Fan Fiction based on the television show Bones. No infringement is intended. I am not making any money off of the characters Temperance Brennan, Seeley Booth, or any of the other characters found in the television show Bones.
Summary: Temperance Brennan muses on her relationship with Seeley Booth.
This story is non-canon. It assumes that Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth have entered into an intimate relationship.
Spoilers: None that I know of.
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Chapter 1 - Best
There were so many good things about being Booth's lover that Tempe wouldn't even think of trying to name them all. The best, though, was that this time she had gotten it right. She had chosen her best friend as a lover. She had liked the men who previously had been in her life and her bed. Liking, though, made those experiences pale in comparison with what she had with Seeley.
Temperance Brennan did not believe in luck. Yet, she'd recently found herself wondering how she'd gotten so lucky as to fall in love with her best friend.
Best Friend.
She always felt slightly guilty when she thought of Booth in those terms. Tempe had always considered Angela to be her best friend. She wished that the English language had words that differentiated between best male friend and best female friend. It seemed illogical to claim two best friends. Best, by its very definition, suggested that the friend labeled as such surpassed all others. It just didn't work to have two best friends.
Tempe didn't think she would enjoy choosing between Angela and Booth. In her heart of hearts, Tempe knew that, while different situations might call for different choices, if she were forced to make the choice with no ulterior forces working on her, she knew who she would pick.
It was true that she could call Angela "sister" and Booth "lover", but those terms didn't work…not completely.
Since Angela was not related to Tempe by blood, the argument could be made that they were not, in fact, sisters.
As for "lover" to describe Booth…well, Tempe had had lovers before, and she'd never been best friends with any of those men. Again, an argument could be made – this time to suggest that Booth was more than just a lover, and deserved a moniker that would define his multifaceted role in her life – partner, best friend, confidant, conscience, lover.
Booth, her best friend, was the best thing that had happened in her life. Logic be damned, Temperance Brennan was one lucky woman.