Booth pulled away and rested his head against Brennan's forehead.
"I could get used to that," he whispered.
Brennan laughed before kissing him again.
"So is this what you meant about magic?" Brennan asked as they pulled away for oxygen.
"Kinda," Booth laughed.
"Sorry to interrupt, but do you two know each other?" Stacey asked, standing behind Booth with her arms crossed and looking quite pissed off.
Booth and Brennan both looked unsure as to how to answer the question.
"Yea, they do," Danielle said as she looked at the pair.
"Keenan, do you know this woman?" Stacey asked Booth, ignoring the fact that her cousin had already answered the question.
"Yea Stacey this is," Booth paused for a minute racking his brain for the name that Danielle had said back at the house, "Joy," he finally said grinning.
Brennan gulped; she did not like the look of that grin.
"Joy Parker," Booth said turning to look at Stacey. "My wife,"
Danielle choked on her wine and turned to Brennan.
"I thought you're name was Booth," she said. "Man, you have been holding out on me. No wonder you wouldn't sleep with Luka, you're married,"
"Since when are you married?" Stacey butt in, turning red slightly.
Brennan looked at Booth and smirked.
Fix that one, smart ass, she thought.
"One year, six months, two days," Booth replied without missing a beat. "October 14th."
Brennan frowned and thought about the date. Realization dawned on her face as she remembered exactly what had happened on October 14, a year and a half ago.
"I don't believe you," Stacey said looking at Brennan then back at Booth. "Why did she just act like that if you're married, and I've known you a year and I know for a fact that you," she said turning to glare at Brennan, "have never stepped foot in Hell."
Brennan turned to the woman and glared back then smiled turning to Booth.
"If I'm not his wife, then tell me why make up a date like October 14th, why not just say that we're not married?" she said turning back to Stacey.
"I don't know, maybe you met that day," Stacey snapped.
"Oh, we met that day, in a lot of ways," Brennan grinned and raked her eyes over Booth making him blush.
"Ok then Mrs. Parker. How does he like his coffee?" Stacey asked glaring at Brennan.
Brennan turned and looked at her before bursting out laughing.
"He likes his coffee strong with a little milk, unless he's stressed then black or after sex when he has way too much sugar in it," Brennan replied. "But only when…" Booth clamped his hand over Brennan's mouth to shut her up.
"I didn't know you knew that much about me," he mumbled under his breath.
"You're not acting married, it's absurd, I don't know what you're hiding but I don't buy it," Stacey said angrily.
Brennan licked Booth's hand causing him to let her go.
"You know what lady? I don't care who the hell you are, we need to talk," Brennan said turning to Booth who nodded and with that she smiled at Dan, who grinned at her then marched towards the door.
"We'll be back later," Booth said following Brennan.
"Hey, wait up," Booth called after her.
"Who the hell does she think she is?" Brennan fumed once they got through the doorand out into the lobby.
Booth laughed and caught her around the waist, pulling her against him.
"She's not important," he whispered in her ear.
"And since when are we married?" Brennan asked struggling to get out of his grip.
"Uh huh!" Stacey exclaimed behind them.
"Crap," Booth mumbled.
"So, do you want to tell me how you really know each other?" Stacey asked angrily.
"I can't believe you followed us, what are you a stalker?" Brennan asked.
"Bones," Booth exclaimed.
"I'm sorry a what?" Stacey asked.
"Bones," Booth warned as Brennan opened her mouth.
"Look Stacey, just leave it alone," Booth said looking at Stacey.
"No, I want to know the truth, who the hell is she?" Stacey said.
"She's my wife Stacey," Booth repeated.
"No she's not," Stacey exclaimed throwing her hands into the air. "Even she admitted it,"
"Bones," Booth said exasperated turning to Brennan.
"We're married," Brennan replied glaring at Stacey.
"For God's sake please why the heck do you keep calling her Bones?" Stacey said looking between the pair.
"We're in so much trouble," Booth said suddenly turning to Brennan.
"You started it. I was fine here, living in ignorance and you had to turn up and ruin it all," Brennan replied glaring at Booth.
"Oh well sorry, I didn't hear you complain when you had your tongue half way down my throat," Booth said raising his voice.
"Well sorry for having the incapability of speaking whilst making out, God knows you've had enough practice to know how to do that," Brennan growled.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Booth asked.
"Oh, you know what that means Keenan," Brennan replied, folding her arms in front of her.
Taking two strides towards her, he grabbed her upper arms and crushed his lips to hers.
Brennan relaxed as Booth's tongue found its way into her mouth and she heard herself sigh.
Pulling away, Booth glared at her.
"Don't get angry at me," he said.
Brennan closed her eyes and sighed, then went to sit on the bottom step of the grand staircase.
"This does not tell me who she is Keenan," Stacey said angrily watching Brennan place her head in her arms.
"She's my wife, for God's sake Stacey," Booth replied.
"I…" Stacey began.
"I left him," Brennan spoke up. "I didn't tell him where I was going so I just guessed that he moved on. I didn't know where he went. God I'm sorry," she said turning to Booth.
"So am I," Booth replied, watching as tears gathered in Brennan's eyes.
"No, I'm really sorry," Brennan whispered, her lips trembling. "I shouldn't have lied to you about my job back then, it was so stupid. I shouldn't have let you go that day,"
"It's ok, I shouldn't have walked away like that," Booth said as he walked over to where she was sitting and pulled her to her feet. "You're getting too soft Bones," he whispered softly as he wiped a stray tear away.
"I've spent too much time around you," Brennan laughed, hitting Booth on the arm lightly.
"Right, so you left him, doesn't that mean you're separated," Stacey butt in tapping her foot impatiently.
"Not any more," Booth replied, kissing Brennan lightly on the lips and running his hands along her sides.
"We're in so much trouble," Brennan laughed.
"Yup," Booth replied.