Temperance walked into her office with coffee in her hand. She sat at the desk and took a sip of her coffee. "Eww." She said to herself and put the coffee down. Just then Angela walked in with her arms crossed. "So how was it?" She asked.
"How was what?" "The kiss." "How did you find out?" "Zack told Hodgins who told me. He saw you through the window." "Great, everyone knows." "Well, Cam doesn't know."
"Great..." Angela walked out and leaving Temp alone. She turned on her computer and sighed wishing she had better coffee.

Special Agent Seeley Booth. Bold…strong….and pissed….he rolled over in his bed and nearly tossed his beeping alarm clock across his bedroom, rolling his brown eyes as he got up. He checked his watch and padded down the hallway, waking his four year old son up, Parker, to go to school, "Hey...Buddy, come on Parker get up" he said as he picked the four year old up and set him on his feet, kissing his forehead before going to the shower. Booth Showered and changed, and went into the kitchen, where the now lively Parker was getting the cereal out for breakfast, and pouring himself a bowl, Booth peeled a banana and poured himself a glass of milk and sat down with Parker for Breakfast.

Booth ate breakfast with his son, before shuttling him off to school on the bus, and pulled on a bright red tie with playing cards all over them, weird striped socks, and attached his weapon to his ankle, and his weapon to his belt, his cell phone in his pocket and his handcuffs.

Arriving at the Jeffersonian without a case so far, he came inside and headed straight for a cup of coffee, fixing it to his liking before walking into Bones' office,

"Man that's bad coffee," he said as he sat down on her couch, the only place in the lab he could really get some privacy. He'd missed Angela by a hair on her way out,

"Everyone knows huh?" he said, watching her with a chuckling, looking to the place where the mistletoe hang just the other night. "Damn Caroline."

Bones looked down at her hands that lay on the computer. She wondered if he really hated it, even if it was thing to get a trailer for her brother's family. She looked up at him. "Yeah...damn Caroline." She then went back to typing. Something weird happened in Bones' stomach and she wished it would go away. She looked at the mistletoe again and went over to it and stood under it and untied the knot since she didn't have the ladder anymore.

Booth watched Bones go over as he adjusted his tie and cleared his throat, watching her with wide brown eyes before he looked ahead, before he said, "L-Leave it up" he said. He didn't want it to go down, because it was a good memory. Feelings had finally been known, just happened to be in front of Caroline. He hadn't hated it, by no means! His cell phone rang,

"Booth…yes sir. Yes sir." he hung up and stood up, walking over to Bones, "We got a case, over on 14th street. Some kids found a skull in a trash can.." he said, before nodding to the door, "Lets get the squints and go" he said, clapping his hands, before walking out, going out the doors, and got into the SUV and waited calmly.

Bones dropped her hands from the mistletoe and looked at Booth. Bones nodded her head and told Cam and Zack about the skull and to meet them there. She got on her jacket and then remembered about her present. She went through her desk and pulled out a tiny wrapped box and put it in her pocket.

She rushed to the SUV and saw Booth waiting. She got in and buckled her seatbelt. "They are gonna meet us there. And here." She took out the box and handed it to him. "For the gift exchange."

Booth watched as Bones came out of the Jeffersonian and waited for her to climb in and buckle her seat belt, taking the small wrapped box from her hand, his head cocked to the side. He wasn't about to ask the stupid question, because he knew how Bones was. Her logic would kick in and he'd feel dumb. He shook it for a moment, before smiling softly,

"Thanks Bones! I have yours in my desk," he said, other than setting out the Christmas tree and powering the lights with his truck, he had bought her a little something for Christmas. After all, she was his bones. He pulled the car out of the parking lot, and turned on the lights as he took off down the highway, towards their crime scene before pulling into a space just in front of the crime scene tape, and hopped out, waiting for Bones to get out, flashing his badge, and going out there with her to take notes.

Bones smiled when he shook the box. She got her gloves on and got out of the car and went under the yellow tape. Both Cam and Zack were already there seeing if they could find anymore body parts. Bones found the head and held it in her hands. "20 year old male, looks like a stab in the skull, about 4 weeks old."

Booth followed he rout, notebook and ink pen in his hand, taking the notes as to what she said, before crouching down and looking at the skull, scrunching his nose up at the obvious stab wound on the back, looking at it a little closer, before standing up, "So you think this guy here has been in that trash can for four weeks? What do they not collect trash through here?" he asked, looking around, and looking at the bin, before pointing to the officer on duty, "Find out whose bin that is." his attention moved to Bones, "Think Angela can..you know, do her thing and pop us out a face?"

Bones handed the skull over to Zack before standing up and wiping the dirt off her pants. "Yeah, I think so; I mean it is her job Booth." She shook her head and looked around the ground seeing if there was more body parts scattered.

She looked over at Booth seeing him stand there. "Do you want to help look or you just too grossed out about touching a body part?"

"Ha-Ha Funny Bones" he said, sarcastically, "I don't get grossed out," He said in that tone that basically told everyone he was trying to be macho. "I'm not putting on gloves. I'll look, not touch." Booth said, as he walked slowly through their crime scene, his brown eyes scanning for bones, any type of bone. He scanned behind another dumpster, and blinked, looking back, before crouching out, "Bones…Hey Bones, found…a bone…I think…" He pointed to where it was, and then looked in the dumpster, before looking up to the building above them, "Possibly dropped, and accidentally fell into that bin, before trash pick up, need to check trash pick up times, times between the last two pick ups, surveillances video of all the buildings around us. I want to know who came in and out of these two buildings, who had access the roof on both sides, and who this guy is…Need to get a crew to take the dumpster back to the Jeffersonian," he said as he pulled out his cell phone, and dialed the number, telling the man they needed a truck out there, and several men.

Bones went over to where Booth was and picked up the bone. "It's part of his leg, good job Booth." It took at least an hour to find all the bones and finally taking it to the lab. She heard everything that he was saying and shook her head. "Booth, we got it under control, Cam already told them what to do. We need to get back to the lab and piece the body together see what more we can find." She started to walk to the SUV. "Don't open your gift until we get back."

Booth nodded, and just kinda pouted that Cam beat it to him, but he shrugged it off, and he started to move to the SUV, his hand going into his long dress coat, fingering the small gift wrapped box and with wide brown eyes, it was evident where Parker got his looks from, as he pouted and got into the car, "But I don't know how long you will take in the lab, and I'm no good in there! I cant even remember that 'your head bone is connected to your neck bone' song!" he said as he climbed into the SUV and clicked on his seatbelt, before turning the engine on, and pulling out, driving back to the lab, stopping only once for a red-light in between.

He climbed out of his side of the vehicle and headed inside, holding the door open for Bones. "you go onto the lab, I have to get your present out of the desk. I guess I'll meet you back in your office.." he said softly, before parting ways, and finding the small box he'd wrapped neatly. It wasn't much, but he thought she would like it. It was a small necklace inside the box, with a small pendant with the Navajo symbols for love and trust, side by side.

He made his way to her office, sitting on her couch, before stretching out on his back and relaxing some.

Bones smiled at him and shook his head. "You are one crazy partner Booth, and I can deal with that." Bones walked into the lab and went over towards the squints and started putting the body together. Once it was done, Angela started to draw the face to our mystery person. Bones walked over to her office seeing Booth on the couch. She smiled and saw the gift he had in his hand. She hoped he liked her gift. It was a silver army like necklace that had his name on it and on the back say "Till the End" meaning they will be friends forever.

Booth perked up, watching Bones come in and immediately he sat up, and stood, handing her little box to her sheepishly, with a grin, "you open yours first.." he said softly, holding his own in his hand, that she'd given him earlier. And he'd kept his promise. He hadn't touched a piece of tape on it since she handed it to him. "Parker helped me wrap it, so he sends his love too," he said with a grin,

Bones smiled and walked over to the couch and sat next to him. She took the box in her hands and shook it mocking Booth. She unwrapped it and opened the top and saw the necklace inside. "Oh my god, Booth. This is...beautiful. Didn't know you were a jewelry type." She put it under her neck and clipped it on. "It's really beautiful, thank you. Now open yours."

Booth grinned softly, "Lotta stuff you don't know about me Bones" he said playfully and nudged her, helping her put it on. "Its Navajo, that one," he said, touching one side, "Means love, and the other, trust" he said softly, and pulled his hand away before opening his gift like an eager four year old, his eyes widening, "Wow Bones. Did you have this made?!" he said as he unclipped the chain and hung it around his neck, looking at the medal on his neck, "I love it Bones!, Thanks!" he said, giving her a hug for a moment.

Bones smiled at him when he told her what they meant. Love & Trust. She bit her lip and wondered. She then watched has he quickly opened his gift. "Yeah, got it from the National Army Association. They knew you were apart of it and made you an official necklace. Except on the back, I had them put til the end since we will be friends till the end." She hugged him back and smiled to herself.

"Thanks Bones" He said, with a bright grin, gathering up their trash, and throwing it away, keeping the bow that came on his and putting it atop her head as he sat back down, holding onto the necklace she'd given him, all with a huge grin on his face. "I thought you'd like yours, because of the Native American symbols. Its an original too, I went out and had it made" He said with a smile as he propped his feet up on the coffee table, loosening his tie.

Bones felt the bow on her head and smiled. "Well I love it, me being into the whole native stuff and going on the trips. No ones given anything like this Booth, it means a lot." She saw him loosening his tie and smiled. She took out the knot and undid it and put it on the table. "Ties aren't really you, don't worry about wearing one." She then saw in the corner of her eye the mistletoe hanging. She stood up and went over to it. "You know, Christmas is sort of over and we can't keep this up all the time."

Booth blinked and lifted his chin some so Bones could help him with the knot, and before long, saw her stand up, and go towards the mistletoe. He stood up, in the little sprig's defense, and made his way over, half whining, placing his hand on it to keep her from it, "But I li-…" he blinked at where they were both standing.."Uh...This isn't a scheme from Caroline is it? I mean, is she watching?" he said, before he blinked and swallowed hard from looking at the mistletoe and looking down to Bones. Sucking up the courage, he leaned forward, whispering softly, "Was it really like kissing your brother?" He said, before he let his lips graze hers softly, kissing her, "Because if it was…" he said, wandering off on his words softly.

Bones saw Booth put his hand over the mistletoe. She looked around the room seeing if Caroline was near by or anyone was near. When he started moving in she moved her head towards his. When their lips met, her hands moved her way around his neck and kissing him back. She heard what he said and didn't answer back. She wanted to pull back but she couldn't. She actually felt...happy. She didn't want it to end.

When Booth didn't get an answer back, he felt his heart sink, thinking maybe he'd done something wrong, but then again, her hands were still around his neck, and all he could think about doing, was placing his hands on her hips, which is exactly what he did. Placing his hands on her hips, he leaned in, and kissed her again, this time more softly, not as brisk as a few moments ago, wrapping his arms entirely around her waist, and deepening the kiss softly, before pulling back with that shocked look on his face, blinking slowly.

Bones felt his hands go on her waist and it made her glow. She never felt this way in forever. She felt him deepening the kiss and she did it right back. She pulled his face more towards her every time. She then felt him pull back and she opened her eyes and looked at him. They both stared at each other for a second. "Ummm...wow, that was...wow." She kept her hands around his neck.

Booth blinked for a moment, with that stunned look like he just stuck a fork in the toaster. He blinked and just swallowed hard, listening to her words and nodding in agreement. Then he heard it…CLAPPING outside of the office…He turned and saw Jack, just laughing away, "Squint" he mumbled, dazed still, before just telling Jack to go away, Angela dragging him off by his collar, before Booth turned back.."Now...where were we?" he said with a grin, leaning down again, and kissing her softly. "I like this feeling, this. Butterfly feeling in my stomach" he said softly, laughing against her lips for a moment.

Bones smiled at him and stroked the side of his face. Her heart dropped when she heard clapping. She turned and saw Hodgins standing there. She hid herself in Booth's chest embarrassed. She laughed a bit when Angela pulled him away. She looked back at Booth and smiled. "We were right here." She pulled his face down and kissed him. She heard what he said and nodded. "I hope the feeling would last forever." She smiled and kissed him again.

When Booth felt Bones sulking into his chest to hide away from Hodgins, he held her closer to him, keeping her safe, dropping a kiss to the top of her head, before leaning down, enjoying the feeling of her hand on his cheek, the soft stroking motion she made against his warm skin. "I hope it lasts too" He whispered, kissing her lips again softly, chuckling softly, "Wanna go to dinner tonight?" He said, before motioning up to the mistletoe, "I think we're safe to take it down now, because I have a feeling, I'm going to be kissing you without it around."

Bones smiled at him when he mentioned dinner. "I would love to go out to dinner, on one condition, it has to be Chinese." She kissed him again remembering they always had Chinese together. She pulled back looking up at the mistletoe. She went to her desk and took the scissors out of the drawer and with a quick snip it fell to the ground. "So, you would be kissing me without it?"

Booth watched the little spring fall to the ground, and he grinned softly, "Chinese it is" he said with a soft laugh, before he listened to her words, and he started to fidgeting, "Well...Yeah...if you want…I mean of…" he wandered off in his words. He was actually shy, but everyone knew how timid booth could be talking about sexual relations, and that ranged everything from sex to holding hands and kissing. He smiled sheepishly, that charming grin, before he kissed her lips again, "Yep, see."

Bones knew the kind of guy he was and wasn't afraid about it. He was a great father, a great partner, and mostly a great friend. She knew that without him, there would be no Bones, since he's the only one calling her that. When he kissed her without the mistletoe she grinned big and kissed him back.

A knock was heard on the door and Bones looked up and saw it was Angela. "Sorry to interrupt but we have a match." Bones looked at Booth and kissed him one more time before going to the lab table where the bones were all together.