Here's a second addition to this series. Brennan isn't being very rational and Booth does his best to make her feel better. Just because they must have had days like this.
Disclaimer: Bones belongs to Fox.
Booth opened the door to his apartment and stepped aside so Brennan could enter. Without a word she headed straight for the bathroom. Booth stared up at the ceiling, shook his head and closed the door after himself.
It was true they had a long and bad day. Their suspect was anything but cooperative during the arrest. Sure, it got a bit messy yet Booth doubted Brennan was irritated because of that.
He understood her body was undergoing changes. He also knew that they were still trying to settle into their 'your place tonight, my place tomorrow' routine. None of them really liked the set up, but it was as far as they were going for now.
Before he joined her in the bathroom, Booth grabbed a couple of clean towels. His lovely partner wasn't in a good mood and he thought a bit of pampering was called for. She could deny it all she wanted, but he knew she couldn't resist his charm.
"Ah!" The startled yelp was followed by a few curse words. Booth hurried to see what the problem was.
"I hate this shower!" Brennan huffed." First, the water's too hot. Then cold." She grumbled. "Hot, cold, hot, cold..."
"Hey, hey." With an expert touch he adjusted the water temperature for her. He discarded his clothes and stepped inside. "Are you alright?" She'd been to his place numerous times before, even before they had set up their new living arrangements so she knew the tricks to his place.
When she gave him a narrow-eyed look Booth suspected he was going to have to coax her out of her shell. "Come on, Bones." He turned his back to the water, hooking a finger under her chin. "You can tell me."
Brennan exhaled and closed her eyes briefly. "I know I'm being irrational...difficult," She shook her head, trying to take a step away from him.
"Aw, Bones." He gave her a soft smile, winding an arm around her waist. "We're all entitled to be grumpy every now and then."
"I'm not grumpy!" Brennan protested with an air or indignity. She just looked too cute with her nose all scrunched up that Booth couldn't resist giving her a peck on the lips.
"How about we finish up here," He took her hand in his so she could test the water for herself. "And I'll make something to eat?" He moved to stand behind her, caressing the small bump on her otherwise still flat tummy.
"Okay." Brennan agreed, running her hands through her hair before leaning back against him. He could feel she was still tense, but at least she wasn't cutting the physical contact.
After their shower he left her in the bedroom to change. Booth checked his fridge and found the necessary ingredients to treat her to a nice home dinner.
He was adding a small serving of salad to her plate when Brennan joined him in the kitchen.
"Hey." He smiled, placing a loaded plate in front of her.
"Thank you." She appreciated the gesture and dug in.
They were silent throughout their meal. Booth was worried about her; worried that she wasn't telling him what was wrong.
"Wanna watch a movie?" He hoped it would make her relax.
"No." Brennan announced she'd rather just go to bed.
"Okay." Booth nodded at her retreating back.
Brennan sat on the edge of the bed and took a deep breath. She knew she was being difficult and all Booth wanted to do was help. But all she needed was some time. She needed to adjust to the constant flow of emotions flooding her lately.
"Look, Bones." He found her seated on the bed and approached her. "If you don't wanna spend the night here, that's cool."
Brennan felt tears welling in her eyes. She'd pushed him away and now he was kicking her out of his place for the night.
"Just let me get some clothes and we'll head over to your place." Booth continued, sliding the closet door.
"What?" Brennan stared at him in surprise, eyes filled with unshed tears. "Together, you mean?" She wiped at her eyes, catching the clarification.
"Yeah." He called over his shoulder. Before he could turn around to face her, he felt her arms wrap around him.
"No." Brennan rose to her toes to kiss him on the cheek. "This is fine." She smiled against the side of his neck.
"Oookay." Booth chuckled at her dramatic change in mood. He knew he was going to have to get used to the pregnancy hormones. "I see, Bones." He patted the hand that rested on his lower abdomen with affection.