Chapter Ten: Goodnight
When they got off the Ferris Wheel, and smiled at the elderly couple who were making their way on, Booth checked his watch.
"Hey, Bones," he said, putting his arm around her. "We have exactly ten minutes to get you home on time."
Bones gave him a shocked look. "Ten minutes?" She asked, surprised, "That's impossible! We got on that ride at 10:10! It took ten minutes to go around once?"
Booth grinned. "We went around more than once, Bones. Besides, time flies when you're having fun."
Bones smiled, then her face turned worried. "Mom and Dad are gonna kill me..." she said.
Booth grinned again. "Not if we hurry." He said, taking her hand and walking as quick as possible towards the exit.
"Booth!" Bones cried. "We're a mile away from home! We can't get there in ten minutes!"
Booth smiled back at her as they exited the fair. "Sure we can, Bones!" he said, and began to pick up the pace with her trailing along behind him. "Especially if we run!" With that, he began to run full speed, pulling her behind him, and forcing her to runs behind him.
"Booth!" She cried, as his hand slipped from hers and she fell behind. "Wait up!"
He was ten feet ahead up her when he abruptly stopped and turned around, with his arms outstretched. She ran full speed ahead, right into them and he turned completely around, and began to run with her in his arms.
"Booth!" she yelped. "Put me down!"
"Can't" he said, "We only have four minutes left! We're almost there, baby! Just hold on!"
Within three minutes they made it to her house, where Booth put her down and collapsed on the front lawn, gasping for air.
"Booth," Bones said, coming over to rub his back, "You shouldn't have run with me in your arms. I'm much too big for that. You could have really hurt your back."
"It's...fine," he panted. "You're not...that...big. You're pretty...tiny...actually...compared...to...me." He chuckled,standing up and taking a deep breath, before grabbing her, and pulling her close to him.
"Besides," he said, smiling at her, "I enjoyed it. I never wanna let you go, Bones." He looked deep into her eyes. "I-I love you." He said, seriously.
Bones knew immediately that he wasn't saying it in a joking way, like he normally did when they were goofing around. This time he was looking deep into her eyes, waiting for a reaction, or some sort of acceptance.
She gave it to him when a tear fell down her cheek. She swallowed hard. "I love you, too, Booth." she whispered, looking back into his eyes, and placing a soft kiss on his cheek.
Booth smiled and redirected that kiss to her lips, before looking back at her watch.
"Bones," he said, grinning, "It's 10:31."
Bones' eyes grew wide and let go. "I have to go." she said, kissing him once more. "But, I'll call you later, okay?"
Booth nodded and gave her a little wave as she walked up the walkway, and disappeared through the front door.
He smiled once more at her door, and began to walk back to his house, thinking of nothing else but his Bones.
Bones walked into the front hall and called out to her parents. "Mom! Daddy! I'm home!"
Christine Brennan walked in and greeted her daughter, washing a dish in her hands. "Hey, baby. How was the fair? Did you have a good time?"
Bones nodded. "Yeah, it was really great. I never thought it could be that fun." She began to walk up the stairs to her room. "But, I'm pretty tired now. I think I'm just gonna go to bed.
Christine smiled. "Okay, baby. I'm glad you had fun. Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Mom." Bones said, disappearing up the stairs.
Christine smiled after her daughter. She had seen Booth and Bones running home, then hugging and kissing, through the kitchen window. And she had seen the ring Temperance now wore on her left ring finger. It was a little plastic ring, with a fake jewel, but it must have really meant something to her, because Christine could see her smiling as she twirled it while talking to her. Christine was happy that Temperance now had a boyfriend, who seemed to really love her. She was even happier that neither Matthew nor Russ had seen the two teens kissing out front, because she knew that they would find a way to scare him away, because she was their girl.
Christine smiled and shook her head, knowing that that would never change.
A/N: Okay, so I didn't write as much as I wanted to, cuz I'm goin out 4 my baby sister's bday, so....yeah. U get it. Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter. Please REVIEW!!