Alright next chapter! Just a warning: most updates will not be this fast (probably), but since I already had this written I decided to post it. Enjoy!
Booth had been planning what to do on their day off all morning. He wanted to do something special that would make her eyes shine and her smile glow like they had done just a couple days before.
Before she discovered she loved him. Before he realized he still loved her. 'No,' he thought. 'I don't love her anymore. I love Hannah, and that will never change.' He tried to make himself believe it, but he just couldn't. He could never stop loving Temperance Brennan. He loved Hannah too, though, and he was determined to hold onto that.
They were in the FBI's black SUV driving down a scarcely populated road. Even though he wasn't working, Booth wanted to take the SUV. There was just something about it that felt right.
"Booth, where are we going?" Brennan asked curiously, but with a hint of annoyance in her voice. She really wasn't one for surprises. She liked to know what was going on, and be in control of the situation.
"It's a surprise, Bones," he said lightly, offering a small smile. He knew she didn't like surprises, but if he told her it wouldn't feel as special.
"Come on, just tell me. You know how much I dislike surprises!"
"If I told you, it wouldn't feel as special to me," he said, his eyes pleading with her to stop asking. He really didn't want to tell her, but if she kept asking he knew he couldn't resist. He always ended up giving her what she wanted.
Luckily for him, she realized how much it meant to him, so she shut up. But she didn't have to stay quiet for long. Just then they pulled into a parking space, and she knew they were there.
It was Wong Foo, the place Sid owned. Brennan remembered her skepticism when she was first told that Sid always knew what you wanted to eat, and that you never had to order. She had come to accept it now, even though she didn't understand it. This was unusual for her, she normally wouldn't accept something if there wasn't some logical explanation.
She looked at Booth and smiled brightly, the memory of their first cases together as partners rushing back to her. After she had gotten over not liking him back then, they had had good times together. She missed the simplicity of those days, when emotions weren't tangling everything up and making it so confusing she didn't know when to laugh and when to cry.
"Booth I'm not hungry, we just ate," she said.
"That's ok. Sid will know what you want anyway."
She had to admit that even though they had just eaten breakfast, she could not think of a place she would rather be on her day off.
Just then Sid walked up. He saw who it was and greeted them cheerfully. "Hey guys! I haven't seen you around here in forever! What's going on?"
We're taking the day off today, and I wanted to take Dr. Brennan, here," he said, nodding in her direction, "somewhere special. It's been a stressful week."
"So have you guys gotten together yet?" he asked. This question made Brennan stiffen and a hurt expression flash across her face. Booth stood a little shocked, but quickly recovered.
"No, I'm dating a girl named Hannah. She is really amazing. But can we, uh, not talk about this right now?"
"Sure," Sid replied. "Sorry, I didn't realize it was such a sensitive topic. I will be right out with your guys's food." And with that he turned around and headed back to the kitchen.
Booth and Brennan sat a little awkwardly, the topic of them and Hannah filling the air with tension.
Booth couldn't take the tension. He brought them there to make things right and to help Bones become happy again. He broke the silence, and with it the tension.
"So Bones, whaddya think? Good choice for our day off?" he asked, looking around the room.
"It's perfect, Booth. I've missed this place so much." she said, admiring her surroundings and thinking of all the happy memories that had taken place right here.
He glanced over to look at her, and she met his eyes. His mouth slowly pulled itself into a grin. She grinned back. She couldn't help it, his smile was contagious.
They sat there for quite a while, just staring at eachother and smiling. Booth was glad to see that he was making progress toward her happiness.
Sid broke their little moment by bringing them their food. He gave them a knowing smile, then proceeded to place their plates in front of them, finishing with an "enjoy your meal."
Neither one of them had been very hungry, but when they smelled the food their mouths watered and their stomachs growled. Sid always knew.
There's chapter two! Hope you guys liked it. Please please please please please review!
