sory that i havn't updated in forever! iv'e had a massiv creativity burst that had to be wasted on a dumb school project. but, any who... here's the final instalation of this fic. thank you for all the raving reviews! and thank you for staying with me. oh, and for all of you who are just tuning in, thank you for not jujst passing over this story jsut looking for one with a more interesting title.

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CHAPTER 3

(no POV)

Neither one could have anticipated what just happened. Niether one could have explained the significance. But they both knew there was a reason.

It didn't matter that she had lived in agony for two weeks.it didn't matter that she had feared his death. It didn't matter that he took a bullet for her and it didn't matter that she had killed a woman for him. All that mattered was the fact that he had woken up. That they were here, now in this position.

Niether spoke for fear of breaking something that felt as thogh it hung on to the whispery thin tendrills of silence that they found so comforting allofa sudden. Until they became aware of the heart-moniter.

Then, booth laughed. An almost mocking laugh spurred on by the beeping of the heart moniter, and only stopped by the dull ache in his chest. Not just his chest, but his heart, at the sight of the look on her face. The look that told him that this was real. Not a morphine induced hallucinatinon. A real moment in real time with the VERRY real bones. And all he could do was think oh, crap.

"Bones? Are you okay?"

"Erm...ahhh...uhhhmm...whaaa?" was all she could stammer before giving up talking alltogether.

"That was-" he started

"Amazing..." suddenly startled by her ability to speak again, she blushed and started to turn away.

"Hey... Bones! Don't go, please don't go. Are you okay?" he asked, grabbing her hand so that she couldn't go.

"Booth, I-I'm sorry, I just..." she trailed off, not knowing what to say.

"Shhh, shh, shh, don't be."

"I just, idont know what came over me. I mean, that was totaly irrational, and if you want me to leave, then just say-"

He cut her off whith a kiss. Just as innocent as the first, but filled with something new, longing for what took them so long to find. And as he broke away, his words brought tears to her eyes.

"Temperance,"her name on his lips nearly drove her crazy,"I know I've said I wouldn't hurt you,or leave you, but I need to know that youll do the same for me. Don't leave, just..say. here. With me. Because as much as it scares you, I love you, and i dont want to ever close my eyes, or fall asleep, cause, I'd miss you, and I don't want to miss a thing. So tell me, will you stay?"

She said nothing, once again, she lost all abilities of speech. So, she simply kissed him. Slowly, sweetly, but enough to to get the point across.

Yes, i'll stay.

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