Subtle Invitation by Mariah Carey. Fluffy, but I don't really like the ending. Let me know what you think.

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Tessa. Cam. And now Skylar. All his 'type', blond, lawyer.

She was an auburn anthropologist. He didn't like her, didn't love her.

Out of pure frustration and in a moment of emotional weakness, she wrote this song. Maybe he'd dump that obnoxiously blond lawyer and come to her. Tough luck, Bones. He's gone for good this time.

See it's hard to tell somebody
That you're still somewhat
Attached to the dream
Of being in love once again
When it's clear they've moved

Sure, she'd had Sully, and David before him. She'd been in love before, but not as head-over-heels, swooning-when-he-walked-in-the-room in love as she was with Booth. The man currently dating the blond. Why was it always blond?


So I sat down and wrote these few words
On the off chance you'd hear
And if you happen to be somewhere listening
You should know I'm still here

He was taking her out for dinner AGAIN tonight. And Brennan was at the lab working. God, she missed him. He spent his lunches with HER now. Not with his Bones. He hadn't called her Bones in a month.


If you really need me
Baby just reach out and touch me
You don't ever have to be
Downhearted again
If she hurts you or misleads you
Baby all you ever need to do
Is call me and let love rush in

She wanted to run to him, to let him heal her abandonment issues. Right now she was feeling REALLY abandoned and alone. Nothing that Angela said could cheer her up, and she hadn't slept in her apartment in ages. Work was her only constant. Everyone else left, even Booth.

And this time she was locking her heart away for good.


What can I say, I had a little extra time
So I figured I might as well explain
A couple little things to you
That you probably never knew
Like you'll always be an intrinsic part of me
Even though life goes on

She would never forget him. He was great, wonderful, caring to her. He would be in her heart forever, as a what if. And that made her sad.

She wanted to give him a chance. It wasn't her fault that relationships didn't work out well with her. And now because she DIDN'T act in time, he was gone.

At night she had to cry herself to sleep.


If you really need me
Baby just reach out and touch me
You don't ever have to be
Downhearted again
If she hurts you or misleads you
Baby all you ever need to do
Is call me and let love rush in

If he ever came to her, she would let him in again in a heartbeat. But he wasn't coming back. She had made sure of that.

DAM INSTINCTS!!! She scolded herself, and then let herself cry again.

She had lost him.

And in my love will flow
Like the waves to the shore
You can fall into me
Once again effortlessly
And I'll comfort you so

Your heart won't hurt anymore
I'm waiting patiently

Booth needed to talk to her. He knew that he had been selfish lately, ignoring his partner to hang out with his girlfriend. A pang shot through his heart at the thought.

Walking down the hallway of the lab, he saw that her office door was shut, but the light was on. Pausing in front of the door, he was shocked to hear muffled sobs coming from inside. Pushing the door open slowly, he found his partner curled up on her couch clutching a picture frame. She was sobbing her heart out, the sobs racking her small frame.

"Brennan?" Booth called out. She looked up at him with shocked eyes, and if possible, sobbed even harder. "Bones! What's wrong?" He asked, hurrying to her side and dropping down on his knees in front of her. Prying the photo from her vice grip, he glanced at it before placing it on the coffee table.

The picture was of the two of them. Brennan was laughing hard, leaning on Booth for support, and he had one arm slung around her waist. They were happy, they were partner's then.

"Bones, what is it?" He asked again. She continued to cry.

"Talk to me, Bones. What is it?" He tried to get her to look in his eyes, but she would only stare at her hands.

"Y-you. Y-you ha-vn't called m-me Bones in ages." She sniffed, tears streaming down her face. Finally meeting his eyes, she realized just how much she missed his warmth, his comfort. When he moved to pull her into his arms, she shrank back. "How is Skylar?" She asked.

Booth swallowed thickly. "She dumped me. Parker didn't like her, and ended up hiding all her stuff." Booth smiled at the thought. "He won't stop asking when we can come see you again."

The crying had dyed down some, and Brennan settled back into the cousins with a sigh. "What are you doing here, then?" She asked.

"Well, Angela informed me that you haven't slept at home in a month. She's worried about you, Bones." Booth asked, concern in his eyes.

"Booth." Brennan started. "You...left me. We haven't had a case for a month, and you haven't talked to me at all. No more late night Chinese. No more 'Hey Bones, we have a case'. I... God I missed you, Booth." She said, burying her face further into the couch, unable to face him.

"Oh, Bones. I'm sorry. I...was a selfish pig." He sat down next to her and pulled her into his lap, ignoring the fact that she could probably kick his butt. Rubbing her back and whispering soothing words to her, he eventually felt her relax against him with a sigh.

"I will never leave you again, Bones." He murmured before falling asleep against his already dreaming partner.

Angela found them in the morning, tangled up in one another, drawing comfort from the one person meant for them. The both knew they would never date anyone else again. From now on they were partners for life.