A/N: So here's chapter two. Let the fun begin! It's Saturday and that means 'Play Time!'

Brennan awoke with a start, momentary confused about her surroundings. She felt confined and the air was warm and stifling. Her breathing calmed as she remembered where she was. That she was in a tent with Angela on a camping trip with Booth, Hodgins and Zack. In the dim light, Brennan looked over at Angela. Upon finding her friend still asleep, she pulled off the shirt she had slept in, and pulled on a fresh one. It wasn't a shower, but at least she felt a little cleaner. Using a bottle of water, she quickly brushed her teeth. Another glance at Angela told her the artist was still asleep. Brennan crawled out of the tent, stood and stretched. The sun was still low behind the trees and the air was cooler than she had expected. Brennan wrapped her arms around her and looked around the small camp. A note pinned to Booth's tent flap drew her over.

Down by the river

Leave it to Booth to leave a note so nobody would worry. Brennan left the note and started off in the direction of the water. After a short walk, she found Booth sitting on a fallen tree. He too had changed shirt, and his face sported a dark shadow of a beard. "Morning," she said, walking over to him. Booth looked over at her and smiled.

"Good morning to you too," he said. Brennan sat down beside him and shivered.

"Cooler than I thought it would be," she said.

"Always come prepared," Booth answered as he shrugged off his light jacket and placed it around her shoulder. "How did you sleep?"

"Okay, I guess," she answered, slipping her arms into the coat and pulling it closed in the front.

"Good." They fell into a silence as a breeze swirled around them. "How have you been feeling since the…accidence?"

"I'm fine, Booth," she said. "The doctor said I'm as good as new."

"I know, but," he let his words run out. He wanted to tell her how worried he was during her stay in the hospital. He wanted her to know that he didn't sleep for days. He wanted to tell her about his late night visit and how he felt when he heard her whisper his name, but he couldn't get the words out. Instead he said, "Oh, I got a phone call from the woman at CSS yesterday."

"Have they found Piper a family?" Brennan asked, eager to know.

"They have," he answered with a wide smile. "You remember Sarah and Brian?" Brennan gave a squeal that sounded a lot like Angela.

"They have Piper?"

"Yup, and they've already started adoption papers," Booth went on. "Since her parents haven't been found, and there's no leads, as soon as a judge declares her an orphan, Sarah and Brian are going to adopt her." Brennan's smile grew even wider as she threw her arms around Booth neck and hugged him tight. Booth returned the embrace.

"Oh, Booth, that's so great." Brennan pulled back, still smiling. "It means that Piper will have a great family, with brothers and sisters and parents who love her."

"And," Booth threw in, "it means that we get to see her. Watch her grow."

"That's wonderful, Booth," Brennan said, pulling him back into a hug. Booth liked the new, more touching Brennan. Ever since the car wreck, they have spent a lot more time together. Booth had thought that they had grown closer after their weekend of babysitting Piper, but since the car wreck…they have spent almost every day together. Lunch, dinner, drinks…he had even convinced her to go to a movie.

"I figured you would like that news," Booth said when Brennan finally loosened her grip. She pulled back from him and smiled.

"Why didn't you tell me yesterday?" Booth smiled, even though he was all too aware of the loss of warmth.

"I meant to," he said. "But I got distracted with trying to get us all here. In one piece."

"Doesn't matter. It's great news."

XxXxX

"Where are Hodgins and Zack?" Brennan asked as her and Booth walked back into the camp. Angela looked up from her sketchpad. She sat at the edge of camp, with her back against a tree, her knees drawn up and her pad laying across her thighs.

"They went bug hunting," she answered with a grin. "Said that they couldn't pass up the chance to add a few new critters to their collection. They should be back by lunch."

"Speaking of lunch," Booth said, looking from one lady to the other. "I was thinking we could take lunch down to the river and do a little swimming." The two women looked at each other and then nodded.

"Sounds good, Booth," Brennan said with a smile.

XxXxX

"Come on in," Booth called from the river. Brennan sat on the bank, legs crossed and a shirt over her bathing suit.

"Yeah, Bren," Angela said. "Not that I mind swimming with the FB eye candy here, but I thought we were going swimming?" Booth splashed Angela with water making her giggle. Brennan was about to say something when she heard a yell coming from the woods then two blurs ran by her, followed by two huge splashes.

"Guess Hodgins and Zack got the note," Booth said, wiping the water from his face.

"Catch some good bugs?" Angela asked.

"Lets not talk about the creepy-crawlies," Booth interjected, "until after we stop sleeping with them." He pushed his way through the water, out the river, and dropped down next to Brennan. Booth shook his head like a dog and sent water flying.

"Hey," Brennan said, holding a hand up to block the drops.

"So why aren't you in there with us?" Booth asked. Brennan shrugged. "Are you sick?"

"No."

"Is it…um…you know, that time of the month?"

"What? No," Brennan said with a shake of her head.

"Good." Booth grabbed Brennan's wrist and stood, pulling his partner with him.

"Booth," Brennan warned, but Booth just smiled.

"Everybody in the water," he said picking Brennan up easily and throwing her over his shoulder.

"Put me down," Brennan said, pounding on Booth's back with every word. When she figured that wasn't working, Brennan slid her arms around his neck. "If I go down, then you're going down with me." Booth laughed as he walked into the river.

"Hold your breath," he said, and then let his feet go from under him. Booth and Brennan hit the water and a moment later they both came up for air.

"You are so dead," Brennan said smoothing her hands over her hair.

"No better why to die," Booth said with an evil grin. "In fact." His words were caught off when he felt hands on his shoulders and a push down. He came up spitting water. Everybody was laughing and Booth knew what had happened. He turned and found Hodgins retreating from him. "Get back here," he called and started after him. After much more dunking and laughing, they all filed out of the river to eat lunch.

"This was a really good idea," Brennan said as her and Booth sat on the same log as earlier. Angela and Hodgins had gone for a walk and Zack was asleep on their picnic blanket.

"The camping trip or the swimming?"

"Swimming," Brennan answered. "I'm still not sure about the trip yet."

"Oh, come on, you can't say you're not having fun."

"Well…maybe a little," she said with a smile.

"You know," Booth began, putting his arm around her back and placing his hand on the rough surface of the log. "I really did just want you to come." Brennan shivered as his breath rushed over her ear.

"And why's that?" she asked.

"I enjoy the time we spend together," he said softly. "Outside of work."

"I enjoy it too," Brennan said, hoping her voice didn't really sound as breathless as she thought it did.

"Good." His lips lingered near her ear. "I enjoy how…close we've become."

"Um, Booth," Brennan started. She turned her head and then regretted the decision as it brought their mouths too close together. Her eyes were down cast and when she brought them up they locked with his gaze.

"What were you saying?" Booth asked, all too aware of everything Brennan.

"I, um." Her words stopped and her eyes drifted back down to his mouth. The air between the two crackled with electricity and was thick with emotion.

"Can I…" Booth started but his words were cut off by a scream. They were apart instantly, looking for the source.

"Booth!" They saw Angela running toward them, and Booth stood and met her.

"Angela, what's wrong?"

"It's…Jack," she said, her breathes coming in heavy pants.

"What's is it?" Angela put a hand to her chest, and then pointed the way she came.

"Stuck…in a mud hole," she gasped.

"Show me."

XxXxX

"It's not funny," Hodgins said as Booth walked by and began to laugh.

"Sorry, man," Booth apologized. "But the sight of you sunk mid-calf in a mud hole is just too much." Angela and Brennan both tried to hold in the laughter.

"I see that my friends take joy in my suffering," Hodgins pouted.

"Don't be so sensitive," Angela said. "If it was any of us, you would be the first one laughing."

"Just be thankful Booth got you out," Brennan said.

"Minus my left shoe," Hodgins grumbled, adjusting the blanket over his legs. "When are my pants going to be dry?"

"You know, if you haven't tried to get a closer look at those ants, you wouldn't be sitting in camp half naked," Booth pointed out.

"Yeah, and if you hadn't wanted to come camping I wouldn't be sitting here either."

"Oh, stop you pouting," Angela said. "I, for one, am having fun."

"It's about time somebody admits that," Booth said with a smile.

"I'm having fun," Zack threw in. He sat off to the side, carefully watching the new bugs that he had collected.

"Yeah, well, that only reason you two can say that is because we all didn't see you in your skivvies." Everybody laughed.

"Teach you to go getting stuck in mud holes," Booth teased. Hodgins threw a death glare at Booth's back as the agent bent down to stir the fire. "Bones, can you look in the cooler and pull out the hamburgers?" Brennan nodded and before long, Booth had eight hamburgers cooking over the flames.

"Tonight is suppose to be a full moon," Angela said, as they watched Booth cook.

"Great," Hodgins said. "The freaks come out during a full moon."

"You don't have to worry about that, Hodgins," Booth said. "You are the freak."

"Haha, not funny man."

"Would you two behave," Brennan said to the both of them.

"Grubs up," Booth finally said after a long silence.

XxXxX

"It's amazing how good your food tastes," Brennan said, as her and Booth walked through the woods toward the river.

"It's all about seasoning," he answered with a smile. They strolled through the woods surrounded by the sounds of nature.

"What time do we leave tomorrow?"

"About noon," Booth said. They approached the river and stood silently watched the full moon dance on the water.

"It's lovely," Brennan said glancing out over the water.

"Yeah, it is." Booth sidestepped closer and put an arm around Brennan's waist. They stood like that for a few moments, before Booth turned her to face him. "I'm glad we're friends," he said.

"I'm glad we're friends too, Booth." Booth wrapped his other arm around her waist as well, and pulled her close to his body. Brennan put her hands to his chest and looked up into his eyes. "What are you doing?"

"Giving you a friendly kiss," he said, and then dropped his lips to hers. The kiss was slow and gentle, their lips barely moving as they stood there together. Booth tightened his hold pulling her closer, the kiss becoming deeper.

I told you all that this was a oh-so-sweet fic. And you know that I had to throw in a kiss.

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