A/N: Wow, it's been a while since I updated! Sad because I already had the rough draft for this and 2 others...Guess I was just lazy. I honestly planned on posting one today when I read m3llowgirl's latest update on Carnival Ride and it was based off my suggestion to her...plus it's her birthday so I decided to write this as my present to her :) Happy Birthday!

Little coinkidink, my birthday was yesterday :) I waited for DB to show up on my doorstep, but he never came. I think he may have gotten lost...

~B hearts B~

Brennan wasn't currently working on a murder case, so she chose this down time to catch up on why the Jeffersonian originally hired her, to identify long forgotten remains. Everyone else had since gone home for the day, and she was alone. She liked working that way though, it was quiet and she could give her full attention to the bones before her. Before heading down to bone storage, she put her cell on silent, laid it on her desk, and grabbed the iPod Angela had gotten her for Christmas. Angela had even taken the liberty of uploading it with a variety of songs, that way she didn't have an excuse not to use it.

Downstairs, she put the iPod on shuffle and began her work. She was surprised to find that she enjoyed the music Angela had chosen. One minute she was listening to The Beatles, then The Black Eyed Peas, and then Glass Pear. Naturally she had to look down at the screen to see who the artists were since she didn't know, but that didn't mean she enjoyed the music any less. She remained in the basement for a couple more hours, documenting and cataloging.

She made her way back upstairs to her office as exhaustion began to settle in. She lowered herself onto the couch and rested her head back. She sat there as the current upbeat song faded, and the beautiful sound of piano keys filled her ears.

Sometimes the night seems so long

When you lie in bed all alone

And tomorrow seems so far away

I don't wanna live another day this way

Scared to let someone in

Can't bear to get hurt again

But my body needs to feel a touch

Someone come and wake me up

I just want somebody to love me

I just need somebody to hold me

Somebody to love me

The words seemed to travel through her ears and straight to her chest. There, they proceed to leave a heavy weight, and all she can do is concentrate on the words of the song.

Her eyes begin to fill with tears because she knows that at the end of the day, when no one else is looking, when no one is scrutinizing, all she wants is someone to love her. She knows that the only person she wants to hold that role in her life is Booth, but no matter the signs he gives her, he plainly said he only loved her in an atta-girl kinda way. What the hell does that mean anyway? Well, no time like the present to find out the answer to that question.

She jumps up, grabs her phone, and sees that she has 4 missed calls from Booth. Without knowing what she'll do when she sees him, she gathers her things to go. Upon leaving the office, she sees him walking across the lab towards her. He says something about her not answering her phone, but all she can hear is her own heartbeat in her ears.

He gets to where she had stopped and she throws her arms around his neck. The momentum made him stumble back a couple steps but he recovers. Looking up at his face, she sees the confused smile and decides. She decides that no words would be the best course of action so she leans in and softly kisses him. Stunned at first, he quickly recovers and reciprocates eagerly, matching her tongue, thrust for thrust.

The lab was the very first place they met, it's only fitting that it should be the place where they finally come together.

~B hearts B~

A/N: The song is "Somebody To Love Me" by Kellie Pickler.

(Grrr, this document manager isn't letting me edit it the way I want it to look...what the...)

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