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Brennan sat at her computer, trying desperately not to fall asleep. Every time she would dose off she would catch her head just in time, only for it to fall again a few seconds later. She was finally startled out of her drifting by her cell phone ringing.
"Brennan," she answered.
"Hey, you," said the voice on the other end.
"Hey, Chris, how are you?"
"Good. How are you? You sound tired."
"Long night last night, that's all," replied Brennan.
"Oh really? Should I be concerned?"
"Not unless you think I'd be interested in a charred set of remains."
"I saved a life today," Chris stated.
"Trying to impress me?"
"Just making sure you remember all the good I do."
"Oh, I remember, what happened?"
"Road side bomb. Two soldiers were hurt but we got there just in time. They were so young. Mid-20s tops. I save lives all the time, but being here, every one means a bit more."
"What you're doing is amazing."
Brennan was interrupted by a knock on the door; she looked up to find Booth standing in her office doorway.
"Hold on one second, Chris," Brennan said, "what's up, Booth?"
"I think we got our guy," stated Booth.
Brennan lifted her finger as to say hold on one second then said into the phone, "I gotta go, Chris."
"The murderers await?"
"Yeah they do. I love you."
"Love you too, Tempe," responded Chris before Brennan hung up the phone and followed Booth out the door.
A few hours later, Booth and Brennan were in the car after arresting their latest murderer. Booth looked to his right and saw that Brennan was fast asleep. His attention was brought back to the road when a car cut him off, before he could remember that his partner was sleeping, he beeped the horn.
"Damn it, I'm sorry Bones," he looked at her apologetically.
"I'm awake."
"Yeah, thanks to the jackass in the Lexus in front of us," said Booth, "So where am I taking you? Home?"
"No, can you take me back to the Jeffersonian?" asked Brennan.
"Bones, you're exhausted, it took you all of two minutes in the car to put you to sleep, don't you think you should go home?"
Brennan looked at him, all the while trying to think of a good excuse, "My keys are in my office. I'm just going to get them and go home. I can't get into my apartment without them, now can I?"
"Alright," Booth responded.
When they arrived at the Jeffersonian, Brennan opened her door.
"Good night, Booth," she stated before getting out and closing the door behind her.
Booth remained in the car watching the entrance to the Jeffersonian, waiting for Brennan to come out and go to her car so he could follow her home, to make sure she didn't fall asleep at the wheel. After 15 minutes, he realized she lied to him, and he decided to go in after her. When he walked in, he found a set of remains on the platform and Brennan asleep at one of the computers.
Booth cleared his throat and Brennan jumped up startled.
"God, Booth, what are you doing?"
"I should be asking you the same thing."
"I'm working."
"Really because it looks to me like you were sleeping. Which would be completely understandable you know, considering it's two in the morning. What's going on, Bones?"
"Nothing, Booth."
"You know I'm going to keep asking you until you tell me, so you might as well save both of our time and tell me now."
"You're going to think it's stupid."
"Bones, nothing you could say could ever sound stupid. Any words that come from your mouth automatically sound smart, just because they're coming from your mouth," smiled Booth.
"I can't sleep. Not really anyway. I dose off occasionally. It's just … I got so used to sleeping with Christopher that every time I try to fall asleep in our bed, I can't. I try. I just can't."
Booth put his hand on Brennan's shoulder, "It's understandable."
"I've been working on cases from limbo during the night. Usually they take some time, but this guy's dental records got a hit right away. And the cause of death was a stab wound to the chest. Looks like I'm going to have to find something else to do, tonight," Brennan stated.
"Why don't you teach me the skeletal system?"
"Seriously?"
"Yes, seriously. I mean it could take all night, maybe even all week. You'll get so bored, you'll fall asleep and I'll be here to put a blanket over you, you'll be as good as new," Booth said with a smile, "What do you say?"
"Okay," responded Brennan.
"Okay."
After about an hour, Booth decided he was going to impress Brennan by announcing all the names of all the bones in the foot. When he looked over to her, she was asleep. He walked over to her, scooped her up into his arms and brought her to the couch in her office. He put a blanket over her. He took a pillow and made himself a bed, on the floor next to her.
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