November 2005

WashingtonD.C.

Seeley Booth and Temperance Brennan are working on a case. They have been working together for about a year and she had trouble trusting him at first. But now she trusts him completely. She had told him things about her childhood and how she had grown up in foster care after her parents had dissapeared and how her brother had dissapeared too. There relationship is growing and they are very good friends and confidents by now. But their relationship did not go past that.

Right now they are on their way back to the Jeffersonian from a scene and Booth notices that Brennan is a little distant. "Bones are you alright?" "Yeah." "Bones I know this case must get to you a little because it is similar to your case. Parents left the kids alone. Just like your parents left." "Just thinking about the case. It is somehow similar to mine. I just wonder why parents would do that." "To protect their children Bones." When they arrive at the Jeffersonian they start working again. Booth can not stop worrying about Bones and that the case might get to her.

In the evening after work Booth gets a call at his appartment. "Booth!" "Booth it is me Brennan." "Are you alright?" "I received a very strange letter and phone call today." "I will be there in 20." Booth arrives at Brennan´s appartment 20 minutes later. He finds a little distraught Brennan who shows him the letter and gives he listens to the tape of her answering maschine. "We will get that to the lab. Do you know who might want to hunt you?" "No. I have no idea." "Brennan I know that you want to have everything under control but I am going to stay here tonight and until we know what this is I will put agents outside of your appartment just to make sure." "Booth.." "No Brennan. No deal. That is how we are going to do it." "Fine."

The next day they let the things get checked out and the voice on the tape seems to be the voice of a woman whos husband is in jail for manslaughter. Booth also has Brennan´s appartment checked for prints and finds prints from the woman all over the appartment. Booth arrests the woman and is happy that Brennan can sleep and live a normal life again. While Brennan was eating lunch he put a note on her desk at the Jeffersonian:

Hey Bones,

I know that you are a person who does not really want to live in relationships

but just to let you know. There can be people living a normal relationship and that

until the end. As you know you are my best friend and we understand each

other without a lot of words.

Well I just wanted to tell you that there is more than friendship on my side. I know

that it is not the real way to right this but I know that it be harder on you if I say it

straight away to your face. I would be more than happy if there would be more than

love on your side too.

Booth

When she came back she read the note and smiled. She had feelings for him that went beyond friendship and she was determined to show him. She was just afraid that she might get rejected. But she decided to go by his place after work and talk to him.

When she arrived at his appartment he was a little surprised to see her and asked her to step in. They sat down on his couch each drinking a cup of coffee. Brennan decided to talk to him. "Booth I read your note. I want to be honest to you. I have never trusted an other person as fast as I trusted you, not even Angela. I know that I have feelings for you that go beyond friendship. There is a but. But I am afraid of being rejected and left behind Booth." "Tempe I would never leave you behind on purpose. I would never leave you because I love you. I love you with all my heart and I would do everything to protect you." "I know. I think I love you too Booth." "So are you willing to give us a chance." "Yes. But under certain rules. I want you to accept that I need my space like you need your space." "That is alright. But I have one rule too. I want you to come home after work and do not work after hours at the Jeffersonian. I can agree to that that you take some work home. But not too much Bones. We also have a private life." "That sounds fair." They smile at each other and Booth leans over to her and their lips touch and their kiss is deep.

The next morning when Brennan wakes up Booth is already in the kitchen preparing breakfast when Brennan walks in. "Morning Booth." "Morning Bones." He kisses her temple. "I love you Seeley." "I love you to sweetheart." Brennan was a little surprised to be called that and looked up at Booth who just smiled at her. She smiled back at him and kissed him. They went to work together after breakfast and decided to not tell anyone about their relationship yet. But both Seeley and Temperance were sure that they would tell them soon enough. They just wanted to enjoy their happiness alone for a while just to be sure.