Title: Question

Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own these characters, the show, or anything related.

A/N: As with Happy, this idea came to me in the middle of the night. It's a really good thing I keep a notebook next to my bed. So here's the next installment. It's a little longer so yay me for that. Enjoy. Review. 

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She walked into her apartment to find him pacing, brow furrowed, and hands stuffed in his pockets. He walked over to her and kissed her on the cheek before resuming wearing a hole in her carpet.

"Sit down."

"What? Booth, you can't just tell me to sit down."

"Bones," he looked at her with an exasperated look in his eyes, "Just sit down."

Sensing the seriousness in his voice, she did so.

"I thought I was going to lose you today…You were so pale and I didn't know you were wearing a vest…" He closed his eyes, trying to shut out the image of her laying on the ground in the aftermath of the explosion.

"Bones, there are a lot of things that are uncertain in this world. We don't know who the next bad guy is going to be. We don't always know who to trust. Sometimes, we don't know if we will live to see the next sunrise. On most accounts, we cannot predict the future and we cannot always solve mysteries of the past. But I learned today that there is one thing that I do not have any doubts about. And that's you. You guide me and you teach me and you love me. And I am certain that regardless of what lies ahead of us, I will love you until the end of time." At this, he stopped walking and kneeled on the ground in front of her, a velvet box in his hand that she hadn't noticed before.

"Bones, will you marry me?"

He looked up at her, surprised to see tears in her eyes.

"Booth, it isn't possible to love someone until the end of time. Once you die, you lose the capacity to feel emotion and-" She was silenced by his lips on hers in a soft, sweet kiss.

"I'm not talking about what is physically possible. I'm talking about what I know and that is that I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I don't want to be just partners and I don't want to just be your boyfriend. I want it all. And I know you're against marriage but, Bones, I want to be your husband more than anything. I-"

"Okay."

"I'm sorry, what?" He mocked cleaning out his ears as he stared at her in disbelief.

"I said okay. Let's get married."

Before he could begin to put the ring on her hand, she pulled his head back to hers for a kiss not quite as innocent as the one from moments before.

"We're getting married," he whispered as he slipped the ring onto her finger.

"Yes, we are. You know, the ritual of marriage goes all the way back to-"

"Bones…" he groaned. "Not now."

"Huh. You don't want a lecture on anthropology? What will we do with the extra time?" She cocked her eyebrow at him suggestively.

"I'm sure we can think of something to do…" He grinned back as he tucked his fingers into the waistband of her pants, tugging her towards the bedroom. His lips found her neck as she loosened his tie.

"I'm sure we can."

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A/N: So there you have it. The inspiration for this came from the song Question by Old 97s. If you don't know it, listen to it. It is one of the sweetest songs I've ever heard.

Oh and my vague reference to another show in Happy came from Friends. There is an episode where Janice gives Chandler Rocky and Bullwinkle socks and that was all I could think of when trying to decide what Booth's socks would have on them.

Big thanks to those who continue to read this and review. You keep me going.