Disclaimer: I own Bones like I own...my own spaceship. And I don't have a spaceship.
Author's Notes: A plot tried to sneak in, but I killed it.
IN THE DARK
It was cold, and Brennan shivered momentarily as she suddenly became aware of this fact. Cold. And dark, she thought. She wrapped her arms around her knees, pulling them to her chest in a vain attempt to warm herself up. The power had been out for…what, seven hours now? No lights. No phone. And her cell phone was out of batteries. She heard her neighbors congregated in the hall outside, talking.
"My sister in Alexandria doesn't have power either…"
"…had to eat by candlelight."
" 30 degrees in my living room…"
Brennan sighed, trying to block these noises out. Mentally, she scoffed at herself. A power outage? That wouldn't even put a dent in someone like Angela's or Booth's plans. Neither of them probably even knew about the outage. They were most likely at some bar, or a club somewhere. Yet here Brennan was, sitting at home curled up on her couch, trying to keep herself warm.
There was a knock at her door. She sighed again. It was probably one of her neighbors, inquiring nosily about her well-being, or the state of her household. She decided to keep quiet, but the knocks continued.
"Bones? It's me. Open up." Brennan frowned, wondering if it was really who she thought it was. She stood up, walking over to the door.
"Booth?" She opened the door slowly. Booth stood there, wearing a dark gray t-shirt and leather jacket. She bit her lip, overcome with relief to see someone familiar. He stepped inside her apartment.
"Geez, Bones, it's like a wind tunnel in here."
"I…don't have power," said Brennan, stating the obvious.
"Yeah, me either," Booth said. "I wanted to see if you were okay. I couldn't reach you on your cell so I came here." Brennan nodded, again sitting down on her couch. Booth sat next to her. "So…are you okay?"
"Yeah," she said, shivering slightly. Booth noticed this.
"I don't blame you. It's like 20 degrees in here." He moved closer to her, putting an arm around her shoulders. She snuggled in towards him, burying her face in his shirt. His chest was warm, and solid, and comforting. She closed her eyes, just letting herself feel the moment. Booth rubbed his hand up and down her arm, the friction warming her up a bit. She watched his chest rise and fall with each breath, and tried to time her own breathing with his. He smiled down at her when she looked up at him. He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, his lips lingering there softly for a few seconds.
After he pulled away, Brennan twisted around in her seat to look at him. Booth suddenly realized what he had just done. He faltered for a second.
"I'm—I'm sorry, Bones. If that was…crossing a line with you, I'm…" Brennan shook her head.
"It wasn't," she said. She smiled reassuringly.
"Good," said Booth. Brennan shivered again, but this time it wasn't the cold that caused it—it was remembering the touch of Booth's lips on her skin. Booth tightened his arms around her and she continued to look into his eyes.
"Why'd you come, Booth?" she asked quietly.
"Bones, the entire city's power is out. I figured you were sitting here in the dark, freezing to death. I mean, I've only been here for about fifteen minutes and I can already feel my lungs freezing."
"I have blankets," said Brennan.
"Yeah?" asked Booth. Brennan stood up suddenly, disengaging herself from him and running to the linen closet. She returned with a fuzzy red and black striped blanket that she immediately handed over to Booth, sitting down next to him. He lay it across their laps and draped his arm around her shoulder. Again, she marveled at how warm he was, even when he claimed he was freezing. She lay her head on his chest.
After a few more minutes, Booth noticed that Brennan's breathing had become more even, more rhythmic. She was asleep. He smiled, pulling the blanket tighter around both of them. Only a few minutes later, he too had drifted off into a peaceful slumber.
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