Beautiful Boy Chapter 18/?
Paring: Booth/Brennan/Parker/Introducing New Major Character Laura in later chapters
Rating: M - WARNING: There is mention of child abuse and mental health issues
Genre: Romance/Family/Angst
Summary: Please Read Summary: Parker has been returned after being abducted and months of sexual abuse. Booth and Brennan deal with his issues while learning to deal with their burgeoning relationship and a family they thought they’d never have. There will be issues of resolving child abuse trauma and mental health for all..
Chapter 18
"Who said I was trying to get away with anything?"
Booth asked from where he was underneath her looking up into her eyes. "I never want to leave you." with that he leaned up and passionately kissed her.
His kiss curled her toes, crossed her eyes and flash fused her spinal column. She returned it with the release of all the sexual tension she had been building the last few days. Reaching for his t-shirt she pulled it off and began kissing every inch of his bare chest. As they increased their activity she heard Parker stir and for the first time put a hand up to stop him and whispered "shhh we're going to wake the baby."
At the mention of Parker being in the same room Booth cooled down quickly. "Should stop then." he whispered even though he didn't want to. He loved the feel of her hands on his bare skin and her lips on his mouth. He didn't move her though, because he needed the connection of her straddling his waist. He was still hard, but was working to ignore it and hoped she could too because he didn't want her to move.
She stilled at his words. She wanted his physical comfort so badly, she needed it almost to the point of addiction but... "Booth we need to make a decision" she said looking deeply into his eyes. “Hopefully Parker won't be our only child. If we stop every time one of our children make themselves known we will not have much of a sex life until they move off to college." She would do whatever he asked he had been in this situation longer than she had. She was beginning to see how some of his actions she thought of as prudish had come about. It looks like they may come attach to Parker’s umbilical cord.
"I know..." Booth said with a sigh. "It's just the middle of the day, we should be paying attention to Parker...or talking about stuff." he said and thought he would add. "It's not that I think sex should only be at night or some shit...but right now I don't think is the time." he then grabbed her hips and stroked the skin under her shirt lightly. "We have things we need to talk about anyway."
"Ok" she said. "Bend your knees." Once he did, she leaned back and wiggled just enough to get comfortable and make sure he knew she was willing to do whatever he wanted and added "now what do you want to talk about." She wasn't trying to be funny or provocative, it was only that she still needed the reassurance only contact with his body could give her.
Booth couldn't help but moan a bit as she wiggled to get comfortable. It was weird though because even though he was fully hard, he still simply wanted to talk and wanted her firmly on top of him. “Well...just wanted to double check that you are really okay...and able...to provide for us while I'm not working.” He knew she had a lot of money from both her work with the Jeffersonian, outside contracts and her book sales but he did not want to assume anything.
"Yes I can. Now take a deep breath and hold it." As he did she couldn't deny she loved the feel of having him under her even if they were still clothed, and looking at his bare chest helped too but that was not why she had asked him to hold his breath. "Now release it and listen. Don't say anything until I'm done. I have never told you any of this information because you have never needed to know before. But we have about, without adding any of your contribution only because I don't know it, a little over $55 million to work with. Most of it is in investments that would take time to turn into cash but they could be if we need to. As for what we have in ready cash, it’s only around $10 million. The apartment is completely paid for, there is a yearly maintenance fee we would still need to pay. I get a monthly allowance of $3,000. I'll call my accountant and have both you and Parker added to my personal health insurance that way you both have coverage. I'll also have him increase our allowance by about other $2,000 or so a month. I just sold my last book for a total of $45 million more including the movie rights. I think that about covers it. Do you have any questions? Remember I said I love you and this is OUR FAMILY'S money."
Booth knew she had a lot of money but to actually hear it had his eyes wide. "Wow...okay..." he said not wanting to think too much about it. He was happy to know that they would be able to keep some sort of health insurance since his would be put on hold until he was making money again. "We need to find out if we can keep our same doctors under your insurance." he said in a way of saying he 'accepted' the agreement.
"Booth don't get mad" she said with a slight tremble in her voice.
That had Booth confused, "I'm not mad." he said that confusion evident in his voice.
"No that's not what I meant I know you’re not mad now, just don’t e mad at what I did?" She was looking at him with her deer in headlights look again.
Still confused Booth nodded his head, "Okay...."
"After the first time I went with you to see Colin, when Rebecca refused to go, I check with all of your Doctors and my insurance company. They all take the insurance and Arthur, our accountant by the way, has all the paperwork completed. All I have to do is have you sign the applications for both you and Parker and fax them to him. Within an hour or two you will both be covered. I'm sorry I did it without asking you first. I should have asked. Sorry."
This had Booth shocked, "I'm not mad...just a bit confused as to why you did all that. I mean what indication did you get that Parker and I would need your insurance?"
"I really didn't I just felt a sudden need to make sure Parker had the very best care available. But when I went to call Arthur your fake death and all the other times you've been in the hospital caught up to me and I needed to make sure you both had the very best I could give you" Her voice ran down to a whisper and she began to pick at one of her fingernails.
Booth took her hand in his and placed kisses to it. "Thank you," he said looking at her with so much love in his eyes. "It makes me feel better to know that too." he then blushed. "There is something you should know too..."
"What?"
"I looked into the FBI's insurance policy and found that it only covers 10 weeks of counseling, a month of day treatment services and if needed only 7 days of inpatient care." Booth said with a sigh. "Who would have thought a government agency's insurance would suck so bad."
She shrugged "why would it be any different than any other governmental purchase. The same people thought it was ok to pay $5,000 for a $2.00 hammer. Booth" she asked carefully. This was going to be a touchy subject she knew, but if she played her cards right once he got used to living here he wouldn't want to move back and if he had nowhere else well... "what do you think we should do about your apartment?"
"Well...I can't exactly afford it," Booth said with a sigh. The idea that came to his mind seemed great to him but he wasn't sure if it was too much for her.
"Well I think it's important for us to have enough room for Parker. I don't think you have enough room or all of us do you?" She was hoping he would say no and want to stay here.
"No...it would be rather squishy." Booth said and looked at her intently. "It would make more sense for us to stay here..." he let his statement trail off because again he did not want to assume anything. Moving in together was a big step. Sure, they were already pretty much, but actually saying it might be too much for her.
She thought for a minute. They were getting nowhere. Well if he won't ask I guess I will. I don't think he'll leave right now, maybe if he lives here long enough he will want to stay. I can't believe I want to live with a man again. That I need to live with a man again. Wait... not just any man I WANT to live with Booth!! Taking a deep breath she thought for a nano second and put her plan into action. Sitting up and wiggling more than necessary to make sure he felt her, she asked "Booth I really want you and Parker to live here." Then she sat waiting for his answer.
Booth was jumping up and down inside, he was so happy SHE had asked him rather than him bringing it up. "Of course!" he replied a bit too quickly or eagerly for his own good his own liking.
"Oh good let’s get all your stuff out this week-end. We can take Parker over during the week and get everything packed then I'm sure Jack, Angela, and Wendell can help us move everything else on the week-end. We will only need a van for the furniture we decide to keep, the rest we can put in storage until we get a bigger place. I want to redo Parker's room too. I think I'll ask Angela to paint something, something that will transition from babyhood to an 9 year old. He'll be back to 9 soon I know it." She was starting to run away with herself but she didn't care Booth and Parker were moving in, and she was making sure they never left
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