Hey readers! So, I was scrolling along on FF under the "Bones" section, and I noticed an unusual lack of Cam/Arastoo stories. I'm well aware that they're not the main couple in the show or anything, but I thought that their engagement deserved at least a little more fanfare than I've seen on here so far. So, given the fact that I haven't written anything in a while, and I've got some free time, I figured I'd take a stab at a story about how they announce their engagement to their friends and family.

Chapter 1: The Game Plan

Cam woke up to the sound of running water. Still groggy, she opened her eyes and looked at the clock. According to the placement of its hands, it was 10:37am. Normally, she would be surprised. She'd always been more of an early riser… Although, given the events of the previous day (and night, for that matter), she was surprised she hadn't slept until noon.

The thought of the last twenty-four hours were enough to set Cam's mind adrift. One thought replayed itself in her mind over and over again, not once failing to make her smile. She, Camille Saroyan, was engaged… the thought was surreal. After all, she had never really imagined herself to be the marrying type. She supposed it was like her father said when she brought Seeley over as a fake boyfriend. You won't know whether or not you're the marrying type until you meet someone that makes you want to get married... or not get married, but stay together. Some couples just prefer to stay together minus the piece of paper, and that's fine, too. It's funny how love has a way of clearing these things up, sweetheart… and I believe it'll be cleared up for you, too, when the time is right. She smiled to herself. For all the manly bravado her father put on, he sure was wise about all that stuff. He had been right… Arastoo was that someone and their love for each other had made the path seem so clear in that moment. After all, she was hardly the type to just go proposing in the heat of the moment. But it had happened, and damn, was she glad it had.

Cam was so lost in her thoughts that she failed to notice the door to the bathroom opening. In fact, she was only shaken from her reverie by the shift of weight on the bed when Arastoo sat down, still clad only in a wet towel. She gasped and jumped about a foot in the air, causing Arastoo to laugh softly and press a kiss to her temple.

"I didn't mean to scare you," he said, still chuckling a bit. "But I've got to admit, that was pretty funny."

"No, not funny," she said, gently pushing him away and trying in vain to suppress her smile. "You almost gave me a heart attack! I figured you'd at least wait to try to kill me until after we're married. At least then you'd get all my money…"

Arastoo laughed and shook his head, then proceeded to pull her in for a chaste kiss. "Yes, that's why I accepted your proposal. My plan is to marry you, scare you to death, then run off with all your money. I couldn't have possibly accepted be because I love you or anything…"

Cam smiled at that. "Of course not," she said. She leaned in for a kiss. This one was longer and deeper, and may very well have escalated into a repeat of the previous night, but they were interrupted by the alert tone of Cam's phone. Reluctantly enough, they pulled apart, and she reached for her phone on the nightstand.

"Huh," she said. There was slightly confused look on her face. "It's a message from the producers of 'America in Profile.'"

"What does it say?" asked Arastoo.

"Our episode should be cut together by tonight, and they were wondering if we wanted an advance copy."

"Are you going to take them up on their offer?"

"It doesn't look like I have much choice," she said. "They CC'd this email to the others, too, and I know they'll want to see it as soon as-"

Cam was cut off by another alert tone from her phone, this time accompanied by one from Arastoo's.

"Looks like you were right," Arastoo sighed. "This is an email from Angela inviting us all to a special screening of it tonight on the big screen in her office."

"Oh God," Cam moaned, closing her eyes and hanging her head. "I thought we'd have a few days to tell them about out engagement, maybe even go get the ring from your storage locker… Now we have to organize a lunch or something before we meet up tonight, and God only knows half of them won't be able to make it, and then we'll just have to tell the ones missing it over the phone, or-"

"Cam, calm down… maybe we don't have to tell them before tonight."

"…wait, what?" Cam asked, raising her head to look at Arastoo.

"Maybe we can just go, let the episode play out, and let them find out when the clip plays at the end. That way, we don't have to think up any big speech or plan any hasty outings…"

"That could work… and it spares us any questions about the proposal."

"Exactly," Arastoo said, a smirk playing across his lips.

"See, I knew there was a reason I proposed to you," Cam replied, pressing a kiss to his lips. She pulled back, typed a quick confirmation to the producers and then to Angela.

"Now that that's settled," Arastoo said, rolling over so that he was on top of Cam, "I believe we were in the middle of something?"

All reviews are welcome; the good, the bad, and the ugly. I really want to know what works about my writing, what I can improve on, and anything else that might make my future writing endeavors more enjoyable to readers. Enjoy!