Comfort Chapter 2
Bella's POV
Booth was great. His eyes enchanted me, and I learned so much about his life in the short time I had gotten to know him. He was also chivalrous. It was an attractive quality to have. "Here we are, Bella." He ushered me into a chinese restaurant. "I thought you said we were going to get coffee." I asked, raising an eyebrow. "We are, but there's no harm in getting some brunch." He smiled. I swore my knees wobbled when he gave me that toothy grin. I hope we could make some progress. Seeley could become a great friend, but there was a part of me, that wanted..more.
But my hopes were dashed by the inner voice in my head. Who would ever want you, Bella? The love of your life could never want you. You're still a virgin, and you're 26. No one in their right mind would want you. I frowned. Booth noticed. "What's wrong?" He asked softly. "It's nothing. So you were in the army. What was your MOS? Special Ops, Artillery, Infantryman, what?" I asked, curiously. "I was a sniper with the Army Rangers." Seeley replied sadly. "What happened?" I asked. Booth stood up abruptly. "Bella, I'm going to go get our coffee, you can figure out what to order." He stalked off. Great. My first day, and I already upset someone.
He came back with our coffees, and he gave me a reassuring smile, that somehow convinced me that everything would be okay. "So tell me more about yourself." Booth laughed. "No, it's your turn now. I'm boring. You're not." I blushed. That damn thing never went away! "I was born in a small town called Forks in Washington. My mom and dad divorced when I was still young, and I lived in Pheonix until I was 17. Then my mom got remmarried, and I chose to live with my dad in Forks. I went to high school there and then went to college at the University Of Chicago. Graduated there last year." I felt a pang of pain at the thought of not being able to tell Booth the truth. I had only known him for a few hours, but this is as close as I have gotten to a person in years.
"Wow. The University Of Chicago. That's really hard to get into, how'd you do it?" Seeley asked, shocked. "I did really well in school and it wasn't like I had any distractions, or anything." Distractions. How I hated that word. He said that vampires get easily distracted. He's probably having fun right now with some blond, tall, beautiful vampire, while I am still alone. "What do you mean by that?" Booth asked. "My boyfriend broke up with me that year, and I thought we would be together forever. Sounds corny, but it was true. We had plans, and we would go off to college together, and..he left. Said he was tired of pretending." I couldn't hep it, and I started to cry. Wonderful. Booth pulled me close to him and hugged me. It felt like I was safe. Like nothing could touch me. "It's alright, Bella. He didn't deserve you. You deserve someone who worships you." He whispered softly. I wiped my eyes. "Well, that was unexpected. I'm sorry I broke down when we were supposed to be eating, and I'm wasting your money and your valuable time, I'm so.." Seeley cut me off. "Dinner. My place. That's how you'll make it up to me. Then we'll get to know each other better." He said gruffly. His face was so close to mine. Any moment now and we would kiss...his phone rang. "Damn it. Sorry, Bella. Bones and I have a case. Can I have your number and I'll pick you up when I can?" I nodded, smiling. "Of course." Booth hugged me and kissed ny cheek. I blushed again. "I love your blush." He whispered huskily. For the first time in ages, I felt...happy. Truly happy.