A/N: Written for September 14 daily post, during jim_and_bones comment!fic challenge. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own nothing but this silly piece of writing.
You Got Call
Jim was biting his nails.
Well, Jim was so nervous that he was seriously considering biting his nails up to his elbows, but that was something Bones would never allowed to happen - but at the same time, the idea sure seemed more fun than the damned waiting.
Bones was at the other side of the table, just as nervous as Jim had been - well, just without biting his nails. It would look bad to bitch at Jim for biting his nails, just to turn around and do it himself, he mused, hypnotizing the phone which laid on the desk between the two of them.
The clock on the wall was slowly - well, slowly to them - measuring the time, the lock hand slowly moving around. Tic. Toc. Tic. Toc. Tic. And toc.
Tink!
The display of the phone suddenly lightened up, the custom melody, set up by Jim, playing in the silence. With shaking hand, Bones took the phone and pressed the "Accept" button.
"Hello," he said into the phone, his voice quiet and shaky. Jim was watching him intently, his ears straining to hear the caller's voice.
"Daddy!" sounded joyful voice from the phone, making both of them breathe out in relief.
All was fine on the Earth, even if they got back one day late.