That Seventies Bones!!!

This story has a few 70's themes in it, like the American Bicentennial, Roger Moore as James Bond, roller skating, the partner theme that ran on T.V a lot, plus the plot is a little Three's Company. Mark you, it isn't all 70's. I tried my best, but I could make it all 70's. So anyway, here it is. 

"So, will you do it?"

Booth looked at his fellow army veteran and laughed, "Sure, man! What are friends for?"

Booth and his old friend were sitting in coffee shop. He hadn't seen Cain in years and was glad that over the weekend he got to meet him and his gorgeous girlfriend Ellie for dinner. He was also glad he got to use the opportunity to get Bones out into the real world.

"Thanks, Booth! I know you and I fall out of touch sometimes, but you saved my life back then and I want you to know that I wouldn't have been here and met the love of my life if it weren't for you." Cain smiled.

Booth smiled at the compliment, "Hey, Cain, you met Ellie yourself. Don't think I had anything to do with it. But she is a lovely girl. And I hope for your sake she says yes when you ask her to marry you tonight."

Cain sighed, "Yeah, me too. But Booth, please, keep the ring safe for me, okay? You understand why I can't keep it. I almost trust you with my life again here."

Booth put the velvet ring box in his pocket where he would remember it. "Sure. I won't do anything to spoil your happiness with Ellie."

His phone rang and he took it out to answer it.

"Booth."

The person on the other end told him that there was a new case that he and Bones were assigned to.

When he hung up, he smiled apologetically at Cain.

"I have to go. Bones and I have a case."

"You mean that really cute brunette that you brought to dinner and are supposedly 'not involved' with?" Cain teased. "Well, if you must, you must."

"Hey, eyes off, you already have one woman." Booth said as he got up from the table.

"I wouldn't dream of it, man." Mainly because I'm already madly in love and also because you two deserve each other. "Hey remember, Booth. It's eight o'clock at Bella Italia Restaurant. If you forget I ring your neck!"

"No, you won't." said Booth as he went out the door.

Cain smiled. Now it was time to go meet up with a really cute brunette of his own for lunch and a movie.

………………………………….

"Bones, we have a case."

Brennan turned to see Booth walking towards her on the platform. She was currently bent over the remains of a twenty two year old woman that had died of strangulation in the 1870's. But all the while the dinner she had attended was in the back of her mind. Titus Cain and Ellie Martin was a very interesting couple. She saw a lot of parallels in their relationship and the one she had with Booth, only that Ellie and Cain were romantically involved. They had met through work, (they were bounty hunters) had a very bizarre partnership, both sometimes annoyed the pants off each other, but they managed to make it work. She really admired them.

"What's the doing?"

Booth looked at her strangely. "Is that even English?"

Brennan laughed, "No. I was just remembering the way Ellie and Cain greeted each other. They are so hilarious."

He shook his head at her, "And when I make a pop culture reference you act as if it's a foreign concept."

"Have you decided if you are going to the Jeffersonian Benefit Ball tonight yet?" she asked him as he looked at the skeleton she was examining.

"Oh, damn! That's tonight? I have to do something for Cain tonight. But I already have my costume out and I am not letting it go to waste. I'm so there."

Brennan chuckled, "Angela dragged Zach and Hodgins off to buy theirs. I don't understand why they have to make it 70's Roller Skating Rink themed this year. I don't even remember the 70's. I was too young."

"I hardly do too. But what are you gonna do, huh? They needed a new spin on the ball and they decided to go disco…ball." Booth was still peering at the skeleton, "Hey, is this a girl?'

Brennan looked at him surprised, "How did you know?"

"Lucky guess. Come on let's go discuss this case in your office."

…………………

Upon reaching Brennan's office, Booth sat on the couch and unconsciously pulled Brennan down beside him.

"So, what's the case about?" she asked.

"A skeleton was found in a suburban neighbourhood yesterday afternoon by a Brownies troupe. It was found behind the house of a family that has been missing its eldest daughter since July 1976. The mother and father are still in the house, and the six brothers and sisters live close to home. The family apparently left to go celebrate the bicentennial without her and came home to find her missing."

Brennan's brows came together in a way that Booth could only describe as cute. "Why did they leave her at home if they were celebrating as a family?"

Booth checked the file, "She wanted to stay with a boyfriend. The parents didn't approve of him, but they decided to let her stay anyway. According to the father she was 18, her own woman."

"Interesting." She said.

"Oh, hey, got something for you to see." Booth dug in his pocket to find the ring box. He knew she would enjoy hearing about Cain's proposal to Ellie.

But as the box came out of his pocket, it fell and rolled away.

"Crap! Bones you gotta help me find it!"

And he was on the floor searching before she could ask, "What is it?"

"It's a little blue box, Bones. And I'm toast if I don't find it."

They got on their hands and knees looking for the box. Finally, Brennan spotted it under her desk.

"I think I found it." She took up the little box, got up and opened it…

Booth was still on his knees in front of her…

"Bones," he said, "Would you…"

Her eyes welled with tears, "Y-y-y…"

………………….

Cam couldn't believe her own eyes!

But there it was. Seely was on his knees, and Dr. Brennan had a ring box in her hand and tears in her eyes.

And all Cam could think was…

She couldn't BELIEVE she got to see it before Angela!

This was too rich. She almost sprinted towards her office and took up the phone. Dialing Angela's cell phone number, she was positively hopping as the dial tone echoed in her ear.

"Hello," came Angela's unaware, uninformed voice.

"Man oh man, if only you were here…"

…………………………..

And if only Cam had stuck around to hear the rest of the conversation.

"Bones, would you give me that back, please. It's Cain's and he'll kill me if I lose it."

Brennan blinked several times. She couldn't understand why her eyes had suddenly welled up at the sight of Booth kneeling in front of her. She was a rational woman. And that rationality had taught her that romance and adoration was only a result of chemicals that the body secreted guiding one's actions.

Plus, why would Booth propose to her?

"Oh!" she wiped away the stray tears, "What is he doing with it?"

"He is planning to propose to Ellie tonight. This is the thing I have to do for him. They are going to be together all day, so in order for her not to find it, he asked me to keep it."

He got up and looked at the ring with her. It was a simple band with a heart shaped diamond on it. It showed how much Cain knew Ellie; she wasn't a fussy girl and she appreciated symbolism more than extravagance.

"It has an inscription. Look."

Brennan lifted the ring out of the box. On its inside, she saw the words Partners Forever.

"It's beautiful," she gushed.

"Hey, let's be bad. Try it on."

She looked at Booth, "Me?"

"Well, I would, but diamond doesn't fit my colouring," he teased, "of course you! Try it on and live a little, Bones."

She looked down at the ring and threw caution to the wind. She was about to slip it on when Booth stopped her.

"Let's do this the right way."

He took the ring and while flashing a big Charm Smile, placed it on her finger. She gasped as unwanted butterflies fluttered in her tummy.

She looked at the ring now on her forth digit, the way it was supposed to be.

The way it was supposed to be?

"So, how does it feel to be married without a husband, Bones?" Booth asked playfully.

"We had better put this back and stop playing around." Brennan held on to the ring and gently pulled. Then she pulled. And then she pulled again.

"Uh oh."

"Uh oh? What do you mean uh oh?"

"Booth, it won't come off!"

"What do you mean it won't come off?"

"Stop repeating everything I say and help me get Ellie's ring off!"

But no matter how they tried, Ellie's ring refused to leave Brennan's finger.

………………

Cain and Ellie were in the car driving to a cinema that had a special showing of Bond Movies starring Roger Moore all day. Suddenly Cain's phone rang.

"If that's the office, tell them a few choice swearwords for me." Ellie said.

Cain smiled at his soon-to-be fiancé before he answered, "Cain."

"Um, Cain, we have a teeny tiny problem."

"Booth?" for some reason he had almost expected Booth to call. "What happened?"

"Well…the ring its- nothing's wrong with it or anything but, it somehow got stuck on Bones' finger."

"Somehow?"

"Okay, I convinced her to try it on. But we are working on getting it off as we speak. So don't panic."

"You sound like the one who's panicking, buddy." Cain laughed.

"I promise by eight o'clock, the ring will be off Bones' finger and on you fiancé's. I won't let you down, Cain. That's it Bones, tug hard. I better go help her."

"Yeah, man. See you later." Cain hung up and treated himself to a laugh.

"Cain, what's the doing? Who was that? Booth?" Ellie asked.

"Yeah." Cain said.

"So what's so funny?"

He looked over at her, just admiring her for a second before he answered.

"Him and Bones crack me up."

She smiled, "Me too."

 This is Part One of a Two Part story.

The second one may be long in coming, since I haven't made it up yet.

The seventies theme will run throughout. Hopefully.