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Dec 03, 2007 20:45

 
Title: Thanksgiving with Bones
Author: thepinkllama
Pairing: Bones/Booth
Rating: Pg -13 
Spoilers: Through Season 3 
Summary: Bones meets the family.

Other Fiction by me: http://thepinkllama.livejournal.com/2059.html
Chapter One is here: http://thepinkllama.livejournal.com/1275.html#cutid1

"Are we there yet?"

"Are you kidding me Bones?" Booth glanced away from the road and gave Brennan a look.

"Well this trip would have taken significantly less time if you didn’t take every alternate road you could find."

Booth groaned in frustration.

"Look, I thought we could take in the scenery, have a nice open talk, maybe resolve some of whatever the hell Sweets says is wrong with us."

"There’s nothing wrong with us. Do you have a problem?"

Booth whipped his head around to stare at Brennan.

"What? No, are you going to tell on me again?"

"Look at the road Booth!" Brennan yelled grunting as Booth swung back onto his side of the road.

"And no I’m not, I’ve never told on you," she added.

Booth shook his head.

"Oh yeah you have, remember when I laughed at your Smurf story and you told on me? Then Sweets had that whole speech about me using my charm to get by and needing help."

"You laughed at me!" Brennan said indignantly.

Booth glanced quickly at her.

"I said I was sorry and you said you forgave me, remember?"

"I did, you’re the one who brought it up again."

"You know what? Let’s not talk okay. Apparently taking the long way was a bad idea."
"Could have told you that before we left." Brennan said snidely.

Booth grit his teeth and clenched the steering wheel.

Booth pulled into the driveway of a charming brick home with an expansive front lawn. Brennan could see a group of people tossing a football by the side of the house.

"Hey mom! I’m home!" Booth yelled from the car and beeped the horn.

A woman in a large white apron that read "Worship the Cook" burst out of the door.

"Seeley!" The woman yelled out and ran to engulf Booth in a tight hug. Brennan smiled despite herself.

"You must be the partner Seeley talks about so much." The woman held a friendly hand out to Brennan.

"Mom, meet Bones."

The woman gave Booth a disgusted look.

"My son has a real yen for nicknames, I’m Sandra Booth."

"Dr. Temperance Brennan." She shook Sandra’s hand.

"Temperance, what a pretty name, come on in. Seeley your father asked me to tell you to go outside, he needs you."

Brennan felt a quick tug of unease as Booth sauntered off and she was left alone with his mother.

"Well, why don’t I introduce you to the rest of the family?"

"Sure," Brennan said and followed her into a warm home that smelled of cinnamon and turkey.

Booth stepped out of the house and was immediately tackled into the ground by his brother.

"Seeley! You son of a bitch how are you?" His father yelled from the other side of the yard.

"You bastard, get the hell off me." Booth grunted and bucked, laughing uproariously as his brother and he rolled over the grass. When he finally managed to get his brother off him Booth stood and grabbed his father in a hug.

"How the hell are ya Dad?"

"Never been better, your mom tells me you brought your partner home."
Booth nodded slowly.

"Yeah, that’s true, she’s with mom right now, I’ll bring her out to meet you guys." Seeley turned to go into the house but stopped halfway there.

"Oh and none of those jokes you guys think are so funny, she’s very literal."

"Is she hot?" His brother yelled.

Booth whirled around and glared at his brother.

"Shut up Jared, she’ll kick your ass before I can."

Jared laughed and clapped his dad on the shoulder.

"I love pissing him off."

"Seeley was such a strange little boy, he used to love running out buck naked with a washcloth tied around his waist with string. He pretended he was an Indian and then he would go running about, trying to make fire, swimming in the little blow up pool in the back yard pretending it was a creek. The neighbors always talked about the little bare butt boy who ran around the backyard all day."

Brennan laughed along with Sandra and the other women gathered in the kitchen but she still felt a sense of relief when Booth appeared in the doorway.

"My dad wants to meet you." Booth tugged her away just as Sandra was about to talk to her.

"Honestly Seeley," She turned to Brennan. " I honestly don’t know how you work with him everyday, he drives me crazy."

Brennan grinned "Actually, we bicker quite a lot, apparently we’re both too strong willed. Although Booth’s tendencies towards - "

Brennan broke off as she realized whom she was talking to, but Sandra laughed.

"Oh please, anyone who can deal with my son should get a medal, he can be quite a handful."

Booth glared at his mother.

"Thanks mom, I feel ten." He wrapped an arm around Brennan and carted her off. "I’m taking her away before you corrupt her mind, or give her any more ammo to use against me."

Brennan pulled out of his grip and followed him outside.

"Your mother has your gift for understanding people."

Booth smiled,

"Yeah, it was hell trying to put anything past her."

Brennan squinted her eyes against the bright afternoon sun as they stepped outside.

"Hey, are you gonna keep that pretty lady all to yourself or are you going to share?" Booth’s father boomed across the yard.

"Hilarious, dad. This is doctor Temperance Brennan, my partner."

"Temperance, nice to meet you, I’m Richard."

"Hello," she shook his hand.

Booth’s brother nudged his father aside and held out his hand.

"Jared, nice to meet you Temperance, if you ever get tired of my brother, give me a call."

Brennan laughed and shook his hand,

"Nice to meet you Jared."

Booth glared at his brother and pulled Brennan away until they were out of earshot.

"Excuse my brother, he hits on anything that moves."

Brennan frowned back at his brother,

"He seems charming, he reminds me of you when you’re trying to get me to do something for you."

Booth laughed,

"I do not!"

"Yes, you do."

"Seeley!"

Booth jumped at the female voice and turned to greet a beautiful blonde.

"Rachel, hey."

Rachel hugged Booth tightly and gave him a loud kiss on the mouth.

"Who’s this, your girlfriend?"

Even Brennan couldn’t ignore the immediate dislike in the woman’s voice.

"No, I’m his partner, Dr. Temperance Brennan."

"Oh, well hi, I’m a good friend of Seeley’s, Rachel."

Booth settled his hand on Brennan’s lower back and Rachel’s eyes followed.

"Uh, why don’t we go inside Bones?"

Booth guided her back inside.

"Looks like she wants to be more than just your good friend."

Booth glared at Brennan.

"Very funny, we’re just friends nothing more."

Brennan smiled and followed him into the kitchen.

"Oh Seeley, I need to run out to the store, watch the potatoes for me would you?" Sandra said as she grabbed her purse

Booth looked warily at the potatoes simmering in the oil.

"I don’t know how to cook those."

"Oh honestly Seeley."

"I’ll watch them." Brennan interjected

"Thanks darling, I won’t be long." Sandra said and trotted out of the kitchen.

Booth tapped his knuckles on the counter while Brennan stared at the potatoes.

"Booth, that repetitive rhythm is starting to get on my nerves."

Booth scowled at her.

"You got us stuck in the kitchen."

Brennan gave him a look and turned back to the potatoes. The oil popped loudly as she turned the potatoes and she nearly dropped the spoon when a few drops singed her hand.

"Damn."

Booth was beside her in a second.

"Did it get you?" But he was already dragging her to the sink and running cold water over the pink skin.

Booth frowned at the red splotches on her otherwise porcelain skin. He touched a dishcloth to her hand and was rooting around for ointment when Brennan tugged her hand out of his.

"I’m fine Booth, it’s just a tiny burn."

"Well maybe if you’d been more careful-"

"I was being careful! You’re overreacting."

Booth tugged her back and spread the ointment gently over the pink.

"I don’t like seeing you hurt."

He gently traced his fingers over the fresh scar on her forehead.

"Does it still hurt?"

She couldn’t quite get enough air.

"The potatoes Booth." It came out a whisper.

"I’ll get them."

Brennan let out an exasperated sigh as Booth ladled the potatoes out of the oil into a bowl. One of the potatoes fell with a plop back into the pot splashing searing hot droplets onto Booth’s hand.

"Son of a bitch! Ah! Mother-"

"Seeley Booth!"

Brennan couldn’t hold back the laughter as Booth froze in mid curse and his face fell in horror. Another potato rolled off the ladle and plopped into the oil and Booth grunted but refrained from cursing again.

Sandra’s mouth twitched but her expression was firm as she nudged Booth away from the pot and finished spooning the potatoes out herself.

Brennan noticed the ointment on the counter and handed it to Booth.

"You really should be more careful Booth." She said sweetly. The glare on his face pleased her immensely.

Sandra gave the two a sidelong glance. Interesting, she thought, and then he smiled at his partner and her heart skipped a beat. The last time she’d seen that smile was when he’d held Parker in his arms for the very first time.

A/N: I had mad writers block in the middle of this chapter, so it took a bit longer. Please tell me what you think, thanks! Oh I almost forgot, thanks again to everyone who already reviewed, you make my day. :) 
 
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