A/N: I promised a little teenager romance…and I ALWAYS keep my promise. Hope you enjoy.
"Booth, man, how come I had to come along on this little hike?" Hodgins complained. Seeley lead the small group up the cleared mountain trail toward where Campell had seen the unknown man.
"Oh, stop your whinin'," Angela told him. "A little fresh air won't kill you."
"Fresh air, no…but this damn hike will."
"You're just being a baby." Hodgins sent Angela a hurt look that quickly turned into anger.
"I am not."
"You are too."
"Am not."
"Are too."
"Enough!" Seeley called from the ahead. "I'm tired of you two arguing. So do it on your time." Angela and Hodgins sent each other a silent glare, but didn't say anything.
"Can we take a break?" Hodgins asked after a few minutes. Seeley looked over at Tempe who just shrugged.
"How about this," Seeley said, as he stopped and turned to face his team. "Why don't you and Angela take a break and Tempe and I will continue up. Then, if you two don't kill each other, you can meet us at the top." Hodgins dropped to the ground.
"Sounds good to me." Seeley shook his head, gave Tempe a look and then started back up the trail.
"Do you think it's a good idea to leave them alone?" Tempe asked once they moved away. "I mean, they've been at it all day."
"I don't really care if it's good for them or not," Seeley told her. "It's good for us. We get a break from their fighting." Tempe smiled at his back. He did have a point. It took them only another twenty minutes to get to the top.
"The view is amazing," Tempe said, walking up to the edge.
"Yeah, it is, but we have work to do before admiring the scenery."
"You're right," Tempe said, turning. "Tell me, what are we looking for?" Seeley looked around the small clearing.
"I'm not sure. Anything that doesn't look right." Tempe planted her hands on her hips and tilted her head to one side.
"That doesn't really help me, now does it?" Seeley offered her his best smile and shrugged.
"Sorry, but I don't know really. That's the best I can do." Tempe shook her head, but started toward some underbrush. Together, the duo searched the clearing and the surrounding area. Finally, Tempe sat down under the shade of a large tree.
"Well, that was a waste of time," she said, pulling her bag toward her. She reached in, grabbed a bottle of water and then looked over at Seeley, who was walking toward her.
"Not a total waste," he said. Tempe opened her water, and took a drink.
"No?"
"Nope." Seeley sat down and took the bottle from her.
"Hey, that's mine." She watched as he put it to her lips and took a drink.
"We now know that there's nothing here." Tempe rolled her eyes and snatched the bottle from his hands.
"Yeah, great." Seeley laughed as she took another swig and then put the top back on.
"Well, it's true."
"You think Ange and Jack killed each other?"
"Most likely."
"Should we go after them?" Seeley shook his head no.
"If they wandered off somewhere, at least they know where we are. We stay until they show up. Or until dinner time." Tempe smiled over at him. "Can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"I get the forensic part…but what's an anthropologist?"
"You don't know?" Seeley felt his cheeks go slightly pink, and shook his head. "Somebody who works with bones."
"Got'cha. I figured as much, but thought I would ask. You know, to make sure." Tempe smiled again. "So, um, you looking forward to heading home?"
"Not really," she answered. "You?"
"Sorta. I'll have about a week before my next camp starts."
"You've got another camp?"
"Yeah, next town over offers a police camp."
"Man, you really are serious about this whole cop thing."
"It's my dream."
"I bet your girlfriend isn't too happy," Tempe said, already dreading the answer. "With you being gone all summer."
"I don't have a girlfriend," he told her. "Any guys waiting for your return?" Tempe laughed, and then put her hand over her mouth. "I say something funny?"
"Sorry," she said. "But me? A boyfriend?"
"What's so funny about that?" Seeley asked, turning to face her.
"Do I look like the girlfriend type?" she asked, holding her arms out to her side. Seeley let his eyes rake over her, and then meet her gaze.
"You like fine to me," he told her, causing her to blush. Tempe gave him a nervous laugh. "I mean it. And you're smart and everything. What's the problem?"
"Boys don't like strong, smart girls."
"We don't?" Seeley asked. "I didn't know that." Again Tempe laughed.
"Well, maybe not every boy."
"That's better. Because I happen to think that a girl who fights back, and speaks her mind and knows what she wants would make a good girlfriend." Tempe wanted to look away, wanted to get out from under Seeley's stare but couldn't. She nervously licked her lips, and felt her heart slam against her chest as he leaned closer to her. Her mind was screaming a warning. He's gonna kiss me! What do I do? What do I do? Seeley put one hand on the ground to steady himself. His lips were close to hers now. Tempe could feel his breath across her face.
"You guys here?" Angela's voice filter through the air, and Tempe and Seeley jumped apart. Both their faces pink. "Tempe?"
"Over here," Seeley answered, standing and then offering Tempe a hand to help her up. "Where have you two been?"
"We got lost," Angela answered, walking through the clearing. "But look what we found." She held up an Army green bag, and smiled. Her eyes darted between Seeley and a still slightly pink Tempe. "Did we interrupt something?"
"We were just talking," Tempe said. Seeley walked to Angela and took the bag from her.
"Did you look in it?"
"Hey, not our job," Hodgins said. Seeley nodded and sat the bag on the ground. He carefully unzipped it and looked in.
"So what's in it?" Tempe asked, kneeling down beside him.
"This." Seeley pulled a piece of paper out and help it up.
"That's it?" Angela asked. Tempe pulled the paper from his hand, and Seeley turned his attention back to the bag. Searching it thoroughly. "What's the note say, Tempe?"
"It says 'you're late, tough'," she said. Seeley looked over at her and Tempe turned the note to face him.
"How come I don't think this is part of the case," Jack said.
"I think you're right," Seeley agreed. "Something was supposed to be in this bag. It would seem somebody is out to keep us from solving our case."
So? Does Angela have great timing, or what?
TBC...