Bonesology End of Summer Pop-Up Fan Fic Challenge.

(After "The Hole in the Heart")

Prompt: Day at the Beach

I don't own Bones.

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They didn't make it to the beach on the first three days of their vacation. They'd gone to the store for swimming suits, but so far they hadn't actually used them. Once they'd gone back to their hotel room, they'd lost all interest in the beach.

After three days of joyful bliss, Booth told Brennan that they'd have to go to the beach at least once. He knew that their friends were going to ask them what they'd done on vacation and having sex the whole vacation wasn't the answer Booth wanted to give them. Not that he thought that was a bad way to spend his vacation, but he didn't want to stoke the dirty minds at the Lab, especially Angela's and let's face it, Brennan was a terrible liar.

"I don't care if they know we just had sex." Brennan didn't really want to leave the room. She was doing exactly what she wanted to do and sand, sun and dirty salty water didn't really seem that much fun to her. Not when she had Booth to entertain her.

After slipping on his Hawaiian print swim suit, Booth checked his bag and found a bottle of sun screen and a pair of flip flops. "Come on Bones. We'll swim, get some sun, and maybe eat at a food truck . . . the usual tourist things. It'll be fun."

Reluctantly, Brennan pulled on her navy blue swim suit and rummaged in her bag for a big floppy hat and some sandals. "If you insist then I guess we can spend the afternoon at the beach . . . I think we should eat out this evening too. Perhaps that will satisfy the prurient minds you're so worried about."

"That's the ticket, Bones." Booth turned and saw Brennan pouting. Not an expression he was familiar with on her, but he thought she looked adorable." We'll do that too then we can spend the rest of our vacation in bed. Okay? Just go along with my plan."

Determined to get the day over with, Brennan pulled the hat on and glanced at their unmade bed. "Alright, as long as you have a plan for after today."

Amused, Booth laughed and dropped some cash in her canvas bag just in case they needed it. "Yeah, if you want to call that a plan . . . let's go and please stop acting like I'm punishing you or something . . . this is going to be fun, you'll see."

"We'll see." Before she followed him out of the room, Brennan checked to make sure she had their room key in her bag as well as the sun screen, two large towels and two bottles of water. She just hoped Booth didn't insist they stay all afternoon.

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The sun was brutally hot and Booth rented an umbrella to use on the sand. Once he had that set up and the large towels were opened and lying in the shade, Booth sat down, found the bottle of sun screen and patted the towel next to him. "Come on . . . I'll put this lotion on you and then you can do that for me . . . it's hot enough to fry an egg."

Once she was settled on the towel, Brennan allowed Booth to cover her skin with the lotion. His hands were warm and just a little bit too stimulating. "Your touch is very soothing, Booth." Her eyes closed, she felt him smooth the lotion on her back. "Very soothing."

The last thing he wanted for Brennan was for her to get a sunburn, so he tried to make sure he didn't miss any patches of skin. Satisfied, he'd covered everything not under the suit, he patted her hip. "Thanks . . . okay, I'm done." Leaning over he pulled her over against his chest and kissed her neck. "I think you're safe from the sun." After a few kisses, he stood up and tried to pull her to her feet. "Come on, Bones. Let's go swimming."

"Booth, you need some sun screen too." Brennan resisted his attempt to move her to her feet. "Come sit back down. I won't take too long."

Reluctantly, Booth sat back down. "I don't really burn. I just get dark that's all."

"Nonsense." Brennan squeezed lotion on her hands and began to move the lotion over his shoulders. "Anyone can get sunburn under the right conditions. The sun appears to be exceptionally bright today."

Booth closed his eyes and decided he didn't mind Brennan moving his hands over his skin. It was definitely a nice way to spend some time. Once she was satisfied that he was protected, she closed the bottle and placed it in the bag. "Alright, I'm . . ."

"Great." Booth immediately stood up and pulled Brennan to her feet. "Okay race you to the water . . . 1, 2, 3 . . . go." With that he sprinted towards the waves.

Outraged, Brennan threw off her hat down on the towels and raced after him. "Booth, you didn't give me ample warning . . . you cheater." Arriving behind him, Brennan wadded out into the water. "You didn't win because that wasn't a fair race."

Moving out into the water, Booth laughed. "It was too. I warned you."

The water the temperature of blood, Brennan didn't think the water very refreshing. Wading out into deeper water, she found the water to be a little cooler, but just a little. "You know water assessments in the area show excessive bacteria and fish tissue . . ."

"Stop Bones." Booth didn't want his girlfriend to gross him out and make him want to leave the water. "Just don't. . . . We'll take really good showers when we get back to the room and we'll burn our swim suits, but for now I want to play in the water . . . okay?"

Used to Booth's ways, Brennan smiled. "I don't think we need to burn our swim suits, especially since mine cost $145."

Shocked, Booth stared at her suit. "$145 . . . you're kidding me. My suit cost me $45."

Brennan shrugged her shoulders. "That is irrelevant."

Their conversation too serious, Booth lunged towards his girlfriend and pulled her up onto his shoulder. "Irrelevant my ass."

As he waded into deeper water, Brennan protested. "Booth, put me down . . . Booth stop it and put me down."

Suddenly letting her go, Booth watched her slide down his body and sink out of sight under the water. He laughed until she didn't reappear. "Shit . . . Bones . . ."

Diving under the water, he tried to see, but the water clarity was horrible. Surfacing, he wildly looked around until he heard her laughing behind him. Turning quickly, Booth growled. "Oh . . . so that's funny huh?"

Booth lunged at her causing her to shriek with laughter as she slipped by him. "Ha . . . I was prepared this time."

Standing up, Booth stared at his Bones. "Come here."

"No." Brennan decided that she was fine where she was. "I don't think so."

His eyes boring into her, Booth finally shrugged his shoulders. "Fine." Moving he was soon floating on his back. "Play by yourself then."

Surprised, Brennan watched him float for a few minutes and decided to move closer after all. "You aren't angry are you?"

The water bumping him around, Booth smiled. "Nah, of course not . . . you were playing." Her silence made him open his eyes and stare at her. Worried about her expression, Booth stood up. "Bones, stop worrying about doing the wrong thing. We're friends, remember? I know you were playing okay? I was playing too. We didn't do anything wrong."

"We argued at the swim shop." Brennan did worry about their relationship. If their attempt at a personal relationship failed, she worried that it would destroy their friendship. "It seemed to be serious though that hadn't been my intention."

Booth moved closer and placed his hands on her arms. "Hey, we argue all the time . . . it's what we do . . . personally, I'd worry if we stopped bickering."

Her hands on his chest, Brennan let the waves move her against his body. "I want this to work."

"And I do too." Booth kissed her. "I've had enough of the beach for the day. Want to go back to our room. We can take a shower and afterward maybe . . . um . . . fool around?"

Brennan returned his kiss. "Yes, I think that is an excellent plan . . . we can fool around in the shower too."

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