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Bus Driver 2

Every single day for the next month went like clockwork. Brennan would be the first he picked up in the morning and the last he drop off. Same in the evening. And every single time she got off, she would smile at him, say hello, pay her fare, and walk back to sit with Parker. Then, at night, she would say goodbye to Parker (usually with a hug) and then to Booth, who'd give her the 'Booth' grin before she departed.

On Halloween, she giggled when he showed up wearing a tux and sunglasses, grinning at her with that oh-so-charming smile. And she almost let out a very girly 'Awww' when she saw that Parker had dressed up as a little green dinosaur and roared a hello when she sat down next to him. The conversation that day was led mostly by her and consisted of roars and other dino-like noises on his end. Finally, when it came to the last stop and she had to disembark, she growled once for goodbye (feeling very foolish as she did so) and walked towards the front to say good bye to Booth.

Booth surprised her then when he took her hand and refused to let her go. "Bones, stay back a second?"

Brennan's eyes widened as she stood in place, moving back to allow others to go past her. "Bones is not my name."

Booth chuckled. "Yeah, I know. It's just a nickname. I heard Parker talking about all the bones you taught him about and I just…you know what? Never mind that. I have a question to ask you."

Brennan felt her heart rate speed up. "What?"

"Would you like to go trick or treating later tonight?" Booth asked, blushing furiously as he did so.

Brennan grinned. "Aren't we a bit old to be trick or treating?"

Booth scoffed. "Hell no, Bones! You're never too old for trick or treat!" Brennan giggled and Booth gave her a soft, nervous smile. "So, what do ya say, Bones? Trick or treat?"

Brennan sighed. "I don't have a costume…"

Booth's face lit up. "That's okay! I know a great store you can get one for a good price. It's right down the street here." He took out a pen and wrote down the name and address of the costume shop on her hand. "I'll pick you up right same time as always. Kay?"

Brennan grinned, looking down at the chicken scratch on her hands. "That is if your costume store doesn't make me later than usual."

Booth grinned. "I'll wait up."

Something in his voice or in his eyes made Brennan's heart beat even faster and she looked down at their still intertwined hands, noticing for the first time that he was stroking her hand with his thumb. Brennan felt tingles immediately run up her arm that startled her and caused her to pull her hand away. "O-Okay." she stammered. "I'll s-see you here after school. Bye." She tripped down the stairs and after assuring him that she was alright, she turned and walked towards the college, cursing her social awkwardness.

()()()()()()

The rest of the trip to the bus lot passed in a haze for Booth.

Brennan had seemed pretty nervous when he asked her to go trick or treating with him. Did she think he was asking her out on a date?

Well, he sort of was. Even though Parker would be there, this would be the first time that they spent any time together outside of the bus.

Maybe she felt it was a little odd for the bus driver to be asking her to go out with him. But she spent more time with his kid in one month than his mother did in an entire year.

Booth sighed, trying not to think of Rebecca, especially since Parker was sitting right behind him and instantly knew when something was bothering him.

But what could be so nerve-wracking for Brennan about going trick or treating with him and his son? Did she not like him? Because it sure didn't seem that way when she'd flirted with him nearly every morning since they'd met. Or maybe she was just being nice.

Booth couldn't tell. But she must have liked him somewhat if she'd said yes to going trick or treating with him.

Booth took a deep breath and tried to clear his head. He'd figure this all out later. Right now he just had to worry about getting his son to preschool and taking his shift break before picking up his son (and dinner from Sid's) and getting back to his shift. Thankfully Brennan's was the last route that he had to do.

()()()()()

Brennan sighed as she waited for her bus to arrive. The professor had allowed most of the students with children to leave early today so they could take them trick or treating and Brennan had taken this opportunity to fib and had showed the professor the picture of Parker that he'd given her (so he'd 'always be there for her' as he'd said). The picture was of a baby Parker, bald and brown-eyed, sitting in Booth's lap, clutching a teddy bear and laughing at the camera. Booth was looking down at the boy with a loving, fatherly expression on his face that made Brennan ache for her own father. The teacher had simply smiled at the picture and excused her from the class, complimenting her on her gorgeous husband and adorable baby boy.

Brennan thanked her and walked out of the classroom, blushing furiously and hoping nobody would notice as she made her way down the hill to the costume store that Booth had mentioned.

As she stepped inside, Brennan was assaulted with the sight of a hundred mannequins wearing a hundred different scary and amusing costumes, only half of them looking like something Brennan might like to wear. She walked towards that half and began her search, keeping one eye on the time.

Nearly an hour later she still hadn't found anything and was growing weary of the time. She groaned loudly and then shrieked when she was grabbed by a pair of hairy hands.

She turned to see a young woman, about two or three years younger than herself, standing there with an amused expression on her face. "Sorry, girl. Didn't mean to scare you that bad. Is there anything I can help you with today?"

Brennan took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heart. "Yes, actually. Do you think you could help me find a costume? I'm going trick or treating with my…friend and his young son tonight so I need something appropriate to wear, but all these costumes are quite revealing."

The girl scoffed. "I know, right? Girls use this holiday as an excuse to look slutty without the judgment. It's disgusting. So," she said, turning to Brennan. "What exactly were you thinking?"

Brennan shrugged. "I have no idea."

"Well…what's he being?"

"A secret agent, I think. He was wearing a tux and sunglasses."

"Hmm…Well, nothing really goes with secret agent. What's your major?"

"Anthropology."

"That's history, right?" Temperance nodded. "Okay, so what about something that relates to history, like Greek Myths?"

"Do you have anything relating to Greek myths in this store?"

"Oh, sure! We have a few Greek Goddess costumes. You could be Athena or that really pretty one…Aphro-something."

"Aphrodite?"

"That's the one! Come on!" The girl pulled Brennan in the direction of the dressing rooms, while Brennan followed obediently behind her.

Now, Brennan stood there, the dress she'd chosen hidden beneath her trench coat and her hair down from it's usual ponytail so that it fell in waves around her shoulders. The young woman had also been nice enough to give her a discount on costume make up and had helped her apply it, so now she had her street clothes in a bag from the store and was completely ready for trick or treating with the Booths.

Brennan's heart leapt when she saw the bus coming up the hill, and she could just make out Booth's smile as he spotted her at the same exact time. When he pulled up to let her in, Brennan smiled at him in hello and he let out a low whistle.

"Wow, Bones…you look…hey, what are ya supposed to be?" he asked.

Brennan grinned and opened her trench coat, revealing the light purple 'Goddess' dress that she'd chosen. The dress went the same length as her trench coat, stopping just above her knees and hugged all her curves while still being appropriately conservative. Booth's eyes widened further as his eyes skimmed her outfit before going straight back to her eyes. "Nice costume, Bones." he said, his voice a pitch higher than normal.

Brennan smiled. "Thank you, Booth." She paid her fare and walked back to sit with Parker, who also complimented her on her costume. Brennan thanked him and looked towards the front of the bus, at Booth, smiling as she noticed the dumbstruck expression he still wore.

Suddenly, she didn't feel so nervous about trick or treating.

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