EPILOGUE
The next day
"I'm coming!"
Brennan slipped on a robe as she quickly made for the door. The moment she opened it, Angela rushed into the apartment.
"I was on my way to lunch, and I realized that you still hadn't called to tell me about yesterday, so…wait, did you just get out of bed?"
Brennan pushed a tangle of curls behind her ear as she avoided Angela's astonished gaze.
"Uh, yeah. Actually, help yourself to whatever you want, and I'm going to go put some clothes on."
With that, Brennan quickly retreated to her room, leaving Angela standing in the kitchen, staring after her in confusion.
'Something's off here' Angela thought suspiciously as she laid her purse on the coffee table and sat on the couch. Eying her surroundings, Angela immediately noticed a blue rectangle on the table in front of her.
Without hesitation, Angela picked up the item, a recently developed roll of pictures in a cardboard Kodak envelope. The sticker on the front read 'Seeley Booth'.
'Paydirt!' she thought gleefully, opening the cardboard and eagerly flipping through the pictures.
'Hmm, Brennan doing a handstand, Booth with chocolate on his face, Brennan with a Supersoaker, Brennan giving Booth a…purple nurple?'
Angela quickly shuffled through the remaining photos.
'Booth fishing, Brennan swimming in the rain, Booth's hand untying Brennan's BIKINI TOP?!!'
Angela gasped at the final photo of the stack- a close-up side view of Booth and Brennan smiling and kissing.
"Angela?! What are you doing?" Brennan stood beside the couch, eyes wide, cheeks flaming.
Angela fanned herself with the picture in her hand.
"Whoo! This picture of you and Booth playing tonsil hockey is making me sweat!"
Brennan was now beet red and snatched at the picture, lamely attempting to hide the extremely obvious.
"We're partners, Ange!"
There was a rattling at the door, then it sprang open.
"Alright, Bones. I brought lunch, but you better eat it fast because I've been thinking about you the whole thirty minutes I've been gone and-"
Booth's mouth abruptly snapped shut as he was met three feet from the door by Angela, who wore a knowing, very naughty grin.
Turning back towards Brennan, Angela teased,
"Well, that uh, answers all my questions, so I'm gonna get going. You two partners enjoy your lunch, you know, the way partners do." And with a broad smile and a giggle, she was out the door.
Booth shut the door, set the food on the table and walked to Brennan, who stood motionless in the living room. He put his arms around her and kissed her passionately.
"Hey Booth?" Brennan said, her wide eyes serious.
"I think Angela knows."
END PROLOGUE