Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait you guys. Just trying to enjoy the last couple of weeks of Summer before getting back to school again. I know that the cliff hanger in the last chapter was a little big, but it will be dealt with in this chapter. Just so you wonderful readers know, this story is almost ending. It's really cool, because I started writing this chapter on the 18th of August and it's the anniversary of my story. I know this won't get posted until afterwards, but just another or two chapters and it will be complete.
Chapter is going to be named after Akon's new song with Kardinal Offishall. "Dangerous." Really good, but then the songs that I picked are songs that I like. :P
Also thank you so much to my beta for waiting and finding time to beta this chapter. I know you're busy so thanks a lot. :D
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The nervousness came back and Booth took another deep breath. He reached out and took hold of her hand stroke the back of it. "I should just come out and say it."
She looked at him confused. "Say what?"
"I love you Bones."
Brennan stared at Booth with widen eyes. "W-what did you say?" She wasn't sure she had heard him correct. 'He couldn't really love me... could he?'
Booth continued to draw circles on the back of her hand while looking at it instead of looking into her eyes. It shouldn't have been to hard because Cameron had told him what Bones had felt, but why was he so scared.
Keeping his eyes glued to their joined hands, he repeated himself. "I said, I love you Bones." The next thing that happened wasn't what he suspected. Booth found Bones in his arms and hugging him tightly. "Bones?"
There wasn't an answer, but she continued to hold tightly onto him. The two stayed like that for a long time Booth was afraid that the hug was only a friendly hug and then Brennan would pull away and tell him that they were just friends.
Just as he was about to ask her what it meant, she whispered something in his ear. "I love you too Booth."
Brennan felt her partner freeze at her words. Slowly, she pulled back to look at him. 'Maybe he changed his mind.' Her mind was clicking away with thoughts that Booth hadn't meant it when he said he loved her. "Booth?" she whispered, looking into his eyes.
Booth looked into her turquoise eyes and he saw fear and also curiosity. Wanting to get rid of her fear, he bent down and captured her lips with his. He felt her tense up a bit, but then relax into the kiss. Not wanting to push things, Booth gently pulled away. He looked into her eyes and saw that they were glazed over, but the fear was gone.
"I love you. I will always love you and I will never let you. I promise." Booth brushed her bangs out of her eyes and smiled. "And you know I'll always keep my promises."
"I love you too Booth. For a while now. I just didn't know how to tell you and I was scared that you didn't feel the same way and then you would leave me." Bones said, mirroring Booth's smile.
Keeping her face cupped in his hands, Booth kissed her gently before pulling back. "I will never leave you Bones." He cracked a grin. "The next anthropologist is in Montreal." That comment earned him a smack on the chest. "Ow. I didn't know you were violent, Bones."
Bones glared at him before leaning into him and returning the light kiss. "I think I'm feeling a lot better now," she said with a dazzling grin.
"Good, because I don't like seeing you in a hospital like this," Booth said softly, looking at her with loving eyes.
"If it makes you feel better, I don't like being here either." Brennan laid gently down on her bed and let out a breath of relief. "Is this going to work?" she asked softly.
"What do you mean?" asked Booth.
"I mean, is it wrong to be together?" she said nervously.
"Why would it be wrong?" Booth asked, curiously. "You love me. I love you. What would be wrong with it?"
"But wouldn't getting involved with a co-worker be unprofessional?"
Booth looked at her with confidence. "Angela and Hodgins are together and their absolutely working fine. We can do it to. Stop looking at the bad and just enjoy this Bones. Turn off your brain."
There was a moment where both didn't say a thing. Booth could hear Brennan's head whirling with thoughts and then he saw her smile. "You know it's impossible for that to happen."
He returned her smile. "I know." Booth said softly.
Brennan heard the door slide open and looked over to see Cuddy there. She had a kind smile on her face when she entered. "Dr. Brennan. Agent Booth." She greeted.
"Dr. Cuddy." Brennan greeted back to her. "Is there something wrong?"
"No. I was just checking to see if you were feeling any better." Cuddy said as she made her way to the other side of Brennan.
Bones smiled and nodded. "I am feeling a lot better. Thank you. I would like to thank Dr. House later."
Cuddy nodded. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind. By the way your improving, I would say that you might be out of here by night." She said with a smile.
Booth smiled at Bones. "That's great news Bones."
"Thank you Dr. Cuddy." Thanked Brennan.
"No problem Dr. Brennan and please call me Lisa." Cuddy's pager went off and she looked at the number. "Sorry, but I'm needed in the Clinic."
"Oh, yes. Bye, Lisa." Said Bones. Cuddy smiled and nodded at Booth as she walked out the room while closing the door behind her. "I forgot to ask her."
"Ask her what?" Booth asked.
"How far along she is." Brennan answered like it was everyone's knowledge.
Booth looked at her with a huge smile. "She's pregnant?"
Brennan nodded. "Yes. Not that far along since she's not showing yet." She saw the look at the Booth was giving her. "What?"
Booth chuckled at his partner. "You are a genius. And that's one of the reasons why I love you."
Blood rushed to her cheeks and she smiled shyly. Temperance was still getting used to the idea that Booth was really in love with her. "I love you too." A funny thought popped in her head. "Wouldn't it be entertaining when Angela finds out?"
Booth laughed. "She's been trying to get us together forever. I'm surprised she didn't have some crazy plan to get us together."
Brennan joined in with the laughter at that idea. "It would've been interesting."
Booth watched her laughed and grinned on the inside. 'I'll make sure that no one hurts her ever again.' He thought protectively. "Bones?"
She looked at him curiously. "Yes."
"Did Cameron ever tell you about some sort of plan?" Booth asked. He had remembered the conversation with Cameron before he came to talk to Brennan. Being a FBI agent, he had caught the slip about some plan and now he was a little curious.
"A plan?" she asked.
"Yeah. A plan. You know like to take over the world or to make a play date." Booth knew those weren't very good examples, but it was the best he could come up with on the spot.
"To take over the world or play date?" she said slowly, while trying to make sense of what Booth was talking about.
"Those weren't good ideas, but yeah. Because I was talking to her before I went to talk to you and she said something about ruining a plan of hers. So I thought you might know since she is your friend." Of course, he left out the part where she told him how Brennan felt.
Brennan shook her head no. "I don't know what she was talking about, Booth. Though, if you told me what you guys were talking about, it might help," she suggested.
"You know what? Never mind. I was thinking out loud," he said quickly.
"Okay," she said slowly.
Quickly deciding to get off the topic, Booth brought up another thought. "Emma and Mark are worrying about you."
At their names, Brennan immediately sat up and this time she didn't feel dizzy. 'The treatment is definitely working.'
"I can't believe I forgot about them." She started to pull the blankets off when a hand covered hers. "Booth what are you doing? I don't want them to worry."
"Bones. You lay back down before I tie you down." She hesitated for a moment, but then eventually she laid back down on the bed. "I'm going to tell Mark and Emma that you're fine and they could come visit you." He pulled up the bed covers.
"Booth, you don't have to tuck me in. I'm not going to sleep."
He just pretended he didn't hear and kissed her gently. "I'm gonna go get them now." He gave her one last smile and then exited the room.
Five minutes after Booth left, Angela practically bounced in with a huge grin on her face that could have made the Cheshire Cat's grin look like nothing. "Hi Angela," greeted Brennan.
"Why did I just see your FBI agent walk out the room like he was walking on cloud nine?" she asked as she made her way to the seat next to the bed. Seeing the confused look on her friend's face, she waved it off. "Don't worry about it, Sweetie."
Brennan hesitated before calling her artist friend's name. "Angela?"
"Yeah, Bren."
"I told Booth, that I love him." She said bluntly. Brennan watched Angela's reaction as she took in the news. First there was shock and then confusion and lastly happiness. There was a loud squeal as Angela threw herself onto Bones for a hug. "Oh my."
"Bren! Sweetie! I'm so happy for you! That's why he looked so dazed. That man is absolutely just smitten by you. It's about time you guys got together. I thought the plan wasn't done yet, but apparently you guys didn't need it. Or maybe you did, but I don't know. I'm just so happy for you," Angela said in a rush.
Brennan tilted her head slightly to the side as her friend pulled back. "What do you mean by 'plan'?" she asked. "Because Booth was saying something about a plan also. He said that Ali said something about a plan. What's going on?"
Bren was not easily taken for a fool and Angela knew it. She also knew when she was caught. "Um. The plan... It was just me. There was Jack, Chase, Cam, Zack, Ali, and Foreman. The plan wasn't even my idea, well... sort of. Since you're gonna talk to me about the plan, how about I get everyone here?" she said with a rush.
"Wait. Angela, did you say Cam?"
"I know. I never thought it would happen. I seriously thought that she would not be a part in the plan. Technically, she didn't do anything and mostly it was the team here since we were in DC, but wow. I'm so happy it worked out. A part of me was a little nervous that you and Booth weren't getting together, but lo and behold, you two are together."
Brennan frowned and then everything clicked. "There was a plan to get me and Booth together?" she asked in disbelief.
Angela cringed and nodded. "I was worried about you and Jack saw me and he just wanted to make me happy so he called Robert or Dr. Chase and they had a little plan with getting you two together." She closed her eyes and waited for her friend to yell at her or scold her, but to her surprised her friend hugged her.
"I know you thinking of what was best for me and I'm happy that me and Booth are together," she said gratefully.
Angela returned her smile. "So no more 'Just partners'?" she teased.
Brennan laughed and shook her head. "No more."
"Good, because I swear if you or Booth said that one more time..." she trailed off with a look that said, 'You don't want to know.'
"No more 'Just partners'." Bones confirmed. Both ladies heard chattering come from outside and Brennan's smile grew on her face. "Angela I want you to meet Emma and Mark when they get in here."
Angela smiled at her friend's happiness. "So the famous Emma and Mark?" There wasn't a response because the door opened and Booth wheeled in Emma and Mark trailed close behind.
"Tempe!" yelled Emma. She jumped out of her wheelchair and hurdled toward Bren. "Are you okay? Your partner said that you're getting better."
"Emma, calm down. Dr. Brennan looks like she's doing a lot better," Mark assured his little sister with a smile thrown toward Bones. "Are you getting out soon, Dr. Brennan?" he asked.
"You don't have to call me Dr. Brennan anymore, Mark. You can call me Tempe if you want," Bones said smiling as Booth lifted Emma onto her bed. "Thanks Booth." He gave her a dazzling smile and kissed her quickly since there was kids in the room.
There was a squeal from Angela and an "Ew!" from both the Baxter children.
"I am so going to get used to that." Angela smiled brightly.
Booth just chuckled. "I'm guessing you told her." He said to Brennan.
"Yeah, but you're not gonna believe what she has to say after that." Bones warned.
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Author's Note: I am really sorry for the lateness of the chapter. I've been distracted a lot by The Muse Bunny... chuckles nervously I had to tear myself away from it. Although, in my defense it wasn't all my fault. It was Jo-Jo's and Guardians fault since they wouldn't let me go... and Mimi... and Emma... Well, I hope you liked this chapter. And as always please review. I should thank Jen for getting me back to writing. Haha.
