"See, that wasn't so bad, was it?" I turn her to her and smile, rubbing my thumb through the mound of cash in my hand.
"The skill set required for this type of mission is one that many people have acquired."
I eye her then nod slowly. "Uh… sure."
"What? It is not hard to be a criminal, Booth. Once you acquire the aptitude to break the law that is."
I just smile and pull out onto the main street. The sunset on this side of town is really pretty. From here you can see the sun set over the city. I glance down at the radio and smile. We have a few hours before we have to report to the safe house.
"Booth… where are we going?" She turns to me, frantically gripping my arm.
"Not much farther."
"The house is in the other direction." She whips her head around, "And this does not look like another drug deal… especially on this side of town."
"That, it is not." I pull down a side street and park.
I walk to her side of the car to find her buckled and facing forward.
I chuckle lightly as I open the door.
"What do you think you are doing, Bones?"
"Waiting to go home." She turns to me, eyes wide as I unbuckle her seat, "What are YOU doing?"
"Just come on. Come with me." I extend my hand, "Please?"
"Where are we going?"
"There." I thrust my free hand behind me, "Haven't you ever wanted to watch the sun set?"
I see her eyes narrow and focus forward. I know she is weighing her options. Before I know what has hit me, she runs past me and down the hill.
"Bones!... Bones!..." I chase after her.
I make it over the top of the hill and find her at the bottom of the hill, sitting on the grass staring up.
She looks so perfect. The moonlight hits her just right and casts a shadow a mile wide, just like her soul. It is worn and frayed at the edges but still perfect. And in that imperfection is where I fell in love.
I smile and slowly walk down to her.
"It looks beautiful from down her." She speaks, refusing to look away.
"Yeah, it does." I sit next her and wrap my arm around her shoulder, "But not as pretty as you."
She turns to me and blinks.
"Wh- what?" She stammers.
"You. No one will ever be able to match your beauty." I speak sheepishly then turn away.
I feel her smile and blush.
"I think you're pretty too, Booth."
"But Bones, I-" I begin to speak but soon find her lips on mine.
She presses them softly against mine then quickly pulls away and looks up again.
"Booth, we should come here more often. These sunsets are amazing." She speaks staring into the array of orange that is filling the night sky.
"Yeah, Bones. We should." I speak, refusing to break my gaze from the prettiest thing on this earth.
The woman in my arms is pure perfection. And in this singular moment is only mine. All the wrongs I have ever committed seem to wash away, as I wrap my arms around the woman I love. I know she is my guardian angel, sent to earth to save what is left of this wretch of a man.
"Bones," I whisper into her hair, "You breathe life into me."
Without saying a word, she extends her hand and holds mine in her lap.
Gazing up at the sky I know her mind is reeling.
And for the first time in her left, Temperance Brennan is not fleeing.
