A/N: I know that my last couple chapters have seemed a little short. This is because I haven't had a lot of time to write and I wanted to be able to update daily. If you will bear with me, the chapters will start to get longer as I get done with all of the essays and things that I need to get done before the end of the semester. I swear the chapters will get longer. Patience is a virtue, my friends. Now, onto the fourth chapter of One Day at a Time. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Bones.

Brennan walked into the Medico-Legal lab of the Jeffersonian Institution with a smile on her face that made the security guards look at each other in confusion as she passed. Heading straight to her office, she set down her bag and slipped into her blue lab coat.

"Good mornin', Sweetie. You're late." Angela said as she entered her best friend's office. "Why might that be?"

"Good morning, Ange. I had an…interesting morning." She said with a smile on her face.

"Oh my god, Sweetie! SPILL!" She sat down on the couch in Brennan's office.

"Well, last night, after Booth and I had gone to talk to Sweets about his book, Booth told me that he wanted to give us a shot."

"You mean, like a couple?"

"Yes. At first, I said no. But then, a few hours later, Booth showed up at my door and told me that he knew I loved him and that he loved me. He asked me why I said no if I loved him."

"Oh, Sweetie, that is so romantic!" Angela gushed.

"So, I told him that I didn't think that he would want me long term. I told him that I did love him but that we needed to remain friends otherwise we would both end up hurt and we would lose our partnership."

"Oh, Bren, you know that isn't true. That man loves you with everything he is. He would never think you aren't enough. Trust me, he knows you better than I know you. He knows you better than you know yourself. Let yourself be happy, Bren. He can make you happy."

"Oh, I know that. He makes me very happy." She said with a smile on her lips at the memory of that morning. "As I was saying, I told him to leave and forget everything, but he wouldn't. He told me that we could take it one day at a time, that we didn't have to label anything, that we didn't have to tell anyone. If it didn't work, we could go back to the way things were. I accepted his terms and invited him inside. He made a joke about me trying to seduce him and we sat on the couch and drank beer together. Then I asked him what we were. He told me that he wanted a long term, committed, monogamous relationship with me, but that if I wasn't ready for that, he would wait."

"Oh my gosh, Sweetie. That is so sweet!"

"Then I told him that I wanted the same thing. He said that he should go home, but I invited him to spend the night at my place."

"Sweetie!"

"It was practical! It was very late and he was tired. I didn't want him to end up in an accident because he was too tired to pay attention to the road. Nothing happened last night, anyway."

"But something did happen, right?"

"This morning I woke up and made coffee, showered, dressed and read the newspaper while Booth was still asleep. Then I set a cup of coffee on the end table and lay down on the bed next to him. A few moments later, he woke up. He told me that I didn't need to make him coffee. But I told him that girlfriends do those kinds of things. He proceeded to tell me that we weren't 'boyfriend' and 'girlfriend', but partners 'in every sense of the word.'"

"Oh, Bren! That is just so romantic!" Angela squeals, fanning herself with her hand.

"I thanked him for helping me grow and change, and for loving me. He thanked me for letting him love me, for loving Parker, and for being me. Then I told him that I was interested in breaking the laws of physics."

"Breaking the laws of physics?"

"Do you remember the pony play case we worked a few years ago?" Angela nods. "Well, during that case, Booth and I describe the difference between sex and making love. He said that while making love, the people break the laws of physics and become one."

"Wow! So you and Booth…this morning?"

"Yes."

"And that's why you were late?"

"Yes."

"So you and Booth are a couple?"

"Yes."

Angela pulled her friend into a tight hug. "Oh, Sweetie! I am just so happy for you guys! When are you going to tell everyone else?"

"We were going to invite everyone out to drinks tonight to tell everyone and celebrate."

"Good idea, Sweetie! Okay, let's go tell everyone that their presence is required at Founding Fathers tonight after work."

Angela pulled her friend to the platform and swiped her card, allowing the two to enter.

"I would like everyone to know that Booth and I request all of your presences at Founding Fathers tonight after work." Everyone stared at her in shock. "That is all, you can return to your work."

Cam, Hodgins, and Wendell all looked at each other. Wendell shrugged and continued to examine the bones he was working on before the interruption.

"Dr. Brennan, do you mind if I inquire into why you and Booth want us to go to Founding Fathers tonight?" Cam asked, walking over to her employee and friend.

"No I don't mind. Booth and I have something we would like to share with you all and we feel that tonight over drinks would be the perfect time to announce it."

"Okay, Dr. B. I'll be there." Hodgins said, leaving the platform and heading to his office.

"Count me in too, Dr. Brennan." Wendell told his mentor.

"I guess I will attend this shindig as well." Cam said, shaking her head and heading to her office.

"Okay, Wendell, what do we know about the victim?"