Celia Joy - By Ana G (posted 10/09/2007)

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww, so sweet! Cookies with ‘chovies should be really special! *ggg*

Wow i loved this chapter. so sweet.

Since this is the 3rd of a trilogy, and you give an addy for Parts 1 &2, don't you think that readers ought to be able to access parts 1 & 2? All I get is a message telling me that this is a private site and I don't have acess to it. If you want to let me read, either open you site, or email me with the passwords. [Only admins are allowed to see this link]

Hey Carole,

I'm not Ana G, but I realized that link was for the old ABY. You can find her fanfiction here: [Only admins are allowed to see this link]

A/N: It's been a little while since the last Cee Cee, so I'm not so sure about this one...but it was fun to write for her again, so hopefully there will be more sooner rather than later. And a couple notes....this one's more from Booth's POV than Cee Cee....and even though it's Thanksgiving, this is a Halloween story. I know, a little late. But the muse gets persnickety when I question her timing,so.....well, enough writer-rambly....hope you enjoy! -Ana

After what seemed like an endless search, he had finally found it. Bright even shade of orange. No blemishes. Perfectly fat and round. Yep. He’d found the best one in the bunch. The perfect pumpkin for the Brennan-Booth front porch. He could picture it now—expertly carved jack-o-lantern with the candle inside, right there on the top step.

Pleased with himself, he couldn’t wait to show the kids, see the expression on their faces. Standing, he looked around the pumpkin patch. He quickly spotted Parker by the gate and started to wave him over, when he felt a tug on his sleeve. He looked down to find Cee Cee staring up at him.

“Hey, princess. Look what Daddy found. Isn’t it….”

“Daddy, you gotta come quick ‘fore someone else gets Charlie.”

“Charlie? Who’s Charlie?”

“The most perfectest pun’kin in the whole entire world, Daddy. His name is Charlie.”

“You named the pumpkin?”

“No, that’s just his name.”

“Oh-kay.”

“You gotta come see him.”

“Sure, sweetpea. Just let me talk to the man about this pumpkin right here and…”

“Now, Daddy, pleeeeaaase. We gotta hurry ‘fore someone takes him to their house.”

“Charlie, hm?” Booth asked, with last look at his own prize pumpkin pick before taking his daughter’s hand.

“Yeah, Daddy. He’s such a pretty punkin. I know you’ll like him.”

Cee Cee led him to the far corner of the pumpkin patch where someone had evidently decided to store the pumpkin rejects. Ugly. Pale. Warped. A sinking feeling grew the closer they got. And sure enough, Cee pointed to the king daddy loser pumpkin of them all.

“There’s Charlie, Daddy. Isn’t he pretty?” Cee Cee asked, leaning down to pat what he guessed was the top of the pumpkin.

Charlie was a sad, sad sight. The browning stem was split in two, one end pointing north, the other curling towards the ground. Someone had tipped it over to reveal a large flat area, faded to a dull yellow and pocked with dirt. And forget round…the shape was more like a mutant eggplant than the normal pumpkin shape.

“Can we take him home now, Daddy?”

“Uh, are you sure Cee? Cause I found this great pumpkin up at the front that…”

“But I like Charlie.”

He opened his mouth to try to persuade her, but closed it when he saw the look on his daughter’s face. He knew that look.

“Alright, sweetheart. Charlie can…”

“Yaay!” Cee Cee squealed in delight, wrapping her arms around his legs. “You are the best Daddy in the whole wide world.”

And just like that, Charlie didn’t seem like such a bad pumpkin. Not really.

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“Are we gonna decorate him now, Daddy?”

“Sure thing, Cee. Now what do you think? Big scary teeth and boogeyman eyes or…”

“No. Charlie’s a happy pun’kin. He should have a happy smile.”

“Alright, happy punkin it is.”

“Oops. I forgot. I’ve gotta go get something for Charlie, ‘kay Daddy?.”

“Sure, just….” He stopped, shaking his head as a very focused Cee Cee took off like a light in the direction of her room. He could only imagine what was in store for ‘Charlie’ when she got back.

Keeping an ear out for any crashes or bangs from Cee Cee’s room, he started gathering supplies. Knife for carving, bowl for pumpkin guts, paper towels to clean up the mess. Once everything was ready, he stared at the so-called pumpkin, wondering how he was going to manage to turn it into anything remotely resembling jack-o-lantern.

At a loss, he decided to go ahead and get things started—Cee Cee would be back in time to help scoop the goop out. He’d bet she would just love it—sticky, gooey, slimy. Right up her alley.

He’d just picked up the knife and put the tip to the top of the pumpkin, when a ear splitting shriek erupted behind him.

“Daaaadddyyyy!”

The instinctive panic set in immediately; he dropped the knife to the table and turned, prepared to race to Cee Cee’s room, only to find her standing in the doorway, eyes wide.

“Cee Cee, what’s wrong…”

“You were gonna cut up Charlie?”

“No. I mean….it’s time to carve the pumpkin, you know, make the happy smile, like we talked about?”

“But I don’t wanna hurt him. He’s my friend.”

“Cee, he…it....Charlie. He’s a pumpkin, sweetheart. It won’t hurt him. That’s what happens to…”

He stopped when he saw her lower lip start to tremble, signaling that tears were not far behind.

“I thought we were gonna decorate him all pretty, not c-cut h-him…”

“Oh, Cee, don’t cry. Daddy won’t hurt Charlie.”

“You p-promise?”

“Promise. Now can I have a hug?”

Cee Cee nodded, holding up her arms to him. He picked her up, holding her close as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

“Daddy?” She asked, the question muffled.

“Yeah, Cee?”

“Can Charlie go trick-or-treating too?

“Sure, baby, whatever you want.”

So that is how, after applying one Superman band-aid to the knick he’d made in Charlie, Special Agent Seeley Booth of the FBI found himself chauffeuring a lopsided pumpkin around in a little red wagon as his daughter went about the business of trick-or-treating.

And found himself smiling as he did. Because it turns out, Charlie wasn’t such a bad pumpkin after all. Not really.

Well that was damned adorable!

*has sense of deja vu and realizes she probably made that comment before*

I love Cee Cee and I love Charlie the pumpkin!!

ohhhhhhh ana.............can this get any more cuter??????? so freakin sweet of course.......again brilliant............you so rock at this.........and doesnt matter if the muse wants to write about halloween..........as long as she wants to talk about cee-cee.........all will be good.......cant wait for more..........of course........thanks ana........you made my bad mood go away a little............

I wonder if the pumpkin is related to one Charlie Brown...

Haha that was awesome... I'm coughing again now especially because of the superman band aid comment.. thanks for the laugh!

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww it's all I can say awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww because I will probably write something that I have said before!! but it had ALL Of the classic moments that have made Cee Cee our fave !!

**Claps widly to AnaG without realizing that there is a pink rhinestone flip flop flying her way**

OUCH! OK OK OK

**claps and bows to the wonderful and MOST awesome musie in the whole wide world Frankie-Lou**

**rubs head**

i just saw this chapter and it was briliant. keep em coming

ummmmmm ana........its been a really long long long time............

now what in the world have you been up to??????? real life stuff??????? hate how life gets in the way of certain things.............ugh................waiting patiently for cee cee......she now has a christmas and new years eve to celebrate.........i can see her peeking from the stairs down at the new years eve party.............or possibly leaving some of her favorite bugs for santa.....along with a microscope so he can check them out also............hee hee

Awwww!! i love Cee Cee!! she's so cute!! update soon!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

BUMP!

Looks to me like that's a clue, that I need to head in here tonight for a nice little fanfic read! Thanx Turi.

DBCrazy wrote:Looks to me like that's a clue, that I need to head in here tonight for a nice little fanfic read! Thanx Turi.

Clever Clever Sherry!!! it could be tomorrow night too... keeping you in your toes!