Angela has removed all of the clothes from Temperance's closet, weighing their options. Meanwhile Brennan slipped on her two-piece swimsuit and studied herself in the mirror. Something Booth was obviously older then her, but looking at her reflection she thought that she could pull off looking older. From the other room Angela called her to take her clothes that were chosen for her. Once she got dressed she looked back in the mirror and shook her head. This wasn't who she was; she didn't get dressed up for parties, and think about strange guys. She has been spending to much time with Angela of late, and not enough with herself.
It was 6:00 pm and Booth had finished cleaning up the boys after dinner. Unsure of what to do with himself next he went into the den to relax for a bit. Sampson was giggling about some cartoon when he stepped in the room. There was something so refreshing about hearing an innocent laugh and Seeley's heart filled with joy when he saw the pure, unadulterated smile that possessed the child's face. Booth walked back out of the den and stood in the foyer of a minute. Making a quick decision he yelled his plan to the boys and jogged out to his car, but before he could get there he heard someone call his name out.
"Booth!" shouted a masculine voice from behind him. He turned to see Russ Brennan dismounting his motorcycle.
"Hey, whats up?" he walked over to him and shook/slapped hands with him.
"Just got home for the summer, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, I'm babysitting the cousins this summer."
"Damn, you here all summer then. You going to the bonfire tonight?"
"Uh, you know I'm still getting settled, but I heard it was supposed to be fun, You going?"
"I figured I'd stop up there, you know me and some guys figured it be chill. Plus I wouldn't mind going in the lake on a nice night like this one."
"Yeah, hey I have someone texting me the address so I'll track you down later. You could introduce me to people? Cause right now I only know the mini's" he said tilting his head towards the house, implying the children. They exchanged goodbyes and Booth headed to the convenient store to get the boys some ice cream.
Russ stepped into his house and heard Kanye West blasting from the upstairs. He yelled up to get his sisters attention, "MARCO." He heard some noise then the music stopped and then the sound of feet shuffling down the hallway to the top of the stairs. "Polo" said a soft voice coming from the open hallway upstairs, she was looking down to him and even though she resented being Russ Brennan's little sister, she still was always happy to see him home.
"How are you? You get here okay?" she asked.
Russ put down all of his stuff and started to walk her back up the stairs, "I'm perfect. Did you know that Seeley Booth is staying at the Roberts for the summer."
Temperance got a smile on her face, "Well I didn't know it was for the whole summer, but he brought the kids to camp today."
Russ was about to question why she had that look on her face when Angela stepped out of Tempe's room, "Russ Brennan, welcome home."
"Oh Angela Angela Angela, look at you, as beautiful as ever." He said making Angela blush.
"As you are forever a charmer. Did I hear you ran into the gorgeous neighbor man-nanny?"
Russ looked from Angela to Temperance and then back to Angela. "Just because Mom and Dad are gone doesn't mean that you two will not be supervised. Don't get in with guys like that."
Angela raised an eyebrow curiously, "Guys like that? What kind of guy is he?"
Russ shook his head and walked to his room, pausing before closing his door he shouted back to them, "Tempe is going to be in huge trouble if I hear things that upset me."
Another reason she hated being Russ Brennan's sister, people are always willing to tell him anything for his attention.
By the time the guys finished their ice cream and cleaned up it was close to 8:00. Booth had received the text containing the directions 20 minutes before, but was still considering not going. And yet, his curiosity got the best of him and since his aunt was home he figured he didn't have a choice but to go out and have a little fun. He ran up the stairs and grabbed a towel and some trunks and filled in the family on his plans. And follow the instruction out through a forest towards a clearing.
Angela was off with the other girls probably finding guys to hang out with. Temperance was talking to Jack Hodgins. He was actually a pretty cool guy; he was head of the science team. Really, he was intelligent and had a great sense of humor, spunky even. He was the perfect guy really, but she wasn't attracted to him in the slightest way. All the sudden in the middle of a sentence Jack asked her to dance. There was a large group of people who were all dancing to music that was blaring out of the tree speakers. She agreed and moved to the dance floor with him. The music had an amazing beat and for the first time in a while Temperance felt carefree and like herself. She danced for a while and then decided to take a break, so she grabbed a Pepsi out of a cooler and walked out to the dock. She sat for a while dangling her toes in the cool water and admired the tranquility of the water, staring into the waters waves seem to but her into a trance.
Booth got out of his car and walked towards the crowd. He could hear the music and the people that were around him seemed to be having a great time. As soon as he reached the main area where the bonfire and dance party was. Since he didn't know anyone there was no real appeal in dancing or sitting by the fire. He was beginning to regret coming and he was about to turn around when someone grabbed his elbow and pulled him back in. Turning to the person who what holding his appendage, he discovered it was Russ.
"Man, you made it. Wanna beer?"
"Nah, I was about to head out actually."
"Come on stay, dance or swim."
Booth nodded his head and passed Russ by then going towards the docks. It was dark and he wasn't really noticing his surroundings. He pulled off his shirt and stretched out his arms, breathing in the fresh summer air. His lungs filled and he started to walk towards the end of the dock looking out at the water while doing so, not noticing the girl sitting at the end. Then, as he finally took his last stride his legs hit something making him tumble into the water bringing along the unexpected obstacle.
She was sitting on the dock and all of the sudden something hit her back and yanked her forward pulling her into the water. Her lungs filled with water for a moment, and once she reemerged the coughing fits began. She suffered trying to stay afloat and getting out the remaining amount of water from lungs. Suddenly she felt a warm solid support around her, comforting her. Once she settled down a little she turned and felt the fatigue from the ordeal take over and she collapsed into him.
Booth wasn't expecting her, and he was totally surprised when she fell into the water with him. He could tell when she started to freak out in the water, knowing she probably inhaled water he tried to stabilize her. All of his years as a practicing lifeguard gave him the ability to settle her and regulate her breathing. And as he did so, she slowly relaxed and leaned into his chest, laying her head on his shoulder. After a second to get a hold of himself he then hoisted her into his arms and carried her out of the water.
She felt herself be lifted out of the water and he pulled her tighter to his body. Even though the air was warm, her body shivered uncontrollably. She was laid softly in the grass and Booth knelt down next to her.
"I'm so sorry. So so sorry. Are you okay?" the concern in his voice was extremely evident.
Her teeth chattered, "I'm…ju…just cold."
"I'll be right back, I promise. One moment" he said and sprinted off.
It took about two minutes before he showed back up again. He wrapped a towel around her, and then also put his shirt over hers. "I can take you home, no worries. Would you be comfortable enough to do that?"
Temperance looked in his eyes and saw the desperation and feeling of guilt. All she could do was nod. He picked her up and carried her to his SUV avoiding any others curious eyes. Once he set her in the passenger side, he ran around and got in as well. He turned on the heat and drove her home, glancing over at her as often as possible. Pulling up in front of his cousin's house he jumped out of the car and ran over to her side. She was asleep when he picked her up, and carrying her to her doorstep. Then he got himself in an awkward situation, he tried the front door and it was locked. She deserved to sleep in a bed, so making a quick decision and carried her to his room. He laid her down in his bed, and tucked her in. Then he moved to the door and locked it figuring its better not to have someone walk in on this and miss read it, and settled on the floor.
