Takes place after Hole In The Heart but before Change In The Game. Booth and Brennan are a couple, but they're keeping it secret.
Brennan was late for work, again. Well, not late but late for her. She was always the first person in the lab. Not today. Not for the last few days. The last few days she was able to sneak in. For the last few days, she was able to walk quickly to her office with a cup of coffee in her hand and act like she had been there for hours. For the past few days, she was able to get to her office without seeing any of her friends who would know she's late. So far, her plan was working...
"Good morning Dr. Brennan."
... until today. She secretly winced at being caught.
She turned to see Hodgins standing there. "Are you first getting in?" He asked.
"Uh... no. I had stepped out to get some coffee," she said nervously going with her planned excuse if she was caught. Hodgins caught on to how unusually nervous Brennan seemed.
"Oh, uh, ok," Hodgins said confused as he walked away.
Brennan walked into her office. She knew Hodgins didn't believe her, but she certainly wasn't going to tell him the truth. She wasn't going to tell him that she had been staying at Booth's apartment. Brennan knew he was going right to Angela. She excepted her best friend in the world to pay her a visit about this at some point.
As Brennan sat at the computer in her office. She was looking at her emails but her mind kept wandering. She was thinking how things changed between her and Booth. Every night this week, she went to Booth's apartment after work. They ate dinner, snuggled up on the couch and tried to watch a movie. Tried being the key word. They would start to watch the movie. That always turned to hand holding, touching, making out then great sex in his bed. Then they'd fall asleep. What was making her late was the fact that she had to go home, shower and change clothes. She certainly didn't want to wear the same thing two days in a row. Now that people would notice.
"I need to start keeping an overnight bag in my trunk," she said out loud to herself.
"Why?" Angela said from the doorway of Brennan's office.
"Angela you scared me," Brennan said.
"Uh huh," Angela said looking at Brennan suspiciously. "So, I called you last night. You didn't answer. I wanted to know if you wanted to grab a drink" Angela said sitting down across from Brennan.
"Angela you can't drink, you're pregnant."
"I know that. I wouldn't drink obviously. I could have a seltzer or water. But you're not pregnant. You can drink. Besides I won't have the energy to do anything once this little guy gets here," Angela said pointing at her stomach.
"Sorry about that. I went to bed early," Brennan said.
"Hmmm. I bet you did," Angela said with a smile. Brennan narrowed her eyes at Angela.
"Sweetie come on. I know what's going on. I practically have a PHD in sex by now. You haven't been answering your phone at night lately and coming in late the next day."
"How did you know I've been late?" Brennan asked legitimately shocked. She should have known she wouldn't fool Angela.
"People around here talk sweetie. Did you really think you could fool me? You had sex with Booth once. You're unavailable at night, and then late in the morning? My guess is that you and Booth have been having a lot fun in the bedroom, or wherever you two do it. Then to not arouse suspicion, you go home to shower and change clothes. Then come here. How am I doing so far?" Angela said. Brennan just smiled.
"But I can see you want to keep it quiet so I won't say anything to anyone..."
"Not even Hodgins. Although I think he already suspects something," Brennan said.
"Not even him. But if he guesses right, I won't lie."
"Fair enough," Brennan said nodding her head
"Well, I'm done with my interrogation. I'll let you read your emails or whatever you were doing. I'm really happy for you sweetie," Angela said as she got up and walked out of the office.
Brennan just smiled and said "me too."