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When Angela walked into her apartment the next morning the last things she expected to see was Temperance Brennan and Selley Booth spooning on the couch. She couldn't help but smile at the way his hand was protectively wrapped around her best friend's waist.
Angela slowly lowered her keys into the bowl next to the front door but Booth was trained to hear even the smallest noises. His eyes popped open and Angela put up her hands up defensively.
"Woah there Studly it's just me."
Booth looked down at Brennan making sure she was okay. She stirred slightly but didn't wake.
"Sorry Ang, we fell asleep watching a movie." He said quietly.
"Hey no need to apologize to me." She replied with a smile on her face as she walked back toward her bedroom.
Booth just laid there looking down at Brennan remembering their talk from last night. He couldn't help but smile. He was falling for this girl hard and fast and his gut was telling him that she felt the same way.
A second thought popped in his head. One he was trying not to think about and that was in a few short months she would be going back to school. What would happen then? If this was heading in the direction he hopped it was would they be able to make the long distance work? He knew one thing, he wouldn't hold her back. She was brilliant and had already worked so hard to get where she was. He would support her in any way he could.
Brennan stirred more pulling him from his thoughts. She rolled over and looked at him smiling. "Hi"
"Hi" he said while leaning down to kiss her.
She savored the kiss. Not wanting him to pull away but knowing she probably needed to get up and get ready for work.
"What time is it?" She asked.
"6:34, I should probably go so I can get ready for work. I'd hate for Russ to fire me." He said laughing.
"Yeah we wouldn't want that. I need to get to the lab soon too. I probably can't meet for lunch today but maybe we can do dinner?"
He pressed his forehead to hers, "Its a date"
With that he kissed her one last time and grabbed his things and left.
Brennan laid there for a moment with a silly smile one her face. She could never think of a time when a boy had made her feel like this. She'd liked people before but never like this. She rubbed her hands over her face trying to gather her thoughts. She heard Angela walk into the living room. She looked up to find her friend standing there with her hands on her hips.
"Sweetie, Booth stayed the night."
"Yes"
"I need details. Now."
"Nothing happened Angela, I mean we made out if that's the details you are referring to but that's it."
"Did you want more to happen?"
Brennan closed her eyes "Angela, we haven't known each other that long."
"That wasn't a no" Angela said with a smirk.
Brennan opened her eyes just staring at her.
"I find that my body does respond in a positive way when I am around him, but I don't want to screw this up Ange."
"You really like him don't you?"
"Yes I do, and that scares me."
"Well for what it's worth, Sweetie. He looks at you like you hung the moon."
"I don't know what that means."
Angela smiled grabbing Brennan's hand. "It means he feels the same way."
Brennan let out a breath she didn't even know she was holding. She hugged Angela and got up to get ready for her day. Her thoughts returning to a boy with the softest brown eyes she'd ever seen.
Brenna's day had been busier than she had anticipated. The Jeffersonian was working hard to get their new Egyptian exhibit open. Before she knew it she looked up and it was already 7:30.
She was just about to start on the paperwork for the second set of bones she had been going over when she heard his voice.
"Hey Bones"
Brennan popped her head up with a surprised look on her face but she couldn't help but smile.
"What… What are you doing here?"
"Well when I hadn't heard from you I figured you would be working late so I thought that maybe you could take a quick break to eat." He said with a hopeful look in his eye.
"Sure! Let me just grab my coat and we can go."
"Actually I picked up Thai food and I was hoping that if you wanted we could eat in the gardens?"
Brennan didn't know what to say. Here she was staring at this man who was so thoughtful. She just nodded her head.
Booth spread out a blanket on the grass and sat out their take out food.
"Where's Ollie?" Brennan asked
"Tyler needed a running buddy tonight so he is with him" Booth replied.
They sat together eating in silence just enjoying each others company. The silence between them was never awkward. Brennan loved that they could just exist together.
After they had finished eating and the trash had been picked up they started walking through the gardens. Booth had reached for Brennan's hand and they had walked for a little bit hand in hand before Booth spoke.
"Tell me something about you that I don't know."
"Like what?"
"Anything"
Brennan thought for a minute, "When I was 6 I wanted to get a pet pig but my parents told me no."
Booth couldn't help but laugh at her, "You are so cute Bones."
"What?! I am not"
"I think you are"
She just shook her head.
"Okay your turn. Tell me something." She said
"Well after I went to live with Pops and Grams. Every Sunday me and Pops would play dominos. It was our thing. We played every Sunday until I went to the Army."
Brennan squeezed his hand. She knew that he missed his grandparents.
"I think they would be very proud of the man you've become Booth."
Booth stopped walking and just looked at Brennan. He wiped his thumb across her cheek and leaned in and kissed her. It wasn't rushed, he took his time. Finally he pulled away.
"Thank you Bones."
Brennan bit her bottom lip and wrapped her arms around his neck. She wasn't ready to let him go.
"I have to finish up this paperwork but if you want to wait on me we can go back to your place and watch a movie?" She asked him
"Yeah I'd like that" he grabbed her hand and they walked back into the Jeffersonian.
It didn't take Brennan long to finish the paperwork and Booth drove them back to his place. Booth unlocked to door to let them both in. He grabbed some popcorn and water and settled on the couch. It was Brennan's turn to pick a movie and she settled on a nature documentary about dolphins.
As Brennan watched intently Booth watched her. She was beautiful and brilliant. She had such a big heart and he had a feeling she didn't even know it. He was unsure why she was giving him the time of day but he was glad that she was. She slowly turned her head to look at him.
"Why are you starting at me?"
"Because you're beautiful."
He cupped her face with his hands and slowly leaned down to kiss her. She turned on the couch and wrapped her arms around his neck deepening the kiss. She loved kissing him and she was starting to get addicted to it.
He slowly started kissing her jaw making his way down to her pulse point. She couldn't get enough of this feeling her hands were in his hair silently asking for more.
When he pulled away from her she gave him a confused look. She didn't want him to stop. Maybe she was wrong. Maybe she wanted him more. And that thought made her panic.
"I should go" She said as she grabbed her coat.
Booth stood up to stop her. He grabbed her arm before she could make it to the door.
"Bones wait, did I do something wrong?"
Brennan was starting to get annoyed at this point she crossed her arms over her chest, "I don't understand why you stopped Booth."
It finally dawned on him why she was leaving. She thinks I don't want her.
"Bones, I stopped because if I didn't there would be no stopping and we agreed to take it slow."
Brennan glared at him, "Well what if I don't want that anymore?"
Booth stood there speechless for a second then he ran his hands through his hair. He thought he would have more time before he had to have this conversation. He took a deep breath and sat back on his couch. Brennan followed him back into the living room sitting next to him. She could tell something was bothering him.
"Booth what's wrong? I feel like you aren't telling me something."
Booth couldn't look at her. He was trying to work through everything going on in his brain.
"Uh Bones, I've never actually been with anyone."
He expected her to bolt. I mean he was 23 and still a virgin. He just had never found someone that he cared for enough to go there with. He still couldn't meet her eye. The anxiety in him was growing. Instead of running she did something that surprised him.
She grabbed his face so he was forced to look at her.
"I've never been with anyone either but I want to be with you."
That was all it took for him. He captured her mouth with his and this time there was no hesitation or stopping. He picked her up and carried her to his bedroom. They both crossed that line together that night each knowing they made the right choice in waiting.