Hey guys, this is officially more than a one shot. It'll be pretty sporadic since I'm back in school but I promise I'll do it as much as I can.
This one references the season 5 episode where Brennan goes out with Booth's boss's boss (watch the interview where she tries to say it, pretty funny lol)
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They say "love is blind". Well, for all who want to know, I'm living proof of that statement. For years I lived blindly, behind "guy hugs", brainy smurfs and "eventually". For years she was "just my partner", even though I knew that fear that I felt when she was in danger was far more than partnerly. When Cam broke it off, she cited the lack of future for us as a reason, but I always knew that she looked closer than that. So I tried to cover it up. I tried not to show my awe at how beautiful Bones was, or how much I loved just to watch her passion when she went into one of her anthropological lectures. I covered it up and remained blind.
But now, as I watch her, primping for her date with my boss's boss, I can't help the ache that resonates. She asked me over to give her advice and the date seems more important to her than I had imagined. The twinge I feel as I tell her what to wear on her date with another man makes sure that the veil is lifted. I can't be blind any more.
"Are you excited?" I ask, struggling against the lump in my throat as I watch her give a small twirl in the red dress I had approved. She shrugs noncommittally and her blue eyes catch mine. There's something there, something beyond the regular predate emotion. As she turns back, I recognize the feeling—it's a longing and I should know it, I see it in my own eyes every time I look at her. She smiles at me through the mirror, that soft, affectionate smile that so rarely graces her features.
Finishing her makeup, she gives me a "thank you" with that same look in her eyes and I come to my own realization. There's a knock on the door and our eyes both jump to the offending sound. She grabs her coat, telling me to stay as long as I want. I wish her good luck and watch her leave without me.
So, while they say love is blind, they also say "none are so blind as those who refuse to see". And maybe I'm not the only one.
