Author's Notes: This is set with the "present day" as the year 2010. I'm also not great with author's notes, so...I don't have much to say. I'm posting this before it's technically finished, but it will be finished by the weekend. It won't be a super long piece.
January 2010 - "Present" Day
Brennan's Apartment
Temperance Brennan had just put the finishing touches on her dinner when a knock broke the peaceful silence of her apartment. A quick glance at the clock on her stove told her it was nearing 9 PM, and she definitely wasn't expecting anyone.
With a short toss of her shoulders to the empty room, as if someone was there to see, she wiped her hands on a dish towel and made her way to her front door. She glanced through the peep hole before turning the deadbolt and swinging open the door.
"Booth?" she questioned, her tone curious. "What are you doing here?"
Seeley Booth, still dressed in a suit from his day's work, only stood there with his hands stuffed in his pockets as seconds silently ticked by. It didn't take Brennan long to notice the peculiar look on his face. He wasn't upset by any means, but she couldn't tell if he was happy, anxious, or some odd combination of those and other emotions.
"Booth?" she repeated as she opened the door further in a silent invitation for him to come in.
Booth offered her a short shake of his head. Taking a deep breath, he brought his hands out of his pockets, the palms up in a seemingly helpless gesture. "I have some news," came his simple, indecipherable announcement.