Authors Note:
Sorry the chapters are so short…it's just a habit of mine to write like this. I hope you still enjoy the story. When it is finished, I may end up rewriting it and making it much more elaborate. For now, it's just a nice idea
He waited for her response, and saw the look on her face. He knew her brilliant wheels were turning, and he gave her time to think about it. After a whole ten seconds had passed, he sighed. "You know you want to."
She leaned against the rail. "Why should I?"
He smiled. "Because if we're going to be partners… we have a lot to catch up on!"
She scoffed. "Oh really. Like, more details about my life that you can exploit?? I don't think so." She turned and began down the stairs.
"Wait, Bones! I'm not going to make fun of you, I swear!" He persisted, following her down the stairs.
"You're already making fun of me by calling me that!"
She pulled off her lab coat and tossed it on a hanger. She was wearing a fitted burgundy satin camisole, and boot cut blue jeans. A belt hung loose around her waist.
He took a brief second to appreciate her figure without even acknowledging it himself, and crossed his arms. "It's not meant to hurt your feelings! It's a compliment!"
She turned to face him, a disbelieving laugh filling the air and settling on the already thin ice between them. "Elaborate." She said simply.
He eyed her for a moment, trying to put into words exactly why calling her 'Bones' was a compliment. "It just is…Because…." He thought harder. "Because it refers to what you do! And you're very good at it too!"
She perked an eyebrow. "I do bones?"
A laugh blurted from his mouth and he clapped his hands together, waiting for her to laugh as well. It took him only a moment before he realized that she didn't know she had just cracked a joke. He nodded, pursing his lips together. "Yeah."