Lisaluvsfox22, thanks for reading.
mumrulz: it was all part of the master plan to make you re-read... like you really mind delving back into the fluff:D
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it means a lot to get feedback from other bones fans. i worry sometimes that i'm destroying everything we love about the show and BB. thanks for letting me know that i'm not doing as much damage as i sometimes think. :D
any way, i'm sure you all want to know how the first date goes, so i won't blab anymore. Enjoy chapter 10.
When You Know: Chapter 10
I can't believe i'm going along with this! Brennan thought as she sat in the passanger seat of Booths SUV
How did I let Angela talk me into getting this dress, I feel like i'm about to fall out of it. She Glanced down slightly then rolled her eyes, I look like i'm about to fall out of it!
The Suv stopped at a red light and Brennan could feel Booths eyes on her as they waited for the light to change.
she didn't know what to do, should she glance over at him or carry on watching the light?
she cast a quick glance over at her partner, a nervous smile touched her face when their eyes met.
"What?" she asked slowly. Booth only shook his head. "what Booth? why are you looking at me like that? what's wrong"
her hands shot up to touch her hair.
Booth reached over and took her hand in his as his smile grew wider and warmer.
"Nothing is wrong with you Bones! I was just thinking. that's all"
she let herself relax slightly as she focused on the feeling of his hand holding hers. "Thinking about what?"
"I was just thinking how gorgeous you look tonight." she could feel her cheeks flush as she listened to him talk. "I've always thought you're a beautiful woman, but tonight..."
he moved slowly towards her side of the car, she didn't pull back. instead she leaned slightly forwards, helping him close the gap between them.
"...tonignt, you make me wanna..." his words trailed off as his eyes fell on her parted lips only inches away from his own.
"I make you want to what?" she was amazed with how nervous she felt, yet at the same time she felt a sort of playfull boldness slowly filling her. she was realizing that tonight, she was in the driving seat. maybe not in the SUV but she was in control of everything else.
"well..." Booth swallowed hard "right now i want to kiss you"
"is that a fact?" she tilted her head slightly inviting him to act on his impulse, as he moved closer she teased him by staying just out of his reach.
She was snapped away from her little game when the driver of the car behind tham leaned on his Horn.
"GREEN MEANS 'GO' JUST INCASE YOU FORGOT BUDDY!"
with a sigh, Booth moved back to his side of the car and moved away towards the resturant.
They followed the waiter as he led them through the resturant towards their table.
Booth noticed that ever pair of male eyes was glued to his date as she walked ahead of him. The thought that they were eyeing up his date made a spark of anger jump into his chest. his hands were balled into fists by the time they reached the table and he kept glaring at random men he caught looking at Brennan.
After they'd finished their meal, Brennan couldn't help but ask what was bothering him. he seemed edgey.
"Nothing's bothering me!" his response was a little too quick and gave his tention away. Booth let his eyes find hers and instantly he was relaxed. She had reached across the table and was holding his hand in both of hers.
"You've been glancing around all night, something is really bugging you" she leaned across the table slightly "tell me"
with a sigh he leaned in as well and started talking in a quiet voice.
"haven't you noticed that every guy in here has been checking you out since we came in? Even some of the women are checking you out Tempe!"
she lowered her head and started to chuckle to herself
"what? what's funny?" Booth sat up a little straighter.
slowly Brennan looked up at him and his breath caught in his chest. her head was still slightly lowered, she was looking up at him through a few strands of curly hair and she was smiling. it was a smile he had never seen. An intimate smile meant only for him, that thought made his heart skip a few beats.
"Angela told me this would happen." she was still smiling, holding onto his hand gently.
Booth looked confused and Brennan felt the need to explain.
"it's not me they're looking at Booth, It's the dress." she then proceeded to tell him about the incident in the shop when they were choosing the dress.
"...so you see they're not looking at me, they're looking at the dress."
Booth smiled warmly and leaned in closer to her.
"they're looking at the dress, because you're in it Tempe." he had completely relaxed now. let them stare at her, everyone in this whole building knew that she was here with him. she hadn't looked at anyone else all night and he was now glowing because of it.
every guy in the place could look all they wanted, and they would all envy him because she was his date.
They stayed in the resturant for another glass of wine. Booth managed to keep the cheque away from Temperance and pay it quickly before she could argue too much.
"It's an antiquated tradition Booth!" she was saying as they left the resturant.
"The key word there is 'Tradition' and I'm not a man who will go against tradition Tempe, you should know that by now"
she gave a dramatic sigh but couldn't help smiling at him when she caught the triumphant glint in his eyes.
she hooked her arm through his and followed his lead as they fell into a comfortable conversation about nothing in particular.
they had been walking for five minutes before she realised they had walked away from the car.
"where are we going Booth?"
"well you see..." Booth turned so he was now walking backwards infront of her, gently holding onto her hand. "I forgot that i drove here, and i'm now over the legal limit. so I tought I would walk you home. y'know, a nice little stroll by moonlight."
Brennan was smiling softly as she listened to Booth tell a story about his son Parker. Suddenly he stopped talking and a huge grin began to spread across his face.
"c'mon" he pulled her along by her hand only letting her go just before he reached a man standing by the side of the path at the edge of the park.
she watched as Booth spoke to him and then shook his hand after giving him some cash.
He walked slowly back to Brennan as the man behind him began to play a beautiful slow song on his violin.
"this one's for us" Booth said as he held his hand out to her. "guy agreed to play one last song, just for us before he leaves... dance with me Tempe"
normally Brennan would have refused to slow dance in the park with anyone, but there was just something in Booth's face that she couldn't say 'no' to. so she let herself be drawn up against his chest as they both started to sway to the lone violin.
she could help resting her cheek against his shoulder as he hummed into her ear. His arms circuled around her and held her body as close as he could.
when the song came to an end, Booth thanked the musician as he loosened his hold on Temperance.
His hands were resting on her waist when she shivered.
"Cold?"
"Just a little, I'm fine though"
Booth shrugged off his suit jacket and draped it around her shoulders, leaving his arm around her shoulders.
They walked the rest of the way to her appartment, Booth keeping his arm around her to both keep her warm, and close by his side. Their conversation moved smoothly and all of the nervousness they had both been feeling at the beginning of the date had melted away completely.
when they reached the front door to Brennans building, that feeling of butterflies slowly came back to Brennans stomach.
"I had a good time tonight" she spoke almost shyly as she leaned her back on the door to her building, facing Booth as he slowly stepped into her personal space.
her skin began to tingle as he moved closer to her, speaking quietly as he closed the gap between them.
"So did I. Tempe, you look amazing tonight!"
She was breathing quickly as she focused her attention on his mouth as it moved towards her painfully slowly.
"so do you." His lips were hovering so close to her mouth. She couldn't take it any longer, moving forwards until their lips met.
the kiss was slow and soft but at the same time burning hot.
she opened her mouth to his as she snaked her arms around his neck. Booth took another step forward Pinning her to the wall as his hands tightened on her waist.
He had been wanting to do this all night. to prove to everyone in that resturant that this amazing creature was his.
As he let his tongue play intimatly with hers he felt himself react to her. From the way she was pressed against him and her shapr intake of breath he knew she had feelt it too. slowly he pulled away, reducing the kiss to a series of lighter embraces before he pulled away altogether and rested his forehead against hers. he held her against him, wanting her to know exactly the effect she had on him.
he smiled as he watched her try to regain the breath he had stolen from her.
"do you..." her voice was weak when she finally spoke "do you want to... well... come up?" she glanced nervously up at him and he smiled warmly at her.
"Tempe, I would love to. but we both know what will happen if I go up with you. Serously I want to. but I think that it will be too soon. plus i got to walk back to the resturant in the morning to get the car before work. so I'd better head home"
Bones nodded and smiled as Booth hugged her, gently kissing the top of her head.
"I'll call you tomorrow" he said before he stole another lingering kiss. "go inside and lock the door behind you"
Brennan rolled her eyes at him but did as she was told.
after he watched her pull the door to prove it was locked, he gave her a small wave though the glass door and headed off in the direction of home.
Temperance slipped her high-heel shoes off and carried them through the building to her apartment door. she retrieved her door keys from her bag and let herself in. as she flicked on the light and dropped the keys onto the table, she caught sight of her reflection.
Her lips were slightly swollen from the kiss she had just shared with Booth, her lipstick was smudged from the same event and her skin seemed to have a new glow. she was still wearing Booths suit jacket. it swamped her small frame but she liked the way it looked.
she was still smiling to herself as she climbed into bed that night.
Brennan walked into her office early the next morning. she wanted to at least get something done before Angela requested the whole story of date she had with Booth last night. she knew her best friend was going to squeal like a child on christmas day when she told her about the slow dance in the park.
she was smiling to herself at the memory when her eyes fell on something on her desk.
There was a vase on her desk filled with Daffodils and Daisys, a big red bow was tied around the vase and a small tag hung from it.
with a small smile she moved to read the card.
A single word was written on the card in a scrawl she knew as well as she knew her own.
'Lunch?'
A/N how about that, you get nothing fo so long and then you get 2 chapters in as many days. i really hope you like this.
please leave a review, i'm not too sure if i should carry on with this or just leave it here.
let me know what you think.