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This will be a series of one shot's where either Booth or Brennan will verbalize their love to the other one for the first time. They are not meant to be in any order and may or may not refer to any episodes.

I Am That Man

It was a Friday night and he was picking up their dinner on the way over to her place to complete the paperwork for the latest case they had finished that day. He really wished he didn't need to keep finding excuses to see her, especially on Fridays. However, it really tore him up when she dated anyone and this was the only way he could think of right now to stop it. What he really wanted to do was to take her in his arms, cover her with kisses and declare his undying love. Yeah Seeley that'd go over like a fart in church. Why am I such a chicken when it comes to telling her the truth? Oh yeah it might be because SHE DOESN'T want to HEAR it from YOU, or she doesn't feel the same WAY, or oh hell it could be any one of a HUNDRED reasons. This was getting him no where fast he thought. Well maybe tonight the right time will present its self. Yeah right!

Finally he was at her door food in hand knocking. She answered the door and as usual her beauty hit him like a physical blow to his solar plexus. As he walked past her on the way to put the food in the kitchen he drew in her scent. It was a mixture of lavender, orange and roses. As unique and exotic to him as she was. She often changed the scent slightly but the base was always lavender. His reaction to the smell of lavender had almost become pavlovian. It was the one thing guaranteed to grant him physical release when nothing else worked. He had long ago given up on all of the old things that had worked before he met her magazines, video's, within the past few years even one night stands didn't appeal any more. No, now all he ever needed was the smell of lavender and his imagination.

"Booth… Booth are you listening?"

"Oh, sorry Bones I was lost in thought there for a moment. What did you say?"

"I just wanted to know if you wanted to eat first or finish the paperwork."

"Dinner's warm let's eat first. At least that might give him more time to sit next to her. What a sorry mess I am. I really need to suck it up and tell her how I feel. How much worse can it get? How much worse? How about her not speaking to you ever again? How about her asking for a new partner? How about her never wanting to do field work again? How about her running off to Guatemala again? No, best I keep this little gem under my hat as it were.

"Booth are you going to sit down or just stare at the table all night? What is wrong with you? You seem a little distracted. Is there a problem at work, a problem with Parker?"

"No, Bones no problems just thinking about the case that's all."

"Come on Booth the case is over how can you still be thinking about it. All we have to do is finish the paperwork and submit it on Monday. Isn't this your week-end with Parker? What are your two going to do?"

"Yeah it was supposed to be but Rebecca decided she wanted to punish me for some slight I don't even remember, so I don't get him this week-end."

"Booth why haven't you ever gone to court and had your custody arrangement legalized? It seems to me if it was Rebecca couldn't keep Parker away from you when ever she wanted to."

"Bones it's not really that easy, I talked to a lawyer he said it might take two years to get an agreement ironed out. Rebecca would fight it and during that time she would never let me see him. How can I put him through that? How could I go for two years without seeing him? I just can't, so I take what ever Rebecca gives me." He looked very depressed.

She reached out her hand and touched his. It was like being hit with a stun gun. They both looked at each other in shock. Each knew they were drawing nearer and it was getting harder to keep the line in place but it had never felt this physical before.

"What was…" he said

"…that." She said.

"I don't know. You have touched me before but it never felt that … physical before," he looked at her and smiled.

"I'd have to agree with you. Booth I've been thinking for a long time, what would happen do you think if you kissed me? Not like the mistletoe kiss, a real kiss with no one watching."

"I think it would be great, what do you think?"

"I'm not sure. I have been thinking about it a lot, you a lot. I have the most erotic dreams about you every night. Lately every morning I wake up horny, wet, hot and more tired than when I went to bed. You in my dreams is like an itch I can't scratch."

"Now there's a nice picture. I don't think I've ever been called an itch before. Just to be fair I have the same type of dreams about you every night too. My biggest problem, and believe me it's a problem, is I can't confine my dreams to the night or even my bedroom. They are starting to interfere with my job."

"Booth if we both feel the same way then why can't we just have sex and solve both our problems."

"Because Bones I can't have sex with you." As he saw her start to shut down and back away he knew this might be his chance to make her understand. So he started in again to try and make her understand. "Bones I can't just have sex with you because once would never be enough for me and I think not for you either." He took her hand and led her to the couch sitting her down next to him. Taking her hand he continued "you put your heart up on a shelf. You need someone that's tough, strong. Bones I am that man you're trying to find. I am that man you had in mind. I'll give you all my love until you understand I won't give up because I know I am that man."

"Booth how can you possibly still think after all this time I am still looking for a man to take care of me?"

"Bones did I say you were looking for someone to take care of you? Talk is cheap, it isn't worth a dime, so don't talk to me just give me some time. I'm going show you what love can be, my job won't be done, until you believe I am that man. I won't give up because I know I am that man."

He leaned over to her waiting for her to move toward his kiss. They met half way. The electricity between them palpable.

"Wow…"

"…Yeah and that was just a kiss…"

"Booth does that man like sex?"

"No Bones but he sure likes making love."

He gently started to remove her blouse, his seduction had begun. He knew it would be a long haul. It would take her a while to learn love was so much better than sex.

A while later as she lay sated in his arms she was thinking. She was sure in time he would teach her about making love. She was just as sure she was going to teach him there was also a place for just plain sex. Her seduction had begun.

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Let me know if you like the idea. I'll go for a few more chapters and see if you all like it. After all I have a song list almost over 300 strong (not all for Bones), I should be able to get a few stories out of them.

The inspiration for this story is "I Am That Man" - Performed by Brooks and Dunn Lyrics by Terry McBride and Monty Powell