Hey you guys! Here is the next chapter, but before we get to that...

Okay, i dunno about you guys, but i am always mad when fanfics are killing off squints. No. Bad writers. Power to the squints.

As such, i would like to make a "save the squint squad" club. When you sign up for it you vow not to kill off any of the squint squad or booth. i hate character deaths. and maybe i will make a cool pic for our account biography page thing. if you are interested private message me about it. It's time we take action...old testament action. (lol!)

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Booth woke up to the sound of a hair dryer, and rolled out of bed. He knocked on the bathroom door, longing to just barge in. "Bones, are you almost done?"

A fresh and cool looking Brennan stepped out of the bathroom. "Yes, it's your turn; I am going to go get us some coffee and donuts."

Booth smiled. "Get chocolate sprinkles." Brennan nodded and exited the room.

(Thirty minutes later)

Brennan walked down the hall, and saw Sully in the hallway. He was blocking the door to Booth's and her apartment. "What do you want, Sully?"

"I want to talk."

"No." Sully reached for her, but she kneed him in the groin, and he fell to the ground.

Booth opened the door, and smiled. "I thought I told you not to make her mad Sully."

Sully groaned in pain and limped away.

"Here you go Booth."

Booth smiled. "I am reminding myself too, come to think of it."

Brennan gave him a quizzical look. "What?"

Booth smirked mischievously. "Not to be mean to you, or I will get beaten up."

She smiled. "That's right, now who are we going to talk to?"

Booth laughed, he loved her more and more everyday.

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"I don't want to talk to him, he lives in a park."

"He lives in the woods in the park, Bones. And he really does care about his daughter." Brennan snorted. "Stunning way of showing it."

"Funny way, Bones, funny way of showing it."

"Ok." The two approached the clump of trees, where they had agreed to meet with Adam Richards. The man stepped tentatively out of the forest.

"Hello sir, thank you for agreeing to speak with us." Brennan bit her lip anxiously. She wanted to arrest him, but Booth wanted to pursue the affair lead to the end, so she couldn't mention the evidence she had against him.

"No problem, Agent Booth, Dr. Brennan." He nodded his head to each, and they smiled back.

"Mr. Richards, did you know that your wife was having an affair?" Booth asked.

"Yes, I did. I was very jealous. I didn't think it was right, you know? She was my wife, and I loved her, even with everything we had been though."

Booth nodded. "Do you know who the man was?"

The man nodded. "That damn Bailey. He was always the object of the dance mother's affections. He just happened to choose my wife is all."

Booth nodded. "Okay."

Richards snorted. "Why don't you ask Mary-Ann about it? She seemed to control Bailey."

Booth looked up. "Really?"

Richards nodded, playing with a blade of grass. "Well, I have to go. If you have any more questions, call." He walked away, and Booth began walking toward the car.

"Are we going to go talk to the wife now?"

"Yep Bones, that's exactly where we're going." Brennan caught up with him got in the car with him. She stole one of his donuts.

"Hey! That was a chocolate sprinkle one…"

Brennan smiled. "You'll get over it." Booth laughed and started the car.

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"Hello Agent Booth, Dr. Brennan, I didn't expect to see you two again." The woman smiled at them.

"Hello, Mrs. Richards, we came to talk about David Bailey."

The woman paled. "Do you know?" Booth nodded, and the woman sighed and let them in. "David was really nothing, just sex."

Brennan smiled, and looked at Booth, who clenched his fist. There's no such thing as 'just sex.'

"And when Adam found out, he went crazy! He started claiming I slept with everyone I knew, and refused to sleep with someone so 'easy.'" Booth nodded, he felt sorry for Adam; his wife did seem 'easy.' "I was going to call it off with David, but he kept on coming, and I couldn't stop him. I figured he loved me. Adam didn't want to even look at me anymore, so I took what I could."

This time Brennan nodded. She felt sorry for this woman; she knew what it was like to be alone. "Did he seem the same after Adam found out?"

The woman nodded. "He was actually better in the sack…oddly enough."

Booth nodded, and stood up.

"Any word on Sammy yet?"

"No, we are just trying to follow all the leads that come up. Make sure to stay in town until the investigation is over, Mrs. Richards." Booth said.

"Agent Booth, I did not hurt my daughter, she meant more to me than anything. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't marry David because of her. I only wanted her happiness." Booth just smiled and said goodbye.

Brennan followed him. "Think she did it?"

Booth shrugged. "She was a factor in this murder somehow, I just don't know how."

Brennan nodded and got in the car, where Booth stole one of her donuts.

She laughed. "I guess that's fair."

Booth nodded. "And tasty." Booth grinned goofily and started the car.

"Maybe we should go talk to Bailey?" Brennan questioned, testing her people-reading skills.

"One step ahead of you Bones."

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"Mr. Bailey!" Booth yelled.

The man stopped in front of his car. "Oh! Agent Booth, you startled me."

He smiled at him, but Booth didn't smile back. He had hit on his Bones, and that was not to be tolerated, ever. "Can we speak to you?"

"Sure, is this still about Sammy?"

Booth eyed the man, but answered his curious question. "Yes…now is it true that she was the main factor keeping you and Mrs. Richards apart?"

David sighed. "Yes, she was, but there were other factors too, like her attachment to Adam. She never really stopped loving him."

Booth nodded, and silently cheered the wife. She still tried to remain as loyal to her husband as she could. He could admire that aspect of her. "Thank you sir, that will be all for now, but don't go anywhere until this investigation is closed, okay?"

Brennan shot up out of nowhere. "Wait, can I take a look inside your car?"

Puzzled, David threw the keys to Brennan, who caught them. "Sure, just lock the doors and give the keys back when you're done. I have to go, I am late to rehearsal."

Booth stared at the car. "What did you find Bones?"

Brennan shrugged. "I think I see white powder in the car. I want to see if it matches the baby powder in the victim."

"But we found DNA in the powder."

Brennan smiled, looking up at Booth. "Well, I'm glad we decided to follow this lead, now we have even more factual evidence, like that DNA."

Booth smiled. "Are you getting the sample?"

Brennan held up a bag. "I already have."

Booth smirked and wrapped his arm loosely around his partner's shoulder. "Atta girl…"

Brennan smiled. "So now I need to get this evidence to the Jeffersonian."

Booth nodded. "Consider it done." They drove to the post office.

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"Wow, I can't believe it's already 9:30." Brennan said, observing the clock.

"Uhuh, hold on for a second, okay?"

Brennan rolled her eyes. Ever since they had come back to the hotel, Booth had been obsessed with this basketball game. "Shouldn't you be rooting for a team near Washington D.C.?"

Booth smiled. "No way, this is not only the best team in the NBA, but they are also the only team with such an incredible depth in their roster."

"What kind of name is 'Mavericks' anyways?"

Booth looked at her, feigning hurt. "The name of an AMAZING team, that's what kind of name it is."

Booth smiled at the final score. "Good, 101-106. That's a good way to start a road trip."

Brennan rolled her eyes. "Can we go to bed now?"

Booth shook his head. "Now it's time to celebrate Bones!"

She rolled her eyes. She seemed to be doing that a lot tonight. Booth laughed.

"Fine, what do you want to do Booth?"

Booth smiled at the endless possibilities…What do I want to do?

Brennan's face brightened. "I think I have an idea…" She ran to her bad and began rummaging through it. "Found it!" Brennan came back to the sofa, with an envelope in her hand.

"What is it?" Booth asked curiously.

Brennan smiled, and opened the envelope.

"Blank pieces of paper?" He said sarcastically.

Brennan smiled once again. "Yes Booth, have you ever played a game called truth or dare?"

Booth laughed. "No way am I playing that game with you…I can celebrate tomorrow."

Brennan smiled, she knew she had caught him, and he had stumbled. She enjoyed her triumph.

"So can you sleep by yourself Bones?"

Brennan eyed him. "Booth, that's mean. Of course I can sleep by myself." But that doesn't mean that I want too…

He smiled and took his usual position next to her. She was always amazed at how he knew exactly what she needed.

"Good night Bones."

"Good night Booth, I am glad your team won."

Booth smiled. "Me too…"

Booth held her close, and she protested. He reluctantly loosened his grip but kept his face buried in her hair. He loved being around her, well, he loved her. Good night, my dear Temperance.

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"Hey Zach, what are you doing?" Hodgins asked.

"I am trying to wait patiently for the evidence that Dr. Brennan sent for us."

Hodgins and Angela smiled at each other. "What are you doing after that?"

Zach thought for a moment. "Just going home."

Angela nodded. "And…?"

Zach shrugged. "I will most likely read or go to sleep."

Hodgins nodded this time. "Excellent, then you can come with us."

Zach looked frightened. "Where exactly are you two going?"

"To a club."

Zach shook his head violently. "No, I don't want-" But it was too late; they were already pulling him out of the lab.

"You are going to have so much fun, man!" Hodgins teased.

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wow, i can't believe Booth likes the mavericks too! ...oh wait, i just wrote him that way...lol. but seriously. My Mavies will go all the way this year! woohooo! go mavs! i got mavs pride! wooohooo!

oh yeah...r&r...lol