Title:Missing Pieces
Author: SplishySplash (Carly)
Pairing: Booth/Brennan
Spoiler: Woman in the Garden
Rating:K+
Summary: A montage of one shots from the episodes of missing pieces written by SplishySplash and UnknownSoldier42. Disclaimer I own nothing.
Title: Falling
Brennan motioned for the ladder to be set up under the light. The woman had been killed when she was trying to change the light bulb and was forced off the ladder, hitting her head on the bed post. The woman happened to be the same height as Brennan, making her the perfect candidate to play the victim, and she climbed the steps of the ladder to where she could reach the light.
The skirt flowed behind her, showing more and more leg underneath her dark tights as took each step, causing Booth to look away momentarily. "Senator would you mind reaching up." She asked.
Booth was pulled out of his revere as the senator spoke. "And what would that prove?" His tone was harsh and unwelcomed.
"Are you refusing, sir?" Booth asked with annoyed respect for the man.
"I'm trained in kinesiology, the study of human movement." She answered from the ladder.
"Oh and you are going to be able to tell who pulled her off the ladder." The senator sneered with a chuckle. Booths fist tightened under his coat and took a deep breath.
He knew that she could handle herself to this man. "Absolutely. Yes." Brennan answered.
The senator's wife gave him a shove towards Brennan. "For god's sake just do it." She said placing her hands on her hips.
"Fine." He said, taking a hold of her arm and giving her a small yank, Booth took a step forward and she closed her eyes to measure the amount of force given by the man. "Well? Was it me?" He held out his hands as if the answer was the most obvious thing in the world.
She said nothing and turned to the maintenance guy behind her. "Hector?"
"Si?" He asked with his hands behind his back almost nervously.
"Will you please pull me down off this ladder?" She asked politely and Booth fought back a chuckle.
The man chuckled and shook his head. "No." He said. "No I won't."
"Hector please, just do as she asks." Encouraged the senator and his wife.
Hector stood silently, his gaze dropping to his feet as Booth spoke up, moving away from the bed post. "How did it happen Hector? You told her to stay out of this room, didn't you? You didn't approve, you knew what was going on."
The senator called out his name appalled as Brennan spoke up. "If if wasn't you, just pull me down." She said
"Maria defied you, she went into his room. You got angry and pulled her off the ladder." Booth said, filling in the pieces. "It was an accident."
"Yeah it was an accident."
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Ten minutes later Hector was arrested and Brennan was still standing on the ladder, leaning against the top. "Are you comfy up there?" Booth asked with a smile.
"I was just thinking." She answered with a frown. Booth moved to stand behind her as she started to climb down with a great skill for wearing heeled boots and he swallowed as her legs to seem to go on for miles before it reached the skirt.
"What were you think about?" He asked, her ankle moved awkwardly on the step just above his eye level to accommodate the heavy shoe and she slipped. With reflexes honed from years in the military he caught her and the forced weight caused them to fall onto the floor with a heavy thud.
When she realized that she wasn't falling anymore she blushed at her position on her partner, she was lying on her back on top of him with his hands around her waist. "Are you alright, Booth?" She asked almost breathlessly.
"Yeah, I'm fine." He heaved, grasping her waist tightly and pulled her off of him so he could sit up. She placed her hands on the side of his head to assess for any trauma to his skull. "Am I going to be alright Doctor Brennan?"
"You don't seem to be concussed and there isn't any fluid coming out of your ears." Brennan answered, missing the joke completely.
"It's not like you could cause that much damage, Bones." He said, getting to his feet and holding out his hand for her to grab, she took the proffered hand and was pulled to her feet.
"Are you calling me weak?" She asked brushing the dust from her black skirt.
"No, I am fully prepared to say that you could kick my ass if you wanted too, but you are not heavy enough for you hurt me when you fall of ladders." He said, his charm smile in full force as he also wiped the dust from the back of his black slacks.
She frowned slightly as she was prepared to argue but turned on the full smile. "I could kick your ass if I wanted to." She said, gaining a chuckle from the agent, who placed a hand on the small of her back and lead her from the room and out of the house.
