AN: so hey. I thought of this while watching the Finder Crossover epi. There's the one scene where Ike teases Walter that he is able to find everything but lasting love. He then replied "that Bones lady might be it" (major 'oh no he didn't!') but he did. and so this came into my head. Please review. even if you hate it. thanks.


Dr. Temperance Brennan sat at her desk, looking over the current case-file when she felt her phone ring. Her caller ID showed an unknown number, but she went ahead and picked up anyways. "Brennan" she said, as usual.

"Dr. Brennan!" the man on the other end responded, rather eagerly. She was cutoff before she was even able to speak. "It's Walter Sherman" he told her, "The Finder", he added for further clarification.

"Mr. Sherman, are you consulting on this case as well?" Booth hadn't mentioned bringing Walter in as a consultant again. After the last time they'd seen him, she hadn't thought they'd be hearing from him at all.

"No, Booth doesn't have anything to do with this" he told her rather bluntly.

"Oh," she said feeling at a loss. Why was Walter calling? She didn't have the slightest clue as to what he would want.

"Actually I was wondering if you wanted to go out sometime." He proposed waiting for her to respond. He heard her gasp and breathe shallowly on the other end of the line. It sounded like she was trying to catch her breath. "So, what do you say?" he insisted.

"Oh, Mr. Sherman," she started before being interrupted by his insistence on being called Walter. "Fine, Walter. I'm afraid not" she said somewhat apologetically. Now it was him that sounded shocked.

"Wha-Why?" he asked "Were you not impressed by my abilities? Were you not attracted to me?" he argued in his usual paranoid tone. She thought she heard Walter's bartender/pilot friend snickering in the background, while his legal advisor friend laughed quite loudly. "Ike! Leo! Shut up!" she heard him yell, while attempting to muffle the microphone on his phone.

"It's not that, Walter," she started, "I was rather impressed by your abilities. Its Booth…" again she was cutoff mid-sentence

"Why does he matter?" Walter asked, feeling somewhat confused. He was just as good as Booth. No, better.

"Because he and I…" for the third time in the four minute conversation he spoke before she could finish her sentence.

"You are not sleeping with him, are you?" she couldn't be, could she? How much could things change in the span of four-five months?

"Yes, Booth and I are expecting a child together, as a matter of fact." Brennan unconsciously brought her hand down to her growing abdomen.

"Damn" was all Walter could say.

"How's that for finding lasting love, eh Wally?" Ike called from somewhere . Hearing this Brennan did the only thing she could think to do.

"I'm sorry Walter" and then she hung up


aaah pooor wally. i dislike him, but i still feel bad for him...please review