A/N - I tried to get back to each of you who reviewed the last one, but I have a feeling that in all the craziness of last week I may have missed a couple of you so - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. Each review I received helped brighten my day and lessen all the stress. If I didn't thank you personally, you have my sincerest apologies.
Hopefully now that the drama of my sister's wedding is behind me I'll be able to get back on track with my updates. Here's a little drabble to get me back into posting. Sorry I don't have anything longer ready to go yet. Enjoy!
The Surprise in the Homecoming
It's been a while since the last time he saw her. He can still remember the moment they watched each other walk away. He's thought about that day and about their history just about every day ever since. He had been elated when she called and asked him to have lunch with her.
He walks into her office and can't help but admire the delicate curve of her side as it flares to her hip. Lush auburn hair falls softly over her shoulders as she stands on tip-toe looking into a file drawer. He clears his throat.
She turns to him and smiles. Placing her file on the desk, she walks over and wraps her arms around him. "Welcome back," she says softly as she looks into his brown eyes.
"It's good to be here. I've really missed you," he tells her. He doesn't want to let her go - not yet - so he just stands there with his arms slung loosely around her slim waist. "How've you been?"
Reaching up, she tucks a stray hair behind her left ear. And that's when he sees it: the glittering rock on her ring finger. He searches her eyes as his world crashes down around him. He had thought he still had a chance, that if he waited long enough she'd come around. He isn't really sure what to think now. He forces a smile. She deserves to be happy. "So, who's the lucky guy?"
Angela had told her this was going to be tough. How exactly did one tell a man she used to care about that she was engaged to someone else - someone he knows? She takes a deep breath and her eyes flutter closed. She hears his footsteps in the hallway and gets her answer - when you're really lucky, you don't have to.
"Baby, is he here yet? I'm..." He chuckles when he sees the other man's face. "Okay, Sully, you can unhand my fiancee now."
"You lucky bastard." Sully replies, but can't help but laugh along with them as Brennan walks into Booth's waiting arms and gives him a quick kiss. "Good to see you two finally came to your senses."