Lyrics and Love

AN: Congrats to KristieM and friendsidol5 for figuring it out. The song is "You Really got a hold on me" from the Beatles. Greatest band ever. Seriously. I'll fight you over this one. Loving your reviews, keep 'em coming. I think the next song may be a bit harder for y'all but hope it will make sense.

Chapter 4: You Really got a hold on me

John Lennon's soft voice redeemed Booth from his Veggie Tales nightmare; everyone had to like the Beatles.

I don't like you

But I love you

Seems that I'm always

thinking of you

Oh, oh, oh,

you treat me badly

I love you madly

Now Booth was sure God was playing an evil trick. He kept his gaze focused on the road as the miles passed. He felt a tightness in his chest and wondered if he could still drive the car through a full blown panic attack.

He couldn't even identify how close this song came to the truth. Bones was frustrating, maddening, annoying and he loved her. Thoughts of her were never far from his mind. He knew, had known, for a long time that she held a certain power over him. A power that made him hop on planes to Arizona, to New Orleans, to take vacation time to investigate a case for her. She'd look at him with those gorgeous blue eyes and he'd melt, knowing no matter how much she drove him crazy, he'd follow her.

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me, baby

Temperance had fallen silent. The clever comments she'd planned to make about Godzilla as a reptilian manifestation of god were pushed aside. The words pierced her like daggers, tearing holes in her thick walls, built over the years to protect her from vulnerability.

She knew Booth had been there for her, not just as a partner, for years. Yet years of conditioning left doubt that he would stay forever. No one stayed with Temperance. Even when he told her they were family she had her doubts. Look at her own family, they were her flesh and blood and left her without looking back. As a corner of the strongly fortified wall guarding her emotions crumbled, Temperance closed her eyes. I want Booth to stay. I don't want to want him to stay. But I want him to stay.

I don't want you,

but I need you

Don't want to kiss you

but I need you

Oh, oh, oh

you do me wrong now

my love is strong now

Risking everything, she turned to Booth who'd slowed the car to a stop at a red light. They held each other's eyes as the music streamed from the speakers.

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me, baby

I love you and all I want you to do

is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me

Suddenly, Booth lurched the car forward, turning quickly into a gas station, as he mumbled about filling up the car. Turning the key, he kept the power on, allowing the song to finish. As he pumped the gas, Temperance shut her eyes again.

I want to leave you

don't want to stay here

Don't want to spend

another day here

Oh, oh, oh, I want to split now

I just can quit now

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me, baby

Somewhere in the midst of her brillant, analytical, scientific mind, Temperance had a frightening thought. I can't do this with Booth anymore. Not another day of waiting for him to leave. Wondering if he'll leave.

As the agent got back in the car and started the engine he glanced at his partner who seemed to be pretending to sleep. He knew she was shutting out her thoughts. Shutting him out. They pulled back onto the road, her iPod and its contents forgotten.

I love you and all I want you to do

is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me

You've really got a hold on me

You've really got a hold on me

Temperance's eyes snapped open, her breath quickened as the soft words of the next song in their journey began.

You find this situation just a bit uncomfortable;

You'd rather stay far away from reality.

END Chapter

AN: Okay, I'm going with the songs from Booth right now, we'll do Bones songs on the drive home. Any guesses on this new song?