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Chapter Six: The Talk
(Booth POV)
As soon as I heard her voice on the other line my heart stopped. Metaphorically, of course, because if it had truly stopped, I would have been dead. But that's what it felt like. I felt like all the blood had left my veins and my heart turned to ice and froze in place.
"Brennan?" I asked, when I was greeted by her voice, as if I wasn't sure that I was actually talking to her.
"Yeah, Bones, it's me." She said, almost impatiently, "And I'm calling because we really need to talk."
"Talk?" My voice cracked slightly. "About what?"
"You know what, Bones." she said in a slow, warning tone that let me know that I wasn't going to get out of this one very easily. "We have to talk about what happened between us back at the Hoover. Whether it be on the phone, or I could go to your place, but it has to happen."
I stayed silent, trying to calm my heart, which had suddenly come alive and was beating wildly against my chest. I really didn't want to talk about this, but I had a feeling that it was going to happen whether I liked it or not.
"Bones?" I heard her say, on the other line, "You still there?" When I didn't answer, her tone became impatient again, "Bones, if you don't answer, I'm just gonna come over there."
I sighed. "Fine."
She seemed surprised by my voice. "What?" she asked, her voice raising an octave.
"Fine. Come over." I said, giving in, knowing that this talk had to happen sooner or later. "I'll have coffee ready when you get here."
She seemed caught off guard by my answer but was able to give a weak response, "O-okay. I'll be there in about fifteen minutes."
"Okay," I said, softly, "I'll see you soon."
"Yeah, see you." She said, disconnecting the call.
Once I was off the phone, I plopped down on my couch and buried my head in my hands.
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Twenty minutes later, after I had poured myself a cup of coffee, waiting for her to arrive, I heard a knock at the door.
I sighed and padded across the floor, swinging open the door, and greeting her. "Hey." she said, sheepishly, giving me a wave of her hand as I let her in.
I waved back, but stayed silent, trying to swallow the lump in my throat before I could speak.
After I was sure it was gone, I offered her some coffee but she declined, instead asking if I had any beer. I smiled and nodded, going to the kitchen and grabbing two beers from the fridge.
When I turned to walk back towards the living room, I saw her standing in the doorway, watching me.
As soon as our eyes met, she walked straight towards me, taking the beers out of my hands and placing them on the counter next to us, before turning back to me and framing my face with her hands and brushing a ghost of a kiss against my lips before pulling back, and looking me straight in the eyes.
"Now," she said softly, "tell me, honestly, that you didn't feel anything."
I stared at her for a moment, trying to control the beating o my heart, but I knew it was useless. I shook my head, and saw her furrow her eyebrows worriedly, before I spoke. "I can't." I said, in barely a whisper.
She instantly smiled that beautiful smile, which made me smile in return as I lowered my lips to hers and kissed her passionately, which she gladly returned.
I wrapped my arms around her waist and she did the same around my neck, holding on for dear life as our lips devoured each other.
When we pulled back for air, she looked up and smiled at me.
"Good talk." She whispered and I shook my head.
"Great talk." I said, smiling as our lips met in another heated kiss and I led her to my bedroom.
I thought y'all deserved that for being so patient with my inconsistent updates. They will be much more frequent as soon as I get accustomed to school and stop taking those cat naps that prevent me from writing when I'm not doing homework. Anyway, review and you get a naked Bones character of your choice and cookies!