AN: Yep, another chapter and it's a good one, lots of fluff... so enjoy... and yes i do like sunsets
Chapter 9
"C'mon Bones, I got an idea" Booth called suddenly to his partner who was at that moment sitting on her bed in their hotel room writing in her journal as requested by Sweets.
"Is this going to be a good idea?" She asked looking up.
"Yes, very good. Go get that hot bathing suit on. We're going to the beach.
"Booth, my feet hurt, we've been walking around all day and if you expect me to be able to do it for another two days I need to have a rest." Brennan complained.
"Where's your sense of adventure, this is a once in a lifetime experience and we have to make the most of it. If we leave soon we can get some ice cream and go watch the sunset." Booth said attempting to persuade his partner.
"Okay, fine. But if we're just going to watch the sunset then why do I need my swim suit on?" Brennan questioned.
"Just do it Bones, it's one of those things" he said tossing the bag which contained her brand new swimsuit to her.
She emerged from the bathroom a few minutes later the swimsuit once again held precariously against her chest and gesturing with her free hand for Booth to help.
"Wow Bones, I didn't know you owned shorts" he said surprised taking in the full outfit a few minutes later.
"Oh yeah, they're new, I got them while we were at the department store this morning. I also brought some things called thongs, the assistant says everyone in Australia wears them" Brennan explained, "I'll show you when we get back" she told him while throwing a loose white shirt over her head, which complemented her denim shorts and green bikini top perfectly. Booth was sure that if a photographer saw her right then she would be in every magazine within a week.
Soon after, the pair were heading to the beach, towels in hand; though Brennan wasn't sure why if they weren't planning on swimming. Before they could go down to the sand Booth insisted on stopping by an ice cream shop. That was how Brennan found herself being dragged into the strangest ice cream shop she had ever seen. Cold Rock. Where it seemed that one could choose not only the flavour of ice cream they would like but also what they would like to be mashed into it. It was lucky that Brennan's rational mind was good at making decisions otherwise the simple task of getting ice cream would have caused them to miss the sunset.
Brennan decided quickly on white chocolate ice cream though there was a short debate between that and coffee, but logically she decided that would be Booth's choice. If she had been at home she would have probably chosen a sorbet with fruit mixed in, but it was her vacation after all; instead she instructed the young boy behind the counter to mix in gummi bears, nerds and smarties until the whole ice cream was a multi coloured mess of hard and soft, sweet and sour and chewy. Booth grinned as his partner confused the boy behind the counter referring to smarties as the little round things, nerds as pebbles and gummi bears as jelly babies causing the boy to look over at Booth who was forced to explain what his partner actually wanted before giving his order of coffee ice cream with nuts, jaffas and tim tams, whatever those were he thought to himself as the boy kneaded at the mix before shovelling it into a paper bowl.
"Bones, are you really going to eat that?" Booth asked as they headed back out on the street towards the sandy beach and ocean. Brennan didn't reply instead she dipped the tiny blue spoon into the cup and scooped out a heap of the colourful muck before shoving it into her mouth grinning.
"I'll take that as a yes" Booth deduced taking a mouthful from his own cup as dark as his partner's was light "You Temperance Brennan are full of surprises" he added raising his ice cream cup towards her before hers collided lightly with the side the pair both smiling widely. For once Brennan didn't argue with Booth's assessment merely continued towards the beach.
The sand was soft under her toes at first, almost like dust sliding silkily off of her feet with every step. As they approached the ocean where the sand was wet it began to cling to her feet every step leaving a footprint to be washed away by the ocean which lapped at their feet every now and then. Brennan couldn't remember the last time she was at the beach, couldn't remember the last time she went swimming period. She wondered why she didn't, because it occurred to her that the water was beautiful, she enjoyed the way it surrounded her feet, engulfing them and she longed to feel the water around her whole body.
"So Bones, this is nice, huh?" Booth said smugly shoving another spoonful of freezing ice cream into his mouth.
"Yes, it is" Brennan agreed chewing thoughtfully on a gummi bear, though she wasn't sure if he was talking about the walk or the ice cream.
The pair continued along the shore side by side and although the beach wasn't empty no one came close enough to bother them. Booth was surprised a few seconds later when Brennan shoved her spoon inside his cup hijacking a large portion of his coffee ice cream grinning cheekily. He watched as she poked her tongue out gingerly taking in the tiniest amount of the ice cream she could. When she decided that the coffee ice cream was in fact edible she swirled her tongue over the gouging the majority of the frozen mixture off of the spoon and in to her mouth. Booth forced himself to look away when she slid the whole spoon into her mouth licking off every last drop of his ice cream.
"Not bad" she admitted "Though the idea of coffee ice cream is quite disgusting this surpasses all expectations."
Booth tried to muster a laugh, though in all honesty his mind was still seeing his partner's tongue assaulting the spoon.
"Does that mean I get to try some of yours?" Booth finally asked when his partner had turned back to her own cup.
"By all means" Brennan agreed stopping in her tracks and gouging a huge spoonful from her cup and bringing it up to his mouth. As it slid between his lips he fought to focus on the taste of the ice cream rather than the knowledge that the very same spoon had just been inside his partner's mouth.
"Wow Bones, this isn't half bad. I'm surprised" Booth said trying to ignore the fact that his partner had just fed him.
"Don't know why you doubted me. You never doubt me professionally"
"That is different. Bones are your thing. Ice cream... not so much" Booth clarified returning his attention to his now almost empty cup. Brennan he noticed had already emptied hers.
"You know, I think I'm going to go for a swim" She decided sucking thoughtfully on her now useless spoon "Good call on the swimsuit" she added already sliding her shorts down her legs.
"You coming?" she asked a moment later her shirt now removed also.
"Nah, I'm just gonna... um" Booth stuttered gesturing to the beach, Brennan nodded and handed him her clothes "If you change your mind" she offered already heading for the surf leaving Booth to watch on as wave after wave lapped at first her calves then her thighs and eventually her stomach until all but her hair was wet and she ducked under the water. When she resurfaced water dripped down her shoulders and slid down over her breasts and Booth found himself removing his own shirt and heading for the surf.
Brennan grinned when she saw him approaching instinctively dropping her hand below the surface of the water and flicking it up so that water sprayed his face.
"You know Bones, I'm a trained investigator, I can play dirty too" he told her before sinking completely beneath the surface of the water and grabbing her ankle before she could figure out what he was doing. When she tried to kick back he removed his hands gripping her around the waist and surfacing. As soon as he'd done it he realised it was a mistake, his face was only centimetres from hers, his hands resting on her bare hips their legs knocking together as they tread water. His heart told him to kiss her but his mind held him back and eventually he dropped his hands from her hips and swum back to the shore where she joined him soon after water dripping off her wet skin as she collapsed on the towel next to him and the pair watched the sun slowly slide down behind the ocean.
"I'm glad you're here" Brennan admitted shyly in the half light.
"Me too" he agreed sliding an arm around her bare shoulder and pulling her against him until long after the light vanished completely.