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NOTE: Very slight reference to an upcoming spoiler....and my take on it....not actual knowledge.....
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A/N: Now guys....First and foremost...thanx for sticking with me here on this fairytale! But...I have to tell you....I'm a little worried about the conclusion...Why I hear you ask? Well that of course is another story!!!!
I have a mouse in my house!!!! Although it started out relatively small....and I guess some would say cute....I think with all the 'mouse bait' I have left around the house 'Missy Mouse' is now an actual six foot steroid creature...with rabid fangs!!!! Why I mention the mouse....or the creature....or the giant fanfic writer eating monster....is that I found she had been steadily gnawing all my notes for the final chapter. (I take a notepad with me when the creative urge hits....jotting down ideas wherever I am!)
Now...pray tell me a mouse eating your story..... is this a sign that the ending is so good you just have to 'gobble it up?'....or is it just a sign that once read it will all turn to s**t ...LOL!!!!!
Anyhoo...you be the judge....
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AND THERE SHALL BE CELEBRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE LAND....
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'There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years'
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The HANDSOME PRINCE and the BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS..... of the Lab....
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"So......this mystery man that you won't talk about, is he helping you celebrate your birthday on Saturday?" Angela asked...just a little huffily. She couldn't believe that Brennan still wouldn't dish any dirt on her new relationship...it had been several weeks now....and Angela had asked....whined....cajoled.....nagged....pleaded......snooped.....and still nothing!
"Sorry Angela?" Brennan's focus was entirely focused on her computer screen. She was in the middle of writing a new book...well...stuck really....she was having great difficulties with a certain page! Page 187....the bane of her life! She had rewritten this particular scene numerous times now....how much of herself should she put into this scenario....just how far could she go before she risked revealing too much? Or was it just enough? She felt like it was a fine line!
"Your new man, that we have STILL to hear anything about....is he helping you celebrate your birthday on Saturday?"
"Sunday....we're going to spend the day together on Sunday....I don't know what we're doing....he's surprising me!" Brennan replied with a little smile.
"When Brennan....when will we hear all about this man that constantly puts a smile on your dial?"
She realised she did have a big grin plastered on her face....she just couldn't help it. "I'm just enjoying it at the moment, it's still new and it's just ours for now....."
"And the sex....is it good?"
The anthropologist's smile got wider.
"Will Booth be back for Saturday then? You can't celebrate your birthday alone Brennan!"
"The last of his seminars finishes on Saturday afternoon....he's hoping but not positive he will make it back for a drink on Saturday night." She replied.
She stopped working and focused completely on Angela. "Do you want to meet for a drink Saturday Evening Ange?"
"Will you let something slip about your new man?" she asked with a pleading smile.
Brennan just laughed and refocused back on the computer screen...and that darn page 187!!!!
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A knocking on the door startled Brennan from her deep sleep. She was surprised that it hadn't woken him as well.....but then again....they hadn't got much sleep last night...he must be exhausted....not only had he had a big week work wise...but he had spent the majority of the night ensuring that she had begun 'celebrating' her birthday in a state of euphoria...and he had done an extremely good job she thought with a smile!!!
She gently prised herself from beneath his arm and slid slowly from the bed. She glanced down at him and took a second to admire those shoulders...they really did make her pause every time she caught a glimpse of them! Again the knock sounded at the front door and she quickly covered her naked body with his robe that she found hanging on the bedpost. A glance at the bedside clock surprised her when she realised just how late it was....it was already ten o'clock...the sun had long been up.
She quietly shut the bedroom door on the way out so as not to disturb him...he needed his rest....he had promised her more 'celebrations' when he woke up, and that thought made her smile again....
She was still smiling as she opened her front door....until she saw who was there!!
"Surprise!!!!! Happy Birthday!!!" they ALL cheered. Every. Single. One. Of. Them!
She stood there a little stunned as they pushed in single file past her and into the kitchen. Angela. Cam. Hodgins. Sweets and oh God....Daisy ...(Booth also referred to Daisy as the intern who: ' tried to get in as many words in one breath as possible' or 'she who talks until our ears bleed!')
"Champagne Breakfast to celebrate your birthday," Ange smiled as Hodgins popped the cork. "We're all organised....your job is to sit back and relax."
Cam had begun unloading the bags of goodies...organising each person with a job. Everyone was talking at once....all except Temperance. She was busy thinking....she knew wasn't good at reading situations...she knew she sometimes got it wrong....but in this instance....at this particular moment.... she thought that things were about to ....well.....um.....unravel!!!!
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He slowly opened his eyes.....the first thing he noticed was that he was alone in bed....the second thing he noted was just how late it was when he glanced at his watch....although...he smiled....he had been exhausted...they really hadn't got much sleep last night....ahhh....but what a way to suffer sleep deprivation!!!
He wondered how long she had been up for...he had wanted to get her breakfast in bed....sustenance before continuing her 'birthday celebrations!' Well....she was up now...he would have a quick shower....and then:
a) Talk her into a quick bite to eat....
b) Regain energy levels
c) Take her back to bed....
d) Break the laws of physics!
e) And repeat!!!!!
He didn't waste too long in the shower....he wrapped a towel around his hips...brushed his hair.....cleaned is teeth.....and decided he would shave later! She said she liked his stubble....and after all....it was the lady's birthday... she got what she wanted today!
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They were through their first bottle of champagne....and onto their second.
Pancakes were cooking.
Bacon was sizzling.
Eggs were ready to go on next.
Everyone had a job...except Temperance....well....in fact....her job was waiting....waiting for the explosion.....she heard a voice as the bedroom door opened and waited.... 'Any minute now' she thought!
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He exited the bathroom and made his way to the bedroom door. Something smelt great. So much for him cooking for her!
"Hey Birthday Girl...where are you? I woke up lonely!" He called out as he made his way towards the kitchen and whatever was cooking.
At the sound of a male voice silence reigned supreme in the kitchen!
Temperance watched everyone....watching them watch the kitchen doorway.
She sighed....and she waited....she knew she didn't have long to wait!
"Where are you....hey Bones?" he said as he rounded the kitchen doorway....and came to an abrupt stop.
From Temperance's point of view...it was hard to decide just who was the most surprised.
Everyone's jaws had dropped open!
The Squints watched him.
He looked at them.
He scowled.
She watched it all.....and meanwhile no one had said a thing!
Angela was checking out Booth...and she liked what she saw..... to say that she was enjoying the moment was an understatement!...From the top of his head...she leisurely took in the view...all the way down to his toes...and back up again! And in her mind the beat started up. And then the deep male voice began to sing: I believe in miracles.....where you from...You Sexy Thang...I believe in miracles since you came along...You Sexy Thang....
'And good lord! He was looking sexy!!!!' she thought!
Cam was checking out Booth....thinking, 'Hmppffff....and I let that get away!!' and then she frowned as a thought hit her. For all the hassle those bloody security sensors in the Egyptian Room had caused her...she was the only person standing in this kitchen who had not got to experience that fun in that damned room!!!!! .... damn it!
Sweets glanced at Daisy...who for once in her life was speechless! Her eyes were bulging. And her face had gone a rosey red! He quickly covered her eyes....he didn't need her seeing this...and then having her compare Booth's body to his later when they were alone....Rats....he just didn't need that pressure..it was bound to make an ordinary man feel inadequate!
Hodgins was the first to finally speak...."So Booth, no further evolvement in the chest hair since the last time we checked out your pecs?"
Angela chimed in with a devilish smile, "Hey...speak for yourself Hodgins! Personally I'm loving what my little eye is spying here...and Booth.....if you wanted to let that towel go all together...I'm ready to spy on what else you've got covered up there!"
Booth clenched the towel just a little tighter...feeling very self conscious....his scowl got a bit darker....until he looked over at Bones...and saw that she was busy trying to stop a smile forming. He finally found his smile and he made his way over to her and gently lifted her chin.....
He looked into her eyes and said softly, "Happy Birthday Beautiful!" and then kissed her.
When he pulled away...Cam said.... "So...you've been messing with our minds hey? It's all been a ruse...to throw us off the scent for weeks?"
Booth looked directly at Cam.... "Special Agent Cam...emphasis on the Special!!!! We deserved a little time to ourselves!" He grabbed his lady's hand and gently pulled her up off the chair. "If you will excuse us...we'll just get changed into something a little more suitable....we won't be long so load up a plate for me there, Hodgins...I'm a man who needs my sustenance!"
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He closed the bedroom door gently behind them.
"Feline's out of the bag now Booth!" she said with a little laugh.
He loved how she never quite got her colloquialisms right. He loved it when she laughed. He loved how she responded to him as soon as he gave her one of his looks.....oh hell...he just loved her!
"We've had a pretty good run Bones....we got a good three months out of it being 'just ours'...for a bunch of smart people they were easily to hoodwink!"
He pulled her in close.... "Happy Birthday" he whispered and kissed her. Hard.
She was a little breathless when they finally parted and reluctantly began to dress.
Clothes on, hair brushed, another kiss and they were ready to join the rest of the crowd in the kitchen. She paused as she turned the bedroom door handle and looked back over her should at him.
"Booth?"
"Hmmmm...." he said as he looked up from buckling up his belt.
"No changies....no take backs!" she said with a grin.
"I don't understand Bones?" he said...somewhat ironically using what was considered to be her trademark phrase!
"No changies...no take backs...when everyone leaves....I get birthday celebration number 5!" she said with a cheeky little wink and a little nod towards the bed. And with that she sauntered out the door.
He loved the deep little chuckle that she left him with...and that wink!...And after delivering her line perfectly she had turned and left with a determined little stride....and he paused for a moment to simply enjoy watching the gentle sway of her hips....
He took this instant to just enjoy that departing scenery....and God how he loved what he spied with his little eye!!!!
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The End....and they lived.....
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