Brennan awoke the next morning and walked to the kitchen to see Jared and Cara sitting drinking coffee.
"Where is everyone?'
"Mom and Dad took Johnny and Seelia to the store and Ben is out for a run. I'm not sure where Seeley is."
"Oh, well, he's sleeping in. I walked up to the apartment and I could hear him snoring through the door, so I didn't want to bother him."
Cara about choked on her coffee while Jared started laughing.
"What? What's so funny? You didn't know that Booth snores sometimes?"
"It's not
that.'
"What is it?"
"Well….Cara would you like to tell?"
"Nope..it's all
yours."
"Temperance…how long have you known Seeley?"
"A few years, why?"
"Well, you may or may not know that Seeley never sleeps in. Never."
"It's true, Bren."
"So?"
"Well…I guess we shouldn't say never…" Jared laughed again.
"What is it?"
"Seeley only sleeps in if he's well…gotten some."
Brennan gasped and dropped the cup she was holding.
Both Jared and Cara noticed the blush on her face. Cara took pity on her.
"Well…there was that one time he was sick, and he did sleep in then too."
"Are you serious?"
"Yup" Jared confirmed. "It's his one tell."
"Oh, well…I'd better go check on him…I mean…he's sick…yeah."
Jared and Cara snickered as she raced out the door.
She rushed up the steps and pounded on the door. She could still hear him snoring, so she raced in and shook Booth by the shoulders.
"Booth! Booth, wake
up!"
"What?...Bones? What is it?"
"Booth, you have to
get up."
"What? What time is it?"
"It's like 10 am."
"Oh…OH….Oh my God…I slept in."
"Yes, and your brother.."
"Jared knows?" this was getting worse.
"And Cara."
"What about Mom and Dad?"
"They aren't here. Booth…you could just tell them you're sick. Cara said that, well you know, sometimes you sleep in when you are sick."
"Bones, I did that one time, and I had appendicitis. I don't think I can say I have that again."
"Oh" she slumped on the bed
"Yeah"
Brennan sat in silence wondering what they should do about this new situation.
"How are you feeling?"
"Okay…a little sore." Her gaze traveled over his body, checking for bruises. His lower half was covered by a sheet. She realized she was sitting on a bed with Booth.
Warm, naked, sleepy, morning Booth. In bed.
In the morning light, his body looked almost golden. She met his eyes and saw that he was also thinking of her hands all over his body. This was pure, unadulterated lust. Her hip was pressed against his, and she leaned down so her right arm was on the other side of his body.
"Bones…wait…"
She froze an inch away from his lips.
"Don't kiss me unless you mean it. I can't take it. It can't just be physiological."
"Booth…"
Just then they heard a car door slam. Brennan shot from the bed.
"I'll…see you…I'll see you downstairs."
Booth groaned and put his hands over his eyes.
"Aren't you coming Booth?"
"I'll be down in a minute."
This was such a mess.
Brennan walked into the kitchen again where Cara, Ben and Jared were talking.
"Seeley still sleeping?" Ben asked laughing. Obviously he was now in on the joke.
"Um…no, he's up…he's awake…um, he'll be here in a minute."
Booth walked in gingerly.
"What's the matter, Seeley?"
'What, oh…nothing, just a little sore still."
Cara gasped and Ben laughed. All eyes flew to Brennan.
"Sore?" Jared's
eyebrows rose. "Dr. Brennan…whoa…"
"What? No…"
'You didn't tell them?" Booth asked
"No, you said not
to." She replied.
"Tell us what?" By now Cara was also
laughing.
"I fell out of the treehouse last night. That's all."
All eyes went back to Brennan.
"That's true, he did fall out of the treehouse."
"And that caused you to sleep in?" Jared wasn't buying it.
"Look, I know what you're thinking, and…we didn't…I mean…"
"Booth and I didn't have sex last night."
Booth groaned.
"Well, Temperance, that's good to know."
Mortified, she turned to see Caroline and John standing in the doorway with their packages and two grandchildren.