I never in a million years thought of being here today. I'm more than one hundred percent confident I made the right decision. This man makes me a better person. This man holds my soul and my heart and everything in between. And I have no doubt in my mind that we will make this last.
Weeks earlier…
Director Cullen sat in front of her desk, at Dr. Temperance Brennan office.
"We need you for an undercover assignment."
Brennan's eyes lit up at this. She had been distracted for the past hours trying to finish her latest book. Cullen had come in a couple of seconds ago, and she hadn't paid a spare till now. If he wanted a bit of her attention, he got a hell of a lot more.
"What kind of assignment?"
"How do you feel about love, Bones?"
Booth came in through her door like usual: Cocky, demanding, and looking extremely hot.
"You know this already. Love is an irrational feeling that is caused by special types of chemicals in your brain. Chemicals producing this kind of affection can be identified…"
"Right there, stop! Love is a deep feeling that not everyone gets to feel, it's a feeling that your lucky to find, smart enough to identify it, and a total idiot if you ever loose it. Love comes from the heart, the soul, body and mind. And no, you can't explain it by being scientific, that's it, you just can't. This is not about if you can live with this person forever, it's if you can live a life without them?"
Brennan looked at Booth pondering on his words. Then she realized that this wasn't the subject.
"What is the assignment?"
"I have a job to do, so if you don't mind, sign the papers so I can make everything happen, or say no so I can find someone who can?" Cullen said sternly at them, he looked really tired and was not about to be yelled at by the anthropologist, he just wanted this done and ready so he could finally head home.
She wasn't someone who backed up from a challenge let alone an undercover job. She signed quickly and Cullen left like the wind.
"So?"
"Right, um…, you remember the bodies we've been getting?"
"Yeah, is it about that?"
Booth nodded and sat on the chair Cullen just left behind. He put his feet up on her desk and Bones grumbled. She shot daggers his way and he just smiled charmingly at her.
"What's the assignment Booth?" She said through gritted teeth.
"Well, these people have all been part of this TV show…"
"So, they're famous?"
"Kind of…" Booth said, trying to find the words to explain.
"What do you mean 'kind of…'?"
"Would you let me explain? I'll tell you everything you just have to promise me not to interrupt the whole thing?"
Brennan nodded and let him continue.
"This people were part of this show called 'The Bachelor'. Where they all go to find love."
She wanted to interrupt to tell him that love was irrational but she held herself down and listened intently, she could follow orders!
"It's like a game show, where people come and they compete for something. Only in here they don't compete to win the game, but to win the person's heart. At the end of each season they end up being engaged. The people that had been found lately are all from the same show. Each of them was a couple of weeks away from their weeding. They've always been killed at their hotel and carried to the nearest park and put a rose on top of their bodies. The MO doesn't change. Now we need you to pose as the new Bachelorette."
He was waiting for a Bones yell or something, but was surprised when nothing came out and he smiled softly. She was waiting patiently for him to continue so he did.
"You will have twenty five guys to meet, then you eliminate ten, and it goes on. Eight weeks or nine later, the season finale, you will choose from two guys: Me or someone else."
He gave her a wink and a grin followed. Brennan just rolled her eyes. Alpha-male tendencies...
"Now you will of course, choose me! And then, we'll prepare a fake wedding and weeks before our wedding, the killer will try and kill us, we'll get him and TAH DAH!"
She knew that he was done and just rolled her eyes some more because of his 'tah dah', and it seemed very thorough and logical. When Booth gave her a nod for her feedback she gladly spoke.
"First of all, that is detailed, you watch the show?"
Booth grinned harder. "Of course, have you seen how many hot chicks go on that show?"
She slapped his shoulder; she knew that wasn't the real reason. He was a total softie, that was the reason and they both knew it.
"No, that's it. I'm in."
They smiled to each other. Looking deep in each others eyes. This was a case they would never forget. That was for sure.
No one knew, apart from the FBI and the Jeffersonian, about the murders.
Cullen explained to them that this was a special edition. The Bachelorette: Writer Love. They were going to be the same people as now. Only Booth was changing his career, not to give away the undercover. He was going to be…
"Navy" She said smartly.
"No"
"Why?"
"Because, it's just not me"
"I like a guy in a uniform" She huskily replied.
"No" He so didn't need her saying things like that right now, specially before they were to go on an undercover assignment where they were supposed to fall in love.
"Oh come on!"
"A doctor"
"No!" Brennan said exasperated.
"Why? I could look really smart and hot!"
"While I don't doubt that, I don't want someone smarter than me, and plus I don't date doctors since the last time one tried to kill me."
"Lawyer"
"They're too…"
"I agree"
"A model"
"Too cocky!"
"I'm already too cocky!"
"That's why you should not; imagine you ten times cockier…"
"I would be a total pain in the ass."
"Exactly"
Booth let his head fall on the desk with a grunt followed by a deep and long sigh. Angela came through the door.
"What's wrong Studly?"
"I need a job!"
"I thought you already had one… or are you planning to quit? 'Cause if you are, I don't know what Bren is doing by just standing there."
"Close the door"
"Kay!" She hurried and tapped the door shut.
"We're going on an undercover assignment and I'm me, only with a different job. And I have to decide what to do by…. In five minutes"
"What kind of undercover?"
"The kind of when I have to go into this show named 'The Bachelorette' which Booth seems to know an awful lot about and he is supposed to win."
"Oh my… I love that show! Really? Well if that's the case, I would go with an architect with your own business."
"Genius"
"Yeah I know. Anything else I could help with?"
"Tell Bones what to take as clothes for the next nine weeks. I have to tell my boss my new job."
"This is going to be fun!"
"Yeah, LOTS OF FUN!" Bones whispered sarcastically.