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Chapter 17:
They stared in each others eyes and Brennan moved a little closer towards Booth, when a sudden knock at the door interrupted them. Brennan jumped away from him at the sound.
A nurse opened the door, giving them an apologetical look. "I am sorry, Mr. Booth, but this was found in your room at the ICU... Do you know to whom it belongs?"
The nurse presented a small, black item. A mobile phone. Booth smiled. "Yeah... I know. That's Rebecca's. You can leave it here, my son is going to come back later, he can take it home to his mother." The nurse left the room
Brennan stared at the small phone lying in his palm. "You damn little thing" She choked out. "I hate you."
'And how irrational is that?' she asked herself only a moment later.
Booth grinned at her. "You want to throw it against the wall? I won't tell and Rebecca thinks she lost it anyway."
Brennan chuckled. "No. Although it might be fun... it would be a very irrational and senseless thing to do. And I don't want to damage it. It's not mine."
"Life is not always rational, Bones." Booth commented, his gaze on her and she could tell by the husky tone of his voice, that he was not talking about phones anymore. Without averting his gaze from her, he placed the phone on the nightstand and then took her hand in his. "Where were we?" He asked, with a mischievous smile.
She looked away, trying to sort out her feelings. The moment earlier had been so intense, so perfect... all she had wanted to do was to lean in and kiss him and if the nurse had not knocked there sure as hell would have been a lip lock. Her stomach fluttered at the mere thought of it. But now the spur of the moment was gone and left her unsure. She did not know what to do now. They needed to talk, they had to sort things out, right? Maybe kissing was not such a good idea right now... They had to discuss what they were going to do now and how they were...
"Temperance, you think too much." Booth teased lightly, pulling her hand close to his face, effectively disturbing her thoughts.
"What?" She asked shooting him a confused look.
"You... think ... too... much." He slowly said and between every word he placed a soft kiss on her fingertips... the contact and the gesture made her shiver. Was it normal to react like that to a kiss on her HAND?, she wondered.
"Temperance... if I could move like I want to, I would kiss you right now... but I can't... so maybe you could help out a little?" Booth's voice was warm and soft, just like his hand covering hers. He gently pulled at her hand and she gave up the last bit of her resistance and slowly moved nearer, her face stopping only a few inches before his and their breaths mingled. He loosened his grip on her arm and both his hands moved to her face, gently cupping it. They stared in each others eyes again and Brennan could feel another flutter in her stomach, less gentle and subtle than before... No man had ever made her feel like that... And they were not even kissing yet. But the intense stare of those deep brown eyes... so full of passion and love. Her breath caught and when she heard the words he murmured, his voice so husky and full of passion, she could only be relieved, she was sitting... She was convinced, her knees would have buckled under her if it had not been for the chair.
Booth saw her move closer, felt how her breath mingled with his, a warm, soft caress on his face. She stopped a few inches in front of him and he simply had to move his hands up to her face, cupping it, feeling the soft skin, touching her. No other woman had ever aroused this feelings in him... not to that intensity. He had thought he had loved Rebecca... he had been sure back then, but now, with Temperance Brennan in front of him, looking into that crystal blue eyes of hers, his former experiences seemed pale and incomplete. And with her beautiful face in front of him, her lips slightly parted, he could not do anything else, but whisper: "I need you so much Temperance... You make me feel complete."
He saw how she trembled a bit at the sound of his words, but after a moment, she caught herself and quickly closed the last remaining distance between them. The kiss was all at once: a soft, loving touch of their lips, but also a passionate dance of their tongues. The flutter in Brennan's stomach suddenly became a roaring thunderstorm and her kiss grew even more passionate. Booth responded in the same way, with all the love and hunger for her he had locked away these past months.
When they finally pulled apart again – a lifetime or only moments later... they could not tell - they both were panting heavily.
Booth saw, how Temperance pulled back a little more, settling herself back into the chair again... some time during the kiss, she nearly had crawled on the bed. He felt a tingling sensation dance through his body, that was so much more than just raw desire. It was love, unconditional love for that woman, and he knew it.
His heart was pounding fast, while he watched her, curious on her reaction.
She had closed her eyes during their kiss and she still was not ready to open them. She let her tongue run over her slightly swollen upper lip, savouring his taste and observing the feeling of hot and cold shivers that went through her body with a strangely distanced interest. She never had felt like that before, she was sure of that... never in her life. This was not about desire... desire was only part of it. Part of that whole, scary, wonderful thing called love.
When he saw, how her tongue darted out of her mouth to lick her lip, he moaned softly. The noise caused her to open her eyes. Her voice was raw with emotion when she whispered: "This was... amazing."
A gentle smile appeared on his face and in a low, husky murmur he answered. "You are amazing."
She smiled back, her hand gripping his tightly and she answered. "You too. The most amazing man I've ever met."
He sighed at her words and closed his eyes for a brief moment. "You know me, Bones, you know me better than anyone else. I am not perfect and I will never be... but I can try to give my best for you ...everyday... if you want it." His eyes opened again and locked with hers, the question in his gaze as well as in his words.
"I want you." She simply said, her eyes glistening suspiciously. "Exactly the way you are." She watched him let out a relieved, breath and saw how the expression in his eyes changed. He had been scared... scared she would not dare to love him back, scared she would run.
She swallowed hard and croaked. "I am not an easy person, Booth... but you know me better than anyone else, too...So if you can live with my flaws..." She stopped, when she saw him shake his head. He smiled and said: "No flaws."
"What? Booth... I am... damaged... my past... it's... and my family... I mean..." She stammered, but she stopped, when he touched her lips with his index finger.
"There are no flaws. There may be some bumps and bruises, some scars, maybe... but they are all part of you and make you what you are. And you are beautiful in every way." He said seriously, his brown eyes holding hers.
"Oh, Booth." She whispered and once more tears welled up in her blue eyes and threatened to fall. She leant forward, turning a bit and resting her elbow on his bed, then she lowered her head very gently on his shoulder and whispered: "I don't know what I would do without you."
"No need to fret anymore" he mumbled against her hair, ignoring the pain where her arm made contact with his rib. "I am here and I don't plan on leaving you anytime soon"
"A menace? " she smiled and closed her eyes, felt his breast vibrate a little, when he tried to stifle a laughter. "Stop joking, Bones... laughing hurts."
"Okay" She breathed and after a long moment of silence she whispered. "I love you." She heard him hold his breath for a moment, then she felt how he placed a soft kiss on her hair and the small, loving gesture made her heart jump. "I love you too." He whispered back.
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