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He'd slept fitfully until Hannah had arrived back at his apartment. Entering the living room, Hannah was annoyed to find her lover asleep on the recliner. "Seeley wake up. Why don't you sleep in your bed like a normal person? Is it too much to ask for you to go to bed and not make me have to wake you up to make you move. All you do is grumble when I do it but if I let you sleep there your back is a mess in the morning. I'm not in the mood tonight."

Opening his eyes, Booth stared at his girlfriend for a minute, deciding how to begin.

Annoyed that he was still in the recliner, Hannah asked, "What's wrong? Look, I'm sorry it's so late." Looking at the clock on the wall, she saw the time, 4:47. "Okay, really late; but, I had to run down my source and it took me all night. It couldn't be helped."

Leaning forward, so that he was sitting up and not reclining, Booth asked, "Why do you want to live with me, Hannah? Just out of curiosity, why bother?"

Puzzled, Hannah felt her skin tighten on the back of her neck, "Okay, here we go, I have a job, Seeley. It's what I do and what I am. You knew that before I moved in. If all goes well, someday I'm going to be a bureau chief and to do that I have to stay on top. That means long hours and very long days. I don't see what you're complaining about, you work crazy hours too. Hell, sometimes between your hours and my hours we don't see each other for days. When we do see each other, I sure don't want to spend it arguing with you. Now get up and go to bed, I am so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open."

Leaning forward, Booth shook his head, "I'm not arguing with you Hannah. I just wanted to know why you moved in with me. You still haven't answered the question. Don't you know why?"

Tired, Hannah sat down on the couch and stared at her boyfriend, "Fine, you asked me to move in."

Noticing the black circles under her eyes, Booth felt sympathetic but still, "Why did you follow me back to D.C., Hannah? What do you want from this relationship that we're in?"

Crossing her arms across her chest, Hannah noticed the haggard look on Booth's face, "What's going on? Why the questions? Are you angry with me about coming home so late? I mean, what do you want Seeley? If you have something you want to say to me then just say it. We're both adults here. Stop beating around the bush, it's late and I need some sleep."

Pulling his blanket down towards his lap, Booth clasped his hands together, "Where do you see yourself in ten years or five years or hell, next month? Is it here with me? What do you want from me, from our relationship? Do you plan to stay with me? Do you want to stay with me?"

Frowning, Hannah shook her head, "I don't believe in long term relationships, Seeley. I certainly don't believe in marriage. Where do I see myself? Are you asking me if I think we'll still be together in five years? If you are you have to know the answer to that is no. It can't be yes. I have a job and sooner or later I'm going to be reassigned to another state or country. I want to be bureau chief in Iraq or Egypt. I want to be where the action is. I can't do that and stay here. I've always been honest with you, Seeley. I've never lied to you. I'm a nomad and neither you nor anyone else can make me change. It's who I am and who I want to be."

Nodding his head, Booth licked his bottom lip. "Alright, that's fair enough. We aren't right for each other Hannah. We never were. You want to live your life with no attachments, no one to hold you in one place. I need attachments, Hannah. I need someone to care where I am and what I'm doing. I need to know that I count. I don't count with you Hannah. Not really. I'm someone to fill in the time between your assignments. I'm good for a screw, a little dancing, a few laughs; but, not someone you can marry. Hell marriage isn't really even the issue. You can't see yourself with me in one year let along five years down the road and that's the issue. I need someone that wants to commit with me for the long haul. I need someone who wants to be with me five or ten or even twenty years down the road. I need, not want Hannah, I need someone to want to be with me. I've had a shitty life up until now and I'm tired of it. I need someone to care if I'm alive or dead, if I'm well or sick, if I'm having a god awful day or not. You aren't that person and you never will be. I can see that. I finally see that. It's taken a lot for me to see it; but, it's true. We need to just stop Hannah. Whatever we have together, we need to stop because it isn't what I want. It isn't what I need."

Sighing, Hannah stood up, "You're right, Seeley. I can't be what you want. I can't be the little woman at home waiting for her man with 2.3 kids and a dog. I could never be that, never."

Frowning, Booth shook his head, "I'm not looking for that, Hannah. You didn't hear me. You just heard what you wanted to hear. I'm not looking for a Stepford Wife. I'm looking for someone who gives a shit about me. I want someone to commit to me for the long haul. I don't give a damn if that person works or not, if she's . . . " Hearing the volume of his voice rise, he stopped. Smiling, Booth shook his head again, "You and I aren't good for each other, Hannah. We see relationships differently. What you want and what I want don't match. We just aren't right for each other."

Staring at Booth, Hannah made a decision, "I'm going to move out in the morning. You're right we don't want the same things. We never did. I thought we could work out our differences; but, I was kidding myself. I've been through this before and I should know better. I'm always attracted to the wrong man, Seeley. I'm attracted to the warrior forgetting that the warrior usually wants his little woman to . . . never mind, you're right. It was fun, Seeley. It really was; but, it's time I moved on."

Nodding his head, Booth leaned back in his chair and pulled up his blanket. Closing his eyes, he heard Hannah walk away.

"Seeley are you going to sleep there tonight?"

Nodding his head, Booth answered, "Yeah, I think I should."

Shrugging her shoulders, Hannah entered the bedroom and closed the door.

Opening his eyes, Booth stared at the closed door. "For once, you've done something right. Just this once, you did it right."

Closing his eyes, Booth soon fell asleep.

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A/N: Stepford Wife (from the Movie "The Stepford Wives"), is a woman who lives a blindly conforming life and remains subservient to her husband. This is actually a horror film.