"Epiphany"
It was a warm April afternoon and Booth had talked her into having lunch with him outside. He had walked into her office wearing a huge smile and carrying a takeout bag from her favorite Chinese restaurant and then suggested that they enjoy the sunshine by having lunch out in the Jeffersonian gardens. She had considered protesting just for the sake of argument, but before she could even think up a logical reason to turn him down, her stomach had growled and she knew she was lost. So here they were, sitting on a bench under a large oak tree, passing the carton of fried rice back and forth while they talked about everything except work.
"Parker had little league sign ups last weekend," Booth said as he reached into the bag for another egg roll.
"That's baseball, right?" she asked.
"Yeah, that's baseball."
"I like watching baseball."
"Then we should catch a game together," he suggested.
"That sounds like fun."
"How about this weekend?" he asked. "The Nationals are playing at home this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I could get us tickets and we could spend the day at the ballpark."
"Do you have Parker this weekend?"
"No, Rebecca is taking him to see her parents this weekend since he'll have baseball games most weekends through the summer."
"So just the two of us?" she asked as she turned to face him.
"Just you and me," he confirmed as he nodded his head and smiled at her. "What do you say, Bones? Is it a date?"
She watched as the realization of what he'd just said dawned on his features. Before he had a chance to apologize, she spoke up. "It's a date, Booth."
His mouth opened, but no words came out. She smiled at him and then reached over to close his mouth for him. As a warm smile broke out across his face, she realized that even though this was the first time either one of them had referred to their get-togethers as a "date", they had pretty much been dating since Christmas. The kiss they had shared under the mistletoe had sparked something between them and even though neither one of them had admitted it, they were pretty much a couple.
"Are you sure about this, Bones?" he asked as he offered her another egg roll.
"Are you?" she replied. "After all, you're the one with rules and lines and all that."
He looked at her for a long moment and then smiled again. "Are you going to let me kiss you again?"
"Maybe," she replied with a teasing grin.
"Then I'm sure," he replied.
"Maybe we should practice on the kissing part," she suggested. "That way we make sure we have it right for our first official date."
He started to lean towards her, then pulled up short and glanced around. "Here?"
She looked around at the crowded garden and then let out a small sigh. "Probably not a good idea. Maybe you should take me out to dinner later and we can practice then."
"I like the sound of that," he replied as he leaned over and gave her hand a gentle squeeze.
They smiled at each for a long moment before Brennan finally leaned back and reached for another carton of food. "So what position does Parker play?"
So what do you guys think?