"Bones, could you hurry up. The food's getting cold."
It was Friday evening. They had just solved their case for the week: a teenage girl killed her best friend for stealing her boyfriend.
To Brennan, this just proved her right. Relationships were always messy.
'I'm better off without them' she thought.
She went out into the lounge where she saw her partner, Special Agent Seeley Booth sitting at the table, smiling up at her.
On the table were containers holding the food from their favourite Thai restaurant.
"I hope you got extra rice this time" Brennan said, looking down at him.
"Don't worry, I ordered two extra portions" replied Booth, with a cheeky grin.
This was one of their traditions. Comparing notes from the case to give to the prosecutor, while eating take out. Brennan had to admit, she enjoyed their nights together.
She sat down beside Booth, placing her notes on the table.
"Pass the large amount of rice, please" she said.
Booth laughed at his partner's attempt of a joke. She was getting better at it, which he could only think was from the help he gave her. As well as Angela's input.
They discussed the case. Brennan believed that the murder was rational.
"She wanted to get her friend out of the way so as to continue her relationship with Tim."
Booth disagreed.
"Okay, listen Bones. That Tim guy is never going to be able to even look at her again without thinking of what she did. Besides, she's in jail now. How can you think her decision was rational?"
They continued their bickering and in the end, agree to disagree.
"You know, Booth. I really don't think you and I are going to see eye to eye."
"Yeah, you know, you're right."
"Hey Bones, pass that chicken sauce stuff would ya?"
"It's curry, Booth. Why can't you just say 'curry'?"
Booth sighed. "Not the curry, the other sweet stuff."
Brennan chuckled. "Oh. Right."
She picked up the container and passed it carefully to Booth.
As she did, his hand brushed hers. She felt a shiver go through her body. A spark.
She looked away from Booth and cleared her throat.
"Hey, Booth. I should be getting home. I'll talk to you tomorrow, okay?"
"Yeah sure, Bones.''
'Did she react to my touch?' Booth asked himself.
He watched her walk away, stood up himself and turned to leave.
"Wow" he said to the empty air. He smiled and walked away.