AN/ I'M SORRY FOR BEING MIA FOR SO LONG. I'M SURE YOU GUYS THOUGHT I'D GIVEN UP ON THIS STORY- WHICH IS NOT THE CASE. THANKS FOR FOLLOWING AND LIKING AND I HOPE THIS CHAPTER WILL BE A NICE SURPRISE AFTER SUCH A LONG TIME.
For the first time in five years, Buffy slept like a baby without any alcohol or pills, and despite the jet lag... in the morning, she just jumped out of bed, feeling all chirpy. The first thing she did was checking her phone, it was 7:30 and she had two unread messages. One was from Dawn and it said 'HEY, SIS, HOW DID IT GO WITH SEELEY? FAITH'S BEEN HERE WITH ME SINCE YOU LEFT, JUST PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, SMOKING AND DRINKING-BUT SHE DOESN'T MISS YOU, OF COURSE, SHE'S JUST BORED. OH YOU TWO. CALL ME.'
The second one was from Jean Paul, who didn't sound very happy. Buffy could hear him say her name with that funny accent "Boo-fy". 'BUFFY, I AM NOT CONTENT WITH YOU. YOU JUST LEAVE WITHOUT SAYING A WORD. EVERYTHING READY HERE, AND YOU GO TO AMERICA TO FIND YOUR AMI INTIME. NOT NICE. ADIEU.'
Nothing from Seeley, but that didn't mean anything. She didn't even think he would call or text, it wasn't really his thing. He rarely called or texted even when they were dating, he would just come over or pick her up to go somewhere.
She quickly replied to Dawn: 'HEY, DAWNIE. IT WENT BETTER THAN I'D EXPECTED. GOD, HE STILL MAKES MY HEART BEAT LIKE A DRUM. I HAVEN'T BEEN SO HAPPY IN A VERY LONG TIME! KEEP YA FINGERS CROSSED FOR ME… FOR US. TELL FAITH TO CALL THAT GUY… ROBIN? HE'S BEEN INTO HER FOR AGES. TALK SOON. XX'
She frowned once again at Jean Paul's text, but decided to ignore it for now. She wasn't even sure if she'd return to Paris. That's why she told Dawn to tell Faith to give Robin a chance. He was obviously a nice guy and Faith deserved someone to love her the way she loved Seeley. Sex with Faith was awesome and she knew she'd miss her, but she wasn't Seeley. No one was him, not even close to him.
She smiled when she entered the shower and thought about his smile and the sound of his laughter. His deep brown eyes still burned all the way through her flesh and bone to the depths of her heart. Hot water ran down her body and Buffy's hand ran to her inner thighs and gently caressed her hot spot, imagining Seeley's fingers touching her.
That guy sure had skilled fingers… and tongue and hands and… everything about him was perfect, it felt like he was made to please her, to make her world spin out of control and explode into unbelievable passion and desire. She knew she could make him feel the same and she just couldn't wait to do it.
His body was always toned, his skin smelled and tasted delicious… their connected bodies felt like a complete puzzle, a perfect puzzle of happiness and peace.
A little moan escaped her when her fingers found the spot and she imagined Seeley again, her body still remembered every kiss and caress he'd given her. No one else made her ever come close to that feeling… Her body remembered Seeley, it had its own love and desire for him. No matter how hard she'd tried to forget certain things, how hard she'd tried to replace him, using booze, drugs and Faith, it never worked. There was always some little thing that would remind her of Seeley and all the feelings would come back crashing down on her.
"Ohhh god…"-she moaned as she came, still feeling dazed… She finally managed to shower and dry up, and then she put his jacket on her naked body. She wanted Seeley to smell her and think about her, think about all the things they'd done together, to each other…
Feeling awake and happy enough to leave her hotel room, Buffy got dressed and left. She bought coffee with soy milk at the closest coffee shop and started walking all over the city. Having spent most of her life in Los Angeles and Paris, Buffy got a bit lost in her thoughts, and then also in Washington D.C.
She kept looking around, trying to see something familiar.
"Jeffersonian. That's where Seeley works."-Buffy smiled when she saw a huge building. It was a sign! She felt like fate pulled her to that building somehow.
Just waltzing inside wasn't that easy, so she bought Seeley's favorite doughnuts and coffee, and then she remembered that he also had colleagues, and that they might be feeling puckish too. It made her wonder what Dr. Brennan liked. Except Seeley, of course. Jealousy made her shiver a little, but she shook it away, bought some more snacks and sweets and headed to Jeffersonian.
Heart pounded in her chest, and she held on to bags with her bought goods like they were life jackets.
"Check out the hot blonde…"- Hodgins said to Zack, who was more into guys, but he followed fashion life and recognized her straight away.
"That's Buffy Summers, a famous model. Wow."
"Buffy… as in… Booth's ex?"-Hodgins' jaw dropped and he barely managed to pull it back up when Buffy introduced herself.
"Hi… I'm Buffy Summers. Looking for Agent Booth. Is he here by any chance? Uh… I've brought coffee and sweets."-she smiled, feeling like she was bribing them somehow, but she really didn't care.
"I'm Hodgins. Jack Hodgins."
"And I'm Zack Addy. Been your fan since you first got on stage!"-the cute, obviously gay guy said to her and Buffy couldn't help smiling.
"Jack and Zack, nice to meet you both."-she shook hands with them and took one of Zack's notebooks to sign it.
"Wow… thank you. Oh my god. Wow."-Zack kept looking from Buffy to his notebook and Hodgins couldn't help grinning "Geeking out much?"
"I'm sorry! Couldn't help it! Um, Buffy… you asked about Booth?"-Zack finally remembered why that perfect model actually stepped into the Jeffersonian building.
"Yeah. Is he here?"
"He's in a lab with Bones."-Zack said and his eyes widened. He knew that B&B had some feelings about each other, but now that the third… or the first B was in the picture again… uh oh, smelled like drama.
"I'm going to find them."-Hodgins said, just to make sure he could still speak, he felt like his brain and mouth got disconnected. He sipped his coffee, showed thumbs up to Buffy and hurried off.
Buffy was nervous and she felt really awkward, she hadn't expected to find a fan here. And now that fan was gawking at her like he still couldn't believe she was real. She couldn't really understand that, there was nothing perfect about her at that moment.
"Hey, Buffy, what are you doing here? Wasn't expecting you. Uh… this is Bones. Umm, Temperance Brennan."
Two women shook hands and smiled politely, but Buffy noticed suspicious looks the woman kept throwing at her.
"Actually, I got lost. Started looking around and when I saw this building I remembered you worked here and I went to a coffee shop and got you all coffees and sweets and then I got here hoping to find you because I wanted to tell you that last night's dinner was perfect and I would like us to hang out again soon of course if you don't think I'm crazy showing up here and thinking you'd rather not see me again and that would also be ok but I really hope that's not the case cause…"
"Buffy, take a breath."-Seeley smiled, her ability to ramble hasn't changed. She actually gasped for air and blushed a little when he said that.
"Thanks for coffee. We're a bit busy now, gotta head to a crime scene, but Four Seasons is on our way so I can give you a lift. And, I'd like to see you again, but that probably won't be possible the next few days, we've just got called about a really… special case."
Buffy's heart sank when she heard she wouldn't be able to see him for days, but she smiled cause he offered her a lift and gave her one of those special Buffy's smiles.
Everybody noticed that smile cause no one had ever seen Booth smile LIKE THAT. Not even Bones, who felt a pang of jealousy. She'd heard so much about Buffy and she hadn't been her biggest fan, but seeing that cute blondie in front of her, babbling and losing her breath because she was so nervous and obviously still head over heels for Booth made her soften up just a little bit.
"I might go to L.A. then, to visit the Gang and kill the time. I was hoping you'd come with me, but I can go alone too."
"Yes, you should. And when you come back we can go for coffee."
"Great!"-Buffy smiled widely and Seeley took a cup of coffee from her hand, accidentally-on-purpose touching her hand, which sent jolts of electricity through her body.
They were just gonna head to the exit when Angela ran toward them. "I've got some news about the case!"
She abruptly stopped when she noticed Buffy. She looked vaguely familiar, but she couldn't remember where she knew her from.
"She's BUFFY SUMMERS, Angela! My favorite model!"-Zack exclaimed
"And Booth's ex girlfriend!"-Hodgins said and grinned when he saw Angela's jaw dropped a little, just like his had dropped earlier.
"Oh my god. Thought you were a myth or something. I'm Angela."
"You were myth-taken. It's very nice to meet you."-Buffy said and smiled. She felt relieved when Booth hurried them all cause he needed to head to the crime scene with Bones.
It was nice meeting people from Seeley's world, but Buffy never expected such reactions.
"You're a celeb in Jeffersonian too."-Seeley tried to joke, but Buffy thought that joke wasn't funny to him. He obviously very much disliked her career and she really couldn't blame him.
"Umm, yeah, wasn't expecting it."
Bones sat at the front seat and Buffy hopped in the back, feeling a bit left out. She wanted to kick Brennan out and jump on her Seeley and kiss him passionately, so passionately that he'd immediately forget about everything but her lips on his. She almost growled cause she couldn't do it, but then she figured that maybe that little stay in L.A. with her friends might do her good.
It might even give Seeley time to clear his head and realize how much he misses and loves her.
"Thanks for the ride. I'll call you when I get back. It was nice to meet you… Dr. Brennan."-Buffy wasn't really sure how to call Seeley's partner, who was really quiet the whole time.
"You can call me Temperance. It was nice to meet you too."-Bones said, surprised cause she actually meant it.
Buffy smiled, said bye and ran toward her room, impatient to pack and buy a ticket to Los Angeles.
