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So here it is the last chapter.

Booth

"Hey slow down you guys!"

"Here!" Parker points to a random spot on the sand. "This is a good spot Dad."

He's holding on to his sister's hand, and she's grinning wildly at me.

"Hurry Daddy!"

"Coming pumpkin. You guys need to wait for your mom."

"It's ok Booth, go on." Bones nods at me.

I jog up to Parker and Emily.

"You guys sure? Here?"

"Yes!" They reply in unison.

"Alright." I place the picnic basket down and then spread the blanket on the sand, along with various buckets and spades, mostly Emily's toys.

I grab my three-year-old daughter in my arms, tumbling onto the sand with her, causing her to erupt into a fit of laughter. She looks more and more like her mother everyday, and my heart leaps at her adorable laugh.

"Can we go by the ocean?"

Parker asks excitedly.

"Ok but hold on to your sister, and don't go into the water until I join you."

"Ok Dad. Come on Em!"

I watch as Emily grabs Parker's hand and they run to the waves that are lapping onto the shore.

I hear Bones approaching and I get to my feet again, wrapping an arm round her shoulder as she stops to stand next to me.

"You applied sunblock on them didn't you?"

"Yes I did."

She leans up to kiss me, and I kiss back, after five years of marriage I'm still enjoying the feel of her lips on mine.

"Thank you," she murmurs against my lips.

"For this. This vacation was a great idea."

"I just thought it would be a good idea for some family time together, especially since we're having another one in the fall."

I run a hand down to her pregnant belly.

Bones laughs, poking me with her index finger in the chest. "I still don't know how you convinced me to have another."

"Admit it, you can't say no to my charms."

"You ever think it's because maybe I'm enjoying being a mother to Emily and Parker so much?"

"That too."

"Daddy I wanna go into the water!"

"Coming sweetie."

"Hurry Dad!" Parker joins in impatiently.

"You gonna be ok here by yourself?"

"Of course."

I give Bones a quick kiss on the lips then jog to the water's edge to join my children.

This is my life, it hasn't been an easy one, but it's a good one, a life I share with my partner, my Bones. A life I would never regret because of her, she has made it so much better, she has made my life worth it.

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