ENERGETIC B
The case had just wrapped up. The team had been on a tight deadline and had been working around the clock. Now they had finished three hours early. The FBI director had been leaving on vacation at five AM and wanted the case wrapped up an hour before he left. The squints and Booth had complained quite a bit but were now finished at one AM, very early in the morning. The team sat around on the couches having the first opportunity to talk since yesterday.
"How'd the proposal go?" Booth asked Hodgins. "Great" he replied with a grin looking over at Angela and Brennan. They sat together heads bowed whispering. Angela was showing off her ring with a glow on her face. Brennan looked happy for her. Angela however was yawning, exhausted at the late hour. "Time to go" Hodgins said protectively. "I'm talking to Bren" Ange complained. "Really Ange, you look tired" Brennan said offering her input "We can talk about it tomorrow". They both got up and made their way over to the boys. Hodgins put his arm around Angela. "Night sweetie, night stud" she said without any extra comments, which was a testament to how tired she was. "Night Dr. B, Booth" Hodgins said. "Good Night" they replied. "Come on Zach, we'll take you home" Hodgins told the young scientist. Angela lightly pushed him in the direction of the car. They all treated him like a little brother. With that, the three left. Cam left soon after to return home to Michelle.
"Come on Bones" Booth said. "We can drop off the report and I'll take you home". Brennan agreed because he had picked her up this morning so she had no other car. After the dropped off the report to a grateful (for the report) and grumpy (it was 1:30 AM) director, Booth went to drop Brennan off.
"I'm not tired," she complained bouncing up and down in her seat. "No you're certainly not," Booth agreed "You've got energy to spare." "I don't have extra energy" she contradicted "I'm energetic. It's your fault, Booth". "Me?" he asked. "Yes you" she replied poking him in the shoulder with her index finger, "Your crazy hour cases for the past week have messed up my REM cycle." It hasn't affected anyone else," he said. "Yes it has. They've all been tired, their sleep cycles just don't adjust as fast because they haven't had to change time zones as often".
They went to the diner, which was open 24 hours a day. He got fries as a snack knowing he'd end up sharing. "Isn't staying up messing up your REC cycle even more?" Booth asked. "REM" she said exaggerating each syllable "Yeah probably" she admitted "You can take me home now".
Alpha male he was Booth walked her up to the door. Brennan invited him in because she was still wide-awake. She changed and offered him the set of clothes he left there just in case. He was tired but she insisted he stay because she wasn't tired at all and this was his fault. They lay in her bed, Bren snug under the blankets and Booth lying on top. For a while, they talk about Angela and Hodgins' engagement, work, and Parker who was coming next weekend. "He really wants to see you" Booth said yawning. Brennan was very energetic still but quieted down the longer they talked. Eventually Booth fell asleep. Bren covered him with a blanket. In his sleep, he rolled over and held her close. She allowed it feeling safe and soon they were both fast asleep.
What he would think in the morning she didn't want to know but Bren reasoned she could say it must have happened after she fell asleep too. Although this wasn't plausible because she woke up if anyone touched her at all. Oh well, Brennan decided maybe he wouldn't ask or maybe he'd realize how much she like him. She had been exhausted but she'd faked being energetic, copying what she'd seen Angela do when excited, to spend another hour with him she wished she could spend a lifetime.