Who's that girl?

Chapter 3

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The next morning Katie slapped a piece of paper on the table beside Booth's bowl of cornflakes.

"Memorize it before you see her. It needs to be said perfectly if this is gonna work." She grabbed a piece of toast, ignoring his gobsmacked expression, "I have to go, ring me when you do it."

He read it slowly, numerous times while his breakfast turned into mush. She had the exact speech planned right down to pauses, looks and head turns. Methodical, also a little crazy. This was getting a little creepy and past a game.

He sighed. He really hoped Bones would forgive him for this when it was over.

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"Bones?" Booth poked his head around the door.

She smiled hearing his voiced but quickly covered it with feigned indifference and answered without looking up so as not to give away her game. "Yes?"

"I really want you to be at my wedding! Please stay."

Temperance almost bursted with joy, he wanted her to stay… for his wedding. "Sorry Booth, but I am leaving in 16 days. Can you hold off a year?"

"No sorry, we just want this over with so we can start our lives together." Insert charm smile "Please what if we do it before you leave?" Insert Temperance glare here "Can you put off a day?"

His eyes were pleading with hers. The minutes ticked by and neither moved, they were getting lost in the moment…

Your as cold as ice, willing to sacrifice our love

Booth fumbled with his phone. "Katie." He murmured apologetically as he walked out of the office.

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Booth got off the phone to Katie and walked into Jack. "Hey man." He greeted him smile not quite reaching his eyes.

Jack nodded. "I hope you know what your doing, She is gonna kill you."

"Don't I know it." Booth grimaced. "Help?"

"Not on your life. If Angela found out I had anything to do with this my life would not be worth living… Best of luck though."

"Piker."

"You dug your grave now lie in it."

"Helpful. Real Helpful."

"Only the truth will save you." Jack grinned. "Cya man. Promise to go to your funeral though."

Booth walked the shorter man walk off, wishing he had never started this. Katie scared him with her unyielding desire to one-up Bones and Angela. It was beyond a joke now.

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Sully was walking into the Jeffersonian with the coffee orders from Angela and Brennan, when he bumped very literally into Katie.

"I am so sorry," they both mumbled before they realized who it was in front of them.

"Congratulations."

"Congratulations."

Sully looked at her like she had grown another head. "Huh?"

"Temperance going away with you?"

"Going away? Oh, no. I just asked her to test a theory but you put a pin prick in it." He shrugged. "Nothing major."

Katie lifted her eyebrows, "Her and Seels?"

"Yeah."

"Really? I am operating on the same scheme." They turned and started walking together.

"Wow, so your engagement is just a rouse?"

"Yes, Seels has wanted her for so long."

"And she wants him."

"They are such idiots."

"Tell me about it, or better yet tell me about yourself: Lunch?" Sully turned his smile on Katie.

She returned the smile. "Love to but don't you already have a date?"

"I am pretty sure we could use this opportunity to help this situation."

Katie's smile grew, "I like the way you think."

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Temperance watched them as they walked toward her office; her head spinning with what was their conversation. Booth liked her. Booth liked her. Booth really liked her. Booth lied to her.

"That fiend."

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