Helloooooo again :) A new story that came to me :)
I had help of the lovely NatesMama. She's a great writer so if you haven't already read her stories, then you should definitely do that! :)
(And for those who are following 'One Night Out': The rest of the chapters will be coming, I promise. I haven't forgotten it :) )
So please let me know what you think about this.
There's No Going Back
"Booth?" A sleepy voice greeted him the moment he stepped into the bedroom.
Shedding his tie, shirt and pants he murmured. "Yeah… I'm home, Honey. Go back to sleep."
But of course she just wouldn't do that. "Where have you been?"
"Had to work late." He replied on his way to the bathroom. "Go back to sleep, I'm going to take a shower."
"Booth, it's almost five in the morning!" But he didn't hear her cursing anymore; the door to the bathroom was already closed.
Huffing she turned around and put the pillow over her head in order to cut out the disturbing noises of the shower. Tomorrow you're in for an interrogation, Seeley Joseph Booth! For once I will be the one asking questions and you're the one answering them!
When he returned from his nightly shower he sighed in relief as he glanced at the again sleeping woman on the bed. He was too tired to argue with her right now. What he needed was a hell of a lot of sleep; and time. Time to think and time to come clear about a few things; or about his whole life to be exactly.
So he put on a new pair of boxers and a shirt, got into bed and turned his back to the woman next to him. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes and mentally returned to the day a few months back. The day that changed his life.
"Sir, with all due respect, I don't care how important this Temperance Brennan is in the world of forensic anthropology. I won't work with her and I won't meet with her here. I don't need a partner and that's final."
"Well, Booth, with all due respect, that is definitely not your decision to make. I don't care about your position, I am your superior, Booth, and the important decisions are made by me. Don't forget your place here, Agent, or your career will be over sooner than you'd like." Cullen growled.
"You will partner with the lady scientist, you will treat her with respect and you will share your conclusions with her. Your time as a lone wolf agent is over, Booth, like it or not!" The Deputy Director slammed his fist on the table. "Get a grip, Booth. You're good but you're not indispensable."
Booth locked his jaw but didn't respond to his boss's rant. He knew when it was better to shut up and now definitely was that time.
He didn't have the time to think about an answer either, before there was a knock on the door. Both men turned their heads in time to see a woman enter the office.
"Good morning. You wanted me to see me, Director Cullen?" Without waiting for an answer she continued.
"I hope this is important enough for you to infringe on my extremely valuable time. I do not like being ordered around without being suitably informed of the reasons. Neither you nor my actual boss were kind enough to give me that courtesy." Stubbornly she crossed her arms in front of her chest and tilted her chin up, much like a little girl that doesn't get the toy she so desperately wants.
"Oh my God, are you serious?" Booth groaned. "You want me to work with someone like that?" Booth pointed at her but looked at his boss expectantly. I can't believe this. He wants me to work with a freaking crazy woman.
"I think I would remember if I had addressed you.." The anthropologist snarled and turned a death glare in Booth's direction.
"Stop it, you two!" Cullen grumbled. 'God, I feel like I'm back in kindergarten again.'
With a calmer voice he talked to Brennan again. "Dr. Brennan, I truly don't know why your boss didn't inform you about the reasons for this meeting, especially since they're affecting you and your work with both the FBI and Jeffersonian. To get right to the point, from this day on you will partner with Agent Booth here" He gestured towards Booth. "He's our best agent with the highest solve rate, but both myself and Dr. Goodman believe that with your help, it would increase immensely."
Brennan's eyes grew wider with every word coming out of the Director's mouth. After he ended his speech Brennan turned her head first to Booth, and then back to Cullen again. "I… don't think so…"
"I'm sorry, Dr. Brennan, but as I said to Booth before, this is not your decision to make. Your boss already agreed to it. The only thing both of you have to do now is get to know each other. I don't care how you do it, are we clear? You're both adults so that shouldn't be that much of a problem." He gave them both a stern look that didn't allow any arguments.
"Yes, Sir." Booth just mumbled looking down at his feet. Somehow he had to make this work. Surely this Temperance Brennan wasn't as difficult as she appeared to be.
Brennan just narrowed her eyes and turned to Booth. "Don't worry, Agent Booth, I will resolve everything." And without a word of goodbye, Brennan was gone.
"You better go get her or you can clear your precious desk here, Booth." Cullen spit.
The Agent looked horrified at his boss' words and sprinted after the furious woman. Just before the elevator doors opened Booth had reached her and grabbed her arm in order to prevent her from stepping into the lift.
"Listen, Brennan, I don't like this whole situation either, but please can we just try this?" He pleaded. "Cullen gave me an ultimatum and if we can't make this work, then my career within the FBI will be over."
She tucked forcefully on the arm which was still within his grip and looked up at him angrily. "First of all, it's Dr. Brennan for you and secondly, why exactly should your situation concern me, Agent Booth? I'm a forensic anthropologist, I don't work crimes from this century!"
He chuckled quietly as he thought about their first meeting. Back then he had no idea what a beautiful person there was behind that cold surface. Only a few people got to know the real Temperance Brennan and somehow he was lucky enough to be one of them, right before he fell for that amazing woman.
With thoughts of Brennan in his head, could finally close his eyes with a smile on his face. Suddenly the much-needed sleep seemed to come easily. Tomorrow he'd think about things further.
Should I continue? Please let me know! :)