(After 'The Change in the Game')

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"I think Max knows we're in a relationship." They had wrapped up their case and they were on the way to the hospital to see Angela. Their friend was in labor and Brennan had promised to be there when it happened.

"How do you know?" Brennan had been certain that they had fooled her father, but she was terrible at non-verbal communication, so it was possible she had missed the signs. "Really?"

Grimly, Booth nodded his head. "Yeah, he was watching us all night. He's a con artist and what makes someone a good con artist is their ability to read people . . . He knows."

Well, if he knew then he knew. At the moment, she had other more important things on her mind. "Alright. I'll talk to him tomorrow . . . Everything is changing. Angela is having a baby . . . We're in a relationship." She loved Booth and she was happy to be in a relationship with him, but her life was altering in ways she hadn't counted on and it seemed that she didn't have control over anything that was happening, at least not lately.

The tone of her voice was sad and that worried Booth. Was she unhappy? Was she unhappy with him? "Are you worried about the FBI? Don't be. I've read up on company policy and exceptions and I think we're going to be okay. I think we should just go ahead and tell my boss tomorrow and let the chips fall where they may." I just hope Hacker doesn't turn into a jerk about this. The bastard is still too interested in Bones.

"I think we should too." Brennan slowly moved her hand in a slow circle around her stomach. She had so much to think about, so much to consider. "Are you happy Booth?"

"Of course, I'm happy. Aren't you?" Maybe she was trying to tell him something, but he didn't know what it was. He was getting mixed signals and he was afraid Brennan might be having second thoughts about them. "Are you happy?"

"Yes, I think I am." She had been very happy until this morning and now she felt like her world might be moving towards a direction that she wasn't prepared for. They should have been more careful, but now it was too late. How would Booth react? She hoped he would be pleased, but what if he wasn't? "Angela is very happy to be in labor. She has been conducting various experiments trying to rush the baby's birth, but up until today they had failed . . . She seems eager to start her new life as a mother."

Booth signaled and made a left turn at the next light. "Yeah, I think she'll be great as a Mom. She and Hodgins love kids and this whole blind thing that might happen . . . well, I think they're okay with it and they can handle it. They're good people and their kid will get the right care if he's born blind."

It was a lot of responsibility and Brennan wondered what kind of mother she would be under the same circumstances. "There is only a twenty-five percent chance that the child will be born with Leber Congenital Amaurosis. Hodgins is confident that the odds are on their side and the child will have normal sight."

"Yeah, those are good odds." They were almost at the hospital. "But if they lose the bet and the child is blind, they can handle it and so can we. We'll just have to support them because that's what friends do." He had been saying a prayer every night for Angela's baby since he had heard about the threat to the child. He had asked St. Lucy to intervene since she was the patron saint for the blind. He just hoped she'd been listening and decided to intervene.

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The excitement over, a new baby introduced to their group, everyone was thrilled that the boy Michael Staccato Vincent Hodgins was healthy and his eye sight was normal. Angela was tired, but happy and Hodgins was in a state of peace he hadn't felt since their adventure had begun.

Once the baby had arrived, Brennan had talked to Angela for a while and that had helped relieve some of her own anxiety, but not all of it. There were changes happening in her life and they didn't just affect her. Any decision she made had repercussions beyond just her own life. She had never planned for this to happen, but now that it had, she realized that living a solitary life had not prepared her for what she was living through now. Up until she committed to a relationship with Booth, she had lead a very independent life. She had only been responsible for herself, but that had changed and sometimes she didn't feel she was up to the task in front of her. She was a strong, confident woman and she had always considered herself to be capable of handling anything, but now she had doubts and she wasn't sure what her future would be anymore. Her straight path had taken a mighty detour and she had no control over the path she was following. It was intimidating and just a little scary.

Booth had parked his truck in front of her apartment, but she had wanted to go for a walk. She had prepared herself as best she could and the time had come to inform Booth that his life was changing in a way he had not planned for.

"I'm pregnant." He had stood there paralyzed. "You're the father." She didn't know why she had said that since she hadn't had sex with any man, but Booth for over a year, but she had to make sure he knew exactly who the child belonged to. There could be no doubt in his mind.

His beaming smile had sent a wave of relief through her body. She hadn't known how he would react, but she had hoped he would be the man she thought he was. She had hoped he would be happy and to see that smile on his face had confirmed for her that Booth indeed was someone she could always trust.

He stepped forward and grasped both of her hands. "A baby . . . our baby. I just . . . When did that happen? No that isn't important." He pulled her against his body and kissed her. "You make me so happy, Bones. Every day you make me so happy."

Her hands free, she moved her arms around her lover and returned his kiss. "I wasn't sure if you wanted another child. We haven't talked about having a baby."

"Oh, I want the baby, believe me." He kissed her once more. "A little Bones running around, it's like a dream come true. It is a dream come true." He kissed her again. "We're going to be a family, Bones. You and me and little Bones. I told you there is more than one kind of family. I told you to believe and now see what's happened." He just wanted to keep kissing her, but they were on the sidewalk and it was getting cold, so he released her. "Come on, let's go inside. It's too cold out here."

Brennan tucked her arm around his arm and walked with him to her apartment building. "I worry that I might not be a good mother."

He stopped immediately and faced her. "Are you kidding me? You've been helping me with Parker for years. Being my village . . . he loves you and you know that. I've seen how you are with other kids . . . little Andy . . . kids in trouble with the law, kids involved with our cases and every time . . . every single time, those kids have trusted you. Kids can tell if you don't like them, believe me and I have never seen a kid not like you . . . never. You're going to be a great Mom. All you have to do is be yourself. Just be yourself."

His words were sincere and she loved that he meant every word he had said. A bright smile replacing the frown she had worn just seconds earlier, Brennan kissed him. "Thank you, Booth."

"You're welcome . . . we really need to go inside. It's getting colder." He wasn't that cold, but he wanted to make sure Brennan was warm after all she was carrying his baby . . . his baby, wow.

As they walked towards her apartment, Booth thought about the changes they had both gone through in the last couple of years. It was amazing they had managed to stay friends through all their down periods, but they had and to Booth, that proved just how strong their friendship was. He had never had a friend like Brennan. She was someone he could count on when he needed it and he hoped he was the friend she needed and could count on. He had made mistakes, but he hoped he had learned from them. The biggest lesson he had learned was not to give up on Brennan. She was complicated like most human beings and not easily placed in a box. His original mistake had been not treating her like Bones. All the mistakes he had made had been because he had forgot that Brennan was a unique individual who didn't react to the world like the average person did. She has her own unique spin on everything and he would never forget that. Never again. He planned on living with her for the next 40 or 50 years and maybe just maybe for an eternity.

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