Christine had been over Morgan's house all day. Winter formal had finally arrived. Christine had a mixture of emotions: nervousness, giddiness, and a sudden soothing feeling. Morgan's older sister, Liana, was during their hair and make-up. She was leaving from Morgan's house to avoid Booth's watchful gazes. Thankfully Angela and Hodgins were in Texas so she didn't have to worry about Ange. Morgan was going to formal with her off and on again boyfriend Jose. Michael was picking up Christine from here. Brittney was smiling at her usually tomboy friend who was actually getting make up applied to her face.

"Britt, stop laughing."

"I can't. You look so pretty Chrissy. I mean you're hot, but you usually don't have a make-up. Now you look smoking, like your gender."

Chrissy couldn't help but laugh at her friend.

"Alright, Booth, you can look now." Liana says to the girl.

Christine opens her eyes to see a different person. There's blush, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, lip gloss and glitter all over her face. Christine's hair was curled all over but with two braids leading to the back of her head. Liana removed the make-up towel from Christine. Christine stood up to reveal her full attire. Her dress was short, midnight blue and covered with glitter at the bottom. The dress hugged her boobs and upper chest and flowed out into a tutu for the rest of it. Her heels were silver platforms.

Christine smiles at Brittney who is giving her thumbs up. Brittney was wearing a body hugging red halter dress with black platform heels. Her hair was pinned up into a nice bun with a curl falling from each side of her face.

"You look good Brit."

"No need to tell me the obvious."

Liana shook her head at the two girls smiling.

"Thanks LiLi." The girls exclaim in unison.

"Anytime. You two look beautiful."

"Thanks."

Liana walked out of the room the same time that Morgan entered. Her dress was white upper body fitting dress which trailed out at the waist. There was a blue ribbon surrounding the waist and tied into a bow at the back. Her heels were blue suede platform boots. Morgan's beautiful, shiny hair was flat ironed straight down her back.

"Carlos says the boys are here." Morgan tells her best friend's smiling.

"Time to party."

Christine was the last girl to walk down the steps. Michael was standing there with a white rose corsage smiling at her. Michael was in shock to see Christine look like such a girl. She was always beautiful but now it was just more painfully obvious to him. How he got her, he would never know. Christine approached Michael in his black suit, smiling.

"Hey."

"You look amazing Spunk."

Spunk, he had called her when they were younger, was a nickname. She has hated in when they were little only because he called her that to tease her.

"Thanks Mikey."

Mike put the corsage onto her wrist.

"Just tell me when you're ready for the best night of your life."

Christine smiles at him, always with the cockiness.

"Lead the way."

The gym room had never looked so nice before. Streamers, banners, balloons, table linens, stars, strobe lights, and the smell of strawberry lemonade filled the room. The group got a table near the dance floor despite the fact that the party was already in full swing. They had been sitting and talking for hours now. Mike holds out his hand and Chrissy takes it. The two dance close as a slow song continues to play. Mike smiles.

"Hey Spunk. Remember that time we spent the night in that tree house, just the two of us?"

"Yea, we were eleven and stubborn." Chrissy says laughing.

"I remember thinking I would never leave as long as you stayed with me. I told you that we could stay up there forever."

"And I told you that it was impossible seeing as how we would have to eat and relieve bodily fluids eventually."

Michael and Christine smile and laugh at the same memory.

"I fell in love with you that night."

Chrissy looks taken back. Not that she didn't love Mike; she had ever since that first kiss. It was just, what's the word? Complicated.

"I waited three months, five days, twelve hours and two minutes to kiss you after that. My world felt complete after I had done that."

Chrissy is still silent and for that Mike is grateful. He wants to tell her everything.

"Booth told me that I should plan on marrying you that day. I do. Not now, but eventually. I'm going to win you over one smile at a time."

Chrissy could only smile at him. Mike kisses her.

"I could kiss you forever."

Chrissy kisses him back. Those five words set her over the edge. Forever, he had said. She knew he meant them.

"Let's get out of here."

Chrissy doesn't remember how they got to the Hodgins condo. Chrissy doesn't remember coming in the door or coming into Mike's room. All she remembers is his kisses. They are long and sweet, filled with desire and love. They had been in love with one another for almost five years, ignoring it for some odd reason neither could explain. Michael caresses her body like a string guitar, softly but firmly. Chrissy unbuttons his shirt to reveal his glistening abs, calling to her even in the dark room. The only light source is the moon shining through the blinds. Chrissy runs her long fingernails over his abs causing his body to react.

Michael unzips the back of her dress and she steps out of it. Her body is dressed in a lace strapless push up bra with matching panties. Michael takes in the full effect of her. Chrissy goes back to kissing him, unzipping his pants. Michael kicks them aside pulling Christine towards the bed. They both fall back unto it, Mike on top of Chrissy, unfastening her bra. Chrissy pushes her underwear off and tosses it aside. Mike does the exact same. He reveals her breasts from their oppressor and kisses her. They both know what happens next. How it could turn bad the next day but tonight, it didn't really matter now did it?

"Are you sure Christine?"

Christine replies by grabbing the back of his head and pulling him into her lips. The two kiss zealously with a thirst. Mike carefully enters Christine. This is her first time and not his. He had lost his virginity two years ago after his first freshman baseball game. He had told Chrissy who just seemed to shrug it off at the time. Mike noticed how she was distant the next few days. He had dated the girl he slept with, in frequent sexual activity with her. He saw it as practice for what Booth had told him, Zach and Russy as lovemaking. That was what he was doing now with Chrissy. Chrissy felt the pain but ignored it. This was the right thing, the right time, the right boy. They moved in unison as one, as though this wasn't their first time together. They were breaking the laws of physics.

Christine had fallen asleep in Michael's arms after their exploits last night. Christine could feel herself being pulled away her slumber; it was the smell of coffee. Her eyes were batting then she heard a giggle which made her come fully to. Before her stood her friend and Mike's sister, Catherine Hodgins.

"So I guess last night was a good night."

Christine could not help but smile.

"Yea, it was."

Catherine giggles but then gets quiet. Chrissy looks over to see Mike's mostly naked frame next to her. One of his arms is still wrapped around her waist while the other is thrown across the bed.

"So are you and Mikey like a thing now?"

"I don't know Cathy."

"Hmph. Well, I'm glad. Toodles."

Chrissy laughs as one of her best friends walks out of the room. She looks over at the clock which reads eleven in the morning. Chrissy knows she needs to leave before noon. Parker was picking her up from Morgan's house around one so they could hang out. When she tried to climb out of the bed, an arm restrains her and pulls her back.

"Where are you going Spunk?"

"I need to get to Morgan's. Parker is getting me and I don't think you want him to know what happened last night."

Mike and Chrissy's eyes meet. They both smile at the same time and give one another a peck on the lips.

"Shower, you've got clothes over here. Then, I'll take you to Morgan's."

Chrissy smiles. How could she get someone as amazing as him? She would never know. She kisses his lips again, a little longer this time before heading out to the shower. This was the start of something good, she thought to herself.