SPOV

"Pick up, pick up…why she can't ever answer the damn phone wh…"

"Hello," a feminine voice answered the phone.

Well here goes nothing, I hope we can end this conversation without a fight, just once that's all I'm asking here, "Oh Hey", gosh could I sound more like a girl, "didn't realize you had picked up already."

"Yeah well I have a tendency to do that when the phone is ringing," wow not even 2 minutes and I can already here the distain in her voice.

"No need to be crabby, I need a favor," please, please don't push it. I just need her to say okay and let that be the end of it. I thinking I'm asking for too much.

"What is it Seeley," she sighed at me.

"I need you to come to D.C. on Federal business." There just going to be straight up about it, no holding anything back, I just hope she doesn't give me lip, she really likes to do that.

"I can't Seeley, I have way too much to catch up on here as it is, you know I've been gone, I'm sorry." For once I actually think she was being sincere to me, not that I blame her for being hostile, I didn't really give her much of a choice.

"Well I'm sorry to, I tried to give you a choice, but you really don't have one , I'm telling you to get your ass on a plane and be here tomorrow," yeah let me see you say no that, HA!

"You don't have to yell Seeley, damn, you know I have a lot to deal with right now, it honestly can't be that important," if only she knew, how am I going to tell her this?

"I need you to I.d. a body, and if you would like also help me with the case I'm currently working," I whispered so softly I thought I might have to repeat myself when she didn't answer right away.

"….is it?" Oh no I can feel her tenseness from here, good lord if Bones was here she would tell me it's physically impossible for me to feel someone tense up from a phone call, wait back on track here.

"I'm pretty sure, but I need you to actually know for certain if it's him," this conversation is heading to sucksville fast.

"I'll bring the case file with me, expect me tomorrow at the latest," there she goes closing up on me, I don't think that girl will ever show her true emotions, and if she does it won't be to me, she hates me with a passion, I think it would hurt less if I didn't know why, but unfortunately I do know why. "Where should I meet you?"

Coming out of the reminiscing that I was in I told her to meet me at the F.B.I building, "I love you."

"Uh huh, bye."

"Byy—CLICK," damn, I can see how this week is going to turn out and it hasn't even really started yet.

"Hey Booth," joy Bones, wonder what she's got for me.

"Hey Bones what's up?" Please be about the case, I really need to take my mind off that phone call, it got me all out of whack.

"Just wondering if you have any faces for our mystery man" I could see that she's hesitating a little bit, "Are you okay?"

"Huh, oh yeah I'm fine, just thinking about some things, I do however have a lead on our guy, someone will be in tomorrow to identify the body," hell I really do sound out of it, no wonder she asked, I must look like death run over.

"Okayy" what the crap spit it out Bones, "that's good who is it."

"The man, no clue, geez Bones I thought you were smart , that's why we have a person coming in" I swear she makes me want to throw things sometimes, and she looks me dumb good lord.

"I meant, you moron, whose identifying the body?"

I felt my cheeks heat up a little bit at that, oops, one little mistake I deserve that with the day I'm having, and I really don't feel comfortable having this conversation just yet so I'll avoid the topic, "It's a friend."

"A friend, rightt?" I really hope she's not suggesting what I think she is suggesting, "What kind of friend Booth?" Ok she went there I cannot be held responsible for what happens next.

"Geez Bones, cut it out, not every friend I know I've had sex with, just leave it alone will you?" I know I shouldn't have snapped, but I can help it, she just brings out that side me.

"Well someone's testy," oh great now I've offended her, damage control.

"I'm sorry Bones, I'm just in a bad mood right now, and would you like to meet up later at the café for dinner?"

"Sure, that sounds nice" I watched her walk out of my office, this week is definitely going to suck.