Brennan opened her office door and switched on the light. She was greeted by a pair of polka-dot clad feet on top of her coffee table.
"What's wrong Booth?" she said not even looking up at him from her file.
"Nothing" he said in almost a sulk. She sat down on the couch beside him.
"Booth I may not be the most perceptive person in the world but after three years I know some of your habits. One of which is that when ever there is something wrong you sit here in the dark. Now tell me what's wrong."
"My mother." He muttered.
"What's wrong with her?"
"She's just her…" he shrugged.
"That's not a valid problem Booth! You're being extremely vague. Please elaborate."
"My mother wants me to come home for the long weekend." He said looking at his feet/
"What's wrong with that?" she asked.
"You don't get it my whole family will be there."
"I thought you only had one brother."
"I do… and four sisters." Booth sighed.
"What?"
"Yep… four sisters."
"Wow."
"I'm the youngest of six."
"They're all older?"
"Yeah Jared and Aislinn are the oldest, twins. Then Dylan and Bryce also twins. Then Ellie or Elliot-May then me."
"Are you a twin."
"No they call me and Ellie the loners." He laughed at the memory.
"Jared, Aislinn, Dylan, Bryce, Ellie and Seeley." She recalled all the names. "Nice."
"Definitely different."
"So why do you have to go back there?"
"It's Dylan and Bryces 40th birthday."
"And you don't want to go?"
"You wouldn't get it Bones… all my siblings are married, save for Ellie. And well they take every opportunity they get to mock me over the fact that I'm not. and don't get me wrong my parents love Parker, but they never really approved of the fact that Rebecca and I didn't get married."
"Aren't they proud of your career?"
"Yes of course but they think it's about time I settled down. As if I'm eighty or something!"
"Not eighty, maybe sixty…" she laughed.
"Now you start making jokes! Thanks Bones."
"Are they really all that bad?"
"Well they wouldn't be if I brought someone with me." He smiled.
"That charm smile better not indicate that you're referring to me." She raised an eyebrow.
"Please Bones!"
"No Booth! I have work to do."
"it's a long weekend! The whole place is off."
"No Booth! I wont."
"Please Bones. My mother loves your books you'd definitely keep her off my case!"
"No Booth!" she stood up and went to her desk.
"After all I've done for you!"
"No! No you cant use the 'I took a bullet for you' thing! You've used that up for the year."
"But please Bones!" she looked over her shoulder at him.
"Don't even think about using that face on me either! That only works for Parker."
"Oh will I ask Parker to ask you so?"
"Oh he's
going? You'll be fine so." She smield.
"Call it a personal
favour Bones for me!"
Ok I'm not agreeing to anything but I'll think about it." She moved back to the door. "Will I switch off the light?"
"Please." He muttered and slumped back into the couch.
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"Hey Ange you get the face?" Brennan asked going into the artists office.
"Yeah I was actually waiting for Booth to pick it up. where is the G-Man?"
"Sulking in my office."
"In the dark?"
"Yep."
"What's wrong."
"I wont agree to go with him to some family party for the long weekend."
"He wants you to meet his family! Oh sweetie that's great."
"Ange it's just so his family will leave him alone about not being married."
"So you're going as his pretend girlfriend?"
"No if I do go! And I say if. I'd be going as his partner."
"Sure sweetie what ever you say." She laughed.
"He has a really big family. One brother and four sisters."
"Really? That explains a lot."
"It does?"
"Yes. Bet he's the youngest."
"How'd you know?"
"Just a guess. Ok so you better go get packed."
"Ange I'm not going."
"No objections! Your friend has asked you for a favour, you are morally obligated to oblige."
"You've been spending time with Sweets haven't you!"
"A little."
"Angela I have no business going there."
"It'll be good for you. give you two a chance to reconnect a little"
"You been talking to Caroline too."
"Yes but I still think you should go! In fact you are going back to your office right now and telling him your going with him." she shooed her out of the room. "And I want ever single detail when you get back!" she smiled as her friend walked to her office. "This should be good." She said quietly.
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She opened the door and went straight to the couch without even bothering to switch on the light. She sank down beside him.
"So you'll come?" he asked.
"Ok." She said. And they both sat there in the dark, sulking.
