**Disclaimer: I do not own anything with BONES or any songs in my stories. I just love Booth and Bones love story. **

Writer's Note: I happened to get Chapter 11 done tonight. I was thinking about sitting on it until tomorrow, but since it is done why do that. I hope you guys like it. Thanks again for all the feedback/alerts/favorites. All of it is so wonderful.

The sound of his text message alert woke them simultaneously from their slumber. They had fallen asleep on the couch once again. This had been twice as in as many days. Bones yawned and sleepily said, in the matter of fact kind of way that only she could, "If you keep falling asleep on my couch and I have to readjust you. I'm not going to be happy if I have to work with Agent Perotta again." Booth opened his eyes. He thought to himself, "Only Bones would think of that first thing in the morning" and a big grin garnished his face.

"What? I'm only stating a fact Booth. You know I don't like working with any other agents but you."

He didn't say a word. He was just in awe of her beauty. She was just as beautiful to him first thing in the morning as she was any other time of the day. When she called his name for the second time is when he snapped out of it.

"You should check that text that woke us up. While you do that, I'll go take a shower. You are welcome to use the guest bathroom."

As Bones was making her way off the couch and to her bedroom, Booth grabbed her hand. He didn't know why he did it and she didn't know why she didn't shoo it away. In that moment, he wanted to tell her so many things, wanted to feel her soft skin against his lips but first things first they had to start mending their relationship. The electricity from their touch spoke almost as loud as when they would gaze into each others eyes, neither one of them wanted to break the connection. Bones was the one who did and the only thing Booth could muster up to say was "Would you like to visit Pops today?"

Before she left from where she was standing in front of the couch, "Yes, I would like that and I'm sure Hank would too." With her answer said she made her way to her bedroom. When she was behind her bedroom door, Booth let out a big sigh, got up off the couch and thought that a nice warm shower would get all the morning kinks out of his back. Before he headed to the guest bathroom he realized that he had to run downstairs to get his bag that he had packed when he left his apartment. He went to the kitchen first though to start a pot of coffee. With that accomplished, he left Bones' apartment and ran downstairs to his SUV, well as fast as he could first thing in the morning. Mornings were not his friend even when he did have a comfortable mattress to sleep on. He made it back to her apartment. The shower was still running in the other room. He really didn't want to be out here when she was done, he didn't want to have to take a cold shower this morning. He made his way to the guest bathroom and closed the door.

Bones finished with her shower and was deciding on what to wear. It was March so it could be warm one moment and chilly the next. She chose a pair of jeans, a baby blue blouse and a slightly darker blue sweater. She wasn't fond of sweaters, but sweaters were casual. It was time to start getting use to more casual attire if she and Booth were going to take their friendship to the next level. She needed to try to be a little less formal. Bones finished dressing and exited her bedroom.

From the direction of the guest bathroom she heard the shower still running. A small smile form on her face, she didn't understand why that Booth in the next room gave her this intense feeling of joy, it was irrational. It was still all very new to her allowing herself to feel something and it still scared her immensely. More now then ever, since Booth broke up with Hannah essentially to be with her. The aroma of the coffee brought her out of her thoughts. She walked over toward the coffee, poured herself a cup and sat at the counter waiting for Booth to emerge.

The hot water felt great on his back. It was the best he had felt in a long time. Maybe it was the shower itself or maybe it had to do with where he was taking the shower and that this heavy weight was now off his shoulders. He spent long enough in the bathroom. He didn't want Bones to think that it took him to longer to get ready in the morning than a woman. He laughed to himself and finally got out of the shower. Also, he didn't want her out there by herself too long with her own thoughts. It was never a good thing when she had time to analyze her thoughts and feelings. In the past that never turned out good. Booth grabbed a pair of black jeans and one of his Flyer t-shirts, along with orange and black socks to match from his bag.

Finally he had emerged from the bathroom. He was amazed when he saw her there sitting at the counter sipping her coffee. He couldn't believe that her eyes could be any more bluer. She was absolutely stunning. Booth felt like he was in high school all over again, his heart beating so hard he thought it would jump right out of his chest. As he approached the counter, she had a cup of coffee waiting for him.

Bones had her eyes on him the whole time since he had exited the bathroom. She had always admired his physique, now more than ever though. "Hey," she said as he came closer. "So what was the text about? Do we have a case?"

"Oh, I almost forgot," as he pulled the cell from his jeans' pocket. He read the text. "No Bones, we don't have a case. It does look like though I will be able to return back to my apartment tonight, seems that Hannah is heading back to Afghanistan tonight."

"Oh" A hint of disappointment was in Bones' voice as she spoke. She liked spending this time with Booth. Thinking that he might have needed a place to stay for a couple of nights, it would have been nice to wake up to his smiling face in the morning at the kitchen table.

Noticing her disappointment, Booth tried to reassure her. "Bones we'll spend the day with Pops and then the rest of the day together. It isn't the end." He took a seat along side her at the counter. He wanted to touch her cheek to comfort her but thought better of it. He didn't want to move to fast and spook her. So they just sat there in silence finishing up their coffees and then it was off to go visit Hank.

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