Who's that Girl?

Amormoi

"Who's that?" Angela asked nudging Jack. They were at a charity function for the Jeffersion and Booth had a stylish blonde in his arms. "I don't recognize her, does she work here?"

"Booth's new girlfriend," Jack answered honestly, "Met her at WongFoos. Katie, I think."

Angela mock glared, "You've been with holding information from me?"

"Promised." Jack shrugged. "Want another drink?"

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Across the hall another couple was having a similar conversation.

"Who's that girl with Booth?" Sully asked.

"Booth's new girlfriend," Temperance answered and downed her drink. "Whore," she muttered under her breath.

"What?" Sully leaned in to try and hear her better.

She shrugged him away and held up her empty glass, "More, please."

"Oh," he grabbed the glass and wondered off to the bar.

'Girl indeed,' she thought to herself. She was straight out of Grad school. The new teacher at Parker's school. She shook her head trying to clear the vicious comments out of her head. She was nice, but not the kind of woman she could picture with Booth.

'That's cause you know he should be with you!?!' her conscious mocked her.

"No, he shouldn't." She whispered angrily.

"Bones you talking to yourself?" Booth had stopped dancing and had brought Katie over for a chit chat.

"No, that is a sign of crazy and I am most certainly not crazy." 'Yeah right. Crazy to let him be with her.'

"Dress nice tomorrow. I will take you to a place where they give you a nice white jacket." He turned to Katie, "Drink?"

"White wine spritzer, please."

"Bones?" she shook her head. "Right ladies play nice."

He walked off humming to himself. Temperance smiled, the tune was hot blooded.

"He is always singing that song." Katie shook her head. "I don't get it Foreigner is so old."

"Private joke. You wouldn't understand." Temperance turned scanning the crowd for anyone that could act as a buffer. Someone smart that could show is young girl up. 'Foreigner old. Classic maybe, not old.'

"He wants to take me away this weekend to meet his parents, any suggestions?"

"Never met them." 'Meet the parents. Boy, he moved fast.'

"Really the way he talks about you. I just assumed."

"No." She spotted Angela in the crowd. "Ange!" she called. 'Finally. Someone I can talk to.'

"Sweetie." She spotted the stricken look in her friends eye. "I need to talk to you." She dragged Jack over. "Can you keep her company for a minute I need to talk to Bren for a minute?" And with that she dragged Brennan off.

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"Tell Aunty Angela."

"I don't like her. She is not right for Booth."

"Why?"

"She is a teacher and young and blonde," she pronounced the last word with such disdain.

"He likes blondes, honey. Tessa. Rebecca. Blonde."

"She doesn't even like Foreigner."

"Nobody does."

"It's a classic. She is not right for him. She's… She's…"

"Not you." Angela supplied.

"Damn straight!" she paused processing what she just agreed to. "Oh… I have a crush on Booth."

"I know." Angela was suppressing her smile. It was a time to be serious.

"But I'm with Sully."

"Do you want to be?"

"No." She let out a sigh. "But Booth's got Katie."

"Tell him how you feel."

"I have to tell Sully but I do that to Booth."

"Tell Booth and I bet he won't have Barbie for much longer."

"No."

"Then start being happy for him."

She sighed again. "I don't think I can."

"Do something or live with it," she shrugged, "Only options sorry."

Angela slung her arm round her shoulders. "I see some good looking men with drinks for us, come on. Deal with it tomorrow."

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"Bones, care to dance?" She glanced up at Booth, snapping out of her day dream. It was a good day dream. '101 ways to keep Katie away from Booth'

"Sure." She took his outstretched hand and let herself get lead out the dancefloor.

"You don't look happy." He started no preamble required between them. "What's wrong?"

"I am going to end things with Sully."

"Why?"

"I like someone else and its not fair."

"Who?"

"You?"

"So that's why you have been ignoring Katie all night." He grinned.

"She doesn't even like Foreigner!"

"Not many do. It's a guilty pleasure."

She tilted her head. "Do you hate me?"

"No. Felt the same way."

"Felt. As in past tense?"

"Yes. Sorry. I tried to get you to see but its too late. I am gonna ask Katie to marry me." He kissed her on the cheek. "She's not you, and I love her more for it."

"Oh."

"Sorry."

"Not a problem." She smiled brightly. "Congratulations Booth."

"I knew you would understand. You truly are my best friend." He spun her, "You should give Sully another go. He loves you."

"Maybe."

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"Barbie is staying. She is his number one." She stated as she dragged Angela for a 'walk'.

"Oh sweetie, and I was so sure." Angela gave her a hug.

"Angela I am going to need your assistance." Her smile was now rather mischievous.

"Granted." Angela's smile matched.

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Booth watched Bones. He knew what she was planning. She had never accepted defeat and never would. He leaned in to whisper to Katie "You really are a brilliant actress. How far do you think we can take this?"

"Until our wedding day." She replied. They watched Angela's smile grow. "You sure you know what your doing?"

"Positive." Booth kissed her. "And now for the finishing touch on our performance…" He gestured to the band and they went quiet and the guy threw him a mic, "Katie, My Kat, Would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"

Angela's gasp of horror was all the prompt she needed to finish this. "Yes, Seeley. I love you."

He slipped the ring on her finger, as everyone erupted into applause.

Temperance watched them, fire in her eyes. "Ange, this is not over."

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