Hey everyone...here's the final chapter of this story...soon to be followed of course by the next installment in the Care Package! It may be a little while before that story is posted, because I will be making an effort to update some of my other stories (I'm Already Home, as well as some of my L&O:SVU stories).
This chapter started out a little awkward, so I apologize for that, but hopefully it gets better as you continue reading...
Chapter 4 ---- Doctors
The following afternoon found Booth pacing at the bottom of the stairs, waiting impatiently while Brennan gave last minute instructions to the boys. After another glance at his watch, he sighed and made his way onto the platform.
"Bones, come on. We're going to be late," he implored.
She sighed, "Okay, I'm coming, I promise." She turned back, removing and disposing of her gloves. "I should only be an hour or two," she informed Hodgins and Zach. "Have either of you seen Angela?"
"She's in her office, I think," Zach nodded.
"Thanks," Brennan smiled, "Booth, I'll be right back, and then we can go," she promised.
"Hurry," he called after her as she hurried up the stairs.
She tapped lightly on her friend's door as she walked into the office. "Hey Ange."
"Hey sweetie. Isn't your appointment today?" Angela asked.
"We're just about to leave. I wanted to see if you talked to your doctor yet," Brennan explained softly.
Angela grinned and nodded, "I have an appointment in about an hour."
"I'm so glad she could fit you in."
"I know," Angela giggled, "I'm excited, but nervous at the same time. I just wish the test had been clearer."
"I know, but you'll know in an hour or so-"
"Bones! We have to go now!" Booth interrupted, calling up the stairs, and the women laughed.
"I'd better go," Brennan sighed.
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They arrived at the doctor's office with plenty of time to spare. After putting her name in, Brennan sat down beside Booth to fill out the necessary paperwork. Booth busied himself with a magazine he had found on the coffee table, jiggling his knee as he flipped aimlessly through the pages. After a few minutes of this, she sighed heavily, reaching a hand out to still his bouncing knee.
"Stop Booth." She shot him an exasperated look. "We got here in plenty of time, early in fact. The doctor will get to us as soon as she can."
He shifted in his seat, taking her hand from his knee and threading his fingers through hers. "Sorry Bones," he smiled sheepishly.
"Brennan?" The both jumped as the nurse called her name. They stood and Brennan nodded to the woman. "You can follow me." Brennan was weighed, the number noted on her chart, and they were escorted to an exam room. "There is a gown on the chair. Put that on and the doctor will be with you shortly."
"Thank you," Brennan replied softly as the nurse closed the door. She quickly stripped down, pulling on the flimsy gown and boosting herself onto the exam table.
Booth looked around the room as Brennan got settled. He winced at the detailed diagram of the uterus that covered the wall, immediately directing his attention back to Brennan. "You sure you want me in here for this part?"
Brennan grasped his hand. "You aren't going anywhere. I'm not doing this by myself." He nodded. "Just stand by my head during the pelvic exam."
He winced again, "Jesus, Bones. I- " He broke off as the door opened again and the doctor entered the room.
"Good morning miss- Dr. Brennan," she corrected as she consulted the chart she carried. "I'm Dr. Allison Forbes." She shook Brennan's hand, then Booth's. "You must be the father.
"Yes, I'm Seeley Booth. I'm her fiancée."
"Nice to meet both of you," she pulled a rolling stool up next to the exam table, flipping quickly through the chart as Booth took a seat, "and congratulations." She looked up at them with a smile. "When's the wedding?"
The couple shared a smile. "Next month, the 19th," Brennan answered.
"Wow, that's soon," Dr. Forbes laughed. "Good luck."
"Thanks."
"Well, let's get everything underway. I understand you have taken a home pregnancy test?"
"Yes, it was positive, so I made the appointment."
"Alright, what we are going to do is draw some blood for all of the usual tests. Then I'll do a pelvic exam and an ultrasound to see how far along you are. Dad, you might want to-" She nodded towards Brennan.
"Come up here Seeley," Brennan told him softly and he jumped up towards her. She took his hand and he squeezed it reassuringly as he leaned against the table at her head.
When the doctor finished her exam, a nurse rolled a portable ultrasound machine into the room. "This will be a little cold," she warned as she spread the cool gel across Brennan's now bare abdomen. She slid the wand across her stomach, and after a moment she pressed a few buttons then turned the screen to face the couple. "Congratulations, you are most definitely pregnant," she told them with a smile. She pointed to a small white shape on the screen. "There is your baby." Brennan felt Booth squeeze her hand again and tore her eyes away from the screen to see him looking between it and her, a look of incredible awe on his face. "Would you like to hear your baby's heartbeat?" The doctor asked knowingly.
"Yes please," Brennan whispered through the tears that began to fill her eyes. Dr. Forbes pressed a few buttons and a soft whooshing sound filled the room.
"That's incredible," Booth murmured beside her.
"Judging by the development of the fetus, I would say you are about eight weeks along." She made a few calculations, and then continued. "I would put the date of conception around the second week of February, and your due date on or around November 12th." Dr. Forbes turned back to the couple and smiled knowingly at their awestruck expressions. "I'll leave you two alone for a few minutes. A nurse will be in with some pictures for you soon, and then you can get dressed and go out front to set up your next appointment."
"Thank you," they both murmured.
As soon as the door closed, Booth's lips were pressed to hers. When they broke apart she could see the tears in his eyes. "I love you so much Bones," he whispered.
"I love you too." They looked back at the screen beside them. "We're going to be parents Booth."
"I know," he brushed a strand of hair from her forehead and kissed her again. "You are going to be a great mom Temperance."
"How do you know?"
"Because I know you. I've seen you with Parker, and with the kids we work with. You are a wonderful, caring woman, capable of so much love. This baby will be lucky to have you, okay?" She nodded silently, grateful for his confidence in her.
There was a knock on the door and it opened slowly. "Sorry to interrupt," the nurse walked into the exam room, "here are your copies of the ultrasound pictures." She handed them to Booth, and smiled at Brennan. "You can go ahead and get dressed and come out to the front desk."
Brennan nodded again, climbing down from the exam table as the nurse left the room. Booth handed her clothes to her and followed her out once she'd changed. They made an appointment for two weeks after the wedding, and Brennan was given a prescription for prenatal vitamins, before they left the office. On the way back to the lab, Brennan examined the ultrasound pictures, calling up what knowledge she could remember from school, and the doctor's explanation, to identify what she was seeing. Booth kept an eye on her as he drove, watching as she trailed a fingertip along the features of the picture.
He reached across the center console to squeeze her hand. "What do you say we make a stop at the diner and grab some lunch?" He offered gently.
"That sounds fine." She murmured in reply. She was quiet again until they settled into their customary booth.
"You okay babe?"
"Don't call me that," she chastised gently, then sighed. "It's real now; do you know what I mean? It's not just a test result," she explained.
"I get it." He nodded, then grinned. "I can't wait to tell Parker he's going to be a big brother."
"After the wedding."
"But Bones-" Booth half whined.
"After the wedding." She repeated. "You have already had one child out of wedlock, which I'm sure your parents were not overly thrilled with. Just wait until we are married. Besides, by then I'll be through with my first trimester and there will not be as much of a risk of miscarriage or other complications," she explained.
He nodded. "Okay, we'll tell everyone after the wedding."
She smiled slightly, "Well, everyone except Ange-" She broke off with a gasp, "Angela!" She exclaimed.
"What, what's wrong?"
"Nothing. Can we get our lunches to go? I need to get back to the lab."
"Uh, sure." Booth shrugged and flagged down their waitress.
When they reached the Jeffersonian, Brennan was out of the SVU before Booth even parked the car. "Jesus Bones," he muttered as he killed the engine and hurried after her.
"Angela!" Brennan called for her friend as she rushed into the lab.
"Sweetie!" Angela squealed as she hurried out of her office. As soon as they reached each other, she swept Brennan into her arms.
Brennan let Angela hug her for few minutes before prying herself away. "Did you have your appointment?" Angela nodded. "And?"
She nodded again. "I'm pregnant!" Angela squealed softly, hugging Brennan again and bouncing in excitement.
Booth hurried into the lab to find Brennan and Angela hugging each other in the middle of the platform, laughing and crying at the same time. He smiled as he watched them for a few minutes before he heard someone behind him. He turned to see Hodgins, also watching the two women.
"She's pregnant," Hodgins said in a low but proud voice.
Booth gave him an odd look. "I know." He was turning to join the women on the platform when something dawned on him. He turned back to Hodgins. "How did you-" he began.
"What do you mean-" Hodgins started at the same time. They broke off and studied each other for a minute before Hodgins chuckled. "Oh boy."
"What?"
"I was talking about Angela," Hodgins clarified.
"Oh, I meant Bones," Booth laughed. "Wow, congratulations man." He clapped a hand on the smaller man's shoulder.
Hodgins grinned. "You too, dude. Ange's due in the middle of October, 12 weeks along. What about Brennan?"
"Eight weeks, November 12th," Booth told him proudly.
"Wow, that'll be interesting."
"What will?"
"Those two pregnant at the same time? This place is going to be hormone city for the next six months." Hodgins laughed and Booth winced.
He glanced back up at the platform to see the women comparing ultrasound pictures. "We're in for one hell of a ride.
A/N: Please review! I'll try to get the next installment up in a reasonable amount of time, but be looking for updates on my other stories soon!