A/N: Disclaimer Repeat - I do not own any part of Bones. This is just for fun. ;)
Hypnagogic – leading to sleep, hypnotic
Brennan looked at Booth sitting next to her on her couch and thought he looked very tired. "Are you alright, Booth? You don't look like you've been getting much sleep."
Booth leaned back, relaxing into the inviting fabric. "I haven't been sleeping too well lately. I'm just tired." She was looking at him with questioning blue-gray eyes, telling him that she knew there was more to it than what he was telling her. "It's nothing, Bones," he tried to reassure her.
She watched him for a few more seconds, noting the pale brown color of his eyes where there used to be a deep chocolate, and the telling faint circles of the exhausted in residence below those eyes. "Perhaps your hypnagogic ritual is no longer sufficient for your needs."
He closed his eyes and shook his head. "Bones, I'm really tired and I didn't understand anything you just said. How about you dumb it down for me?"
Brennan smiled at him and put her hand on his arm. "I said that your night time ritual may need to be changed." His only response was a grunt of acknowledgement. In that instant, Brennan knew she what she would do to help her partner. "Come on, Booth," she told him as she stood up and pulled him with her. "Neither of us has to work tomorrow, so tonight we will try to get you a good night's sleep."
"Yeah, Bones, I really need to get home," he said as he walked toward the door.
But, before Booth could reach the door, Brennan grabbed his arm and pulled him down the hall. "No, Booth. I am not letting you go home tonight. That wouldn't change your hypnagogic ritual at all." She led him into her bedroom and sat him on the edge of her bed. "Tonight you're sleeping here." Booth's tired eyes widened, but she overruled any objection by telling him, "When I come back, I want to see you in that bed," before she left the room.
Booth stared at her retreating back. Had she just ordered him into her bed? That thought made him smile. How long had he wanted to be in her bed? And, now, he was too tired to do anything but fantasize about what he had always wanted to do while in her bed. Still smiling to himself, he began taking off his clothes. He was just taking off his shirt and contemplating whether of not to leave his pants on when Brennan returned. And as if she could read his mind, she asked, "Do you normally sleep in your pants, Booth?" Before he could answer, she continued, "I already know you don't. So, take them off. I'm sure your colorful boxers will be more than adequate."
Booth shrugged and unfastened the signature "cocky" belt buckle at his waist. He was just too tired…
Brennan left the room again, this time going into the bathroom with her pajamas to change. She was sure helping Booth get a good night of sleep was what she wanted to do, but she wasn't sure why she had him practically naked in her bed. When she had a perfectly good guest bedroom. As she prepared for bed, Brennan made herself focus on varying Booth's night time habits and not on the fact that he would be laying next to her in only his underwear.
She took a deep breath and exited the bathroom. When she entered her bedroom, she found her partner lying in her bed with her green and burgundy patterned comforter covering him up to his waist. His eyes were closed, but as she approached the bed and pulled back the covers, his eyes opened. Brennan smiled at him and climbed into the other side of the bed. "Are you okay, Booth?," she asked him.
"Yeah, Bones, I just hope this works."
Her smile spread. "Trust me, this will work. Now, turn over onto your abdomen." He gave her an odd look, but did as she asked. She lay her hands on his shoulders and felt him stiffen. "Relax, Booth. I'm not going to hurt you." Her hands moved over the smooth musculature of his expansive back. Low moans of pleasure rose from the depths of Booth's chest. Brennan continued caressing and kneading his muscles until he was completely relaxed and soft snoring replaced his moans.
Brennan smiled and eased herself away from her sleeping partner. He was facing away from her and she placed a hand on the back of his head, smoothing his mussed hair. Then, she dropped a short kiss where her hand had been and settled down into bed, smiling.