Brennan had done half of her puzzle by the time she had to go in to town to meet Booth. Cullen's men had given them a second car yesterday and she liked the fact that they now didn't have to share anymore. She drove slowly, taking in every twist and turn in the road trying to learn them off. She got to the school with a half an hour to spare. She looked down the road and spotted the diner he had told her about. Beside that she saw a bookstore, she headed right towards it.

As she picked up a revised version of a medical book she had read long ago she heard familiar voices. The women from the lawn party. They were sitting outside the cafe at the other side of the bookstore to the diner.

"Orla did you get the ballet shoes?" that was Tina.

"Yes Chadwick's only had three pairs left, so I was lucky." Orla.

"Any more news?" Mary's voice next.

"I don't think so. I was saw the Deschanel's this morning. David was starting work today."

"What does he do?" Marie asked.

"He's a music teacher."

"Really? How did they afford the best house in the area on a teacher's salary?" Tina said. Brennan could see her eyebrow rise from where she was looking through the window.

"She said she used to work in science so she could have savings."

"True. So what to you think of them?" She recognized Mary's voice again.

"They seem nice." Orla said and Brennan smiled.

"Don't you think she's a bit old to be only getting married now?" Meadh spoke for the first time.

"She can't be more then thirty-three." Marie said.

"We were all married nearly ten years when we turned that age." Mary said.

"But she had a career first. Some people like that." Orla said.

"Exactly." Marie backed her up.

"Doesn't leave much time for children." Tina said.

"Time enough." Marie said.

"And what does it matter they seem so in love." Orla said. Brennan nearly gagged. Could her and Booth's acting be that good?

"There's something off about them though. Have you noticed that he doesn't have a ring? If they're only married a month shouldn't he still wear a ring?" Meadh asked.

"And you know what else. Every night two different rooms have lights on upstairs. Two different bedrooms." Mary said.

"Now that is odd. Also I don't think I've every seen them actually… you know… kiss! Newly-weds are normally all over each other for the first year at least. They act as if they've been together for years." Meadh spoke again. Brennan stopped listening and took up the few books she had decided to buy taking them over to the counter. She walked out of the shop and heard them still talking. They stopped short when they saw her.

"Emily!" Tina smiled.

"Hi." Orla grinned up at her. "Sit down?"

"Hey, I'm sorry I can't I'm meeting David. I had better go. See you all soon." she turned but then turned back. "Oh I meant to ask is there any jewelers around her that you'd recommend I need to get David's wedding ring resized. It's too small for him." She rolled her eyes. "Men!" Orla and Marie laughed.

"Fitzpatrick's is quite good." Mary said.

"Great thank you! Bye." she walked away as they said goodbye to her. That was the wedding ring thing sorted out, she hoped. She crossed the road and went into the diner. He was already there waiting for her.

"Emily." He stood up and she joined him.

"How did it go?" she asked.

"Great. I got my own classroom and everything. The other teachers seem really nice and the students are great. Oh I have a meeting after school so I wont be home until past nine o' clock."

"Ok. So is your classroom big?"

"Bigger then your old office!" he grinned. "You could come in to see it tomorrow."

"Great that's lunch sorted for tomorrow. And I can finish my puzzle in the morning. Thank you for that by the way!" she smiled.

"No problem. I could guess you would be struggling to find something to do."

"You know me too well." She shook her head. They chatted away as they ate there meal. Just as Brennan was finishing her food she remembered what she had meant to tell Booth.

"All our neighbors were sitting down the street a little while ago."

"I know I was talking to them. I overheard them talking while I was in the bookstore. They were talking about us."

"God it's like those women walked straight out of "Stepford wives"" he laughed.

"I don't know what that means." She creased her eyebrows.

"What were they saying?"

"They were commenting on the fact that there seems to be something off about us."

"Like…" he waved a hand.

"They commented on how you don't have a ring." He looked at his hand "But I told them we have to get it resized. And Mary noticed that we sleep into different rooms because we both have lights on at night. And Meadh made some comment about how we don't seem like newly weds at all because we're not falling under each other or something." He laughed.

"Did she say all over each other?" he asked.

"Yes that's it!" she nodded.

"They would all make brilliant detectives. Well Bones It seems our acting isn't as convincing as we thought." They both stood up. Booth dropped some bills on the table.

"It seems not."

"Then we'll just have to try harder." He took her hand and led her from the diner.

"So I'll see you later when you finish work." But he didn't let go of her hand.

"I had better walk you to her car incase anyone's watching."

"Booth go back to work!" she rolled her eyes

"No I insist." He walked down the street with her. Stopping at her car. He looked up the street. Meadh is coming down towards us. "You sorted out the ring thing so I'll sort out one of the other problems with our cover. But don't freak out it's only acting." She had no idea what he was talking about until he was only and inch from her face.

"Booth wh…" she whispered but she didn't get to finish her sentence because his lips captured hers in one swift move.

He didn't know what made him do it, but the taste of her lips on his was something he had wanted for a long time now. And he finally had an excuse.

She couldn't believe that she was kissing him. That she was kissing Booth. Her stomach was knotting up inside her. She had never had such a kiss before. Not able to control her actions she put her arm around his neck onto the back of his head, deepening the kiss. He got a slight shock when she tightened the embrace, but he shook it off and wrapped his arms around her waist. It was unlike anything she had ever felt before. When he broke away from her she could still feel the tingling sensation on her lips.

Neither of them spoke, because neither of them could think clearly. Booth just smiled and walked away looking back at her every few seconds.

Her head was still reeling as she sat into the car and drove home in a daze.