SO this is my very first Fanfiction, and it is about B and B! The idea came to me when I was watching another series Scorpion and Toby mentions the hand on the back thing, and well images of Booth holding Bones like that flooded my brain. The rest is history. Comments and Constructive criticisms are extremely welcome, emphasis on Constructive. Thank you hope you guys like it !
Chapter 1: Center of gravity
Dr. Tobias Curtis:
Check out Sal's hand on Jen's back. If it's up here, it's all business, but down here is all pleasure. -Scorpion season 3 episode 22 'Strife on Mars'
At first it is simply to usher her out of places, before she pisses off yet another person. Though it is admittedly hot, it's a lot of work to do, what with making peace and soothing the feelings of a victim under Bone's attack.
If he is being honest though, he is still attracted to her. Her beauty and fierceness was something to reckon with. It doesn't help that the position is a perfect angle to catch any expression on her incredibly well structured face.
And like all other things, bantering, Chinese food, celebratory drinks, it becomes an unshakable habit.
A year or two passes and somehow the squints become a huge part of his life, he is surrounded by them all day long, and at some point they grew on him like the mold species Hodgins likes so much.
One thing that doesn't change is the way he holds his partner. He understands Bones now more than he did before, knows what makes her tick and smile and what she is hiding beneath that carefully constructed icy walls of compartmentalization. He knows her, just a bit.
And he appreciates her blunt and (almost always) outrageous comments. It makes for some interesting debates. They're both strong- willed and bull headed. Interactions between them always boiled over to a point when calling them highly opinionated would be quite frankly a gross understatement.
Now if he could only stop leaning in towards her face in the heat of the moment, because it takes every ounce of his famous steel patience to pull back. After all he is only human. (If he took the liberty to observe her, he might have seen disappointment flash fleetingly in those amazing cerulean blue eyes.) It makes ushering her around with his hand on her a hell lot more difficult as he is hyper aware of every single movement she makes.
It's year five of their partnership and he doesn't know why he suddenly can't keep longing thoughts of her at bay.
He loves her. He was way past denying that, but it was getting harder and harder to pull back from each tension filled moment him and his partner share.
Seeley knows where the problem lies; it is human nature at fault again. Once you get a taste of your craving, it is simply impossible to let it go.
In this case it was the realistic club dream he had during his brain tumor removal recovery coma. He got to marry her, Temperance Brennan, that alone should have been enough of a wake-up call, but it wasn't. Instead he loved and lived and even made a baby with her; His partner even in a parallel make-believe universe.
Therefore when he woke up, it pained him to say the least, when she ran to Timbuktu or whatever it is that she went when she wanted to escape on a dig. Even more excruciatingly the reason she ran was because he thought she was Bren his lovely expecting wife instead of Bones partner and best friend extraordinaire.
The one thing that didn't add up was the touch of guilt he sees time and time again. It continues for a long time lurking in the depth of her eyes even after he realizes the club world was a dream. Almost as if she had something to do with his previous predicament.
Thus he did what he could, holding her when distressed and on the verge of breaking down, while also continuing with putting his hand on her back. It is a relief that that part of their dynamic hasn't changed. A soothing constant that remains in the fast changing reality they're living at that moment.
He gambles, taking a chance. It doesn't pay off. They end up being further apart than ever.
Months passed since Seeley last saw her, and he thinks he's succeeded in getting over Bones. He even fell for someone, Hannah, who is far more suited to his personality. Someone who has no baggage when it comes to relationships, while also having a burning sense of justice rivaling his own,(well and Bones).
The freaky pseudo relationship he and Bones shared for years wasn't going to do them any favors in the long run. He has to say though it worked out perfectly; he got to keep Bones whilst fulfilling his dream.
One thing that does no change is the way they roll, with him guiding her by placing his hand on her lower back. He thinks of it as his most ingenious accidental idea. The position presents them as a united front. A great force to reckon with both personally and professionally.
Another thing that survives the onslaught of changes is how he goes to her aid. No matter the time or the reason behind it. He's there for her period.
In conclusion he's lucky, so extremely lucky to come out of last year's turmoil emotionally alive and well. He's content. He's content. He's content. (He shuts out the voices of doubt saying otherwise.)
His emotional well-being shakes once again when they work on the case with the doctor. Bones confesses her feelings; it rattles the very core of his soul.
The confession was entirely what he would've wanted last year. It's everything painful, everything hopeful and everything that he can't possibly have.
He rejects her. Marking it the first time in the years he's known her that nothing could have been done to lessen her pain. He doesn't touch her, not even to lead her home. He's too terrified his carefully put together self-restraint would crumble if he gives in to his normal habit.
Thinks get progressively worse than better after the incident. Out drinking with Sweets, waves of insecurity hit him.
Seeley knows objectively that age shouldn't be a deciding factor when it comes to a profound and serious decision such as marriage, however that is lost in the storm warring in his mind.
He's too paralyzed that his dream of being with someone and committing to them would never come true. That became the main drive of him purposing.
This time he's the one that gets rejected, Bones is there as always, it makes it all a bit better.
He takes the next few days to really contemplate what his life has been since he rejoined the army. It's honestly a mess; he wonders just why he was so insistent on marriage right this instant. He knows what type of women he likes, and none of them jump into marriage just like that.
He doesn't know if he had sabotaged the relationship on purpose, the thought is sobering. Could it be that he was willing to risk a relatively calm and routine life for Bone's hurricane of chaos? Apparently it does, Seeley knew he wouldn't have cared if Bones and him never got married, not in the way he freaked out with Hannah. He hates that he knows oh so rationally that Hannah would never compare.
On that moment of clarification, he curses himself and Sweets. Definitely Sweets for all the psychological mumbo jumbo he brought in his life. Now he was virtually back to where he was before the deployment to the army. Worst of all, the only thing he felt for Hannah was the slight sting of rejection, and self-induced anger.
The upside to this is ironically Bones; he gets to interact with her freely, and with every smile and steady assurance, the anger ebbs away bit by bit.
They shoot targets with Tommy guns, haul stadium seats up to his apartment, get stuck in an elevator, and throughout it all worked flawlessly to bring down murderer after murderer.
After Vincent and Broadsky they end up together at last, the relationship being forever for both of them. The years before may have seemed long, but it was nothing compared to the eternity they had in front of them.
This time around, when he holds her, he can proudly declare Bones his (Albeit in less alpha male terms).