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AN: I know Eric's (Zack) birthday isn't until August but let's pretend it's earlier. I really don't like the way I ended this chapter.
WARNING This story contains spoilers from The Pain in the Heart and The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond.
Three weeks later at the lab. Booth came walking through the doors of the Jeffersonian.
He knew Bones would ask if they had a case, but once again he's empty handed. It seems that all murderers are on vacation. Not that he wanted someone to die, but he can't do anything until a body shows up, besides paperwork which he'd rather not do. Booth looks up to see the lab platform empty.
"Where is everyone?" He whispers, before he hears talking coming from the balcony, above the forensics platform.
Booth walks up the stairs. "Wow, I don't think I've ever seen you guys not working". He says with a grin.
"We don't have a case to work on and we're all tired of working in limbo." Cam replies.
"Wait, do you have a case for us? Even I'm desperate to see a terrible looking body." Angela says hopefully.
"Nope sorry Ange." Booth replies.
"Hey Booth, do you think Caroline could help us out with something?" Hodgins wondered.
"What do you need her help for?" Booth questioned.
"Zack's birthday's coming up and I think we all would like to see him, and maybe stay a little over visitors' hours." Hodgins says.
"That's actually a very good idea. Zack would be grateful for the comfort and happiness from his friends on an important day. Even after you know what…" Sweets trails off after the girls looked away, and he receives strong glares from Booth and Hodgins.
Booth looks around the room. Cam, Bones, and Angela had their heads slightly down and sad looks on their faces. Sweets was looking at Booth with an eager and expectant but slightly feared expression. He really is twelve.
Finally Booth spoke up "I'll see what I can do." With that Booth walked away. He might not like Zack's 'weirdness' but, he's still a part of the 'squint squad,' and he watches out for all of them.
The next morning, Cam is running around trying to keep Hodgins from blowing up the lab with his unnecessary experiments. Brennan meanwhile is at her computer, working on another chapter of her latest book. Angela's sitting on her office couch working on a sketch.
A small smile graces Angela's face, as she looks up to speak to her best friend.
"So… I've noticed you've been very tired and quiet lately even around our favorite G-man."
"Hmm…" Brennan replies completely focused on her writing.
"Well I have a theory." Angela says. Stopping but then continuing when Brennan decides to leave her eyes on her writing. "I think you and Booth finally did something about your UST."
"What's UST?" Brennan asks.
"It means unresolved sexual tension, sweetie, which you two have way too much of." Angela explains.
"Booth and I do not have sexual tension, Angela. You don't know what you're talking about." Brennan says.
"I so do know what I'm talking about." Angela says seriously. "You're bickering gets so bad sometimes, I honestly think about jumping off the roof." She says.
Just as Brennan opens her mouth, Cam is at the door out of breath.
"Have either of you seen Hodgins and Mr. Nigel-Murray?" She questions.
"No why?" Brennan asks.
"One of the security guards told me he saw them carrying a box with huge grins on their faces. Which I know will be-" She's interrupted when an explosion goes off on the other side of the lab. The women run out of Brennan's office to see whose hurt.
Brennan, Cam, and Angela arrive in time to see Hodgins and Mr. Nigel-Murray smiling and giving each other a high-five. They turned to see women glaring and shaking their heads at them.
"What did I tell you about unauthorized experiments in the lab?" Cam says.
"You two could have gotten yourselves killed." Angela followed.
"What type of explosives did you bring into the lab?" Brennan says, equally upset.
"I used ammonium perchlorate-."
Cam interrupts, "In normal words please."
"Ammonium perchlorate is a powerful oxidizing material that is fully stable in its pure form. It becomes explosive when it's mixed with very finely divided organic materials."
Hodgins was surprisingly thankful to see Booth walk up behind the girls.
"Whoa, I wish I would have been here to see this." Booth said grinning at the two men.
Sweets came out from behind Booths hulking frame and nodded beside him. In fear of the consequences Nigel-Murray started to talk, in the form of his unlimited knowledge of facts.
"Did you know that males are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than females?"
At Booth's slightly freaked out look. He said, "Also, did you know that women are 37% more likely to see a psychiatrist?"
A chuckle came from Hodgins and Booth couldn't help but grin. Angela glanced at Cam and Brennan. She let out a huff, rolled her eyes and followed them back to her office.
"Wait guys, I talked to Caroline she said she can give us a couple more hours with Zack tomorrow night." Booth said.
"Thanks man." Hodgins said. Booth nodded, and they all went their separate ways for the night.
AN: So I finally did the second chapter. I hope you like it.