Summary: While Brennan continues to date Sully what happens when Booth starts dating someone? Can she do anything about it? Pairing is a little complicated...

Just an idea that popped into my head, let me know what you think!

Chapter 1: Friends vs. Boyfriend

Dr. Temperance Brennan sat in her office typing away on her computer. She was trying her hardest to finish up early for once, well, at a descent hour because early for her was normal for anyone else. But either way, she was typing furiously fast hoping to finish the file she was working on, when a knock came at her door.

Brennan looked up in time to see her best friend stride into her office and plop herself down onto the couch. She quickly glanced at her clock and cursed under her breathe when she saw the time – 6:38. She had hoped to have been finished well before this to avoid the normal evening poking and prodding time courtesy of Angela.

"You know that you've been here since 7 this morning and you didn't even eat lunch." It was, of course, a statement, not a question and Brennan knew it.

"Yes I did know that, but you didn't, so I'm guessing that Booth called you." Brennan didn't even bother to look away from the computer as she finished saving the file that was open and signed out of the computer.

"Bren, as your friend, I take it as my responsibility to get you out of the office. Now, you are coming to dinner with me and Booth. We'll get a few drinks, and paint this town."

"I don't know what that means."

Angela was about to respond when another voice came in from the doorway.

"Now, Ange, what did I tell you about confusing my favorite forensic anthropologist with pop culture references?"

"Firstly, Booth, I am the only forensic anthropologist that you know and secondly, Ange, I can't go out with you guys tonight."

"Come on Bones, you can't stay holed up in here all night, every night. And in case you have forgotten, Zach is now a full fledged forensic anthropologist so you can't say you're the only one I know." He gave her his best charm smile in hopes of getting her to cave in.

Brennan got up from her seat behind her desk, removed her lab coat and put on her jacket.

"See, I knew you couldn't resist the two of us put together!" Angela jumped up from her seat and started for the door. "Now, I was thinking we could start out–"

"Actually Ange, I can't go with you guys because I already have plans." She turned to her two friends and stared accusingly at them. "You know, I do have a life outside of work."

"You have plans…" Booth quickly received a glare from both women. "…with who?"

"Sully is taking me out for dinner." Brennan turned on her heal and started out of the lab, but was quickly followed by the disappointed voice of her friend.

"See ya tomorrow then."

Booth watched Brennan as she left the lab. He couldn't believe that she was leaving early, for someone other than him none the less! He mentally kicked himself for his last thought and turned back towards Angela who was standing next to him.

"So, Wong Foo's or the Diner?"

She turned her head and stared questioningly at him. "You still want to go even though Bren isn't coming?"

"Yea, why not?" He asked as they started for the parking garage.

She lazily shrugged her shoulders. "No reason. Let's go to Wong Foo's, I haven't been in a while."

Booth smiled at her, glad that she hadn't persisted in the line of questioning named Bones. As they reached his car, he grabbed the door for her and after she got in, jogged around to his side. He quickly drove off in desperate need of the comfort of chinese food and beer.

The next morning was slow moving with nothing to do other than paper work. Brennan quickly found herself sitting on the floor in front of her couch with her back propped up against it for support. She was going through old paper work just to triple check everything as she started to drift off in her thoughts.

Last night was nice…

Then why did I leave without even waking Sully?

Because, you had to get to work early and you didn't want to wake him.

But it's not like I had anything pressing to get to here at the lab.

Maybe I should call him up and see if he wants to go to lunch or something…

"Hey sweetie, how was your night?" Angela appeared at the doorway and strode over to the couch. She situated herself next to Brennan as she waited to hear all the juicy gossip.

"It was nice." Brennan turned her focus back to the paper work that was on her lap.

"That's it! It was nice…you leave early to go out with a guy and all I get is it was nice?" Angela quickly grabbed the papers from her friends hands in hopes of getting her attention.

"Hey! Ange, I was reading that."

"And you can get it back when you're finished telling me all the details about your night with your hunky FBI boyfriend."

"We went to dinner, then we went back to his place, and we had sex. Now may I please have my paperwork back?" She made a grab for the papers, but Angela held them out of her reach.

"I'll let you get away with that explanation for now, if you'll go out to lunch with me."

"Ummm I was planning on meeting Sully for lunch…how about dinner? My treat."

"Fine, but you bribing me by paying isn't going to get you out of sharing!" Angela started to get up from her spot on the floor and headed for the door.

"Oh, Ange, I'm sorry that I ruined your dinner plans for last night."

"It's alright. Oh and by the way Bren, you didn't ruin them." She began to walk backwards out the door as she called out behind her. "Booth and I still went out to dinner."

As quickly as she had come, Angela had left, leaving behind a confused Brennan. But she shrugged away her thoughts as she drug out her cell phone and pressed 4 on her speed dial.

"Hey, I was wondering if you wanted to meet up for lunch?...Yea the Diner that'd be great…okay, I'll see you in an hour."

Booth entered the lab with a strut in his step. As he neared Brennan's office, his smile quickly vanished when he found her office door locked. He turned and headed for Angela looking for answers.

"Hey, have you seen Bones?"

"Well, hello to you too Booth…no, I'm doing fine and yourself…well, that's good…I had a great time at dinner last night too…"

"Right, I get it, Hi Angela." He even attempted to give her a charm smile, but failed. "Where's Bones?"

"She went out for lunch not too long ago."

"Great. Did she say where?"

"No, and even if she had, she was meeting Sully."

"And I'm left to eat lunch all alone, by myself, yet again!"

Angela looked up from her tablet and looked questioningly at Booth. She assumed before that Booth was jealous of Sully and Brennan, but now she was sure of it.

"Booth, if you're really desperate to eat lunch with someone, I haven't eaten yet." Booth looked slightly disappointed. She held up her hands. "Or if not…"

"No Ange, it's not that. It's just…" He trailed off unsure if he really wanted to finish his statement.

"I'm not Brennan." Booth gave her a questioning look. "Okay, so lunch!"

Booth quickly put on a happy façade and led Angela out of the lab with his hand on her lower back.

TBC...

So any ideas? Who do you think are speed dial numbers 1 2 & 3? Who the mystery woman that's going to cause Brennan jealousy? Let me know what you think...