Ok so i was going to write another rather elaborate proposal before this chapter that my friends is simply not goinig to happen. I might write it for Enough for Now if at a later time I can but for right now this will have to do. If you read the orginial then I appologize this is basically an updated version, but hey why mess with what inspired this.

Nope still don't own it, they haven't yet actually given it it me yet.

Chapter 12 - This Time

I opened the door to the house closing and locking it behind me. I hung my coat on the rack, slid my shoes off under the bench, and set the bag down. I walked into the living room laying my suit coat on the couch, stopping to removing my tie looking at the pictures and toys scattered around the room.

I quietly went into the kitchen, filled a glass of water, and looked at the latest pictures on the fridge. My favorite was the one I'd taken in the park a week earlier: she, Bella and Parker were playing on the Playground. She was pushing Bella in a swing, and Parker was standing on the swing next to them. Bella was laughing, and her mother had a huge smile on her face and twinkle of joy in her eyes as she watched our little girl play in leaves.

I put the glass in the dishwasher, and notice a bag of brownies sitting open on the counter. I smiled there was only one other time I could remember her ever indulging in a midnight snack of chocolate and that was for several months before Bella was born. I turned off the lights and walked up the stairs, the walls were lined with pictures of the children, of us, of the squint family, and paintings or pictures from her travels.

I stuck my head in Parkers room, the TV was running, but he appeared to have passed out watching a movie I didn't recognized. I turned the TV off, shut the door, and walked across the hall to look in at Isabella. She was on her back sucking on her thumb, her mother's curls fanning out around her head. I brushed her head with a kiss and pulled the blankets back up over her body. I quietly left the room and rounded the corner to see that the light was still on in our room.

I opened the door to find her sitting up in bed reading. It was the perfect sight. I couldn't ask for anything else, everything was right in the world as long as she was in here in our house with me, and our kids. She was wearing one of my t-shirts that seemed to dwarf her small frame and still looked adorable. Her hair was pulled into a knot at the nape of her neck and the glasses she'd finally given up and gotten for reading, were perched on the end of her nose, making her look every bit the genius she was. The Journal of Anthropology was open in her lap.

"Hi" she smiled, and brushed the hair that had escaped behind her ear.

I leaned down and brushed a kiss across her lips, "Hi, what are you still doing awake, it's nearly one?"

"Waiting for you. I couldn't sleep and I felt bad for not having staid to help you with the paper work, but the nanny got sick and Parker needed pickup from football practice, Bella decided today was a day to throw a tempertanturm while I was on the phone with my editor, trying to get something done on my book." She sighed, "Anyway I decided to stay up for you."

"Its fine the kids come first always. Plus I stayed late to finish it all tonight so that we have all weekend without work." I said unbuttoning my shirt and throwing it into the laundry, quickly followed by the rest of my clothes. I pulled on my pj's and went into the bathroom to brush my teeth.

I stood in the doorway for a moment as I watched her finish reading the article I'd interrupted earlier and then set the magazine on the bedside table, took off her glasses, and shook out her hair, before looking back at me. "Well are you coming to bed or are you going to just stand there and watch me." She patted my side of the bed.

I looked at her for a minute, "Marry me?" I asked as I walked over to the bed.

A look off shocked amusement washed over her face, "Why?" She asked with a small smile on her face.

I smiled back I hadn't expected her to say yes, she never did when I asked, not that she was saying yes. She would either say everything happens eventually or she would explain all the reasons anthropologically that marriage was an antiquated ritual or unnecessary and then there was the first time when she cried because she couldn't give me the answer I wanted. I had tried asking her with flowers and candles and the whole romantic dinner, and several other over the top ways just to see if that would change her mind but it never did. I was never upset though I knew that she wasn't going anywhere, I just had to ask to make sure.

I peppered her with kisses, "Well let's see. I love you, and you love me. You are my family: you our son, our little girl, and the baby that's on the way…"

She interrupted me, "How did you know?" stopping me from brushing a kiss on her collarbone and made me sit up and and look at her.

I laughed, "You left the brownies on the counter, the last time you ate brownies in the middle of the night you were pregnant with Bella. How long have you known?"

"Since I opened the brownies at midnight, and then the pregnancy test confirmed. I am going to call the doctor tomorrow for an appointment. I was going to tell you before you asked me to marry me. Which I believe you were in the process of telling me why I should."

I kissed her on her lips before returning to giving her my reasoning. "We live together, do everything together. You drive me nuts and make me inexplicably happy at the same time. I physically hurt when you are hurting and would do anything to see you happy. You are my world. I think that's it. Did I mention that I love you?"

This time she kissed me, "You did tell me that. I love you too." I smiled, "But what I really wanted to know was why you asked just now?

"Oh that's easy. The sight of you sitting in our bed reading in your glasses and my t-shirt, you looked perfect and beautiful, it reminds me of everything I love about you." I kissed her nose and lay down.

She reached over and turned off the light before cuddling up next to me. The moonlight lit the room so I could see set her chin on my chest and look at me. "How about next weekend? In the backyard, with the spring flowers and cherry blossoms. Small, Bella and Parker of course, the squints, Sweets, Caroline, Russ and his family, my dad, your brother and parents. Plus anyone else you'd like from the FBI. Then we can all go out to dinner and dancing. We'll bring the nanny so she can take Bella and Parker home later and have her stay the night, while we stay in a hotel for the night." I chuckled she was too adorable when she was playing a joke on me. "I guess I should call Angela in the morning so that she can come with me to get a dress, nothing too fancy I'd say, maybe a sun or cocktail dress. White or cream for traditions sake, or maybe gold. You could wear your charcoal suit that you love or the black one I love... A gold dress and the black suit I think. I'll call Ange in the morning" She smiled.

"You're serious?" I choked out.

"Definitely" I she nodded, smiling at my confusion.

"Ok, next weekend it is then." A huge grin spread across my face, "One more question why did you say yes now, and not one of the other times?"

She laid her head down, "Well let's see. I love you, and you love me, we live together already. I physically hurt when you hurt and I'm happy when you're happy. We have two beautiful children and a third on the way. You're my family no matter what. We do almost everything together. You drive me crazy with all of your psychology stuff and gut feelings but you believe me when I have the science to back you up. I cannot ever picture myself without you anymore. There's a permanent place for you in my future Seeley Booth." She tapped my chest to make her point.

She moved her head to look back at me again, "And because this time it's just us in our home, where everything is perfect, there are no romantic over the top things, it is a spur of the moment unplanned question… Oh and you look so dashingly handsome in your Tasmanian devil pajama pants, watching me. "

I smiled and kissed her, "So much for a relaxing weekend, now we have a wedding to plan."

"You asked," she said as I rolled her over hands skimming under her shirt.

"I'm glad I did" I pulled the shirt over her head. And rained kisses down her neck.

The next morning I came down to find her putting breakfast on the table for everyone. Parker was already digging into his pancakes, and Isabella was playing with cheerios in her high chair. "Morning" I kissed her cheek and went to pour a cup of coffee.

We sat eating, Parker talking about his upcoming game, Isabella had taken to throwing the cheerios, when she looked at me, "Booth I'm keeping my last name."

I smiled, "I wouldn't want it any other way, Bones."

"What are you guys talking about, why would you be changing your last name?" Parker asked confused.

She looked at him with a smile on her face, "Your dad and I are getting married." Isabella let out an excited laugh and clapped her hands together.

His face lit up, "Really, it's about time you guys. When are you doing it Dad?"

I chuckled, "Well Bones decided that next weekend would work. So next Saturday afternoon were getting married."

"That's cool," He smiled.

"There's one more thing Parker."

He looked at me, "I'm guessing it's good, which means I'm probably getting another brother or sister."

Bones blushed, "You guessed right."

I apologize but I don't know how long it will be before i can update this. I will wrap it a little more sufficently I swear.

Now I don't know if you read the spoilers but if you have and you know what i'm talking about I actually felt like vomiting and then I realized that HH is a liar and very possible is lying. I'm not excited by the possiblity for it to happen in the show it derivates to much from the brennan I love, if it's them, but then again HH hasn't ever permanently made it go wrong sometimes I've questioned but it's always worked. I'm done venting

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