A/N: i was gunna wait a few days to post this one but since i got such lovely reviews from mendenbar and Diko, you awesome guys get it tonight! well.. late in the night. but since Diko asked so nicely i'm puttin up now. (Also you should stop by their pages and read their stories too-they're really good).
Also this is the morning after... and possibly the missing hours, but you'll get there ;).
Also, once again i must advise that I (as in me) do NOT condone the use or abuse, etc. of illegal controlled substances like ecstasy nor have i ever done this drug, everything written in this chapter about it is either online research, creative speculation, or my own personal experiences of seeing ppl on ecstasy. (Also i dont own Bones... becuz i would then own Booth...anyway.)
Enjoy.. AND REVIEW!
Brennan awoke first.
She had no idea where she was, but she was sleeping on something hard, or was it soft? She groggily opened her and realized she was at the lab, in Angela's office, on the ground, sleeping practically on top of Booth! Brennan's eyes shot wide open and she surveyed the room, chairs were turned over, glass littered the floor in one corner, Angela's big screen looked like it was paused on music, water bottles that were empty and full covered Angela's coffee table along with wrappers and plates, blankets were throw over the couch and floor. She was shocked for a second while taking it all in and looked down at her sleeping partner. He had faint red marks on his neck and chin but other than that, he was snoring away. Brennan slowly got up as to not wake him and surveyed herself. Her make up was all but gone, one of her tank tops was missing, hair disheveled, and she was wearing a belt. She looked back over at Booth sleeping on top of a sleeping bag; he had one sock on, and had a few tears in his tank top. She moved over the tangled blankets and sat on the couch. 'What the hell happened last night?' But before she had time to start thinking, Angela walked in.
"Well its nice to see you're still alive." Angela beamed and handed Brennan a cup of coffee.
"Angela, I going to say this once and I will not say it again. But what the fuck happened last night?" Brennan looked genuinely shocked and stared at her best friend.
Angela looked a little disappointed but answered, "Well we were undercover last night. Do you remember that?" Brennan nodded.
"Yes, we went to the club, did the deal, me and Booth went back to dancing, and then I cant really remember." Brennan furrowed her brow in annoyance. But before Angela could reply, they heard a groan and Booth rolled onto his stomach and opened his eyes.
"Whoa what happened in here?" He asked and sat up, and then the scenery clicked, "This is Ange's office." He said slowly.
"Yes it is Studly. Oh and you and Brennan can pay for the vase. Don't worry its like twenty bucks." Booth eyes went wide and quickly stood. He shuffled over to the couch and stole a sip from Brennan's coffee.
"What happened?" He asked, scratching his messy hair.
"You guys really don't remember?" Angela asked, eyebrows raised. The only answer she got were shaking heads, "Come on guys, try to think back."
Ten hours earlier…
"Oh no." In a flash, they were back on the floor trying to get over to the pair.
Booth spun Brennan in his arms before pulling her back against his chest. Her arms instinctively wound around his neck as his found her hips. Brennan pushed her bottom back into his groin and listened to the bass pounding her ears. Something was different, she didn't know what, but she knew Booth was there with her. The air was heating up, their bodies becoming slick from the dancing, and colors were blending in front of their eyes. Booth let out a groan, "oh Bones".
His pulse was racing, electricity was running through his fingertips wherever he touched Brennan. He felt like he was floating, the pavement nowhere near his feet, and Brennan was right there with him.
The music was muted to a dull roar in her ears as Brennan only focused on Booth's hands caressing her body, everyone was dimmed compared to him, their skin would touch and fireworks would explode. This was the most incredible feeling Brennan ever felt in her life, even better when Booth first kissed her years ago. She felt happy, safe, excited, content, sexy and beautiful. And Booth was all those things too. She turned in his arms to stare into his half-lidded eyes, but a smirk crossed his face as she felt hands grip her jean-clad bottom. Brennan let out a laugh to match his own before copying him. They were having too much fun, they were the bestest friends in the world and nothing else mattered- no one else mattered.
They were broken out of their fun bubble when Hodgins and Angela approached them with shocked faces.
"Hey what's up guys! This club is awesome!" Brennan leaned forward to put her hands on Hodgins and Angela's shoulders as Booth continued to hold her hips.
"Okay Bren ha ha. You got us, now quit playing us." Angela grabbed Brennan's hands.
"But we're having so much fuuuun." Booth said, pulling Brennan back to him, his hands splaying over her stomach, nose stuck in her hair.
"Yes Angela, don't be a spoil sport." Brennan pulled away from Booth again and landed in Hodgins arms. He held her up as innocently as he could and looked at Angela for help, "Hey Hodgins, analyze that." Brennan chuckled before moving back to Booth.
Hodgins froze as if he was still holding her, "Angie I don't think they're faking." He swallowed.
Booth reached for Angela's hand, "Hey Angela, why is your top changing colors?" He breathlessly laughed before kissing Brennan sloppily. Hodgins and Angela stared at the most publically prude friends making out in a club.
"Hodgins, I don't think Simmons switched the pills. He might have really given them ecstasy instead of the placebos. We need to get them back to the lab pronto. And call Hacker!" Angela pulled Booth and Brennan apart and out of the club.
"Hey what's goin' on? Are we partying somewhere else?" Brennan asked, she still hung onto Booth as they reached the car.
"Yes, we are. Booth? Give me your keys." Angela held out her hand to him.
"Oh okay," he fumbled in his pockets but never produced them, "I dunno where I put them Ange." He shrugged sheepishly.
Brennan, unfazed, reached into one of his pockets and gave Angela his keys.
"Hey that wasn't the key," Booth guffawed and Brennan giggled uncontrollably.
"Hodgins! Let's go!" Angela called, climbing into the passenger side. Booth climbed into the back first before slumping onto the seat and pulling Brennan in with him, "Did you call him?" Angela asked as Hodgins sped through downtown DC to get back to the lab.
"Oh yeah I did and he is pissed. Simmons is gunna be in a lot of hot water. Oh and he agreed to let you do the deal next time." Hodgins turned a corner and kept going.
"They should've let me in the first place! And our best friends wouldn't be high and falling over themselves!" Angela yelled exasperated.
"Hey can you guys put on music or something?" Booth asked and Angela looked into the back seat to see Brennan laying against Booth on the seat.
"No but you can later." Angela sighed, she felt like she was babysitting all over again. A pair of twin groans came out of the back seat at the answer.
"Angie why don't we just take them to the hospital?" Hodgins asked as the Jeffersonian came into view.
"Because the pills are already digested. Pumping their stomachs wouldn't do much. Plus if we put them in the hospital it might make their reaction worse." Angela stated, now feeling like a scientist.
"I'm guessing you have experience?" Hodgins asked.
"Yeah. At a college party, my roommate took some and I rushed her to the hospital and she freaked out, she panicked and thought she was going to die, but after she started coming down she was okay. Basically, we just have to keep these two in a good environment and let them work it out of their systems, if they have a bad reaction then we go to the hospital." Angela said.
"Okay so we let two grown adults on psychedelics run around the lab?" Hodgins asked, pulling into the parking lot.
"No. We will keep them in my office, and entertained as well." Angela got out and pulled Brennan from the back seat.
"Entertained how?" Hodgins grunted as he helped Booth out of the car.
"We pretty much watch them like a hamster cage, keep giving them water, food, and I dunno, I'll put music on and lights. Oh, we might have to find the sleeping bags and blankets, these two are definitely not going home tonight." They pulled them up the steps and into the building.
"I'll call Cam and maybe a few others to help us watch them. We can take shifts." Hodgins sat Booth on Angela's couch next to a hiccupping Brennan.
"I'll turn on the security cameras in my office." Now Angela showed a smile.
"You're going to record this?" Hodgins chuckled.
"Well it'll be for entertainment and evidence if we need to rush them to the hospital." Angela shrugged. Hodgins took off to the supply closets and pulled out sleeping bags and blankets, two each for the hamsters, the rest for whoever else shows up tonight. Angela grabbed all the pillows from Brennan's office and tossed them into hers. She returned a few minutes later with bottles of water and snacks from the break lounge upstairs.
"Ange can we do something now?" Brennan asked dreamily as Booth studied the skin on her forearm.
"Bones! Your skin is sooo soft!" He said wide-eyed.
"I'll put music and lights on in a few minutes." Angela said slowly so they understood.
Brennan jumped up, "Yaaaaaaay!" before Booth pulled her back down into his lap and resumed touching her arm.
Angela laughed, shaking her head, and left the office. Hodgins came back up to her.
"Cam said she can come over, so did Wendell and Sweets, sadly." Hodgins sat in a chair at a desk.
"Sweets?" Angela yelled.
"I threatened him to never mention it or I would make him disappear." Hodgins quickly replied, "Besides this is more fun than serious isn't it Ange?" Hodgins gave a mischievous smile.
"Well the initial scare is over so yeah, this is more fun than scary." She smiled.
"What do you think they'll do?" Hodgins wondered.
"Well from what I remembered the one time I took it… Anything." Angela said. A few minutes later, Angela walked back into her office to find Booth flexing and Brennan poking muscles and naming them.
"And- and this one is your pectoralis major, this is what females usually look at first for h- hot guys." Brennan explained.
"Okaay. So do you guys want music?" Angela asked. They both spun and gave Angela a pair of stupid smiles.
"Yeah!" they yelled together.
"On one condition. You cannot leave this office without permission okay? That is only for the bathroom." Angela tried not to laugh as Brennan kept poking Booth's arm muscles.
"Okay, just turn on some techno Ange. I wanna dance again!" Booth bounced like a little child.
Angela laughed, picked up her pad, and played her techno playlist. Before she could see anything else, she turned and left the office. Hodgins already set up five beach chairs outside the glass walls. About ten minutes later, everyone started showing up. Everyone decided to talk on the platform steps away from the door.
"Okay. We have to watch these guys all night alright. If they sleep then we can all sleep but we will have shifts first. Me and Hodgins, Cam and Wendell, and Hodgins will be up with you Sweets. This isn't a serious problem but we wanna keep it that way. If they need water, give it to them, if they need food, give it to them, but don't let them go to the bathroom together, or leave the office with out asking. Also, if one of them starts panicking, wake me and we have to take them to the hospital. Got it?" Angela looked at everyone around her.
Sweets of course had to ask a question, "Why can't they go to the bathroom together?" He asked confused.
"Oh come on man, even you should know this. These two love each other, even though they can't admit it. And trust us, after what we saw in the club all bets are off on where this can go. And that was even before the drugs." Hodgins said.
Wendell started laughing, Cam chuckled, and Sweets just looked shocked.
"You guys go relax or come watch with us but me and Hodgins are on first shift." Angela said before spinning around, "Oh and don't interrupt them for anything, except if they try to have sex. I would never be able to set foot in there again." Angela shuttered before everyone started laughing. They approached the office and couldn't believe their eyes; a forensic anthropologist was being chased in a fit of laughter by a tickling ex-Army Ranger. She ran about the desk before tripping onto the sofa, which Booth promptly jumped on, and began tickling her. Sweets covered his eyes, while everyone moved the chairs about ten feet back.
The others just decided to wait until their shifts and found somewhere to sleep while Hodgins and Angela set up camp.
"So did you act anywhere near that when you took it?" Hodgins chuckled. They had started to play cards since Booth and Brennan decided to start dancing again.
"Mmm," Angela risked a quick look over to find Booth and Brennan wrestling, trying to bite each other. With another laugh she answered, "kind of, they just seem to be acting like children. But when they start feeling more is when it'll get crazy." Another glance over and they were lying on their backs, Brennan's head on his stomach playing with each other's hands.
(Line break, Office POV)
Inside the office was another story. Booth and Brennan were having the time of their lives. First, they listened to the music, then they had a tickling fight- Booth won, then they danced a little more before Booth challenge Brennan to a biting contest.
"Oh you are so on!" Brennan yelled before tackling Booth, effectively tipping over the chair he sat in and tumbling onto the floor. Brennan got the first point by biting his shoulder, but Booth retaliated quickly and nipped at her chin. They rolled a few times before Brennan landed on top, and bit his neck hard. He grunted and proceeded to roll her over and give her the same mark. After a few more rolls they stopped to catch their breathes and Brennan rested her head on his stomach and began tracing pattern on the ceiling, Booth reached up with his hand and followed before Brennan just grabbed it and began studying his palm.
"You know you're my bestest friend ever Bones." Booth said, watching her play with his hand, looking at his tattoo.
"You're mine too, Booth." She replied and kissed his palm.
Booth sat up quickly, shifted Brennan's head to his lap, and leaned down to kiss her. They didn't hold back, frustration, longing, and friendship was all in that kiss. Quickly their mouths opened to begin a new exploration, 'She tastes like strawberries' Booth thought nipping at her bottom lip before fastening his own back to hers. After a minute, they heard a quick, repetitive knock on the door. They disconnected and looked up to see Angela waving her arms and shaking her head no. Booth and Brennan began hysterically laughing and got up from the floor, the playfulness renewed.
"Hey Bones, have you ever somersaulted before?" Booth asked before tucking a rolling on the office floor.
(Line break, Lab POV)
Angela walked back over to her chair and looked at her watch, "Only ten minutes before we go get Cam and Wendell." Angela sighed.
"Lord have mercy," Hodgins chuckled, "So what were they doing to make you run that fast?" Hodgins asked over his hot chocolate.
"They were seriously making out on my office floor! Bren's head was in his lap and they were going at it!" Angela exhaled and picked up her cards. They were about to start another game when a crash came from the office quickly followed by a, "Sorry Angela!"
"I think that was a vase." Hodgins laughed.
"I hope they get glass cuts from somersaulting in my office." Angela shuffled the deck before a brilliant thought struck her, "Hey Hodgie, whoever wins this hand has to tell Booth and Brennan what happened in the morning." She coyly smiled.
"You're on," Hodgins sat up eagerly as Angela dealt out the cards. However, Hodgin's pair of kings beat Angela's pair of fives, "Good luck by the way," he laughed. A knock came from the office and they both looked to see who it was. Brennan was at the door knocking, while Booth snuck up behind her and grabbed her waist. She was quick enough though to latch onto the handle to put the door open. Loud techno music blared from the room as well as a few laughs.
"Ange! Help me! He's trying to make me kiss him!" She shouted through out the lab with a giggle as Booth managed to get his arms around her waist and pull her off the door effectively falling to the floor, Brennan landing on top of him. Their laughs resounded around the lab until the door swung shut.
Hodgins glanced at his watch, "I'll go get Cam and Wendell." He giggled as he got up. Angela got up also and went to the door. They were kissing again until Angela knocked. Brennan rolled up first while Booth laid in a daze on the floor, she opened it just in time for Booth to ask, "Where did you learn to do that Bones?" Brennan giggled before focusing on Angela.
With her eyebrows at her hairline Angela asked, "Do you guys need to use the bathroom?"
Brennan jumped up and down with her hand in the air, "Oh, oh ,oh ,oh! Me," She whispered at the end.
Booth lifted his head, "No," and promptly placed it back on the floor.
"Okay Bren lets go. Oh and Cam and Wendell will be out here next." Booth nodded to the beat with his eyes closed. Brennan stepped out of the room and followed Angela to the bathroom.
"This so much fun Ange! We've been playing games, and and running around, and he kisses me!" Brennan spun around giggling before adding in a poor whisper, "and I think he's excited too!" Before busting in a fit of laughter.
Angela laughed too at how her best friend was able to let go and be childish, of all the years she's known Brennan, she's never looked this happy or free. Plus that Booth comment was hilarious, "I can't wait to hear about it Sweetie," she laughed coyly. Brennan exited the stall and washed her hands.
"Aw Ange you know I can't kiss and tell even though you talk about how good Hodgins is all the time!" She started another fit of giggles as Wendell and Cam were still laughing as Angela returned Brennan back to the room. Booth was hiding behind the desk but Brennan couldn't see, she turned to say night to Angela, but Booth chose that time to pounce, he quickly grabbed Brennan and all but body slammed her on the couch for another tickle session. Brennan somehow was able to grab the top of the couch but Booth quickly rolled them to the floor out of sight. Angela laughed and walked over to Cam and Wendell.
"Remember if they get all touchy-feely, stop them." Angela said before narrowing her eyes at the door before stalking back to the window, Wendell watched with amusement as Ange banged on the door again, "Off, Booth!" Angela turned to walk away when a muffled, "You're no fun!" came through the door.
The pair busted up laughing again as Angela walked to Hodgins' office. Wendell stopped laughing at the sight in the office, "Uh, Cam, should we be worried now?" Wendell spun to see Brennan removing a tank top but stopped at that.
"Nah, their systems are just trying to cool down from the drug," Cam shrugged, "So do you like Texas hold em'?"
(Line break, Office POV)
Brennan tried to pull the red tank top over her head but failed so Booth stepped up and helped remove it. He glanced to see Cam and Wendell still watching so he kept his hands at his sides.
"Wanna play catch?" He asked with a chuckle.
"With what?" Brennan asked suggestively.
"Ha ha uh, my sock?" He reached down a pulled off the colorful stripes. Brennan shrugged and nodded. They began to toss it back and forth before they got bored within five minutes. They sat on the couch with the music still playing and rested for awhile. Brennan leaned her head on his shoulder, hand playing with his hair. Booth just lay back relaxing.
"Hey Booth?" Brennan drew out.
"Hmm Bones?"
"Your hair is soft." She mumbled.
"So is yours," he chuckled.
"And you know what else?" She asked.
"What?"
"I think I love you." She smiled dreamily, no walls, no barriers, just them.
Booth sat up slowly and turned to Brennan who kept her head on the couch, "Are you pulling my leg?" He asked with a smile.
"I'm not pulling anything," she chuckled coyly.
"But it's not some best friend, sibling way right?"
"No I mean I really love you like I wanna be with you forever," she said dreamily stretching on the couch; Booth gaped for a few seconds as it finally registered. Before Brennan could react, Booth attacked her mouth with fervor, no holding back, nothing but his own love filtering though, "I love you Bones," he growled before they slid down the couch. Brennan was about to tear off what was left of Booth's tank top, before that annoying knock sounded again. Booth glared up at Wendell at the door before moving off Brennan. That sat at opposite ends of the couch until they could think of something else to do.
(Line break, Lab POV)
"You look like you saw a horrific crime scene Wendell," Cam chuckled as he sat back in his chair.
"Well when you see your boss and your friend making out on the sofa, it'll put anyone in shock." He sighed and picked up his coffee, "When did Ange say the drug was supposed to be wearing out?"
Cam glanced at her watch, "Well Angela told me they took it around nine at night so about… another 4 hours, but they should be coming down around three am when we shift over." They both glanced at the office as the music thumped louder against the glass as Brennan and Booth whirled the blankets around, jumping to the beat.
"I will never understand those two, sober or not sober."Cam shook her head smiling and turned back to her book.
(Line break, Office POV)
It was Brennan's idea to play Marco Polo with blankets on and the music blaring, but to their drug-altered minds, it was the coolest game in the world.
"Marco!" Booth yelled through the fleece.
"Polo!" Brennan shouted from behind the desk. Booth followed the answer slowly until his thigh bumped the wood.
"Marco?" Booth asked again.
"Polo." Brennan chirped from down lower. Booth slowly got on his knees to avoid hitting his head and called again.
"Marco?" He almost whispered.
"Polo." Her voice answered back. Booth crawled under the desk, found the edge of another blanket, and began to crawl underneath that one as well. Suddenly his hand hit the skin of her calf, and he pulled his head from his blanket, but kept hers over them.
"I think I found Polo," He murmured, pulling her leg towards him. Brennan let out an assortment of giggles as Booth leaned in slowly to kiss her. His hands hit bare skin however, "Did you pulled off your tank top Bones?" He questioned devilishly, the lack of light hiding his evil smile.
"Maybe." She giggled again and began laughing when Booth rubbed his stubbly chin across her bare stomach, "That- that tickles!" She breathlessly laughed as he began kissing up her stomach, until yet another knock sounded on the glass. Booth groaned but straightened up as much as he could under the desk and left the blanket over Brennan before seeing who was at the door.
(Line break, Lab POV)
It was shift change and a newly woken up Sweets and Hodgins carefully approached the door. They couldn't see them except for Booth's one socked-clad foot sticking out from tangled blankets under Angela's desk. Sweets braved the knock and slowly but surely Booth emerged from the blanket, but Brennan did not. Hodgins opened the door to the warm room, "Where's Dr. B, Booth?" Hodgins asked like a teacher asks for homework.
Brennan's head pops up from the other side of the desk, "Here!" She calls. Sweets got this pale, horrified look, and Hodgins tried to keep from busting out laughing.
"Well can you two come to the door?" Sweets dared to ask. Booth stood up and walked to the door with a stupid grin, his tank top twisted around his torso, a bite mark reddening on his chest, hair sticking out in all directions. Brennan slowly emerged from Booth's side of the desk in no better condition, but with her shirt back on.
"Hi Sweets, are we babysitting you now?" Brennan giggled and held onto Booth arm for support.
"Yeah, does baby duck need day care?" Booth chuckled with Brennan.
Sweets rolled his eyes, "No, but do one of you need to use the restroom?"
"Uh, I do Sweets." Booth smiled and Brennan chuckled behind him before moving back to the desk. Booth turned back around to Brennan, "and don't touch my polo, I found it first!" He laughed again before leaving with both men for the bathroom. "Hey I thought you guys had to watch us both?" Booth asked as Hodgins steered him into the bathroom.
"I locked the door." Hodgins grinned.
"Hey, don't be movin' in on my woman or I will… kill your bugs." Booth stumbled into a stall.
"So are you saying that you and Dr. Brennan are in a relationship?" Sweets asked. Hodgins rolled his eyes because he knew the answer wouldn't be serious.
Booth mimicked him as he came out of the stall, "you… Dr. Brennan… relationship," he washed his hands and walked back out with them, "why would I tell you Sweets? What's between me and Dr. Brennan is ours. Sex or no sex." Booth smiled, chin in the air.
They finally returned to the door of the office and Brennan could not be seen. Booth chuckled, "Oh man, I'm gunna get jumped." He turned to look at the guys.
"What do you mean jumped?" Sweets asked.
Booth swung the door open and told Sweets, "ask Hodgins," before sure enough, Brennan leaped up from behind the couch, threw a blanket over Booth's head, pushed him to the couch before slamming the door shut, and started tickling Booth over the blanket. They could still hear Booth begging for mercy all the way back to their chairs.
"Are they being recorded?" Sweets asked.
"Why?" Hodgins asked back, sipping more hot chocolate.
"For study purposes." Sweets said.
"Then hell no," Hodgins grinned back at the door, Booth seemed to be looking for his polo again.
"Why not?" Sweets asked a little crestfallen.
"Because you don't have consent and they are under drugs, they can't control themselves." Hodgins studied a marshmallow floating around his cup.
Sweets bit his lip but didn't say more.
(Line break, Office POV)
Brennan and Booth had continued their little kissing session under Angela's desk, with out getting too far before the dreaded knock would surely sound upon the door. Eventually they ended up back on the floor, covered with blankets on the sleeping bags. Brennan rested her head on his chest and listened to his heartbeat. Booth played with her hair. And not too much long after, they fell into a deep sleep in Angela's office.
A/N: well the next chap might be up in a day or two, depends on how quickly i can finish 6 college applications, 2 personal statements, and SAT 2s prep... oh and a 6 foot tall sketch of a (Booth's) skeleton for art... as usual pleaz review while i sacrifice precious non-existent sleep to bring joy to the world ^.^
~AB