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Booth walked up the stairs to the balcony of the lab where he saw Bones sitting alone on a couch hunched over.

"Vodka?" he asked as soon as he reached her.

She chuckles. "Water, but it's on the rocks." She gives Booth a smile and stares down at her feet.

Booth returns his charm smile. "You know Bones, I'm not sure you rasp the basic theory of about getting drunk. But aye, what you need to do is order a shot of hard liquor from a bartender called shaky and ask him to leave the bottle on the bar." He pulls out a chair and sits next to her.

"I'm fine Booth." She tells him hoping he wouldn't catch the sad tone in her voice. "I'm sitting here thinking about it and I'm fine." She tells him again, though this time she doesn't even know is she believes herself.

Booth just stares at her in disbelief and raises his eyebrows. "Okay, all that I'm getting from you here Bones is that you're fine."

Brennan stares at him and picks up the photo of Sarah Coscof, with a sad expression on her face; she looks at the picture. "He murdered Sarah, and he was about to kill Helen, why should I feel upset about shooting him? You know if I was going to be upset, which I'm not..." She told him her voice steady hoping he would catch it again that she was fine. "it would be, because Epps thinks he beat us, so." She looked up to Booth again trying to draw the strength from him to stay strong, as she could already feel the tears in her eyes and they threatened to fall. Booth looked at her, he knew how hard this case was for her, and he knew it the moment she told him to take Angela into her office to talk to Sarah's dad.

"He didn't." He stated.

"No."

"You're upset because you think he beat us." Brennan who was looking down at her shoes looked up; hurt in her eyes.

"And you know what. He did." Bones looked up at him surprised.

"Beat us?" She asked him not really understanding where he was getting at.

"Yeah." Booth said with a shake of his head.

"But you just said he didn't." Bones stated.

"Well I changed my mind."

"What in the last three seconds?" Bones who was still confused asked him slightly annoyed. Booth who was trying to get Bones to understand what he was saying didn't really know if he should say what he was about to say but he had to get her to understand.

"You know you're afraid that Epps turned you into him; into a killer." He stated her could see the hurt in her eyes and he wanted to take her into his arms but he knew she had to hear what he had to say. "You have to come to grips with the fact that you killed another human being. Because when you kill someone, you know there is a cost." Bones could hear the slight sadness in his voice but didn't interrupt him. "This deep cost." Booth could see the tears starting to rise in Bones' eyes. She understood now, but he still continued explaining. "I know. I've done it."

Bones couldn't look him in the eye because she was afraid that if she did the emotions she was trying to keep at bay would come out into the open and he would think she was weak and she wasn't. "I did the right thing." She stated. Trying to make herself believe that she did the right thing more then she tried to make Booth believe that. She was afraid that he would think less of her now that she killed someone. That he wouldn't see her as the Bones he knew. Somewhere during this case she grew closer to him, now she understood what he felt like every time he had to kill someone when he was a sniper back in his army days. But she still couldn't suppress the feeling that she thought he would think less of her until now. He was sitting here with her, explaining that she indeed did the right thing, because if she didn't shoot him, he would have defiantly killed Booth. And her mind worked in nano seconds; when she saw him standing over Booth with a pipe she couldn't see her life without Booth.

"I know..." He could see the tears running down her cheeks. "I was there."

Brennan looked down at the picture of Sarah; seeing that her tears landed on the picture. "Now look what I did." She sniffed.

Booth jumped straight in. "It doesn't matter. "

"It does, it matters." The tears where now rolling freely down her cheeks Booth had the urge to take her in his arms but that would be un-partner like behaviour.

"I've got something for you." He moved his hand to the back of his pants.

"A bottle of hard liquor?" Bones said using sarcasm.

"The next best thing." He pulled out a little figurine pig. Holding it up into his hand he held it in front of her, he moved in closer so their faces were merely inches apart. "Meet, Jasper." He said with a hint of joy. Booth gave her his best charm smile and she couldn't do anything but return it. She laughed and picked up the pig. "You're going to be okay." Booth smiled at her again inching closer.

"Yeah." Bones said in merely a whisper still eyes the pig. When she looked up and into those deep brown eyes she felt something inside of her awaken; she couldn't put her finger on it but it felt good and she just stared at him.

"Defiantly." Booth said still inching closer so that their noses we almost touching. Bones inched closer as well, and the moment their lips brushed against each other it was like fireworks went off.

Booth pulled away slightly to see if Bones wasn't going to slap him for what they just did. But he saw something in her eyes. Was it love? Or maybe desire? He didn't know but he knew that he wanted to feel her lips against his again and leaned in closer again; he soon found that Bones had other plans. She pulled on his shirt and pulled him half on top of her on the couch before meeting his lips again.

When their lips met for the second time, Booth didn't hesitated and deepened the kiss; a soft moan escaping him. It stared out slow and gently but it wasn't long before he felt her lips part and could feel her tongue caressing his bottom lip. Then before either of them knew their mouths where working in sync creating the perfect rhythm and only when the need of air became too much they pulled away. Breathing heavily they looked at each other; Booth could see Bones still had tears in her eyes and he didn't know why.

"What is it Bones, are you okay?" Booth asked worried, pulling back a bit to look at her face.

"I'm fine Booth, it's just..." She could feel the tears coming up again and hid her face into the croak of his neck and whispered. "Thanks Booth, for everything. I don't know what I would do without you." Booth could feel her body shake a bit as she cried into his shoulder.

"Shh, its okay Bones, I'm here I will never leave you. Shh it's okay." He held onto her rocking her back and forth. After what seemed like an eternity they pulled back and looked at each other. "You okay?" Booth asked her again.

"I am now." She gave him a smile leaned into him again and brushed her lips against his in a soft kiss. When she was about to pull back Booth deepened the kiss and soon the fireworks where off again. Booth could feel where this was going and pulled away looking at Bones silently asking with his eyes if she was sure.

"Bones please I need to be sure you really want this, because if this happens there is no turning back; no running away. I need to know that you feel the same way." Booth looked at her with pleading eyes hoping she really did want this.

"Booth, I've never been so sure of anything in my life. I want this Booth. I may get scared and may want to run away but I will try, I've never felt this way Booth, never and I'm scared I am but..." she dipped her head down worth's she didn't know if she could say those words she knew she loved him, but she was scared that if she said it he wouldn't say it back and she would be heartbroken again.

Booth tilted her head up to look into her eyes. "But what, Bones?"

Bones looked up and she could see he felt the same way about her and this was all she needed to say, those words that she hadn't said to anyone in 15 years. "I love you." She wasn't really focusing on his eyes more at something that was in her lap but she could feel his finger tilting up her head again to look into his eyes.

"I love you too, Bones." With that they shared another earth quaking kiss, when the need of air became mandatory they pulled back and Booth engulfed Bones into a hug. "Let's get you home Bones." Bones looked up nodded and let him help her get up. When they were half way down the stair she remembered that Jasper was still on the couch and ran back upstairs to get it.

"Bones, what are you doing?" Booth asked confused. 'She wasn't running already was she'? But soon found out why she ran back upstairs. When she came back into sight he saw she was holding Jasper tight against her chest. When she reached him she gave him another kiss and chuckled when she pulled back.

"What is so funny?" Booth asked her looking confused.

"I was just thinking how a little figurine like this could turn into this, us." She said pointing in-between herself and Booth. Booth chuckled and let her down the stair to get her coat and purse from her office and let her out to his SUV. When they reached it he opened her door for her and she got in. Soon they were off to Bones' apartment. When they reached her apartment Bones was twisting a thread at the end of her coat which didn't go unnoticed by Booth.

"Are you okay Bones?"

Bones looked up and smiled. "Yeah I just... can you stay with me tonight Booth? Please I really don't want to be alone."

"Sure Bones, I can sleep on the couch." He gave her his charm smile which she returned.

"No. I mean you can sleep in the bed. With... me. I mean we are in a relationship now aren't we? It only seems logical."

Booth who let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. He was hoping for her to say it but he knew he couldn't expect anything too soon from her. She's never been in a relationship like this so he knew how hard it must be for her. "Yeah Bones, we are." He gave her what seemed like a hundred watt smile that brightened up her face.

They soon where in her apartment walking into her bedroom; she pulled out an old FBI shirt and laid it down on the bed. Booth who raised his eyebrows asked her. "Where did you get that, Bones?" a smile on his face when he noticed her blushing a bit.

"I... well, you left them here a couple weeks ago and I found it and then I slept in it and didn't really wanna give it back so I kept it although your scent is almost gone so I might have to steel another." She smiled at him with a glint in her eyes.

Booth pulled her into a hug and whispered into her ear. "You can have as many as you like." He placed a tiny kiss on her neck and he felt her shiver.

Booth grabbed the shirt of the bed an tossed it on the floor, which made Bones raise her eyebrows until she understood what he was doing. He pulled off his shirt and gave it to her. She couldn't stop herself from looking at his well toned abbs. A smile spread on his face when he noticed her looking at him. "Like what you see?" He asked a tiny hint of amusement in his tone.

Bones looked up at him, blushing a deep shade of red a quickly turned around trying to avoid his eyes. But soon felt his hands on her shoulders turning her around coming face to face with him. "You don't have to be embarrassed, Bones, its okay you know." He whispered into her ear. His hot breath on her neck made her shiver and she looked up and met his eyes. He dipped his head down and brushed his lips against hers. When he was about to pull away she deepened the kiss; her arms went around his neck and his left hand made its way up to her hair and his right on the small of her back slowly rising her shirt and caressing her now exposed back.

"Booth..." he could hear her moan and took this as a good sign and moved his left hand down to pull up her shirt over her head and tossed it away behind him. He pulled away to get a good look at her and whispered in a husky voice. "You're so beautiful, just breathtaking. Are you sure you wanna do this? We can wait you know, there is no pressure." He wanted to make sure she was sure that she wanted this and not have any regrets in the morning.

"Yes, Seeley I love you I'm one hundred percent sure about his. Are you?"

"Hell yes." And with that his lips where crashing down on hers and he kissed her passionately. He pulled away from her lips and continued to plant tiny open mouth kisses down her jaw, to her neck her collarbone and to her breasts, he pulled away a little looking into her eyes again when she gave a nod that she was really sure she wanted this; his hands found its way on her bra clasp and undid it. Removing the garment carefully and taking in the newly exposed flesh in front of him. He caressed each of her breasts and made his way up to kiss her lips again.

He pressed his body against hers and pushed her against the bed. As soon as Bones felt her bed behind her knees she dropped down and took Booth with her. Booth supported his weight onto his forearm so to not crush her and took claim of her lips again. Soon both their pants and undergarments where lost in the heap of clothes on the floor. They both took in the newly exposed flesh, nipping and kissing caressing each other's body; memorising every bit of sound that came when they kissed a spot. Bones couldn't take it any longer and was squirming under his touch. "Please Booth, I need you."

Booth didn't need to be told twice and slowly positioned himself at her entrance. One last look into her eyes when she nodded he slowly pushed into her. Both gasping at the new sensation they were feeling to be joined as one. They made slow love that night and knew that the next morning and the many morning and days to come could only get better than this.

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