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Chapter 10

Seeley's head swung around to see his partner with a hand over her eyes and her other arm wrapped around her stomach. Her body shook with each sob she fought back.

"Bones…"

He heard a strangled cry escape her and he felt his legs come back to life. He jumped up and crossed to her in 3 steps.

"Temperance…what's-"

She cut him off by swaying forward. He caught her immediately to steady her but she leaned her head onto his chest and let the tears flow.

"Talk to me, Bones…"

"I just…I can't…she didn't deserve this…no one deserves this…"

"I know, Bones…but we're gonna help her…just like I told her. We'll do our best to fix this for her."

She looked up at him and he felt his breath catch in his throat. Her bright blue eyes were even brighter from the gathering of tears. Despite the sadness clearly written across her face, he couldn't remember a time she'd been more beautiful to him.

Much like he'd done to the young woman in the other room he reached up to wipe away her tears…but it quickly degenerated into something much more tender. He cupped her cheeks in his palms and ran his thumbs under her eyes to dry the tracks of tears. Her eyes closed and against his will his eyes drifted down to her mouth. God, she was just so close. He couldn't have stopped himself if he tried. It was like he was possessed. He could only watch as his thumb skimmed over her mouth. He didn't even look up when her eyes opened.

"Booth…"

Her voice didn't pull him from his trance. If anything it only caused him to move closer. She didn't move either but kept her eyes trained on him. He couldn't take it anymore and dropped his head the remaining few inches and brushed his mouth over hers.

It could hardly be called a kiss but it sent them both reeling. In that one instant the breath left both of their lungs, leaving them both gasping.

He pressed his forehead to hers and sighed.

His eyes finally met hers and just as he opened his mouth to speak he heard a door down the hall open.

They jumped apart and looked down the hall to see their guest standing in the doorway to her room looking a little lost. She looked at the floor for a moment before looking up at them. Confusion and exhaustion were both plain on her face but some of the turmoil in her eyes seemed to have lifted. She swallowed thickly and moved down the hallway to stand a few feet in front of them.

"Morning…" she said softly.

They were both surprised to see the light outside the window. Seeley recovered faster.

"Morning…sleep well?"

"Umm…yea…thanks…"

"Not at all…you could've slept in if you wanted. Didn't have to be up at dawn."

"Yea…I just got used to getting up early, you know…"

"Yea…"

She looked between them curiously.

"I didn't…interrupt anything…did I?"

They looked at one another quickly. She filled in their silence.

"Right…got it."

She wandered away into the kitchen and leaned against the counter. Seeley followed her and looked around the room.

"You hungry?"

She was halfway into shaking her head when her stomach rumbled loudly. Her cheeks flushed against her will and Seeley couldn't help chuckling. She looked up at him sharply and he saw a flash of her defensive side but as she watched him laugh the most miraculous thing happened…

She smiled…and then started to giggle…which turned into a full blown laugh that had them both laughing so hard they were gripping the counter for support. Temperance walked in to see the strange sight and hear the strange sounds.

"What's going on?"

They both looked at her before looking at one another again and dissolving into another hysterical fit of laughter.

A/N: I thought it was time to lighten the mood for a moment…and laughing with Booth seemed like a good way. Laughing for no apparent reason just feels good sometimes.