"Bones," Booth hesitated when Brennan turned around, and had her hand on his office door. "Bones, I want to ask you something." He watched silently, thoughtful and gentle eyes just watching the doctor, and she turned around to face him.
Brennan didn't say anything, but Booth knew she was nervous because she was biting her lip, which, if he didn't know her better, would appear as if she was thinking thoughtful, instead of fighting back tears.
But Booth knew her, inside, and out, and she was in fact, holding back tears. She was nervous of what he would say- if he would ask her something she didn't want to answer-didn't know how to answer.
"Can you sit down?" His voice was tender, but she didn't listen to him.
"I can't, Booth." She couldn't even form a full sentence.
"Why not?" Booth asked, staring at her with deep brown eyes that were begging her to give him a reason that he could understand.
"I don't want to." She whispered, and it was a lie. She did want to sit down and talk to him, really talk to him. She did want to be with him. For 30, 40, 50 years- until the day she died. But she needed him to be safe more.
"Okay, Bones." Booth started organizing piles on to his desk, not daring to look at Brennan anymore.
She stood there, by the door.
And although she wasn't unsure weather Booth had dismissed her or not (because he most certainly had) Brennan was still standing in front of him.
"Booth." She said, but he didn't look up at her, he ignored her. "Booth I don't want you to call me Bones."
"Okay, Dr. Brennan." Booth said, after a moment of silence, of thought, of tension. After a moment, of trying to find an excuse for him to call her 'Bones', but only coming up with a half hanging open mouth, and nothing but a gasp escaping his lips.
"And it's only fair of me to call you Agent Booth."
"I suppose."
"Okay, so we've agreed that if you call me Dr. Brennan, I'll refer to you as Agent Booth?"
"Okay, Dr. Brennan."
"Okay, then, have a nice evening..." She hesitated, wanting to call him Booth, but knowing it was proper to call him Agent Booth. With a sigh, 'Doctor Brennan' left 'Agent Booth's' office, without finishing her sentence.