Four Times Booth and Brennan Sleep Together, and One Time They Don't
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Warnings: Slight spoilers for 2x08, but none other than that. Seriously. Like I said in the summary, it's NOT smutty. As ironic as that is, it is true.
Author Note: First Bones fic. The first one is a "forgotten" scene from the Las Vegas episode(The Woman In The Sand, 2x08). The others are set after that, but don't include spoilers for later episodes. Big thanks to Katie for looking it over.
I.
The first time, she's Roxy and he's Tony and – hey, it's Vegas.
There's a red dress and a look and an unspoken promise that this didn't really happen.
II.
It's months later. He shows up at her place in the wee hours of the morning. There's a haunted look on his face and alcohol on his breath.
He needs something from her, something she can't give yet. Instead she helps him out of his jacket and loosens his tie, whispering, "You're in luck, Tony. I do my best work after midnight."
III.
She's trying not to cry in her office - but they can't save them all. She's broken and he can't fix her so he tells Roxy not to cry as he kisses the tears away.
Later they're on the couch and she's in his arms and he promises to make it all okay.
IV.
This time it's want, not need and hands everywhere and closer, harder, right there, right there. Hot mingled breath and they collapse into a mess of tangled limbs. Roxy laughs and Tony kisses the top of her head, praying daylight will never come.
V.
There's a dinner after a long week and he walks her home. They talk and they laugh and he stops at the door; it's late. She looks up at him and he leans in; lips brush before she remembers they aren't Roxy and Tony tonight.
She pulls back and looks at him, confusion flashes across her face. She says, "Booth," and he says, "Bones," and it's like they're seeing each other for the first time. He grins and she smiles.
There's no pretending anymore.
fin.