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Rating: T
He Called Me Baby
Chapter 10: Destinations ~ Part 1
(Published July 6, 2010)
Brennan's POV
It had been a long flight with Ms. Wick. But thankfully, it wasn't as bad as I had expected. Each of us had our MP3 players ready with research articles and books. I wasn't about to admit it, but Ms. Wick wasn't the only one that had added a delicious romance/mystery novel to her play list. When Ms. Wick finally fell asleep, I had my chance to get some writing done. Ideas had been itching my brain ever since Booth and I were brainstorming plot ideas. It seems impossible that that was less than two days ago. Already I ache to be in his arms. For the next year, I will need to live on emails, dreams, fantasies, and Kathy & Andy. I will not cry. It would be best to get settled into my new "home" for the next year so that I can send a quick email and head down to dinner in one of the hotel's conference rooms. I need to get acquainted with my team before I can begin to think of sleep.
Dear Booth,
I've made it safe and sound to my new temporary "home". It's a nice hotel not far from tourism. I can't write much as I need to go meet my team so I can then indulge in some much needed sleep. Your idea of using an MP3 player was ingenious and I love the added music to remind me of this past weekend. I haven't opened my gift yet since I know you won't be arriving to your new location for a couple of days. If possible, maybe we can plan to open them at the same time. I know scientifically it's not possible, but it would make me feel like you're with me.
I was able to get some ideas written for my next book and look forward to sharing them with you when I have more time.
Missing you,
Bones
Our conference room was about 2/3 full of what Booth would call "squint speak". What a great place to be as an anthropologist. The depth of intelligence and nationalities in one room for one purpose is something I just cannot put into words quite yet. This will be an incredible learning environment over the coming year and hopefully will end with the reward we are all hoping for. Tonight is just for learning about each other's strengths and interests in the project. It's not social really since it's all scientific and work related. Tomorrow, I will work with key people in forming teams and tasks. All of this happened so quickly. With the case, book deals, preparations, and finances, I didn't actually take the time I needed to prepare adequately for who I was about to meet. And that's when I discovered my flaw… my flaw in not being prepared just walked in the conference room.
Author's Notes: I am so sorry for the delay in updating. Between being sick, meeting deadlines in the paper crafting world, the holiday, and getting my son settled into summer camp, I just hit a writer's block. Although it's short, hopefully the writer's block is over and you have found this first "past the finale" chapter interesting. Thank you for your continued praise through comments and alerts. This is a wonderful community to be a part of.
As a proud mom, I just have to say… Happy Birthday, Boo!
(I can't believe he's 15 today!)