A/N: Hello there! Is it me or is time flying these days? Summer break is over and it is back to the unreal word of.. well University life. It seems the Bones Fanfiction is a little bit more alive these last couple of weeks, which of course is awesome! That also means I got some new notifications from readers who managed to find this story underneath the stack of much more recently updated stories. So a big thank you to those readers who put this story on alert and thanks to Kareneb and Mphs95 for leaving a review. It is thanks to you guys that I thought oh wait I have a chapter nearly ready to be published.

At the Jeffersonian Angela and Lilly were both staring at one of the big screens that was hooked up to the Angelatron as the super computer was running through several databases to find a needle in the haystack of bank records. "Did you have to pick up any skills for this job you never expected?" Lilly asked.

"Definitely." Angela nodded. "I had to brush up on my computer skills, but the hardest were the physics laws. In high school, I dropped all science classes as soon as possible, so this was quite the challenge. But Brennan is good at the science, so for the first months she helped me work with the formulas and I spend most of my time transferring those to code into the Angelatron. I didn't bother to try and understand, but you know Brennan, if you don't know it, she'll explain it until you do. So, in the end, I figured it would be faster to just read up on the theories behind it. Coincidently, it was around that time Jack and I started dating and he was rather enthusiastic about helping me understand." Glancing sideways to Lilly, Angela continued. "Kind of like you and Wendell", she coyly added.

Not nearly clueless enough to miss Angela's meaning, Lilly took a step back. "Who-ah! No pretty sure it is not like that."

Angela smiled, her hedge hound instincts telling her she was on a smell trace. "Come on, I see how the two of you act around each other." Not willing to freak out Lilly if the young woman didn't fancy the other intern, she didn't tell her how she had recognized Wendell's looks of a little more than admiration. The guy was falling in love with the legal intern, Angela was sure. She didn't know yet if that was a mutual feeling, but she was sure that this conversation would shine some light onto that subject matter. "And I can recognize the look of a sexually sated woman everywhere." She added with a bright smile.

Lilly looked at the artist, carefully keeping her face in check, keeping any tell tales of the shock out of her expression. Booth is right, nothing stays private here for very long. Regaining her composure, she let a smile crack through the emotionless mask. Feeling safe enough to admit she was partly busted. "Okay, you got me on that, but that look doesn't mean I hit the sack with Wendell did I now? Like you and Hodgins used to in the Egypt room."

Regardless of only being partly right, Angela squealed happily. "See? I am always right about things concerning the good ol' sack." Angela said, enjoying being right. "And if it isn't currently Wendell, I am sure that will happen too eventually." She cockily added.

"Now tell me, was this a one-night stand? A mistake with an ex? Serious relationship? A new vibrator? Friends with benefits? Tell auntie Angela."

It was well known Angela loved to gossip but thus far Lilly hadn't been on the receiving end of an interrogation by detective Montenegro. Lilly smirked. "Well, none of the above really apply. It's was a little more complicated than the options you just described.

Also, it has been over a week and you've seen me in the meantime, so I'd say your radar is a bit delayed."

Angela chuckled. "No sweetie, my instincts were on point, but up until now there wasn't an appropriate time to question you about it." Not stopping long enough to give Lilly a chance to counter again how accurate the artist's skills were, she wiggled her eyebrows. "Complicated you say, huh? Sounds very promising. Just promise me when you plan to marry this mystery guy, or girl, I don't judge, you'll invite us. It's been a long time since I've been a bridesmaid and I am longing for a good party." She exasperated.

Lilly smiled. "Sorry to disappoint then, because it isn't happening again."

Angela gaged the legal intern. That smile seems to be a genuine one. "You don't seem too heartbroken about that?" Angela ascertained, a little surprised.

"Nope, not at all actually, it was a conscious mutual decision."

Okay, Angela shrugged, not willing to live in the past if the future had other beautiful things in store anyway. "So does that mean you're available for dating then?"

Lilly snorted. "You wanna go on double dates or something?"

"That sounds nice", Angela said as her eyes went glazy for a second as she daydreamed about going out for more than two hours for a nice dinner and not feeling the need to talk in the official language of baby talk. Returning to reality, she shook off the image. "But if you and this mystery guy only ended it about a week ago, are you even ready to start dating again?"

Shrugging, Lilly gave herself a second to ponder about her answer. "I think so, which is pretty weird, because not even three weeks ago I definitely wasn't up for it."

Angela nodded, it made sense, or at least she could imagine the steps that Lilly had went through to come to this conclusion. "Do you like Wendell?"

Lilly looked at Angela, shocked at how the woman apparently was able to see right through her. I thought that was my skill and I thought I had a better poker face to keep my dating life private. Maybe it really had been too long. "Of course, I do, why wouldn't I like him?" She wasn't going to admit it this easily.

"Why don't you go out on a date with him then? You should go on a date with him." Angela encouraged her.

Lilly sported a difficult look, knowing she had been beaten at her own game. "I... don't know if he likes me too. Maybe he doesn't like me at all?"

Halfway amused Angela smiled. "Where did you get that idea from? Because I am pretty sure he is more than into you."

"You really think so?"

Angela smiled at the hopeful tone in the intern's voice. "Yeah, I do, if you would be open to it, I think one date would be the very least that would happen. So, you do like him, don't you?" Angela asked to confirm. Beating denial was the first step to recovery, right?

Lilly nodded, feeling uncharacteristically shy about admitting that. "But how can you be so sure that he likes me? I mean, Wendell has never made a move on me, what if we're just stuck inside the friend zone..."

"Oh honey, you cute little grasshopper. You have so much yet to learn. First off. The only reason why the two of you are currently just friends is that Wendell here probably thinks the same thing you do. I am getting really pissed with all these people who aren't willing to take a risk", Angela said under her breath. "Secondly, Wendell is in no way stupid. Guys around you proposition you way too often. We all know you don't respond to that with tactics or interest. So, I think Wendell is trying to figure out another way to tell you he likes you. Maybe he has even already signaled toward that direction."

The revelation hitting her, Lilly looked at Angela. "Are you saying he did that so subtly that I missed the signs?"

Seeing the look on the younger woman, it didn't take a genius to figure out what Lilly was thinking about. Obviously, the younger woman was running through her encounters with Wendell to figure out if there had been hints. "If you missed signals, you probably missed them because you weren't open to the idea of a relationship, any type of relationship."

"That makes sense," Lilly said, still a little doubtfully. "I definitely wasn't open to it, before you know... my 'self-imposed celibacy' ended."

Angela smiled at Lilly's reference. It was almost too suiting that Angela herself had ended her celibacy with Wendell and that Lilly ending hers made her want to get closer to Wendell. Circle of life. "Must have been some guy huh, if he can change your thinking."

Lilly smirked. "You make that sound very awful."

"Au contraire, hon," Angela said. "I'm happy for you, for Wendell, maybe now that you got your head out of your ass you can end Wendell's suffering by asking him out on a date.

Wow, that was a little harsh. "You think I should ask him out?" Lilly asked, not entirely sure if she had heard that correctly.

"Well, yes! I doubt that Wendell will be making the first move anytime soon."

Lilly kept silent.

Angela observed her newest friend. "You have never been the one to ask out a man before, have you?" Amusement could be heard in Angela's voice.

"No, not really. I've never been in a position like this before and I've never actually considered making the first move."

"Oh, sweetie!" Angela said, her excitement mixed with concern. "It is 2010, you are allowed make the first move, you know."

Lilly chuckled before the smile disappeared from her face. "I am well aware, but what if Wendell says no? I don't want to make him uncomfortable around me."

Angela wanted to shake Lilly, but in her mind, she would be shaking Dr. Brennan, who always brought up the same argument for her and Booth. Cold feet everywhere around me, it must be those coolers to keep the bodies from further decomposing . Taking a second to calm herself, Angela rolled her shoulders to release some of the tension she held there. "Lilly Johnson", she said seriously, sounding as sternly as she imagined a mother would sound. "Has a guy ever told you no? I swear to you, Wendell will not turn you down. There is just no way in hell he would do that. I can assure you that if, with the chance of 0.000001 percentage of it occurring, that he does turn you down, it won't be awkward. Wendell is just too much of a decent guy, that even if he and you wouldn't work out, he will be able to keep it civil."

Taking in what the artist had told her, Lilly nodded. "How can you be so certain?"

"Well, you just mentioned celibacy." Angela smiled conspiracy. "I broke my dry spell with Wendell and then we dated for a short while." She waited to see the look on the intern's face. She was not disappointed as she saw surprise was quickly getting overruled by amazement and curiosity.

"You and Wendell?"

"U-hu". Angela confirmed. "So when I say he is a good guy, I know what I am talking about."

"So why did you guys break up?"

"Because, however great Wendell is, at some point, I came to realize it was Hodgins that was the one for me. Thus I also know that working together doesn't have to be awkward when things won't work out. Just like Cam and Booth can still work together after dating through the years. Even when Hodgins and I broke up for a while we managed to keep working together."

A sly smile appeared as Lilly nodded. "I am so going to bust Wendell's chops about this."

Angela grinned. "You go right ahead, Wendell will be able to handle that."

Lilly swung by the Bone room. "Hi, how's it going with the case?"

"Good", Wendell said. "Busy, like we anticipated." He picked up the control to the screen and showed a picture he had made with the Medio Cam earlier. "See this nick? It is like someone tried to torture him with maybe a nail, but the nail wasn't sharp enough to penetrate the bone."

"Sounds pretty painful." She said, winching.

"Yeah", Wendell confirmed, immediately feeling stupid for bringing it up. "Did you discover something new?"

Lilly smiled. "I guess you could say that. Booth asked me to come here to ask Angela to do a search in the mob bank records. Apparently, there are two styles for mobsters: either you don't have an official bookkeeping at all, or you have a double one, with so much false information that it would take the IRS weeks to sift through, but the Angelatron can do that in 4 hours tops. I also discovered something else... A little birdy told me you've dated Angela." Deciding to tease him a little more: "I hadn't had you pegged for a dating at work kind of guy."

Wendell felt his breath catch in his throat. Was that amusement in her voice? "Really? Do... do you have something against coworkers dating?" He quickly looked at her before returning his attention to the bone he was examining.

He was cute when he got startled and it amazed her how she had indeed managed to be so blind she missed all these body language clues. "It can be complicated", Lilly stated. "There is a lot that could go wrong, what if it works out? What if it doesn't work out? What if it works out but you couldn't be coworkers anymore? "But then, there is this beautiful side to it if it does work out, right? I mean I am sorry that you and Angela didn't work out, but seeing her and Hodgins together seems like a really perfect fit."

"So you're not against it." He said mainly to confirm it for himself. "Have you ever dated a coworker then?"

"No, at least I wouldn't call it dating."

A little confused, Wendell nodded.

"But I do think dating coworkers is a real possibility though."

Hey Angela, what 's up?" Lilly spoke as she answered her phone.

"Hi, Lilly. I am so glad you picked up. Sorry to bother you during the evening, but we were wondering if you are free this evening to babysit at our place?" Angela sounded panicky. "Our sitter just called in sick and we have to go to this fancy dinner/charity event. I tried calling other people but no one seems to be available at this short notice."

The event was one of those high-society-must go-toes, to be seen. Hodgins had been moping about not wanting to go for weeks, but also knowing he had to as the leader of the Cantilever group. Angela, on the other hand, had been excited to get all dressed up and what not.

Lilly knew that this was the first time since that the both of them were going out in the evening without the possibility to bring Micheal V. Lilly looked down at her dining table that was on desk duty at the moment. Cluttered with a million books. "No problem Angela. Then I guess you finally called the right person, because I am free. So, just relax. Everything will work out and you and Hodgins will have that fun night out the two of you deserve."

"Oh, are you sure? That would be amazing. I am not crashing any evening plans, am I?"

Lilly smirked audibly. "Like I would ever admit that to you when you're asking me for help, but no you aren't. My study books can join me at your place, so it will be fun to get to hang out with Micheal V. I'll be there in 30 minutes." Lilly could hear Angela taking in her breath, almost being able to hear her relief.

"Thank you a 1000 times. I'll owe you one." They quickly ended the conversation.

Hodgins opened the door. "Hi, come on into our humble abode. Thank you so much for coming, Angie is slightly nervous to leave Micheal Vincent alone for the evening and the sitter canceling just made it worse."

Lilly smiled as they made it through the hallway on their way to the kitchen. "It's no problem really, I am glad I can help. You look nice in a suit, by the way", Lilly complimented.

Hodgins rolled his eyes. "Yeah well, as you know tuxedos are obligated for this kind of shindig, I hate them, they suck big time, so don't get used to me being in one. What is wrong with my hoodies anyway?" He whined.

Lilly chuckled. "Got it", as she dropped her bag on the Hodgins' kitchen table.

Angela walked into the kitchen, fumbling with the skirt of her evening gown. "Oh, great you made it. Thank you for helping us out." She quickly gave Lilly a hug.

"You look amazing! And really, it is not a problem. I told you before, you could always give me a call."

Appreciative Angela nodded. "So here is the book with all the baby stuff, let me explain."

Lilly put her hand on Angela's shoulder. "You two are in a rush, right?

"Yeah kind of", Hodgins said while Angela nodded.

"I get that this is scary, but I know what to do. The little guy is asleep and I can read at what time I need to give him his bottle. Besides, you wouldn't have called me if the two of you didn't trust me to take good care of baby Hodgins. So, all I need before the both of you get in the car, is where Micheal's room is. After that, go on your way and just call me with what you wanted to add to whatever is on your mind okay?

Angela smiled, "Sorry I must have gone a little wacko."

Lilly grinned. "As you should you are a new mom, your sitter canceled and so your preparation fell through as well. So where is Micheal's nursery? I don't like to run around to find Micheal Vincent's crib when I hear him crying over the baby monitor."

Hodgins smiled. "Follow me." He took her up the stairs. "And then it is on the third door to the right." He carefully opened the door to show Lilly, while trying not to awaken Micheal V. Hodgins closed the door and showed her the bathroom and the changing stuff.

"Wow, this is one fancy bathroom," Lilly observed.

Hodgins nodded proudly. "I remodeled it myself, well okay with Wendell's help. A woman was murdered in the previous shower, so I had to promise Angela to put in a completely new one.

"Yuck. Lilly exclaimed, pulling up her nose, a chill running down her spine. "We better go back downstairs, or you and Angela will be late."

Downstairs Angela was waiting with her purse, holding the car keys out for Jack.

"Now go out, have fun at this fancy pansy evening and I'll call if there is anything I can't handle."

After waiving the lovely couple goodbye, Lilly went back into the brand-new house. Twirling around in the kitchen she sighed. It was impressive how Hodgins and Angela had made this place into a home so quickly. Lilly hoped when she found a steady job that she would be able to find a home as amazing as this one, minus the murder that had occurred. Everything looked brand new and fashionable but still felt like a warm and welcoming.

She moved back to where she had dropped her bag and pulled out her study materials. The subject she was studying was way too boring and therefore hard.

"I am going to step outside to check in on how things are going at home." Rummaging through her clutch Angela got her phone out.

Hodgins placed his hand on her arm. "Babe, you need to relax, Lilly told us she would call if anything was wrong or unclear."

"Yeah, I know but I just want to check in any way." Angela turned over her phone and pressed a button making the screen come to life.

1 picture from Lilly.

Worried she quickly opened the photo and text. The picture was of Micheal, who was peacefully sleeping in his crib. Everything is okay here. I just gave him his 11 pm feeding and he immediately fell asleep again. Don't worry about us, have fun!

Hodgins also read the message and was mesmerized by the picture of his sleeping son. "That is seriously adorable", he said.

Angela exhaled happily, reassured enough by the text and picture alone.

"Wow, I guess we should offer her a job," Hodgins said as he looked at the calm that took over his wife. "She made you relax over text before she even knew you needed it."

Angela smiled, "Yes she did. I doubt she would come and work for us for a nanny's salary.

Hodgins shrugged. "So? I'd pay her as much as she would like and would make as a junior prosecutor. Remember we are rich and no amount of money is too small to see you relaxed when you aren't next to Michael."

Angela gave him a quick kiss. "I was just kidding, but you are seriously considering this aren't you?"

"Hey, no money is too much if it makes you happy. It would be worth every penny."

Leaning in Angela kissed her husband. "I love you too."

A/N: So there we have it, a brand new chapter. Please let me know what you think :). Sadly I can't promise to update more frequently, but we'll see how it works out. Either the next chapter will be what Lilly did during this evening or the next shocking revelation in this story (none too bad I promise XD).