We've officially passed the one-third mark of the fic, and I couldn't be happier, except if I was getting more reviews ) I know this storyline has been done many times before, but it's cute, so whatever. This is for kookie91, her other request that she has been so patiently waiting for. Tell me what you guys want to see and you'll get a chapter coming your way (believe me, I can twist most of the prompts to fit just about anything).


Chapter 11—Chocolate

It was a long day of work in the field, recovering a set of remains that had been found at the base of a cliff. The rest of the team had left the remote location to head back into town as the clouds rolled in. The recovery had taken longer than expected, so now they were fighting to get back to the car before the weather trapped them in the middle of nowhere.

Luck was not with them today, though, as the rain was falling in sheets before they had even reached the SUV. By the time they had gotten halfway down the mountain, they could see the main bridge was flooded. They were stuck for the night.

Pulling off the main road, into a campsite, they got settled as comfortably as they could in wet clothes. Giving up on that idea, Booth pulled off his shirt, followed quickly by his jeans, and threw them into the far back of the SUV to dry. Brennan, who had been watching him, pulled off her soaked sweater and jeans, already feeling more comfortable now that she was at least mostly dry.

Both tried desperately to look at something other than their partner's semi-nude body, but there was nothing to see except the water running over the windows of the SUV. Booth's stomach suddenly broke the awkward silence with a mighty growl.

"Hey Bones, you got any trail mix or anything in that bag of yours?" he asked, hoping she had something.

"I don't know, let me check," she replied leaning into the backseat for her backpack, giving Booth a clear view of her perfectly rounded ass. Moving to sit back down, she handed him a Hershey's bar and began opening one of her own. "This is all I have, sorry."

"Don't worry about it," he said, blushing slightly as he tried to look somewhere other than Brennan's creamy thighs. "It's better than nothing," he said, opening the candy bar.

While he was concentrating so intently on the candy bar, Brennan gave herself a moment to study his body, running her eyes over his muscular torso and toned thighs. Lifting her gaze, she realized Booth was watching her study him. A crimson blush spread quickly across her cheeks, as she muttered a "Sorry," and looked back down at the candy bar in her own hands.

"Don't be sorry," he said, "Did you like what you saw?"

She knew he was teasing her, but decided to play his little game, "Actually yes, I did. I notice you're not looking away either."

This time it was his turn to blush, but he also decided that he was done looking. Setting down his candy bar, he leaned across the center consol, capturing her mouth in a fiery kiss.

He could taste the chocolate that was still in her mouth, but there was also something uniquely Temperance. She kissed him back, matching his passion and hunger, twining her fingers into his damp hair.

Needing more, he broke away from her long enough to climb into the backseat, pulling her with him. Maybe it wasn't so bad being stuck in the rain.