Title: Forgive and Forget
Prompt: Line from and episode
Characters: Booth, Brennan
Time Frame: The Man in the Fallout Shelter, S1
Word Count: 136, Drabble and a Half
"You have a child out of wedlock."
It was a fact, and therefore, should not be taken personally when said aloud. That was her reasoning, he knew. But this time her logic was mistaken, because he did and it hurt. The way she so casually tossed around the phrase, as if the subject wouldn't sting like salt in a wound, cut him just a little bit deeper than expected. The high he'd gotten from having the squints, in a twisted turn of events, come to his defense over the issue of religion was instantly deflated and he had the distinct feeling he had just been punched in the gut.
But as her eyes turned downcast, clearly ashamed of having hurt him inadvertently, he realized he would forgive her. This time, and all the times to come.
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