I am so sorry guys, I have no idea what to say! I wish I hadn't been gone so long, but I was feeling very creative today, so I hope this chapter is worth the wait.
Chapter 4
It wasn't a dream that had woken Booth from his light sleep, nor was it an alarm, but the shrill sound of his cell phone that he had left of the end table next to the couch. He rubbed his eyes as he woke, saw some baseball game playing on the TV, the volume down to a light mumble. He'd must have dozen off watching. He reached for his phone, wondering why he'd chosen the most obnoxious ringer. He pressed the accept call button, and held it against the side of his head as he slurred sleepily, "Booth."
"Hey Booth."
Booth became more aware now that he heard Brennan's voice through the phone. Why would she be calling him at, he looked at his watch, 9:27 at night?
"Oh, hey Bones, what's up?" He said, standing up from the couch.
"I was just wondering if you could bring by some soup?" She asked.
"Soup? Aren't you going out to Jade's favorite restaurant tonight?"
"I'm sick, Eric took her tonight."
Now that she mentioned it, Booth couldn't ignore the scratchy sound that she made when she talked.
"Oh, sure."
"If you're not too busy that is..."
"No I'm not doing much."
"Can you pick up the vegetable kind?" She asked.
"Sure, I'll be right over."
"Ok... Thank you Booth."
After that, he heard a click, meaning that she had disconnected.
Soup? Did she ever eat soup before? He was disappointed he couldn't remember. He grabbed his keys from the kitchen counter, picked up his coat, and headed for the door.
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Booth rocked back and forth from his heels to his toes as he waited for Brennan to answer the door to her apartment. He had two 'to-go' containers of soup in his hands, one vegetable for her, and one for him. He wasn't planning to go hungry tonight, and since he was already out, he just picked up something for himself.
The sight he was greeted by was a tired Brennan, in sweatpants and a T-shirt, who looked very grateful to get some warm soup.
"Oh, thank you Booth, thank you so much." She said, taking the soup he was handing her.
"No problem." Said Booth, releasing the soup from his right hand.
"You can come in for a while, Eric wont be back for another hour at least." She said, walking back to the couch.
At first Booth hesitated, but followed her inside, closing the door after himself.
"I have some beer in the fridge, want some?" She asked, looking over her shoulder.
"That would be great." He said, feeling slightly awkward being at her apartment again. He set his coat down on the arm of her couch, and sat down,placing his soup on the coffee table. "Grab some spoons too, will ya?"
A few seconds passed, and then the were sitting side by side, eating soup and drinking beer.
Booth looked over to her, smiled and couldn't help but feel like they had just solved a case. They could just be hanging out, like they used to.
"Where'd you get that bruise on your arm?" He said, indicating the purple blotch on her upper arm.
"Oh. I was picking up some of Jade's toys, and I wasn't really looking where I was going, and I accidentally ran into the edge of my counter in the kitchen." She said, pulling her short sleeve down to cover the bruise.
"Jade sounds like a cool kid." Booth said, eating another spoonful of soup.
"She sure is. I bet she's having fun tonight too," She said, looking unhappy that she was missing out. "But you know? I'm having quite a good time just sitting here, eating soup with you. Even though we should be thinking about the case." She said, chuckling.
"Ah, let us have our own time, we always enjoy each others company right?" he smiled.
"Expect for that one time I showed up in your house when you were in the bathtub," She laughed.
"You still remember that? That was nearly 4 years ago!" He said, blushing at the memory.
"Of course I remember, you were quite agitated."
"Well what about that one Halloween, after that one case? You were Wonder woman, and I was a Squint." He said, saying 'squint' in a quirky voice.
"And that one time you and Parker came over to my pool? That was fun," She smiled.
"I miss those days Bones. Us, just hanging out." He said, putting his hands behind his head.
"I know what you mean. I feel like I have so many responsibilities now, especially with Jade."
"Let's just forget about our lives right now, let's just relax, what about that? Sounds good right?"
"Yes." She said, finishing up her soup.
Booth was relieved that He could get along with her so well. When he came over here, he expected her to want him to leave after she got er soup, but she seemed to miss him just as much as he missed her. So, why not invite him to diner earlier? She she think Eric would be jealous?
Did she think he would be jealous?
He decided on the later. An uncomfortable feeling crawled across his skin, but she didn't seem to feel the same. She was sitting comfortably, her feet propped up onto the coffee table, sipping at her beer.
How did he give this up for three years?
Questions zipped through his mind, right before Brennan pulled him from his thoughts.
"It really is good to have you back Booth."
Looking over at Brennan, Booth smiled. "It's good to be back Bones."
As Booth looked into Brennan's eyes, he saw that she was tearing up, but wasn't if it was from joy or sorrow. He sat forward, leaning closer to her.
"Oh Bones-"
They were interrupted by the sound of Brennan's phone. She scrambled to get to it, and quickly shoved it against her ear.
"Hello?"
Booth sighed, and sat back against the couch. He needed to talk to her, but every time he tried, something got in the way.
"Yes, ok, ok... Bye."
Booth raised his eyebrows, waiting for the report.
"They've finished diner. They'll be back any minute."
"Perfect," He said, sarcastically.
"You should go."
"Come on, I'm sure Eric wont mind."
"Really Booth, you shouldn't stay," She said, picking at her fingernails. "He wont be happy I invited someone over while I'm sick."
"Sure, sure. I'll go." He said, grabbing his keys and heading for the door. "See you tomorrow right?"
"Um, yeah." She said, tossing their soup containers into the trashcan. "Tomorrow."
"Bye."
After not getting a response, he left.
As he stepped up into his car, he tried to shake the fact that it seemed Bones didn't want him to be there when Eric was around. Or Jade. They were having a good time, why not keep him around longer? Did Brennan really think he'd be that jealous? Why did she make it feel like they were doing something wrong by hanging out? Was Eric the jealous one?
Why can't things just go back to the way they used to be?
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