Disclaimer: sadly I still don't own Bones

A/N again thanks so much for hitting that review button. :D it makes me happy that you like my fic.

WHEN YOU KNOW. – chapter 4

She couldn't say how long they'd been there. She was completely lost in the sensation that was Seeley Booth. At some point, her hands had moved away from the kitchen counter and rested lightly on his arms.

She felt his breath catch in his chest as she slid her hands upwards to link together behind his neck.

Time passed but it was difficult to measure it while locked in the embrace.

Finally Booth pulled back slightly, in need of air. He forehead came back to rest on hers as he smiled.

She hadn't run. She hadn't kicked his ass. This was a good sign.

Slowly he opened his eyes. The sight that met him made the risk of being beaten all the more worth it.

Temperance's eyes were still closed; a half smile played with the swollen lips and her entire face was flushed. Her breath was still slightly quick.

As her eyes opened and settled on his, he smiled wider as he watched her blush.

Gently stroking her cheek with the pad of his thumb.

"you ok Bones?" his voice was a whisper.

She nodded slowly and pulled back a little more. Still leaning against the counter butputting a little more space between their faces.

"I…" she glanced away, not knowing where to look. "I'm not…very good at this"

he chuckled "I beg to disagree!" he bent at the knees slightly to bring himself to her eye level, "you are very good at that"

her cheeks turned a deeper shade of pink. "I don't mean kissing, I mean….the other thing"

"other thing?" he hooked his finger under her chin and forced her to look at him. He knew exactly what she meant but he felt the need to make her smile "are you talking about sex? Because if you are I'm almost 100 that you're telling lies!"

she rolled her eyes but couldn't help grinning.

"I'm not talking about sex! I know how to keep a man more than happy for your information"

"I'll bet" he grinned then turned serious. "I know you weren't talking about that anyway"

she smiled softly. How can he really know what I'm feeling she thought as she slid her arms back down to rest at his elbows as he maintained his grim on her waist. How can he really know I'm….

"…Afraid that you can't to the intimacy thing"

her eyes locked on his, he'd done it again.

" Tempe, you may think you're bad at it. That you can't do Intimacy. Did you realise that we've had quite a few intimate moment?"

"we have?"

"sure we have, not sexually intimate. But every time you hug me. every time you share something personal with me. those are intimate moments. What we did just now. That was intimate, and this little chat right here and now has a rather Intimate quality to it."

She smiled again and he felt the need to press his lips back to hers.

"don't think about it Tempe, you're great at intimate without knowing you're doing it. And the sexual intimacy I'll make sure we have. I don't this to be 'just sex'. I don't want this to be two adults satisfying biological urges"

As he spoke he gently turned her waist from side to side, causing her to wiggle before him. The movement pulled the softest, most feminine laugh he'd ever heard her produce.

"…and I'm going to make you do that again!"

She fell silent and looked into his handsome face.

"I'd like that….all of that"

he smiled at how quietly her voice was. Reassured that she wasn't going to bolt. He withdrew from her but not before stealing another quick kiss.

"c'mon Doc. Our food's getting cold!"

A/N

Ta da! Ok. So it may be a few days before I get a chance to write another chapter. I'm out of town for a few days, working and working with my band.

Please review and make suggestions.

The rating may change to M later on, I'm finding it difficult to resist the urge to write a bit of smut. :D