Title: Christmas Confession

Author: Squint Girl (Lanna) ft. releal30 (Renata)

Category: Bones, B & B, Romance, General

Rating: PG-13

Chapters: 1/5

Complete: Yes

Synopsis: He was crazy about her, but didn't know how to tell her. And now is the perfect opportunity.

A/N: Hello people! This is the first fic I wrote, but I decided to write it in English too because I realized that many people from other countries read this.
I leave you to choose what season this story is set in, but I can say that is before the 5th season.
And I do not care if you don't like it, I want you to be sincere! Please!

Chapter 1

It was December, a week before Christmas. Christmas. Booth loved this time of year, when he played with his son as much as both of them wanted and on Christmas Eve at dinner time, everyone gathered and celebrated at Temperance's apartment. Temperance. His partner. His best friend. His Bones. The woman he has learned to live with and, along with that, fell in love with. Yes, Seeley Booth loved Temperance Brennan. And the worst part was that she didn't know he loved her, never mind how much.

He began to smile as he thought of her, but suddenly also remembered his son, and that Parker would travel this Christmas with his mother and her boyfriend. With that thought, his smile faded and gave way to a sadder face.

To improve his thoughts, he picked up his phone and dialed her.

"Brennan."

"Hey, Bones! What are you doing?"

"Oh, hello Booth. I'm cataloging some skeletons from the seventeenth century. Why?"

"Hm ... It's Christmas, so I'm going to buy a gift for Parker and would like you to accompany me. But if you're busy..."

Brennan always liked hanging out with Booth. What they were doing didn't need to be related to the work, she would go anyway.

"I can leave this for later. I'm almost done; I only have a few boxes left."

Immediately, Booth thought: 'She's going to stop working just to go out with me? What's wrong with her? She never does that!

"Are you sure?" He asked her to confirm that he wasn't delusional.

"Yes."

"Ok, Bones," he smiled. "I'll be there in ten minutes."

"Okay." She hung up, not realizing that she had a smile on her lips.

~X~X~X~

Booth and Brennan arrived at the mall and went straight to the toy store.

"Bones, look!" Booth pointed toward a shelf. "Parker would love to have this race track!" He said this with a twinkle in his eyes.

Brennan noted that it wouldn't only be Parker who would love to have the toy, and laughed internally at Booth's childishness.

"Booth, that only will influence him to speed when he drives, disregard traffic signals and increase the likelihood of him running over someone or..."

"Ok, got it," He said, rolling his eyes. "And how about this?" Booth indicated an action figure that was holding a gun with a dart that could be shot.

"But Booth," Brennan pointed to the dart, "this can cause an accident, for example, he could be careless and hit his eye, even though he is no longer a young child."

"So what do you suggest, Bones?"

Brennan frowned thoughtfully. She began walking through the store with a confused Booth following her.

She walked past several shelves, looking wordlessly, until she stopped and spotted something.

"Booth, I think this would be great," she said, getting closer to the boxes.

"Bones, a game that involves assembling the human body? What you want to do with my son? Turn him into a squint?" He chuckled.

"Look, the game is not dangerous and, in addition, also teaches about how humans are inside and how our organs function."

Booth stared at her for a few seconds and gave a half smile.

"Bones, how about we make a bet? You buy this game, and I'll buy something else. We'll see what he likes more." Booth spoke and finished with a smile. "If you lose, you'll have to eat a piece of pie," he said, remembering that his partner didn't like pie.

"Ok. And if you lose... you will have to cook for me at Christmas dinner. Deal?"

"Deal." Both smiled.

Brennan didn't quite understand the reason behind the bet, but accepted it because, for some time now, she noticed that when Booth proposed something, either a conversation or even a bet, she always came out learning something from her partner. Something that made not only her, but him happy too.

So what did you think of the first chapter? Like I said, be honest! Soon I'll be posting the next chapter.

Reviews, please? Oh, come on! Even if it's to talk bad XD