steaminess countdown: 3 more chapters: ) i had a hard time with this chapter, but i had to be here...
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"Knock Knock." Booth said, smiling at Brennan, who was typing away furiously.
"Do you have a case? If so, that's great, because I am officially caught up with my limbo cases." She smiled, typed the last sentence, and sat back in her chair admiring her work.
"That's great Bones! But no, Cullen said he was going to call me around two o'clock today about a possible case. But until then, I am supposed to sit tight."
Brennan smirked. "So you took that to mean that you were supposed to come to my office?"
"What else could Cullen mean?" Booth asked innocently, a glint in his eye. Brennan shook her head, smiling. "But I do want to talk to you about something." Booth said seriously.
Brennan looked at him curiously. "What is it?"
"That present you got me."
Brennan sighed. "Can't you just accept I got you a good present, and move on?"
"What do you mean move on?" Booth said slightly agitated.
"You know what I mean." Brennan said.
"No..." Booth said angrily. "No, Bones..." He said, trying to calm down. "You are not running away from this conversation."
"I am not running away!" Brennan said indignantly.
"Yes you are Bones, why can't you just accept it?" Booth said sadly.
Brennan sighed. "Because, I am not sure if I want to talk about it."
"Why not?"
"I am not sure I wanted to give you that gift."
Booth was slightly taken aback. "What? Why?"
"I don't know...I just...I don't know." Brennan said, confused.
Booth made his way over. "Bones, it's okay I understand."
"What do you mean you understand? I don't understand. It's almost as if..." Brennan stopped. Booth longed to ask 'As if what?' but knew he shouldn't so, he waited silently until she could sort out what she wanted to say. "What did the present mean to you?" Brennan asked, hoping that if she put the responsibility on him, he might back off.
"It meant a lot to me Bones. It showed that you care about me. I was touched at how you went through each case meticulously, and brought forth a memory that we share from each case. The fact that you went through all that trouble just for me...it really does mean alot." Booth finished rather awkwardly. He didn't want to reveal too much of what he felt, but he didn't want her to think it didn't mean anything to him.
"Oh." Brennan said. She had no idea what to say. "I just, I didn't know what to get you. I couldn't buy you something, because what could I buy you."
"Trust me, nothing could have been more perfect." Booth said softly, smiling.
Brennan bit her lip, and looked at him awkwardly. When he started to close the distance between them, she jumped back. "Uh, I actually think Zach asked me to help him with something earlier, so I need to go."
Booth stepped away. "Sure Bones, go right ahead." He said softly, and she could tell he was hurt. "I'll bring the case over when I get it."
She nodded and watched him disappear. She didn't know what to do. She just walked off toward the platform, until he was out of sight, then went back to her office and sat down in her chair, staring blankly at the wall.
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Angela saw Brennan sitting alone from her spot in Hodgins' station. She shook her head. "Oh no. Looks like there's trouble." She said to herself.
"Huh?" Hodgins asked, looking up from his microscope.
"I think I need to have a heart-to-heart." She said, and smiled at Hodgins. "After all, what are best friends for?"
"I don't think they are for pushing people together."
Angela smiled. "That shows you how much you know about females."
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Brennan watched Angela walk into her office, and sit in the chair across from her.
Angela smiled at her. "I'll wait until you're ready to tell me Bren."
Brennan sat there for several minutes before a coherent thought came into her mind. "I-I just reacted. I am not ready for that. I thought he didn't want that. I don't know what he wanted. I just can't yet. I can't..."
Angela let her rambling die before she started questioning. "What did you react to?"
Brennan 's head suddenly snapped, and her eyes focused on Angela, as if she was just realizing where she was. "What?"
"You said you just reacted. What did he do?"
"Angela, I don't know what you're talking about, but I have work to do."
Angela eyed her suspiciously. "No you don't. You said you had finished all your cases."
Brennan bit her lip in thought. "Well, I..."
"Come on, Bren. Don't lie to me. I'm your best friend." Angela almost pleaded.
Brennan sunk in her chair. "I just reacted to him moving closer to me."
"Like walking?" Angela asked, hoping if she didn't fill in what she knew was the real way he was moving, Brennan would tell the entire story.
"No, to kiss me. We were talking about the present I got him, and he told me that nothing could have been more perfect." She hesitated.
Angela nodded, smiling warmly, and grabbed her hand. "Go on."
"And when He moved to kiss me, I just reacted. I don't think he wanted that. I think I don't want that."
Angela smiled more deviously. "Did you kiss him?"
"No, I jumped away."
"Oh." Angela said flatly.
"What?" Brennan asked sharply.
"Why?"
"I was afraid." Brennan admitted. She sighed.
"Did you want to kiss him?" Brennan hesitated, and them smiled slightly. Angela smiled back. "Oh, so you do want a relationship with Booth?"
"Yes, but the line...and what if he doesn't want it?"
"He was moving in to kiss you right?"
"Well, anthropologically-"
"You can't explain everything with anthropology sweetie, but there is another science that fills in the gap."
Brennan rolled her eyes. "Let me guess, Chemistry?"
"Exactly. Brennan you have to take a risk. Just apologize to him. Tell him you overreacted. Tell him you do want a relationship."
Brennan sighed. "But-"
"No buts Brennan, just do it."
Brennan nodded resignedly. "Fine. I will. When I am ready."
Angela smiled. "I wouldn't have expected anything else."
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did you like? I know, lame angst. but i have 2 comments on that: 1. that isn't real angst, because they both love each other, and pretty much know that the other feels the same (at least brennan does) and 2.it is all gonna be worth it.
BTW go check out my video, to the song don't leave home... its on youtube. type in b&b Don't leave home...original title right? lol but it is good i promise: )