Disclaimer- Oh my god, it worked. All my wishing and praying, it worked they're mine…all mine… Ok so they're not, my doctor just told me to try positive thinking, I don't own them and I fear I never will.

A/N: Ok you asked for it, the final chapter. I had a blast writing this and loved all the fantastic reviews, I got thanks again, but please DON'T STOP reviewing because it's the end, I do have other stories in the works…

SIX MONTHS LATER

Brennan sat next to Booth at the plaintiff's bench; she reached across taking his hand and holding it firmly. Booth looked across to his Fiancé and gave a tight smile. Both were nervous, they had decided, after Parker's insistence to file for full custody.

The last few months Parker had rung his dad or Brennan nearly everyday in tears, he had been miserable with Rebecca, his school grades had dropped, and he was complaining of feeling sick constantly and had been sleeping poorly. Booth had gone round to Rebecca's to try and make her understand how upset her son was…

"Rebecca he's unhappy, don't you care about that?"

She huffed at him

"Seeley this is not a good time"

Booth's temper flared

"Well when is it a good time? He is your son, you need to make it a good time, Jesus Bec's, I've never seen him so miserable"

Rebecca narrowed her eyes

"Seeley you keep this up and you'll see him less"

Booth sighed, he knew when to quit, Bone's had already asked him about filing for custody, she was all for it, had even decided she would finish work everyday at 3pm so she could pick him up from school and would take weekends off when they didn't have a case.

The squints sat in the front row, showing their support as the Judge waited for Parker to take his seat on the stand. Judge Haddoe's turned to parker and held up his hand to Rebecca's lawyer telling him to be quiet

"Parker my boy, can I ask you some questions?"

Parker looked up to the Judge and nodded

"How old are you Parker?"

"I'm eight Sir"

The judge smiled

"And tell me Parker, do you know why you're here today?"

"Yep, coz I wanna live with daddy and mommy Tempe, and mommy doesn't want me too, coz then she'll lose 700 bucks"

The judge frowned

"Parker were you told to say that?"

"Nope, I heard mommy and Drew talking…"

Everyone looked to Rebecca and her boyfriend, they looked horrified

"…Drew told mommy to hand me over to my dad, so they can move to Italy, and she said that would be giving away over 700 bucks a month…"

The court looked appalled. Parker looked to the court, then back to the judge and leaned forward as if he was about to tell a secret

"…and bucks means money, it also means a boy deer but I don't think mommy has any of those"

Booth smiled, thinking how much he sounded like a squint-well one in particular

"Parker can you tell me why, you want to live with Dr Brennan and your dad"

Parker looked at the Judge with sad eyes

"Coz they love me"

"I'm sure your mother loves you"

"When I stay with mommy Tempe and my Daddy I get happy, we read and we watch movies and mommy Tempe teaches me stuff, she's real smart, and they give me lots of hugs and tell me they love me all the time, and I hardly ever get in trouble, unless I do something bad, but that's ok coz mommy Tempe says if you don't get in trouble for the bad stuff, I'll never learn not to do it again"

The court room smiled at the little boy, it was hard not to like him

"You speak about your mommy Tempe a lot, you must like her"

Parker smiled, looking briefly at her then back to the judge

"Uh huh, she's the best. She takes me to the park and helps me do my homework she's super smart and she plays with me and when I have bad dreams she stays with me until the monsters go away and she's really funny, she pulls funny faces at daddy when he's not looking and she…"

The judge laughed, getting the impression Parker could go on all day

"Ok Parker, I think we get the idea thankyou"

Booth looked to Bone's who was in the process of trying to hide her tears, slowly he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and hugged her close

"I love you babe"

She smiled shyly

"I love you too"

The judge briefly looked to Rebecca, then back to Parker

"What do you do with your mom and Drew?"

"We don't do nothing, mommy sends me to my room and if I come out I get in trouble, I'm only allowed to come out when I gotta go to the bathroom or go eat my dinner"

The judge nodded taking down some notes before looking back up at the child

"Parker, does your mom or Drew ever smack you?"

Parker shook his head

"No… but Drew locked me in the cupboard, when I wet my bed… I didn't mean to…"

Booth stood up, intending to thump Drew, but Brennan took his hand pulling him back to her

"…but he locked me in anyway… and it was real dark and scary in there, I yelled for mo… mommy to…to let me out, bu… but she said… maybe I… I gotta learn the hard way"

Temperance couldn't handle seeing Parker cry, and she stood to go comfort him, but this time it was Booth who pulled her back down into her seat, The judge decided Parker was getting agitated and upset and thought it best to let the boy calm down.

"Ok Parker, go sit wherever you want"

The judge watched as Parker sat down between Bone's and his dad, they both hugged him

"We will have a short break before I hand over my ruling on this case"

The court waited for the judge to leave, Booth looked over to his ex and shook his head disgusted before following Bones, Parker and the squints out

"Daddy what's happening? Do I get to stay wif you and mommy"

Booth knelt down to his son

"Well, when we go back in the judge will tell us"

Parker looked around at all the squints, his dad, his Tempe they all looked worried

"I'm sorry, I got everyone sad"

Tempe bent down quickly taking him by the shoulders

"Parker, sweetheart, we're not sad baby. We're just… scared but I don't want you to worry about that ok"

Parker had been trying to fight his tears all day, and he couldn't do it anymore he crashed into Brennan's shoulder, swung his arms around her neck and cried. Temperance stood holding a sobbing Parker to her frame, her little Booth had lost a lot of weight recently and she could feel his protruding bones under her touch

"Shhh… its gunna be ok, shhh"

Tempe looked to Booth, and when he saw the look in her eyes he realised just how much, she loved his son, he gathered his family in his arms hugging them both tightly.

"THE COURT WILL NOW RECONVENE"

Parker had only just stopped crying as they re-entered, he was still quietly sniffling and clinging to Bone's, they stood waiting for the judge then sat down in position. Brennan didn't think her pulse had ever been so erratic and Booth was feeling quite ill. The judge spoke

"Parker could you come up here please"

Brennan handed him a tissue from her bag, and placed him on the floor to approach the stand

"Parker, can I ask why are you crying?"

"Coz… I… I'm scared"

"Why are you scared?"

"I scared that…that I gotta go… go ba… back to mommy and… and Drew's… and I don't wanna"

The judge nodded

"Ok go sit where you want"

Again the judge watched as this time Parker climbed up onto Brennan's lap, receiving a warm hug and a kiss on the nose, he watched the little boy smile and his eyes light up

"Ms Stinson could you stand please"

She nodded and rose

"Mr Booth, Miss Brennan could you also rise"

Brennan put Parker gently down taking his hand and taking Booth's in the other

"After listening to both sides of this case and hearing Parkers reasons, this is not a decision I take lightly…"

Rebecca looked over smiling smugly

"Ms Stinson, you have no reason to smile, you have a child who is incredibly unhappy, a child needs the love of his mother and it is this reason that I am awarding full custody of Parker Booth, to Seeley Booth and Temperance Brennan…"

The squints cheered happily making Booth and Brennan laugh; they both looked down at Parker who was confused

"Do I get to stay with you and mommy?"

Booth bent down picking up his son and squeezing him

"You sure do pal"

Parker smiled feeling overwhelmed he hugged his dad hard then reached out to Tempe; she was crying and cried harder when Parker jumped into her arms hugging her fiercely

"I love you mom"

The judge couldn't wipe the smile off his face, he could see how happy the child was and ultimately that's what mattered

"I would ask that you see me in chambers before you leave"

He bellowed over the happy voices receiving a nod from a speechless Booth

The judge banged his gavel

"Court dismissed"

The squints moved forward to pass on their hugs and kisses, Booth took a step back sitting down on a bench and watching the scene in front of him with a smile. He couldn't believe it, finally he had a beautiful fiancée he was set to marry and a son he couldn't love any more if he wanted to. Finally he had his family. In an Instant

END-well it's all over I hope you enjoyed it, it was 8 chapters long, that's 6 more than I intended but…you get that. Please review. I am trying to put together a sequel so let me know if you want one or not, and the things you would like to see in it, and i'll have a chat with my muse monkey.

A/N- I just want to thank everyone who read, reviewed and added me to their favourites, it's because of you I keep writing so a sincere THANKYOU-see you next time, in the archives

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