Disclaimer: I don't own, or profit from, these characters or franchise. No copyright infringement is intended. In fact if I did I'd make different choices.

This chapter is dedicated to CSINaomi. She asked for a story where Booth did a call out of HIM. As soon as she asked it became a moral imperative.

It was supposed to be a simple one shot but when it grew to over 5,000 words it had to be divided into three chapters. So here you go, I hope it meets with your approval.

This could not have been written without the help of my dear friend Bones-fan91. When I got stuck she was there with her mighty lap top to help save the day (ok it was actually night for her but you get the idea).

Those Are Fighting Words

Chapter 1

It was Saturday morning actually looking at the clock it was now Saturday afternoon and he was eternally grateful this was not his week-end for Parker. He loved his son but right now he loved this woman more, just in a different way. He felt her turn over toward him and snuggle in closer, leaning down he kissed her hair. "Mmmmm afternoon Bones you hungry? I think I still have the stuff to make pancakes."

"Hmmmphmm" was the response he got for his trouble. He also felt a soft delicate hand reaching toward his erection and a supple body following it.

"Oh no my love," he said grabbing the offending hand quickly "no pancakes, no more sex." He laughed as her head quickly bobbed up and her startling crystalline blue eyes flew opened.

"You want me to pay you in pancakes for sex? Isn't that prostitution and isn't that against the law and shouldn't you be against that as an officer of the law?"

"You're so right baby, but for you I'm cheap, besides there is a rumor going around you can afford me. Seriously Bones, no food, no sex, I'm starving, all I ate last night was some pretzels and beer."

She looked at him with that grin "Booth be fair that's not all you ate last night."

His charm smile went on double bright, "yeah Bones but there are no calories in that and I crave sustenance. Come on woman." He said as he climbed out of bed dragging her with him.

She decided to make his pancake adventure as difficult on him as possible so when he grabbed for boxers she vetoed them, nope she had said. "You want me to stay all week-end the cost it no clothes." When he reached for an apron she vetoed it to, to which he replied if he was burned their good time would come to a screeching halt,. She said don't worry she had the solution. She simply reached around him a cupped his cock and balls in her hands protecting them from the heat of the stove. This allowed her to stay plastered to him with his every move. In fact she was so wrapped up in the feeling she didn't realize he was finished until he chuckled "Bones you can let go. Sit down and eat. I promise next time I shop you can give me a list of vegan staples like flour and I'll make sure I always have them ok? He promised as they sat down to eat the breakfast he had prepared.

"Hey Bones you said something last night about Hacker and giving himself permission to do something, what was It?

"Booth we were having a conversation how could you have forgotten what I said?"

"My brain was addled with pheromones. What did you say?"

"I asked him how we could date since the working relationship between him and I was the same as yours and mine. He said he was the boss so he gave himself permission."

At that Booth jumped up and started to pace "That little bastard, he was the one who told me you and I couldn't date."

She looked at him in confusion "I thought it was Cullen."

"No Hacker," he ground out. "I wish there was I way to make him pay.?

"Why don't you just beat him over the head with your alpha male club."

"Believe you me Baby, if I could I would.

"Booth we need to talk about socially unacceptably names I am not an infant."

"Oh you are so not an infant, but you are my Baby and in this case it doesn't mean infant. But we can talk about it. Just not now, for right now let me be mad about Hacker."

"Booth isn't there a way you could challenge him to some sort of male ritual that would prove you are better and he would know he had over stepped his bounds?"

He thought for a minute "Yeah and I do know how, the only problem would be getting everyone there to see his humiliation, cause that's what he deserves."

"Booth you make the place I'll get everyone there even the squints" she vowed. No one would take advantage of her man, and yeah Booth was her man!

"Now that is done" she smiled wickedly. "and we have eaten and you know what you are going to do the Andrew can we go back to bed so I can continue to have my wicked way with you?"

Monday they drug into work hoping no one noticed they were exhausted and walking a little strangely due to using muscles long unused.

Booth had determined it was time for the Agents in his section to qualify in physical agility and marksmanship. Since Hacker was the section chief he needed to qualify too. Booth intended to beat him at every turn. He didn't think it would be much trouble but he wasn't taking any chances so that week found him in the gym making sure he was in tip top shape to him that meant Army Ranger shape and he was.

Bones whined most nights because it meant he was getting home, well getting to her house since it was her week, to tired for them to enjoy themselves, but Booth promised her his score on Friday would be worth it. He was making sure he was still in Ranger shape, and he was.

On Thursday she begged him to let her follow him to the gym to watch him as he worked out.

"Come on Booth" she pouted I don't have anything to do tonight. I thought we were going to spend this week together so I cleared my schedule. Please let me watch you."

"Bones it will just be too distracting" yeah he thought to himself, all he had thought about this last week while he had been working out was how he was missing out on the best sex he had ever had. How wonderful it was that he and Bones were now more than just partners and more than once how he was going to wipe the floor with Hackers ass crossed his mind too. He had to stay focused just one last night. As he felt her breath warm his neck and her hands fist his hair he pulled her hands to his chest and leaned against her forehead. "Please not tonight Baby only one more night I promise and it will be all over and Hacker will get his."

"Booth if I had known it would take this much of our time I would have never said anything to you" she continued to pout. "Ok go, just go" she said watching him leave thinking it really was a waste of energy for him to spend it all on training just to beat a pissant like Andrew.Maybe she should just follow him.

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I hope you are enjoying this little ficlet. Will they survive the sexual tension?

Nyre