"What's taking them so long," Angela asked Hodgins.

"Well, you know, they may have important things to talk about and other things." Hodgins replied.

"Yeah, it's the other things, I'd like to know about." She stepped a bit closer to Tempe's office.

"Has anyone told you how nosey you are, Angela? Will you just get away from there? They might be coming out any minute."

"And?" She answered annoyed.

"Nothing. It's just that what's behind that closed door is none of your business."

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Boundaries they so thought would never be broken, which they fought hard to have kept intact, were finally crossed which was long overdued.

Temperance felt the thumping in her heart as their lips met. Seely pulled her tightly into him and wrapped his arms around her slender body. Her arms twined his neck. He kissed her neck and nuzzled her ears.

"I love you," Booth inadvertently blurted out.

Bones stepped away from him. "You love me?" She asked surprised.

"Yes." He replied nervously. "I-I've been wanting to say it for a very long time now. I just wasn't sure how you felt."

Temperance bit her lower lip softly.

"You take my breath away, Bones. I know, I know. It's not like me to say things like this. All this fluff stuff. But, you do things to me, that I've never felt before. You are beautiful and sexy, even when you're annoyed with me."

"Seely, it's not supposed to be like this, you know," her voice was soft.

"Like what?" He pulled at her lab coat.

"You shouldn't have come by."

"Okay. Why is that?" He questioned, a look of puzzlement crossed his face. "It was bound to happen. You new that, didn't you?"

"I didn't. I mean, no. I don't know what I mean. You shouldn't be here. In my office. With Angela and the guys right outside."

"Afraid of me, Bones? Look it was just a kiss. I'll be on my best behavior. If you're worried about something happening in here, nothing will. Gosh, Tempe, give me a little more credit. I won't jump on you."

She took two steps closer to him and whispered. "Yes, you won't jump on me, but, I might." Suddenly, she stepped back. Embarrassed for having blurted out her yearning for him.

Seely was caught by surprise by her remark and smiled.

"I just said that out loud, didn't I?" Temperance walked backwards until she felt the wall against her. Seely closed in on her, but, she halted him. Still, he continued closer and kissed her.

"What scares you the most, Bones? To admit that you feel something for me?"

"Yes." She replied softly.

Booth gently caressed her body.

"Please don't, Booth. Don't touch me. Just stay away from me. Don't do that. Don't get any closer." Yet, she didn't stop him.

His voice was soft and low. "Why not?" He held her close and left no space between them. "You don't want me holding you like this?" He slowly swayed her in his arms. "Or like this?" Booth kissed her neck and moved slowly to the front.

"I-I might not want you to stop." She gasped.

Seely kissed her hard. Temperance snaked her arms around his back. "Umm...what you do to me. Ahh...oh, god."

"Want me to stop?" The aroused FBI agent asked in between his kisses. "You really want me to stop? Do you?"

"No," the anthropologist murmured. "No, don't stop. Please don't stop."

TBC - Chapter 4