Temperance arrived at the airport at three-thirty. It was another hour before Seeley Booth's flight was due in, so she decided to get a coffee and browse the shops at the airport. She thought about getting a gift for her new partner, but thinking about it more carefully, she realised that it would be awkward if she did that. No more than ten minutes later, she'd thought about the same idea again, and had come to the conclusion that she would get a gift for her new partner. It wouldn't be awkward, but just a simple, friendly gesture. She continued to browse the shops and finally, in a gift store, found a small bear holding a sign that said welcome. Half an hour later, she was watching Seeley Booth climb off flight 328 from New York, but he was not alone. Temperance was confused. Was this Seeley Booth? Cam had not mentioned that he would have company.
"Temperance Brennan?" a voice said, interrupting her thoughts.
"Hello. You're Seeley Booth?" Temperance asked.
"Yes." Seeley said. "This is my ex-wife Rebecca, and my son Parker."
It suddenly occurred to Temperance that with Cam being Seeley's ex-girlfriend, and Rebecca being Seeley's ex-wife, Cam may not know about Rebecca or Parker.
"Hello Temperance." Rebecca said politely. "Parker, say hello to Temperance please."
"Hello!" the small boy said, waving excitedly.
"I understand that you're here to pick me up Temperance." Seeley said. "Rebecca and Parker will get a cab to their apartment, would you mine dropping me off to mine?"
"Sure." Temperance said. "Are you sure Rebecca and Parker are okay to get a cab?"
"We'll be fine." Rebecca said quickly. "Thanks anyway Temperance. It was nice meeting you. Say goodbye to Temperance Parker, and then we'll go home."
"Bye!" Parker said, once again waving excitedly.
An hour later, Temperance pulled up in front of Seeley's apartment. She pressed the button to open the boot and helped him carry his things to his door. After saying goodbye, she made her way back to the Jeffersonian. She needed to start the report on the body she was examining that afternoon before going home.
"Temperance, why are you here?" Cam asked as Temperance made her way back into the Jeffersonian.
"I need to do the report on the body I examined this afternoon." Temperance explained.
"It's done." Cam stated. "Go home and get some rest. Statistics prove that you and Seeley will have a case early hours of the morning, you need to sleep before that happens."
Temperance sighed. She was tired, and she'd be exhausted if she had to get up at four-thirty in the morning like she used to have to do when she was partnered with Timothy with no sleep. "Thanks Cam." She replied, and she turned to leave.
When Temperance arrived home, she was shocked to find Seeley Booth waiting at her front door.
"Seeley, why are you here?" she asked.
"I thought we could grab dinner. I'm starved and you look like you are exhausted. Surely you don't feel like cooking."
"How'd you know where I lived?" Temperance asked blankly.
"I'm F.B.I Agent Temperance." Seeley reminded her, as if it should be obvious to her.
"You're not an F.B.I Agent, you're a stalker!" Temperance exclaimed, poking Seeley in the stomach.
Seeley swiftly avoided falling backwards as a reaction and laughed. "Let's just go. You can't tell me you feel like cooking."
"If I don't feel like cooking, I usually just don't bother and go to bed." Temperance explained. "Like you noted, I'm exhausted. I don't really feel like going out either."
"Come on Temperance!" Seeley said. "I'll drive, I'll buy you dinner and I'll have you back before nine so you can get an early night. Sound like a plan?"
Temperance sighed. She knew she wasn't going to get out of this dinner. Admittedly she was hungry; she just didn't like the idea of going out with her partner. It seemed like a date, and aside from the fact that they were professional partners, they'd just met.
That night, Seeley took Temperance to the Royal Diner. He ordered a works burger, she ordered a vegetarian burger. They ordered coffee which kept them both going for the night and after paying for both their meals, as promised, Seeley got Temperance home before nine.
"Here we are!" Seeley exclaimed. "Eight thirty-five. What did I tell you?"
Temperance didn't reply. Seeley looked over to the passenger seat and found her sound asleep, her head gently leaning against the window. He jumped out of the car and quietly scrambled around in the back trying to find something to pick her lock with. When he found something appropriate, he made his way up to her door and unlocked it. He then returned to the car and gently picked her up, swinging her bag over his shoulder. After placing her on her couch inside and covering her with a blanket, he locked the front door and headed for home.