A/N OK, well, heres chapter 2.

HOWDY, PARTNER - WELCOME TO TEXAS chapt. 2

A voice came over the planes intercom, announcing, " The plane will be landind shortly, all passengers are reminded to fasen their seatbelts during the planes descent. Thank you for flying with American Air and WELCOME TO TEXAS!"

Booth nudged Bones lightly in an attempt to wake her. Her only reply was mumbling something into his shirt and asking if she lived in a cookie jar. Booth looked down at her with a very amused expression on his face, before saying "Wakey-wakey, lazy bones." She looked up at him confused, before he asked "Odd dream?"

"Hmm? what? oh, that, the cookie jar thing. It was nothing, just a weird dream. I didn't talk in my sleep did I?"

Booth grined at her and said "Why? Would you have said anything interesting, Bones?" he asked innocently, before adding, "Any little secrets that your not telling?" About me? he silently hoped. He waggled his eyebrows suggestively at her and noted how her gaze dropped to her hands in embarrasment.

"Lets just say, even if i did have 'secrets', you wouldn't find out." Because my secrets about you aren't just little.

"You know, Bones, a person can reveal a lot about themselves when they're asleep." He winked and took in the look on her face. Booth wasn't used to seeing her so embarrased or shocked, Definitely fun he thought.

OH CRAP! OH CRAP! OH CRAP! Please, for the love of everything that is good in the world say i didn't say anything about Booth in my sleep. Especially since the certain dream before the cookie jar thing. I hope i didn't say anything, why did I even agree to come here? Bones sat and cringed, until the welcome relief of walking off the plane came.

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They walked out of the airport terminal, matching each others steps and were met by a stocky built man, wearing a tan, sheriff's uniforn and an impressive hat. The man must have noticed Booth's FBI badge hanging from his belt, because he tipped his hat and asked "Special Agent Seeley Booth?"

"Sheriff Logan, I presume." The men shook hands before turning to face Bones,

"Agent Booth, I didn't realise you were allowed to bring such lovely girlfriends with you on cases. Nice to meet you, ma'am."

Bones just scowled at the man, when Booth jumped in and said, "We're not together like that. This is my partner, Dr Temperance Brennan."

He recieved a look of raised eyebrows from the sheriff before clarrifying "Not, 'partners' in that way."

Booth always felt a pang of disappointment in his chest when he had to explain to people that he and Bones weren't together "that" way, and if Brennan was truely honest with herself, she knew she felt the same way.

The sheriff who was completely oblivious to the inner workings of both of their minds, led them towards his cruiser and they began their journey out of town and towards the sand-coloured rocky mountains.

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Sheriff Logan stopped the cruiser at a small stable near an all night burger place and gas station, which promised 'Bargain prices, Big Beers and Bigger Bellies". Booth licked his lips, he could already taste the barbeque sauce of a huge quarter pound burger he was ingulfing in his mind. Just the thought of such glorious all American food made his mouth water.

The sound of horse hooves on the dirt brought his thoughts back to life around him.

A large, tan-brown horse walked up to them curiously. The horse was followed by it's owner, a tall, dark haired woman, who reminded Bones of Angela.

"Howdy, Ya'll." came the womans sweet sounding, Texas accent. "I'm Mary-Jay."

She extended her hand to Booth and Bones and shook them gently. After the exchange of nods, the woman continued, "Now if the Sheriff here had any manners, he woulda told you folks that already, now wouldn't he?" The Sheriff introduced them properly and both booth and Bones smiled at her politely.

"Well, that's the humans introduced, although sheriff, in your case that's quistionable." Bones laughed, and tried to hide it as a cough. Mary-Jay noticed and smiled at her again.

Mary-Jay continued "This here is Bullseye." she indicated to the horse stood by her side. "Best, darn, horse, ever, I tell ya!" she said proudly.

Booth smiled and questioned, "Toystory?".

"That's right, buckaroo." She answered happily.

Bones was imediately confused and said exactly what was going through her head at the time, "I don't know what that means."

Booth sighed, but his smile returned as he told her that Toystory was a kids film about a cowboy and a spaceman. She just looked back at him as if he had inhaled an illegal substance and was dancing on his head.

"Well, enough of the chit-chat. You two folks better start off up this, here mountain if you wanna make some progress before dark." the Sheriff interupted.

Booth's thoughts suddenly went South again, I wanna make some progress AFTER dark, but that's a whole different story. Damn, Seeley, not again, STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT! How am I ever going to survive staying in the same tent as Bones with thoughts like these?...There are ways...OK! STOP IT RIGHT NOW! Booth warned himself.

"WAIT! WHAT? Booth, you never said anything about camping. Were, exactly, are the remains." Oh no, camping with Booth. Very bad, very, very bad...or very, very good...STOP IT BRAIN!

Booth cleared his throat and sheepishly told Bones, "Well, em, here's the thing."

She stared at him "Out with it Booth"

"OK, well, you see the top of that hill?" she nodded "There up there."

Oh happy days. I could just strangle that gorgeous neck of his sometimes. He could have at least told me that before we came out here.

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well thats chapter 2. chapter 3 should be them going up the mountain n maybe setting up camp. plz R&R as usual.