Diclaimer: Don't own Bones

Oh my, I was surprised that the non-smutty chapters won out. There was a fairly even split between chapters 8 and 9 and since I'm nothing if not flexible (really I couldn't make up my mind) I will do a companion piece every fifth drabble, so the companion piece to 9 will be chapter 15! Hope you enjoy this, it was so hard to keep it under the word limit, but I triumph over the FF word count once more, muahaha! Hope you enjoy and remember, it's nice to let me know if you do!

P.S. I've been getting this inquiry lately so let me assure that Breaking update is on the horizon, likely by next week :)

You Should Know

"Hey, I need to tell you something."

"Mmm?" she mumbled, loose and relaxed, fingertips tracing a random pattern on his chest.

"I … I did something yesterday, Bones," he said hesitantly and because Brennan had her head pillowed on his chest, she easily heard the way his heart picked up speed.

He jostled her slightly as he leaned to open the drawer on his side of the bed. She felt him rummaging around for a few seconds before he settled back against the pillows, her upper body still sprawled over his torso.

Brennan couldn't help the slight gasp against his skin as she spotted the small jewelry box in his hand.

"I don't know what happened," Booth confessed, twirling the small box in his fingers. "I saw this and I … I don't even know how I ended up …" His voice faded on a sigh. "I know the score, Bones, I know." With one hand he played with the little box, with the other he played with the ends of her hair. "And I want you, however I can have you and nothing, nothing is going to change that."

"But I don't want to lie to you." His voice was almost mesmerizing when he added, "You should know I can't stop myself from thinking about this, you should know I want it."

"I don't need it," he clarified in absolute honesty. "'Cause, truth is, I only need you, but I want it and if you ever want it too …"

The rest of the sentence went unspoken as his thumb flicked open the lid, exposing the perfect ring in its perfect setting.