And here is another short conversation taking place a few weeks after the season finale in Brennan's kitchen, because it's a whole lot of fun writing these.
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The Change in the Partners
The moment he walked through the door of her apartment, Brennan knew the meeting had gone badly. Booth set his keys on the table beside the door deliberately and sat at the counter while she paused in her sandwich-making. He folded his arms on the surface and let his head hang for a while before he said anything.
"Hacker dissolved our partnership," he muttered at last. She put the knife down in disappointment.
"I'm sorry," she told him. It was the only thing she could think to say to him. She never was very good at having emotional conversations, and she knew that this would be one of them.
"I feel... like I did something wrong," he admitted quietly. She thought it would make him feel better if she rubbed his shoulder, so she walked around the counter and did. He was very tense.
"The FBI's rules and regulations will not change for us, Booth," she said. "We should not expect Andrew to make an exception based only on the fact that working together we have the highest solve rate in the country."
"I know," he sighed, picking his head up finally to stare at her sandwich. "I guess I just hoped he would reconsider because it's us, you know? We're good together."
"We can still be good together outside of work," she pointed out, continuing to run her hands along his shoulders. "One of the lessons you've taught me is that we shouldn't let our jobs rule our lives." His muscles finally relaxed a bit and he turned in the stool to face her.
"I don't remember saying that."
"It was implied," she allowed. Booth stood up and hugged her close.
"Does this mean my lab card won't work anymore?" he wondered.
"Most likely," she told him. "I can discuss it with Cam; perhaps she would allow you in the lab but not on the platform with the evidence."
Booth squeezed her a little and then let go so she could finish making her sandwich, a small smile on her lips.
"We're not going to name the baby Andrew, right?" he checked with a wrinkled nose.
"I admit that I am against naming our child after anyone we've ever known," Brennan said. "I don't want to look at him and think of another person." Booth was quiet for a few seconds.
"What are we going to do now?" he asked sadly.
"We will adapt. Just as we have done in the past."
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