A/N: This is gonna be a story rather than a one-shot. If anyone feels like sending me symptoms of love, then it is much appreciated. Enjoy this people, I know I certainly did writing it.

Disclaimer: If I owned Bones, then I wouldn't be on here, would I?

Booth knew he had it bad. Brennan knew she had it bad. But surprisingly, they each didn't know the other one had it. Angela knew however and commented on it often. "Oh my god," Angela whispered to Hodgins. "They are so in love. Why can't they see it?"

"What?!" Hodgins spluttered, laughing. "They are not in love. Honestly Angela, you're just dying to play match-maker is all."

Angela smacked Hodgins arm. " Jack, you blind fool! They have all the symptoms of love."

"Fine," she said at his disbelieving look, "I'll write them all down on paper and tick them off as we go along. If I get all of them, then you take me to dinner."

Hodgins smiled and asked coyly, "And if you don't?"

"Then I'll do anything you ask," Angela replied sharply. "Deal?"

"Oh yes, deal!" he answered, shaking her hand briskly.

Angela smirked before going off to get a pen and paper. This was the easiest bet she'd ever made.

Later on that morning, Booth strolled into the lab. "Alright, guys?" he shouted, waving at the group who were gathered round the table, checking out their latest victim.

"How's my squints today?" he asked, coming towards them. Brennan looked up and smiled at him. And Angela noticed that he smiled back. Ok, not so unusual but she was just itching to tick that first box on her list.

"Jack," Brennan said to the two male squints across the table from her. "Budge up and let Booth in, for god's sake." Angela could clearly see Brennan's point. Even though Booth was a good bit taller than the other two men, he was still having trouble seeing.

"Ah, it's ok Bones," Booth replied, moving round to the ladies' side of the table. "I'll be fine round here." He came up next to Brennan and practically shoved Angela out of the way. Not that she minded.

She grinned across the table at Hodgins. Even though there was more space round with the two boys, due to the fact Angela had a huge box right beside her, Booth had chosen to come to their side and get right in beside Brennan.

Hodgins looked very unhappy. She smiled at him and mouthed, "One box gone."

He grimaced and mouthed back at her, "What for?"

"Wanting to be in her personal space," Angela whispered back to him.

And she was perfectly correct. Booth was right up beside her, looking at something she was explaining over her shoulder. Their bodies were practically touching.

"Right guys, we're gonna go get some stuff done. You know, dirt, facial reconstructions etc" Angela said, at Brennan's questioning look.

As Hodgins and Angela began to move away, Zack didn't take the hint. She moved back and grabbed his sleeve, which was hard with a box. "I wasn't finished Angela," Zack voiced, perplexed.

"Don't make me move you," she whispered dangerously at him. "Will you take this box to my office please?" She handed him the box which had been at the table with them before he could reply.

Angela spoke quietly into Hodgin's ear, "This is too easy."

She was planning to get another tick when she returned to the wrapped up pair in ten minutes.

Angela came back to the table ten minutes later, as she had promised to herself, with some info on the skull for Brennan. And just as she had imagined, the pair were still there.

They had moved to a screen, where Brennan was pointing something out to Booth. They had their backs to Angela and with her flat shoes, they never heard her coming. Booth was still behind Brennan and he was feeling brave today.

Angela stood a metre away from them, waiting for them to notice her. This is how she came upon what Booth said. Quietly, into Brennan's ear, he said, "You smell nice."

Brennan's head turned to meet Booth's. She never spotted Angela behind Booth's tall form. Knowing it was nice to return a compliment and also finding herself wanting to, she quietly said back, " And you have nice eyes."

Angela grinned like a madwoman and fled back to her office. She closed the door quickly behind her before letting out a rather large squeal of excitement.