Alphabet Soup

Like a lot of others, I've enjoyed the stories of series where people work their way through the alphabet, using a key word beginning with each letter as the theme of each part. It struck me as a fun little challenge, and toyed with the idea of doing it myself. And then I noticed that I kinda sorta had already done it - my four stories had inadvertently fallen into the pattern. "Dr. Temperance Brennan Engages In Sexual Intercourse" was "Analytical," "The Bones In Bones" was "Bet," and my "The Anthropologist In The Miniskirt"/"The Special Agent In The Leather Jacket" pairing was "Costumes."

At that point, I almost had a moral obligation to continue. Especially since several words immediately sprang to mind that had tremendous potential for fun. One in particular will represent a huge challenge, but is just too damned tempting to not find a way to use.

All of these will be fun, and occasionally a wee bit smutty, so I'm going to slap an "M" on the whole series.

Damages

The wait to see the doctor had been interminable, and Booth had tried to leave several times, but Dr. Brennan had been insistent that he be checked out. "So, what happened, folks?"

Booth winced from the examining table. "Let's just call it an accidental fall."

Bones was having none of that. "Seeley, the doctor needs to know the full details in order to properly assess and treat your injuries." She turned to the doctor. "We were attempting the 'Suravati Lingupuram Shanayonput' position from page 208 of my edition of the Kama Sutra when my foot slipped on our satin sheets. I fell on top of him - my frontal bone striking him in the nose, my knee landing in his solar plexus, and my shin hitting his penis and testicles. He instinctively went into a protective fetal curl, which pulled both of us off the bed. In that fall, his occipital bone struck the nightstand and his left arm was trapped beneath both our bodies. Further, his right ankle was tangled in the sheets, putting considerable strain on his right hip."

The doctor paused briefly. "Let's stick with 'fall.'"

"Doctor, when do you think we will be able to resume sexual relations?"

Booth answered that one. "No sooner than 24 hours after you get rid of that book and those sheets!"

"Seeley, there's no need for that. I'm certain that if we switch to cotton sheets, or something else that offers superior traction, we will be fine. And we almost had the position - it would be a shame if we gave up after this little mishap."

Seeley lay back on the bed. "Doc, does this ER accept reservations?"