Disclaimer: Bones and its affiliated characters do not belong to me. I mean no copyright infringement. There are quotes from the episode that do not belong to me. I've interjected thoughts, altered scenes and added scenes.
A Blizzard of Confessions, Wishes, and Promises
Chapter 3: Satisfying Outcomes from the Elevator
She looked at him with her beautiful blue eyes. "You're not a substitute." He waited a few moments to let that soak in. "You're not a substitute. She was."
Brennan had so many questions. Over the past few months, his life had been full of contradictions. She wondered if that was upsetting him more than losing Hannah.
Booth interrupted her thoughts with one of his own. "Do you think it's possible for us to be together one day?"
~BOOTH&BONES~
"I find myself unsure of what it is you're asking. You said we're good. And you've said you wanted to be partners and friends." She guessed he meant more than a friendship, but she needed to hear it. His words and actions have been back and forth and difficult to interpret.
"I mean together-together. A couple."
"Cam and Angela once told me that we already were a couple," Another reference to the past. "But we just didn't have sex. Even Clark had a say about it," she smiled at the memory. "That was when we were working on our second case after we returned to D.C. and we got our lab back in working order." She leaned over to the side to look at him more closely. "Have you noticed how much Clark has changed?"
Booth sat up to look at her with a more comfortable distance. He was sad to admit he hadn't noticed a change. He hardly ever saw the squints.
"He's quite funny. He made a big show about how crazy it was we never tore our clothes off and just finally did it!" Booth's jaw dropped and he turned slightly red. "I know. We were quite shocked, too. And now he talks about his social life all the time. It can be quite irritating. He really should concentrate on his work more."
He chuckled at her misinterpretation of his surprised and embarrassed reaction. He didn't care who said it, he wasn't comfortable with anyone saying it.
"If they really thought of us as a couple before you went to Afghanistan and I went to Indonesia, I can understand why they would think we should be having sex."
"Right," Booth said hesitantly.
"And we would be compatible. Both of us are physically fit and have a lot of energy and stamina. I think making love would be quite satisfying."
"Yeah." Booth had a dreamy look on his face. Brennan looked hopeful.
And then the power came back on and the spell was broken.
~BOOTH&BONES~
When the elevator reached Booth's floor, they found Sweets sitting on a step pouting.
"Sweets. Look, I'm sorry."
"Sure. It's done."
"Thanks."
Sweets jumped up to help Booth pull the seats out.
"Wait. That's all you want to say to him?" asked Brennan in a low tone of voice.
"Bones, we're not girls." Brennan rolled her eyes and Sweets grinned.
"I suggest we leave them in the hall until later. It's not like anyone is going anywhere with them in this blizzard. Who would try something like that?" asked Sweets.
"Just us," Brennan reminded them.
Five minutes later they were outside and ready to get in the SUV. "I don't have my keys," cried Booth in despair.
"I suppose it's possible that you dropped them out here when we were taking the seats out. Let's start digging," announced Brennan. And sure enough, they were buried under snow behind the SUV.
"Yes! I totally found them!" announced Sweets.
~BOOTH&BONES~
Thanks to the clever squints, they were able to identify the victim, discover a deadly virus, and find cause of death all without electricity. Time and again, Booth wondered how he could've been so blind to ignore their exceptional skills the first few months of working with them.
"Booth? Are you okay?"
"Just fine. Why?"
"Because you hate silence in the car."
His lop-sided smile appeared. "It must be evolution," he joked and she laughed with him.
"Okay. I think we're close enough to start looking for the killer and anymore girls he may have in hiding."
"Just remember to be careful, Booth. The incubation period has been long enough for him to be contagious."
"Then let's hope he doesn't resist arrest."
~BOOTH&BONES~
The suspect started lunging toward Booth and Brennan reacted by pulling her gun and shooting.
"Bones! What did you think you were doing?"
"Saving you."
"Okay, but you could have killed me instead."
"You're very much alive. And so is he, but he's not going anywhere with a bullet in his calf."
"You're dangerous."
"I'm a good shot."
"You're still dangerous." In more ways than one.
Author's Notes: I'm still overwhelmed by all the response this story has gotten. Thank you for reading! The conclusion of this story is coming soon in Chapter 4. I'm undecided about an epilogue. I'll have to wait and see how my muse ends the last chapter.
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Thanks so much for all the praise, encouragement and excitement. ~ bblover228, Boneslover10, alexsmom, mendenbar, PrincessAlica, MellobonesFan101, bb-4ever, ScotFree, JET1967, BBfansavl6, bones35, SouthunLady, cheysma2000, and cast14.
B&B Discussion: So glad you liked it. I had fun writing it and I have to admit I wondered if I had ventured too far with the feelings. But it was well received… so thanks for letting me know. It would be cool to hear some of that on the real show. Maybe someday.
JET1967's Review: Loved the back and forth dialogue and knowing a little of their thoughts. One of the advantages of written vs. seeing is knowing what someone is thinking. I've thought that's something that would have been helpful this season. The interpretation of what has happened might have been different if we had known what the characters were thinking. ~~~Wouldn't it be cool if a book would come out for each episode when the season's DVD comes out?
PrincessAlica's Review: My favorite line was "You're not a substitute. She was." ~~~I love it when reader's point out a line they particularly like.
Mendenbar' Review: I totally despise Daisy Wick. Any one who could fall for her should not be giving out relationship advice! ~~~Very good point!