"Hey, Bones…can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure…Booth, what are you doing here?"
"I came to talk to you."
"Oh…shouldn't you be getting ready to go home for the weekend?"
"Well, that's what
I came to talk to you about. I was wondering if you'd come with me.
If you'd like to come with me, I mean."
"Booth…don't
worry about me…I'll be fine…I was going to work here in the lab
all weekend, maybe work on my book."
"Bones…I'm asking because I'd like you to come. I think you'd have a good time. My family would like to meet you, and, it would be nice to have a friend along for the ride. If you're too busy, fine, I just thought I'd ask."
She could hear the hurt in his tone. She wasn't used to letting people down. That had been one of the hardest things about being partners with Booth…the closeness was nice, but it also meant the ability to cause pain…she didn't like that.
"Booth…wait…" she'd made a resolution this year…take more risks personally. Her professional life was full of risk, but she was still cautious. She trusted Booth, though, so maybe this would be a good time to take a risk… "okay, yes, I'll go."
"I'm glad. If you're nervous, we can drive separately, so you could leave any time you wanted."
"No…I'll go with you; that was the point right? You'd have someone to go with, right?"
"Yes…that was part of it…can you be ready to go in a couple of hours?"
"Sure, um…will you pick me up at my place?"
"Yeah…and
Bones?"
"Yes?"
"I'm glad you're coming."
"Thanks…I think I am too."
"I'll see you in a couple of hours."