Disclaimer: I do not own Bones, or any of it's characters. FOX does.

"Bones…….. Bones…….. Bones!"

Jerking suddenly awake Temperance looked around finding her eyes needing a bit of time to adjust to the brilliant lights of the lab. She couldn't remember if she'd turned them on or off the previous night, but it was too much.

"What'd you do, stay up all night?" Booth asked his brow knitting together in confusion and smirking down at her.

"Yes. I'm working on a case. Celtic soldiers were found in the upper part of China. And we're not entirely sure how they got there. I'm trying to determine if they are actually of Celtic origin and what the purpose of the nature and if it is in any link with a case I'm working with the FBI. And my editor wants the next chapter in by next week." She said a bit annoyed, scratching the back of her neck, she tried to work the crank out.

"What case?" He asked, completely confused.

"I'm not at liberty to discuss that." She stood up, ready to make a smooth entrance, but found that slightly hard. Her legs asleep, she basically limped out of the door and took a deep breath.

Zach approached his idol quickly with a cup of coffee. "You look… umm.. Drained?" He noted as he looked over Dr. Brennan and then handed her the cup of piping hot coffee. "Hodgins stopped at Kwik Trip on the way here."

"Thanks, Zach." With whatever muscle she could use, she gave him a smile and then took a sip of the coffee. It was bitter and a bit syrupy. Perhaps stale. She then began on her way out of the door.

"It's past date isn't it?" Zach asked inquisitively as he followed her close behind, but was pushed aside by Booth, who took a few minutes to realize that Bones was apart of the FBI that he wasn't in on and then when he caught up to her, tossing the Styrofoam up into the trash he looked down at her, his hands in the pockets of his slacks. "C'mon… You know you wanna tell me." He teased. With a quick roll of her eyes, she headed out to the parking lot, dug into the pocket of her lab coat and then took a deep breath, withdrawing her keys.

"Where you going, Bones?" He questioned as he took a few running steps to keep up.

"Well, seeing as you woke me up from my nap, I might as well just go home. My concentration level is almost as low as yours…" She stated and then began to unlock her car door, then dropped her keys. "Damn." Booth, being the upstanding gentleman, leaned down and picked them up, stood up slowly and then looked down at her. "Sure you're gonna be able to drive, there, Temperance?"

Fearing that her joking might have cut deep, she shook her head, and perhaps on the way to her place, she could find a way to slip an apology in there. "Is that a 'Why yes, how gentlemanly of you, Agent Booth, I would really enjoy for you to escort me back home?' or a 'I'll be fine, get the hell out of my face?'" He waited with her keys in his hand, thumbing them slightly.

"I would like you to drive me home."

"Say what I said."

"Is that absolutely necessary?"

"If you want a ride? Then yes."

"I don't remember what you said. Give me my keys, then."

He stood with his arms folded and then before she could reach them he held them above her head.

"Why, yes, Special Agent Seeley Booth, I would be honored if you could escort me home." She said looking off to the side and he smiled triumphantly, walked around, opened the passenger door for her then walked back around and hopped into the driver's seat. When she'd gotten in and buckled her seat belt, and he his, he smiled as he turned on the ignition. "Seeing you do that made up for that stab you made at my intelligence. And apology accepted."