AN: Just a short little car scene. More coming up soon.

Chapter 11

"How did you know that the handkerchief was your friend's?' asked Temperance as they drove to Arthur Sweets' father-in-law's house.

"I saw her initials on the corner." shrugged Booth.

"The probability that the victim knew another woman with the same initials is extremely high."

"How about the probability that another woman with the initials CS wears the same perfume as Cam."

"So you've had sexual intercourse with her?" Temperance asked while masking the fact that this irked her by looking out the window.

"Excuse me?"

"Well, Angela tells me the only time that men remember details like a woman's perfume is when he's slept with her."

"For your information, we also remember that stuff when we're dizzy with the dame, it doesn't necessarily mean that we, we..., you know."

"Had sex? You can say it you know, you aren't gonna make me faint. All mammals have sex; it shouldn't be taboo to say the word. It is ridiculous to deny that the reproductive process exists. Sex is at the center of many cultures; many Pacific Islanders for example, have religious ceremonies that involve sensual dancing as without sex the society would die out. That's why so many cultures over the centuries have featured promiscuous gods."

At this point Booth recovered from hearing such words come out of the mouth of a woman and his ability to talk was restored although his face retained its red color. "Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, it may not be necessary to protect you from hearing such words, but I do need to be prevented from hearing them come from your mouth."

"How about I develop a code word, would that satisfy your puritan modesty?"

"No, no it wouldn't."

"I'm a scientist; I have to be able to say it. I know translation!"

"That doesn't make any sense."

"That's why it's a code word. I suppose I could say aetaluta, but you would never know what I'm saying."

Just like a squint to think that a guy with brawn wouldn't know Latin, thought Booth, and they think I'm the one with the ego. And by the way genius, you pronounced it wrong.

"So you never translated with Cam, you were just woozy over her?"

"What?"

"You never answered my question about your translations with Cam. You just said that a man would remember a woman's perfume if he was woozy with a wench."

"First of all, I don't discuss my ... translations with women. The important thing is that me and Cam are just friends. Second of all, the saying is dizzy with a dame"

"What does that even mean?"

"Oh, look we're here!" breathed a relieved Booth.