Sleeping Aids

AN: Put together a Bones addicted girl, a long month of holiday with parents, no computer, no internet, no twitter, no fanfictions, no Bones episodes... Result: severe Bones withdrawal symptomes! The only solution possible: writing my second fanfic ever with the inspiration that crossed my mind in a cold (even if July) sleepless night. :D So, this is just a little fluffy two-shot written in the two countries I've visited. This first one was written in Poland, the second was written in Lithuania. If there are some Polish and Lithuanian fans and readers here, this fic is dedicated to them! :) I just hope you'll like it! And English is still not my first language, so forgive mistakes ;) And I still do not own Bones, I just play with the characters. So here it is, r&r please!

Temperance Brennan closed her eyes and smiled. Maybe this would work. Five nights and almost no sleep. And she had to wait at least other three.

Hard times, desperate measures, she thought tightening her arms. What the hell happened to her? One year ago? This situation was her usual. What changed in her in the last year? A lot has changed, she answered herself smiling.

Hodgins and Angela's second and eventual wedding. That was what changed everything. That, them as best man and bridesmaid again and their perfect replica of the mistletoe kiss from three years before. Or, at least, what they thought was a perfect replica. But Angela's glowing face and Hodgins' blushing were telling a whole different story. That was not a mistletoe kiss, nor a best man-bridesmaid kiss. It was a kiss. A wonderful passionate kiss that couldn't be compartmentalized. This time they just couldn't act like nothing happened anymore. And something definitely happened later. Love was made. Laws of physics were finally broken. And she couldn't be happier for it.

Her phone buzzed on the nightstand and brought her back to the reality. The reality where she couldn't sleep alone anymore. There was just too much silence, too much… cold. No more warm and soothing breaths and snores, no more strong arms wrapped tightly around her, making her feel in the safest place in the whole world. She was just too lonely right now, and she wasn't used to that anymore. Her phone kept buzzing and, even if there was no ring tone, it was starting to be really annoying. I want to sleep, leave me alone! she thought.

She looked outside of her bedroom window. Yes, it was definitely a cold December night. She didn't know how cold it was, but in the darkness she could see the trees being shaken by the wind. She shivered and sunk even more under the warm blanket, curling her body and keeping on breathing, trying to feel at ease again, but the phone was just too annoying.

She sighed and reached out for the phone.

"What?!" she snapped, not looking at the calling ID

"Bones? What's going on?"

Her annoyance towards the phone call immediately disappeared and she smiled sweetly.

"Hey Booth! Sorry, I didn't see it was you!"

Her partner and boyfriend for a year chuckled.

"So I get you aren't angry at me, right?"

"No, I was angry at the phone call, but being the phone call you I'm not angry." she explained carefully.

"Good to know that I can make you a phone call without making you angry – he smiled – What were you doing?"

"I was…sleeping – she hesitated – trying to."

"Already sleeping? Isn't it only 10 pm over there? Are you tired?"

"Yeah… I'm tired" his girlfriend sighed

"Are you ok Bones?" he asked concerned

"Yes, I'm ok. It's just…I miss you" she whispered.

"I miss you too Bones, I'll be home soon!"

"We wouldn't be in this situation if you had let me come with you!" she said.

"Yes, but we already talked about it! This one was a different case, your abilities were not needed. Trust me, this case is awfully boring! Plus, the weather here is terrible, you don't miss anything." he explained.

"Sure… but you better come back here soon!"

"You miss me that much, Bones?" he asked, somehow pleased.

"Yes! No! I mean… I don't know! I'm just not used to sleep alone anymore. It's too quiet in here!"

"Same here honey…" he said warmly.

"Oh, you know I don't like it when you use pet names!" she whined.

"And what do you want me to call you?" he asked, already knowing the answer but wanting to hear it anyways.

"You know the answer to that question Booth! Just… just call me Bones…" she whispered sweetly

"Yes, I knew it! But isn't that a pet name too?"

"I don't know if it's a pet name or not, but it's MY pet name! You never called a girl that!"

"That's right, I would never call a beautiful random girl Bones!" he laughed

"But you do call me that!" she pouted

"Random, Bones, I said random! You're you. You're Bones. You're not random, you're special." he clarified.

She closed her eyes and sighed contently.

"So, what are you doing to try to sleep?" he asked.

"I am… - she started, looking down shyly - …hugging you."

"Me? Bones, in case you haven't noticed, I'm thousands miles away from there!" he said confused.

"I mean you as your pillow! It's warm and it smells of you…" she whispered, tightening her hug on it and inhaling his scent again.

"Really? Oh, you're sweet! I would like to have your pillow here as well to help me fall asleep!" he glowed.

She smiled. Yes, she thought, he could know about the pillow, but there was no way he was going to find out about the other object she was using to finally sleep.

"I want you to come home. To me." she said, without the power of controlling words.

That was a sentence so out of character of her. Her missing him that much just after less than a week was totally irrational. But she couldn't help it.

"I'll be home to you very soon, I promise." he said reassuringly and a sense of warm and calmness invaded her body and mind, soothing her. Now she knew she could sleep.

"I love you Booth… you know that, right?" she whispered softly, closing her eyes and losing herself in his scent on the pillow and his breath and voice on the phone.

"Yes, of course I know that. I love you too Bones. I'll love you forever, every moment more. – he smiled broadly – Now try to sleep beautiful, I'll be there soon."

Forever. A word she never believed in. But so was love. And now that she truly believed that love existed, she was starting to believe that forever could exist as well. Forever. With him. She smiled at the thought.

"Thanks Booth…really." she breathed, her eyes already closing for sleep.

"You're always welcome… Good night Bones."

"G'night, see you soon…" she hung up and hugged the pillow again, this time successfully imagining his arms wrapped protectively around her and she finally fell asleep.

Ok, this is the first piece of my little story, it's nothing special, I just needed some fluff! The next and last chapter will be up later today! See you! Leave me some love and let me know what you think! Reviews are very much welcome!