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 43
"Booth do you want to wait out here with Parker or go in the room with me? I'm sure all they will do is a pregnancy test and then an ultrasound so it won’t matter if Parker is in the room."
Booth glanced back at Parker in his seat and noticed he seemed fairly calm for the Moment. "I guess we can try coming back with you and see how he does. I want to be with you through this."
She reached over and rubbed his thigh "I want you there too. It's important for me to have you there throughout all of this, but you know I kind of like the idea of Parker being there too. Maybe this will help him mature faster."
"I think it's a good idea too, he should be involved." Booth said taking her hand in his as he pulled into the parking lot of the doctor's office.
Parker was singing happily along to a song on the radio. Thankfully this time it was a kids Bop CD rather than the radio.
Turning to look behind her she told Parker "Come on Bub we are here time to get out." She got out and had the door open and was undoing Parker's car seat before Booth even had time to come around to the other side. She was glad to see Parker was still in a calm mood and she was in a peaceful mood as she walked between Booth and Parker to the office door.
Once she got there They took her in and drew blood asking her to return to the waiting room afterward to wait for the nurse to call her back.
"Mommy why do you have that?" Parker asked pointing at the cotton ball and band-aid on the inside of her elbow where the blood was drawn.
"They had to draw some blood honey for a test, now we just have to wait for the results. She had completed all her forms and returned them to the receptionists when she saw a Junior National Geographic she thought Parker might like. Going over to get it, she handed it to him smiling to Booth and sitting down next to him again. "Are you nervous she whispered?"
"Yeah...but I shouldn't be, I mean I've done this before." Booth said his leg shaking due to being nervous.
"Ohhh a spider...big, big spider." Parker said looking at the tarantula on the page of the magazine. "Look Mommy...it's looking at you." he showed it to her and then hopped down from his seat and continued to look at the magazine and pace. He was just really hyper, but still behaving.
She looked at Parker for a minute making sure he was still just being his normal hyperactive self. Turning to look at Booth she felt her stomach clench. Yeah she loved him, but this was a big step for them. "Booth are you sure you want to do this right now?" she asked.
Booth looked her in the eye and gave her a small nervous smile. "We decided together to do this. I'm not backing out now." He took her hand and kissed the back of it. "This is not going to be easy... especially with him." he looked over at Parker trying to show an elderly woman the picture of the spider. He was being a sweet boy about it though. " But we've got each other and I think if we actually use Jack and Angela... and maybe contact your Dad we can do this." he then made a face at that. "Well maybe not your Dad... he might kill the kids if they are off track." he smirked to show he was kidding.
"Just as she was about to call him on his comment about her Father the nursed called them back to the examination room. It was small and left little room for an active boy so she wound up telling him why they were there hoping that would keep him still a little longer. "Parker, sweetie I know it's hard for you to be in this small room with Mommy and Daddy but it's for a very important reason. You see we think I'm going to have a baby and we need to see this Doctor to find out, so can you be a little more patient? Just a little longer?"
Parker's eyes went wide as he sat in the chair next to his Daddy with his legs dangling off the end. "You're going to have a baby?" he asked not seeming upset by it but just shocked.
Booth nodded his head, "That’s why Mommy had to have the blood test. The test tells us if she is going to have a baby or not."
"Thank goodness when I have blood tests it only means I get new pills and doesn't mean I'm having a baby." Parker said seeming relieved by that.
Booth simply chuckled.
She smiled at him and was just getting ready to make a comment when her Doctor walked into the Room. "Good morning Temperance" she said reaching out to shake her hand.
"Hello Katherine, how have you been?"
"Fine and you? Well I guess something must be up otherwise you wouldn't be here." She laughed and who are these people?
"I'm Parker...are you the lady who is going to tell my Mommy if she's having a baby or not?" He asked as he bounced in his seat. He then introduced his Dad. "This is my Daddy, Agent Booth he's my Mommy's boyfriend."
Booth laughed, "Yeah I'm Seeley Booth" he said shaking her hand.
Reaching out to Booth she took his hand and introduced herself “I'm Dr. Katherine Correlle, nice to meet you. As for you young man yes I am the one to tell your Mommy she if is going to have a baby.
Temperance you have marked down you have never had a child is Parker adopted?"
"He's my son," Booth spoke up. "Bones and I have been work partners for years, but now we're more obviously and so Parker and I are living with her."
"Yeah my real Mom is a bitch," Parker said, all smiles.
"Parker, language" Bones said automatically, "That's correct Katherine although Booth and I did decide on having a baby we really didn't think it would happen this soon.
Just then the nurse came in with the results of Bones blood test. "Well here is the results of your tests and it looks like you and Mr. Booth got your wish you are pregnant. Congratulations. I would like to do an ultrasound just to make sure the placenta is placed correctly and give us an idea of how far along you are. So gentlemen are you going to stay here for the unveiling?"
"The baby is coming NOW?" Parker asked thinking this didn't seem right. He may only be 8, but he knew babies took a while. His friend's Mom had, had a baby a few years ago and that’s how it had been.
"No buddy, the baby won't come for a while now, but the Dr. can show us like a picture or a video of the baby in Mommy's tummy." Booth tried to explain.
"Ohhhh.." Parker responded and smiled at the doctor. "I dunno about him, but I'm staying!"
"I'm staying" Booth said rolling his eyes at his son.
The nurse brought in the ultrasound machine and left. "It isn’t often I do these Temperance, but you are a special patient so here goes. The gel will be slightly cool." She rolled down Bones pants and rolled up her shirt to expose her abdomen then after squirting on the gel she began the scan. "Sorry this may be a bit uncomfortable" she said as she compressed her stomach with the wand. "There we are see right there" she pointed to a small dot on the screen. "See Parker there is your baby brother or sister. Oh what do we have here. Well Temperance you were never one to do things by halves it looks like you and Mr. Booth are having twins. See here is the other fetus" she said pointing to a second tiny dot.
Bones Grabbed for Booth's hand as she looked at the screen. "Booth" she whispered two?" she looked back at him blinking, how will we deal with three children?"
"That doesn't look like a baby...it looks like a pea." Parker said tilting his head to try and get a better look . "A pea and an M&M"
Booth's eyes were wide, he knew he was a fertile type person but this was a bit much. "Oh wow..." he squeezed her hand as he too tilted his head like Parker. "Maybe he is right...maybe it is a Pea and an M&M."
At that comment Katherine laughed and Bones started to cry. "those are our babies and your making fun of them" she cried.
Katherine looked at Bones and said "Come on Temperance they are just telling you what they see, what to do you expect they are men. Now sit up and pull yourself together. Do you have any questions for me?"
Sitting up and sniffling just a little as she looked at Booth and Parker she remembered her most important question. "You remember when I called and got the information about breastfeeding Parker? Well he still is breastfeeding how will it affect my pregnancy, or more to the point how will my pregnancy affect my breastfeeding?"
"Yeah what about it Doc." Parker said stepping back with his hands on his hips.
Booth chuckled and rubbed Bones' back to try and keep her calm. He had a question, but was waiting to ask it.
"You won't have to worry until your last trimester then we will have to play it by ear. Sometimes breastfeeding older children can bring on early labor if it does you would need to stop. After you deliver you could start again as your milk supply will adjust to all three children if it has too. But for now just carry on as you have been. Any other questions?"
"I don’t have any do you Booth?" she asked looking at him with a smile for the first time since they actually got their news confirmed.
"I guess...well." He pulled Parker onto his lap and hugged him. "I wanted to know how worried we have to be...with say blunt trauma...for the babies." he took a deep breath. "Our son has been having some major problems, he's in treatment but he gets violent..."
"Well right now you don't need to worry too much the babies are floating free in amniotic fluid and the placenta attachment looks good and high. As they grow and run out of room it might become an issue. I would try and work on his acting out. Maybe if he has a therapist they can help you find a way for him to become attached to the babies before they get here and then he might be more careful around them?"
Booth let out a sigh he didn't realize he had been holding. "Okay, thank you." he wanted to think that Parker would be doing better by the time she was farther along in her pregnancy.
"I don't wana hurt the babies." Parker said with a pout on his face.
"I know you don't" Bones said as she looked at him.
Just then Dr. Correll had an idea going back to the ultrasound machine she pushed a button and out came a picture. Normally they did not so pictures of fetus' at this date as there was nothing for Mom and Dad to see, but maybe this little guy needed something to hold on to. "Parker would you like this picture of your babies?" Taking the picture and before she handed it to him she marked where they were, "See here is one baby and here is the other. We can take a new picture every time your Mommy comes and you can have a picture of them as they grow. Would you like that?"
Parker looked down at the picture and then smiled up at the doctor. "Yeah...that sounds cool." he said looking back down at the picture. "Can I show everybody at school tomorrow?"
"If it's okay with your teacher." Booth said smiling too. He was glad that Parker was handling the news so well. He then looked at the doctor. "Is there anything else we should know before we go?"
"Temperance here is a list of foods I like my Pregnant Mom who are vegetarians to eat and a prescription for prenatal vitamins. Make sure you drink lots of fluids at least twice as much as you have been drinking to make sure you don't get dehydrated and still can produce milk. If you have any cramping or bleeding stop breastfeeding immediately and call me. I don't anticipate an issue but you need to be prepared. Make an appointment for 1 month on your way out and congratulations all of you" Dr. Correlle said as she left the exam room.
Nyre & TinyTeffers
Prologue,
Chapter 1 ,
Chapter 2 ,
Chapter 3 ,
Chapter 4,
Chapter 5 ,
Chapter 6 ,
Chapter 7,
Chapter 8 ,
Chapter 9 ,
Chapter 10 ,
Chapter 11,
Chapter 12,
Chapter 13,
Chapter 14,
Chapter 15,
Chapter 16,
Chapter 17,
Chapter 18,
Chapter 19,
Chapter 20,
Chapter 21, ,
Chapter 22, Chapter 23, Chapter 24, Chapter 25, Chapter 26, Chapter 27, Chapter 28,
Chapter 29, Chapter 30, Chapter 31, Chapter 32, Chapter 33, Chapter 34, Chapter 35, Chapter 36, Chapter 37, Chapter 38, Chapter 39, Chapter 40, Chapter 41, Chapter 42,