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Brennan felt a sense of accomplishment as she closed the folder. Another skeleton had a name, another family had an answer. She loved that aspect of her job, giving closure to families of loved ones who were missing. She knew how it felt not to know what happened. She was glad that she could use her talents to help people.
She heard the footsteps, and knew who it would be. For the last few weeks, he had been making excuses to come and see her, even when they had no case to work on. She knew something was bothering him, she could see it in his eyes. But so far, he hadn't brought it up, and she hadn't either. He would tell her when he was ready, not before. She knew him enough to know that.
"Bones, what on earth are you doing here? It's Sunday afternoon. Don't you ever take time off?"
"I was just finishing up. You know that with all the cases we've been working on lately, this is the only time I have to identify the vicitims "in limbo", as Zack likes to call them."
"You know, Bones, I understand that you have obligations other than my cases, but you're not going to be any help to anyone if you work too much and get burned out. You need to take time for yourself once in a while."
"I'm fine, Booth. What are you doing here, anyway. Shouldn't you be out enjoying the day, too?"
"It's my duty to see that my forensic anthropologist has a day off. Get your things, and let's go."
"Booth, you can't just come in here and order me to come with you. I have a mind of my own, you know." Brennan was getting angry.
"Fine, Bones, forget it. I was just trying to be nice, but never mind. I wouldn't want to force you into having some fun for once." Booth turned to go.
She saw the flash of pain in his eyes. Immediately, her anger left her. She knew something was wrong, and she just wanted him to tell her. She didn't like to see him this way. "Booth, wait."
He turned to look at her. She was standing there, looking at him. She was so beautiful, but she never seemed to see that about herself. She was just Brennan. She didn't see what other people saw.
She looked at him, took a deep breath, and sighed. "What did you have in mind?"
Booth smiled. "It's a surprise."
"I don't like surprises, Booth." She could only guess what she was getting herself into. He had a strange gleam in his eyes. She was going to regret this, she just knew it, but that didn't stop her from following him out the door.