This is for molly, whoever you are. You rock. I would have replied and given you a cookie for being first (really, that was like a whopping 3-mins from when I posted to when you reviewed), but, alas, I couldn't, so here's one now hands cookie. Here's another one chapter!
Be Be Your Love
Oh, how I try to be just okay.
"Lunch!" Parker happily cried. He had forgotten that he was hungry, as had everyone else.
"Food?" Booth asked. He had just accidentally fallen off the tube and resurfaced. Temperance was also just coming up, for when Booth had slid off the tube had flipped, taking her down.
"What?" She said as she surfaced.
"We want lunch." Angela answered.
"Oh, okay." She said as Booth pulled himself out of the water onto the side of the pool. Still, no one besides the gang was there. He held out a hand to offer Temperance a way up, but she hopped up on her own.
Angela swam/floated over to the stairs and got, Zach was already in the shallows, so he too to the steps, and Nessa and Jack followed the way Booth and Temperance had gotten out, minus the hand thing.
"So, uh, where are we going to get food?" Zach asked, pulling his towel even closer to him. Twilight had fallen asleep on a chair, right on top of the book Temperance was reading.
Booth looked over at the food stand. "Looks like they're closed. Not surprising."
"I can get food." Jack said. "Where do you want it from?" After much discussion, the choice was Subway. And after much protesting, Jack convinced everyone to let him pay, just this once. After making the phone call everyone decided just to stay out of the pool and catch up.
"So, Zachie, where've you been staying?" Jack asked as he scooted over to allow Angela a spot on his chair. Booth and Temperance were sitting across from them, Parker was off petting Twilight, and Nessa and Zach were sitting on their own chair, making it so they were sitting in a semi-square.
Zach blushed and was about to answer but Nessa took care of that.
"He's stuck with me."
"Wow. What's going on here?" Angela asked. She explained. "Well, first Bren's house is trashed, and she moves in with Booth, now Zach's house is being trashed and he moved in with Nessa… What's going to happen to mine?"
"Hopefully nothing. Hey, Ange, would you go check to see if I left the sunscreen in the car?" Jack asked.
"Keys?"
"Here you go." He handed her the keys causing her to go off and check. As soon as she was out of earshot, Jack whispered something to the gang. They all smiled and nodded. Everyone started smiling and thinking. They all nodded a final time before she came back.
"What did I miss?"
"He was wondering if we should trash…whoops, wasn't supposed to say that." Booth answered, covering his mouth.
"Thanks." She said as she sat down next to him and handed him the keys. "It wasn't there. I think the food's here." She motioned to a car that had pulled up. Everyone walked over and grabbed their order. Soon everyone was laughing and chatting. Angela noticed how laid-back and fun her best friend was right now. She was more relaxed than ever. Even Zach seemed to be enjoying living with Nessa. She liked how relaxed everyone was right now, and wished it would last forever. But she knew that as soon as they went to work, things would change. Cam would be there, not helping much either.
"Hey, did you two ever talk to Cam?" She asked, addressing Booth and Temperance.
"Whoops." Booth said. Angela noticed how Temperance tensed up at the mention of her name. "Guess it just slipped my mind. I'll talk to her Monday. It's the weekend. Let's just relax!" He took a big bite of his sandwich, and Temperance relaxed. Soon Booth's phone rang. He smiled as he answered.
"You've reached Booth's phone. He is too busy having fun right now to answer, so leave a message after the beep and he might respond… BEEP!" The rest of the group was trying not to laugh at his "BEEP," which had sounded pretty real. Suddenly an angry Cam's voice was heard. Booth put it on speaker and covered up the bottom half, so if anyone said anything they wouldn't be heard.
"Seely Booth where are you?! I told you I needed to talk to you! Same thing goes for your partner. Come in to my office pronto!" Booth took the phone off speaker.
"Sorry, your time is up." He hung up the phone. The rest of the group, minus Temperance and Parker (who hadn't heard anything) were laughing. Booth had been mimicking Cam so Nessa knew. Moments later it rang again and Booth let the machine pick it up.
"Ignore it!" He slapped Temperance's hand away from the phone. "Relax. Weekend here. I know you don't usually do this, but on weekends you relax. Even if your boss calls."
"Fine, but you're calling her right away Monday." She glared at him.
"Sure… Eat your sandwich." He took a final bite of his.
"I did." Sure enough, her sandwich was gone. Everyone else was done, too. Suddenly a man and truck pulled up. Before anyone could really recognize the man, Twilight ran over, out of the pool area, and started barking ferociously at the car. Nessa calmly stayed put.
"You do know your dog is attacking that man right?" Zach asked.
"Yep. I have a restraining order against him. It only lasts for another two days, but still. Twilight is the only one who can go near him. She hates him." Nessa smiled fondly at her dog, who after scaring the man half to death, had come and sat by her. Parker was looking at some bug.
"Nice… What'd he do?" Angela asked.
"He threatened me. And Twilight. No one messes with my dog." Jack looked at his watch.
"Hey guys, I'll be right back." Jack stood up and went to his car.
"That's one sweet car, right? I'm just waiting for him to let me drive it…" Angela was lost in a daydream about driving his fastest car. Jack motioned for Booth to come over.
"I'll be right back." Booth stood up and walked over to where Jack was. The men got together and were talking, heads bent. Booth patted Jack on the back and gave him a thumbs-up. Booth walked back and resumed his spot by Temperance. Moments later Jack was back.
"Hey, Angela, can I talk to you for a moment?"
R&R and I'll try to update soon!!
