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Brennan woke up giddy and excited. She was both nervous and very eager to get to the picnic. She volunteered to make brownies, one of the only things she can bake that actually tasted good. She made those last night though, and she actually came up with a lot of questions too, and she thought they were pretty good. Brennan went to take a shower to make sure she looked good for the picnic-- well more like good for Booth. It's not fair thought Brennan, Booth can look good any time, she thought, and pictured Booth in her head. Mmmm, she thought as she closed her eyes, but then she tried to kick away those thought of her partner, but that didn't work out to well.
Booth woke up from a surprisingly good sleep. He hadn't had a good sleep in a long time. Bones wants me, he thought, and he smiled as his eyes twinkled a bit. He hurriedly got up to make the muffins for the picnic, and then he had to go get ready to look good for—Bones.
Brennan was eating some Honey Nut Cheerios when Angela called. "Hey, Brennan!" Angela said.
"Hey, Angela!" Brennan replied. "What's up?"
"Nothing much, did you think of any questions?" Angela asked.
"Yes I did," Brennan said as she hurriedly told Angela the questions she had thought of.
"Those are so good Bren! There deep and insightful, but not too strong—great job!" Angela said. "So, I'll see you in an hour, right sweetie?"
"Yep, an hour, see you later!" Brennan said and then she heard the phone click. I got to go get ready Brennan thought to her self, and she ran to the bathroom.
Brennan was all ready to go, and got into her car. It hissed and then stopped. She tried to start again, but it just groaned and shut off. "Damn it," Brennan said and called Angela on her cell phone, but she didn't pick up. I guess I'll call Booth, thought Brennan. She was a little nervous, but she reminded herself too stay calm, and act casual around him. She mustered up the strength and pressed #2 on speed dial.
"Booth here."
"Hi Booth, its Brennan." Booth's stomach flipped, he couldn't get used to this feeling whenever he heard her voice or saw her.
"Oh, hey Bones what's up?"
"I was wondering if you could come pick me up, because my car won't start."
"Of course Bones, ill be there in about ten minutes." Maybe we'll start the game in the car, Booth thought.
"Oh, thanks so much Booth, I'll see you soon!"
"Bye, Bones!" He said in a somewhat seductive voice.
"It's Brennan" but Booth had already hung up the phone.
Booth arrived and got out of the car. When Brennan saw him, she had to suppress the urge to run and jump on him. This has to stop soon, she thought to herself. Meanwhile, Booth opened the passenger's door for Brennan. How gentlemanly, Brennan thought. She got in the car, and they exchanged their usual hi and how are you? For a few minutes following that, there was an uncomfortable silence. Should I start the game? Brennan thought. No, that's all too soon, you have to wait a while, she thought again to her self. Well, you have to think of something. "What did you eat for dinner?" she blurted out. What did you have for dinner, how lame is that?
Booth chuckled slightly at the question. "I had steak and mashed potatoes, Bones. What did you have?" he asked.
"Oh, I had lasagna." Brennan responded. Another silence followed, but Booth filled the silence.
"So you didn't leave the office too late last night, did you Bones?"
"No, for your information I left at 6:30." Brennan said with an irritated voice.
"Ooh, 6:30, not bad, not bad at all Bones." Brennan was about to respond when the car stopped, and Angela waved at them. Brennan stepped out of the car, and Angela quickly grabbed her elbow.
"Why were you driving in his car?" Angela quickly asked.
"My car wouldn't start." Brennan said.
"Mhmm…" Angela said sarcastically.
"I'm serious!" Brennan said a little too loudly. Booth looked at Angela and Brennan and saw them hastily whispering too each other. Maybe they are talking about me. Booth thought, I wonder when she's going to start the game, I hope soon. He then proceeded to talk to Hodgins, Zach, and Goodman.
Brennan and Angela walked over. "So, did you guys bring everything?" Angela asked. Everyone brought everything, to Angela's delight. "Great!" she said, "let's put everything out."
Angela spread out the blanket, and took out the little sandwiches she made, Brennan laid out the brownies, Booth put out the muffins, and Goodman hauled out the 12 packs of Diet Coke and Sprite. Hodgins brought chips and dip, while Zack took out some cheese and crackers. "Dig in everybody!" Angela cheered. Everyone sat down, and started to dig into the meal. Angela and Hodgins started talking about some of Hodgins conspiracy theories. Goodman and Zach started a debate about global warming. Booth and Brennan sat uncomfortably next to each other, and sneaking quick glances at each other. Angela looked up, and nodded to Brennan, as if saying "get a move on Brennan!" Brennan started to open her mouth, when Booth interrupted her.
"What's your favorite movie, Bones?" he asked, he knew it wasn't a great question, but it was a start.
"You won't believe me if I tell you." Brennan said looking down.
"Come on, it can't be that bad." Booth said.
"The Notebook." Brennan said quietly.
The Notebook? Booth thought. Oooh, I am going to make her say that one louder. "What was that Bones?"
"The Notebook," Brennan said louder.
"I never would have thought," Booth said, "The Notebook? Are you sure?"
"Yes, it's a wonderful tale, about how you can only fall in love with one person, and how you are attached to that person for the rest of your life, no matter what." Brennan replied.
"Oh, I know, I just thought it was a little girly for you- Bones, that's all." Booth said.
"Okay, I have a question for you." Brennan said.
"Yeah?" Booth asked, and lifted his head. Brennan was staring right into his eyes. I love her eyes, they're so…blue.
"Why do you keep calling me Bones?"
"Oh, at first it was too annoy you, but then it became habit. You know if I started calling you Dr. Brennan, you wouldn't like it. You would miss me calling you Bones."
"You sure of that?" Brennan asked.
"Why yes, I am." Booth replied. Booth and Brennan were smiling at each other, for longer than a few seconds. As if on cue, they both looked away at the same time. They were both looking at their laps, and Booth lifted his gaze to look at Brennan, she's beautiful he thought. Brennan lifted her gaze, and Booth hurriedly looked down, was he just checking me out? Brennan thought. Brennan decided to start the game, officially.
"Okay, it's your turn." Brennan said.
"What?" Booth asked.
"It's your turn-to ask a question. We are playing the question game." Brennan said, in a knowingly voice. Booth sat still for a while, and didn't say anything. "Scoot, scoot, Brennan's right here." She said.
Booth just gave her a look, as if to say, "What the hell was that?" Brennan laughed. "I saw it on some show than Angela made me watch with her once, it was Gilmore Girls, I think."
"Gilmore Girls?" Booth asked laughing.
"Angela made me watch it with her!" Brennan said.
"Did she make you watch The Notebook too?" Booth said, still laughing. Brennan just shot him a glance.
"Alright, Bones." Booth said, and stopped laughing. He paused to think for a moment, and then he said "What's something that fascinates you? You know, that isn't part of your job."
"Well, I've always been fascinated by lightning, I don't really know why, but I've never been scared in a thunderstorm, not even when I was little, I always just wanted to go outside and watch the lightning, but no one would ever come with me."
"One day Bones, I'll watch lightning with you." Booth said.
"Really?" Brennan asked.
"Really," Booth said smiling.
"Okay, I get to ask one now." Brennan said. "Who has inspired you, or who has made a difference in your life?"
"Well, Parker definitely has." Booth said. "I had to look out for someone else, besides myself, and I became Daddy, not just Booth. I'm glad he's in my life. You too, Bones, have made a difference in my life. You are determined to solve cases, and you have a drive that's….admirable."
Brennan blushed, "You have a drive too, Booth. The way you are determined to solve cases; that's admirable too."
"Thanks Bones." Booth said smiling. "Have you regretted anything, and you just wanted to go back in time and change it."
I wouldn't have gone out with David, Brennan thought. "Yeah, I've regretted things, but I wouldn't go back and change it, because I might screw it up even more the second time around. I also think that everything happens for a reason, no matter how bad it is, I've really learned that these past couple of months…" Brennan trailed off when she thought of her parent's case.
Booth wanted to say something, but he merely nodded. Brennan saw this, and a silence followed, but she wanted to continue the game. "What did you want to be when you were a little kid, did you always want to join the FBI."
"Nope," Booth said confidently, "I wanted to be an ice cream man."
"An ice cream man?" Brennan asked.
"You know, those people who drive around in those trucks…"Booth said, when he was cut off.
"Yeah, I know what an ice cream man is. I'm just surprised that you wanted to be an ice cream man, that's all." Brennan said.
"Well then, what did you want to be when you were little, Bones?" Booth asked.
"I wanted to be an ice skater. Whenever I saw the Winter Olympics on TV, I always wanted to be able to ice skate like that, it looked really fun, I guess. But really, I couldn't ice skate for my life, so I was forced to pick something else."
Booth laughed, "That's cute."
"Hmm," Brennan said, "If you could re-live one moment in your life, what would it be."
Meeting you, he thought. No, I can't say that, I'll pick another one. "I guess it would be seeing Parker for the first time. I mean, it was seeing this new person, this new life, that I made, and I loved him the second I saw him. It was this unconditional love, and I knew that I was going to support him, no matter what." Brennan was about to reply, but she was cut off, when Angela asked if they wanted to play Ultimate Frisbee. They agreed, and would continue their game later. Booth, Brennan, and Zach were on one team, and Angela, Hodgins, and Goodman were on the other team. Booth's team won in the end, but only by one point. Every one decided to go home.
Angela said, "Booth, I'll bring Brennan home, okay?" and winked, reminding him to ask her to dinner. This is it, Booth thought.
"Okay, but I have one more question for you Bones." Booth said, a little fast.
Brennan turned around, "What?" she asked.
"Will you go to dinner with me tonight?" Booth said, very nervous.
"I'd love to." Brennan replied, blushing.
"Great, I'll pick you up at seven." Booth said, relieved that she had accepted.
Angela grabbed Brennan by the elbow, and steered her towards the car. "He's picking me up at seven!" Brennan said in an excited whisper. Angela smiled, finally she thought to herself.
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