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They climbed out of the car and grabbed supplies, joining the group in the middle of their discussion. Cam was delegating tasks. She turned to them with a sigh, "You two are late." Lacking the desired response from them, she continued. "Hodgins, the techs have already collected particulates from the body and the surrounding areas and they're being taken to the Jeffersonian now. I want you to follow that van and immediately start analyzing them."

"I'm on it." With that the first of them was gone. Only three more to go.

"Dr. Brennan. I'd like you to let Zack do the initial inspection and analysis that you normally perform. He could use the practice. You observe him and make your own notes but let him do the work. You can correct him later." With no valid reason to argue, Temperance stole a quick glance at Seeley and then headed inside. At least Zack wasn't likely to notice any clues short of them in bed in front of him. She felt safe with the reprieve but wondered about Seeley. He was now left alone with both Cam and Angela.

He felt both their stares and was very certain they already suspected something. Cam won out. "Angela, go...draw something. Why are you here anyway?"

"Hodgins and I had a date tonight and when he got called I figured I'd just join him and wait to see if I was needed." Clutching her pad she turned and looked at Seeley from head to toe. "You're not getting away that easily, stud-muffin. I'll find you later." With a flip of her skirt she was gone, leaving him alone with Cam.

Cam had a way of reading him. It made him feel exactly like he was one of her bodies lying on an autopsy table and she was picking apart his insides one by one - deciding which was worth further inspection and which simply deserved to be measured and sat aside. It made him squirm and he hated it. "What, Cam?"

She continued to peruse him but thought better of a direct attack. "The maintenance guys were questioned by the local cops and their statements were taken. There's really not much for you to do here right now. Give me a lift back to the lab."

"But Tem...I mean, Bones..."

"She'll be fine, and you'll be back here before she's done with the initial assessment."

"Just let me go..."

"Seeley, she's fine. It takes an earthquake to pry her out of her work."

Or just the sight of me, he thought with a satisfied grin. He knew it was pointless to argue with Cam and with a sigh he followed her to his vehicle and headed out.

"Go ahead, Cam. I know you're just waiting to lay into me."

"I won't ask you where you and Dr. Brennan were all week. I'm pretty sure I know and I definitely know that I don't care. I just have one question for you. How do you feel, Seeley?"

He was tempted to answer with something flippant about the flu but that would just prolong this and he wanted it over. "I feel...over the moon. I feel at peace. I feel...terrified out of my mind."

"I'd call that love, Seeley."

He looked across at her and smiled broadly. "Yeah, I know. Me too."

"Same for her?"

"Yep, same for her."

"What about the work? What about your partnership?"

"Nothing changes there. What we do is important and we're damn good at it. Neither of us wants that to change."

"The FBI might not care what you want. There are rules about things like this, Seeley."

"Yeah, well, we'll just have to make sure they don't find out, now won't we?"

"Seeley, I..."

"Cam, they don't need to know. Our work won't change. They do not need to know anything. They won't see any difference. It will be fine. Angela and Hodgins work together just fine. They may make us all sick sometimes hanging all over each other but their work hasn't suffered at all since they got together. Ours won't either."

"But that's at the Jeffersonian, not the FBI."

"Yeah, and that's the only place anyone needs to know about Temperance and I, okay?"

"If you say so, Seeley. And by the way, I'm happy for you. I really am. I've seen the way you look at her. I noticed it from the beginning and I wondered why you got back with me instead of her."

He just gave her a soft smile, unwilling to answer that. It didn't matter anymore. "I'm glad to have your support. And I'm really glad you didn't give me the third degree. I have a feeling Temperance won't be so lucky with Angela."

"Why would she do that? Angela's a hopeless romantic."

"A hopeless romantic who Temperance didn't call immediately days ago to tell her right away when we..."

"Spare me the details, Seeley. I'm happy for you, but I'm not a giddy 14 year old who wants know exactly how you got the girl." They had arrived at the Jeffersonian and she could tell he was itching to return for Dr. Brennan. She leaned across and gave him a soft kiss on the cheek before getting out. "Go back to your girl Seeley and have a good New Year's. I won't push this case until January 2nd, I promise. If you can pry her away, she's yours for the weekend."