Disclaimer: I don't own Bones or any of its characters. If I did, then Booth would wear less clothes, I'd have lots of money, and this fic probably wouldn't be here.

A/N: Okay so this is my first fic. I hope someone enjoys it… particularly as it's my first, I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'd be especially interested to hear how you thought I did in terms of keeping Booth and Bones true to their characters. Let's see how it goes…

Chapter 1: The look that changed things.

There it was. The look that changed things. The look that would likely ruin the relationship he'd grown to cherish over the months. Booth turned to meet Brennan's stare, confirming in an instant what he'd suspected for weeks.

As she met his gaze, she deliberated over the recent changes. The truth was, there had been none. Nothing significant, no defining moment, she'd just… grown to love him. The physical attraction had always been there, and for Booth there'd always been more. He'd felt the intellectual connection for months, the connection that meant there was more; a romantic side to their relationship. But he'd done his best to ignore it, and found that he could. Sure, it was with some difficulty, but without confirmation that she felt the same, he'd managed.

Booth realised now, that he had to make the decision, the decision to love her, or leave her, though he was certain that the latter would not make leaving the former behind, any easier.

He looked up, into Brennan's eyes again, and she immediately saw the conflict. She may be no good at psychology, but all the physiological indicators were there. The sad eyes, the creased brow, the hunched shoulders, she could see something was wrong. The smiled she longed to see whenever it didn't play on his lips was missing, replaced by an anxious expression, one that was unfamiliar when seen on the face of Seeley Booth. He still looked handsome as ever, but the familiar cheekiness was absent, an expression of mild misery there instead.

A/N: Please review. I'd love to hear what you think so far. Lex x.