Sand in my Shoes
Disclaimer: I do not own Bones or Dido – Sand in my Shoes
This is set just BEFORE the series, after Booth and Brennan's first encounter!
I hope you enjoy it!!
Tempe entered her dark apartment. Putting her keys on the side, she flicked on the lights. The warm orange glow enveloped the room: allowing her to see the familiar scene. After getting a drink, Tempe eyed her bag in the hall, walking straight past it towards her bedroom. She knew sleep would not be possible now. Staring out the window the city glared back. Compared to the heavenly tranquillity of Palau the city felt deafening, suffocating.
She shut her curtains in an attempt to deflect the cities glare. She lay on her bed staring at the ceiling, trying to stop her mind thinking of him, the man who had literally driven her to the other side of the world. In order to redirect her thoughts Tempe considered her upcoming work at the Jeffersonian. When she ran out of ideas she closed her eyes and imagined the awe inspiring sunset across the Palauan horizon; the vibrant yellows, oranges and blues lighting up the sky, and shimmering into the vast expanse of the calm turquoise ocean.
Two weeks away it feels like the world should've changed
But I'm home now
And things still look the same
I think I'll leave it to tomorrow till unpack
Try to forget for one more night
That I'm back in my flat on the road
Where the cars never stop going through the night
To real life where I can't watch sunset
I don't have time
I don't have time
It had been a week since her return. Snapping off her latex gloves she went for a break, she stood sipping her coffee on the Jeffersonian roof. Even now he was plaguing her thoughts; his cocky smile, warm chocolate eyes, everything about Booth was screaming in her mind. She had tried immersing her self in her work, but everything reminded her of him to the point she needed to escape.
Unable to concentrate fully on her work Tempe was running again, trying to run from the memories in the hope they would disappear. Two weeks and nothing had changed, the memory of him still played on her thoughts constantly. Now sat on the beach in Guatemala before she had to make her way to the airport, she gazed at the setting sun.
I've still got sand in my shoes
And I can't shake the thought of you
I should get on, forget you
But why would I want to
I know we said goodbye
Anything else would've been confused
But I wanna see you again
She remembered how they had said goodbye, part of her boiled with anger at the memory. But the rest of her felt unsure, the one thing she was sure about was that part of her wanted to see him again. Unable to control the conflicting emotions inside her was beginning to annoy her endlessly, leaving her wondering if another encounter with Booth would bring her more clarity. She closed her eyes and drifted back to the moment when life stopped making sense:
"How can you not give my findings any credence?"
"All you did was look at the x-rays"
"That's part of my job, it's what I do"
"Speaking to suspects is what I do, and she has motive. That's my job, finding the killer"
"There is no way that she did it, the force behind that blow is too great for someone of her stature."
"Are you that sure of yourself?" he took a step closer to her, trying to intimidate her.
Challenging him she also took a step forward, they now stood merely inches apart "I think the question is, are you sure of yourself? Don't call me when find the real killer. Good bye"
"Good bye"
They still stood inches apart; their eyes boring into one another with searing passion, their breath mingling. They both moved slightly closer, till Tempe turned on her heel and left the room.
I wanna see you again
Two weeks away, all it takes to change and turn me around I've fallen
I walked away, and never said, that I wanted to see again
Opening her eyes she could still feel the effect he had over her body. She remembered the way her body screamed for her to return to him as she left his office.
I wanna see you again
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I hope you enjoyed this!! I love this track so if you haven't heard it I recommend you listen to it!! and if you like Dido make sure you watch the video for 'White Flag' David is in it!!
For the almost kiss I was aiming for a the almost kiss from Pride and Prejudice (2005) when Darcy asks Lizzy to marry him and she refuses - if you've watched it you'll know what I mean
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