Disclaimer- Still not mine.

A/N- Ok so I'm working on an M rated Booth and Brennan's first night together after the camping trip. As requested by Legggate, it may end up T though, coz I don't think I'm so great a smut, we'll see.

It was eleven pm when they got back to the hotel, all were tired and ready for bed. Parker was first to get changed and crawl into the single bed, he was asleep in minutes. Brennan decided to have her shower next, she was thankful for the hot water and the pressure behind it, the showers at the camp grounds were terrible for washing her long hair. She completed her nightly routine and walked out in her thigh length stolen FBI tee. Booth chuckled.

"Nice pj's."

She smiled cheekily and curtsied.

"Thanks."

Booth grabbed his towel and a pair of boxers, slapping her bottom playfully as he stepped passed her into the bathroom. She smiled hanging her towel up and crawling under the covers.

Booth inhaled deeply, there was something intimate about using a shower that his Bones had been in only minutes ago. He could smell her shampoo and that distinct vanilla scent that to him just screamed her name. Her shampoo was sitting on the shower edge and he picked it up, curious if that was perhaps the source of her scent. Reading the label he smiled 'almond milk and honey shampoo and conditioner' sniffing the contents he recognised it but that wasn't the vanilla smell he associated with her.Booth washed himself as his thoughts focused on a certain forensic anthropologist that was lying in a bed they would share tonight. Jumping out he dried and dressed taking a few extra moments to shave his face.

When Booth exited the bathroom he smiled at the site of her, she was snuggled down on the right side of the bed, her eyes following him as he moved across the room to hang up his own towel. Booth walked around to Parker who she was facing and pulled the covers up over his sleeping kid and then turned to face his girl. Tempe smiled as he squatted down in front of her, his forearms resting on the mattress near her face.

"Hey."

Her eyes stared into his and she smiled.

"Hey."

Booth brushed back a lock of her hair that was threatening to fall over her face, his palm rested at her cheek and she pushed her face into it. Booth chuckled happy to watch her like this for all of eternity. She held up the covers.

"Are you coming to bed?"

Booth's pulse quickened hearing those words from her. He stood up and climbed in next to her, revelling in the way she cuddled into him, one of her legs dropping over his allowing their skin closer contact than ever before. Her cheek rested against his sternum and he tenderly rubbed circles over her back and shoulders. Tempe could feel her tee riding up with Booths movements and she shivered when her bare stomach was flush with his. Booth pulled her firmly against himself and whispered softly to her.

"I love you so much Temperance, you are so important to me baby."

She cuddled into him further her arms looping around his shoulders and squeezing affectionately.

"I love you too Seeley, I find I'm looking forward to tomorrow night immensely."

Booth smiled loving the way she didn't beat around the bush.

"Me too sweetheart, me too."

Booth dropped soft adoring kisses onto her forehead as he continued to caress her gently, listening as her breaths became soft and her body lax against him, telling him she was asleep in his arms for the fifth night in a row.

Tempe woke at two am according to the clock on the TV unit. She squinted a little unsure why she had woken until she heard a soft whimper.

"No... let me go... mommy help... mommy..."

Tempe climbed from the bed and hurried to Parker's cries. She kneeled on the floor and smoothed back his damp curls.

"Shhh, it's ok baby..."

He was twisting in his sheets and his normally calm face looked tormented.

"Mommy please... save me..."

Brennan felt the tears roll down her cheeks. She knew what it felt like to be calling out in a nightmare and have your pleas go unheard.

"Parker, baby... open your eyes sweetheart..."

Parker came around quickly, his eye scanned the room getting his bearings and then he launched himself into his mom's arms.

"Shhh, it's alright, I'm here baby, it's alright."

Parker hugged her tightly, his lip trembling as he tried not to cry. Tempe rocked him gently as she made her way to sit on his bed and hold him closer still. She heard his sniffle into her neck and rubbed his back comfortingly.

"It's ok, I gotcha baby."

"I dreamt he was back again, I was calling to you."

She didn't need him to clarify his whispered statement, Tempe knew he was referring to Shaun, and she briefly wondered how long his nightmares would persist.

"I know Parker but you're safe, I promise, he won't come near you ever again, he's gone baby."

She felt him nod against her and kissed his temple as he pulled back a little. His shirt was soaked with sweat and his hair stuck to the side of his face in clumps, a testament to how worked up he had been.

"Why don't you go have a quick shower, and you can sleep with us?"

Parker nodded, peering over where his dad's eyes were now staring back at him. Booth had woken when Tempe left his side. He had listened intently to their interaction and smiled at Tempe's motherly instincts. Booth smiled and nodded at his son, silently telling him everything was ok. Both adults watched as the rumpled boy, grabbed some clean pyjamas and entered the bathroom.

Tempe looked to her best friend and gave a small smile, she was preoccupied and he could tell. Booth sat up holding his hand out to her, she took it happily and moved to stand in front of him.

"You never cease to surprise me Temperance, just when I think I couldn't possibly love you anymore than I do, you show me how wrong I can be."

She smiled.
"Anthropologically speaking a woman becomes instantly more appealing to an alpha male when a he can see her as maternal and nurturing."

Booth splayed his hands across her hips tugging her to stand between his open legs, his head resting on her flat tummy as she stroked her fingers through his hair, they stayed in position till the shower could be heard no more.

"I should put some shorts on, before Parker comes out."

She moved from his clutches and bent down to her bag. Parker returned looking tired and pale, he dumped his dirty clothes in a plastic bag and walked to his mom, who was sitting on the edge of the bed with her hand out to him.

"Come on in get baby, you're in the middle."

He didn't argue, the middle sounded great and he crawled under the blankets happily. Booth kissed his son's forehead and ruffled his wet hair affectionately. Tempe crawled in next to him, smiling when the young boy cuddled up to her, his head on her shoulder and her arms around his shoulders, as she dropped little kisses on his head, not unlike his father had done to her earlier.

"Mom, did you have fun camping with us?"

She looked down at his upturned face.

"Yes lots of fun baby, you know I've never been camping like that before."

How do you normally go camping?"

"Well for work but I don't get to swim and relax like we did and I definitely don't get all the hugs you gave me, so this was way better."

Parker smiled.

"I'm glad you came with us too, me and dad always have fun but this time dad wasn't saying 'I wonder what Bones is doing' all the time."

Booth placed a pillow lightly over his son's head, making him and Tempe laugh.

"It's true dad..."

Parker leaned over to whisper loudly in Tempe's ear.

"Last year he even rang you from a phone box, but then he hung up..."

"Parker!"

Parker laughed at his dad's embarrassment. Brennan looked across at him shyly.

"You were my prank caller?"

Booth chuckled at her shocked expression, he could discern the underlying playfulness in her tone and smiled.

"Sorry Bones..."

She smiled, he at least had the decency to look sheepish about it.

"I forgive you Booth, I thought it was you anyway, I tried to call your cell after you hang up, but it said you switched it off."

Booth smiled.

"Oh you were my missed call? Sorry my battery died."

She smiled, adjusting as Parker leaned up on one elbow to give her eye contact.

"His battery didn't die mom..."

"Parker."

His dad's tone was playfully warning, Tempe looked intrigued.

"Oh no?"

Parker shook his head grinning stupidly.

"Uh ah, he accidently dropped it in the river, coz he was day dreaming about you."

Booth groaned as his usually loyal son, told his secrets. Brennan and Parker laughed but for different reasons; Parker thought his dad being embarrassed was hilarious, Tempe on the hand laughed because she found his behaviour sweet and endearing but sided with that was tha fact she had dropped her home phone in the bath accidently that night, while she contemplated whether she should call him, just to hear his voice. She looked over to him, his pillow hiding his face, she could imagine his puppy dog eyes in full use.

"Seeley..."

Booth removed the pillow hearing her use his given name, he turned to give her the eye contact he knew she wanted. She smiled adoringly.

"I love you."

Booth grinned, glad she didn't look at him like she thought he was a 'big girl', instead she looked... peaceful, serene as if she had finally realised exactly how in love with her he really was.

"I love you too."

Tempe looked down to the smiling face of her new son and playfully poked his ribs.

"And you... I love you too."

Parker squirmed next to her his laughter filling their ears.

"I love you back mom..."

He wriggled as she continued to let her fingers dance across his torso. Booth chuckled at their antics.

"Dad help me."

Booth scoffed at his son's happy face.

"Help you... huh... after you told all my secrets to Bones, I don't think so buddy."

Parker flashed him a mischievious grin.

"I didn't tell her all your secrets..."

Booth looked to his boy who was barely struggling against his captor, and Booth once again realised his son was playing with her and not she with him.

"I didn't tell her about the picture in your wallet, or about the one under your pill..."

Booth slapped a hand down over his son's big mouth, his eye flashing to his girlfriend wondering how much she actually comprehended, from the looks of it she got it all. Tempe smiled as she pried his hand off Parker's mouth.

"How long has the picture in his wallet been there Parker?"

Parker smiled, thinking back.

"You know the Christmas we got you the tree, it's from then, dad said Angela took it the next day at the party you guys went to..."

Tempe smiled, blinking back the tears in her eyes.

"But before that it was a picture of you, when you were a little girl."

Bones snapped her head up and looked to Booth with a quizzical expression, she was trying to think where he would get a picture of her from her childhood.

"You took the picture from my case file?"

Booth bowed his head, his cheeks flushed and his eyes looking anywhere but at her. Parker smiled at his mom's whispered voice, her tears now rolling down her cheeks.

"You can't be upset mom..."

Parker was great at playing the innocent.

"Not when you have dads picture in your desk drawer."

Booth's head snapped up at that, a sly smile taking over his face.

"I'm not upse..."

"Really... and what does this picture look like."

His dad interrupted her, Parker shrugged.

"Angela said she took it when you were locked in lab for Christmas Eve."

Brennan was about to deny what was being said but instead her mouth closed.

"So the truth comes out aey Bones?"

She smiled shyly before mumbling something about taking Angela's camera away from her. Booth chuckled at her empty threat and turned onto his side facing his son and girlfriend. Silence descended for a few minutes until Parker spoke again.

"Mom, when you have my baby sister with dad, will you be my real mom, like married to dad and everything."

She chanced a glance at Booth who resembled a deer in headlights, staring straight ahead. She knew Booth wasn't uninformed on her views toward marriage but she decided to speak her mind. Taking a deep breath she answered as calmly as possible.

"I hope so Parker."

She saw Booth's head turn to her in her peripheral vision and knew he was stunned. Parker was hugging her already and so she turned to face her partner, she couldn't help the smirk on her face at his obvious excitement.

Reaching for her hand Booth leaned over and kissed her lips hard before pulling back a little. Booth shook his head slowly in amazement.

"I should have brought you camping years ago..."

Tempe giggled, his eyes were bright as he looked at her adoringly. Parker's soft snores told them he was settled and asleep, his mind at ease with the knowledge his parents had plans for a future, his mom knew exactly how loved she was and his dad knew how much his mom had changed. He knew his family was stronger than it had ever been before and together would face anything thrown their way.

End-Thanks to all of you, who read and reviewed and those who alerted and favourited. I love you all and you make writing for me so much more enjoyable. Remember there will be a T/M rated fic up soon, please be nice with it.