Well here we go... they finally made it to Australia :) Well read on and keep the reviews coming thanks to everyone who's already reviewed and who keeps reviewing and reading.
Chapter 5
Booth had been right, his partner provided him excellent entertainment while they were on the plane, first they had bickered as they often did, then he had kissed her and she had kissed back as they never did, after that she'd fallen asleep on his shoulder and he had watched every rise and fall of her chest and examined her peaceful face unaware that it was merely the calm before the storm.
"Booth, what were you thinking? We're partners, we can't go around kissing each other, especially not just to prove a point" Brennan hissed having woken up as the food trolley was being circulated. It seemed that Temperance Brennan had returned to her usual logical self, leaving her partner disappointed but not surprised.
Booth knew he'd made a mistake, he'd rushed his partner; the woman who had to figure everything out on her own terms and he'd rushed her. And now he knew he would have to pay the price "I'm sorry, but I didn't do it to prove a point, I did it because I wanted to, have wanted to for some time. I didn't mean to force you into anything you didn't want to do" Booth attempted to explain, although it did nothing to alleviate his partner's anger. Instead the pair spent the rest of the mammoth flight in silence.
When the plane landed in Sydney, Australia Booth wasn't sure if Brennan was speaking to him and she wasn't sure she wanted to speak to him. He knew she was more angry with herself than him but the thought did nothing to cheer him up when his partner stared at him stony faced as they stepped onto Australian soil. Nevertheless he placed his hand at the small of her back and the pair braved the baggage collection and customs, glad at least that the country was English speaking. They rode across the airport to the domestic area where Sweets had assured them they could pick up a car that had already been registered to them. Booth would've complained upon seeing the car in different circumstances, it was a tiny four door hatchback in a shade of purple that he could only describe as lavender. Even Brennan grinned slightly upon seeing the car and the reaction she anticipated from her partner. Crankily Booth unlocked the car automatically piling both his and his partner's suitcases into the back before climbing into the driver's seat.
"How come you always get to drive?" Brennan complained as she climbed into the passenger seat pleased to find that the car was much roomier than it looked from the outside.
"Because" Booth replied childishly turning the key in the ignition.
"But Booth you can't drive on the left side of the road" she complained "Remember what happened in England. I think you should just let me drive" Brennan concluded. Against his better judgment Booth ignored her and pulled out of the car park while his partner huffily examined the map given to them at the rental place. It was only about two in the afternoon but the pair had decided before they left home that their first task would be to find their hotel, which they managed to do despite Brennan's inaccurate directions and Booth's terrible driving.
The hotel was by no standards new, but it also wasn't old enough to possess any real historic charm, although Booth was sure that under different circumstances his partner would still be explaining to him just how long the hotel had been there along with the entire history of the area. Instead the pair checked in to the hotel in a stony silence and were directed to room 212. Although there was an elevator in the lobby Brennan led him straight up the stairs and down a maroon carpeted hallway to their room which was as unremarkable as the rest of the hotel. However Booth was pleased to see two double beds, although they were separated only by a small side table. Otherwise the room was relatively plain containing a mini-bar, television, a small round dining room table just big enough for two and a bathroom so tiny that every time Booth moved his elbows would collide with something.
"I'm going to have a nap" Booth muttered once he had explored his new surroundings.
"Booth, that's a bad idea. The jet lag will be worse if we don't abide by the sleep indicators of our new surroundings" Brennan protested forgetting her anger for a second.
"Okay" Booth accepted rising from the bed closest the window which he had already claimed, "What's your idea?"
"I saw some Botanic Gardens down the road, we could pull out the camera and take a walk prove to Sweets that we got here and that we haven't killed each other. Plus I think we have a conversation to finish" Booth didn't protest to his partner's idea not because the thought of walking around and looking at a bunch of roses was appealing to him but because his partner no longer sounded angry and if walking around and looking at a bunch of ugly plants would clear the air between them then he would do it.
A few minutes later Booth found himself silently leading his partner back out of the hotel, his hand at the small of her back. The botanic gardens that Brennan had mentioned were barely a ten minute walk down the street and Booth took note of a nice looking cafe as a possible dinner location for them. Booth followed his partner aimlessly around the garden not daring to say anything until she led him to the side of a tiny pond covered in lily pads and began to speak.
"Why did you do it?" There was no anger in her voice merely quiet resignation, he had kissed her and she had kissed back. They could deny it but either way it would change everything.
"I told you before Bones, I did it because I wanted to and because I thought you wanted me to. And you kissed me back, so you can't blame all this on me" Booth reminded calmly.
Brennan considered Booth's words for a moment "No, I don't suppose I can" she finally admitted.
"So we're good? We can go and enjoy our vacation?" Booth asked grinning a little.
"Yeah, let's go... Booth" She called as he stood and turned back the garden "No more kissing okay?"
"Sure Bones, I'll try and resist, but you are a very sexually attractive woman" Booth agreed grinning widely. Things, he decided, could be much worse; he was in Australia with his partner and best friend for a vacation, she was still talking to him even after he'd kissed her and maybe just maybe there would be another kiss in his future. It couldn't hurt to dream a little he decided as they headed back to the hotel.
Sorry... I know everyone wanted her to be happy but a story has to have some conflict, she's not completely unhappy though in the mean time we'll see if they can have some fun in Sydney