Jamie was still snoring on the couch when Booth left his apartment early the next morning. Booth hoped to get to the lab before Jamie called Bones about a date. He wanted to warn her about Jamie's less than honorable intentions so she could turn him down. Booth had convinced himself he was only looking out for Bones' best interests.

Booth checked Bones' office, and not finding her there, walked out to the lab platform. She was up to her elbows in a corpse. The contrast between her beauty and the ugliness of her work was always fascinating to him. He watched her work for a few minutes before interrupting her.

"Mornin', Bones. It's a little early to be digging around in a dead body, isn't it? It's only 8 am."

"Booth! Why are you here at the lab so early? Do we have a case?"

"Not a new one. I wanted to check on the progress in the Landon case."

Brennan removed her gloves and came down the platform steps. "Cam wants to check some injuries on the victim's flesh again before we clean the bones and there are still tests Dr. Hodgins need to run on the particulates he's collected. I'm sorry I don't have more information for you. You should've called me before you made the trip over here."

Booth shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "I also thought I'd see if you wanted some breakfast. Jamie was still sleeping when I left, and I didn't want to wake him up with my cooking."

Brennan smiled. "I believe I could eat some breakfast. Good idea, Booth."

"I really don't know how you can eat breakfast after digging around in that body, but if you're hungry, let's go."

They took their seats at their usual table in the diner. "I'm glad one of your old friends came see you, Booth. You don't talk a lot about your Army buddies."

"I don't know if we were exactly friends. We did basic training together and were stationed together until I decided to join the Rangers. Jamie was into tech stuff so he was stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri before Ft. Sill. I haven't seen him for several years."

Brennan took a sip of her tea. "Jamie seems very nice. He called me last night and we talked for quite a while. He wanted to see if I'd show him the sights of DC."

"That bastard!", Booth thought. He spluttered a second before he gained his composure. "Look, don't feel obligated to go out with him just because he's one of my Army buddies. I know you don't often like to go out on weekday evenings."

"It's no problem, Booth. I'm glad to help one of your friends. He told me what he wants to see while he's here, and I've planned an itinerary. One thing he mentioned is to see the Lincoln Memorial at night, and he wants to walk around the reflecting pool. He's got some other ideas about what he wants to see."

"I bet he does.", Booth said under his breath. "Hey, maybe I could come with you while you give him the tour. It might be fun, you know, the three of us out for a night on the town. I like the Lincoln Memorial at night myself."

Brennan frowned slightly. "That's not necessary, Booth. I know my way around the DC environs. Besides, why would I want to you to go with me on my date with another man?"

"I know you know your way around, Bones, but there's something you might need to know about Jamie. Most of the sightseeing he wants to do doesn't involve monuments." Booth paused, deciding the straightforward approach was best. "Basically he's just looking for an excuse to get you into bed with him."

She smirked. "I know."

"You know?"

"Of course. When he visited your office yesterday he spent most of his time staring at my breasts. He licked his lips several times, his breathing rate accelerated, and his pupils dilated. All of these things indicate that he finds me sexually attractive, so I assume he wants to have sex on our date."

Booth was aghast, especially considering how many times he had sneaked a peek at her breasts himself. "So you're going out with him even if you know all he wants is sex?"

"Yes, I am. Why?"

"No reason….just curiosity. Do what you want to do. I just thought you'd rather have a good dinner and some conversation."

Brennan rolled her eyes. "Jamie and I can have dinner, conversation, sightseeing and sex all in the same evening. I'll do exactly what I want, Booth. Jamie's a very attractive man, and I think sex with him would be enjoyable. Anyway, it's just sex. And it could be that he decides he doesn't want to have sex with me after all."

"News flash, Bones." Booth was clearly irritated. "Jamie's all about having sex with you, and there's no way he'll decide anything different. But like I said, do what you want."

"I will, Booth."

"Fine." Booth went back to his eggs.

"Fine." Brennan went back to her fruit. "I'll do exactly what I want."

Booth sighed, shaking his head. "Yeah, I know you will."