A/N: Written for livejournal community 100(underscore)situations. Prompt: Complicated.
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Temperance Brennan stared at the unfinished sentence glaring at her from her laptop's screen.
This book is dedicated to
The rest of the book was written, finally finished. But this… This was the hard part.
It wasn't who that was the problem. It was how. A simple This book is dedicated to Seeley Booth. just wasn't going to cut it.
Their relationship was more than that.
Hesitantly she added onto it.
This book is dedicated to my colleague Seeley Booth.
She quickly jabbed at the backspace key. No, no, no, no. That wasn't right at all. That was far too cold, far too impersonal. He wasn't simply an acquaintance from work.
This book is dedicated to
Brennan tried again.
This book is dedicated to my partner Seeley Booth.
That was… better. At least it was better than 'colleague'. She sighed. It needed something more.
This book is dedicated to my partner and friend Seeley Booth.
Was that too much? Was 'friend' overstepping that boundary that they'd created? Was it too close to that invisible line they'd drawn between themselves?
She sighed. This was more complicated than she'd thought. She read over it again.
This book is dedicated to my partner and friend Seeley Booth.
Too personal. She placed her cursor mid-sentence and added a pair of words.
This book is dedicated to my partner and friend Special Agent Seeley Booth.
There.
Just right.
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