Epilogue
She was quickly scanning the arrival area as she walked in through the exit from the gate. She had been lucky and had her luggage be one of the first items to be loaded off. Booth had told her that he was going to come and pick her up even though she said that it was unnecessary for him to take those hours off from work, that it would take for him to go back and forth to the airport.
Finally her eyes caught him and she could tell that he had already seen her, because he was walking towards her at a rather fast pace. Seeing him made her heart beat faster and before she knew it, she had dropped her bags and was running the remaining part of the distance until she flung herself into his arms. He embraced her so tightly. It felt like he was completely surrounding her. She leaned back so she could reach to put her lips to his. He just kissed her lightly, but she needed more. She opened her mouth and teased his lips with her tongue.
"Ahem," she heard from behind her "You've been holding out on me." It was the voice of her best friend, at least her best female friend.
They let go of each other and she slowly turned around. There was Angela standing looking a bit mischievously. Beside her were Cam, Hodgins and Sweets.
"But I'm just glad there were things to be held out on," Angela said and broke out into a smile as she released the baby carriage to give her a hug. Booth remained beside her with his arm still at the small of her back.
"We wanted to make sure you were welcomed back properly," Hodgins chuckled as he stepped up to give her a hug. "We obviously didn't have to worry about that."
"I won't grant anymore leaves of absences or 'loans' to any other institutions. Dr. Brennan, you're needed her," Cam said.
"I can accept that," she told her "for a while at least. Wait, you knew they were here" she had turned to Booth. That was not a kiss that had been intended for an audience. Which was quite apparent when she looked at Sweets, he still hadn't gotten himself together.
"You weren't taking my hints," he tried to defend himself.
"Then you obviously weren't hinting clearly enough."
"Ok, ok," he said, but it didn't seem like he really meant it. He had walked back to where she had released her bags and picked them up. "Let's go, Bones. We've got a case."
The End
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