This is an AU (alternate universe) fic. Booth and Brennan meet in different circumstances. She's the president of a successful business/construction firm. Booth and Brennan get partnered up…
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"Thank you, cherie." Caroline Julian rose from her chair and shook Temperance Brennan's hand. "My nephew Seeley Booth will arrive tomorrow morning. He'll keep me updated on everything." Brennan nodded and walked with the woman to the exit.
"Thank you and you won't regret your decision." Brennan told her as the woman got ready to climb in the cab.
"I sure hope so, cherie." With that the woman was gone.
Brennan headed back to her office with a huge smile on her face. Caroline Julian had just sent the company further up the road of success by investing. Cullen, the founder of the company, was seated on the couch in her office. "There you are." He rose and they walked to sit on her desk. "So?" He asked hoping for good news.
"She invested…"
"But?" Cullen sensed the 'but' coming.
"Since she can't be here to be kept in the loop, she's sending her nephew to do it for her. I'm willing." Brennan stated.
"Fine, but he's your responsibility in here and out on the field when you're making your inspection rounds." Cullen rose and left. Brennan sat relieved that things were off to a good start.
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Seeley Booth closed his eyes to sleep because it would be a long trip to DC. Caroline told him that her new business partner would pick him up at the airport when he landed early the next morning. Booth had no idea what the woman looked like (probably an elderly woman) and hoped she knew how he looked in order to find him. Booth was not a business person; he was an FBI agent. He took a sabbatical year off when his girlfriend, Rebecca returned to the city. She had left him standing at the altar a year before. Booth had been devastated to know that she had fled with his close friend Charlie and that they had been seeing each other behind his back for a while. Booth was over her, but her return brought hurtful memories for Booth. The offer to go to DC for a few months to a year could not have come in a better time. Booth allowed sleep to take over and he hoped his new life in DC would help him regain his life.
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Temperance Brennan waited outside the DC airport with a sign that read: Seeley Booth. She had no idea what the guy looked like.
Seeley Booth grabbed his duffle bag and headed out of the airport. He hadn't brought much of his stuff; he didn't need things that reminded him of the past. When he walked outside of the airport his eyes caught sight of a woman holding a sign with his name. Booth's breath caught in his throat when he approached the woman. She had beautiful auburn hair, and those jeans and boots fit her perfectly. But when she removed her shades and those blue eyes stared at him, he felt like he'd died and gone to heaven.
"Seeley Booth?" She asked when he stopped in front of her.
He nodded, "Temperance Brennan?" He asked still mesmerized by the woman in front of him.
She nodded. "Do you want me to take you to your hotel so that you can rest or something?" She asked as they hopped inside her black SUV.
"Yeah, but I'd rather just grab a shower and have you show me around the business thingy." He shot her a charming smile.
After a quick stop at the hotel Caroline had booked for Booth, Brennan drove to the office. They parked and walked towards the steps in front of a tall, five story modern looking building.
"This is the Jeffersonian." Brennan told him as they walked up the steps to the main entrance. Someone was feeling patriotic. Booth thought. Brennan flashed her ID badge at the security guard and told him that Booth was with her. The security guard was a young man; he looked like he was twelve and his ID badge read: Lance Sweets.
They entered the elevator and Brennan said, "Dr. Temperance Brennan, Presidency." A green light flashed and the elevator's doors closed and began to ascend. Booth was amazed at the technology. They hadn't said much along the way, but Booth could tell she was an intelligent and independent woman.
The elevator stopped on the fifth floor. They exited and Brennan walked in front, leading the way. There was a desk with a receptionist and Booth noted that the woman's name was Daisy. They walked down the hall and stopped in front of an office with glass doors.
A woman called, "Brennan." Angela handed Brennan a file. "Here's what you asked for yesterday." Brennan looked at the contents in silence. "Hi, I'm Angela Montenegro." Angela's eye's sparked when she saw the delectable man standing next to them.
"Seeley Booth. Nice to meet you." They shook hands.
"Angela's our..." Brennan started to say distractedly, but Angela cut her off.
"I'm an artist." She told Booth with a bit of a flirt, but Booth could tell that was just part of the woman's personality. A blue eyed man with a beard approached them and handed Brennan another file.
"Here are the results of the soil study for the building site." Hodgins pointed to the results on the last page of his report.
"He's Dr. Jack Hodgins; the dirt man, but we all call him Hodgins." Angela told Booth. Hodgins said 'hey' to Booth before saying that dirt was a meaningless term and left.
A few minutes later another man approached them, handing Brennan yet another file with more papers inside.
"That's Zack; he's a grad student and Brennan's intern." Angela kept informing Booth.
"I'm more of an assistant." Zack stated offended by the intern label. Brennan looked up at the intern and nodded that he was in deed her assistant.
When they finally entered her office, Booth was amazed at the phenomenal view it had of the city. Booth looked around and noted all the awards/diplomas on the wall, but what caught his attention was a picture of a teen girl on her desk. The girl had a sweet smile, brown hair and eyes.
"Your niece?" He asked. Brennan looked at the picture he was looking at and a soft smile spread across her face.
"No. She's my daughter Natalie." Brennan answered.
"Wow, really?" He asked. "You look young to have a teen daughter. How old is she? Fifteen? Sixteen?"
"She's turning sixteen next month." Brennan said proudly. Her daughter meant the world to her, aside from her work. A dark haired woman entered the office and handed Brennan another file. "She's Dr. Camille Saroyan, Vice President." Brennan said to get them to know each other.
"Seeley Booth. Nice to meet you." He said as they shook hands.
Brennan took Booth around the facility in order to get him acquainted. They went to lunch at a diner not too far from there.
"I don't know anything about business or building or contracts." He told her with a smile.
"That's okay. Caroline just wanted someone who she could blindly trust that's going to keep her in the loop. You will help inform her and that will help her with the decision making. If there's something you don't understand, feel free to ask. I'll keep contact with Caroline too and she'll inform you what to decide for her." Truthfully, Booth was not completely lost on the whole business thing, but he could pretend to be confused. A beautiful woman explaining things to you was not at all a bad deal.
As the day progressed, Booth found out a few more interesting facts about Temperance. She was married to a guy named Sully, but they were not in good terms. The man kissed a blond haired woman, Perotta, in front of Brennan's office. Booth heard when Angela told Brennan that he (Sully) had done that on purpose, so that she (Brennan) could see. Brennan answered that she didn't care, that he could do what he pleased. That little piece of information gave Booth hope. She's not totally off limits.
Brennan dropped Booth off at his hotel and told him that she'd pick him up at seven the next morning. Brennan went home and straight to bed. All night, Brennan dreamed about her new 'partner' (he was basically her partner; she had to take him along on all her work related duties). Why did he have to have such symmetrical features?
Brennan woke up the next morning and headed straight for a shower. It was going to be a long day; spent with a really good looking man by her side all day.
I know it's different from what I usually write, but I felt like the story had future. Please review if there's interest. I'd really like to continue it, but it's up to you guys the readers.