Author Note: So this is my first ever story so I hope you don't judge it too much. I love Zack Addy so much, he is honestly one of my favorite television characters ever to be created, and I just want him to be happy. So.. I created this. This story will be verry long so just hold in there. Hopefully you'll think it's worth it. Regular disclosure, I don't own Bones or any of its characters. And some of my chapters will be set in specific episodes, so that will include direct dialogue from the episodes. I do not own that dialogue earlier. So... I hope you enjoy. Please give feed back. I will take what you have to say into account when writing future chapters.

It was my first day of work at the Jeffersonian. 3 years of schooling in botany with a minor in entomology, and I was finally here. I've dreamed of visiting the Jeffersonian since I was a little girl. Museums have always been one of my happy places. And ever since I learned they had a medical legal lab it has been my dream to work here. But now, seeing it in person. Words cannot describe how beautiful it was to me. I had acquired a job as an intern to the one and only Doctor Jack Hodgins! He really was incredible. He was only 29 and he already had 3 degrees and numerous awards to his name. And now I was getting the honor of working under him! Me, out of all the qualified students who applied. This might actually have been the happiest day of my life.

I walked in and the lab nearly took my breath away. People were bustling all over the place, and I had never seen such advanced tech in my life. The glow of machinery and lights everywhere gave a halo to all. It was better than anything I could've imagined. It was beautiful in every sense of the word. I walked up to Dr. Reed, the only person there I recognized, only because she was the one who interviewed me for my current position.

"Dr. Reed" I said softly from behind her is not to be intrusive. "it's me, Catherine Williams. The new intern."

She turned around with the cold look in her eyes and an equally steely voice "your lab coat is in your locker, lockers are down that hall to the left through the door. Don't bother people unless you absolutely have to. When you get change there is a tub of equipment over there that needs to be cleaned. Do that." then she turned back to her work and proceeded to act as if I was never there.

I took a moment to process the information that was just relayed to me. "Um, when do I get to meet Dr. Hodgins?" She didn't acknowledge me and I took the hint. "Okay.." And I walked away.

I followed her instructions and found my locker simply enough. I put on the light gray lab coat and smiled when I noticed my name "C. Williams" was stitched on the left. I looked in the mirror briefly and noticed the color clashed with my pale complexion but my auburn hair hung down long to the center of my back adding a nice pop of color. I clip my badge to my pocket and walked out. Grabbing the tub I begin to walk in the direction of the platform and looked down at the list in the tub which held specific instructions on how to clean each piece of equipment. Right as I passed the stairway of the platform I felt a thud and drop the tub, scattering the equipment about the floor. I looked up to see the thud was caused by me running into young looking man with shaggy black brown hair. As soon as the sound of the equipment on the ground sounded we were both on the floor scooping the materials back into the tub.

"I am so sorry, I'm such a klutz" I said as I hurried to fix the embarrassment.

"Here let me help" The man stated bending down to grab things before I could stop him.

"No really you don't need t.."

"well from what I've learned about social norms and courtesies I would have to disagree"

I was so worried about cleaning up the mess I'd made I didn't even take the time to register how strange of a statement that was. There was one more petri dish on the floor. The man picked it up handing it to me. "Here" when my hand touched his to take the petri dish I looked up to meet his eyes, they were dark but kind and stared back into mine. I noticed the details of his face for the first time, they were simple and sweet and almost reminded me of a child. Yet there is something about him that attracted me.

"Thanks" I said softly with a smile on the edge of my lips. He smiled back, and we just stood there for a moment. Smiling and staring. Then suddenly I blurted out before my mind could stop my mouth. "well I better go" I said lifting the tub as an indicator of my urgency.

"um, yeah" he muttered as we both stood up and I passed him going in my previous direction. But right before I turned the corner I turned back and found his eyes still fixed on me as I walked away and smiled to myself.

-Zack's POV-

I stared after the mysterious girl as she walked away, but right as she reached the corner she turned and saw me staring. Crap! Now she must think I'm a creep. I immediately turned trying to play it off, scanning my card to the platform and walking up to Angela and Hodgins at the table where they examined our most recent body.

"So what do we have here." I asked Angela looking up to find a stunned facial expression "what?" I asked in confusion.

"I'm sorry, do you think we're ignoring that." Her tone as struck as her facial expression.

"Ignoring what?" I looked to Hodgins for an indicator of what she could be referring to.

"Sorry dude I'm with Angela"

"I have no idea with the two of you are talking about" I said with blatant confusion.

"Um, the girl." She looked at me eyebrows raised in questioning "And the staring?"

"Oh." I paused as my blush set in. "That. Was the staring that noticeable?"

"You two were standing there for almost 2 minutes just staring at each other man" Hodgins pointed out.

"so you think I was being creepy?" I wondered aloud, primarily to myself. Taking note for the future.

"Oh no sweetie. She was totally into you too"

"You really think so!?" I asked admittedly way too excited darting my eyes up.

"Definitely man. So what's her name?"

"I don't know. We didn't talk much and she rushed off."

"Oh sweetie." Angela said with obvious sympathy patting my shoulder. "Okay what you need to do, is next time you see her just to go up to her and ask her name. Let the relationship flow from there."

"That's it?" That seemed far to simple.

"That's it." Angela stated.

-Catherine's POV-

A few hours later I was at my station looking over some test results from the mass spectrometer. When suddenly I felt a light tap on my shoulder from behind and I embarrassingly panicked and almost knocked over my coffee cup on the table as I turned around to meet the gaze of the man from before. I smiled.

"Hello, it's me. From earlier. We bumped into each other." He said matter-of-factly with a nervous tone.

"I remember" I laughed, he was strange. But it was good strange. "So, can I help you with something?" I asked trying to figure out why he would come to find me.

"Actually yes. I was wondering if I could find out your name?"

"Sure!" my smile widened "It's Catherine. Catherine Williams."

"Okay. Thank you" he stated then turned to walk away.

"Wait" I called after him and he turned around looking confused. "Could I possibly get your name?" I asked with a laugh.

"Oh, yes. My name is Zack Addy."

"Well it was nice to meet you Zack" I said with a smile as I began to turn back to my work.

"You as well Catherine" and he was gone. I smiled to myself. I've never been one for flirting and have always been more of the awkward silent type. But I don't know, something about Zack just made it so easy. Maybe it's because he was so obviously nervous to be talking to me. Or maybe it's because I found his childish features unthreatening. Either way I had a feeling this was going to be fun.

-Zack's POV-

Feeling pretty good about my most recent interaction I went straight to Angela's office to tell her about it. I walked in to find her programming something into the Angelator.

"I did it" I asserted triumphantly.

"Did what?" I could tell she wasn't paying attention because she mumbled the response and hadn't yet taken her eyes away from the machine.

"I found out the girls name". Here eyes darted up at my mention of the word girl. Her eyes glimmered with mischief as her smile grew.

"Really?" Her tone excited.

"Yes. Her name is Catherine Williams"

"Nice. So what else did you guys talk about?"

"What do you mean else?"

"What else did you talk about besides asking her name?" She said as if it was obvious. Obviously it was not.

"She asked my name too if that's what you mean." I said getting more confused.

Her smile turned around suddenly "Oh sweetie. You didn't just ask her name and leave did you?" She walked towards me, her tone becoming serious.

"Was I not supposed to? That's what you told me to do?" I asked diffensivley, I didn't understand what the issue was.

"I didn't mean just ask her name. I meant like talk to her, and have a conversation with her." She sighed in disappointment.

"But that's not what you said."

"Wow. You really are clueless huh." She said baffled

"YES." I exclaimed frustrated. "I need a set of clear instructions on this stuff. Why is talking to an attractive female so complicated?" I groaned in annoyance and flopped down on one of Angela's comfy chairs.

"It's okay Zack. This is fixable. Probably... Assuming that she doesn't think you're a creeper just approaching her from nowhere"

"well I thought it went well. She smiled and told me it was nice meeting me."

"Oh, well that's a good sign. That means she thinks your awkwardness is cute. We can work with cute" she smiled to me with a strange look in her eye I could tell I was not going to like whatever plan she was a conceiving in her mind.