A/N: Thanks for everyone's patience with this story. I've had some problems with my back over the last several months, plus I'm having to cover for others at work when I wasn't hurting due to vacations. I had this chapter written a few weeks ago. Before today, I had edited it last about an hour before the season premiere. Honestly, I was too sad to work on this story at that time. After the second episode which did Sweets justice, I feel better and ready to dive in. Once again, thank you all for continuing to support this story. I know it may not have been everyone's cup of tea, but it had been my favorite Bones story to write as of now. Hannah was annoying as hell. LOL

Disclaimer: I don't own Bones but good luck to JFD and in honor of the baby duck, enjoy...


"Really, Seeley? That's a fantasy of yours?"

Booth feigned a bit of reluctance as he drove the SUV. "Well, having a hot woman in a skimpy costume is a bit of a turn on. Having that same woman leading me around while looking for something…" Booth said while looking down to his crotch "….could be interesting. Besides, I've never had a woman feel confident enough in her sexuality to role play before"

Hannah perked up. 'The women he dated before were prudes, but I'm not. Besides, he hasn't failed me yet' She smiled at her boyfriend. "Seeley, I do love trying new things. Sex needs to be interesting or it's no fun"

'Making love with your soul mate beats crappy sex any day' Booth said to himself while unsuccessfully hiding a grin thinking about how Hannah and Hacker would pay.

Hannah saw his face and assumed it was for her. "So Seeley, what brought that smile on your face?"

Booth had to take a breath to avoid laughing. "Oh, nothing much, just the future"

They drove in silence for another moment. When they arrived, he pulled over. "Hannah, are you sure you don't need me to stick around? Midnight is not the greatest time for a woman to be alone at work, even at a place like NBC"

Hannah felt great annoyance at her boyfriend's hovering, but pushed it down. "Yes, Seeley. I will be fine. I will have one of the security guards flag me down a cab. I don't need a man to take care of me, okay?"

Booth bit his retort to avoid giving himself away, but didn't see the harm in a little fun. "All right. I'm sorry. It's just that Bones and I have seen a lot in our partnership."

'God, he just had to mention that bitch!' Hannah took a deep breath. "Seeley, if I needed someone to hover over me, I can go home to my parents. Now, don't wait up. I don't know when I will be home"

Hannah got out of the SUV and slammed the door before she stormed into the building. Booth watched her as she walked away and smiled.

"Ah, easier than taking candy from a baby. She won't try to talk to me for several hours to make a point. Onwards, Booth!"

The agent put his SUV in gear and drove off.


Brennan sat in the passenger seat while Hacker maneuvered his vehicle around the Washington DC traffic. She felt Andrew's hand inching slowly towards her leg. She could feel the bile coming up and knew she had to act fast to hold him off. Quickly, she came up with the simplest plan and went for it.

"Uhhh, Andrew, I am feeling nauseated"

Andrew panicked as he pictured the imitation leather of his car being covered in vomit. As much as he desired the anthropologist, he desired his image more.

"Hang on, Temperance, we're getting ready to pull up to your building"

Less than five minutes later, Andrew pulls into Brennan's car garage. He got out of the car and opened her door. He grabbed her so fast she almost fell out of the car.

"Andrew please don't yank on my forearm. It may expedite the vomit"

Hacker froze. "Of course, Temperance"

He accompanied her to her apartment. After she unlocked it, Brennan turned quickly to block the FBI agent. "Andrew thank you for a wonderful evening. I will call you when I feel better, which I can't imagine won't be later than tomorrow. Good night"

Before Hacker could get a word out, the door shut in his face. "Of course, Temperance. Feel better" He walked away again, annoyed at being stymied at sex with the anthropologist.

In the apartment, Brennan watched through the Judas hole. When she saw that he was gone she sent a text to Booth.

I am now home as I had to fake infirmity to get Andrew away. Come here when you are ready.

After a minute, she heard back.

Well b there ASAP

With that reassurance, she went to the kitchen for a well deserved glass of wine.


"Oh God, Lancelot"

"Oh Daisy"

Suddenly there is a loud banging. "SWEETS! COME ON!"

"Son of a—" Sweets said. "Give me a minute!"

"Hurry up and get your pants on! I should have known when you didn't answer the door"

Daisy's head shot up. "Oh it's Agent Booth! Just a minute!" She said while jumped out of the bed.

"Daisy wait!"

Before Sweets could stop her, she opened the door to Booth, who freaked when he saw her wearing only Sweets' dress shirt she held closed. He quickly covered his eyes. "Daisy! Jesus!"

As usual, the perky intern was oblivious. "Agent Booth, you being here means you need Lance. Is there a case? Does Doctor Brennan—"

Booth continued to hide away from the intern. "No she doesn't. Sweets! For all that is holy come on!"

Sweets emerged behind his girlfriend dressed in one of his favorite death metal shirts, jeans, and a hoodie. "Sorry, Booth. Right here"

"Well thank you, Doctor Sweets for gracing me with your presence. Let's go"

Daisy watched the men walking away. "Does Doctor Brennan need—"

"No!" Both men said as they got to the door.

Suddenly, Sweets turned around and ran back to Daisy to the agent's chagrin. "I'll talk to you tomorrow. Love you" he said before he quickly kissed his girlfriend and ran back to Booth. The men bickered as the door closed.

"I said to be ready when I sent a text"

"I was. You were late and I got bored while waiting. It's not my fault Daisy is very affectionate-"

"Whatever, Shrink Boy. Let's go"


Two hours later, the men were sitting with Brennan in her living room eating Lava Chips. She was watching them with disgust.

"How can you two eat that junk? Do you know what kind of chemicals are in those?"

"Because they're made of lava, Bones. Am I right, Sweets?"

Sweets responded with a nod since he was chewing. Seeing his friend's mouth busy, Booth briefed him on their evening. After several minutes, he concluded. "Okay, Sweets, that's it. Now are you sure what you suggested yesterday will work?"

"Yes, I still don't understand why you are so certain that what you advised will get them to confess. It's not based on practicality. It's cheap and demoralizing" Brennan asked.

"Yes, Doctor Brennan, but people who possess a heightened level of self think they are invincible. You want to defeat someone like this you have to take that away"

Brennan was confused. "I have a heightened sense of self. By your definition, Sweets I am no better than Hannah and Andrew"

Sweets knew to tread carefully. He thought for a moment before speaking. "You are better than them because what you have is not arrogance, but confidence in your abilities. People who know you understand that you are not trying to make them feel stupid when you correct them. Abilities you have a weakness in however, you demonstrate a willingness to educate yourself to obtain more knowledge, like with your use of slang. You do not have a good grasp of it, but when you are corrected by people who care about you, you are appreciative and learn from it"

"I have improved to the point that I have a good grasp of slang and the catch phrases"

"No you don't Bones, but we all still love you" Booth said with a smile.

Brennan laughed quietly for a minute. "You're right, Booth, but I have you and my friends to help me"

Sweets took control of the conversation again. "People like Hacker and Hannah are different. They exude arrogance because they have little to no self worth and the only way to make themselves feel good is to make others feel stupid and inferior, particularly others who for some reason they feel threatened by"

Booth and Brennan both had light bulbs go off in their heads at Sweets' last words.

"Of course Andrew feels inferior to Booth. Booth is the best agent the FBI has"

"No surprise there. Bones is way smarter than Hannah any day"

Sweets marveled at two people who were so love with each other but couldn't see it in the other. Knowing he couldn't say anything about it, he merely chuckled at their words.

"What's so funny, Sweets?" Booth asked.

"Nothing, Booth. As I was saying, you have to do something to cut them off at the knees-"

"Sweets! We don't want to maim them!" Seeing the looks on her companions' faces, she realized her error. "Too literal?"

The young psychologist continued. "I suggested blackmail and/or humiliation, but it was Angela and Cam who came up with Little Bo Peep and the lingerie. I have to say, I would not want to get on their bad side. Plus with this, Booth doesn't have to fear Hacker will pull something with his career later on because not even our Assistant Deputy Director is that stupid. Also, Doctor Brennan has nothing to fear from Hannah from a journalist standpoint as she lives through her career and will not jeopardize it. Plus, it's my professional and personal opinion that Andrew Hacker and Hannah Burley are both assholes."

Booth started to laugh. "This is going to be so much fun as long as everyone does their part. Sweets, did you remember to—"

"Yes, I made the reservation at the hotel. Check in is not until two o'clock, though"

"Plenty of time….as long as Fisher doesn't screw up"

"Oh he won't" Brennan said. "I told him I would pay him one hundred dollars and if he didn't do everything exactly as I told him I would fail him for the semester"

The three laughed. Booth looked at the clock and saw the time. "Wow, it's after two. I'm hungry though"

"How can you be hungry after eating all of those chemical, mass produced chips?" Brennan asked.

Sweets sat for a moment. "I could go for breakfast"

"Yeah, I'm sure you would, Sweets after the evening you had"

"Will you give that a rest, Booth?" Sweets said.

"Not yet. Your girlfriend traumatized me and I'm getting you back in spades" He turned to his partner. "Wanna come, Bones? The coast should be clear by now"

Brennan combed her hand through her hair tiredly. "It's not like I can sleep any time soon. Sure"

The three got their coats and walked towards the door. As they were leaving, Sweets continued to talk. "Booth, you were late."

"I sent you text saying there was an accident on K Street. If you weren't thinking with your junk instead of listening to the phone, you would have known."

Brennan looked at both of them. "What are you two talking about? How did Ms. Wick traumatize you, Booth?"

"Nothing" Both men said Booth closed the door behind him.


Around four in the morning, Brennan got ready for bed. When she was done in the bathroom, she set the alarm for ten. She closed the curtains to block out as much sun as possible. She got into bed, lying on her back with her hands resting on her chest, but sleep eluded her as Angela's words from earlier kept reverberating throughout her mind.

'Sweetie, he loves you and not just as a friend'

But he said he was committed to Hannah after she told him how she felt.

Remembering she had a long day ahead of her, she closed her eyes in attempt to get a few hours of sleep.


Booth walked quietly from the bathroom into the bedroom. When he saw that the bed was empty, he eased as he settled into bed. He thought about the last few days and got a pit in his stomach.

How could he reject Bones when she bared herself to him that night? Why did he commit to a sneaky, cruel person like Hannah Burley?

He could only hope when after tomorrow Bones would forgive him. Her trust was a gift and he threw it aside for pride. He would take as long as it took to make things right again with her. Any chance of a romantic future was pretty much gone now, but their friendship, his anchor for the last six years, had to survive. Without it, he couldn't go on.