Part 2: Last minute details
Brennan POV:
"Brennan, did you sleep here again?" Angela's voice distracted Bones from the bone fragments she'd been looking at.
"I didn't really sleep." She said.
"You mean that you've been working all night?"
"Yeah. I might be going on vacation tomorrow, so I'm trying to get everything done that needs doing before I leave."
"Vacation? Where? With who?"
"Jamaica, with Booth. He doesn't want to go alone, and if he can't get Tessa to go with him he wants me to come along."
Angela squealed. "Oh my god! I so hope that they decide to make it quits today, because sweetie, imagine yourself on a beach with a man who's close to perfect. Drinks with umbrellas in them, beautiful sunsets, warm weather, Booth getting sweaty…"
"Angela, we're just going on vacation. Booth has an extra ticket that'll go to waste otherwise."
"I know, I'm just saying that you might as well take advantage while you're at it." Angela's smile looked almost sinister.
"I need to work Angela."
"Okay, okay. I'll talk to you later." She got up and left the room. Temperance looked back down at the bones in front of her and took a deep breath, then picked up the piece that she had been working on previously to Angela's interruption.
"So, Bones, you got that time off we talked about?" Temperance's head shot up to look at Booth who was leaning against the doorframe with a smile.
"How did it go with Tessa?"
"We broke up." He said looking down onto the floor.
"I'm sorry."
"Yeah… so, you coming tomorrow?"
"I've got some time off, so I suppose I am."
"Good! Our flight leaves at 10, so I'll pick you up at say 8:45?"
"Sure."
"Oh, and Brennan? Thanks for coming?"
Temperance smiled. "Not a problem. We'll have fun."
"You betcha." He said and then turned and left.
Temperance watched him leave and then looked back down at the bones. "Okay, back to work," she said and then with a sigh placed the bone back down in the appropriate place.
A little later she was standing with her team looking over the remains that had been sent down from Quantico. "So wait, let me get this straight: Booth asked you to go with him to Jamaica and you agreed?" Hogins asked.
"Yeah." Temperance replied.
"He broke up with Tessa too." Angela added.
"How long are you going to be gone, Doctor Brennan?" Zack asked.
"Ten days. I'll have my cell and laptop with me though so that you can contact me if you need it."
"You're going away on a romantic weekend with a guy that you haven't even been dating. I'm proud of you Brennan."
"It's not a romantic weekend. He has an extra ticket since Tessa isn't going and I'm taking it. It'll just be two colleagues going on vacation together."
"Honey, colleagues don't go on vacation to Jamaica together unless they're more than colleuges."
"We're partners."
"Yeah," Hodgins said, "you'll be a different kind of partner's after."
"What?" Temperance asked.
"Nothing," he said trying to cover up what he said.
"We're just going away for 10 days. I'm going to relax in the sun, work on my book, and visit the island. That's it. No more, no less."
"Sure…" Zack said with a smile.
"Zack! It's true. Now, what can you tell me about this skeleton?"
"Female, 20- 25 years old, cause of death was stabbing, the marks here, here and here, suggest that it was a short blade with a bent edge." Temperance nodded her approval.
"The particulates," Hodgins added, "show that the remains date back to approximately seven and a half months ago, and that the body was dumped in a hole with an abnormally high concentration of fertilizer. Also, I've found some pieces of seeds, I'm about to analyse them next."
"Okay. Angela?"
"I've composited a face and it's running through the FBI's face recognition program right now. We'll see what it spits out when it spits it out."
"Okay. Zack, since this is your case I'm handing it over to you. Doctor Goodman will check in on you every now and then to assess."
Both Zack and Hodgins groaned.
"What?"
"Nothing, Doctor Brennan." She looked at the two men and then at Angela but let it lie.
"Is there anything else before I go?"
"No, Brennan. You go, have a good time, and for heaven sakes, enjoy Booth." Angela said trying to push her towards her office.
"I'm not going to enjoy Booth! I'm going to enjoy the island."
"Right, with Booth."
Temperance let out a sigh of irritation and defeat went to her office and then grabbed her things and went home.
Booth POV:
Booth stood in the elevator on the way up to his office. The conversation he had just had with Tessa was replaying in his head. "It's just not going to work out, Seeley. We both know it. Angela was right, we're dead afraid of moving in together, which is the logical next step." He'd just stared at her and let her talk. And halfway through her speech on the 'fact that breaking up is the right thing to do' Seeley lost focus. The only thing running through his mind was that he had invited Bones to come with him to Jamaica and that he was surprisingly happy she might be. Just imagining her in a bathing suit laying down on the sand… all of a sudden this vacation had an enormous amount of potential. He'd left Tessa's office asking her to get her things while he was gone and to leave the key on the table on her way out the door.
"I'm sorry, Seeley." She'd said.
"Don't worry. I'm sure I'll enjoy the trip none the less." He'd told her and walked out the door.
He walked down the hallway to his office casually greeting people as he went along. He sat down behind his desk and finished off a bit of paper work he needed done. Then, grabbing some of the things he would need he closed to door to his office and left.
That night he first and foremost put his gun in the security box he had bought at the beginning of his carrier. He'd started the habit as soon as he'd joined the FBI and had become more aggressive with regard to it as soon as Parker had been born.
Looking at the clock he noted the time. 6:30. Parker would be having dinner now; he thought and decided to call his son just as soon as he had something to eat. Opening the fridge he noticed how empty it truly was: a couple of old cartons from Wong Foo's, a half empty carton of milk, and a bag of bagels. Checking to make sure that the milk wasn't expired he poured himself a glass and then pulled out his cellphone.
He wasn't really sure why he called her, it wasn't until she picked up that he realised that he had.
"Brennan."
"Hey Bones." He said, not quite sure what he was going to say, and then on a spur of the moment thought added, "have you had dinner?"
"I've got it in front of me."
"Oh." He said slightly disappointed.
"But I've ordered way too much if you're interested." She added.
"Yeah?"
"Sure Booth. Come on over, I'll keep it warm till you get here." She said.
"Thanks Brennan, I'll be right there." His face was about to split, or so it felt. Then dialling his ex-girlfriend's place he asked to talk toParker while he looked around for his car keys. He grabbed his key's and headed out the door, still not really sure where his feelings was coming from.
He was pretty sure he'd broken almost every traffic regulation known to man while he got to Bones' apartment. He'd made it in record time and now stood in front of her apartment looking at the front door. Placing his ear against the door he could hear the television on, she was watching some sort of program on celebrities.
Going to the front door he rang the bell.
Moments later the door opened and he saw Bones smiling at him. "Hey, I heard that there was extra food." She laughed and showed him in.
"It's Italian. I never really know what I want so I just order a bunch of stuff and the see where it takes me."
"Bones, there's more than enough food here to feed all the squints!" He said laughingly.
"Yeah, well, I usually have a hard time picking something to eat. I like going to Wong Foo's because he chooses for you."
"I get that, but usually you choose two dishes and just get those, but six?"
"I have a real hard time choosing. I'm incredibly indecisive when it comes to food."
"Apparently."
"Are you going to comment about my eating habits or just be glad that I invited you over for extras?" She said slightly irritated by the interrogation.
"Oh, glad, definitely glad." He said and then grabbing a plate and a fork helped himself to some food.
"So what are we watching?" He asked.
"I bought this box set, considering that you're always referring to it, I thought that I would see what you were talking about." Seeley watched her remove it from the plastic bag and a smile covered her face. "X-files!" He said.
"Yeah, you keep talking about how we're Scully and Mulder, and I still don't understand it."
"You're in for a treat then." He said.
As she put the DVD into the player, Seeley watched her. He'd noticed that she was attractive before, but until now really hadn't looked. Now that he was looking he really was enjoying what he saw. She was like all the pieces that he lacked. The analytical mind, the genius brain, the rational head. They seemed to match him in every way, and everything she lacked he wanted to teach her, to help her understand.
In no time they had finished dinner, and were continuing to watch the episodes. She'd moved over to the couch he was sitting on, and they had sat together watching the episodes and laughing. She'd been nit-picking all the episodes as she went along, and he couldn't help but laugh at all the things she'd picked up.
"Come on Booth, how did the cocoon get up there?"
"The bugs carried it up there, we saw it before."
"That's impossible. I doubt that they could do that; even a horde of those insects wouldn't be able to lift a full-grown man. It's incredibly improbable. To me it looks like he climbed up the tree and then they got to him, but why would he climb the tree if he was trying to get away from insects that fly? It's irrational."
He chuckled.
"And how come they didn't light a fire? They could have sent the entire house up into flames, which in turn would have attracted attention and would have gotten them rescued sooner. And if they didn't want to do that they could have at the very least burned wood so that they could survive the night. Like I said, it's illogical."
"Bones!" He'd said. "It's not about logical. It's about plot and story-line."
"But, as a rational doctor, especially as that is what they're portraying Scully to be, she should have thought of it. It's silly, Booth."
At that point it seemed like he had no choice left. He'd been fighting the entire evening just to lean over and kiss her. He'd noticed that while watching the episode Brennan had started chewing on her lip, and all that he wanted was to be able to lean over and kiss her, soothing the lip she had been worrying the entire time. Now that there seemed to be no out, he did just that.
At first it seemed as if she just sat there, but slowly she began to join in, and when she did all thoughts left Seeley's brain as he truly began his assault.
Brennan POV:
Wow, was all that went through Temperance's mind while Booth was kissing her. She'd wanted to kiss him for months now, and it was amazing. Her thoughts were all garbled and she felt as if her brain were short-circuiting. And when their lips parted it took her a while to reboot everything.
"Temperance." He said softly, his hands were cupping her cheeks and his thumbs were softly moving to and fro caressing. "I've wanted to do that for so long."
"Me too." She replied, but before his lips could reach hers again, she pulled back. "You've just gotten out of a relationship, let's not do something we're both going to regret in the end."
"Regret? I highly doubt it." He replied.
"Booth, you and Tessa broke up this afternoon. Let's give it a while. We'll go to Jamaica and see how it goes. How does that sound?" Logical, be rational her mind told her.
"Okay." He said, with a smile. Leaning back, he smiled at her and then looked at his watch. "It's eleven-thirty. I'll be here at 8:45 to pick you up. Okay?"
"I'll be ready." She smiled back. She got up and walked him to the door, where she allowed him to kiss her goodnight.
After he'd left Temperance leaned against the door sighing. She wasn't completely sure what she was doing, but it felt right and that had to count for something. Picking up her phone she called Angela while she got ready for bed.