The Finally In The Finale.
A/N: Okay, so this picks up in late June/ early May (where I'm guessing the finale is) after the speculated 22nd ep being the last Sniper ark ep. Sorry, spoiler. :/ Haha. A case hits particularly hard to all on the team. No character deaths, but a little angst in this chapter.
Chapter One: The Difficulty In The Case.
This most recent case was a particularly difficult for the Forensic Team of the Jeffersonian. The body of a newborn baby and a 3 year old had been found in a dumpster, horribly decomposed and had turned out to be sexually assaulted and brutally murdered. Angela was on part time work for now as her and Hodgins' baby daughter, Kelsey Temperance, was 6 weeks old, and though it broke her heart to be away from Kelsey, if only for a few days when needed on cases, she had to do it. this case hit especially hard on the new parents.
"How could someone do that to their own baby let alone an innocent toddler? I'm a mom and it baffles me."
"Ange, this case has been hard on us all. We just have to pull through. We're all in it together."
Booth was having a hard time as well, obviously clearly remembering Parker being that same age. Brennan even remembered Parker being 3. They had been spending more time together since they were stuck in the elevator and had been going on morning runs with each other to the coffee cart (A/N: had to put that in cause it was the cutest scene of season 6 so far. Just sayin.) and they still occasionally raced. It seemed as if Booth and Brennan were getting their partnership and friendship back on track. Before being stuck in the elevator, they had just pushed everything aside but actually talking about it all had helped. It seemed as if they both knew what they wanted and that they were sick of running from each other. They had been doing it for 7 years. They ultimately wanted to be together, but they both agreed to get their friendship back on track and take things slow because they wanted it to work. They had both been in failed relationships in the past and they wanted to be careful in what they did.
Unfortunately, this case was difficult for everyone at the lab and that meant Booth and Brennan leant on each other heavily throughout the case. They had a few drinks and some Thai at Brennan's apartment while they went over case notes.
"Bones, are you okay?"
"What? Oh, yeah… I'm okay. This case is just hard."
"I know. It's always hard with kids but this one has two."
"I just… I don't understand how anyone could go and harm a baby let alone a baby and a toddler. I've seen Parker when he was three and I can't imagine you or Rebecca hurting him."
"Some people just don't deserve to be parents."
"I know. It's just… It's so hard working on bones so small.", Brennan says, her defences cracking as she says it, tears escaping her fortress.
Booth pulls her into his arms, pressing a kiss to her hair. "It's okay to be upset, Bones. But I promise you we will catch the bastards who did this."
Brennan looks up into his eyes and they move closer to each other, their lips meeting softly in the middle.
With her mouth still attached to Booth's, Brennan moves her body closer to Booth's, running her fingers through his short, well-kept hair as he kisses her back. They both know this is going against what they talked about weeks ago and not the right time or place, but the moment their tongues meet, all that is thrown out the window. Booth's hands end up on Brennan's hips, her hands moving from his hair to his neck to his cheeks and back again. When the need for air becomes imperative, they break apart, Brennan's lips going straight to his neck.
"Bones…", Booth groans. "This isn't the right time to do this. We can't."
"Why not? We both want each other… what's the harm?"
"The harm is that I want us to do this right. Not this way. Not now. I want us to do this", Booth says, motioning between the two of them, "Right because I want us to make it."
Brennan pulls away reluctantly and starts eating again.
"Bones, don't get me wrong, I do like kissing you. But I want this to be more than just a random kiss when both of us are feeling sad or down. I really do."
"Okay, Booth.", Brennan says, smiling.
They get back to eating and going over the case.
A/N: So… how was it? This was a bit shorter than I first thought it was going to be but I hope it was good. :) I think there will only be one more chapter. But this may change depending on if I have time and reviews and if I can think of anything else. :)
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