A/N: I just wanted to say thanks again for all the wonderful reviews! Keep 'em coming. Also, Happy New Year's to everyone! Read on for classic Angela nosiness...
Chapter 3
Angela was standing over Hodgins' shoulder at his work station when they finally emerged. She had been watching Brennan's door like a hawk ever since she had discovered them. She laughed to herself as she watched Booth try to usher Brennan out of her office. He caught himself before he made his usual move of placing his hand at the small of her back, his arm already extended. Instead he clenched his hand into a fist as he raised his arm away from her.
Angela sauntered over coolly. "Booth, that's funny I didn't see you come in," she said through a smirk.
"Yeah, well I-" Booth was cut off as Angela continued her inquisition.
"And isn't that what you were wearing yesterday? Did you spend the night here?" She asked playfully.
By this point Hodgins had wandered over, not wanting to be left out on whatever dirt his fiancée had dug up on the non-couple. "Whatcha guys talking about?" He asked with a knowing grin.
"Just the fact that these two finally slept together last night." Angela stood back with her arms crossed, a proud smile displayed across her face.
Angela's statement was enough to cause Zack and Cam to look up from the images they had been studying on a screen up on the platform, the disbelief apparent in their faces.
"Angela!" Brennan hissed at her friend.
"Way to go man!" Hodgins said, extending his hand to the FBI agent, who now glared at him menacingly. "Or not," he said, quickly retracting his fingers.
"Okay, for the record, we did not sleep together," Booth said as he placed his hands on his hips, daring any of them to doubt him.
"Well actually, technically we did sleep together."
Booth turned to face his partner, his jaw open in disbelief. It was times like these when he really wished that his partner could grasp the simple subtleties of human interaction. Although Angela's sexual innuendo had been noticed by every other person in the room, it had been lost on Brennan. Why does she always have to be so literal?
"Not that it's any of your business," Booth said as he cast an evil eye at the surrounding Squints, "But we did not have sex. We may have fallen asleep in her office, but that's it."
The definitiveness in his tone told the Squints that there would be no further discussion and that the matter was closed. That was all that Hodgins, Zack and Cam needed to resume their work. Only Angela remained, a steely gaze fixed on the pair. Still standing with her arms crossed she poked her tongue into her cheek and nodded her head, uttering, "Uh, huh," in a still disbelieving tone.
"Right, so Bones and I have to go to a crime scene and do some real work, you should try it," Booth said as he grabbed the forensic anthropologist by her arm and began to drag her out of the lab.
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"You know it's okay to be embarrassed," Booth prodded. They were in his SUV now, on their way to the crime scene. After the little display in the lab Booth knew that they wouldn't be able to play-off that last night hadn't happened. He decided to test the waters and broach the subject light-heartedly.
"Embarrassed? Why should I be embarrassed? If anything you should be embarrassed," Brennan replied stubbornly.
"What? Me? Why me?" Booth stammered, shocked that she was turning this thing around on him. This was not exactly the reaction he was anticipating.
"You were the one that was sleeping next to me, in what can only be described as a
post-coital position," she said matter-of-factly as she crossed her arms across her chest and threw him a sideways glance.
"God, Bones!" Booth was starting to feel uncomfortable. He was never one for sex talk, especially not with her. He gripped his left hand tighter around the steering wheel as he loosened his tie with his right. "Look, the word is spooning, okay? Spooning. Besides, it's not like I could go anywhere with your death grip holding me in place."
"What are talking about?" She asked through nervous laughter.
"C'mon bones, you were holding my hand. It's okay to admit that you just wanted to feel my arms around you, although I never really had you pegged as a cuddler," he said, as the left side of his mouth drew up into a sly smile. She was starting to get flustered now and he was enjoying the opportunity to tease her.
"God," she muttered under her breath. She shook her head at his cockiness and turned to stare out the passenger window, successfully answering without a definitive no.
Booth took his eyes off the road to look at his partner. Realizing that this might not be the best way to approach the topic he took his hand and placed it over hers, giving it a little squeeze. "Seriously though, Bones, I think we should talk about this."
She didn't want to talk about it, though. She knew she couldn't say what she really felt. She had started realizing her true feelings about her partner over the last few weeks. Every time he would look at her she could feel her cheeks burn. Every touch would send her heart racing. Every time he would lean in closer to her to speak she could almost feel the softness of his lips. She desperately wished to be back in his arms but was too scared to admit this to him. "Look, Booth, there's nothing to talk about. Nothing happened." She said, finally turning back to look at him.
Booth's heart sank a little at her response. Although he hadn't expected her to confess her undying love for him he was disappointed that she could brush it off so easily. Something had happened to him. For a moment she was in his arms and all of his fantasies had come true. For a moment she was his. Then in a flash it was gone, and here they were. He sat in silence for a moment. A part of him wanted to pull over, take her in his arms, touch her soft lips with his and show her the passion that he held captive in his heart. Instead he looked down at his hand, still placed gently over hers, and entwined his fingers with hers, "It was nice though, huh?" He asked, smiling at her, through only his eyes.
"You know, it really was," she replied, as she gently squeezed his hand.
So, if you are all very good and review lots and lots I'll post Chapter 4 tomorrow! What are you waiting for? R & R!
