Chapter Break – A Break in Time

Booth and Brennan had arrived yesterday and from the airport – after the fiasco with their car – went to their hotel to just sleep. It had been a very long week prior. They had just closed up the Gormogon case, Zack had been transferred to a hospital closer to the mental hospital he was going to go to. The whole procedures that usually took months, took only one week for him. Brennan didn't want to know how Booth and Carline did it, but Zack was officially registered into the asylum and that crushed her heart a little more. That case and the whole situation of Booth's fake death had finally gotten to her. So when she got the invitation to give a lecture at Oxford and Booth consequently got an offer to give a presentation at Scotland Yard, the booked the first flight out.

Booth, for his part, had been trying to figure out a way to get both of them away from their work, this life. Just for a few weeks. He had immediately agreed with his wife when they realized that they both could go to London together and not raise any suspicions about taking time off at the same time. So they had booked for the flight leaving at 3:30 PM that day, leaving them around five hours to getting everything set and packed. They had barely made it to the terminal before they started boarding. Thankfully no one either noticed the famous Dr. Temperance Brennan or they were decent enough to realize that she didn't want to be bothered. Now that she thought about it, it was probably the latter as she remembered Booth's protective stance as he stood by her basically blocking out everything else around them.

And that is how they found themselves 11 hours later at 7:30 AM in London, exhausted and jet-lagged beyond belief in their hotel bed still fully dressed and falling asleep. Because no matter how good first class was, you never did sleep very well. As Brennan burrowed herself deeper into her sleeping husband's side, right before sleep took her, she wondered how it was possible that they both got offers to go to London at the same time, right when they needed it.

~BONES~

Six hours later Brennan woke up to the sound of water running. She looked around a little disoriented at first, wondering where she was. Then she remembered. Booth's death, finding out it was fake, Zack's subsequent revelation of murdering for Gormogon, and then here. She slowly got up and walked toward the sound of the water, nearly tripping over the haphazardly placed luggage and Booth's army duffle bag. They must have really been tired to not even care where they had placed that, she thought. However, as she continued to walk toward the sound – finding it coming from the bathroom – she found Booth filling up a rather large tub. It wasn't a Jacuzzi but it wasn't a regular tub either. She noticed that it could easily fit two people with some room.

As she walked into the room, Booth turned around hearing here entrance. He smiled softly at her, straightened from his hunched position and slowly wrapped his arms around her waist, hugging for no apparent reason. Which was exactly what she needed. She hadn't cried since they had left the lab after they brought the charges against Zack. But now, as Booth rubbed small circles on her back, she finally let the three weeks finally spill over. She hugged him back fiercely as a sob racked her body, which just in turn made the floodgates open. She heard Booth murmur soothing words and sounds, felt him kiss her skin tenderly as he slowly took off her clothing. Before she realized it they were both stripped of their clothing and Booth was gently lowering her into the now filled tub.

He slid in behind her as she stared at him through her dwindling tears. She sniffled slightly as Booth settled himself comfortably behind before he drew her against his chest. Without saying anything he kissed her tenderly against her exposed neck as he grabbed her soap – finally seeing that their bathroom was set up – and started to lather her skin with it. He rubbed her whole body, the soap making a silky contrast against his hands as they moved over her body. She could feel what his attentions was doing to him against her backside as she rested her head against his shoulder as he finally worked to the center of her body, first slowly massaging her breasts – leaving a flushed sensation in his hands path as he worked his way down her abdomen before he gently brushed against her mons. Brennan nearly groaned in frustration as he only gently swept his hand against it.

She slid her hands onto the legs that surrounded her, slightly digging her nails into the flesh, as she tried to follow the retreating hand. Booth moved his hand up to her abdomen, stopping her movements – and biting his lip in the process as her ass pressed against his enlarged manhood. He leaned down to whisper hotly in her ear, his voice coming out deeper than he intended, "I just want you to relax, Bones. This is about you right now. Not about me. This is me showing you that not everything is upside down right now. That we can make it through whatever is thrown to us."

As he kissed her gently by her ear, she whispered, "This is what I need Booth. I need to feel something other than this hurt. Please help me feel something other than all this pain." Booth groaned loudly, the vibrations from his chest making its way into her own body, as she gently grabbed his hand and slid it back down to her mons. Booth heard her whisper desperately, "Please." And he knew that was the end of his slow, gentle ministrations. He slid two of his fingers into her center, finding it already soaking wet. He curled his fingers a little inside her as he began to kiss his way across her shoulders and neck.

After just a few minutes of his hand moving in and out, his thumb rubbing every other stroke against her clit, and his other hand massaged her breast – he felt the tell-tale signs of her orgasm. He too was feeling the effects of it was she moved in tandem with his hand, causing her perfectly rounded bottom to rubbed against his engorged member. He intensified his movements, adding more pressure on her clit. When she did come, she weaved her fingers to his hair as he sucked her skin on her neck. She screamed out his name as she spasmed around his fingers, drawing them deeper still.

After the residual effects of her orgasm passed, she laid limp in his arms as his hand gently brushed against her lower abdomen. For some odd reason, Booth could see her then with a rounded belly, carrying his child, and that just reminded him of what happened over three weeks ago. They still had so much to do with their lives together. He cupped her flat abdomen and whispered hoarsely as emotions blocked his throat, "God, I love you so much Bones. So damn much it's frightening sometimes."

Brennan shifted slightly as she heard his emotions in his voice. She looked up into his chocolate brown eyes a darker color, shining with his emotions. She turned around slowly as she straddled him in his lap – realizing that he was still very hard – and hovered over him. She laced her hands around his head as she kissed him gently, "I know Booth. I know. And I love you just as much." She kissed him again before she leaned her head against his and whispered, "We almost lost each other. But we didn't. We're here, together now. Tomorrow might be different or a month from now something terrible could happen, but right now, in this moment, we have each other. That's all I want. I just want you, you alone." She kissed him softly as she lowered herself onto his cock. They moaned in unison at the feeling as Booth met her halfway. And that's how they stayed, connected, moving in unison. Water splashed slightly over the edge of the tub as they increased their speed. However, Brennan kept her hands wrapped around his head as they kissed, expressing everything they felt in that kiss.

Booth knew that in their work their lives were threatened daily. He just wanted so much more with his wife. He slanted his mouth over hers to deepen the kiss even more as he surged up into her with greater force. He wasn't going to let anything else happen to him or her. He would do everything in his power to make sure that they had the next 30, 40, 50 years together. As he surged up one more time, he felt Brennan's muscle start to tighten around him as her orgasm took over her. He himself pumped one more time into her before he let his on release take hold of him. His warm seed spread through her womb, causing Brennan into a second orgasm. She felt something shift inside her as she became very aware of his seed inside her. A warm feeling spread through her as she came back down.

They both sat there as they regained their normal breathing and muscle function. After a few minutes of sitting there not moving, Booth noticed the slight shivers running through his wife's body and then realized that their water had grown tepid at best since they had come in there. He kissed her temple loving before he whispered for her to hold on to him. She did so, burying her head against his shoulder as he stood up slowly. He silently brought her back to their bed, placing a towel down that she hadn't realized he had grabbed before he placed her gently down onto of it. As he dried her off with another towel, she slowly began to realize what the warm feeling she had felt earlier was. She knew it had all started with the case when they had to take Andy in, but now the thought of having a baby…it didn't seem so bad. Brennan, of course being herself, had to think about it before bringing it up. She needed to make that she was ready for bringing a child into this world. But as she felt Booth gently pick her up and slide her back under the sheets, she knew that they would soon be having a very serious conversation.

~BONES~

They had slept through most of the rest of the night, only waking up one time when Brennan softly confessed what Sweets had done. Booth had been enraged beyond belief and was about to call the psychologist to warn him into hiding, but she had calmed him down and then they made love again, slowly. Brennan had at sometime yesterday during Booth's ministrations, come to accept the events that happened. Now all she wanted to do was live life to the full. She smiled happily as she stretched lazily and looked over at Booth as she rolled onto her side and leaned over him – her hair creating a wall of chestnut waves. Booth had been starting to wake up when she did that and smiled sleepily up at her glowing face. He was happy to see her so happy. Her eyes were shining again and he cupped her face in one hand as he leaned up to kiss her softly, "Morning Bones."

Brennan smiled at him as she kissed him back one more time before she said, "Morning Booth." He just looked at her for a few more seconds, taking in the changes that had literally occurred over night. He laughed softly as he sapphire blue eyes shone in brilliance and said quietly, "God, you're beautiful. So gorgeous."

Brennan laughed slightly with him as he weaved her fingers through his bed-mused hair. She was just so grateful to have him with her. "I have to check in with Oxford and meet some of the professors, but my afternoon is completely free. What do you want to do?"

Booth smiled as he brushed a piece her hair behind her ear. "Mmmm, I can think of something we could do." He slowly moved his hand down her spine suggestively.

Brennan shook her head. "Booth. Stop that. I have to get ready soon. We don't have time. How about you meet at Oxford at 12. We can just walk around."

Booth raised his eyebrow hearing her say that. Now he knew his wife, and he knew that she loved to plan things. She was never one to just walk around. But he also saw that sparkle in her eyes. "Okay. 12. I'll meet you there."

Brennan smiled again before she kissed him quickly and slipped out of the bed, Booth watching her every move. She dressed in her dress suit, stuffing a pair of jeans and a cotton shirt into her bag. She then slipped on reasonable high-heel shoes, before turning to look at her selection of jewelry. She had just picked out the necklace and was about to clasp it around her neck when she felt warm fingers close around her own as Booth took it from her fingers, clasping it on for her. She felt his warm breath on her neck before he leaned down all the way and kissed her. "So gorgeous." She smiled at him from their reflection in the mirror. He had donned on his boxers and wrapped his arms around her as he kissed her again on the cheek. "Knock their socks off babe."

~BONES~

Booth had left about an hour after his wife at 8:00. He had four hours to kill before he would meet up with Brennan. It had been two hours since then and Booth found what looked like a sports bar of sorts, remembering that for the Flyers game in a few days. He had just past a bench on some street he was walking on when he recognized the man sitting on it. He couldn't believe it. Booth walked over to the man reading the paper and said, "Gordon Gordon."

Dr. Wyatt looked up and smiled widely. He had been wondering if he would see his two favorite patients. When he had learned from Dr. Sweets, after checking regularly, about what had occurred within the last month (and also from his phone call with a very distraught Dr. Brennan), he knew that the two would need some time away from that environment. He had put in some favors to get both out their immediately and was now pleasantly surprised. "Agent Booth, what a surprise!"

Booth smiled back at him as they shook hands. "Yeah, tell me about it. What are you doing here Gordon Gordon?"

Gordon Gordon smiled and waved his hand in the air, "Oh, just this and that. What are you doing here and where is that wonderful partner of yours?" He looked around for Dr. Brennan, not finding her.

Booth smiled, "Bones got a lecture in a few days and I gotta give a presentation in Scotland Yard. She's talking with Oxford right now, meeting the professors. I'm actually walking my way to meet her."

Gordon Gordon smiled, "Splendid. Send her my best wishes. And I'm sure that all is well still." Booth's smile faltered a little bit as he stuffed his hands in his pockets. Gordon Gordon of course noticed that, very pleased with himself that he brought them to London. "Oh, or is it?"

Booth shook his head, "No, no. We're good, it's just that…well some really bad things have happened recently…and it's been real tense and stressful. I think it's better now, but…"

Gordon Gordon nodded his head. "I see. Shall we walk? Perhaps I could be of some help. I might not be your psychiatrist anymore, but I shall endeavor to offer my assistance."

Booth started to protest, "No, I don't want to interrupt your day."

Gordon Gordon waved that off, "No interruption on my part. I was just finishing up my reading and I have naught else to do today."

Booth laughed a little as he thought of the doc's word usage. "Then, I guess. Yeah. Bones would be happy to see you too."

~BONES~

They had walked all the way to Oxford as Booth told Gordon Gordon the past events over the last month. He listened as Booth told him how he had wanted to call Brennan, that he had even tried once, but the agents guarding him had intercepted the call and after that attempt all forms of communication were cutoff. They had guarded him with their life, he couldn't have gotten away if he even tried. Then he told Gordon Gordon about the Gormogon case and how Zack had been involved. They were just thirty minutes away from their destination as Booth finally stated his latest revelation. "Then last night…"

Gordon Gordon read his hesitation and asked, "Yes?"

Booth raked his hand through his hair and said after he blew out a heavy sigh. "It's just that, last night, I was looking at her and I realized that…well, uh, that I want another kid. With her."

Gordon Gordon concealed his overjoyed smile and he nodded solemnly, "I see."

Booth rushed on, "But the thing is that she doesn't want any kids. And hey, I'm not going to force her or anything. If I can only have her, that's great. But to see something made from our love…I just want to show her through something tangible that I will always be with her." He looked at Gordon Gordon seriously, "I can't control what other people do when I'm on the job. I'll try my damnedest to prevent hurting her again, but I can't know if our next case will be my last. And if it is, I want her to have something with her that she'll be able to actually hold and love; that will be a reminder of the love we have. Because I know she took my death hard. I can still see what it did and I want to kill Sweets for putting her through that. He used my fake death as a means to see what her reaction would be. But he doesn't know her at all. He doesn't realize that she puts up her strong façade for everyone but when we go home…she breaks. She wants everyone to think she's stronger than she is at times. I'm usually there though to catch her when she falls apart. But that time, I wasn't and I was the reason for her fall. I can't forgive myself for that."

Gordon Gordon stopped at Booth's impassioned speech. "Agent Booth, you are right that you have no control over what others shall do. However you do have control over what you do. You can show your lady wife that you do love her by just doing that. Loving her. There's no better way to tell someone that than by showing it in your actions. I can see that you love the fine doctor. So just keep doing what you are and I'm sure she'll come around to the idea." They had started to walk again as Wyatt went on, "And to make another life is the greatest show of love. A love so great that to do it, one must be positive that they are fully ready for such a gift." He paused for emphasis. "Are you ready Agent Booth?"

They walked in silence as Booth that about that. Was he ready? Were they ready? How would that change things between them not only at home but at work? But deep down Booth knew that they could make it. As they walked up to Oxford Booth looked up at a silent Gordon Gordon and nodded seriously, "Yeah, I'm ready."

Brennan walked up to the group then, having seen Booth walk up. "Ready for what?" She then noticed who Booth was talking with. "Dr. Wyatt! What are you doing here?"

Gordon Gordon smiled at her as he brought his hands to her shoulders and looked at her as he said, "Ah, Dr. Brennan. You look radiant. This old bag is just here on some work. But I hear that you are preparing for a lecture. I hope those chaps won't give you overt trouble."

Brennan laughed lightly as she willingly hugged Gordon Gordon, surprising both him and Booth. She hugged him tightly as she whispered in his ear, "Thank you, Dr. Wyatt. Everything is going to be fine."

Gordon Gordon stepped back and looked at the doctor. He noticed a slight flush on her face and her eyes shined with something else. A slow, wide smile broke out on his face as he looked between her and Agent Booth. Yes, everything was going to be just fine.

~BONES~

They had spent the rest of the day with Gordon Gordon. He showed them around his old 'hangouts' and some very nice shops. He even took them out to dinner. He was very happy to see what he saw. They were a stronger couple now. He had no doubt that they would make marvelous parents when the time came. And he knew that a time would come. As he watched the couple walk hand in hand up to their hotel, he smiled. Indeed, they had a wonderful partnership.

A/N2: So not exactly what I had planned, but I think it turned out well. Reviews are loved, and you flame throwers will be very sorry. I have Scots blood in me. That's right. Highlanders can be very insulted when one of their own is. You are forewarned. P.S: My Birthday was yesterday