This chapter contains MAJOR SPOILERS, so beware! I'm sorry if the chapter isn't that great, the flu I have has gotten worse so I have been working on this chapter for the past few days. I've been kind of out of it, so if something doesn't make sense to you, I apologize for it now. I just wanted to get this chapter up for those of you who have commented and liked my story so far. Thank you all for being so great! I dont know if I lost my BB touch or if I just suck all together, but lately I dont feel like I've been doing as well. The lack of comments give me reason to think all that? The only reason I bring this up is because I want to write a good story for you all to read, I dont want it to be half-ass, pardon my language. Anyhow If I dont feel improvement from myself soon or have reason too, then I may take a break from this story for awhile. I'm not sure yet? what do you all think? ... I've also mentioned this on my EC story. It goes for both…Anyhow, I hope you enjoy this chapter everyone. I wrote it for you. ;)

Chapter: 12

Booth's Cold Remedy;

"Just a minute!" Bones yelled out pulling the towel more around her body. Her hair was soaked around her face, her shoulders dripping wet as she heard her door open. She stopped in her tracks and peered around the corner.

"Bones?"

She sighed hearing Booth's voice and the door close. She wrapped the towel more securely around her thin wet body and stood in her living room just as Booth walked in with a tray of two coffee's in one hand and pulled off his sun glasses with the other. He stopped dead in his tracks seeing a naked Bones standing before him. Well she wasn't naked but she was wet wearing a towel. "Booth! I gave you that key for emergencies only!" she scolded him.

Booth swallowed hard and loudly setting the coffee down without removing his eyes from his beautiful partner. "Uh, B –Bones," he coughed some and composed himself. "This is an emergency, we have a case!" he said glancing over her body once and then up to her eyes. She didn't appear to be embarrassed or uncomfortable standing before him like she was.

"We always have a case, Booth," she noted and chuckled. She walked closer to him watching him freeze in place. She leaned down in front of him and grabbed her coffee, her eyes never leaving his. "You ok?" she asked suddenly.

"Y –yep, I'm just dandy." There was a squeak in his voice before he cleared it again seeing her stand in front of him fully. She looked so innocent like she didn't have a clue what she was doing to him, not to mention what her strawberry and honey sent did to him. Booth shivered, "Bones? You think maybe you can go put some clothes on so … so we can to the scene?" he said a little shakily to her.

She smiled and sipped on her coffee. "Yeah." She shrugged and studied him for a moment before walking away and disappearing down the hall.

"Oh yeah you might wanna grab your hiking gear, Bones!"

She could hear him call out to her. She would ask questions on the way. She wondered though, why was he so stiff and … shy? –When she was around him, she was just in her towel. No different then him walking in on her when she was in her robe just waking up for the day. Then again she was naked underneath the white cloth? She shrugged it off and got dressed. If she had to bring her hiking gear she knew it was going to be an exciting case.

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Bones huffed a little as she sat back in the passengers' seat, "I really wished you wouldn't have hurried me, my hair is still wet!" she said softly with a little grunt as she fumbled with the pony tail that hung loose on the back of her head. "So hiking gear?"

Booth glanced over at her and smiled, no matter what she always looked good to him. He guessed he really shouldn't have hurried her; they did have to hike down a creek bed and examine a body. She could get sick? Nah, Bones will be fine! "A couple, newly-weds went bungee jumping and at the bottom of the gorge they found a body. So you and I have to hike down the creek and well you know…" he said casually turning a corner.

Bones shifted her lips side to side and nodded, "bungee jumping, huh?" she said softly with a small smile.

"Yeah? You ever did it?"

"Once. I was in New Zealand a couple of years ago with a group of students from the Oxford University, it was a lot of fun!" she mused. "You?"

Booth shook his head and chuckled, "no, never bungee jumped. But when I was a Ranger me and a few of the other guys jumped from a plane once." Booth looked serious for a moment as if the memory struck something in his mind. "Anyways…" he trailed off and parked the car on the side of the bridge.

Bones let it go and sighed getting out of the vehicle and went around to the back to change into her hiking boots. She sat on the edge of the SUV cab and looked up at Booth watching him pulling over a jacket. "Ready?" he said happily as she smirked a little and grabbed her things.

As they made their way down the rocky creed bed she led the way down feeling Booth every now and then grab onto her. She didn't say anything to him, she just let him, he obviously wasn't used to doing this kind of thing. As they made their way down she could see the bones splattered in different directions. Bones grabbed onto Booth looking over at the body as Booth hopped down. She walked over and hovered over the body looking carefully. "Male. Mid to late 30's, somewhat athletic." She looked closer at the remains, "well… we can rule out suicide!"

"What? How do you know that?" he asked bending down on the opposite side of her looking over the bones.

She pointed, "see this, this mark," she said pointing around the skull. "There is a nick here suggesting that something was plunged into the side of his head." She swallowed hard and stood looking around the area before looking back at the body. She shivered feeling a cold breeze slide through. She gathered her hands in front of her nonchalantly rubbing them together. She was suddenly cold, even with her jacket on. "When we get them back to the lab I'll know more," she said softly crossing her arms over her chest as her teeth chattered a bit.

Booth stood up and studied her for a moment, "you alright, Bones?" he asked her softly walking towards her.

"Just cold."

Booth sighed and glanced up seeing a team start to come down the rock hill. "This -," Booth started pointing behind him, "that all needs to be shipped back to the Jeffersonian." He shouldn't have had to say anything to them now, they knew the drill, still he let them know out of habit. He looked at Bones and nodded up the hill, "come on." As they started to trudge their way up towards the hill he removed his pull over jacket and stopped her. He slipped the jacket over her head watching her put her arms through the sleeves. She looked like she was going to protest at first but didn't say anything she just smiled.

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When they got back to the lab the Bones hadn't arrived yet so Booth headed over to the Hoover building to check in and do some minor paper work. Temperance set her bag down on her desk and moved the mouse of her computer. She removed Booth's jacket and then her own after hanging them up she settled in her chair and read and replied to some of her e-mails. She sat back in her chair and looked around her office then to the outside seeing that the remains had arrived.

She stood up and grabbed for her lab jacket. As she slipped it on she cleared her throat, she coughed a little and cleared her throat again while walking out to the platform. She saw Mr. Nigel Murray looking over the bones that were on the table. "Nice to have you back again, Mr. Murray. What can you tell me so far?" she said clearing her throat again. Bones grabbed for her gloves and slipped them on looking over the skull area.

"Well seeing the shattering angle of the bones it appears that this man was thrown off the bridge," he said matter-of-factly.

Temperance looked at the structure of the bones and nodded, "I'm comfortable with that observation. I agree." She picked up the largest piece of the skull that was still intact and held it up, "I noticed this at the scene, it appears that he was stabbed with something? I want you to take a …" she trailed off putting the skull down while putting her arm up over her mouth as she coughed hard. "Excuse me. I –I want you to take an impression and see what kind of weapon that was used." She finished with another cough.

"Pretty mean cough you got their Dr. B, you alright?" Hodgins asked stepping up to the platform.

"Yes I'm fine." She shivered a little and removed her gloves coughing once more then cleared her throat. She knew she was getting a cold or something, she could feel it. Usually she wasn't one to catch colds or things like that; she wasn't very susceptible to any of them.

"Tell me squints, what have we got?" Booth said swiping his card through the slot and jogging up to the platform.

"I can tell you now that this man was dead before he was throne off the bridge." Nigel Murray said.

Bones looked at Booth then back at Vincent. "Explain?"

"With what little skin there is left on the bone, the hemorrhaging around the puncture wound suggests that he would have blood out, too much blood in fact for someone to survive." He sounded sure on his words again while examining more of the body.

"Good. Great job Mr. Nigel-Murray!" Bones said with a crack in her voice. She cleared her throat again and saw Booth eye her for a moment, a look of worry and concern on his face. "Call me when you've done the impression." With that she started down the platform steps, Booth following behind her.

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It had been a long day. After the remains had laid out on the table for awhile Cam noticed that the skin started to move on Mr. Alex Newcomb. Well not really move, but the bones had started to foam a little. As it left the rest of the lab worried, Booth worried more about Bones. She seemed to be coughing more and even at one moment he watched her grab her head stating she had a headache. She was getting a cold and he could tell it was his fault he knew it for making her come out this morning like she did. Then again a cold wouldn't really start that fast so it had to be something other then just his selfishness this morning.

Seeley finally pulled her out of the lab and they drove back to his place. "I thought the guy was dead?" he said handing her a cup of tea as he sat down next to her.

"He is dead. But his skin was moving."

"Wait a second, moving skin on a dead guy?"

"Yes! Then he started foaming!" she said softly. Booth still wasn't grasping the fact what happened back at the lab. His mind was either elsewhere or he just wasn't paying attention like he was know to do from time to time. He usually just asked her questions like he was doing now, she guessed it saved him from having to really pay attention or listen.

"Foaming? What would cause that?- too much beer or maybe he ate soap?" he said with a laugh in his voice.

Bones chuckled and sipped on her tea again clearing her throat. "You should stop using cartoons as a scientific reference." She leaned forward and put the tea down before clearing her throat once more. She sighed a looked around his living room, she had been to his apartment a lot in the past month and a half a lot and yet still every time she looked around something new peeked her interest.

Booth followed her eyes and smirked wondering what she was thinking right now? "You gonna go to the doctors and get some medication for that cold before it gets any worse?" Booth asked suddenly.

Bones pierced her lips together momentarily and shook her head, "no. I think I'll be fine. It'll pass." She sounded sure of her self but knew that the feeling in her chest told her otherwise.

Booth just nodded to her and flipped the TV on relaxing back against the couch. He moved his arm to the back head of the couch and looked over at her seeing her relaxed as well. "We only have twenty-four hours to -," she was cut off by a knock as his door.

Booth furrowed his brow looking at the time. It was only nine o'clock but who would be dropping by his place at this time of night? "It's open."

Booth leaned forward as well as Bones on the couch seeing Agent Perotta step into his living room with a bag in her hand. She paused for a moment seeing the two of them on his couch, looking rather comfortable. "Oh! I'm sorry, I –I just heard you were sick. Brought you some of my chicken soup," Perotta said biting her bottom lip.

"I'm not sick. Bones is."

Bones swallowed hard and cleared her throat again while she stood. Booth stood with her quickly and watched her lean down to gather her jacket, only she picked his up instead not even realizing it. "I should go, it's getting late." Bones slipped the jacket on and grabbed her bag slinging it over her shoulder before walking past Payton.

"I wasn't interrupting anything was I?" Perotta asked.

"No. No, not at all. I have to go anyhow," Bones said softly clearing her throat again. She glanced back at Booth, "I'll call you if I hear anymore on the remains." With that Bones exited out of the door leaving Booth looking confused.

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Bones let the hot water wash down along her back, the steam from the shower felt nice. Her cough had gotten worse by the time she entered her apartment, so she made some tea and sipped on it before getting into the shower. Her mind was spinning, what the hell just happened? Why did she leave Booth's place like that? Like… like a jealous girlfriend or something? She and Booth were nothing more then partners… and well best friends, but still they didn't date or anything so why did it bother her so much that Agent Perotta stopped by his place?

Bones didn't even know that they had talked outside of the bureau? She sighed and shut the water off, she guessed it really didn't matter because Booth had to live his own life and Perotta was an attractive woman, still Temperance didn't like her so much? She let her thoughts roam her mind before she slipped the towel around her body and walked into her bedroom to get her bed clothes on.

X/X/X/

Booth was stunned that Bones just up and left like that. She didn't seem pissed off or anything, but she didn't seem too happy either? Booth didn't understand what was wrong with her? Was she mad because Perotta came over? Perotta and called him a few times to see how he was doing, but there was nothing more then just phone calls. No dates or anything so he was a little shocked too when she came into his apartment. She didn't stay long anyhow, maybe a half hour. After she left, with her chicken soup, Booth tried to call Bones but she didn't answer her phone. It worried him a little because Booth was the one that drove.

He knew she was smart and wouldn't walk, but probably took a cab instead. Booth thought the chicken soup idea was a good one so he made… well went out and bought some for Bones. It was almost eleven and he hoped that she hadn't gone to bed yet as he knocked on her door waiting for her to answer he tapped his fingers against the bag.

Another moment past and he knocked again listening more carefully for any moment. All he heard was soft music playing, Booth took his key out and opened the door carefully making sure he didn't walk in on her in her towel again. Although he had to admit that was a beautiful sight this morning, still he wanted to respect her privacy. When he walked in he looked around carefully, "Bones?" he said softly closing and locking the door behind him. He walked in more and saw her across the room at her desk slumped over sleeping with her laptop open and a bottle of cold medicine.

Booth smiled walked into the kitchen putting the soup down then removed his jacket as he walked over to where Bones was. He glanced at her computer seeing that she was working on something then kneeled down in front of her shaking her a little. "Bones? Bones wake up," he said softly hearing her moan a little.

Brennan felt someone touching her and shaking her and the moment she heard the voice she knew it was Booth. She grunted and coughed loudly opening her eyes. "Booth? What are you doing here?" she asked before she opened her eyes. She coughed again when she did and sat up slowly feeling a small kink in her neck. She saw him stand and back away a little as she started to stand her head felt dizzy and she held onto the desk with one hand while Booth grabbed her other.

"You just left," he said suddenly before walking her towards her couch. "I made… well bought you some soup," he said once more watching her sit on her couch rubbing her eyes some. "Why did you leave like that Bones?"

"Leave like what, Booth?"

"You know…" he said seeing that she wasn't understanding what he meant. "You know, like you… like you were mad?"

"I wasn't mad." Her simple statement wasn't entirely a lie. She had no reason to be mad at him. Right? "I was just tired. Besides Perotta was there to see you… not me. I didn't want to interrupt your time together." Good one Temperance, if that didn't sound jealous I don't know what does!

Booth chuckled some and shook his head, was she jealous? Booth walked away and headed into her kitchen. She stood up slowly and walked over to her stereo to shut the music off when Booth walked back into the room with a bowl in his hand. She glanced over her shoulder at him, "I'm not hungry." She cleared her throat from another cough and turned back to the stereo. When her hand reached out to shut it off Booth was behind her and reached over to her hand pulled it back. "What -," she started before he turned her around.

"Keep it on." He looked down at her and shook his head with another chuckle before pulling her out into the open living room more. "Dance with me, Bones."

She looked at him confused, "dance with you? I don't feel like dancing Booth, I'm tired." She was tired, but being in his arms right now sounded wonderful.

He snaked his arm around her waist anyhow and pulled her up against the cage of his chest while the other hand found hers and he slowly started to move them. He heard her breath hitch as he looked into her eyes; he could feel her heart beating hard against his chest much like his own. It was quite between them for what seemed like forever which ended up only being a few minutes before he spoke. "Trust me when I tell you this Bones, I was as surprised as you were when Agent Perotta showed up at my place tonight." He looked at her seeing her face relax some.

"She seemed pretty… comfortable, I mean… I know its none of my business but do you to have something -,"

"No!" he said before she could even finish her sentence. "I mean… no. We just talk from time to time on the phone and that's it." Which was the truth. Booth spun them around slowly making sure not to make her any dizzier before the song changed. Foreigner's I wanna know what love is starting to fill the air. Booth smiled and moved his hand away from hers and put both his arms around her feeling her hands rest against his chest. He was so close to her, she shivered in his arms and he pulled her closer. He needed her to know that he was serious now, he wanted to warm her and make her feel better and not just with her cold either, but about Perotta.

It was more then obvious it had hurt her feelings, but he knew Bones would never say anything. He heard her start to hum the song a little which made him smile, he could see that she was stiffening a few coughs not to ruin the quite and relaxing moment. "Thank you for the soup," she finally said looking up into his eyes. "I'm sure its great, but I don't have an apatite right now."

Booth just nodded and moved them more across the living room floor. It was silent again, but her smile never faded which sent the butterflies in his stomach into overdrive. As the song continued to play he felt her cuddle closer to his body as the danced slowly, his mind was spinning if this wasn't the moment to make a move then he didn't know what time was? The only bad part of it was, she was sick, but that didn't matter to him. He wouldn't care if he had a cold for a month, it would be worth it all just to feel her lips once more.

He could see she was in deep thought when he met her eyes again. A smile placed on his lips as she smiled back at him. Booth moved his hand up and down her back while the other came up and brushed some of her hair from her face. She closed her eyes feeling his finger tips brush along her cheek momentarily and when she opened her eyes she saw his face come closer. She swallowed hard and loud, not blinking once.

"I wanna kiss you, Bones." Stupid, Stupid, Stupid! Why did you just say that? Now she knows its coming!

She swallowed again and cleared her throat stiffening yet another cough. When she opened her mouth to speak she felt his lips on hers instantly. Bones felt his tongue trace slowly along her lips before she accepted it into her mouth. She moaned and moved her hands up around his neck raking her fingers through his hair, pulling it softly as they assaulted each others mouth's with sensual kisses. They stopped dancing while his hands continued to rub up and down her back she pulled away unwillingly to breathe. She swallowed hard and panted slightly feeling him rest his forehead against her own. "That's the first time anyone's ever taken my breath away… literally!" she whispered with a small chuckle.

Booth couldn't hide his small laugh as he brought his hand up again and raked his fingers softly through her hair. "I never thought I'd be the one to leave Temperance Brennan breathless," he said softly kissing her softly again but pulled away first this time. He just held her and looked into her eyes.

They both wondered at that moment what this meant. Bones wanted to say it was the music and Booth's charm that did it, not to mention, her cold medicine. Yes the cold medicine impaired her reflexes and thinking. Booth knew that with Bones being so irrational at times she would blame this moment on her cold medicine, so right now he was mentally preparing himself for tomorrow when and if this was brought up. He knew that he had to agree with whatever her reason was for this kiss being a mistake.

Would she think this kiss was a mistake? Doesn't matter now, Seeley the damage is done.

His lips are so perfect. The perfect cold remedy. Everything about Booth is perfect, but was that a mistake? This will ruin our partnership… our friendship. Wont it?

Again, sorry if its no good. I'm not mentally here 100%, lol, due to the flu. Also I know the whole Bones being sick in this story WONT happen on the show. I just added it because I'm sick and thought it would be a good … cute thing between them? Also I'm a BIG Perotta basher! I DONT like her character, but I just had to put her in it even though she is no longer in the season. Lol Let me know what you think. Chapter: 12, will be up.. whenever I finish writing it and even then I'm not sure if I'll post right away due to my lack of good BB/Bones writing now days. -But I hope you all enjoyed. Feel free to tell me what you think so far. Thank you everyone.