I know it's been way too long since I last updated. But, I started 50 million other stories. Plus, I have state testing coming up in a week or so. I also had 5 papers due. It's a lame excuse, but it's true. The forever line belongs to 26hannah26 from her story Happily Ever After. I have been thoroughly disappointed in the lack of romance on both shows. Especially Bones. NCIS was a little creepy. I am boycotting Booth b/c I felt that when Brennan told him she couldn't change, he should've said that he could help her. This is just for the hopeless romantic in all of us.

Disclaimer: Chocolate ice cream is one of the foods of the gods.

"Good relationships get in big fights over big things and little fights over little things, but great relationships get in big fights over little things and little fights over big things."

Brennan and Tony had been stuck at Tony's apartment for the past few of days. After shooting both Tony and Brennan, their perp had vanished. Not only was the bastard sneaky, but he was also good at hiding. As a result, Gibbs was afraid that he would come back and try to finish off Brennan and Tony.

So they were to stay in Tony's apartment. Together. Just the two of them.

After the second day, tempers ran high. Brennan snapped at Tony for leaving the seat in the bathroom up. Tony snapped at her for forgetting to put her dishes in the dishwasher. It had gotten so bad, that they had taken to sleeping in separate rooms. Tony in his bedroom, Brennan in the guest room. All the enchantment from the night they came home from the hospital seemed to be forgotten. They couldn't stand to be in the same room together for too long.

So nobody would be surprised if they killed each other.

Brennan was about to take a shower when she saw that Tony had left the toilet seat up again. She sighed and stormed into the living room where he was watching a movie.

"Tony, you left the toilet seat up again"

He wasn't really listening, "Uh huh"

She noticed this and grabbed the remote from his hand and turned off the TV.

"What the hell?!" he cried, coming out of his movie trance.

"I'm talking to you"

"More like yelling at me" Tony muttered under his breath

"What?"

"I said, you're probably yelling at me again. That's all you do is yell at me about that goddamn toilet seat"

"Well, maybe if you put it down, I wouldn't be yelling at you" she retorted

"Bullshit, you'd still find something to yell at me about"

"Well maybe you should've thought of that before you got into this relationship with me" she was screaming now

"Yeah maybe I should've. Maybe then I wouldn't be in this mess" he was screaming too

"Maybe you wouldn't" she turned her back toward him, mostly so he couldn't see the tears streaming down her cheeks

He didn't know that. As a result, he thought she was insulting him and continued to yell.

"Hey, don't turn around when I'm talking to you. God, I get no respect from you. All you do is yell at me." He stopped, breathing heavily.

"You know what? I don't need this"

She sniffled and didn't even turn around when she spoke her next words, impossibly soft. "Then go, I'm sure that the bar a couple blocks over is filled with women who won't yell at you or argue with you"

He went from angry to sad with that one uttered sentence. "Is that what you think I'd do?"

She still wouldn't turn around, "That's what you make it sound like."

He walked over to her and turned her around to face him. Then he pulled her into a hug as she began to sob.

"Baby, I would rather fight with you than kiss anybody else"

She pulled away from him. "Do you really mean that?"

"Yes of course I do"

"Even though I have many flaws"

"Especially because of that"

"But Tony, I'm scared" she said, admitting her deepest secret

"Don't be" with that, he walked into his room. He came back shortly.

"I was saving this for later, but now seems like an opportune time"

"What does?"

"Close your eyes"

She did.

"Now open them"

Tony was down on one knee holding a box with a beautiful diamond ring nestled inside.

"Will you marry me, Temperance Brennan?"

She stood in shock, tears streaming down her face

"I don't think that I can agree to marriage."

"Then think of this ring as a promise" He stood up

"Promising what?"

"Forever" seeing that she was about to interject, he held up one hand

"If I promise you forever, will you take it?"

She smiled, despite the tears, and nodded

He put the ring on her finger and as he did so said, "Then Temperance Brennan, with this ring I promise you forever"

Just a little romance for me. By the way, here's the link for the picture of the ring. It's also on my profile. Nothing too special, but very unique and very beautiful..com/Engagement%20Ring%2018.jpg. . So tell me what you think. Please.