Author's Note: This is my first fanfic...soo read and review please....

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story...sigh

A Crazy Little Thing Called Life

Dr. Temperance Brennan woke up with a start to the sound of loud, frantic pounding on the front door of her apartment.

"Bones, Bones open up it's me!"

Brennan got up quickly not even bothering to grab pants or a robe as she hurried to answer the door. She knew the the voice and the identity of a midnight caller as well as she did the human skeleton, it was her partner Special Agent Seeley Booth. Brennan also knew, the moment she heard his voice that something was wrong, she'd never heard Booth sound like this, she'd never heard him sound so hurt, so full of anguish as he did now.

Brennan pulled the front door open gasping in surprise at what she saw.

"Booth, What happened? Are you okay?" she asked leading him inside.

Brennan stared at Booth confused as he sat on her sofa his face buried in his hands. The normally crisp, very much in charge Booth she knew, her partner, was missing replaced with this broken down defeated looking man, Booth's suit coat was gone, revealing a soot covered and torn dingy off white button down shirt. Booth's pants were in no better shape than his shirt, to say little for his scuffed dress shoes.

Brennan took one look at the steady stream of tears running down Booth's dirt smugged cheeks then put her arms around him pulling him close.

"Booth really, what happened? Are you hurt.? Is there something that I can do?" Brennan rattled off worried questions as she grabbed a cloth quickly cleaning most of the dust off of her partner's face.

Booth sat silently staring at the wall, Brennan could see that his eyes were open, but it was like he was looking inwards at something that seemed to be causing him physical and emotional pain.

Brennan's heart thudded in her chest as she tightened her hold on Booth, she seized his chin then turning his face so that his tear filled eyes were staring into her worried sky blue ones.

"Booth," she said softly then her voice pleading. Booth shuddered, snapping out of his trance like state with a pain filled groan. Fresh tears rolled down his cheeks as he pulled Brennan closer, and into his arms.

"It's Parker, Bones, he's, he's dead, there was a crash, and the car caught on fire, and, Bones, he and Rebecca they're gone!"

Brennan shook her head, she refused to believe it, "No. How do you know? If there was a fire then you'll need me to identify the remains, it still might not be them."

Booth shook his head slowly, He knew that he'd feel the same way that Brennan did, her eyes so wide and pain filled, as she stared disbelievingly at him, if he didn't know the truth, if he hadn't seen it with his own two eyes. Booth began speaking then his voice halting.

"I saw them leave, in Rebecca's car, she was mad at me for something stupid Bones. She wanted to take Parker and I, I wouldn't let her. So I followed her in my car, she started speeding and I lost her, then I heard the crash, by the time I caught up with her the whole car was on fire. I couldn't get anyone out, there wasn't anything left of anyone to get out there wasn't anything left to get them out of." Booth sobbed loudly, his cries muffled in his partner's curls.

Brennan listened silently, stifling a sob in her throat as Booth spoke again his voice low.

"It's my fault Bones, it's my fault they're dead, if I hadn't chased her, if I"

"No, don't you ever say that!" Brennan pulled out Booth's hold then placing her finger over his lips.

"but," Booth protested, his breath cool and ragged on Brennan's palm.

Brennan's next action surprised them both, she leaned in and kissed Booth's lips softly, she moved to pull away almost instantly as she realized what she was doing, her mind catching up a half of a second after her lips found Booth's. Booth shook his head pulling her closer, "No, don't" he said tightening his hold on her.

Brennan's lips seemed to part of their own accord as her brain raced frantically trying to rationalize her actions, Brennan could taste Booth now as she slowly traced his bottom lip, the tip of her tongue light and filled almost overwhelmed with the sadness and pain Booth was now feeling.

Brennan found herself smiling, her heart beating frantically as Booth gently brushed away the tears that were now running down her cheeks.

"Don't cry Bones," Booth whispered into her ear, gently tucking a loose curl back, "I can't be that bad of a kisser."

"No, no not at all you're quite good actually, it's just that you came here to me to be consoled and here I am making everything complicated, worst." Brennan stuttered out as she straightened up. She'd never felt like less of a genius as she did now.

Booth shook his head smiling, "You? Complicated? Never,"

Brennan frowned puzzled she wasn't sure if Booth was joking or not, she jabbed him lightly in the stomach, just in case he was making fun of her.

Booth winced continuing, "come on Bones, you're doing all the right things, so just go with your feelings, your emotions for once and stop over thinking everything."

Brennan froze, thinking this over, out of the corner of her eye she could see Booth staring at he an odd expression on his face.

Booth smiled, he'd seen Brennan peek at him, he's also seen that serious, contemplative expression on her face. He'd told her to stop thinking about everything and here she was thinking about not thinking.

"I think I can do that." Brennan said finally interrupting Booth's thoughts.

Booth laughed, there she went again, she really was a squint at heart, "Okay Bones, so what are your feelings telling you to do?

Brennan frowned for a moment, "They're telling me to kiss you again, but that's not rational Booth I mean, there's a line, and it doesn't make any sense at all for me to act on those feelings if anything it would be a completely inappropriate action for me and it would only,"

Booth cut Brennan off by pulling her close again and eagerly kissing her.

"Booth!!" she squealed angrily as she came up for air, "What about the line that you clearly established? We're partners it, it isn't at all reasonable that we do this!"

Booth sighed staring into Brennan's confused eyes, he knew now, as he's known for a long time that drawing that line between he and his partner was one of his worst decisions. Holding his partner, his Bones, in his arms right now felt right, was right and he had to get Bones to understand that now.

"The line was a mistake." Booth said finally, his lips finding Brennan's again. It was Booth who was forced to be the voice of reason a few moments later when Brennan leaned in and kissed first his cheek, right on his dimple then down his neck, her hands hesitated at the collar of Booth's shirt then quickly began unbuttoning it.

"Whoa there Bones, maybe you should slow down." Booth said, gently grabbing hold of her wrists.

Brennan stared into Booth's eyes a wave of confusion crossing her face as she responded indignantly. "Booth!!! You just said that I should follow my feelings my emotions and now you're telling me to stop?" Brennan was yelling now, before she could get any more steamed up Booth pushed her gently back onto the sofa her cry muffled by Seeley's lips on hers.

Before either could understand what was really going on, Booth's shirt was off and thrown over the back of the sofa, Booth's undershirt was next to go, followed by Brennan's night shirt.

Booth pulled away for a moment staring down in awe at the now fully un-clothed woman in his arms. He couldn't help it, he'd pictured Bones naked, who wouldn't?, he rationalized then, the woman was hot fully clothed, but even his wildest imaginings hadn't prepared him for the utter perfection of her pale skin. Booth laughed as Brennan pulled him back down and onto her, her eyes shining with joy.

"Are you sure...about this.." Booth asked laughing as Brennan kissed him, her lips moving lightly down his neck then down his chest.

"Yes!" Brennan gasped out then, "Yes Booth Yes!!!" Booth watched as her expression went from eager to ecstatic as she pulled him closer her fingers clasped in his hair.

Brennan woke up feeling oddly sore, but pleasantly so. She smiled feeling happier than she had in a long time.

Booth opened his eyes slowly, a warm smile spread over his face as he inhaled deeply filling his nose with Brennan's warm, comforting smell. He kissed the top of her head then ran his hand lightly down Brennan's bare back, letting it rest softly on her waist. "Seeley," Brennan whispered then turning so that they were face to face. Booth smiled and quickly kissed her lips pulling her closer to him her bare skin warm against his.

Neither partner heard a key turn in the lock in Brennan's front door, or the sound of the door being pushed open.

"Bren? Are you home? Booth didn't come in to work today and we figured you'd know where he was."

Booth and Brennan sat up quickly at the sound of Angela's voice, startled by this intrusion.

"And you do" Angela said in awe as she stared at the guilty expressions on the partner's faces.

Angela gasped then as she realized that both Booth and Brennan were completely naked, "Oh My God!" she exclaimed then raising an eyebrow at Brennan, "Honey you've got some explaining to do."