This is the last of the story. School starts next week and I have to start writing lesson plans instead. Thanks for reading :)

Ch 4

Booth took the elevator to the fourth floor. He found his way to room 447 and saw that Brennan was already set up there. No one else was in the room. For a moment, he just stood there, staring at her. 'God, she's beautiful', he thought. He didn't care that she was wearing a hospital gown. He noted that she was very pale and looked very tired. She had her head down giving all her attention to a piece of paper that she held in her hand. Putting on a smile, he decided it was time to go in. Not wanting to startle her, he knocked on the door and then stepped in.

"Hey, Bones. How ya feelin'?"

She looked up when she heard the knock and surprise was written all over her face. She couldn't believe Booth was the person entering the room. She expected Angela, but not Booth, so she lay there speechless, not knowing what to say.

Her surprised look soon turned into one of anger. She placed the paper she was holding on the bedside table, still not saying a word.

"Hey, I'm sorry."

She managed to choke out, "For what, Booth? For what are you sorry?"

"I'm sorry I pulled a disappearing act."

"Where were you?" she inquired, swallowing hard and still not looking at him.

Booth walked up to the bed and stood next to her. "I was in Afghanistan", he said softly.

"Why?"

"I really can't tell you why I was there."

Blinking, trying not to allow tears to fall, she asked, "How is Hannah?"

With a confused look on his face, he asked, "Why would you ask about Hannah?"

"When you called me to say you were leaving, you were traveling with Hannah. I heard her voice tell you that you were about to miss your flight."

Thinking back to the day he left, it dawned on him what was going on. Shaking his head 'no', he grabbed her hand into both of his and repeated, "No, no, no, no, no… Oh, my God, Bones. Is that what you think I was doing?" He kissed her hand and then stated, "I was not with Hannah."

Turning her head to finally look him in the eye, she insisted, "I heard her voice, Booth. Are you going to deny that it was her that I heard over your phone?"

"No. That was her. However, we were not together."

"Then how…?"

"Oh, to hell with it…. Will you listen? Please?", he begged.

Taking a slow breath, she nodded.

"Do you remember that she wanted to have dinner that night?"

"Yes."

"We never had dinner. After I dropped you off, I got a phone call from Director Stark. I went to his office and my friend Danny Beck from the CIA was there. He had requested my help on an op in Afghanistan. Stark agreed and I had no choice. No one was to know what we were doing or where we were going. Even I wasn't told until we were in the air. I told them the only way I would go willingly was if they let me call you first. I only had a few minutes to call. I didn't want you to worry, but they wouldn't let me tell you any specific details…not that I knew any."

"What did you do while you were there?"

"Can we have that discussion at a later time? I promise to tell you everything, but when we are at home where it's more private."

"Why was Hannah there?"

"She finally got her transfer that she wanted to return to Afghanistan. She hopped the same military ride Danny and I were on. Once we landed, a cameraman picked her up. She went one way and Danny and I went the other. I swear."

She knew Booth well enough and knew he was being sincere. She was slowly losing her anger, but by this time, the stress of the last few weeks and this day were wearing on her. She found it too difficult to suppress her emotions any longer. Tears began to make trails down her cheeks. Booth took his thumb and wiped them away. She leaned her face into his hand and he sat down on the side of the bed.

"Come 'ere", he gently pulled her forward and held her while she cried. "I am so, so sorry, Bones." She wrapped both her arms around his neck as he encircled her waist. "I missed you", he whispered into her hair and kissed the top of her head.

After a couple of minutes, she pulled back and wiped at her eyes. Booth reached over and handed her some tissues.

"I missed you, too. I'm glad you're back."

"Me, too. That was a very long two weeks. The op wasn't supposed to take that long."

Trying not to look at him, she said, "You had quite a long time on the flight. Did you and Hannah talk?"

"We did", he said nodding. "I apologized to her."

Brennan peeked up and asked incredulously, "Why did you apologize?" and then she looked down again to wipe her eye.

Slipping his hand under her chin, he encouraged her to look at him. "I told her I was sorry because I shouldn't have allowed myself to even start a relationship with her. She was fun and I tried to make myself believe that I loved her. I guess in a way, I did on some level. But I confessed to her that you were the one I was trying to move on from when we met and that I should have known better. There is no moving on from you. When I proposed to her, I think deep down I knew she would say no and we would be over. I kind of forced her hand if you will. I also told her that we are together now and that I am happy."

"How did she respond to all of that?"

"Deep down, she understood; I think. I apologized for hurting her and we left it at that. I wished her luck and she said she was happy for the two of us."

"Are you happy, Booth?"

"Yea. I am happy. You make me happy, Bones."

Nodding her head, she looked down and then reached over to the bedside table and grabbed the piece of paper that she had been studying earlier.

"Booth, I have something I have to tell you."

"What's that?"

Nervously, she held out the paper to hand to him. When he looked at it, she swallowed and stated, "I…I'm pregnant."

Booth just stared at the sonogram picture. Brennan took his silence as disapproval and began to babble.

"I know we took precautions, and I hadn't planned on this. I don't want you to feel as if you have to…"

Booth looked up as she continued and finally decided that the only way she was going to stop was if he made her. So, he leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers. When he pulled back, she was still trying to talk, so he placed his hand on the back of her head and pulled her in for another kiss. This one was much more passionate and he tried to impress upon her how much he loved her at that moment. When the kiss ended, he rested their foreheads together and said, "Temperance Brennan…I love you so much."

"So, you're not mad about the baby?"

Smiling, he laughed and said, "Mad?! How could I possibly be upset that you are pregnant with my baby?"

"Really?"

"No, I am not mad. You have made me the happiest man in the world! I love you."

Tears began again to fall from her eyes.

"Wait. Are you okay with being pregnant? Do you want this baby?"

"Yes. Yes, Booth. I want this baby."

"Why didn't you tell me about it earlier?"

"I only found out that day that Hannah showed up at the dig site. I was going to tell you after you had dinner with Hannah."

"But, I had to leave."

"Yes."

"How far along are you?"

"About 8 and a half weeks. The fetus is approximately the size of a bean."

Wiping her tears away once more, he smiled and said, "There's something you need to know, too."

"What's that?"

"The doctor told me downstairs about the sonogram and the baby. I knew when I came up here."

"Why didn't you say anything?"

"Because, I wanted to hear about our baby from you. But, I'm not the only one that knows… Angela, Hodgins, and Cam were also standing with me. So, they now know there is an 'us' and there is a baby."

"Well, I guess that feline is no longer in the sack."

"Cat's out of the bag, Bones. Cat's out of the bag", he said laughing and shaking his head. Then he leaned in and kissed her again.

Author's note: I think I will leave our dynamic duo here. I was always disappointed that we never got to see Booth's reaction to Brennan's pregnancy announcement other than a smile at the end of season 6. I hope this has made an okay alternate story line. Thank you all for your kind remarks as you have read my thoughts. Here's to many more "BONES" stories.