A/N: Guys... I'm so sorry about the delay on this chapter. I've had writer's block like crazy, and I've actually been pretty busy this week. I know I promised that I'd have this by last Monday, but I couldn't make it happen. I know a lot of you are mad at me, but I hope that you'll enjoy this chapter anyway! I love you guys, and thanks for sticking with my story, and not giving up on it!

The next day, Booth and Christine went out for her first driving lesson, and Brennan stayed home with Parker and Kasey. As Brennan was cleaning up the apartment, she heard the shrill of her phone ringing. She saw that it was Angela, and smiled. Suddenly having three children was quite demanding, and while she loved being a mother, her free time was very sparse. Booth and Brennan had taken time off of work when they found out about Rebecca, and Brennan hadn't seen Angela since then.

"Hey Ange." Brennan spoke into the phone.

"Sweetie, how are you? I haven't talked to you all week!"

Brennan smiled at Angela's dramatic voice. "I'm good. It's just been really hectic with planning Rebecca's funeral, and Christine learning how to drive. I'm sorry, I'm just kind of out of it." She said, feeling bad about neglecting her friendship.

"Oh, Bren. You poor thing. Where's Booth?" She asked.

"He's out with Christine, attempting to teach her how to drive." She said, mentally cringing at the idea.

"Oh gosh, she's already learning how to drive? She already growing up too fast." Angela pouted.

Brennan chuckled. "Yes, indeed she is."

"So you're with the little ones? Why don't I come over and help you out?" She offered.

"Oh, you don't have to do that. They're taking their naps now, and I'm just cleaning up a bit." Brennan said.

Angela rolled her eyes. "Shut up and take my help Sweetie. I want to see you anyway. I have something that I want to talk to you about."

Brennan sighed and said, "Alright, but we can just sit and talk. I miss you, Ange."

Angela smiled. "I'll be there in a few."

Meanwhile, Booth and Christine in a vacant parking lot for her first driving lesson. She had assured him that she was ready, and didn't need to review all of the devices in her car.

"Dad, I've got it!" Christine exclaimed.

"No you don't, Sweetheart. You've got it in neutral!" Booth exclaimed.

She looked down at the gear shift and her eyes widened. "Oops!" She pushed it back into drive, and the car jerked.

"Honey, just ease on the gas. That's it, easy. Now turn your wheel to the right and- hey watch out for the pole!" He screamed.

Just in time, Christine swerved out of the way, and avoided the pole. Slowly, she stopped the car, and put it in park. Looking over cautiously at her father, she asked,. "It... it wasn't that bad was it?"

Booth smiled at her and said, "Don't worry. It was your first time driving, and you were better than I thought you would be. We can come back tomorrow and try again." He said.

She nodded and undid her seat belt. "Maybe you should drive home?"

Booth laughed. "Why don't we go get some ice cream?"

Back at the apartment, Brennan was just finishing up cleaning the bathroom when the doorbell rang. She walked over to the door and opened it, finding Angela on the other side.

"Sweetie!" Angela exclaimed, wrapping her arms around Brennan.

"Hey, Ange. You got here pretty quickly." She observed.

Angela laughed. "Well I missed you, honey. And..." She said, her voice quieting a little. "I've got a secret that I want to talk to you about."

Sitting down at the kitchen table, Brennan furrowed her brows and said, "Why are you whispering?"

Angela smiled evilly and shrugged. "This conversation is strictly eighteen and up. Don't want the kiddies hearing."

Brennan's eyebrows rose, and she lowered her voice. "Oh, really? Please, do tell."

"Well, you know Hodgins?" She asked.

"Yes, of course I know Dr. Hodgins. I've worked with him for quite a long time." Brennan said.

Angela bit her bit and said, "Well... we did the nasty."

"The nasty? What is that? Some kind of code word?" She asked in pure confusion.

Angela sighed. "No Bren. I mean that we had sex. We totally jumped each other at work last week." She said.

"At work? You mean at the Jeffersonian?" Brennan asked.

Angela nodded, grinning. "Oh yeah. And that's not it. After that, I went home with him, and we did it three more times! It was amazing!"

"Wow." Brennan said in shock. "I didn't know that you were attracted to Dr. Hodgins."

Angela shrugged. "Neither did I, but let me tell you; he really knows what he's doing. I've stayed at his house every day this week." She said, waggling her eyebrows.

"I am very shocked, Angela. You had intercourse at the lab?" She asked.

Angela looked at her best friend with puppy dog eyes. "You're not going to tell on us, are you?"

"No..." Brennan said slowly. "But what made you want to begin a relationship with Hodgins?"

Angela sighed. "Well, you're so happy with Booth and your kids. It made me realize that love isn't going to wait on me forever. Hodgins has been trying to ask me out for weeks, so I just kind of jumped him." Angela said.

"So you jumped Hodgins because I have a good relationship with Booth?" Brennan asked.

Angela shook her head. "Sweetie, what I'm trying to say is... I want what you have. I want a family. And I've liked Hodgins for a long time. He's different from anyone I've ever dated, and... he makes me happy."

"So your orgasms are satisfactory?" Brennan asked bluntly.

Angela laughed and shushed her friend. "That's not what it's about. Yes, the sex is great, but we have this connection. It makes me feel like I've known him for forever." She said.

Brennan finally nodded in understanding. "That sounds analogous to my feelings for Booth. "

Angela smiled. "I can tell that you're so happy with this life. I don't want to end up alone. Having a free spirit is fun for a while, but I think it's time to settle down a little bit."

Changing the subject, Angela looked around the room. "Now where's my little sugar plum? I haven't seen her in ages."

"She and Parker just woke up. You want to see them?" Brennan asked.

Angela gave her an "Are you kidding me?" look and nodded. "Of course I do!"

Walking into Kasey's room, Angela quietly walked up behind the little girl and picked her up. "Boo!"

Kasey squealed with the sudden impact, but when she realized that it was her Aunt Angela, she giggled. "Auntie Angie!"

Angela smiled and kissed her cheek. "What's up sugar plum?"

"The sky!" Kasey joked.

Angela laughed at the girls literal answer and hugged her tightly. "Very funny, squirt."

She set Kasey down, and saw that Parker was looking up at her. "Hey, baby Booth. Do you remember me?" Angela asked, kneeling down beside him.

Parker nodded and smiled. "You're Angela. You work with Bones and my Daddy, right?"

Angela nodded. "That's right, but you know what else? I heard that you're turning Brennan's office into your new room. Is that right?"

Parker looked up to Brennan and then back at Angela. "Yeah. I can't wait until we get it done. The couch isn't very comfortable." Parker said.

Angela smiled and continued. "Well, how would you like for me to do a cool design on the walls for you? Anything you want, I can paint it for you." She offered.

Parker's eyes lit up and he said, "Anything?"

"Yep. Anything you want, little man."

"Can you paint my favorite hockey team?" He asked.

Angela rolled her eyes. "Pssh. That's making my job easy."

Parker launched forward, and wrapped his arms around Angela. "Thank you, Angela!"

Angela chuckled. "Anything for you, baby Booth."

Booth and Christine were at Sweet Frogs, where he was enjoying a chocolate waffle cone, and she was enjoying a vanilla cup with sprinkles.

"Thanks for taking me out to drive, Dad. I know I'm not the best hands-on learner, but thanks for being patient with me." She said, taking a bite of her ice cream.

Booth smiled at his daughter. "Hey, I wasn't that best driver when I was starting out either. You wanna know something? I drove my Pops' truck into a ditch when he tried to teach me how to shift gears."

Christine snorted and covered her mouth. "Really?"

Booth nodded. "And then I had to work my butt off paying for the damages before I could try again. Sometimes you have to fail to succeed. You know?"

"Yeah, that seems right. 'If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.'" Christine quoted.

Just then, a group of boys who looked to be about eighteen walked in. They all looked like football jocks, and well.. not very nice guys.

Booth told Christine that he was going to the bathroom, and that he would be right back, leaving her alone at the table. Almost as soon as Booth was out of sight, the three boys sat down across from Christine. She was minding her own business, but looked to to see who had sat down. Seeing that the three boys were eying her, she looked back down at her ice cream.

"Damn, that chick is hot as hell." One said.

Startled, Christine looked up at the boys to see if they were talking about her. When she looked up, all of the guys were staring at her, and one winked.

"Hey cutie, you here all by yourself?" He asked.

Hearing the snickering from the other boys, she looked back down at the table and tried to ignore them.

"Oh, so we're playing hard to get, huh? Come on sweet thing. Why don't you come on over to my house, and we can have a really good time." The jock said.

Christine saw her dad walking back to the table and smiled. She thought that she'd have a little fun with this.

"Oh, hey Daddy! Guys, this is my dad, FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth. Dad, they want me to come with the so we can have a 'good time.' What do you think about that?" She asked, a playful glint in her eye.

Booth slowly turned to the boys, giving them the deadliest look they'd ever seen. "Fun, huh? You wanna have some fun with my daughter? " He asked them.

All of the boys paled, and one stuttered, trying to find words to say. "I...w-we."

Booth interrupted him, saying, "Alright, I've got a game. How about I shoot you, right between your eyes, and if you survive, I'll let you 'have some fun' with my daughter."

"N-no. That's alright, man." The boy said with wide eyes.

Booth smiled at that kid's fear. "You sure? Because I've got my gun in my car. I can make it happen really quickly."

"No, man. That's crazy."

Booth nodded. "Yeah, but that's why you'll never have a chance with my daughter. You see boys, she is a very special girl. Smart, funny, beautiful etc., and there's a certain standard that you have to meet to be with my daughter. This was a test, and you clearly failed. My daughter is worth dying for, and if you aren't willing to do that, then you are not good enough for her, or even worth her time. You never will be."

Christine smiled at her dad and said, "Thanks, Daddy."

Booth kissed her hair and whispered, "Let's go home before I shoot them anyway."

Christine nodded and waved goodbye at the boys, shaking her butt on the way out. "You weren't actually going to shoot him were you?" She asked.

Booth wrapped his arm around her shoulders and shrugged. "You'd be surprised what I would do to protect you."

Christine smiled and snuggled into her father's side. "I'm glad."

A/N: Again, I seriously apologize for the week long delay, but I promise that I'll do better. I hope yo guys enjoyed the chapter! Let em know if you have any suggestions on what happens next. XOXO- Mary