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10 Dates - chapter 4
Booth stroked a strand of hair from her face, caressing her cheek as he did. He cupped her face and felt her lean into his hand. Her skin was soft as silk, tears glistening beneath her eyes. He wiped the remaining tears away with his thumb before lifting her face slightly to look in her eyes.
Her eyes where full of gratitude, but he also saw the sorrow hidden in them. He wished he could take away the pain, whatever made her so sad. He wanted to be there for her forever, to make her smile, to make her happy. If only she'd let him.
"Talk to me, Temperance" He said gently.
She pulled away from him and for a moment her thought she'd run from him once again. Then he felt her hand take his and she guided him to the couch where they sat down next to eachother.
"Temperance, What didn't you mean?" Booth asked her. He thought he knew what she was talking about, but he wanted to be sure. He also wanted her to talk to him about it without hiding her feelings.
Temperance looked up at him with a frightened look on her face. She felt scared. She didn't know what to tell Booth. The words before had just slipped out and she now she didn't know how to explain.
Booth squeezed her hand urging her to speak.
"I…Booth….I feel terrible about our fight the other day" Temperance started, "I felt lost. I felt like we were fighting about us rather than the case. It confused me. It was like you didn't understand my need for sticking to the evidence. Like you told me to just follow you with my eyes closed"
Tears started to fall from her eyes once again as she spoke. She was holding Booths hand in both of hers, rubbing circles on the palm with her thumbs. She couldn't look at him. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes while trying to come up with an explanation for her odd behaviour.
Finally she just said: "I don't know where I stand with you anymore Booth"
She found the courage to look up and when their eyes met she saw tears in his eyes too.
"Temperance", Booth said, his voice full of emotion, "You're my partner, you're my best friend. That's where we stand. I hope some day, we might be more, but that's where we stand."
Once again he pulled her into his arms and tried to bring her the comfort she needed so badly. Her arms were wrapped around his neck. His were behind her back pulling her so tight they could hardly breath. He felt a satisfying sense of contentment as he kissed her temple and rested his cheek against hers. Their tears mixed and they felt eachothers heavy breathing.
"Seeley, I do need you. I need you so much it scares me" He heard her whisper in his ears.
He pulled them both down on the couch. They were facing eachtother, arms still wrapped tightly around the other. Booth looked into her eyes and lost himself in their depths. He kissed her forehead and she nestled in the crook of his neck. Not long after they were both asleep, feeling happy and safe.