A/N I'm so sorry that I haven't been updating this fic lately. I've been dealing with some personal problems and my heart just hasn't been in it.
Anyway, I'm back now with chapter 8. I hope you enjoy.
When You Know: Chapter 8
Angela seated herself on the corner of her desk, arms folded as she waited for her best friend to begin her story.
"I don't know what you want me to say Ange"
The artist heaved a dramatic sigh and rolled her eyes.
"Ok, 20 questions then."
"20?" Brennan shifted in her seat as she prepared for the interrogation.
"Well, maybe more but you have to answer them all honestly or we are no longer friends!"
Brennan's mouth fell open at the words. After a few seconds, she gave a small nod.
"Ok" Angela wriggled back on the desk so her legs were swinging above the floor.
"You have kissed Booth, yes or no."
"Well…" Brennan was about to explain that it was Booth who had kissed her. The look on Angela's face made her change her reply. "Yes"
Angela grinned widely. "When did this happen?"
"Last night"
"For the first time?"
"Yes"
The questioning continued in this fashion for the next hour. The questions were structured to give the most detail as possible.
Finally Angela slid from her desk and dropped to her knees in front of Temperance's chair. She threw her arms around her friend and squeezed her tightly.
"I'm so proud of you honey!"
Tempe hugged her back
"You are? Why?"
Angela held her at arms length and looked her straight in the eye.
"I know you sweetie. I thought that when Booth finally made his move, you'd bolt."
Brennan rolled her eyes and smiled. "What made you think he'd make a move on me?"
"Oh, sweetie! Everyone knows he has the hotts for you. It was just a matter of time before he took the chance. I really can't believe you'd never noticed how he looks at you. Everyone else knew for such a long time"
Brennan smiled and thought about the previous night.
"Ange, do you remember when we went shopping and you made me buy that blue dress?"
"Sure do. And I remember what that dress did to Booth."
"Do you remember the talk we had back at my place? When you tried to tell me that Booth thought I was hot?"
"Indeed I do, see I was right"
"Yeah" Brennan shifted her gaze to the floor "that's why he kissed me"
Angela was utterly confused "Explain"
"Well" Brennan took a deep breath "when we got back to my apartment last night I thought he'd shut his tie in the SUV again. He was just standing there looking at me.
I was teasing him about that day and that dress." She glanced back up to her friends eyes "I remembered what you'd said and I repeated it"
Angela's smile was dazzling "you told Booth that you knew he though you were a hottie?"
Brennan blushed "I teased him about it and he just admitted it"
Another tight hug resulted in pushing most of the air out of Tempe's lungs.
"When are you seeing him again?"
"We're going to dinner tonight… on a date"
Angela squeaked and grabbed Brennan by the hand and started dragging her out of her office and across the lab towards the door.
"Are you sure about this Ange?"
Tempe was stood in front of a store mirror.
"Honey, this dress is perfect for tonight. You want something that will make him crazy. Trust me, any man will find it hard not to stare at you. And Booth will like it so much I'll bet money that he just wants to take it right off you."
Brennan turned to her friend "if he likes it why would he want me out of it?"
Angela rolled her eyes "because the dress is sexy sweetie. It shows off your body, and face it Brennan you have a fantastic body." She held her friends shoulders and turned her to face her reflection. "I mean look how great your breasts look in this dress"
the shop assistant (a young man who looked like he'd not long been out of collage) heard the end of the conversation and was so caught up in checking the neckline of the dress, he walked straight into a shoe display sending stock scattering across the floor with a huge crash.
Brennan bent to help him to his feet.
"Are you alright? That was quite a tumble"
The young man simply stared at the top of her breasts as he got to his feet
"Fantastic aren't they" Angela asked as she came over to the assistant.
He simply cleared his throat. Angela smiled
"What's your name sweetheart?"
"Erm…" he cleared his throat "Dean.. My name's Dean"
"Ok Dean, will you please tell my friend that this dress is amazing on her, she's not convinced that it will have the right effect on her date tonight."
Angela slipped her arm Dean's shoulders as he tore his gaze up to Tempe's sparkling blue eyes.
"Yeah," again he cleared his throat "it's Hot…erm… I mean…it looks great… you're beautiful….. I mean it's beautiful." He turned bright red and glanced at Angela who was grinning at him.
"Ok Smoothie, back to work. Honey I think you need to get out of that dress before this poor guy explodes"
7:45pm
Angela was just leaving Brennan's apartment after helping her get ready for her date.
She smiled to herself when she spotted the black SUV pull up.
Booth climbed out of the car, dressed in an expensive looking black suit and ruby red tie.
"Hey Ange" he waved as he approached "what're you doing here, is Bones alright?"
She smiled at his immediate concern for her friend.
"Oh, she's better than perfect! You can thank me with gifts"
With that she walked towards her car.
"Thank you for what?" he called after her. The only reply he got was another wave.
With a shrug he headed up to Brennan's apartment.
He took a deep breath, smoothed out his tie, then knocked on the door.
A/N ok I'm sorry but I just had to leave it there.
Next chapter will be posted faster than this one. I promise. don't forget to review. let me know if i'm heading in the right direction