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When they climbed into the SUV Booth began to rant about the case and how they were getting nowhere

"this is the hard part of solving cases somewhere else"

"we must adapt, we have done it before and everything turns out fine" her voice was lazy and her eyes were tired

"I know I just, hey are you ok?, you look a little pale" she always had color in her but this time he didn't see it, the sparkle in her eyes dimmed

"no im just tired, lets just head back to the hotel to rest for a bit"

"alright, well just rest your eyes" He always had his partners well being in mind, from meals to simple rest

She lay her head and turned to see out the window, cars passing her bye while Booth drove in silence, and all she could think of was last night….


It was late and they both had finally gotten comfortable, the had found their "spot" on the bed. Even though he had turned off all the fans inside their hotel room it was still crisp enough for her to shiver a bit. He lay awake thinking about the case for a bit, he kept going over the facts and evidence when his attention started to focus on his sleeping partner. He lay their thinking about her but he knew he did not want to jeopardize their friendship, it had already been strained and they had just started getting back to their usual selves, their was no way he would lose her again. As he lay their he felt her shiver through the sheets, he knew he had turned off all the fans hotel blankets are always thin he thought to himself, he didn't know what to do, he didn't want to scare her off with his proximity, being in the same bed was hard enough for him, although she kept shivering it took all his might not to hug her and keep her warm, he was sure if he got any closer she would karate kick him.

They had started falling asleep and seven minutes later he couldn't take it anymore, he turned around and made his way to his partner and that's when Brennan felt her partner scooting close to her, she wasn't scared, what she really wanted was to turn over and kiss him, but she knew she had to keep her feeling at a distance at least for now. So she let his body get closer to her and enjoyed his presence even if he thought she was a sleep.

His arms wrapped around her securely, she felt safe. Although they hadn't been a in a great place they had been sinking into their normal roles among themselves and around their friends.

"Don't let go" she uttered, these words were clear and she meant them. Her body was so close to his that it made her stomach do flips and felt swarm of butterflies fluttering around in her stomach, she wasn't exactly nervous but she was content. Their bodies lay tangled in one another that if someone would walk in they would think these two were more than friends.

"never" his words were clear and strong and as he said them his grip on her tightened, enough to prove to her that he was telling the truth. He couldn't help but scoot a little further into her body, he just loved her. This is what he wanted to be with her, he wanted to forget about the past and just wanted to focus on the future.

As soon as his words were out, her body tensed and he loosened his grip, she turned to face him

"I thought you were asleep?" she was scared, she didn't know what to do, he had heard her but instead of scaring her off with a response he allowed her to continue "im still not surer I want to do this" as she starred into his eyes she was able to see a bit of hurt in them

Instead of saying anything he let go of her and scooted back to his side

"Wait Booth, I mean im just not ready"

"its fine, lets just get some rest" he was growing tired of this game, all he wanted to do was settle down with her, but he was truly drained and was looking forward to sleep. His back was facing her and he shut his eyes tightly demanding to go to sleep.

"Now you're mad at me" he was rarely ever upset with her but when he was it really hurt her

"Im not mad at you, im just-" he was at loss for words he didn't know what to tell her "Listen I still want those 50 years with you nothing is going to change that, you mean the world to me, do I have to prove this to you?"

"no, but im just not ready-" her word were cut off by his lips, he was the only one involved in their kiss at first but seconds later she joined in. They fought for dominance as their lips explored. She cut the kiss short and stared into his eyes

"was that enough proof?' he gazed at her, lost inside her eyes

"I think im ready, but im just scared" her lips were swollen and pink, the kiss had literally taken her breath away " But Angela has told me that I wont know if im ready until I try and-" again she was cut of by his lips, this time he was dominant he kissed her while he supported himself with his arms and moved her hair out of her face, their kissing continued until they both stopped and gasped for air

"I think im ready" her words were uncertain but her actions were, she began kissing his exploring his lips, enjoying their taste. Her kisses began to deepen and they started to become more frequent when she felt his lips pull away

"we dont have to do this, we need to take things slow and do things right"

"what if I want to do this" she was a bit serious but she was mostly testing him

"don't tease me temperance"

"So you don't want to do this?" she went from a testing to disappointment

"what? No" as soon as that no was said her eyes furrowed, "I mean yes" his stuttering was making thing a lot worse " of course I want this, but I just don't want to go to fast"

"It's fine we can just go to sleep" and with that she turned and scooted to her side

"Bones C'mon" he tapped at her shoulder but got no response, so they each fell asleep on each side of the bed, far from each other.

She was disappointed but decided that it would be best to just act like nothing ever happened and to suppress any emotion, it was something she had learned to do and she was getting better and better. Although their were times Angela had told her not to be so strong and that it was okay to cry, her best friends words echoed through her mind as she slowly drifted off to sleep.