"How is sitting in a coffee shop helping us solve the case." Brennan whispered loudly and leaned towards Booth.

"People watching, dear, people watching." He still had that mischievous glint in his eye and he took a sip from his cup of coffee before he made his confession. "Green said that Katie Woods gets her coffee here every morning and he wants us to distract her while they go in and take Eric into custody."

"Ah." Her tone was decidedly conspiratorial as she finally took a sip of her own coffee. "So we're on a stake out of sorts then."

"Something like that." Booth snickered softly at her reaction.

"So we're a happy newlywed couple out for some morning coffee." It was as if she was trying to get herself into character for the event.

"Hey, we are a happy couple out for some morning coffee." To emphasize his point, he leaned over and softly kissed her. "See, happy." He was so happy that an expression he was sure that he'd learned from Pops seemed like the best description, he really was over the moon about Bones.

She smiled softly and seemed content. "How was your conversation with Parker?" She knew that he'd spent some time on the phone when she had hopped into the shower to get ready for the day and to put a little space between them so they wouldn't end up right back in the bed.

"It was good. He asked about you." He knew that once he spilled the beans to Parker that Bones was going to be in their lives for a good long while, maybe even forever, that he was going to be thrilled. He hadn't wanted to do that on the phone though, better to save it for when he was home and he could see the expression on Parker's face.

"What did he ask?" Because if he had questions about bones or bone things then she was sure that she could be very helpful. Or if it wasn't about bones, surely one of the other squints would be able to weigh in on their area of expertise and answer any questions he might have.

"He wanted to know how you were and if you were having fun." Booth nearly split his face with an amused grin. If Parker only knew how much fun they were having, he would gross out and pull a face.

"I am definitely having fun, but I'm not sure you would find what I am finding fun appropriate to tell Parker about." She knew for sure now that Booth was not a prude, but he was very sensitive about what topics he shared with his son and she was certain that he would not want to discuss the topic of sexual relations with Parker.

He had anticipated that she was most likely going to say something that might make him snort coffee out his nose, so he'd waited to take a sip "No, I'm sure I wouldn't, but for the record, I'm having fun too." He didn't want her to have any doubts about just how much he was enjoying this new phase in their relationship.

"I would also find it fun to solve the case." She got a thrill and satisfaction out of solving the puzzle that a crime was and making sure that whomever committed the crime was arrested and put behind bars. She and Booth were an exceptional team in that regard.

He lowered his voice and gestured his eyes towards the doorway. "Well we might just get our chance." He casually sipped his coffee and waited until Bones tracked with what he was subtly trying to let her in on.

As luck would have it, Katie Woods noticed them and smiled as she approached their table. "Hey, nice running into you two."

"Would you like to join us?" Brennan smiled genuinely and Booth grabbed an empty chair from a neighboring table to make it clear that she was truly welcome.

"That would be great. Let me just grab a latte and I'll be right back." Katie smiled and then made her way up to the counter to put her order in with the barista.

"Ah, everything is going according to plan." Brennan looked very pleased, nearly smug actually as she leaned in conspiratorially.

"There is no plan." Booth hissed softly. "Just be yourself, you're trying too hard." He could recall another instance of Bones' very bad acting skills that had gotten them blown up and nearly killed when they were working the Gormogon case.

"I thought I was being Kat." She really didn't think that Booth meant that they were to blow their cover, but she wasn't completely sure.

"You are Kat, just act natural, like you have been the whole time." He leaned in and kissed her to shut her up as he noticed that Katie was picking her order up from the counter.

Katie didn't take long before she was back at the table, slipping into a chair next to Kat. "I see you've found the best coffee shop in town."

"That's what we hear." Booth was enjoying the coffee, but he wasn't sure it was the best he'd ever had.

"I am pleased that they use fair trade, organic, shade-grown beans." Brennan was all for supporting causes that helped people and the environment.

"Yes, they pride themselves on being socially and environmentally conscious." She took a long sip of her latte and then glanced at the pair she was sharing the table with. "Are you getting acquainted with the town?"

"Yes, we are." Brennan glanced over at Booth and smiled. "Last night we had dinner with Chelsea and Dan Warren. They seem like a very nice couple."

"Chelsea is a good friend." Katie looked as if there was way more behind the statement than her simple words let on.

"We should have you and your family over for dinner. Shouldn't we, Drew?" Brennan reasoned that this would be the likely next logical social step for couples in a new town wanting to make new friends, even if they weren't the couple that the people in Sterling thought they were. In reality, they were a different couple, a very newly romantic couple.

Booth could tell that her mind was turning super squinty and so he nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that would be great. We do like to cook."

"I'll talk to Eric and see if he'd be up for it." The expression in Katie's eyes made it clear that it was going to be a cold day in hell before Eric would be up for making small talk with strangers given what was going on in their lives.

"How is Cordelia?" Brennan wondered if the dog still had her wanderlust.

Katie let out a soft laugh. "Oh, she's fine. Trying to keep tabs on her so she doesn't run off again." Her expression saddened. "I think she really misses Emma though." A cell phone chirped in Katie's purse. "Oh, hold on a second." She pulled out the phone and flipped it open. "Hello." Her faced flickered panic. "Slow down, Jason. What was that?" As she listened the color seemed to drain out of her face. "No, I'm leaving right now."

Brennan reached across the table and touched Katie's arm with concern. "Is everything okay?"

"No, no it's not okay. My nephew Jason said that the FBI just arrested Eric." Tears pricked her eyes as she grabbed her purse and slipped out of the chair. "I have to go." She disappeared out the door of the coffee shop, her latte sitting nearly untouched on the table.