Ok, I'm so sorry I didn't update sooner but I had a bad case of writers block. Thanks for all the reviews/alerts/favourites etc. This chapter is named after Dare You To Move by Switchfoot. Fluff warning!

Chapter 8- Dare You To Move

"Crap!" Angela exclaims as she scolds herself on the boiling oven tray.

"I knew I shouldn't have let Jack's chef leave early, now I'm running late." She glances at the clock, before reaching for the dinner plates; she carefully assembles the meals on the plates trying her best to follow the chef's exact instructions. Their chef was French and slightly crazy when it came to his cooking. Angela had been lucky he had agreed to come by on such short notice, but then she had agreed to pay him double overtime. Carrying the plates into the dining room and then setting them on the table she had dressed earlier, she takes a step back to admire her handy work and smiles widely. She places covers over the plates then scribbles a note and leaves it on the table.

"Perfect!" she quickly glances round the apartment making sure she has removed any trace of her being there. Satisfied she turns and picks up her keys and purse before leaving and locking the door behind her. As she reaches the steps she hears two familiar voices bickering as usual.

"Damn!" Angela panics for a split second before running up to the next floor. As soon as Booth and Brennan pass by her and round the corner she bolts down the stairs as fast as her feet can carry her.

"Booth, it was ridiculous! The movie made no sense. The plot was so farfetched if it were a stick, lassie couldn't even retrieve it."

"It's just a movie Bones, and since when do you know who Lassie is?"

"The character has been around for 70 years Booth" she scowls at him and he smiles back at her, causing her to smile and roll her eyes. She takes her keys out of her purse and opens the door to her apartment. The two walk in and stand there in shock. The floor is littered with rose petals the entire apartment is covered in crystal white fairy lights which instead of looking tacky actually looked really good, leaving Brennan to jump to only one conclusion. 'Angela'.

Booth looks forward and see's the beautifully dressed dining table and notices a note.

'I thought you deserved a night off, dessert is in the fridge if you're still hungry after this, bon appétit'

Both simply smiles, before he notices his partner's confused expression. He hands her the note, and says one word, "Angela."

Brennan frowns and turns back to Booth, Who throws her a rather awkward smile.

"Well we might as well make the most of it ay?" Booth says grinning.

"Well, ok" she smiles back at him and he pulls her chair out for her. She rolls her eyes yet again but does so while still smiling. As Booth sits down he can't help the wave of fear that comes over him, this would be the night where either all his dreams would come true or they would all come shattering down around him. He masks his fear with is usual smile, and turns his attention back to Brennan.

The meal ended and everything seemed to be going well. Brennan and Booth had taken up residence on the couch and were now just talking.

'You're a coward Seeley Booth, just tell her, if Angela tells her, she could run and you won't be there to stop her now will you. Do you want to lose her?' Booth's inner voice is tormenting him. Of course he didn't want to lose her but if he told her the truth he could lose her anyway. 'What if another Sully comes along? Takes her from you, what do you fear more now ay?'

"Bones I have to tell you something."

"Sure Booth, what is it?" Booth turns to Brennan and lets out a small sigh.

"Bones I..." Booth lowers his head; Brennan can see the struggle he is having. 'this must be serious' she muses then panic sets in. 'what if it's something bad, what if...' her thoughts are cut off by Booth's lips on her own, after a moment of shock she simply closes her eyes and embraces it. The kiss is short but sweet, Booth pulls away, his heart is now beating faster than he thought possible.

"I love you." Booth says with so much love in his eyes Brennan feels her heart swell about 5 times bigger. "I know that might scare you and I'm sorry but I can't help how I feel. I know you're just going to say love is all chemistry and whatever, but I'm in love with you, and I know it's complicated because we're partners and we work together but..." Brennan places her index finger over his mouth, silencing him.

"I haven't been on a date since Sully Booth, why do you think that is?"

"Sully put you off dating for life?" Booth asks trying to keep a straight face, Brennan smiles.

"I realized the reason I didn't leave with Sully, was because...because I didn't want to leave you." She looks down somewhat embarrassed. Booth lifts her chin with his index finger and looks at her intently, the kind of look that could melt snow.

"Bones..." Before he can get another word out she stands moving away from Booth's touch. She begins to pace.

"I know I'm not the easiest person to be around Booth and I have issues, and honestly now that I think about it, you deserve better. Someone who can give you everything you want, everything you deserve."

"What!" Booth exclaims. Her statement had gotten to him. "How can you think that?!" He stands up and takes her hands in his own. "You are an amazing person Temperance Brennan, and don't you let anyone make you think otherwise, you're smart, kind, compassionate, caring, beautiful and if you don't mind me saying, sexy as hell." His smile is back at full wattage, and a blush has appeared on Brennan's face. "I want you Bones, just you."

"Believe me, I want you too Booth, so much it scares me."

"I'm scared too, but I know that we can make this work, we're supposed to be together. Anthropological inevitability right?" Booth says with a grin.

"Everything happens eventually." Brennan smiles back, and at her words his grin becomes impossibly wide.

"If I kiss you right now you're not gonna hit me are you?" Booth asks warily.

"Oh come on Booth, I wouldn't hit you, I mean, what's the worst I've ever done to you?

"Erm, you shot me!"

"Oh yeah, well it was an accident." She looks sincere and Booth smiles broadly.

"You gonna kiss me or what?"

"Yes ma'am!" he pulls her to him in one swift move and in an instant his mouth is on hers. A small squeal emanates from Brennan as Booth pulls them down onto the couch. She giggles like a girl and Booth can't help but smile at the un-Brennan like behaviour. Brennan lifts herself off his body slightly and looks at him questioningly.

"What?"

"My god, I love you!" Booth lifts his head to place another kiss to her lips. Before pulling back to admire her again.

"I'm kind of hungry want to see what we have for dessert?"

"Sure!" Booth says while helping Brennan back to her feet. Booth holds out his hand and Brennan smiles before taking it. He leads her to the kitchen and opens the fridge.

"Strawberries and chocolate syrup?" Brennan asks realising the connotations of that particular dessert choice. "I'm gonna kill Angela." She says half joking half serious.

"Well it would be a shame for them to go to waste right?" Booth says with a pleading look, causing Brennan to smile and roll her eyes as she grabs the dessert from the fridge and yanks Booth back to the living room.

Now I did warn you about the fluff. I really wasn't sure about this chapter so please let me know what you think.