Now that she realized her feelings Temperance Brennan couldn't believe it took her this long to realize she was in love with her partner. Sure she may have never believed in love before now, but after feeling how she feels toward Seeley Booth, she definitely could not deny it now.

She was waiting in the recovery room for Booth to wake up from his brain surgery to remove his tumor. She wasn't sure when she was going to tell him of her newfound feelings toward him but she knew it had to be soon or she would explode. Well not literally because we know that its not physically possible for that to happen just from her thoughts. The one main thing that bothered her was that line he drew so long ago.

"Dr. Brennan," the doctor called as he walked out.

"Yes did Booth wake up? When can I see him?" Brennan asked hurriedly.

"He woke up and is asking for you, the surgery seemed to go well. If you follow me I will take you to him," the doctor led her to Booth's room.

Walking into his room she looked at him and saw he was awake and alert. She felt so relieved that he was okay, even though she had no doubt in her mind that he would be.

"Bones," were the first words out of Seeley Booths mouth as she walked into the room. She couldn't have looked more beautiful to him than she was now. He realized a long time ago how he felt for her but he was afraid to tell her. Afraid of rejection. Afraid to loose their friendship and partnership. Afraid she would hurt him. Just plain afraid. He wasn't more petrified before in his life, but he realized that after almost losing his life that he needed to tell her. Maybe they wouldn't need to artificially inseminate her, he could do it himself.

Boy I need to get my mind out of the gutter. Booth thought to himself. I cant think like that right now, not if I am going to tell her my feelings and that I want to erase that dumb ass line.

"Booth, the doctors did an excellent job and tell me you should be perfectly fine." Bones says.

"Good," Booth tells her, "I know I just came out of surgery and its been a long day for the both of us but I have some things I would like to talk to you about."

"Listen Booth if its about the whole baby thing, you don't have to do it, I shouldn't have even put you in that position in the first place," Bones gets out real fast before Booth could say any more.

"Bones calm down, its fine. That isn't exactly what I wanted to talk to you about," he told her, "I've been doing some thinking, about us."

"What do you mean I don't understand," she said, "do you not want to work with me anymore?" she asked with pain written all over her face.

"Bones calm down. After everything that happened today with me almost not making it and not knowing if I was going to wake up it made me realize a few things," Booth explains taking a breath, "come over and sit down beside me."

She cautiously comes over and sits in the chair right beside Booths bed. He takes her hand and continues talking.

"I realized that I never want to know what its like not to have you in my life, I want to be able to do things with you that doesn't revolve around work." he starts out, "when I made that line all those years ago after my break up with Cam it was because I was trying to protect myself. Protect myself from getting hurt when something would happen on the job or when someone would target whoever I was with just to get back at me. But what I realized today is that I want to erase that line because if I don't tell you what I'm about to tell you I may regret it for the rest of my life."

"What are you trying to say Booth?" she asks.

"Temperance Brennan I'm in love with you," as he said those words he leaned in to kiss her softly on the lips.

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A/N: this is my first story I am attempting to write. Let me know what you think and if I should continue or not. If you want me to continue I will try to have a new chapter up every other day. I am not sure where exactly I am going with this but we will see :D