ask for a better day to spend Christmas with her family. Brennan sat up in bed and thought how much her life had changed in the last two years and how much she missed her little girl. Every day before she went bed and after she woke up, she would think of Liz. Her daughter never left her mind, even though the hardest time of her life had come and gone.
She still had a beautiful son and a wonderful husband, and for that she was thankful. It didn’t take long before Cooper ran into the room and behind him was Booth. Cooper threw himself in Brennan’s arms with the happiest smile on his face; he knew today was the day that he would get a lot of presents. It couldn’t be a happier day for a 9-year-old. Booth didn’t say anything; he was just watching Cooper interact with his wife.
“Mom, let’s go open the presents!” Brennan knew it wasn’t a question but more of a demand. She didn’t argue with her son, but she instantly threw her legs over the side of the bed and got up.
“If you insist,” she smiled at Booth, as she took Cooper’s hand and they all started walking to the living room, where a big Christmas tree held a lot of presents underneath.
Cooper sat on the floor next to the biggest present; he hoped it was for him. Booth sat on the couch and Brennan passed by him and gave him a soft and tender kiss on his lips.
“Morning…” Brennan whispered on his ear. “Thank you for last night...” she said it as she giggled at him and moved over to sit next to Cooper, leaving Booth wanting more of what she was grateful for.
“Are you ready to open the presents, Cooper?” Booth asked from the couch. Cooper didn’t need to say anything, his excitement was enough.
Brennan started passing out all the presents around. It didn’t take a long time before Cooper was playing with his new toys. He wasn’t paying attention to his parents anymore. He was too busy playing with the cars he got.
Brennan looked over at Cooper, and then she turned her attention to her husband. It felt like it was just the two of them in the room at that moment. “It’s just us now.” She said softly.
“You first...” Booth said wanting to go last.
She smiled and picked up a wrapped present from the floor. “Here,” She handed it to him. “It’s from the whole family.”
Booth smiled as he started to open it. He looked at Brennan who was smiling from ear to ear. When he opened the box, he saw season tickets to see the Flyers and plane tickets to go to each of their home games. He was shocked and surprised to what he was holding in his hands.
“I thought you would enjoy something other than work.” Brennan announced as she noticed that he was still speechless.
“I love it,” he said as he moved closer to her and gave her a passionate kiss. “I will enjoy every moment of it, and I will make sure to clear my schedule with Margaret, so I won’t miss any games.”
“I’m glad you like it.”
“Okay, it’s my turn.” Booth said with an eager smile on his face, even though he was a little insecure about it. Brennan looked at him suspiciously. He grabbed a wrapped box from one of the cabinets in the living room. “It’s for the future,” he said as he handed it to her.
Brennan grabbed the box but waited to open it. She looked at him studying his expression and trying to figure it out what he was up to. “You better have not gotten me any expensive jewelry; you know I don’t need any of that.” She said wondering what was inside the box, but deep down, it was exactly what she wanted. She loved getting jewelry from Booth, he had exquisite taste.
“Actually, it’s not. Sorry to disappoint you,” he said shyly, but not letting the smile leave his face. “Open it already.” He demanded.
Brennan smiled at him. She started to open the wrapping paper, but not taking her eyes from his. When she saw what it was, her smile faded away. “Booth?” She asked curiously. “What’s this about?” She looked from the baby Flyers jersey she was holding to her husband. “Is this some kind of way of telling me you want us to have another baby?” She asked nervously. They had talked about it, but it was always a tough subject for both of them now.
“No, it’s not,” he simply said. “We are going to have another baby in about 8 months, Bones.” He told her. “You are pregnant; the little jersey is just the baby’s first clothes, I wanted him or her to be part of our family already.” He said with confidence in his voice.
“But I’m not pregnant,” she said confidently and certainly not ready for it. “But we can talk about it later if you want to have another baby.” She said as she looked over to Cooper, who was playing furiously with his new cars.
“Okay. First, yes - you are pregnant, and we are too late to have that talk.” Booth said as he grabbed her hand and held it between his.
“Booth, I think I know my body.” Brennan said as she argued with him.
“And so do I,” he was not going to let her win this, but he knew he was right.
“We can talk about it if you want.” She insisted as if she didn’t believe him.
“Bones, come on. After two pregnancies, I think I can tell if you are pregnant or not. Besides, you have changed you eating habits; you are sleeping more every night. And you think it’s coincidence that you have the flu this week? You don’t believe in coincidences, remember?” He asked trying to convince her.
“Will you be happy if I go to the doctor first thing after the holiday? I want to prove you wrong.” She said not trying to sound defeated, but she still didn’t want to disappoint him or herself, he sounded so happy with the idea.
Booth looked at her, he knew it would be harder to convince her, but he was ready for anything. He walked over to the counter again, and grabbed something else; she looked at him curiously wondering what he was doing. “No, I don’t want you to wait till next week to find out. I want you to find out right now.” He said as he handed her a pregnancy test kit. She wasn’t ready for this, that she was sure of.
It was then that Cooper ran over to Brennan and looked at both of them. “Mom, what did dad give you?” He asked as he took the pregnancy box from Brennan’s hand.
She was caught off guard, but she found the perfect way to respond to her son. “Dad gave me a stick, Cooper.” Brennan said looking at Booth, making sure he listened to what she said.
“So, it’s a toy?” Cooper asked curiously. “Can I play with it?” He asked, not getting enough of his cars to play with.
“No sweetheart, it’s a grownup's stick, you go play with your cars, and look, they are lonely already.” Booth said as he pointed to the cars at the floor, Cooper was back to his toys instantly.
Brennan got up from the floor where she was sitting and walked over to the kitchen, Booth followed her; he was not going to give up.
She opened the fridge and took out some eggs to make herself an omelet.
“Bones, seriously…” he grabbed her arm and made her look at him. “This is good news; I know it’s scary after Liz,” he closed his eyes for a second, remembering their nightmare. “I’m scared too, but I think we are ready for another baby. Maybe this is exactly what we need. All you have to do is take the test, so we can go out for lunch today and celebrate it.” He never thought it was going to be this hard. “And since when do you eat eggs in the morning anyway?” He asked knowing that they didn’t allow Cooper to eat eggs for breakfast, and not even one of them ever ate eggs for breakfast either.
Suddenly it hit her, he was right. She had had eggs every day for the last week, and all different kinds of food that she never ate before. Even her mood had changed as well; maybe she was really pregnant. The smile on her face started to come back slowly, when Booth saw it, he knew that he had finally convinced her that she was indeed pregnant.
“Booth, what if I’m not pregnant?” She asked fully knowing she would be upset now if she wasn’t.
“Just take the test babe; go pee on the stick, and if you are not pregnant then we will talk about it.” Booth said as he handed her the box again. He looked in the direction of the bathroom. She took it, unsure, but there was only one way to find out. She walked over to the bathroom and did as the instructions on the box said to.
Five minutes later she came out of the bathroom. Booth couldn’t tell whether she was pregnant from her expression. She just put her arms around him and hugged him. “I’m pregnant.” She whispered as she started to cry in his arms. Booth knew she was crying because it was good news.
“I told you so.” Booth said laughing, “I’m always right, Bones.” Brennan laughed at his comment as well, they parted from the hug and he wiped her tears, “We are going to have another baby.” He said as he kissed her, she couldn’t help but kiss him back.
“I’m scared, what if...” Brennan’s mind was going a million miles an hour with ways that this could go wrong again. She knew she couldn’t go through another loss, she wouldn’t survive it. But at least she knew that she had Booth by her side, no matter what.
“Don’t even think that, Bones,” he said as she grabbed his hand and put it on her stomach. “Everything is going to be fine.” They smiled at each other.
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“Ange. I promised Booth I wouldn’t tell you until we had you over for dinner tonight so we could tell you together, but I don’t think I can wait.” Brennan pulled Angela away from the rack of drawstring pants so they could face each other.
“Bren, what is it?” Angela laughed at her friend’s seriousness.
“I couldn’t let you have all this fun by yourself,” she started, while looking around at all the maternity clothes surrounding them. They were shopping for Angela, who was five months pregnant with her second baby.
“You’re not!” Angela exclaimed before putting her hand over her mouth to halt the screams of joy that were sure to come.
“I am,” Brennan smiled. She wrapped her arms around Angela and her slightly protruding belly and the two squealed in between the aisles of drawstring pants and maternity business suits.
“I’m a little hesitant and I’m not sure if I’m ready for this again,” Brennan proclaimed after the celebration had ended.
“I know you are scared, Bren. But all you have to know is that your family is here for you no matter what.” Angela squeezed her hand to reassure her.
“Yeah. Booth said the same thing.” Brennan said, deciding to leave the fear behind and enjoy this marvelous moment with her best friend.
“And besides, we are having babies. Together.” Angela squealed again.
X-X-X-X-X-X
Brennan loved summers. But now that she was pregnant, she was starting to hate it.
The pregnancy already left her feeling tired, and the summer sun only added to her exhaustion. Her feet had begun to swell in the last week, and she found that she needed to rest after only a short time on her feet.
The morning had been spent catching up on general housework. She had her feet up on the kitchen chair, giving them a well deserved break. Her swollen belly was tilted upwards, exposed for everyone to see.
There was no longer any mistaking that Brennan was very much pregnant. Her six-month belly stood out proudly against her small frame. Besides being hugely pregnant, Brennan had her hands full with work, her new book coming out in a few months, and Cooper. School had been dismissed for summer and Brennan’s days had been full of activities. But she couldn’t complain; things were finally settling down again.
“It’s too hot.” Brennan sighed, taking another sip of her cold lemonade. The house was air conditioned, but she still felt the heat.
“You don’t seem comfortable.” Angela commented, concerned.
“I’m not.” She declared, shifting in her chair as if to emphasize her point.
“That’s what you get for getting pregnant.” Angela teased.
“Angela, you are nine-months pregnant, you should be feeling more uncomfortable than me.” Brennan said matter-of-factly. She paused slightly, giving her best friend the Brennan glare.
“I know, but I’m not. I feel fine. I mean, I want this little one to come out already, but this is a way easier pregnancy than the one with Gracie. I’m sorry.” She apologized sympathetically. Brennan resumed struggling with her chair and finally settled into a comfortable position.
“If the baby wouldn’t move so much, it wouldn’t be so bad.” Brennan rested her hand on her belly to feel a kick, and another, and another.
“It’s just an active one.” Angela reasoned.
“This one is more active than Cooper and Liz put together. They were never this active.” Brennan felt another kick. “See.” She laughed.
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The baby kicked her; her hand touched her belly to feel the little one. “The baby is kicking.” She told Booth.
He smiled at her; this just made him so happy.
“Here.” She grabbed his hand and put his hand on her belly, allowing him to feel the kicks.
“We have a strong one.” He said amused.
“You have no idea. This one kicks all the time.” She told him proudly. “I gained four pounds since my last appointment.” Brennan said disappointed.
“You look gorgeous with an extra four pounds.” He joked.
She laughed.
X-X-X-X-X-X
Brennan was in the kitchen on a mission. For many it was simple, but for her it felt like the most important task of her life. She opened one of the cabinets, and started looking through it. What she was looking for was not in sight. So she started taking everything out of the cabinet, just in case Booth had put it in the very back. Chocolate chip cookies, chips, goldfish, animal crackers, Oreos, Munchies, and Cheese Nips were all sitting on top of the table now, and still Brennan didn’t find what she was looking for.
“I knew I should have gone to the grocery store last night.” She cursed to herself. She looked at her watch and realized it was already three in the morning.
Brennan knew she couldn’t go back to bed if she didn’t satisfy her craving right now. She would accomplish what she desired, even if she had to go to every 24 hour mini-mart and gas station in the city.
She walked into her room quietly, hoping not to wake up Booth. She needed to change. She grabbed a pair of pants and her sweater and put it on. After a few moments of maneuvering around her now enormous belly to put on her shoes, she was ready to leave.
She grabbed her keys and her wallet and looked at Booth; he wouldn’t even know she would be gone for twenty minutes. She turned to leave, and walked to the door. She stopped suddenly as soon as she heard her name.
“Bones?” Booth asked tiredly.
She turned and knew she was busted. “Booth, go back to sleep.” She said calmly.
Booth didn’t listen to her; he sat up in bed and focused his eyes on her. “What’s wrong?” He asked concerned.
“Nothing is wrong,” she said firmly. “I’m just going to run to the store really quick and I will be back in 20 minutes.” She said matter-of-factly.
“What?” Booth was out of bed in an instant.
“I have a craving.” She shyly admitted.
“You should have woken me up Bones, it’s three twenty in the morning.” Booth walked to the closet to get ready.
“No, I shouldn’t have. I didn’t want to disturb you,” she walked over to him and kissed him gently. “Go back to bed.”
He returned the kiss, “Thanks, but you should rest.” He said as he touched her swollen stomach.
“I can’t sleep like this,” she pointed to her almost seven-month-pregnant belly. “So I might as well do something.”
“Then we will both go?” He compromised.
“Booth, you know we can’t do that,” she argued. “One of us has to stay here with Cooper and Grace.” Angela and Hodgins’ daughter was staying the night with them to give them time alone with their two-month-old baby boy.
“You’re right,” he agreed. “Just tell me what you want and I’ll be right back.”
“Booth, I can go to the grocery store by myself. It’s not like I’m going to work or anything, I’m just going down the street and I should be back in 20 minutes.”
“I know it’s not work, but I worry about you anyway. I just want to do nice things for you.” He smiled.
“You can do nice things for me, but I also want to do nice things for myself, even if I have to go to the grocery store at four in the morning.” She was starting to get irritated. She hated being protected all the time, especially when it came to simple things like this.
“Okay, so how about this?” He took a step forward. “I go tonight, and you can go the next time you have a craving.” He knew she wouldn’t agree, but he enjoyed seeing her argue and get mad sometimes.
“I’m not crippled, I’m pregnant.” She said definitely.
He took her hand. “I know that Bones. I just want your wellbeing, and I will do anything for you.” He said sincerely.
“Yeah, I know and I appreciate it. But by willing to do anything for me, you will let me go to the store.” She pleaded.
Booth knew he didn’t have a way out and he didn’t want to see a pissed-off, pregnant Bones. “Okay then, but promise me you will be careful?” Booth asked worried.
“I’m going to the store, not to the moon.” She argued.
“Promise me.” He said seriously.
“I promise.” She kissed him and turned to leave, but she wasn’t going very far.
Cooper was standing by their bedroom door staring at them, with his blanket under his arm.
Brennan walked over to her son, “Cooper, what’s the matter?”
“I had a nightmare, Mom.” Cooper cried.
Brennan bent down to Cooper’s level. “It’s over now.” Brennan kissed his forehead.
Cooper threw his arms around Brennan’s neck. Booth watched mother and son interact. He always enjoyed watching Brennan take such good care of their son.
“Can I sleep with you now?” Cooper asked eyeing Brennan.
Brennan looked up at Booth, “Help me up?” She asked fully knowing that her belly would make it harder to stand up on her own.
“You can lay with me, Coop.” Booth said as he helped Brennan stand up.
“Or how about if we take a trip to the grocery store?” Brennan offered.
Cooper’s face grew with excitement, forgetting his nightmare, but Booth on the other hand was completely shocked.
“Bones?” Booth asked concerned. He didn’t like the idea of Brennan going to the store alone, now he didn’t like the idea of Brennan going to the store with Cooper.
“Don’t you trust me?” She asked seriously.
“Of course I do.” He said, but he was still worried.
“I have my cell phone if I need anything. Don’t worry.” Brennan said and gave Booth a kiss.
“I can’t help it, it’s natural for me to worry Bones. You’re my family.” Booth said.
“I know.” Brennan turned to Cooper. “Give your father a hug, sweetie.”
Cooper walked over to Booth and gave him a father/son hug. “I love you, Dad.”
“I love you too, Coop.” Booth gave him a hug back. “Take care of your mom okay?” Booth asked eyeing Brennan.
“Okay Dad.” Cooper said as he took Brennan’s hand.
Brennan and Cooper started walking towards the door.
“Bones…” Booth called back before she left. “So, what are you craving this time?” He asked curiously.
“Banana Muffins.” Brennan said simply before leaving for the store.
Epilogue Part 1B