I've decided to wrap this up quicker than I expected and do another story that involves the research my friend was doing down the line. So the M part will come sooner and the next story is going to be more angsty and more detailed.
First person to catch the sports reference in Cam's name gets 10 points!
It all Began With A Question
Part 5
Some time Away
The weeks had gone by quickly.
Booth and Brennan were basking in their newfound relationship.
It had taken them more than 4 years to get to this point and now that it was there it was exciting, fun, romantic, and still as scary as anything they had ever experienced.
They had heard that falling in love with someone who was really important otherwise in your life was hard because you had to worry about if things didn't work, it destroying the old relationship as well.
Their friends were a great help. Angela as always was there for Brennan whenever she needed to talk.
Booth and Hodgins had developed a stronger friendship than before. He was so glad to have a friend to talk to.
Angela and Hodgins were finding their way back to each other and Booth and Brennan were their friends in that.
Even Cam had found someone special they all liked, a professor at Georgetown named Ted Dempster.
Sweets and Gordon Gordon also were helping guide them along the way. As professionals they knew that before they had that happily ever after, Booth and Brennan had issues to deal with.
They both had sessions with them together and seperately.
Booth and Brennan had a date almost every night they weren't out on a case. Sometimes it was elaborate dinner and dancing and sometimes it was simply dinner at the diner or a movie.
They just liked being together.
It was getting more and more difficuilt to part at the end of their dates. The kisses were becoming more and more intense and hands had found their way inside shirts but nothing further than that yet.
All they could think about was what it would be like when they finally decided it was time.
They would make love when the time came, but in a way they were making love to each other slowly. Every kiss, every heated glance, every touch was just the prelude to what would come later.
Even every laugh or shared simple conversation was part of the lovemaking.
And in many ways the fact that they were waiting made it different than any other.
And they still hadn't said those 3 magic words to each other. They both were feeling it but both were scared of those words.
In a way life had been so much simpler when they were just friends and partners. More boring and less special but certainly a lot simpler.
They also spent a lot of time with Parker together. They weren't sure what to tell him and decided to let things play out. He already knew and loved his Daddy's friend and was happy that even to his 8 year old mind he could tell things were different.
One day Cam called Brennan into her office and said she had a request for her.
The Jeffersonian had been formally asked to send her on a special dig in Arizona for a period of a month.
Normally Brennan would have jumped at the chance and she would still do it but with her relationship with Booth, a month apart didn't sound so great to her all of the sudden.
She accepted but asked for a few days before she left.
Cam said that would be fine they wanted her within a week.
And then she said, "Since you're really doing us a favor as well as the government, you will have the week after this is over off for vacation. The Fbi is aware you will be gone as well but no Booth hasn't been told yet. I'll leave that up to you."
Brennan was really nervous about his reaction. She first had a doctor's appointment that afternoon, her annual physical and she decided to ask for a certain prescription.
The appointment went well and she was checked out to be in fine physical shape, everything checked out normal and the doctor gave her the prescription and instructions and she picked it up at the pharmacy on her way out.
He picked her up for their scheduled date that night and immediately noticed she was nervous and worried about something.
He was worried and upset something was horribly wrong but didn't want to press the subject.
They went to the diner and had dinner together. It was already scheduled to be one of their smaller dates as it was the middle of the week.
Finally she broached the subject.
She said, "Booth, I have some bad news. Not horrible news but not good. I have to go on a dig for a month in Arizona. They asked for me and Cam said it would mean a lot for the Jeffersonian for me to go and this is really needed. It's a Native American burial ground that they need to find what is there before premission is granted to build there."
Booth said, "I'll miss you but understand you have to go although I may die of boredom while you are gone. How long will you be gone?"
She said, "A month and I have a week's vacation at the end of it. Maybe you could get the same week off and we can go somewhere together."
He said, "I like that idea. How about somewhere really nice and warm and sunny since it will be early December when it's over."
She said, "I like the idea of Hawaii myself. We'll meet in Hawaii one month from tomorrow. I'll make the hotel reservations and we can figure out our planes and everything."
He asked, "One room or two?"
She smiled shyly at him and got her prescription out and showed it to him. She asked, "Do you know what this is?"
He answered, "It looks like the pill. Are you trying to tell me something?"
She kissed him deeply and said, "Yes I am. It takes a month to fully take effect. So when I am done in Arizona we can be together. I want you to make love to me. I want to know the difference between crappy sex and making love. And Seeley Booth, It will be making love for me because I love you."
His heart soared at her words. He had waited so long to hear her say it, had doubted he would ever hear it before the last few months.
He said, "Temperance Brennan I love you too."
They sealed it with a kiss that set off every fire alarm in the entire United States.
He took her home and they kissed at the door.
Two days later he took her to the airport.
They would be apart for a month but when the month was over they would be together in every way.
Okay Chapter 6 will be the M rated one so be warned. Remove all flammable materials from your computer area before you read it.
Hope to have it up tonight.