CHAPTER 11
As thesong-finished Tempe's mind started racing The Best is yet to come. What exactly did he mean by that? If Seeley Booth thinks that just because we are at a Hotel he can
Richard interrupted Tempe's thoughts.
"Agent Booth. Everything is ready". He pointed to the door and Seeley grabbed their coats, took Tempe's hand and lead her out of the lounge.
The followed Richard into the elevator and Tempe noticed they were going to the top floor. She gave Seeley a 'What the heck are you doing?' look. Seeley kept a straight face as not to give anything away.
The bell dinged and Richard led them out on to the roof.
"There you go sir, if you need anything there is a phone right over there."
Seeley shook Richard's hand. "Thanks."
Tempe was in awe. The hotel's pool was on the roof.
"We're going swimming?"
"And a hot tub." Seeley pointed to the hot tub located in a corner surrounded by a waterfall.
"I don't have a swim suit and there is NO way I am going in there without one."
Without missing a beat, "Here you go," he said as he handed Tempe her overnight bag.
"What the..? Where did you get that from?" Tempe gasped.
"I had a little angel help me out. Well actually, Angel-a went to your place and packed some things for you and brought them here," Seeley wasn't even waiting for a response from Tempe. He pointed to the change rooms, "You can change over there."
Still stunned, Tempe made her way to the change room.
Feeling like this was a dream, she pinched herself. "Ouch".
"Everything OK in there?"
"Yes. Just stubbed my toe on the bench."
Seeley decided he had better get his swim shorts on too.
Off he went to the other change room. The anxiety building in him was only comparable to the many times he had sat motionless waiting for his target to appear way back when in his days of being a sniper in the army.
As soon as he walked out of the change room he was taken aback. Not much took his breath away but the sight of Tempe standing in the moonlight with a solid blue 2-piece bathing suit, her hair cascading down over her shoulders, blowing slightly in the wind, made him breathless.
Take a deep breath and keep your hormones under control. You have come this far, don't blow. I am a grown man; I think I can control my hormones. Think Seeley, think. If you go over there..
"Last one in the pool is a dirty rotten egg!" Seeley yelled as he ran past Tempe and dove into the pool.
She waited until he surfaced.
"I am not going to turn into a rotten am because I am the last one in the pool. It is not possible. Besides, it is a one armed hairy monster!" she yelled as she ran towards the pool and dove in.
The both surfaced and brushed hair off their faces.
The were now in the shallow end so the top half of their bodies we out of the water.
Oh my gosh, he looks good. Those shoulders. That chest. Those abdominal muscles. How does one man get to have all that AND be nice guy?
Water droplets were running down his body. His hair all mussed up. His lips wet. Sigh.
She started to shiver and get goose bumps and it was not because she was cold.
"You look incredibly sexy in that swim suit," Seeley blurted out. He didn't care what she responded with, he wanted to say it.
If any other man had said that to her she would have been defensive. But for some reason when she heard him say it, she not only believed it but she liked being thought of as sexy and the fact it was Seeley Booth saying, made it even better.
"Thank you. I would like to add that you too are incredibly sexy."
She froze. He flashed her his best smile.
"Uh, I meant to say …"
Seeley cut her off. "I know what you meant, no need to clarify. Oh and thanks." He winked at her and dove under the water.