The Push in the Partnership
Chapter 1
Booth watched the woman sitting across his desk from him. She seemed uncomfortable, though he didn't know why. As they'd talked in much the same way many times before. He leaned back in his chair and read the file she'd handed him. "So, you want me and Bones to take over this case?"
"No, I would like Dr. Brennan's help with my case. I don't want to just hand it over to you."
Booth nodded in understanding. "Okay. Well, all I can do is ask. I can't force her to help you."
"I don't know why she would have a problem with this. We've worked together before, Booth," Agent Perotta told him. It was true that she really didn't think Dr. Brennan liked her very much. But they had successfully worked together in the past, so she didn't foresee a problem.
"Alright. Like I said, I can only ask." He held up the file folder. "I'll show this to her at lunch and see what she says."
Perotta could only accept what he said. "Do you eat lunch with Dr. Brennan everyday?" He raised an eyebrow in question. "I'm just curious."
"If I can. Sometimes Bones gets so caught up in her work that she forgets to stop working to eat." He shrugged, signifying that it was no big deal.
Perotta gave him a small smile and stood. "Well, enjoy your lunch date. Please let me know what she says." She walked out the door before Booth could deny that his lunch with Brennan was a date.
Agent Perotta returned to her own office and renewed her work. She really hoped Dr. Brennan agreed to help her with the case. She knew she would have a difficult time solving it otherwise. She sighed, thinking all she could do was hope.
