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Chapter 9 Later Saturday Morning – That's A Lot Of Thinking

After a very satisfying morning wake-up where sex, coffee, and eggs were featured (some having more than one re-fill), they were sitting on the couch. He was watching a re-play of Friday night's hockey game. She didn't really mind, after all he had not even brought it up on Friday. She has noticed it in the newspaper and told it was on and for him to watch it. He had put up an argument (albeit not a very strong one), but she had insisted and now here they were. She was trying very hard to understand the game but it moved very fast and sometimes she felt like she was interrupting a lovers tryst. Her fast learning curve had helped her to learn immediately not to ask any questions until the commercial. "They showed his hat trick again. I still don't see where he did any magic."

He gave a smile and explained again; her understanding Hockey was like squints speak to him. "A hat trick is not a magic trick Bones, it's when a player scores three goals in a single game. If a member of the home scores a hat trick, fans acknowledge it by throwing their own hats from the stands onto the ice. A natural hat trick is when a player scores three goals in succession, with no other players from either their own team, or the opposing team, scoring any goals in-between. Does that answer your question?"

"Did he score a natural hat trick?"

"No Bones, he didn't." The commercial was over and he returned to the game.

She squinted at the television and tried again to understand the game. After the game he immediately turned to her and began kissing her as if the game had never interrupted them. Suddenly his phone rang. She knew with in reason it was not work related as her phone was silent, so she watched him, trying to get a clue. He heard him mention Parker and Rebecca, which was not usually good for them. In the past when that happened they had to cancel their plans. She was thinking about how much she was going to miss him the rest of the week end when she heard.

"Bones, Bones" a snap of fingers in front of her face. "Are you in there?"

"Yes sorry I was thinking. Was that Rebecca, I wasn't listening in to your conversation but the room is small and…"

I know you weren't', and yes it was Rebecca. She has some thing to do and she wants me to take Parker for the rest of the week-end since, as she put it, I never have anything to do. I told her I was busy, but she didn't believe me. I could hear Parker in the background screaming about how happy he was to be seeing me."

He looked so dejected, and torn between two choices. She could and would help him. Although this was not what she wanted after these last days, she would have in many days to come; she could give up the rest of this week-end. "Booth, I know how much you love Parker and not seeing him hurts you. We will have many more week-ends alone. I will go home; you get Parker and have the rest of the week-end together."

"There is no way I am letting go of you this week-end or any other for that matter." He said in a heated tone. A little softer he asked "Bones, I need to ask you. Since Thursday our relationship has changed. What are we now? I don't want to rush you. I just want to know what you have been able to wrap your brain around so far."

"Booth, I know love you. I know you love me. I know my love has been in my heart for a very long time. I think yours has also. I think we have spent the last four years getting to know each other. I think therefore, our relationship is built on very strong bedrock. I think I want to try living with you full time if you want me."

"Bones that is a lot of thinking. And I think all of the same things too, so I think the only question we have is left is where do we live, your place or mine?"

"Mine, it's bigger. Now what about Parker? I still think you should have Parker alone this week-end. You can explain the way things have changed in our relationship to him and he can ask his questions without worrying about what I might say or do. You can tell Rebecca about our changed relationship and she can come to grips with it before she sees us together."

"No way, we are in this together. We have moved into this new facet of our life and everyone is going to have to face it right away. So here is how I want it to be. We will pick up Parker. We will decide on where to take him. We will take him dinner. We will bring him home here, only because his stuff is still here. He will sleep in his own bed and we will sleep in mine."

"Ok Booth I only have one thing to say to your dissertation."

He braced for the bomb shell she was going to send his way.

"Where ever we sleep from now on it will be our bed."

He smiled. He needed to let her understand what she meant to him, how these days had changed him. So he began, "Do you know that I love you so, though people ask me how. How I've lived with you 'til now. I tell them I don't know. I guess they understand how lonely my life has been. It began again the day you kissed my hand. We both know how lonely life can be. Shadows follow me the night won't set me free. Now I won't let the evening get me down, now that you're around me. Now I know that you love me too, your thoughts are just for me you set my spirit free, I'm happy that you do. I love you so." He leaned over and kissed her.

All she could say was 'I love you too, and with a soft kiss she said "now what are we going to do you want to do with Parker today?"

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Later that afternoon more surprises all around.

This chapter was inspired by "And I Love You So" - Don McCean

You've heard of the commercial jingle "Feed the Pig?" Well Kitty says Please feed her

too. She likes either her ego or brain fed which ever you feel she needs. All comments are welcome.

Nyre