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Booth had been called in by his boss, Cullen, for a meeting. It was 2 p.m., Christmas Eve and Booth had been quite upset about it. Booth told Brennan that he would probably be gone for at least three hours considering Cullen's ability to turn meetings into marathon sessions for his agents.

Before leaving, Booth had kissed Brennan and asked, "Why don't you and Christine go over to Angela's place and visit with her. You're supposed to be with family and friends during the holidays. I don't want you to be alone."

Smiling, Brennan replied, "Don't worry about it, Booth. I think I'll read that new journal that came in yesterday. Christine is taking a nap and I don't want to wake her up. I'll be fine until you get home."

Feeling guilty about going into work, Booth promised, "As soon as that damn meeting is over I'll come home. We'll pop some popcorn and watch "White Christmas" or "It's A Wonderful Life."

Shaking her head, Brennan protested, "Not "White Christmas" Booth. We watch that movie every year. You know I really don't like Christmas movies. Let's watch an Indiana Jones movie. It's been awhile since I've seen any of those."

Giving Brennan a crooked smile, Booth said, "That's not very Christmasy, Bones; but, if that's what you want to do, then that's what we'll do."

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Brennan had made sure that Booth had been gone for at least ten minutes before she turned on the TV and found her favorite holiday movie. The movie had only been on for about six minutes; so, she was happy to find that she hadn't missed too much of it. She loved to watch " A Christmas Story". It was the only Christmas movie that she liked. It wasn't overly sentimental like all of the other Christmas movies that Booth loved and more importantly, it wasn't "White Christmas." Brennan actually didn't mind the movie, it was just Booth's eagerness in wanting to sing along with the actors that bothered Brennan. She loved Booth very much and thought he was very talented in most things he did, just not singing. There were only two songs that Brennan knew of that Booth could sing without fracturing the song. Neither one of those were in "White Christmas."

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Brennan had been drawn into the movie so she was unaware when Booth came home sooner than expected. Walking into the house, Booth had heard the TV. Puzzled, Booth walked into the living room and found Brennan, sitting on the couch, eating popcorn and watching "A Christmas Story." Not wanting to disturb her, Booth sat on the staircase leading up to the second floor and watched the movie.

"Maybe we can watch "White Christmas" when she's done," Booth thought.

After the movie was done, Brennan turned off the TV and got up from the couch. Turning around to pick up her popcorn bowl, Brennan saw Booth smile and wave at her from the staircase.

"How long have you been sitting there?" Brennan asked.

Shrugging his shoulders, Booth answered, "About twenty minutes."

Nodding her head, Brennan picked up her bowl and took it into the kitchen. Brennan thought for sure that Booth would follow her into the kitchen; but, to her surprise, he didn't.

After washing her bowl and fiddling with the dish towel for six minutes, Brennan walked back into the living room. Looking over at the staircase, Brennan saw that Booth was still sitting there.

Smiling at her, Booth asked, "I thought you wanted to watch Indiana Jones?"

Nodding her head, Brennan replied, "I do. I thought I would wait for you to come home first though, since you love those movies too."

"A Christmas Story?" Booth asked. "I thought you didn't like Christmas movies."

Shaking her head, Brennan explained, "I don't. "A Christmas Story" is the exception to the rule. I try to watch it every year when TBS runs the movie marathon. I don't watch it because it's a Christmas movie though. I watch it because it gives me valuable insight into the American way of life after World War II and before the Korean Conflict."

Nodding his head, Booth smiled, "So you fibbed to me when you said you were going to read a journal while I was gone."

Holding up her right index finger, Brennan responded, "Ok, Booth. We have a couple of new rules. You can't come home and not tell me you're here. Second, we have to watch "A Christmas Story" at least once every year. I like that movie and that's that."

Nodding his head, Booth grinned, "Fine by me. I want to add a rule too. We have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" at least once a year. I've been trying to watch it for weeks; but, you keep putting it off."

Frowning, Brennan begged, "Not that movie, Booth. It's three hours long."

Shaking his head, Booth exclaimed, "Uh, uh, if I have to hear Ralphy say "Aw fudge" every year then you have to hear ZuZu tell us that when we hear a bell ring an angel gets his wings."

Shrugging her shoulders, Brennan thought, "Well at least it's not "White Christmas".

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I wasn't sure if I wanted to post this chapter; it seems off to me. Hope you like it anyways. I have another chapter and will post it tomorrow. Happy holidays.