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Chapter: 29

When you love someone;

"I have an idea…" he said with the same grin on his face.

"Oh yeah and what's that?" she asked wearily.

"What do you say we get awhile for awhile?" he paused watching the look on her face. He knew Temperance and knew if she could help it she would do everything in her power to stay working. "Just hear me out before you say no!" he said quickly seeing the look of doubt on her face.

"Ok," she said sitting up more against him.

"You're still healing from… from…" he paused with a small frown seeing her do the same. "… and I really prefer working with you when it comes to cases. No offence, I love all the squints just the same but lets face it, their not always easy to work with."

"Ok, so what are you saying?"

He chuckled, "what I'm saying is… since you're not really aloud to do field work and only work in the Jeffersonian for a few hours a day and I… I don't like going out into the field and working on cases without you –we get away for a few days. Just the two of us." He waited for a reaction and when he didn't really get one he spoke up again, "come on, babe, just a few days," he said softly knowing how much she hated missing work.

Temperance took a few minutes to think over his proposal. "Where did you want to go?" she said finally giving in.

"Ah –that'da girl!" he said playfully. "It's a surprise!"

x/x/x/

Surprise was right!

Knowing the big kid in Booth she was expecting him to take her to Disney World for their little get away but instead he took her to Costa Rica.

He rented a little cabin for the two of them on the beach front and arranged for their car to be at the airport when they arrived. He had everything covered. She was impressed. Although he impressed her enough with just their everyday lives –this was incredible how organized everything was.

It took a lot of thought after she said yes to going- to make her decision not to change. She had a lot of work to catch up on from the days she was out in the hospital, but once she seen the others at the lab didn't mind and encouraged her to go she knew it was a good decision.

"Hey," Booth said waving his hand in front of her face. "You alright?" he asked slightly worried when she didn't respond to him.

"Oh, I'm fine," she said quickly with a smile watching him nod and open the SUV door for her.

The whole time he was putting their bags in the truck she went off in a daze about what was happening and what was to come for them.

"I have to admit…" she started to say as he drove them off towards their cabin. "I was expecting to go to Disney Land or some place like that," she said with a soft chuckle.

Seeley gave her a coy smile and laughed lightly, "why is that?"

"Well you're a big kid at heart and … well I'm impressed, this is sort of romantic Seeley Booth."

She used his full name and that sometimes drove him crazy; but in the best way possible.

"I'm a romantic guy…. I can romance the panties right off you if you'd let me!" he said confidently.

"That's impossible to… oh, never mind!" she said with a blush after realizing he was making a comparative to being the best at something.

After a twenty minute drive from the airport they finally made it to their destination. The cabin sat alone on the beach –miles from anything else.

It was the perfect getaway for the two of them.

"Wait!" Booth said hopping out of the driver side and rushing over to the passenger side to open the door for her. "You like it?" he asked a little unsure of himself.

He wanted these next few days to be perfect. No interruptions with cases and everyday bullshit. This was their time together and Seeley was going to make sure it was the best few days of her life.

Temperance smiled and looked up at him, "it's beautiful, Booth!" she said happily.

x/x/x/

After they gathered their bags and got their things unpacked for their stay they found themselves outside on the bedroom balcony. There was a light breeze –it was warm out –much warmer then D.C. right now that was for sure.

Booth looked over at her and smiled as he watched her hair blow freely behind her as the wind blew lightly. The sun that was still showing bathed her face so beautifully –the night was approaching soon and he wasn't sure what she wanted to do. He leaned up off the ledge and stood to face her, his hand reached out and his finger tips lightly dragged against her arm.

"Hey," he whispered faintly.

Temperance turned to face him as he stepped closer to her wrapping one of his arms around her waist.

"Wanna explore the island a little bit? Maybe get some food?"

She took a moment to look at him then look out at the sun setting behind the waters horizon. With a smile she spoke, "I'd like that," she said softly licking her lips.

Seeley dipped his head down and captured her lips for a gentle and loving kiss. Even though it had been a few weeks now since the accident –he knew not only mentally was she still healing but physically she was too.

Temptation was so hard to resist and Booth had to pull away before thing got out of hand. It had been some time since they had been intimate and although it bothered him a little –it didn't matter to him. He was giving her time and he knew without a shadow of a doubt when she was ready to be with him physically again, she would let him know.

He watched the frown form on her lips as he pulled away from her slowly. He couldn't hide his chuckle and charming smile as he cupped her cheek and leaned down for a chaste kiss once again.

x/x/x/

"So what made you decide to come here for our little get away?" Temperance asked as she walked with him hand and hand down the strip of little stores. It reminded her a lot of their Miami get away all those months back when they had the case of the strippers with the missing feet.

Booth circled his thumb along the top of her hand as he shrugged, "I just thought it would be somewhere different?" he said honestly.

She accepted that answer and continued to look around as they walked past a few shops. They stopped at a few of them and looked around; she got a few things for Parker and Michael; they were fun but educational as well. It made her frown a little –it made her think of the child she and Booth weren't going to have.

She hoped that one day they would have a child of their own but even the doctor told her after everything that happened her, her body may or may not be able to carry child. She didn't believe in miracles but she knew if it was meant to be it would happen –at least that's what Booth always told her.

After a few hours of walking around Temperance felt herself become a little more exhausted then she intended. She wanted to continue their journey through the night but Booth reminded her that they had three days there and they had tomorrow to explore.

"What are you thinking about?" Booth suddenly whispered into her ear as he held her from behind.

Brennan smiled and snapped out of her thoughts quickly. "Nothing…" she said quickly looking over her shoulder at him.

"You can tell me," he pressed squeezing her hands as he held her tighter pressing her back more against his chest.

"I was just thinking about…" she took in a deep breath feeling the sand through her toes as she leaned back more into his strong body. "About how far we've come," she said softly looking out at the water as the moon hit it perfectly. The sound of the waves lulled her into a relaxing state –one that she hadn't been in, in a long time.

"We've come a long way."

She nodded slowly leaning her head back against his shoulder feeling him kiss her temple. "I still sometimes can't believe that I'm here… with you," she said honestly.

Booth chuckled softly, "why's that?" He furrowed his brows together nudging her a little with his shoulder as they sat in the cool white sand.

"I don't know…" she paused taking in a soft breath, "as I said, we've come a long way. I've come a long way as a person." She sighed softly looking out of the corner of her eye seeing him smile, "you're to thank for that."

Although Seeley liked to think he was one of the reasons she had changed as a person, he never wanted to gloat about it –that just wasn't him. "We're all to thank for that," he said softly feeling her lean up in his arms as she turned to face him better. "Angela, Hodgins, Cam, Sweets, Zach… Myself, I could go on…" he said nudging her once more playfully. "But you've helped us all too."

"I've helped a lot of people, I help solve murders."

He chuckled shaking his head. There's his girl –always too literal. "True. But you've helped us all evolve."

She took a moment and nodded understanding finally what he was saying.

"I'm a better person because of you, Temperance."

The seriousness in his voice and the look on his face was enough to make tears come into her eyes.

"I… I'm a better person because of you, too, Booth."

They smiled.

This was another defining moment in their relationship, one that Booth was proud of. He knew she was proud of it too. They had come so far and he knew they had a long road ahead of them –one that he couldn't wait to travel with her.

x/x/x/

"Bones? You alright?" Booth asked standing outside the bathroom door. She had been in there almost an hour getting ready.

After last night Booth knew tonight was the night.

After their beach talk they went back to the beach house and cuddled. Nothing sexual was emitted, all he did was hold her and that was one of the greatest nights of his life.

"I'm alright," she called out from the other side of the door. She clipped a small piece of her hair behind her ear as the loose curls fell along her shoulders. She looked at herself in the mirror –while they had shopped yesterday Booth bought her a dress. It was black strapless baby-doll dress that was laced with red trim. It was beautiful –innocent yet sexy –one Booth obviously liked because as soon as he saw it he boasted about how great he thought she would look in it.

After another quick glance, Temperance grabbed her handbag and opened the door to see Booth standing there with a pair of black slacks and a white button up shirt –one of which the buttons were unbuttoned at the top exposing the top part of his chest. He knew that drove her crazy to no end.

"Wow!" was all he could get out as she stepped out of the bathroom. Her black heals clicked against the floor as she walked out –she was just his height now.

Temperance looked down at herself and back up at him, "does it look ok?" she asked a little self consciously –which wasn't like her at all.

Booth grabbed her hand gently and twirled her around slowly, "ok? It looks better then ok, you look beautiful baby." The dress looked better on her then he imagined. She was a gorgeous woman already and clothes don't define the way you look but she made the dress look better that was for sure.

"Thank you," she said with a slight blush of the cheek as she stood before him. "You look -," before she could get the words out Seeley captured her lips for a soft passionate kiss.

This was going to be a night to remember.

x/x/x/

Their dinner was incredible and the desert was even better.

With the undeniable sparkle of love in his eyes as they finished dinner and strolled hand in hand back out into the warm night air, the moon shone brightly overhead as it cast soft shadows across their faces and Seeley put his arm around Temperance as she leaned into him and walked close by his side.

Winding their way comfortably side by side to the far edge of a flowered path that led them across a bridge and to a clearing alongside the tranquil shore, just a few miles from their beach house- the only sound around them was the sound of the crystal-clear water babbling through the brook as he turned to face Bones.

His eyes playing across her face as he held her soft hand in his, Booth once again felt his heart skip a beat just looking at her. Never before in his life had he seen someone as beautiful as she and, as he held her hand gently in his, his heart took the lead as he spoke softly and said, "I've been in love with you since the very first moment I saw you. I'll never forget that day," he said softly licking his lips.

Temperance felt a soft chill crawl up her body as he spoke. He spoke to her like this before but every time it took her breath away.

Holding her soft gaze with his, he continued, "Bones, this time...with you...has been the most amazing time in my life. To finally be able to tell you...and to showyou exactly how I feel after all these years. You make me feel like I never thought I could. When I look at you, I see my past. I see my present."

"And I see my future."

Reaching out to tenderly bring his palm to her cheek, his voice was full of the emotion overflowing from his heart as he said, "You're my dream. My wish. My fantasy and my hope. You're my best friend, and you're the woman I love. I can't imagine my life without you. You've made my life worth living. Every time I look at you, my heart skips a beat. And every time you look at me,you take my breath away."

His eyes reflecting the pure honesty and love in his every word, his voice broke slightly as he continued, "I guess what I'm trying to say here is...,"

His hand gently leaving hers as he reached into his pocket and positioned himself on bended knee before her, the moonlight reflected in his eyes as he held out his hand and opened the small velvet box he'd retrieved from his bag earlier as he turned his gaze up to meet hers and asked, "Temperance?"

"Will you marry me?"


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