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The End (of his anger & the last of her imperviousness)
Chapter 3: Accidentally On Purpose
He thought he got his sweaty palms under control that was until he passed through her threshold. As he entered her apartment, all his senses were bombarded by everything that was her. He wanted to kiss her as he walked passed her but thought better of it. He told her tonight wasn't any different than any other, so he didn't want to scare her if he did anything out of the ordinary. He didn't want to screw this up. Since he told her to do what she felt was right he would let her make the first move. He could restrain himself. That is what he has done for the last six and a half years. He could be patient, if it meant that he would be able to kiss or touch her whenever he could. It would be well worth the wait. He took in his surroundings. It isn't like he hadn't been to her apartment hundreds of times, but tonight it was different. There was a different atmosphere in her apartment, it still looked the same but the ambience was different. He scanned her apartment and noticed she had candles lit (which she had never done before). Booth figured that it was Angela's influence, a little aroma therapy to calm her nerves. His senses also picked up on another thing that was out of the ordinary. There was music playing softly in the background. It sounded like "A Kiss from a Rose" by Seal coincidence or on purpose, he wasn't sure. At the moment, he couldn't find the courage to ask. Right now, all he could do was take in his surrounding and this beautiful woman, the woman who was and always would be the standard.
"Booth," Bones said as she walked toward the kitchen so she could put her flowers in a vase. The moment she spoke his name he snapped out of his thoughts.
"I'm almost ready." Placing the flowers on the counter and grabbing the necklace that was sitting there.
She walked up to him and placed a soft kiss on his cheek, like the one she gave him when he let Russ see Haley before taking him into custody. "I didn't thank you properly for the flowers."
It was hard for Booth not to reciprocate, but he did. He just took a few deep breaths and started reciting the Saints in his head, which lately was on a regular basis. "You're welcome pretty flowers for a beautiful woman."
Bones didn't retort. A smile just came across her face. She stepped back so they both had some space.
"Can you help me with this?" as Bones handed Booth the necklace with a twinkle in her eye.
She turned her back to him and pulled her hair out of the way exposing her pale supple skin. Something jumped into his subconscious at that moment, something from one of their past cases, accidentally on purpose. This was his chance to touch her without meaning to. With the necklace in hand, he noticed it was the same one she wore when they took Pops back to the retirement community, which made him think that she might have something up her sleeve. He moved in as close as he possibly could, without making it impossible to put the necklace on. Inhaling her scent in made his toes curl. This woman was intoxicating in every sense of the word. No woman ever could turn him to putty, no woman except Bones. All the composure he could muster up, he place the necklace around her neck and "accidentally" both hands' knuckles brushed against the base of her neck. A chill went down her spine and he felt the electricity when he touched her. Before she turned to face him again, she said almost in a whisper, "Casu Consulto". As she faced him again, the smile and the twinkle seemed not to have left her face.
"We don't want the other cheek to get jealous." Bones gave him another soft kiss on the other cheek. "Thank you."
A shocked look came over Booth's face, ok being kissed once by her was one thing, but twice in almost less than ten minutes that was another. That was totally out of character for her and what she said to accompany the second kiss really shocked him.
She noticed that his demeanor had changed. "Booth what's wrong?"
He wasn't quite sure how to respond. He didn't want to scare her away again. With his silence, she realized that she had to explain herself.
"Booth, it's all about evolution. It's true that I have a steep learning curve, but on this subject I was a very slow learner. Feelings for me, especially once my parents and Russ abandoned me. I never wanted to deal with the pain so I packed all feelings far away. If it wasn't something finite like my science I disregarded it."
Booth just stood there listening, gazing into her eyes, her baring her soul to him. Not saying a word, he just got lost in her eyes while she continued.
"Ever since I met you, I have been trying to ignore feelings that I did not understand and felt. I really didn't want to feel any kind of emotions for you, since how things turned out in the past with people I cared about. I didn't want you to leave me too. Then when we left each other and I was away from you. I started to evolve. I finally realized that I did feel something for you and it was ok to feel something for you. When we returned to D.C., I wanted to tell you that I had, but you had "moved on". So then I reverted back to compartmentalizing my feelings for you. Since I had evolved that night in the rain I couldn't keep it in any longer even though I knew you would reject me. If I wanted to keep evolving, I had to tell you no matter how much it would hurt and it did. I needed to prove to you and myself that I was capable of changing. I have you to thank for that. You are the only person I would do it for, the only one worth doing it for. I want this and I'm ready for this. I'm still scared. I have been all over the world, in countries with unrest and none of those experiences scared me as much as this does. Us, I want it to work, but I'm so scared that I'm going to mess it up. I am willing to try."
Booth broke from the gaze they shared as she spoke. He was concerned that she wasn't ready, that she was just doing this to make him happy. Even though, he knew she wouldn't lie.
Without him speaking, Bones knew what he was thinking. She took a hold of his hand and gave it a squeeze. "Booth I'm ready. Evolution is a long process and as long as you are willing to still be patient with me, we can evolve together."
He squeezed her hand back for reassurance. He would be by her side until he took his last breath.
Changing the subject, which either one of them could do at a drop of a dime. "So where is my date taking me this evening?"
Booth without missing a beat, "I don't know. That information didn't come up on the background check I did. It better be nice though because he is going out with the renowned forensic anthropologist and best seller author."
They both laughed and slipped their hands out from each others reluctantly. Booth then helped Bones with her coat. "You'll see when you get there." He placed his hand on the small of her back and guided her out the door, shutting it behind him.
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