Authors Note: sorry it took so long you know how life can be. I again want to thank Dr. Temperance Brennan for her beta skills. Read her work it's amazing. Also big shout out to all of you who have supported this story and reviewed. Here comes the last chapter enjoy kiddies.-SJS

"I swear if this place does not contain sane people I will gladly stand aside and allow you to shoot Sweets. Kid or not he should know better than to lie to us." Brennan continued her rant as she begrudgingly got out of the SUV. Booth smirked as he watched his partner walk towards the entrance of their next car adventure. He noticed she was walking with about as much enthusiasm as a prisoner on death row. Booth couldn't blame her after everything they had been through trying to find a new car. This excursion was at the bottom of his priorities list, right next to going to the dentist. He shuddered at the thought. They had just arrived at the Infiniti dealership and Booth was already on the edge of his seat in anticipation. 'Please be right about this place Sweets. I don't think I can stand to talk to another moron.' his subconscious pleaded. 'And I don't think you want to make Bones angry.' Booth had a momentary flash of Brennan flipping Sweets down a flight of stairs and grinned. 'On second thought…'

"Booth, what are you smiling about? You seriously cannot be happy about being here?" Brennan had a look of pure confusion on her face as she gazed up at her partner. Booth quickly shook his head in dismissal and began to lead her inside the building, his hand on the small of her back.

"Nothing Bones, I was just remembering something Parker said. You ready to look at some cars?" He gave her his best false enthusiastic grin even adding a double thumb up for effect. Brennan let out a giggle and rolled her eyes playfully at his antics. Booth gave her a genuine smile in return. He was just happy he could lighten the mood.

"Not really, but I talked to Angela and she said these are some of the best cars on the market." Booth nodded in agreement.

"You'll love these cars; I guarantee it. Today is our lucky day. I can feel it!" Brennan raised an eyebrow at him.

"It is physically impossible for you to know that, unless it's your magical gut telling you." She gave him a cheeky smile. Booth responded by letting out a frustrated sigh. He knew she was teasing him but it still bothered him when she made fun of his gut feelings.

"Hey, lay off my gut Bones, as I recall it has saved our asses on more than one occasion. You wanna know the real reason I'm sure this will work out?" All humor was gone from his face as he took a step towards Brennan, popping her personal bubble. Brennan froze on the spot, her brain refusing to cooperate. A slow blush crept upon her cheeks at the close proximity of her partner. It took all of Booth's self control not to chuckle at her reaction. He spoke in a hushed voice, his face inches away from hers. "Because we have been to every other dealership in the DC metropolitan area. It's either this place or no car at all, Bones." Brennan couldn't help but laugh as a huge grin spread across Booth's face. She elbowed him playfully as he went to hold open the door. 'He is such a tease.'

"Come on Booth, let's go look at the cars." Brennan said. She took a deep breath as she headed towards the show room floor, Booth following right behind her. The Infiniti dealership looked an awful lot like the BMW dealership in that everything was well lit and meticulously clean. All the models were perfectly positioned and 

polished across the show room floor, which gave the future buyers the best angle in which to admire the vehicles. Brennan and Booth were in complete awe; as Sweets and Angela had stated, these cars were 'wicked sweet.' The back wall housed individual offices for all employees. The glass windows in each cubicle were aligned with perfect sight to the front and side entrances. Brennan and Booth didn't even have to time to look around before they were spotted by the employees sitting behind their identical desks. Booth turned just in time to see three heads pop up in the windows at the same time. The eager grins on the salespeople's faces were nearly identical. 'Not again. Sweets, you're so fired.' Booth was seconds away from grabbing Brennan and making a run for it, but as his luck would have it a man by the name of Mel, who was a thirty year veteran at the "Smith & Sons Infiniti" cut off his nearest exit. He was in his early sixties with a black mustache and a comb over. He wore an oxford and nice black dress slacks. He was the very essence of homely with a little twinkle in his eye. He gave Brennan and Booth a warm smile. Booth felt that he was looking at a younger version of his grandfather.

"You must be Agent Booth and Dr. Brennan. I'm Mel Murano." Booth and Brennan turned to each other, both extremely confused. This whole thing was getting extremely creepy. Booth was the first to recover.

"I'm sorry, but do we know you?" He asked. Mel let out a quiet chuckle before answering; his voice deep, yet welcoming.

"A Ms. Angela Montenegro called. I'm good friends with her fiancé Jack Hodgins. His father and I are old golf buddies. I usually handle his family's foreign car purchases. I was told specifically by her not to screw up and to help you Dr. Brennan to the best of my ability. She also wanted me to tell you that she has first dibs on driving your car." He said with a smirk. Brennan shook her head in disbelief. Booth quickly turned to Brennan and smiled cockily.

"Told you I had a feeling. Never bet against the gut, Bones." Brennan rolled her eyes playfully which caused him to smile wider.

"Only Angela." she muttered to herself. Booth nodded in agreement. "Thank you Mr. Murano, for helping us out. It's been a very long couple of weeks."

"Tell me about it." Booth muttered sarcastically. Brennan gave him a look of annoyance before continuing.

"Did Angela mention any cars specifically that I should look at, or did she leave you to make suggestions?" Mr. Murano paused for a moment before realization dawned on his face.

"She didn't mention a model, but I know the perfect car for you and your boyfriend. Follow me please." Booth stopped dead in his tracks, a look of shock on his face. Brennan was completely red and ran a hand over her face in embarrassment.

"We uh…we aren't…uh… together." Booth motioned between himself and Brennan awkwardly. Now it was Mel's turn to look confused.

"Oh, Ms. Montenegro informed me that the two of you were shopping for your first car as a couple, maybe I misheard her." Brennan went from embarrassed to annoyed in a split second. This was by far one of the most awkward situations Booth and Brennan had ever been in. They quickly glanced at each other.

"Angela…" Brennan and Booth growled at the same time. After a few deep soothing breaths and a count to ten they slowly and awkwardly followed Mr. Murano towards the back of the store. They were avoiding each 

other's gazes as much as possible. Brennan checked her cell phone as they walked and Booth seemed to find a potted plant against a wall to be very interesting. No matter how many times people would think them to be a couple the awkwardness that would ensue afterwards was something they would never get used to. Booth did notice that the periods of awkwardness didn't seem to last as long as they used to, but it was only after he or Brennan cracked a joke or in Brennan's case, attempted to make a joke. Booth decided it was best just to pretend everything was normal so that they could get through the car purchase as painlessly as possible.

"Wow. Check out that sweet set of wheels Bones." Booth said in awe. Mr. Murano smirked in satisfaction.

"This is a G35 coupe Dr. Brennan. It has everything you would expect in a 2009 sports car. It has a built in navigation system, blue tooth technology, and satellite radio. All of which can be controlled by hand on the steering wheel. It comes in an array of colors for the exterior and interior so feel free to take your pick. If you want you can also add a spoiler and we can provide complimentary tinted windows. The rims will be a bit more difficult; we will have to order out on those but we will take care of everything you need upon request." Brennan stood there in shock. This was the car. She was never one to believe in fate, but standing there looking at the car in front of her she swore she could hear it calling to her. 'Buy me!' It seemed to say. She would never tell anyone of course. She let out a much needed relieved sigh. 'Thank you Angela. Maybe now I won't key your car.' She turned her attention to Booth and gave him the biggest smile he'd ever seen. He smiled back and chuckled. He could tell she was in love with the car.

"You wanna take it for a test drive Bones?" Brennan jumped at the opportunity.

"Yes!" She was shocked at her own excitement. Booth smiled as he turned to Mr. Murano and asked him. He quickly said 'yes' and went to go get the keys. Booth turned back to find Brennan already sitting in the driver's seat, playing with the buttons. She looked more excited than kid at Christmas.

"Having fun Bones?" Booth asked as he got into the passenger seat. The smell of leather invaded his senses.

"Actually, yes, I am. I'm so happy this is over, thank you so much Booth! I know this hasn't been the easiest assignment we've had." Booth laughed at that as he leaned his chair back, putting his hands behind his head.

"Yeah, but it was worth it. You're getting your hot wheels here and I'm getting out of doing paperwork. It all works out in the end- especially since you're going to let me drive your car." Brennan scoffed at that last statement.

"No! You never let me drive your car! What makes you think you can drive mine?"

"Well for one, I've had to sacrifice some major I.Q. points dealing with moronic car salesmen trying to find you a car. And secondly, I'm your favorite person and best friend so you will let me…it would also piss Angela off if she knew you let me drive the car before her." Booth gave her a full blown charm smile as he said this. Brennan tried to hold back a laugh but failed miserably.

"Fine, but only once and that's it." Booth clapped his hands in excitement. Brennan could not believe what she had just done. Was there nothing Booth couldn't get away with? Brennan felt as though no matter what he requested of her she would do it. 'I really need to stop being such a push over.' Just then Mr. Murano came over with a set a car keys for the demo that was parked outside.



"Now, if you will follow me Dr. Brennan the car is waiting outside for you to test drive. Once we are finished with that, if you are still positive this is the car you want, we can come back inside to my office and begin the necessary paperwork." Brennan and Booth shared a huge smile. Booth turned to Mr. Murano sheepishly as he got out of the car.

"Is there any way I can also test drive the car? You know, gotta make sure it's the right car for her, has good handling, safety is also important." Mr. Murano chuckled as Brennan rolled her eyes.

"Sure Agent Booth, I'd be happy to let you drive also." Booth let out a quiet yet triumphant 'YES!' The rest of the day passed in total bliss. Thanks to Brennan's amazing organizational skills, the paperwork was a snap and was done in record time. The total time it took to purchase the car was less than three hours, not including Booth's test drive time which took up over half an hour. Somehow, he forgot the dealership's location- twice. By late afternoon Brennan was leaving the Infiniti dealership with a brand new G35 coupe. She couldn't have been happier.

"Guess we don't have to shoot Sweets after all." Booth muttered to Brennan as they walked through the exit.

"Yeah, I guess not, but this does mean we have to go see him tomorrow." Booth let out a groan as they wandered out to the parking lot. Brennan gave him a look, telling him to get over it.

"Fine, but we're going to the diner afterwards. No excuses and we're taking your car. I get to drive since you so kindly promised." He smiled sarcastically. Brennan just shook her head and unlocked her car door.

"Thanks again Booth." She said sincerely.

"Anything for you Bones." Booth replied, equally sincere, his chocolate eyes penetrating her.

She paused when she opened the door and turned to her partner. Booth was standing only a few inches away. 'Should I?' Brennan thought shyly. The temptation was too strong. Without even thinking she leaned in and gently brushed her lips against his. As quickly as it had occurred it was over. Booth found himself leaning towards her as she pulled away; he didn't want it to end. Booth stood there, ears red and feeling stunned, staring as Brennan climbed into the car. Her eyes never left his. Booth quickly tried to gather his thoughts but found his brain was still trying to process what happened. 'She kissed me…' was the only thing running through his mind. Brennan was never one for awkward silence, so she decided to speak first.

"Well…I guess... I'll see you in the morning." Brennan muttered quickly, her cheeks still red from embarrassment. Booth was still staring but was able to nod as he walked to his car. Suddenly Booth found his brain was able to function again. He turned back to Brennan.

"Good night Temperance. Drive safe." He gave her his best charm smile. Brennan smiled back. And as both of them drove home, they each thought of Booth's earlier statement, and realized the truth behind it. He would do anything for her; from fighting serial killers to buying cars, and she would do anything for him. No matter how dreadful an experience proved to be, they would always be able to find the silver lining- each other.

End Note: Please review and tell me what you think please please please with candy and sprinkles and a hot and steamy Booth.