AN: I want to thank all the people, who not only read, but also leave me a review. It really motivates, if you know that someone likes what you do. I can't mention you all here (and I haven't figured out how to reply so far) but I really love every single comment you wrote and hopefully will continue to write. KelianaLeFey I can assure you that I've watched the epis quite a lot, maybe it still wasn't enough to write a story, though. I'll try to watch them a fourth time. Laukita, I had no idea that there are more than one kind of waffles. I was talking about the sweet ones, with powdery sugar or cherries and whipped cream. I also wanted to mention that I changed some minor things in chapter 10, just some misspellings and grammar mistakes I made.

Previously: "I love you, Temperance. I have for a long time now. I want to have a serious relationship with you, that's why I never hesitated to not only introduce you to Parker, but to also spend this vacation together. You are the real thing for me."

And then he kissed her with so much love and tenderness that her knees felt like jelly…

Brenna wasn't sure how to respond to what he just told her. She knew she loved him, but was she ready for a serious relationship as well? Angela had told her to listen to her heart during this vacation at least. Therefore, she ignored her brain and listened to her heart. And her heart was telling her that she loved him, more than anyone else ever before. More than she loved her work as an anthropologist or as an author. Work always came first for her, but now with Booth, and she had to admit that she involved Parker into the equation too, the most important thing was her family. She wanted them to be happy and she wanted to be happy too. Really happy, like she only was till her parents disappeared when she was 15.

Realizing, that she hadn't said anything for at least a whole minute, she took a deep breath and locked eyes with Booth.

"The first time you told me about 'the one' for everyone and love and happiness ever after, all I could think about where hormones in the brain. Love was always something clinical for me, a chemical reaction in the brain, caused by the urge to find a suitable partner to mate. I thought that it was just the genetics telling you to procreate, to spread ones genetic code.

Angela made me realize that it is so much more. That love isn't caused by hormones, but the hormones a caused by love. She made me see the difference and you were one of her examples to make me understand."

Booth was smiling widely, he probably knew where she was heading with this little speech by now, and still looking deeply into her eyes.

"Me? How could she use me?"

"Actually, she used you and Agent Morrison."

She could see his smile faltering a little bit at the mention of Agent Morrison. He was a new Agent, just turned 30 with a military background similar to his own. Everyone had thought that they would get along very well, because they had a lot to talk about. However, after only a week at the Hoover, Morrison had managed to really annoy Booth. At first no one had known what happened, until Morrison, who wasn't one of the most intelligent people at the Hoover, tried to hit on Brennan again. Only this time, the anthropologist understood his meaning and flipped him on his back as soon as he reached out to touch her. Even Cullen had laughed about that incident and everyone had known what happened between Booth and the rookie Agent. No one hit on Booth's partner. Everyone at the FBI knew about that unspoken rule.

Morrison hadn't known about that rule and he learned it the hard way.

"Don't make this face, Booth. You want me to continue with the story?"

"Yes Bones. Of course, I want you to keep talking. Don't stop now."

"Okay. As I was saying, Angela used the two of you to make me realize the difference between hormones causing love and love causing hormones. I always thought that serotonin, oxytocin and dopamine were causing this strange feeling I had every time I saw you. But Angela helped me to understand that I was wrong. You know that Morrison, although he is a total jerk, is physically very appealing and so are you. Or like Ange said, you are both 'hotter than hell' which is a metaphor by the way, it means that you are both very attractive."

"I knew that Bones. Go on with your story." Booth seemed to be very eager to get to know the rest of this story. For a moment, she contemplated to draw out the story for a little longer, as she used to do in her novels, but she didn't want to make him wait any longer than he had to.

"Anyway, Angela told me that you look rather similar, dark hair and dark eyes, broad shoulders, strong arms, and that therefore if my theory was right, I should have the same feelings towards Morrison as I have towards you. But I never had a higher serotonin level when I was looking at Morrison or even talking to him, but as soon as I so much as thought about you, I felt this strange happiness. I never realized the difference until Ange told me.

I have a higher level of serotonin, oxytocin and dopamine because I am in love with you, not the other way round."

She was looking straight into his eyes once again to make sure he understood.

"I love you. And I am sorry it took me so long to find out."

By now, Booth was grinning widely. His eyes had a deeper shade of brown and the sparkle in his eyes was competing with the reflexes of the sun on the snow just outside the window.

"You do?" His voice sounded a tad bit uncertain and she knew that he hadn't thought that she would be feeling the same way as him.

"Yes I do Booth. I love you Seeley Booth. And I want a serious relationship with you as well."

Bones could see his grin widen further still and seconds later, she was caught in a breathtaking kiss with Seeley Booth once again.

Wow. The man can kiss. I wish we could do nothing else than kissing for the next few hours…

But like always with a 7-year old, their moment was once again interrupted. Parker was calling from the living room, where he was stilling watching TV, that Booth's phone was ringing. Temperance was about to step away from Booth, as he just shook his head and told Parker to just answer the phone.

He didn't care who was calling him, he was only interested in kissing his girlfriend, the love of his life, the future wife and mother to his children. He knew that it would be a long time, before he would have the guts to ask her about marriage and children, and whether or not she had changed her mind on those topics as well. But he also knew that he wanted it to happen one day. He could live without all that, as long as she was by his side, but he liked the idea of being married to her nonetheless.

They were still kissing passionately as Parker entered the kitchen still talking into the cell phone.

"I don't know what he is doing. Oh….he is kissing Bones. Yep Dr. Brennan. I think she will be daddy's girlfriend soon….hmmm….I'll tell him…"

"Parker! Who are you talking to? Give me the phone. Booth."

She could see as the color left his face in an instant. She was instantaneously worried that something might have happened back in DC. Moments later, she saw a smile spread across his features once again.

"Yes I did. I know that it was about time. I'll tell her. Thank you, Sir. Merry Christmas to you too."

He is talking to Cullen. Did Cullen just find out about our relationship? We never even talked about whether or not we want every one to know about us yet. What, if he wanted to keep it a secret?

AN2: Can I have a review? Please? With naked Booth on top? (Never liked the cherry-thing on top.... :-) )