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Summary: When Booth begrudgingly agrees to go out on a blind date that his mother has set up at his insistence that Brennan is just a friend, and said blind date turns out to be a Temperance Brennan fan, he discovers that his feelings for Brennan may not be as platonic as he has been trying to convince himself.

Rating: PG-13

Author's Notes: So, I was gonna wait a while longer to post this one… And then I realized I'm a total jerk! I apparently forgot to thank everybody for the reviews last chapter… Well, not exactly forgot. I seriously thought I had put it in there. Must have been the caffeine. My mind was everywhere at once last night…

So now I just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you sooo much to everybody who reviewed and I apologize for neglecting to do so last time…

And now that that's said, this chapter is for msboreanaz and Scazydramaqueen, who felt it would be a good idea to pair up Jen and David. I, too, liked the idea… Also to Scazydramaqueen, you'll just have to use your imagination on what Booth was drinking… :-) Seriously. I have no idea. I don't drink, and I know very little of alcohol. I'm pretty much the worst college student ever. I don't drink, I don't party, I watch the Disney Channel on a regular basis… It's sad, really. The highlight of my college career has been my 'Buffy' nights with my "roommate across the hall"… But I wouldn't have it any other way. I have the best friends in the whole world and trust me, we get crazy… Sometimes I wish we drank. At least that way we'd have an excuse… (Sorry for that little rant. I'm really missing my girls right now. And Tim. Can't wait till the 27th! We've got a townhouse! And 'Bones' comes back that week! Yay!)

And finally, now that I'm done ranting, here's the chapter. It's set something like a year down the road… And the song is "On The Ride" by Aly & AJ… I'm not even gonna lie, I love them. See? Again, I'm really a poor excuse for a college student…

And, one last time, THANK YOU!

On The Ride:

Life has moments hard to describe
Feeling great and feeling alive
Never coming down from this
Mountain we're on

"Temperance… Wow. Look at you."

She rolled her eyes as she went in for a hug, a little smile playing over her lips. It had been a while since she had seen David and she had certainly missed talking to him. The two of them had stayed friends after their split, and even Booth had befriended him. After all, they did sort of owe their whole relationship to the man.

"What are you doing here, David?" She questioned as she pulled back, a light smile touching her lips. "You know you don't have to bother coming to these things. You could've just stopped by the house."

"Yeah, but what's the fun in that? If I did that, I wouldn't be able to say I'd attended a Temperance Brennan book signing, now would I?" He paused for a moment then, glancing around them at the nearly empty bookstore. "Even if it is technically over."

She smiled, letting out a little laugh as she shook her head at him. It really had been far too long since they'd seen one another. "Any other reason you stopped by?" She questioned with playful suspicion, eying him curiously.

"There is actually. Haven't seen you since before you started showing." He gestured to her extended belly with a large grin on his face. "How far along are you now, anyway?"

With another smile and laugh, she shook her head in amusement, her eyes dancing with happiness. "About seven and a half months." She informed him, moving a hand to her belly, the smile never leaving her face. "I'll tell you one thing, though, I am most definitely never doing this again. Pregnancy? Yeah, nowhere near as much fun as everyone makes it out to be. My entire body hurts all the time and I'm as big as a house… And I've still got over a month to go!"

David laughed and gave her a big smile as he shook his head in disagreement. "Trust me, once you hold that little baby in your arms for the first time, you'll change your mind."

"Everybody keeps telling me that." Though the smile had left her face, it never quite fell from her eyes as she raised her eyebrows and shook her head in disagreement, folding her arms over her chest. "But see, I am not going to change my mind. I don't do that."

We don't have to try
To think the same thoughts
We just have a way
Of knowing everything's gonna be ok

"Oh really?" She felt Booth's arms snake around her from behind and she immediately let her head fall back onto his shoulder as he brushed a kiss over her cheek and she let out a tiny laugh, knowing instinctively what was coming next. "'Cause ya know, if you don't do that, then I'm curious as to how we got here in the first place, seeing as how at one point you were so adamant about never having children at all?"

"Yeah, well, this is all your fault." She informed him, her tone all seriousness, though her eyes held amusement. "I wouldn't be in this mess if you weren't so damn irresistible. You seriously need to get ugly or something. I really don't need to be chasing a pack of kids around for the rest of my life."

Booth let out a chuckle and gave David a smile. "Mood swings. Half the time she hates me, the other half she's completely in awe of the fact that she's going to be a mom. And a damn good one at that."

"I still think one's enough. As much as I love this little girl, I don't know if I could do this again…" Her eyes grew wide then, as she realized the secret she had just let slip. "I mean… um…"

"You peeked!" Booth exclaimed as he pulled back a bit to look at her. Though his voice was accusatory, his eyes held laughter and he couldn't quite help the wide smile that spread over his features. "You were the one who said you wanted to be surprised! You told me that woman had been having babies for centuries without the predetermination of the child's sex and therefore, there was no reason you needed to know!"

"I couldn't help it." She defended, a pout settling on her lips as she turned her head to watch him.

"How did you even find out?" He questioned curiously, his eyes never leaving her.

"You know our last appointment? When I went to the bathroom?" He nodded and she gave him a guilty smile. "Well, I didn't actually go to the bathroom… I kind of went back to see the nurse instead…"

"You little sneak!"

"I couldn't help it! I wanted to know!" She whined, that cute little pout settling itself over her lips once more.

The smile that spread across Booth's face had her returning it with one of her own as he leaned in to kiss her lips gently. "We're having a baby girl?" At her nod, he kissed her again, his eyes filled with happiness. "We're having a baby girl."

"It's a girl!" Jen's voice broke them from their moment and Temperance immediately broke away from Booth to wrap the other woman in a hug. She, too, had become a close friend and Temperance was thrilled to have her there. Without Jen and David, it was likely that she and Booth would never even have made it to where they were today, and therefore, she was more than a little grateful for the both of them. "Tempe, that's amazing! Congratulations!"

No time to be lazy
The journey is perfect
The pace is so crazy
The race is so worth it
I will be with you
We'll do this together
Always together

Temperance smiled again as she pulled away. When she heard David offering his congratulations to her fiancé, Booth noticed the mischief that was suddenly dancing in her eyes just before she pulled Jen toward the two of them. "Jen, I'd like you to meet David Simmons." She paused for a moment, gesturing to David, and then turned her eyes to Jen. "And David, this is Jen Quinn, an old friend of Seeley's."

David gave a little smile, extending a hand to the pretty woman who stood beside Temperance. "It's nice to meet you, Jen."

"You, too." Jen smiled softly, quickly dropping her eyes from David's as her shyness took over, leaving her timid and unsure.

For a moment, Tempe's eyes met Seeley's and he gave her a smile, crossing his arms and watching them closely. When neither David nor Jen moved to speak again, but continued to watch one another, Tempe cut in, "Jen, weren't you looking for someone to accompany you to that office banquet you have next week?"

Booth shook his head, just barely managing to hold back his laughter at Temperance's forwardness. She offered him a little smile of her own as she glanced his way for just a moment. She knew she was being obvious, but she really didn't particularly care.

"Are you trying to set me up, Temperance?" David questioned, his eyes never leaving Jen, amusement touching his tone.

"Of course not!" Tempe exclaimed with mock offence, the seriousness in her voice just enough to be believable, though she was sure no one there was actually buying it.

"Because I really wouldn't complain if you were…" A faint blush tinted Jen's cheeks as she looked up to meet his eyes, a pretty smile touching her lips. "Would you maybe like to get some coffee or something?"

Jen gave him a little nod then, the smile never leaving her face. "I'd like that."

Always knowing we're gonna be fine
Feeling great and feeling alive
Never coming down from this
Mountain were on
The view so clear and it's crazy up here
Life is amazing with you on the ride

With a few quick goodbyes to Temperance and Seeley, they were off and Temperance turned to her fiancé, a huge smile playing on her face as she looped her arms around his neck. "I'm brilliant." She told him matter-of-factly, planting a quick kiss on his lips.

"Since when are you good at things like this?" He questioned, wrapping his arms around her waist as he smiled down at her.

"I guess your mother's not the only matchmaker in the family… It just comes naturally."

"Naturally my ass. You've been hanging around Angela too much." He disagreed, kissing the tip of her nose as she giggled, resting her head against his chest.

"I love you, Seeley."

"Love you, too, gorgeous." He murmured, pressing his lips into her hair and rocking her gently, smiles touching both their faces as they held one another close.

Life was most definitely promising to be an amazing ride.

The pace so is crazy
The race is so worth it
Life is amazing with you on the ride

A/N: And that's the end. Seriously this time. And just because I feelthe need to telleverybody, the baby thing? It totally comes from one of my best friends… She's having a baby boy! It's so exciting!