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Double Date?

Booth and Bones sat on his couch mere inches apart intently watching the show that was on the television, neither even noticing how close they had grown since the show had begun. They had initially been on opposite sides of the couch but slowly as the show dragged on they had gotten into their current position. A few more minutes passed and their arguing could be heard down the hall.

"Bones, of course he is going back to her I mean hello she is pregnant." Booth said standing up now and waving his arms in protest.

"No Booth, just because she is pregnant doesn't mean he wants her back. Its just not logical." She stated with complete certainty.

"Well Bones people aren't logical they are irrational when it comes to love."

"I can stay rational." She protested.

"Yeah, well Bones no offense but you aren't exactly normal."

She gave him a look but continued. "Whatever I stand by what I said. He isn't going to go back to her."

"Maybe you're right, plus I don't know about you but I sense something going on between him and his partner." He said with a wink and his most charming smile.

"Booth that wouldn't be ethical." She protested. But when he gave her a look she caved. "Maybe he does like her and maybe she feels the same, but do you honestly think they would risk their jobs and their friendship over it?" she questioned.

"Honesty I have no clue I guess we'll have to wait until next season and see."

"Come on Booth can't you find out early." She prodded.

"No Bones I can't."

"Come on I'm sure you could get them to tell you I mean you are in the FBI." She said excitedly.

"Okay Bones think about this for one minute. What do you want me to say? Excuse me Mr. Wolf but I'm Special Agent Seeley Booth with the FBI and I need to talk to you regarding the future of you're show Law & Order: SVU?" he said jokingly.

"Yeah well tell me why not?"

"Bones, lets be serious for two seconds okay, it's not going to happen."

"Fine, I guess you're right. I just don't want to wait for like four months." She said grumpily.

"Well, honey, that's what you get when you watch TV shows." Booth smiled. He had sat back on the couch again and they both were aware of how close they had become.

Did he just call me honey? I wonder what he means by that. I need to talk to Angela, but how? Wait I know. "Hey Booth how about I call Ange and Hodgins and see if they want to come watch the first season with us?" she asked praying he would agree.

He was glad for any excuse not to be alone with her anymore and agreed. While she called he went to make some more popcorn.

"Angela." She answered on the first ring.

"Thank God you're home. I was wondering if you and Hodgins want to come over to Booths place and watch a show with us." Please say yes she silently prayed.

"You mean like a double date?" Angela teased.

"No, we would just be four friends, but if you don't want to its fine." She said hoping she could tell she needed her to come.

"Sweetie, of course well come. Just give us a couple minutes to get ready, okay?"

"Sure and Ange I need to talk to you about something." She added.

"Okay what is it?" Angela said worried.

"Not now when you come okay."

"Sure, bye." She hung up from Angela feeling ten times better than she did before. Finally she had someone to decipher the code of men, which seemed to always escape her but for Ange it was like a second language that she could fluently speak at the drop of a hat. She was pulled out of her thoughts by a loud voice.

"Bones, do you see my DVD in there I can't find it anywhere."

She searched for a minute then told him she had found it under a jacket on his chair. He was always so messy it was a wonder he was able to find anything at all.

"Thank you Jesus, I was beginning to think it had pulled a Houdini on me." He said smiling. Bones didn't know the joke.

"I don't know what you're talking about." She said in adorable confusion. He loved to explain things to her.

"Houdini, the magician." He probed. She shook her head. "Come on Bones he's only the greatest magician to ever exist." He stated now exasperated.

"I'm sorry but I don't know who he is."

"You have to know Houdini its like not knowing who Elvis is. Its almost a sin."

"I know Elvis." She stated wide eyed.

"Come on Bones, famous magician. Died doing a magic trick." He continued to attempt to get her to remember what he was sure she had forgotten. After all everybody knew Houdini. Right?

When Angela and Hodgins arrived they could hear the arguing all the way down the hall and exchanged we knew it glances as they knocked on the door.

Booth made one last ditch attempt before answering. "Angela, Hodgins come on in." he said politely as ever. Like they hadn't just heard the yelling that had taken place moments before.

"Thanks, Booth don't mind if we do." Angela teased.

"Angela, I'm so glad you're here I need to talk to you." Everyone looked at her as if they knew what she was thinking and she hated it. "In private."

"Oh, you can use my room." Booth suggested trying to be helpful.

"Thanks." And they were gone.

"You know who Houdini is right?" Booth questioned Hodgins.

"Yes, why?"

"Just wondering." And Booth felt like he'd won a private battle she didn't know they were having.

(In Booth's room)

"What is it honey?" Angela said when she had finally let her arm go and shut the door.

"Well I was just wondering if you could tell me what it means when a guy calls you honey."

"In what context?" she questioned.

"In normal conversation, its just early when we were talking Booth called me honey and I need to know what it means." She said eyes wide with fear.

Angela laughed. "Well it obviously means he's madly in love with you and wants to marry you." She joked.

"Ange I'm serious." Bones protested.

"Well, honey, truth be told I don't know what it means but I bet if we go out there," she pointed to the living room, "we'd find out."

"I guess you're right." When they walked into the room they heard the guys talking so they decided to spy for a minute before entering.

"Yeah I totally agree Benson is way hotter that Novak, but you know I have always been partial to the darker haired women." Booth stated in a matter of fact tone.

"Same here, but you know what I've always wondered, why hasn't her partner seen how hot she is yet?" Hodgins asked.

"Maybe he is blind, cause damn is she fine?" And they both laughed.

"What are you boys talking about?" Angela questioned throwing Bones a wink.

"Nothing." Hodgins lied.

"Okay, and is part of that nothing how hot Benson is?" she questioned with a smile.

Recognizing defeat Hodgins replied innocently. "Yes."

They gathered on the couch and flipped the DVD in. About two hours in the phone rang. They paused the DVD while Booth answered the phone.

"Booth."

"Seeley, it's been a while how are you?" A familiar voice from his past asked. It was Jake Malloy's wife, and old army buddy of his, they were inseparable back in those days.

"I've been good. How about you?" he asked though for some reason he was scared of the answer.

"Not so good, Seeley, Jake is in Mercy General, the doctors say he doesn't have long and well he's been asking for you all day. I know it's a lot to ask but can you maybe come up and say goodbye." He heard the tears in her voice and knew how hard this must be for her. Jake and she had been together since they were twelve and had three young boys around Parkers age.

"It's no trouble at all. Of course I'll be there. Is tomorrow soon enough?"

"Yeah Seeley tomorrow should be fine."

"Susan I am so sorry, I'll be there as soon as I can."

"Oh and Seeley if you can bring Parker, he really wants to see him."

"Sure thing, see you tomorrow. Bye." As he hung up he felt like throwing something or simply throwing himself down and crying. Why Jake? He had never done anything to deserve this. He was a good man and a good father. He walked into the living room like a zombie, ready to fall apart at any moment. When he appeared the room grew silent they sensed something different. Bones was the one who questioned it when he sat down beside her.

"Booth are you okay?"

He looked at her with tears in his eyes and then dropped his head in his hands as he said. "No, Jake Malloy, an old buddy of mine is going to die Bones. That was his wife. I can't believe he's going to die."

He let himself go and just began crying and shaking. It broke Bones heart to see him like this. She wanted to cry herself for him. But she knew he needed her now more than he ever had. She wrapped her arms around him and let him cry while holding onto her for dear life. He had always been there for her and now it was her turn to be there for him and she wasn't going to let him down.