Sparkles in your eyes put the stars to shame
Story by Isobel
Hi there folks!
I know I know… it took me a long time to update again. I am sorry. I was really busy… And I wanted to upload this chapter yesterday but my computer was not cooperating. So… Sorry :o)
So the chapter you all are waiting for is here… I hope you won't be too disappointed. You have to let me know :o) And in case you'd feel like hating me because of the end, just give me a chance to finish the story :o)
Enjoy it!!
Oh and thanks for your reviews, I am really happy to read them all :o)
And I still have no beta so I am once again sorry about my mistakes… I'm trying really hard but you know how it works… if you notice something really out of the line, let me know... we can fix the story together :o)
Oh and I just had to write the conversation between Petr and Karolína in Czech… they are Czech so why should they talk in English at home, right? But don't worry, you will understand it all :o)
Chapter 14 – The double date
Petr wasn't sure but he would swear that his heart has jumped out of his chest. He felt like being shot or maybe hit by a truck. He couldn't breath. His wife was standing in front of him; and she looked absolutely stunning. He knew that he was staring at her, more like ogling her, he knew, but he couldn't help it. It took him about a minute before he was able to breathe normally again.
Karolína walked from the bedroom. She saw her husband leaning against the wall by the door. By one word he looked hot. When he looked up she couldn't do another step. He was staring at her, looking at her feet, at her legs, at her hips, at her chest, at her neck and of course also at her face. He was completely lost. It looked like he wanted to remember every tiny detail about her. She knew she looked good but she didn't expect this kind of a reaction. She gave him his time. He needed to regain some composure.
Petr swallowed, took a deep breath and locked his gaze with his wife's.
"Wow."
This was all he was able to say. She had to chuckle.
He moved closer. He took her hand into his and then spun her around, still holding her. She was laughing. All the tension was gone. Petr gently pulled her into his arms. She gave him a smile. She felt happy. She put her hands onto his chest and he slowly moved his onto her hips. He was making slowly circles with his thumbs. It was driving her crazy and he knew that.
"Jsi překrásná." (You are so beautiful.)
"Děkuju…" (Thank you…)
"A jsi moje." (And you are mine.)
She had to laugh. She just had to laugh. It was so cute to hear him saying that… He had something in his voice, something that made her knees go weak.
He leaned in and kissed her. At first it was modest but after several second it changed. The kiss was full of passion and hunger, possession and love. She stopped him after some time. Petr growled in disappointment. She looked into his eyes. And after a moment of silence he nodded.
"Já vím, já vím, musíme jít, ať nepřijdeme pozdě." (I know, I know, we have to go so we won't be late.)
"Slibuju, že se ti to bude líbit... a navíc máme pak pro sebe celou noc." (You will like it, I promise... and besides we have the whole night just for ourselves afterwards.)
She made her intentions for the rest of the night clear by giving him a kiss onto his neck. She bit him gently. He wanted the moment to last forever. But he nodded in agreement. She was right, they had to go. She took his hand and made him to follow her out of the apartment. Well in that moment he would have followed her anywhere.
Petr had real troubles with keeping his hands by his sides. He needed to touch his wife all the time. Holding her hand was not enough so he tried to hold her around her shoulders and then around her waist. But it was still not enough. He was so lost…
And she kept smiling.
Karolína was glad that she still had such an effect on him after all those years. Maybe going out for a date from time to time was not a bad thing at all. She knew that this was only the beginning of a really good date. She had her plans. And she knew that he wouldn't be complaining.
Booth was standing in the lobby, waiting for Bones to appear. He was early, he knew. He was smiling all the time just because of the simple concept of spending the evening with her, being with her on their real date.
When Bones appeared in the lobby, Booth suddenly felt like there was no air to breathe around him. She looked stunning. Maybe it was because of her new dress, maybe it was because of the look she had upon her face, but most probably it was just because she was Bones. And to him she always looked stunning.
She walked towards him. She took a good look at him. She noticed how he looked like and she liked it. She gave him a smile.
"Bones, you look … well…"
But he was not able to finish. He had to try to take some deep breaths.
"What, Booth? Speechless?"
"Yeah… a bit."
He chuckled. It wasn't normal that this woman could do these things to him. And she was obviously enjoying it.
"I just really like the way you look. I would use the word 'hot' to describe you but I'm afraid that wouldn't be enough…"
She was surprised a bit. When he told her that she looked hot for the first time, she wasn't actually paying attention to it. He could have been talking about the weather after all. But this time she knew that he was talking about her. And she felt something warm spreading through her body. She would name the warm feeling 'desire'.
She was enjoying that feeling. A lot.
"Thank you. I am glad you like it. I wasn't really sure about the outfit. Oh and well… You don't look bad yourself, you know."
"Thanks, Bones."
And despite the fact that they were both smiling, the first awkward moment just came.
Booth was not sure about what to do. And Bones was slowly becoming nervous because of him and his unsure posture.
Booth took a deep breath. But Bones was faster.
"Are you nervous?"
He looked deep into her eyes.
"Yes, I am."
"Why?"
"I don't want to screw this up, Bones."
She was silent. She wasn't sure about what to say. Of course she felt the same. But it was ridiculous!
"According to Angela we've already had many dates. She counts all the dinners and the time we spend together outside work. So technically this is nothing new for us."
"You really see it like that?"
And with that question he got her. She was silent again. But only for a moment… She gathered all her strength and courage. She took his hand into hers. She didn't know why but she needed the contact.
"No. I think that this is new to us. It's the real date, not just some casual dinner and watching a movie on your couch. And yes, I know that it can bring lots of new things to us and yes, I know that we might need to face some serious issues lately, but right now it is just us, right? Just you and me, just us, being on a date."
He smiled at her. And she smiled back.
"I agree. With all of that… Just you and me."
"So?"
"So we can go and try to find the cinema, hm? What do you think?"
"Sure."
He was playing with her fingers for a moment. Then he let go and then he put his hand on the small of her back and led her out of the hotel.
Poor receptionist from the hotel was watching Booth the whole time. He was a piece of hunk. Every woman in the lobby was watching him. And then the lady in red walked there and he had his eyes only for her. He was so taken that it was not fair to all the other women. But they looked happy so she has decided to wish them all the best. He had his hand on the small of her back. But then he smiled at the receptionist and her knees went weak. That was so unfair! She had to take few sips of her cold coke to calm down. She was close to hyperventilating.
Bones was enjoying her feelings. She was still very unsure of them but she was about to like them a lot very soon. Booth's hand was a bit lower than usually but she didn't mind. It was like a testing some new waters. And she surely wouldn't be the one to complain about it.
They were walking by the river now, enjoying the warm breeze. They were talking about the weather, and they were talking about Sweets. What would the kid tell them right now? It was comfortable conversation. And funny one as well.
Bones had one thing on her mind all the time. And she didn't even bother with trying to pick up the right moment to say it. She just did it.
"It was not really nice of you, you know?"
"What?"
"Flirting with the poor receptionist."
"Oh come, you are not jealous, right?"
"What?! No, I am definitely not jealous. But you have no intention of staying here or asking her out so it was just cruel to flirt with her."
"Bones… come on… "
"Or maybe you like it. When you can flirt with women and see them react to you. Does it help your ego? Because it's something all the male species have in common."
He could not believe it. She was serious. Of course he wasn´t supposed to flirt with her but it just happened. And it was nothing serious… He looked at his partner and decided to strike back a bit.
"Well and when you are walking around dressed like this, showing your perfect legs, adorable hips, the beautiful back side of yours, you think that is okay? And I am not talking about your lips and eyes…"
He didn't mean to say that much but it somehow slipped. She didn't see that coming. But she was surprised only pleasantly. She stopped him and looked into his eyes. He couldn't read her expression.
"Booth?"
"Hm?"
He tried to look innocent but it was not working. She gave him the look that was saying "spill it".
"What I meant, Bones, was that you could make a guy go crazy just by looking at him. Well and not the mention the way you look when you move and especially wearing something like this…"
He mentioned with his hand up and down her body.
She was smiling.
"Are you jealous, Booth?"
He wanted to be honest… Maybe it was a bad idea but this was their first date. And he needed to be honest with her. Well, mostly.
"Yes, I am. I am jealous of every guy that you smile at or even look at. And yeah, it's absolutely out of the line and yeah, it means I am an alpha-male and whatever else you wanna call me, but I'm not sure that I can help it."
She was smiling.
She should give him a lecture and she should be at least a bit angry with him because of this behavior. But she couldn't. Something in her actually liked it. Maybe it was because she felt the same. When Booth was looking at some other woman, flirting with her, smiling at her, something in her wanted to jump there and tell the woman to get lost. Or maybe hurt her sometimes.
She stepped closer to him, grabbed his shirt to pull him to her and gave him a kiss. It was modest but it was slow… He was watching her in shock, something wild displaying in his eyes. He sighed. She wanted to kill him. Slowly. With her lips.
"You have no reason to be jealous, Booth."
Oh he would love to think so… But he was just not entirely sure by now. And she could tell that as well. So in an attempt to reassure both him and herself, she took his hand, enlaced her fingers with his and then resumed walking.
Booth needed a minute to understand it. And the only thing that made sense to him was that Bones could understand him. Which would mean that she knew the situation pretty well. She was jealous in the past…
They were walking silently, enjoying the presence of each other. It was nice and they felt content.
They got really close to the cinema when Booth realized something. He leaned closer and whispered it into her ear.
"You don't have to be jealous either, Bones. There is no other woman I would rather want to be with."
He could afford saying that because he noticed Petr standing not far away. Bones didn´t have time to react. And he was counting on that.
She was puzzled for a moment. But then a smile appeared on her face. He just told her … OH.
Petr didn't notice anything but Karolína did. She noticed how Brennan looked. She walked to her. And she was curious.
"Hey…"
"Hi!"
"So... how was it?"
"How was what?"
"Come on! How did Sparks reacted to you wearing this?"
"Oh this. Well… He was speechless."
"Sparks and speechless? It's hard to believe in that."
"And how about your husband?"
Karolína blushed a bit.
"So he did like the way you looked, right?"
"Yeah, I think he was really surprised. And if everything goes smoothly this evening I think we might have a very pleasant night as well… Hm, maybe you too."
"What? You mean me and Booth?"
"The guy is so into you…"
"Well it is not something he would do. This is our official first date. He will want to take things slowly and I am sure that having sex on the first date is something he would like to avoid."
"But what do you want?"
"I want to trust him that he knows what is right for us. I have no experience in these things. But he has. I trust him to do the right thing."
"So if he would want to wait, let's say a month, six months, a year… it would still be okay with you?"
"Oh. Well… I guess no."
"You want him, huh? When he wears those jeans and that shirt, when he looks so hot and charming… with the boyish grin and ruffled hair…"
Brennan had no answer. She just smiled. Yes, she wanted him. But what more, she was sure that he wanted her too. He wouldn't wait a month or a year to try to make love to her. Or would he?
"You really think he would want to wait that long?"
"Well the romantic part of him for sure. But he is just a man. So who knows… Well, you know him, so what do you think?"
"I think that he has no idea."
"Yeah, that is a possibility too."
Brennan looked at Karolína and they both smiled. Guys were walking ahead; girls were following them to the cinema.
"So what did he say to you before he took off to talk to Petr?"
"What do you mean?"
"Come on… the way you looked just a few moments ago. I could see that he just said something and you liked it… so what was it? Or if it is too personal you don't have to tell me of course… I was just… well I was just curious."
Karolína was smiling. Brennan was smiling as well. Karolína was a lot like Angela. But right now Brennan felt like sharing some information.
"How would you react to sentence 'there is no other woman I would rather be with'?"
"He said that?"
"Yes."
"Gorgeous…! So he really wants you a lot. Good for you. And the answer for your question, right… Well, I think I would look just like you did right then. And I would definitely at least try to kiss him."
"I didn't have a chance to fully acknowledge the information before he walked over to your husband."
"So no time for trying to kiss him either."
"No. But the date has just begun."
And then both women were grinning.
Booth was glad that he could talk to Petr a bit. They agreed that letting those two women go shopping together was an excellent idea. But they also agreed that those two women were trying to kill them. Generally guys could take only some temptation and some teasing. And the way the women looked was just … not fair. It should be illegal for them to look like that.
Petr confessed to Booth that he was about to ask Karolína to stay at home instead of coming. Their love life was not a good one for some time. And he missed that. He was still deep in love with his wife. And she still seemed to be extremely beautiful to him. And yeah, the sight of her walking through the living room could still turn him on… but he missed the excitement and he missed something that has disappeared with their kids being born.
Booth assured him that it was normal. He knew that. Sort of.
"And besides look at her. She is beautiful. And she is all yours. You can hold her; you can keep her close to you and let the world know that she is yours… She loves you, buddy. It is in her eyes."
"Thanks, Sparks."
"Naaaah, you're welcome."
"I thought it would be okay till the moment she appeared in the living room."
Booth could understand that. One part of him wanted to take Bones to one of their rooms and make love to her till the morning… oh and have some hot passionate sex with her as well. But he needed to resist that urge.
Petr shot him a puzzled look.
"You want her, right? Or is there any problem with you two having sex?"
"So firstly, I hope it won't be just about fulfilling biological urges. I am kind of hoping that it would much more than that. And secondly I am just not sure about the right moment for something like that. It has to be the perfect moment to take that step. She is … fragile."
"So firstly, since when do you use terms like fulfilling biological urges?"
"My partner has some effects on me, you know?"
"Oh. That answered my second question as well. Or at least a bit."
"What was the question?"
"Is she really that fragile or just not used to having a relationship?"
"Oh. Okay, right…"
"And?"
"Well I think both. Her relationships usually end like something catastrophic. And she might look strong and independent but she is not really like that."
"So you need the right moment to show her the real thing?"
"Something like that… she called it 'breaking the laws of physics'…"
"And you are able to wait a month or more before trying to do that with her?"
"I'm not sure if I am able to wait but I don't want to rush anything."
"So you really love her a lot… because any other guy at your place would try to have sex with her like all the time."
Now it was Booth's time to shot him a deadly glare. Petr tried to look innocent. But they both knew…
Girls joined them.
Bones was curious about the cinema. Petr told her some things about it. It was not the biggest one but it was a nice one. Several different screens, good sound and comfortable seats. There was another one nearby this one. It had better sound and even seats that could be adjusted for couples. But Petr didn't like their carpets. It was a lame excuse but it was truth. And they didn't want to argue.
Petr walked to the cash-desk and asked for four tickets for the first movie in English available. When he got them he was laughing.
Bones didn't understand why Petr was laughing. Then Karolína saw the tickets and she looked amused as well. When Booth saw them he looked shocked. Bones couldn't understand.
"Well, Bones, you know… The laughing guy over there is a huge fan of one old TV-show, his adorable wife could never understand why he would like it but she could find it at least a bit funny. And you know, this movie was based upon some other movies and several TV-series… And I really liked the original show. But I am sure this won't be your favorite thing to watch."
"What is it?"
"Well, Star Trek."
Bones couldn't believe it. Booth and Petr gave her a lecture about the original show. They gave her some lecture about the other movies as well. She had to promise them that she would not comment it. It was a science-fiction movie and she knew that people liked it. It was a movie about how it all has started all those years ago. She really wanted to try to enjoy it. But she knew that it would pointless. But she agreed that they would try the first movie available in English and this was it. It was a challenge and she wouldn't give up just like that…
The real problem came when Kirk called his best friend "Bones".
Brennan looked really offended. She folded her hands on her lap, she didn't react to any of Booth's attempts to take her hand into his, she refused to drink the coke, and she refused to try the pop-corn as well. She couldn't believe it. Booth gave her the nickname because of some medical doctor from a science-fiction show.
Booth knew he was in troubles.
Petr and Karolína enjoyed the movie. They were sorry for Booth. He would have to work really hard to make this up to Brennan.
When the movie ended Bones was the first to get up. She went straight to the toilets. She was pissed off. She didn't understand why… She calmed down a bit. Her rational side took over. It was the only possible way how to cope with it.
Booth was waiting for her in front of the cinema. Karolína and Petr were standing not too far away. He asked them to wait. And they waited for him of course. It was, after all, still their double date.
Bones appeared. She looked cool way too much. She wanted to pass by Booth. But she saw him standing there, leaning against the railing, with those sad chocolate eyes and something deep inside her couldn't take that. But she was too good in hiding her feelings and in suppressing them, so she couldn't just stop by his side and talk to him. She knew that he wanted to talk. But she didn't want to. She was insulted, she was angry and for some strange reason she was also very sad.
When she was passing him by, he did the only thing that could stop her.
"Temperance, please…"
And he sounded so guilty that she couldn't take it. He used her name, not the nickname. And he had the defeated posture… She stood in front of him, she kept her cool posture, the distant look; she folded her arms across her chest and just gave him a nod. That was the approval that he could talk.
"I know that it looks stupid, but it was just a nickname…"
But that was the trigger she needed. He didn't pick up the right thing to start with. He screwed this up.
"Just a nickname, Booth?! So you just gave me my nickname after a fictional character from a science-fiction TV-show?!"
"No…"
"You said it was because I worked with Bones. But it was not truth, was it?"
She sounded disappointed. And then it hit him. But he didn't have a chance to say anything.
"I thought the nickname was special. Only you call me that. And your son calls me Doctor Bones. Do you have any ideas how cute that is?! How much it means to me?! I know you gave it to me to irritate me and it was working for so long… but I got used to it. And I began to like it. I began to like being Bones…"
She looked sad. She was aware of his proximity. She knew that she just said too much. And she knew that it was really irrational. But she couldn't help herself. Some things just couldn't be suppressed. And sometimes she just couldn't pretend that some things were not affecting her at all.
"I thought that it meant I was someone special to you. But I wasn't. I was just a reminder of a fictional character…"
She was sad. He could tell that easily. And it was tearing him apart.
Booth knew that she would close herself up right there, in front of him. He knew that she would never listen to him again. He knew that he could lose her right there. He tried to reach for her. She gave him the chance to take her hand into his one. He tried to bring her close and she wasn't struggling.
Karolína and Petr saw how Booth pulled Brennan towards him. He put his hand under her chin to make her look into his eyes. They didn't want to eavesdrop but who would be able to stay away?
"Bones, I gave you the nickname because it was the only way how I could irritate you. I couldn't think of anything else. And you and your bones were something beyond my understanding. I started to call you Bones because it was pissing you off."
"Yes, I am fully aware of that fact."
"But, I kept calling you that because you were special to me. You still are special. And I couldn't call you baby or honey so I had to stick to Bones. It was and it still is my way how to express that I care about you a lot. Only you and my son have nicknames, Bones."
"Booth…"
"Let me finish…"
"Okay."
"I also kept calling you Bones because I knew that you liked it. I know you did, don't argue. And I know you like it when I call you Bones because it gives you the feeling that you are special. But you are special no matter what, okay? There is nothing that can change that. And the nickname has nothing to do with it."
She wasn't saying anything.
"And you have no idea how much it means to me that you like my son and that you are not against being called Doctor Bones because he likes you a lot as well."
He was still looking into her eyes. He was silent and so was she. Then she moved closer and hugged him. He felt relieved. He wasn't sure that she would listen to him. He thought he would lose her. But she hugged him and he knew that she needed that hug as much as he did. He locked her frame in his arms. He wanted to bury his nose in her hair. He wanted to hold her like that forever.
Karolína and Petr were watching them, smiling at them. They could tell that those two would have to do a lot of work but in the end they would be really happy together. Well, they looked happy already. But after some time it could be even better. And it would be.
Booth dared to give Bones a kiss into her hair. She wasn't complaining.
"I really do like it, you know?"
"What?"
"When you call me Bones."
"I know."
"But don't call me baby or honey or anything."
She had a warning in her voice. It was a playful one but it was there. Booth laughed a bit. He made her to release him. She kept her hands around his neck. He made her to look into his eyes again.
"I have no reason to call you baby or anything as you put it. I can call you Bones."
"Well you can call me Temperance as well. I like the way my name sounds when you say it."
She knew that it could make him think about many different scenarios, but she didn't care. Actually it would be good if he would be thinking about them…
He smiled at her. And then he dared to give her a kiss onto her forehead.
Petr looked at Karolína and kissed her as well. It was not on the forehead and it was definitely not that modest. But it felt damn good.
All four of them gathered into one group. They had a place where to go. During the whole way they were discussing the movie. They were all laughing and enjoying the talk. Bones was the voice of reason, Petr was the voice of a huge fan, Karolína was trying to stay objective and Booth had real troubles because he couldn't really disagree with Petr but he also knew that Bones was right from the scientific point of view. But it was definitely fun.
Karolína and Petr were amazed by the bickering between Bones and Booth. Those two could be so oblivious to the outside world when they were talking together. It was cute.
Girls were leading the way. After some time they reached a bridge. It was a beautiful bridge with an amazing view of the river and the city. Petr told them that the bridge and all the surrounding would look even better during the night.
"Prague during the night could be a very beautiful city. Well in case if you know where to go and what to look for. Some places are just horrible but some are absolutely gorgeous. And very romantic."
He was smiling at them. Another part of the plan could be a walk through the night Prague. Bones and Booth had some experiences of that from their Museum Night. And Petr with his wife knew the city well. But all the plans were up to the girls this time.
In the middle of the bridge boys finally realized that they have reached a point where they could go to one of the Prague islands. They could hear the music for a long time by that moment but they haven't realized that.
"What is this place?"
"Well, this is one of the Prague islands. There are many of them on the river. And if I am not mistaken, we just reached the United Island of Prague, right?"
"Oh so you are a bright cop after all…"
"United Islands? Bones, was this your idea?"
"What? We saw an advertisement. It is a festival, Booth. Nothing to harm you in there. It is happening on several different islands. Many different bands and musicians from all over the world. It is a unique cultural festival. We can listen to the music, find ourselves something to eat and we can dance. We can be here or try another island; we can walk through the Prague… I thought it would be a nice experience and Karolína agreed."
"Yeah, I thought that it would be very good for a double-date."
Boys couldn't believe it. But they were not complaining. They could only try to imagine how good their women would look like while dancing to some ethnic music.
Booth was holding Bren's hand. Petr was holding Karolína's hand. They were walking through the small crowd on the island. The music was actually good. It sounded like something from Africa. They were not sure.
For some time they were simply enjoying the music. They were talking about many different things, just a small talk. From time to time Booth dared to caress his partner's skin with his fingers, from time to time he dared to stare at her and from time to time he dared to thank the God for this evening. He felt like a very lucky man.
Petr was holding Karolína really close. To any observer they would look like a normal couple enjoying the music. But Petr was whispering something right into Karolína's ear all the time. And she looked like she definitely liked it.
It was one of their games. With the job they were doing they had to find some ways how to be very original around their love life. They couldn't be just having sex sometimes. They tried a lot but this was something they both liked the most. Petr was trying to describe a scenario to Karolína. And in case he'd be lucky they would try to fulfill his fantasies later. And to be standing in the middle of the crowd and having this kind of a conversation was really arousing a lot.
Once Petr recorded his fantasy to Karolina's MP3 player. And once while being on a business trip he kept sending her mails full of his fantasies. And she was enjoying them as much as she could.
Around six Booth was suddenly very hungry. He was relieved when Petr asked them about some dinner because he was starving. Boys.
Karolína took them to one small stall. They had some fried things there. Karolína picked something strange for herself.
"Well, I think you would call it a potato pancake. We call it bramborák or cmunda. It is made from grated raw potatoes, flour, eggs, some herbs and garlic. Many different nations have this as a part of their cuisine. And trust me; all those nations love it for a reason."
Booth was skeptical about it. But Bones asked Karolína to give her a piece so she could try it. And she did. And Bones liked it.
"It tastes strange. And I can hardly picture myself eating this all the time. But I like it. Can you please take me one? I am afraid I won't be even able to pronounce the name of it correctly."
"Sure, gladly."
Karolína smiled at her. Booth didn't want to stay behind so he ordered some for himself as well. And to his own surprise he liked the stuff.
Petr told them that the potato pancakes could be served plain like this or with some meat and sauce or with some sauerkraut. He could present them many examples. Some of them sounded too crazy but some of them sounded pretty cool.
Later that evening they moved to another part of the island. Some very good music was there. They couldn't identify the origin of it but it sounded African again. This time it was the music and some dancing. There was a group of women in front of the stage. When the music started to play they started to dance. It looked African.
After some time men joined the women. They were all dressed in colorful clothes, it all looked handmade. It was a very entertaining performance. Bones was really enjoying watching them. Booth was watching her and it was a very good view as well. And Petr with Karolína were just holding each other, watching the performance.
After some time all the men part of the group left the women. The women started to dance again. And three of them entered the audience in attempt to make some other women to join them. And before anyone could realize it, both Karolína and Bones were there with them, dancing to those beats. The African women were showing them the right steps and very soon all the new women in the group could dance to the rhythm correctly.
Booth and Petr were applauding, whistling at them, and they were really laughing. Bones and Karolína were obviously enjoying the time there with the African women. They were all barefoot. And they were all laughing. They felt free.
When the dance ended, Booth walked to Bones. She was standing there with her back to him, talking to one of the women. Booth put his hand onto her shoulder. She turned around and smiled at him in way that made his heart skip few beats.
Booth couldn't imagine a moment more beautiful. She was there with her hair around her face, blushed cheeks, with gorgeous smile upon her face, she was breathing a bit too fast from all the dancing and she simply looked like a goddess to him.
Bones was about to say something but she didn't get her chance.
Booth was trying to picture the right moment for kissing Bones but he has never been successful in that. And now she was standing there in front of him. She just moved and smiled at him… nothing more. He would never understand why this was the trigger.
Booth put his hand on the back of her head in one swift motion. He brought her a bit closer and he kissed her. During the first few second they were both still. Booth couldn't believe that he actually dared to do something like that. And Bones was surprised. She didn't see the kiss coming. After those first few horrifying seconds that were full of doubts Booth gathered all his strength and courage. He put his other hand on Bren's waist and brought her body closer to him. He began with moving his lips slowly. He was testing the waters.
Bones realized that her body was pressed into his. And she could feel the heat that was spreading from the place where his hand was touching her waist. And then she could feel his lips moving. She couldn't do anything else but respond. She pressed herself more into him. It made him take one or two steps back. His back hit a tree that was there. He was grateful for that three because he needed something to lean against. There was a huge chance that his knees would go weak. He was kissing Bones!
And because of all those thoughts that were running through his head he was sure that he would end up in hell one day.
This was the first kiss that was not supposed to be short. And it wasn't. They took their time.
Karolína was surprised when Petr appeared behind her. He locked her in his arms with her back pressed into his chest. He gave her a kiss onto her neck, then into her hair and then he finally gave her the chance to move her head in attempt to really kiss him. And she kissed him. She felt full of energy and full of passion. And he wasn't complaining about that. Who would be?
Their kiss ended soon. They knew that they had the whole night. Petr then noticed Booth and Bones. Booth was just about to kiss her. Karolína wanted to look away to give them some privacy but she couldn't. Their reactions to each other were too precious to be missed. She had to see it.
When Booth couldn't breathe anymore he tried to stop the kiss. To his very pleasant surprise Bones didn't want it to end too soon. She growled a bit in disappointment. Booth was leaning against the tree, Bones was leaning against him, one of her hands was entangled in his hair and the other one was placed on his chest. She could tell that his heart was beating fast but now she could feel it as well.
Booth gave her a moment and then cupped her face with his hand. His thumb was caressing her cheek. Booth was a bit afraid but he just needed to see her eyes.
Bones looked at him and she wanted to kiss him again immediately. He looked as sexy as never before.
Apparently Booth thought the same because he gave her a quick kiss onto her lips again.
"You kissed me…"
"Well, Bones, if I am not mistaken you kissed back."
"Yes, I did…"
They were smiling.
"Why now?"
"I don't know. It felt like the right thing to do and the way you smiled, the way you looked and…"
"And what?"
She wanted to know. She was gentle and kind. She was looking deep into his eyes, trying to read in him like he could always read in her.
"And I couldn't take it anymore."
She gave him a puzzled look. She had her idea about what he was talking about but she couldn't be sure.
"I wanted to kiss you so many times. You have no idea. But I wanted to wait for the right moment to do it. And this felt like the right moment. "
"Yes, it was the right moment."
And Bones hugged him. She would never be able to explain why she did it. But she wanted to do it. Her whole body and mind were screaming at her to do it. And when Booth put his arms around her she knew that it was the right thing to do.
They lost the track of time. All those comfortable thoughts coming from the proximity and from shared experience, all the warm feelings spreading through their bodies, it made them oblivious to the world around them.
The music was playing again. Those songs were both slow and quick, the rhythm was changing nicely. The band was obviously enjoying the playing. And all the people in front of the stage were enjoying the dancing. Some of them were dancing in couples. Petr and Karolína joined them. And after some time Booth and Bones joined them as well.
They were enjoying the dancing. It was something completely different from all the clubs they knew. This was unique and what more, it was under the open sky. And the sky was clear; stars were shining as well as the moon. The air was warm. It was one beautiful summer night.
Booth didn't know why but Petr suddenly asked him about one dance with Bones. Booth was a bit puzzled; he didn't expect any guy to try to take her away from him. But Bones smiled at him and willingly went to dance with Petr. Karolína came to Booth.
"So, gorgeous, will you ask me to dance with you or are you just going to stare at your girlfriend dancing with my husband?"
He had to laugh. She was right.
"Will you do me the honor to dance with me, lovely lady?"
She smiled at him. The dance was nice, slow and comfortable.
"I almost forgot that you could dance."
"I'm not any good."
"Trust yourself a bit, Sparks."
"I will try to do my best."
"And please tell me that you are not jealous of my husband."
"I am not jealous. I just..."
"Didn't think that some other guy would appear and take her away from you."
"I hate it when you are reading my mind."
"I cannot read your mind…"
It was their game. She could tell what he was thinking about. He was like an open book to her. He trusted her.
Nobody knew about it but there was a firm bond between these two people. Karolína was on a business trip several years ago. She was in DC. She got herself into some troubles. Well, it was more like those troubles have found her. She was attacked on her way to the hotel. She was able to fight back but she managed to kill the guy. And yes, it was self-defense so no charges were pressed against her but still she felt like shit. And Booth was able to help her. He introduced her to some other people in similar situation, with the same experience.
Then during one night she managed to get drunk a bit. And she told him some really personal things. She was not supposed to say them and he was not supposed to know them. She presented him a problem. And he was able to help her with it. And the friendship was created. It was a strange one but a strong one as well.
Since that time they have been exchanging mails from time to time. At first Petr didn't know about it. But after the wedding she told him. And he told her to keep talking to Booth. It was her choice to make. She never told Petr about her experience in DC. And she was not planning on telling him. Some things should remain hidden. She loved him and she couldn't picture herself telling him. Booth could understand her. His only advice was to trust her heart.
She could read him like an open book because he could do the same. It was their choice. No hiding, no suppressing things, no running away from anything.
So now she knew that he was surprised.
"I just wanted to talk to you and I had the feeling that this would be the last chance."
"So you sent your husband to steal my … partner."
"Partner? Sparks, you two are way beyond that."
"I know. We just haven't established anything yet. We need time."
"I can understand that."
"What did you want to talk about?"
"I wanted to ask you to do me a favor."
"Okay…"
"There is one course for police psychologists. It's in Quantico. It's a re-qualification course."
"You need re-qualification?"
"Yes. I want to start working in the field again. I would like to be a part of the investigations and I would love to do some profiling. But after that incident in DC I couldn't. And I need the re-qualification. And the best course is in Quantico."
"All right. If you think you are up to it, then sure, why not. It's a good idea. And the favor is?"
"It's really hard for people outside USA to get in there. So I wanted to ask for a little help. I can get some recommendations here but I could use some more. I don't want you to do anything against the regulations or anything like that. I was just thinking… you know…"
"We worked together in DC. You helped me with profiling once. You are in the official evidence as an external co-worker. And you helped me several times just by your advices. So I will see what I can do, okay?"
"Thank you, Seeley."
"Wow, you must really care about that course."
"Why?"
"You called me Seeley."
She was smiling. And so was he. The conversation took a different direction. This was even more personal than before. Karolína wanted to know about his plans for the night. And she was grinning like an idiot when he blushed.
Petr told Bones that his wife wanted to talk to Booth about something personal.
"They are friends. Well actually she knows him even better than I do."
"How would that be possible?"
"I don't know what happened, but something happened when she was on a business trip in DC. She never told me about it and I never asked her. But one day she told me about her mailing with Seeley. They had some strange friendship. But it is strong. "
"Booth is a very good friend. His friends should feel very lucky to have him as a friend."
"I know."
She nodded. They could understand each other. Petr knew that his wife wanted to ask Booth about the Quantico course for psychologists. He wasn't too happy about it but she was determined to try. And he wanted her to be happy. And she simply needed her work. So the only thing he could to was to support her as much as he could.
After some time Booth gave Karolína a kiss onto her forehead. Then he walked over to Petr and Bones and took his partner back into his arms. The band announced their last song so they wanted to enjoy it.
"Everything all right?"
"Yeah, don't worry, Bones."
"Okay."
And they were silent. They were dancing together, both thinking about something. They felt happy and content and yet something deep in them was troubling them.
They both knew that they would have to talk about some things. During the last days they started to talk about some issues but they never got to finish it.
When the song ended Bones leaned closer to Booth.
"Seeley, take me back to the hotel."
She was whispering.
Booth looked into her eyes. He saw so many different emotions displaying in them that it took his breath away. He smiled at her.
"Can I kiss you first?"
She smiled at him and nodded. And he kissed her. This time it was gentle and sweet.
Booth tried to find Petr. He was talking to his wife. And she was blushing. Booth signalized that he would call him and Petr nodded. Bones waved at them.
Bones took Booth's hand. They were walking towards their hotel. The walk by the river was amazing. The city was completely different during the night for sure. And the city at night was very romantic.
"Booth is the date over now?"
He had no idea why she asked him. He couldn't detect anything in her voice. He was a bit afraid.
"I hope not. But it's up to you."
And he meant it. He didn't want to push her.
"I think that the night is still young…"
With that being said she leaned closer. Booth felt like the happiest guy on the planet.
Booth was not sure about her plans but the only thing he wanted was to be with her. And it looked like she wanted that too. And she was right, the night was still young.
Okay okay this is the end. I know you hate me right now. I wasn't sure about the exact time where to end the chapter. I hope you are okay with it :o) There is more to come of course… The night is still young :o)
And some links of course…
So – bramborák or as you might now it "potato pancake" – h*t*t*p*:*/*/*e*n*.*w*i*k*i*p*e*d*i*a*.*o*r*g*/*w*i*k*i*/*P*o*t*a*t*o*_*p*a*n*c*a*k*e*
Then the cinemas – I guess you know them – they went to this one – h*t*t*p*:*/*/*w*w*w*.*p*a*l*a*c*e*c*i*n*e*m*a*s*.*c*z*/*?*u*i*d*=*4*6*5*E*1*D*D*8*9*4*4*A*B*4*1*3*8*8*D*1*9*B*1*D*A*F*9*0*3*3*A*F* and then there was this one – h*t*t*p*:*/*/*v*i*l*l*a*g*e*c*i*n*e*m*a*s*.*c*z*/*?*l*a*n*g*=*e*n* And it is me who likes the carpets in Palace Cinemas :o) Really :o)
And the movie – Star Trek – well I love Star Trek. The new movie was good but my favorite one is "Star Trek the Motion Picture". I just love good old movies :o) So yeah, I am a Star Trek fan. And I was laughing a lot the first time I saw Bones because it reminded me of Star Trek. And I could use it this time in my story… So – disclaimer – Star Trek is not mine… I just borrowed it for a moment :o) And here you are – h*t*t*p*:*/*/*w*w*w*.*s*t*a*r*t*r*e*k*.*c*o*m*/*s*t*a*r*t*r*e*k*/*v*i*e*w*/*i*n*d*e*x*.*h*t*m*l*
Okay what more... the festival – h*t*t*p*:*/*/*w*w*w*.*u*n*i*t*e*d*i*s*l*a*n*d*s*.*c*z*/*e*n*/*h*o*m*e*.*h*t*m*l* It is the real festival called "United island of Prague". It is here in Prague every year for some time now and it is simply amazing. It is not at the same time as the Museum Night but I had to adjust the schedule a bit because of the story… :o)
The idea of dancing to the African beats is not entirely mine. It has been presented in the movie The Jewel Of The Nile – h*t*t*p*:*/*/*w*w*w*.*i*m*d*b*.*c*o*m*/*t*i*t*l*e*/*t*t*0*0*8*9*3*7*0*/* I just adjusted it a bit. Guys from the movie crew – thanks! And disclaimer – the movie is (of course) not mine. And guys – it is a good old comedy. But the first one is better and I really love that one – h*t*t*p*:*/*/*w*w*w*.*i*m*d*b*.*c*o*m*/*t*i*t*l*e*/*t*t*0*0*8*8*0*1*1*/*
I am not sure if there is any course in Quantico like that. I just wanted to show some deeper connection between Booth and Karolína and give you guys some stuff to think (or fantasize) about… what exactly happened in DC? How Booth helped her with her problem? I wasn't sure about writing that part but I wanted to show that even the happy woman like Karolína was in this story could have some deep troubles.
And – Prague is really very beautiful during the night. I love it the most during the night because the view is gorgeous – especially from the bridges. Try to Google it :o) But I can assure you that the best won´t be online because the best can be shown only by people that live here... it is not the Prague´s castle or the Charles Bridge... There is more in Prague to see... I will try to find some good pictures, we will see... But - the best you can do is come and see it for yourselves :o) Hehe :o)
Anything more? I think this is all… if you wanna know something just ask me :o) Don´t be shy and use me as a source of information about Prague or any related issues :o) I would gladly help you :o)
So – many things will happen in the next chapter. It might be a long one, I am not sure yet. Hope you will stick with me to find out :o)
Give me a week or something to write it. I am really busy right now so I have no time for writing… :o( But I promise to do my best!