(Season 12)

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The kids were in bed and Booth and Brennan were dancing slowly in the living room. Most of the lights were off except for the lamp near the couch, the night light in the kitchen and the Christmas lights on the Christmas tree. The record playing on the jukebox was Nat King Cole's 'Christmas Song' and it fit the mood the couple were in.

Booth held his around arms around Brennan's body, his hands resting on the back of her hips. Brennan's arms were around Booth's chest, leaning against his body and her head nestled on his shoulder. Their bodies swayed their feet barely moving, not speaking just feeling the warmth of their bodies next to each other, the feeling of love they felt while in their embrace was perfection.

When the song ended, Booth finally spoke. "Remember when we kissed the second time, in your office under the mistletoe?"

"Yes, of course." Brennan continued to dance with Booth as the next selection played on the jukebox. "I was nervous. Much more nervous than our first kiss."

"Well, the first kiss was after we'd had a lot to drink, so I don't think nervousness could have played into that kiss if we had tried." Booth remembered that first kiss and he had dreamed of that kiss over the years until their second kiss under the mistletoe. "The second kiss . . . I was a little nervous too. I didn't really know what was going to happen, but with Caroline standing there watching, I knew we wouldn't cross any lines."

Amused, Brennan shook her head slightly. "I think we did cross a line, Booth. We were partners and we exchanged gum during that kiss. That was hardly the kiss I would expect friends and partners would make, even when they're being blackmailed."

Staring at the Christmas tree, Booth chuckled. "Leave it to Caroline to feel puckish . . . I love that woman, she's like the sister I should have had. Bribing you to kiss me . . . that was one hell of a Christmas gift."

"Did you consider it a Christmas gift?" Brennan found that strange, but she never completely understood people, even Booth whom she had known for years. "You said you didn't know about it and you acted surprised when I told you we were going to kiss."

"Oh, I was surprised, but when I saw that Caroline was involved, I knew she was trying to start something between us." Booth leaned the side of his face against Brennan's head as they continued to dance. "I think she was trying to give me a gift I couldn't get for myself and deep down she's a romantic."

Surprised, Brennan stopped dancing and pulled away so she could look at her husband. "Romantic? Caroline?"

Encouraging Brennan to continue to dance with him, Booth explained once they started to move to the music again. "Yes, she's a romantic. You may not have noticed, but she was always calling you my girlfriend and making remarks about my feelings towards you. She knew what she was saying, believe me. She wanted us to be together long before we were."

"At the time, I didn't know if she really liked me." In the past, Brennan had always assumed that Caroline didn't like her but tolerated her to get her cases solved. As the years went by, she had learned that Caroline guarded her emotions, but she did in fact like her.

"No, she liked you . . . well, it took a while, but she came around and she was on our side when I informed the FBI that we were in a personal relationship. She was the one that came up with the reason why they couldn't separate us. She was used to winning cases and she didn't want them to screw up our partnership . . . Plus she likes me and she wanted me to be happy and she knew I'm only happy when I'm with you."

The music ended and a new song started to play. "I have grown to admire her over the years. She is a brilliant prosecutor and she has a successful conviction rate . . . And I do know that she cares for you . . . Even though she blackmailed me to kiss you under the mistletoe, I did enjoy it once we started to kiss. It was a very satisfying kiss . . . now I get to kiss you when I want to and that is even more satisfying."

They stopped and kissed. The kiss was long and passionate and once they were done, they separated and smiled. The mistletoe kiss in Brennan's office had been nice, but this was so much better.

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The word of the day was mistletoe.

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