A/N: Hi all! So I'm posting this chapter in celebration of my team winning it's section at the States :) I would like to once again thank to all those who reviewed and filled Charlie's email with alerts- it was the perfect thing to come home to. So happy that you guys think I'm staying mostly true to the characters. This is the one thing I'm super paranoid with, and is usually what makes me so hesitant about posting chapters up. So please, if I write anything thats ooc, please let me know. Oh and I still hate hairspray and make up- only it was on me this time :)
This is mostly going to be the dinner between Hannah, Booth and Bones :) So sorry if it's short.
Disclaimer: Don't own Bones, wouldn't be on here if we did. (Enna's random thought- wouldn't it be hilarious if one of the writers of Bones did actually go on this site? No, seriously, think about it)
" Got anything for me Bones?" Booth asked as he waltzed into her office. Brennan looked up from her paper work and smiled at him.
" You know if I had, I'd have called you by now," She said. " I'm going to look over the remains, see if I can get a feasible weapon from the contents of the auto shop your people brought in."
" Fine, I'll just stay here and keep you company," Booth said. " That way, you don't have to remember to call when you do find something I can use."
" No, you go and spend your time with Hannah, I'm sure she's missed you," Brennan said as she put her blue lab coat on.
" We saw each other this morning Bones, it's not like we're love sick teenagers who can't spend a minute without the other person. Besides, I already called her and she said she was fine with it." Brennan let out a sigh.
" Fine, but the minute you start complaining of being bored, I'm kicking you out," She said.
" Aye, aye Bones," Booth said, giving her a mock salute. Brennan just glared at him as she left her office and made her way to the platform, him following close behind.
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" Have you found anything yet?" Brennan sighed at her partner's question.
" No Booth, as I stated before, if I had, you'd be the first to know," She said.
" Yeah, yeah. I'm hungry." He knew that he sounded like a child, so he added a whine to his statement. This brought a small smile to Brennan's lips before she turned to glare at him.
" Then go and get something to eat," She told him. " I'm working."
" I've noticed. You've been staring at those damn bones for two and a half hours Bones," Booth said. " I think it's time you had a break and got something to eat."
" I'm fine, you're the one that's hungry, not me." Booth stood next to her and pouted, trying to use his puppy dog eyes on her. He was sure it'd have worked if she bothered to look at him.
" Don't tell me you're harassing poor Dr Brennan while she's working Seeley." The two partners spun around to see Hannah at the base of the platform stairs, holding a large box what Brennan guessed was Thai food. Her stomach grumbled at the smell of it. Booth bounded down the stairs eagerly and gave his girlfriend a quick peck on the cheek.
" Look Bones, food!" He exclaimed.
" Of course you would be excited about the food and not seeing me," Hannah joked. Booth just gave her a boyish grin and took the box off her.
" I brought the food, though don't ask me what it is, the guy just gave me the food and told me how much it costs," She continued.
" Yes, that's apparently how Sid works, it's quite remarkable how right he is most of the time," Brennan commented, trying to go back to her work and leave the couple alone.
" Hey, looks like Sid made your favourite for you Bones," Boot said, not giving up. " Come on, you're not doing the victim any favors by starving yourself."
" I am not starving myself Booth," She said weakly. He knew that she'd already given up, knowing that he wouldn't.
"Even so, why don't you come and join us Dr Brennan?" Hannah offered. "It'd give us a chance to get to know one other while satisfying Seeley's wish for you to take a break and eat." Booth beamed at his girlfriend. Brennan simply nodded.
" I can do that, just let me wash up a bit, I'll meet up in the lounge area," She said, heading back towards her office. Hannah smiled at Booth.
" I think I'm going to like her," She said.
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"Seriously? You just barged in?" Hannah couldn't help but laugh as she watched her boyfriend go bright red.
" Yes, I was quite angry at the time," Brennan said, as she took a bite of her food. " I found him in his bath, smoking a cigar while reading a comic book and listening to music." Hannah laughed even harder.
"And you didn't think of kicking her out?" She asked Booth.
" Yeah, you can't kick Bones out when she's angry," He said. " Besides, I was more concerned with what she was accusing me of doing than of where she was. Well, after she started yelling at me."
" You faked your death and failed to inform me that you were still alive," Brennan said. " And don't give me the 'I gave the FBI a list' crap. You should have made sure that I knew."
" OK, lets not get into this again. It was nearly three years ago," Booth said, grabbing the container off Brennan and started to eat from it.
" Fine, but I still won't be attending your next funeral," She said, grabbing a different container.
" OK, going back to the story, what did you do after the bathroom confrontation?" Hannah asked, completely unfazed by how comfortable the two partners were around each other. They had been partners for five years, of course they were going to have habits. It would be just the same if Brennan was a man. Though Hannah was glad she wasn't, it made it easier getting along with her.
" Well, apparently Booth found out that Sweets was the one who was supposed to be the one to tell me but didn't, and then continued to tell me to slug him," Brennan said. Hannah laughed again.
" Yeah, only instead, she accepted the pathetic excuse he gave her and they proceeded to talk about what I did in the supposedly privacy of my own home," Booth said, with a slight pout.
" I have to admit honey, smoking in the bathtub is kind of strange," Hannah said.
" I give up," Booth said, making the two women laugh at his sulking. Brennan looked at her watch.
" I really want to go over the remains again before I go home tonight," Brennan said, getting up. "It was nice seeing you again Hannah."
" You too Temperance," Hannah said, smiling. " We must catch up again, just us girls next time though."
" I don't think Booth looks too happy at the idea, but I would like to meet up for coffee in the future," Brennan said as she left. Booth groaned and slumped back into the seat. Hannah gave him a mischievous smile.
" What? I thought you wanted for us to get along?" She asked.
" Yes, I wanted you two to be able to play nice, not become best buds and conspire behind my back," He said.
" Well next time, you should be careful of what you wish for," Hannah said. " But I would be more that willing to make it up to you later tonight if you want." Booth smiled and leaned in for a kiss.
" So you really like Bones? You're not just pretending to make me happy?" He asked when they broke apart.
" Yes, she's an amazing woman, very straight forward and driven," Hannah said. " I know that she will always tell me the truth, and so I know that I can trust you two being together. She may be a bit rusty on social skills, but I know she's not the kind of woman who would make a man unfaithful." Booth was touched by the words.
" I'm glad," He said. " I was a bit worried that all the stories of our adventures would make you jealous."
" No, I'm glad I have someone else to tell me what you were like before I met you. And the stories just prove what I think," Hannah said. "Now how about we go home? And in about two hours time, we check on Temperance to make sure she's done the same."
" What did I do to deserve you?" Booth asked as she pulled him up and they headed towards the exit.