I don't own Bones or the rights to "Support Your Local Sheriff".

This story is VERY loosely based on the movie "Support Your Local Sheriff". I will be using the idea of the movie; but, I intend for most of the dialog to be mine. I will also use the names of the people we know and love.

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Gordon Wyatt was furious. He was apoplectic. He was livid. I think you get the idea.

Looking at his two step-sons, Gordon said, "I have just received a bill from the funeral home for the funeral of Howard Epps."

Puzzled, Clark said, "Who's Howard Epps?"

The color in his face turning a nice shade of red, Gordon said, "I hired the late, unlamented, Howard Epps to duel our Sheriff. Howard Epps was supposed to be one of the fastest gun hands in Colorado. He is now the late Howard Epps and once more the Sheriff has proved himself to be quite capable of outdrawing his opponent. This is getting to be quite ridiculous. So far, I have paid good money to two very fast gunmen and both men have failed to do what I paid them for. To add to that indignity, I have had to pay for their funerals. I tried to make the funeral home use the money they found on the bodies; but, they said they couldn't do that. They gave that money to the Sheriff and he mailed it to relatives of the gunmen. I mean really, this is unacceptable. I can't keep paying men and then have them renege on their obligations."

Smiling, Fisher said, "I don't think they meant to renege, Pa."

Frowning, Gordon said, "Whether they meant to renege is not the point. They did and Sully is still in jail."

Nodding his head, Clark said, "What are you going to do now, Pa?"

Sighing, Gordon said, "I think we need to handle this ourselves. Tonight we're going to ride into town and bust your brother out of jail. Once he's free, we'll send him to his cousin, Kevin Hollings. He lives over in Indianapolis. He should be safe there."

Nodding his head, Fisher asked, "How are we going to bust Sully out of jail? I heard the bars arrived and have been put in the jail now. Sully really is behind bars now."

Shrugging his shoulders, Gordon said, "I have a plan. We will get your brother out of jail tonight and this whole affair will be done."

Murmuring under his breath, Clark ever so softly said, "I just hope we're not done by the end of the night."

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That evening, Booth found himself alone in the house with Tempe. Max had gone over to Cam's house to help her with a little plumbing problem and had told Tempe he didn't know when he'd be back home. Cam was always having little emergencies at her house and Max was always going over to Cam's house to help her. Tempe just loved how selfless her father was.

Tempe had finished cooking dinner for her and Booth, when he had arrived home. Walking into the dining room, Booth saw that there were only two place settings on the table. Worried that Tempe wasn't going to be dining with him, Booth walked into the kitchen.

"Hey, Bones," Booth said, "How are you this evening?"

Smiling, Tempe said, "I'm fine. Dad won't be able to join us for dinner tonight. He had to go over to Cam's house and help her with a plumbing problem."

Smiling back, Booth said, "So, just the two of us are eating together tonight?"

Nodding, Tempe said, "Yes. Dinner will be ready in about twenty minutes."

Still smiling, Booth said, "Would you like me to help you? I'm pretty handy in the kitchen. Mom said it was bad to send a son out in to the world only to have him starve to death because the idiot didn't know how to cook."

Laughing, Tempe asked, "Really? Most men aren't interested in learning how to cook. Your mother really taught you how to cook?"

Nodding his head, Booth said, "Yep. Mom was pragmatic. She told me that it would make me a good catch some day. She said that's what made her want to marry my Dad. His mother taught him how to bake and Mom said that Dad made the best bread in Philly. She cooked all of the meals; but, Dad made all of the bread."

Smiling, Tempe said, "Your mother was a very interesting person."

"Do you think knowing how to cook makes me a good catch?" Booth asked.

Shrugging her shoulders, Tempe said, "I don't know about what other women think about stuff like that; but, I can tell you that a man that can take care of himself is very attractive to me."

Puffing his chest out a little, Booth said, "Good. Glad to hear it. Just to let you know, I like a woman that can take care of herself. If a husband and wife can take care of themselves then their partnership can be very strong. They can support and protect each other when they need to and rely on each other when the chips are down."

Looking at Tempe very closely, Booth said, "Do you believe in love at first sight?"

Shaking her head, Tempe said, "I don't think so. I've never had it happen to me."

Sadly, Booth said, "That's too bad. It's a wonderful experience."

Puzzled, Tempe asked, "How many times has that happened to you?"

Smiling, Booth said, "Only once."

Frowning, Tempe asked, "Didn't it work out?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Booth said, "I don't know yet."

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So what do you think? Booth is defintely interested.