A/N: This is my first Bones fanfic so I hope it's not awful. There's not particular time for this, it's just a random one-shot that's based on the song "One Step Closer" from the Broadway version of The Little Mermaid. I was listening to it the other day and this idea popped into my head. Hope it works :)

Don't Think, Just Dance

"In most societies dancing is considered to be part of the courtship ritual and..." she trailed off, partly from the realisation of what she had said and partly from the look on his face.

For his part he merely suppressed a smile at what he knew was merely her way of covering up her nervousness and took her in the waltz hold.

"Don't think, just dance," he commanded as the music began to play.

She tried to do what he asked her, really she did, but the analytical part of her brain couldn't stop cataloguing everything that was happening: the sound of the music (a slow love song in this case), the way he held her, how she was reacting to his proximity.

It was this latter variable that made her particularly uncomfortable, she shouldn't be feeling this way. Certainly not about him, he was her partner; she should be keeping her objectivity.

But she couldn't.

Not with him holding her close.

She struggled to think of something – anything – that she could say that would distract her from what she was doing, what she was feeling.

But it was all lost when she lifted her eyes up to his face.

Everything around her faded into the background and all of her carefully constructed conversation starters died on her lips as she found herself lost in his eyes. Even though the rational part of her mind told her that such a thing was impossible.

But for once she ignored that part of her mind and allowed herself to enjoy the moment.

Don't think, just dance.