AN: Hey guys, last part as promised, it's more of an epilogue than anything else but anyway...

Thanks to everyone who has been reading and especially reviewing and yes katiebug just this one chapter but this way i can move onto the other ideas that are begging to be written including a couple of Bones crossovers and some more BB... so it's not all bad.

Also thanks to the people who encouraged me to continue with what i had originally planned to be a one shot because i think it's turned out quite nicely.

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Bottom Line Part 5

"Booth, could you try and remember to put your washing in the hamper, because if you don't then it will be your own fault that you have no shirts left, which you don't by the way" Brennan called out from the bedroom while Booth sank into the sofa to watch the hockey.

"Okay Bones, just as soon as this half is over" he gestured to the tv even though Brennan wasn't in the room.

"Booth" she groaned "If you don't put it out now then it won't be dry in time" Booth sighed, looked like he was going to miss the game again, last week it had been Brennan wandering back and forth in front of the tv wearing nothing but jeans and a bra having spilt coffee all over her shirt on their way home.

Home. The word echoed in his head for a moment, when had he started thinking of Brennan's apartment as home. Hell, when was the last time he was at his own apartment? He couldn't remember, all his clothes were at Brennan's, he had his razor, his shaving cream, and his partner, what did he need his apartment for? There were other things too, they'd fallen into an easy routine of domesticity. She'd do the washing, he'd do the housework and they'd both cook, or more often than not they'd order takeout, or go out. Every so often they'd go to the movies or a game and on the weekends they'd happily hang out at her place sometimes doing their own thing or sometimes enjoying a lazy day making love.

He was on his feet in an instant cornering her in the bedroom "Are we living together?"

"Wh – What?" she stammered.

"You and I. Are we living together, here in your apartment? Just think about it for a minute" She stared at him for a few moments.

"Well you do spend a lot of time here" she conceded.

"All my time, I spend all my time with you. I haven't been to my apartment in months, not since Christmas" he realised.

"Oh my god" she muttered "We are living together, how did we not notice that?"

"I don't know" he admitted falling into silence and letting Brennan pass him to fall onto the bed, on one side was a picture of Booth and his son, on the other a picture of Brennan, her father and her brother. His clothes hung in the closet and littered the floor mixed with hers, even a few of Parker's toys were lying around the apartment, the guest room and the fridge were covered with pictures he'd drawn.

"Are you happy?" Booth asked suddenly, his whole body was tense and he was preparing himself for her to withdraw, to run from him. Most of the time he thoughts she was okay, but every so often he feared that she might leave him, that she'd freak out.

She thought about his question for a moment "Yes, I am" she decided a smile spreading across her face.

"Me too" Booth agreed an equally wide smiling gracing his features "So..." he began a few moments later "We're okay with this? Living together" Brennan nodded but didn't say anything "Okay enough to make it permanent?" Brennan nodded again still smiling "So I'll get rid of my place?" she nodded again "Okay" Booth agreed.

It didn't take a lot of time to pack up what was left in his apartment, mostly just books and a few dvds. There were also cd's, a few things of Parker's, photos and a whole bunch of things he decided to put in storage. After all they didn't need his old grungy couch when Brennan had a nice new one of her own. Still once he moved his things into her apartment it seemed suddenly smaller, almost like there wasn't enough space for the both of them. Books overflowed from the shelves, cd's were piled up next to the stereo and Booth wondered what Brennan could possibly need so many clothes for.

It was Brennan who eventually suggested they get a bigger place, maybe buy a house together. He knew that with her book sales they could afford something very nice, and that Brennan wouldn't even consider that it was her paying for their house. Money wasn't really important to her, it just made things easier.

"Parker could have his own room" she told him "We could maybe get a dog" Booth had to admit it all sounded very nice. If anyone had told him even six months earlier that she would be suggesting they buy a house together he would have had them committed.

"That sounds perfect, Bones" It didn't take them long to find a place they both liked, it was a longer trip into work each day but that was a small price to pay. They had five bedrooms, one of which they turned into a room for Parker filled with sporting posters and model cars. When they went looking for a dog Brennan had wanted a poodle, but Booth insisted they were too feminine and they eventually agreed on a husky who according to Brennan were reasonably obedient and friendly while still being quite masculine.

It came as a shock when she decided one day that she wanted to have a baby, but he realised soon enough that it shouldn't have because she'd become a different person since they'd started working together. As the birth of their first child drew closer he revealed that he was considering leaving the FBI, that he wanted to watch his child grow up, to see the things he'd missed with Parker. Brennan accepted his decision easily, glad that he would no longer be in constant danger, even if it meant she lost her partner. When she returned to work after their baby girl was born she insisted that Cam allow her to work solely on authenticating bones rather than identifying for the FBI and she'd agreed.

When Booth stopped to think about it the whole thing seemed amazing, but he didn't stop to think too often, he was too happy living in the moment and watching as his little girl got bigger every day. He didn't mind not working because Emily kept him too busy, and after their second child was born he certainly didn't have time to think about it. But he did know that the day Temperance Brennan agreed to be his wife was one of the happiest of his life, second only to the birth of each of his three children.

"Okay Em... You ready?" He looked over at his daughter who was dressed in her brand new school uniform, her hair up in pigtails.

"Yes Daddy" He watched as she ran away already mingling with the other children, just as confident as her mother always was. She barely noticed when he disappeared along with the other parents wondering whether his daughter would be a braniac scientist like his wife or an athlete like he had been. Or maybe she'd be something completely different, because who knew where life would take you.

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