B/B The Perfect Gift

Chapter 14: Fulling the Promise

Again Bones and Booth were alone in her office, but this time something was different by the way they were looking at each other they knew this night was going to change their lives, but for the sake of their friendship they acted as if nothing has change.

Then Booth was the first to speak, "So"

Brennan said, "So"

Booth replied again, "You do look beautiful tonight, Temperance."

"Wow, calling me Temperance now, if I don't mind you are handsome Seeley." Brennan said

"Why, Thank you, so uh do you want to head to the party, or do want to this gift exchange to be over and done with." Booth asked Brennan

"Well, I think it best if we exchange now, but hold on I got gift for Parker. "Brennan told Booth

So she ran into office closet as she got a bag then she sat on her couch putting the bag in front of her. Booth just standing Brennan said,

"Well, Come on, Booth, get over here."

Booth said, "Right," as he sat down beside her he open Parker's gift he said, "Bones, you didn't have to get Parker anything."

Brennan replied, "Don't be silly Booth, I want to get something for him, I just hope he likes it."

Booth pulled out a suit from the bag that looks like the he wears at work. Then he got out his favorite belt buckles with the metal part that had Cocky written across. Then last a mini FBI badge that had Parker's name carved in. Booth almost thought it was real. Then Brennan said,

"Parker told me one time, that one day he wants to be just like you, so I thought if he came with you one day to work then maybe Parker would dress up like you, So Booth, do you think he will like it"

Booth said, "I love it . . . I mean he will love it."

Brennan said, "Good, now here is your gift." as she handed Booth a jewelry case.

"Bones"

"Booth, go on open it."

Booth opens the jewelry case to see gold Rolex. The gold watch couldn't help but sparkle in his eyes. Then Booth said,

"Bones, thank you, you shouldn't have."

"I wanted to, read the back." Brennan told Booth

Booth confused "What?"

Brennan said, "Look at the back."

Booth took the watch out the case as he turned it around and saw the words My Booth. His heart sank trying not to cry he said,

"Thank you Bones."

"You're welcome Booth." Brennan sighed, "Well, we better get going, we have a party to get to."

Brennan got up off the couch while Booth was still sitting down. Brennan almost walked out the door before Booth stopped her by yelling, "Bones!"

Brennan quickly stops as she turned toward Booth direction and said, "Yes, Booth"

Booth laughed, "Aren't you forgetting something."

Brennan laughed, "Oh right, I got so excited with my gift that forgot that you had a gift for me."

Brennan just stood just like Booth did but this time Booth got up and said, "Well, Come on Bones get over here."

Brennan said, "Right"

Brennan still there as Booth was sitting waiting for her to come to him but Brennan then asked,

"So are you going to come here to give me the gift."

Booth replied with a question, "So you coming over here to get it."

Brennan sighed, "All right fine, "Brennan walked back toward Booth while she mentions, "Why do you have to be so demanding." Then she sat down beside Booth as he replied, "Why do you have to be so stubborn."

Brennan gave Booth this look of shock on her face as she said, "I am not stubborn."

Then Booth told her, "Then I am not demanding."

"Oh yes you are and I can name plenty of times." Brennan started babbling until Booth stopped her from talking and placed the box ring in her hands.

Brennan did not need to open the gift to figure out what this gift might be. She looked at Booth speechless when he smiled at her and he said,

"Merry Christmas, Temperance"

Without crying she was able to smiled back at him as she said, "Merry Christmas Seeley. "

Then she was about to open her gift when Booth thought before Brennan could her gift he needed to get something off his chest. So he put his hands on Brennan hands by covering the ring box.

Brennan said, "What now, Booth"

Booth told her, "Listen, I know you are very anxious to open your gift, but before you open it I need to tell you something very important so bear with me for a minute."

Brennan said, "Sure of course what is it you have to say."

Booth not sure how to tell Bones how he truly feels this is a big, huge step, but he needed to let these feelings out before it was too late.

Then Booth begins with his confession, "Bones." Then Booth thought. Don't call her that his confession of the heart not buddy chat. What is wrong with you? Then he decides to with,

"Brennan,"but then thought. Doesn't call her by last name that is not right maybe saying she her first name is more appropriated? Then Booth said

"Temperance"

Then he thought now she's looking at me, I have officially lost my mind. Then Booth told Brennan,

"Well, isn't this great I have no idea what name I should start with."

Brennan told Booth, "Brennan, will be fine, now will you please end my misery and say what it is you wanted to say,"

Booth sighed as he said, "Right, Brennan, you and me have been partners and friends for a while.

"Yes, for three years to be exacted." Brennan mention

"Well, during those three years, we have been through a lot with each other, through the thick and thin when we were catching the bad guys, rescuing each other from high risk situations, and giving each other comfort and support outside of the workplace. Am I making sense so far?" Booth told her

Brennan replied, "Yes, but is there a point coming."

Booth said, "I am getting there. Brennan have you ever heard the hypothesis that men and woman can never be friends because the sex always gets in the way.

"Yes, but I hate hypotheses." Brennan said

"Why?" Booth asked

Brennan answered, "Because it is humanly possible for men and women to be friends, I mean look at us we are the perfect example."

Booth said, "Yes, we are but uh for what I am about to say may prove this hypothesis right for us."

Now Brennan was completely lost not knowing what Booth was talking about. She looked into his eyes and then she knew what exactly he was talking about and she was shocked that Booth had really genuine feelings for her, but she was jumping to conclusion she did not know for sure if Booth was actually thinking about that so she asked,

"Booth, are you trying to tell me what I think you trying to me."

Booth sighed as he said, "If you think I am trying to say I love you then yes."

"Booth, I"

Brennan was not sure what to say.

"Brennan" holding her hand out. "I don't accept you saying anything, the only thing I except from you is to accept my gift and accept it with great gratitude."

Brennan said, "I will."

Booth said, "Thank you, now you can open your gift."

Brennan sighed as she took a deep breath and opened the ring box which she then breathed and was taken away. It was the ring that she had been dying for since she was 15 years old. Then she could no longer hold the tears from coming down her eyes as she looked at Booth and asked,

"How did you?"

Booth interrupted her by pleading, "Please don't ask me that, do you like it."

Brennan said, "Like it, I love it thank you Booth."

Booth said "Read inside"

Brennan without saying a word looked inside the ring to see an inscription that say, My Bones her heart dropped. She totally became speechless not knowing what to do or what to say not knowinh how she should thanked Booth for the perfect gift.

Booth thought seeing Brennan reaction was enough for him, but he looked up at the mistletoe it reminded him of the last one and the thing he needed to do. While watch Brennan put on the ring she told Booth again,

"Thank you, Booth."

"You're Welcome, Brennan, but there is one more gift I need to give you. And uh I just want you to know even tough I promised this to someone and I was forced to do this, don't mean I want to because what really matter is I wanted to do it anyways."

Brennan confused, "To do what."

Booth pointed his finger up, then Brennan looked up to see a mistletoe then she looked down back at Booth as he was starting to lean in closer to her as he said,

"This"

Then Booth touched Brennan lips with a soft and romantic touch even though it didn't last long it was feelings that matter most and after their first kiss Brennan said the four words Booth never though he would hear.

"I love you too."

Booth in shocked, "What did you say?"

Brennan smiled, "You heard me."

Booth smiled back, "Yes, I did I just want to hear again."

"I love you Seeley Booth."

"I love you too Temperance Brennan."

Then they smiled at one another and did it again but it was a more passionate kiss under the mistletoe this time. They could hear the people upstairs at Jeffersonian Christmas party singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Coming up is the epilouge Thanks for reading and thank you for everyone to has read this story I have enjoy writing it and now Good news I have better beta my bones buddy Melissa thanks Melissa. And I am going back to writting Lost Without You and after that I will be working a New Bones and Booth fanfic and I think all of you Bones fan will love .

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