I had a few requests for a sequel to chapter 20. I hope this is what you wanted.

I don't own Bones.

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The gentle surf rolled in and out splashing Booth's legs as he stood on the edge of the beach watching a sailboat glide by in the distance. "This is a great beach, Bones. We're going to have to use your fame more often when we travel. I mean really. This place has everything we need and it didn't cost as much as the regular rooms."

Amused that Booth loved discounts so much, Brennan leaned over and picked up a sea shell half buried in the sand. Straightening, she brushed off the sand and smiled at the colorful marks embedded in the shell. "I think Parker will like this one. He did say to find him as many different ones as we can."

"It's going to cost a fortune to mail all those seashells to Parker in England." Booth pointed at the plastic pale resting on the wet sand next to Brennan's bare feet and shook his head.

Certain that the shell was unique in her collection, Brennan placed it in the pail and picked up the bucket. "I can afford it, Booth. Don't worry about it." Hooking her free arm around his arm, she slowly swung the pail and stared at the sailboat as it sailed out of sight. "I've never been here before, but it is quite nice. I don't usually take vacations and do nothing . . . it seems unproductive. I don't really care for inactivity."

Booth knew she was trying hard to relax, but she really wasn't someone that could sit still for long. "Hey, we can do whatever you want. If you want to go for a walk or go look at something then I'm game. It's your vacation too."

"We could go scuba diving." Brennan stared at the blue waters and thought of the possibilities.

He hated to disappoint her, but scuba diving was definitely a problem. "Um, I don't really know how to do that, Bones. If you want to do that, you can. I'll just stay on the beach and drink a few rums and maybe read a book or I could nap. It's all good."

Disappointed, Brennan shook her head. "No, we're on vacation together and I don't want to do something you can't participate in . . . I read that there is a horseback stable available. They give tours of the rain forest on horseback."

Riding a horse when the beach beckoned to him didn't seem like fun at all, but Booth wanted Brennan to be happy. "Hey that sounds like a great idea. We'll do that tomorrow. Right now, how about we go rent an umbrella and get some big towels and just lay on the beach, drink a little rum, make out a little and maybe swim some . . . remember we don't want to drown though."

Amused, Brennan laughed. "Yes, that would be a terrible turn of events . . . okay, we'll enjoy the beach today and take the tour tomorrow."

As they walked back towards their hotel room to change into swim wear, Booth breathed in the warm salty air. "We needed this Bones. We needed the break."

Brennan agreed. "Yes, we've had a lot of things we've had to deal with for the last year. This will allow us to recharge our storage cells."

He had to think about it for a few seconds. "Um, batteries. We can recharge our batteries."

Not sure why he was correcting her, Brennan shook her head. "That's what I said." Sometimes she thought he was a little too obtuse, but that was alright. She loved him anyway.

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The next day the happy couple arrived at the horse farm to take their intended tour. Eager to start the tour, Brennan had listed the possible things they might see while on the tour and Booth had let her ramble on. He loved her teacher mode and sometimes he picked up things he didn't know. Because of her he watched the Discovery Channel and it turned out to be quite eye opener sometimes, especially 'Shark Week'. Who knew that there was cool things to watch on squint television?

Sometimes he worried that he might be too dumb for Brennan and he wondered why she was even remotely interested in him. He made it a point to read more and he even flipped on the National Geographic Channel sometimes. Of course, to be honest with himself, sometimes she over did the teacher thing and it bugged the hell out of him. Some of the things she told him could be pretty disturbing, but he did have to admit no matter what she was talking about, he learned new things every time she was in that mode. Remembering her lecture on toothbrushes and toilets he shuddered. That was pretty gross I got to admit.

"Booth have you ridden horses very much?" Brennan was concerned that her boyfriend might not be able to handle a spirited horse.

Booth shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah, some. I'm a city boy, so I haven't ridden a lot, but yeah some. I know enough to know which end is which . . . how to get on one and what not to do. Don't worry, I won't embarrass you and fall off."

"Oh I wouldn't be embarrassed if you fell off of a horse." Brennan was more concerned that he might get hurt. "Do you really wish to take this tour? I should have checked with you about your knowledge of horses before suggesting it. I'm sorry."

Parking their rental car in the parking lot, Booth paused before opening the door. "Bones why are you apologizing? If I didn't want to do this, I would have told you. It's fine." He leaned over and kissed her. "Relax." He kissed her again. "This is fine. I promise." Once more he kissed her. Truth be told, if he could have got away with it he probably would have copped a feel, but the parking lot was busy and he wasn't about to be someone's entertainment. "Let's boogy, Bones. We don't want them to run out of horses."

His kisses had been very invigorating and Brennan was a little disappointed that he'd stopped. "I had to make an appointment last night for this tour. They aren't going to run out of horses, Booth."

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While Booth and Brennan waited for their horses to be led out of the stable, they were both shocked and dismayed to find someone they knew approaching them from the parking lot. "I can't believe this. Booth . . . Tempe . . . what are the odds I'd find you two here?"

Disturbed, Booth turned and saw his old friend Timothy Sullivan getting closer. Fuck! "Oh hey, Sully. What the hell are you doing here?" Booth held out his hand, albeit a little reluctantly and shook the former FBI Agent's hand. "The last I heard you were running a tour in St. Lucia."

Brennan turned and once Sully released Booth's hand, she stepped forward and hugged her former lover. "It's nice to see you." Though their relationship had ended upon a sad note, she was in a relationship with Booth and her past with Sully wasn't important. Not really. She knew she had made the right choice all of those years ago to stay at the Jeffersonian and Sully had just been a temptation. A nice temptation, but nothing more. "Are you still running your tour business?"

Sully shook his head and laughed. "Nah, I sold it. It was too damn much for me. Who knew babysitting tourists on a boat would make me question the veracity of laws against murder? Me an FBI agent . . . I sold it and I joined the police force here. I've been a cop for about a year now . . . I've been thinking about going back into the FBI. I just haven't made up my mind yet . . . So, you two are on vacation together? Your partnership that tight now?"

"Booth and I are in a monogamous sexual relationship, now." Brennan blurted it out and moved closer to Booth. Grabbing his hand, she smiled at Booth and then at her former lover. "I'm pregnant and Booth is the father."

She had spoken out loud enough for the other tourists standing nearby to hear which had caused a few chuckles and titters of laughter to ring out. Confused, Brennan looked at the amused strangers and frowned.

Booth knew that she didn't understand why she was being laughed at and he it made a point to glare at the nosy people standing near them. Most of them sensed that they might be in possible danger and stepped away from the trio.

"No kidding." Sully flicked his gaze between Booth and then Brennan. "I knew you were interested in Tempe, Booth. I even told you so . . . well, now I know why you turned me down, Tempe. I get it." He had been sad that she had turned him down and he'd never really understood why she had, but now it made total sense to him. He had offered her a new life, but she wasn't interested because of Booth. He had just been too dense to see it. "Congrats on the baby."

His arm now around Brennan's shoulders, Booth smirked at his friend. "Thanks. So, why are you here today? Going on the tour? Shouldn't you be at work or something?"

Sully glanced at Brennan and shook his head. "It's Sunday. I don't work on Sunday . . . Yeah, I thought I might take a ride. I've been on the tour a couple of times. It's relaxing."

"I don't feel well, Booth." Brennan had seen the look on Sully's face when she had told him about her pregnancy and she knew that he still had feelings for her or at least he did. She wasn't very good at picking up emotions from people that she didn't know, but she knew Sully. She'd dated him for several weeks. They'd slept together. She could see that he was sad and that made her sad. She didn't want to cause him more emotional pain. Add to that, Booth was tense and she thought Booth might be uncomfortable around his old friend. "Perhaps it would be best if we went back to our hotel room. I'm feeling slightly nauseous which might be a sign of morning sickness. Even though I have not suffered from that particular illness yet, it might be manifesting now."

Worried, Booth dropped his arm from her shoulders and faced her. "Bones if you're sick we definitely shouldn't be riding horses in the jungle." Booth took her hand in his hand and turned to face the parking lot. "Come on, let's go. We can stay in our room for the rest of the day. Maybe you're just too hot." He pulled her hand and started to move towards the car they had rented. "We can stop at a convenient store and I'll buy you some soda crackers. Rebecca told me that they helped her when she was shaky during her first trimester."

"Yes, that would be an excellent idea Booth." She was lying about feeling sick and Brennan really abhorred lying, but she knew it was up to her to get them both away from a social situation that would just cause tension and just a bit of anxiety between Booth and Sully. She was well aware that Booth was exhibiting his usual jealous self when it came to men interested in her. She might be socially awkward, but she knew Booth and she knew when to concede that a situation was better if they were absent. "Angela ate them when she felt ill during her pregnancy. She said they helped her immensely."

Sully watched Booth and Brennan walk away and he knew that they had forgotten about him. It had been nice to see them both, but really, he knew that Brennan had never been meant for him. He had tried to get her interested in his world, but she already had a world she loved. He had just been an interesting diversion and nothing more. Still it was nice to see her again.

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