Relationship Complications

By irony882

Created on July 15th, 2007

Summary: He asked her out. She shot him down. Now he's drowning in his sorrow.

Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended. There is no money being made off of this.

A/N: Just something that popped into my head.

Taking a generous gulp of his beer, he stared into space. What had he done? All he did was ask her out on a date. What could it hurt, anyway?

She was scared, he knew. Of him getting what he wanted from her, then eventually leaving. No matter how much he'd tried to dissuade her from coming to that conclusion, she'd stood by her logical inference. Her other excuse was that it would ruin the relationship they already had. And his rebuttal was that he'd always cared that way for her, that they were already in a relationship where he had feelings for her, regardless of whether they were going together or not.

She'd simply shaken her head, as if to shake his confession out of her head, out of her memories. Then, she'd picked up a piece of vertebrae from their latest victim and began examining it. This was his cue to leave, he knew. But he remained standing, watching her. She was growing very uncomfortable under his gaze, but she continued ignoring him. And eventually, with a sigh, he'd left the forensics unit of the Jeffersonian, trudging out to the parking lot to his car.

Once she was sure he'd left, her feet led her to her office, where she collapsed on the couch. He could be a partner to her, of course. A friend? Absolutely. A potential significant other? Not a smart idea. And, if there was more than one kind of family, as he said, then it was logical that he, as part of her other family, would leave her too. Just as her original family had. They were to be partners, nothing more. That was all there was to it. Her feelings had no significance to this situation. That's what she kept telling herself.

What she didn't know was that she had completely shattered Special Agent Seeley Booth's heart. She thought she had simply torn it halfway down the middle.

A/N: Please tell me what you think. Constructive criticism is very much appreciated. By the way, should I continue this, or leave it as a oneshot? I'm not the best at multi-chaptered stories, but I'll try, for you guys. )