Ok I know I said no more angst but the way this story is it has to have a little. This chapter deals more with Booth than it does Brennan and since this is pre season four, something's are slightly different so don't get your panties in a twist.
Disclaimer: I don't own a freakin thing.
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Unlike the ride to the Wong Fu's the silence in the car was a welcomed silence. Any sound, noise, vibration or uneven breath would be enough to make Booth pull over and ravage Brennan in the back seat.
He stole a glance at her once and she smiled wickedly keeping her gaze straight ahead patiently awaiting to arrive at Booth's apartment to turn things more...physical!
Pulling into his assigned parking space and shutting off the SUV they both sat there for a second looking out the windshield. Brennan played with her hands in her lap waiting for Booth to take the lead so she wouldn't push to strongly.
Booth closed his eyes and exhaled deeply letting the calming silence of the moment fill his head.
Two seconds later he found himself with one hand on her hip turning her to him and the other buried in her hair. His mouth ravishing hers, sucking and nipping furiously at the soft flesh.
Her moans fueled his desire as he moved to her neck, not caring that he was probably leaving marks.
Brennan wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him to her, urging him to continue his ministrations. They both sat in awkward positions, Booth was stretched out across the front of the SUV while Brennan was about to be pulled out of her seat and into the back.
When Booth's hand moved from her hip to cup her breast she moaned in appreciation as he firmly squeezed and groped her body.
Her fingers glided through his hair before taking hold and pulling it roughly making it known she wanted his lips back on hers. Booth growled and attacked her lips again with just as much fever and intensity as before.
When Bones went to explore with her hands she opened her eyes and came to a halt. Booth felt her stiffen and noticed that she stopped participating. He backed away slowly and just far enough to look at her face, she was breathing heavily and her eyes were locked on something on the drivers side.
Booth turned his head slowly and nearly jumped out his seat when he saw a face pressed against his driver side window.
"JARED!?!? What the fuck are you doing?" Booth yelled.
The man outside the SUV became agitated and distraught, tears filled his eyes and his breathing became erratic.
"You told me Parker was in trouble...You told me that things were bad here so I came."
"Are you drunk?" Booth questioned staying where he was shielding Brennan on the other side of the car.
"What do you think?" he laughed and stumbled backwards a little bit.
Booth let out a disappointed sigh and sat up and exited the vehicle.
"Jared...I called you four times. I left you messages about Parker going into surgery and going to be ok."
"OH...is that why this stupid thing keeps making all them noises."
He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone, Booth noticed he had a few missed calls and several voice messages.
"Yes Jared." Booth exasperated.
Jared laughed and stumbled a bit more then focused his attention on Temperance.
"Who is she big brother? She's pretty...and by the way you two were going at it in there she probably a really good lay."
Brennan's eyes shot daggers at the man that had just clearly interrupted her evening and insulted her. She didn't look like that for long when all of a sudden Booth's fist connected with his brothers face knocking him out cold.
"Booth!"
"Awe Bones don't start please. He is my brother and he knows better that to talk to a woman like that."
"I can take care of myself, I don't need you defending my honor every time a man makes a crude comment." she chide.
"No you don't, but this is my little brother and I will not have him talking and acting like this. End of discussion!" he rebutted.
Brennan could tell by the sound of his voice that he issue was dead and not to be revived. Without another word she climbed out of the car and came around to help Booth pick up his brother and pull him into the apartment.
Once inside Booth led him over to the couch and not so nicely dropped him on it. A low groan was heard from Jared before he rolled onto his side and curled into a ball on the couch. Booth sighed and draped a blanket over his brother then made his way towards the kitchen. After drinking a few glasses of water he turned and found that Brennan was gone.
He looked back in the living room...nothing. He ran to the window to see if she walked back outside...nothing. He was about to go nuts till he heard the faint sound of a door shutting at the back of his apartment.
He quietly made his way towards his bedroom and what he saw when he entered almost knocked the wind from him.
Temperance had changed out of her clothes and into one of his large t-shirts and a pair of his boxers. She had her back to him and was folding her clothes and placing them in a chair next to the bed. She turned around suddenly and was startled to see Booth there watching her.
"So you just let yourself into my bedroom and raid my t-shirts and underwear? Please make yourself comfortable Bones." he teased and smiled.
Brennan returned the smile and blushed slightly as she watched him gaze upon her.
"I hope you don't mind...it's been a long day and I thought maybe we could lay down, get comfortable and talk a bit more? Since the other option seems to be out of the question now, maybe you could tell me about Jared?"
Booth sighed and ran his hands down his face. "It's a long story Bones."
Temperance smiled and climbed onto the bed. "I've got time. I don't know about you but I don't have anywhere to be tomorrow."
Booth took in the picture of Bones laid out on his bed making herself comfortable like it was the most natural thing in the world. He slowly closed the door to his bedroom and walked over to his side of the bed.
Temperance watched as he started unbuttoning his shirt, sliding it off and stepping out of his shoes. His eyes were focused on her and hers were focused on the broad expansions of his chest and arms, then she was acutely aware that his hands had moved to undo his belt and pants.
Once those were discarded along with his socks he climbed on the bed next to her. She was on her side facing him and as he looked at her he reached out and pushed her onto her back.
"Booth?"
Before she could say anything else Booth was right up against her and had his arm wrapped around her waist while the other slide beneath her, his face nestled between her neck and breasts.
He sighed contently as his chin brushed against her breasts.
"What do you think your doing?" she asked while trying not to laugh.
"You said get comfortable...well I certainly am." he replied holding onto her tightly.
Temperance just laughed and ran her fingers through his hair. Booth moaned in response and burrowed deeper into their embrace.
"Tell me about your brother." she whispered.
"Its hard." he confessed.
"Well let's start out slow...baby steps, and go from there. Remember no more hiding." she whispered then sighed, continuing to run her fingers through his hair while the other hand lightly ran up and down the arm he had draped over her stomach.
The moment was intimate and surreal, they both wished for more like them in the future. Booth sighed again before speaking.
"My dad drank." he said quietly. Brennan slowed the strokes in his hair and listened carefully.
"My mom always said that he wasn't the same man he was before he left for war. He flew fighter jets in Vietnam and he's seen some awful things just as I have..."
"When he came home he developed post traumatic stress syndrome, the only thing he found that would take the sting of life away was a liquor bottle..."
He squeezed Brennan tightly again, taking in a deep breath and found himself calm as her sent enveloped his senses.
"He worked as a barber for many years and after Jared and I were born the stresses of life became too much for him and he started taking his anger out on us..."
"He hit you?" she asked disbelievingly.
Booth nodded and pulled his hand up to her stomach, mindlessly drawing small patterns against her skin.
"Me mostly. I was the oldest and tried to keep the attention away from Jared and Mom so I let him hit me instead. Most of the time it would be his fist or a leather belt. He beat me so bad one time I was out of school for a week."
Tears sprang into his eyes at the memory of his fathers abuse. Temperance could feel the dampness in her shirt.
"After I graduated I joined the Army to get away...After I shipped out I heard stories that dad and Jared would constantly fight then Jared started drinking and messing up. He got into trouble with the police and was sentenced to either serve time in jail or join the military. He had just gotten his degree so he decided to go into the Navy as an officer and he often finds himself in trouble after drinking too much and I bale him out."
"I have helped him out so many times that when he continues to do it he just expects that I will be there to make it all go away. I should have put my foot down a long time ago, he needs to changes his ways because I will not baby him anymore." he finished with a determined tone.
"He's your brother and he needs help. You never turned down anyone who's needed help and I know you won't start with your brother... And I'm not saying that you need to baby him to help, but give him an ultimatum or something...something that will show him that you won't bale him out next time and he will have to face the consequences no matter how harsh they are."
Booth nodded and closed his eyes.
"What time is it?" he asked.
Brennan turned and looked at the clock sitting on the bedside table.
"Almost four a.m..." she replied.
Booth chuckled. "I have been talking for almost three hours...I'm surprised you're still awake."
"You always have my full attention when you're speaking to me." she informed him.
"Thank you for listening Bones."
"I only did it to gain more points for our incentive plan."
They both laughed and Booth raised his head and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
"Lets get some sleep Bones...We can deal with incentive later."
"Ok." she replied, and then turned in his arms so her back was to him and they snuggled together. They both let out a relaxing sigh and drifted off to sleep. Baby steps was having a very good effect on their communication and Brennan was right...no more hiding.
A little openness and emotion from Booth, I think it was a good step for them. As for the back story I remember in a few episodes...I forget if it was season one or two but Booth said his father flew planes in the war, then somewhere else I believe I heard him say his dad worked as a barber so that's how I tied all that together. As for Jared...I thought he was an ass in first episode but he redeemed himself in the last episode so I might make him a good guy!