Sorry it's been so long but I haven't had internet except at school for the longest time and this site is blocked there! Can you believe it? Anyways, I hope I still have some readers who will enjoy this next chapter.
Chapter Seven: Nice Talk
"So, what do you think of Jack Hodgins?" Angela asked Brennan as she tossed her the baseball. "Do you think he's hot?"
Tempe furrowed her brow. "Who?" She tossed the baseball back and Angela caught it underhand.
"Jack? Your lab partner in Chem? The kid with the 'stache and beard?" Angela tried to get her to remember.
"Hmm...not really... Oh wait! He's that weird bug kid, isn't he?" Tempe asked, catching the baseball as it came to her.
Angela frowned and crossed her arms. "He's not that weird, Bren! And I think he likes me."
"So?" Tempe shrugged. "Do you like him?"
Angela shrugged back. "I dunno. Maybe? It's hard to tell. Like I feel different when he's around."
"Different how?"
"Like my heart rate speeds up and I can't stop smiling or blushing." Angela blushes. "You know, kinda like how you get when Seeley Booth is around." She threw the ball to Tempe, who was too shocked to notice.
"What?" she exclaimed as the ball flew past her. "I do not get any way other than normal when he's around."
"Uh, yeah, Sweetie, you sorta do!" Angela grinned widely. "I've seen you two around each other before. He gets the same way. Like, he can't stop looking at you. The boy even blushes sometimes. Only you can't tell 'cause of his tan."
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Ange. Seeley Booth doesn't blush and certainly not around me." Tempe turned around to get the ball but was stopped in her tracks by a slightly tall figure, grinning cockily at her as he tossed the ball up in his hand.
"Hey, Temperance, did you lose something?" He asked, teasingly.
Tempe blushed automatically and searched her mind for something intelligent to retort with but could only utter one thing. "I like to be called Brennan."
She could have kicked herself just then.
"Well, Brennan then. How's it going? Mind if I join you ladies?" Booth asked, handing her back the ball and pulling his own mitt out of his back pocket.
"Um..." Brennan looked back at Angela, who was smiling brilliantly.
"Sure!" Angela exclaimed, without a glance to Brennan, who was willing to decline the offer.
"Cool." Booth said, slipping on his glove and walking past Brennan, brushing her arm and placing himself in a triangle formation with the girls. He put up hi glove, poised to catch. "Batter up!" he joked.
Brennan looked around. "There's no batter. We're just passing around a ball."
Booth stared at her quizzically, but was distracted by Angela's loud laugh. "Ha! Good one, Brennan!"
Brennan furrowed her brow, but didn't comment, and simply tossed the ball to Booth, who caught it easily.
They just stood there tossing around the ball for a few moments before Seeley spoke.
"So...Brennan, you do Julian's homework last night?" Booth asked.
Brennan nodded. "Yeah, it was sorta easy. What did you think of Katherine's speech at the end."
"Hilarious."
"Hilarious?" Brennan caught the ball Angela tossed to her. "It was about the duty women have to their husbands. He completely changed her!" She threw the ball roughly to Booth.
"Yeah, but she was obviously teasing him. I didn't really take that whole speech seriously." Booth threw the ball back. Angela was too interested in their conversation to notice.
"How could you tell?"
"Well, Katherine was a total bitch, so she couldn't have changed that quickly. I don't think she could have changed at all really." Booth tossed the ball back.
"Wait. You think she was a bitch because she was independent and spoke her mind?" Brennan threw the ball, aiming a little high.
"Uh, no...I think she was a bitch because he was doing everything he could to make her feel comfortable, but she kept bitching at him. Even though she obviously had feelings for him."
"How was it so obvious?" Brennan asked, placing her hands on her hips.
"From the way she spoke to him and gave up so easily where he was concerned."
"Because he terrorized her!"
"He was trying to help her!"
"How so?"
"By showing her what a bitch she was being!"
"Easy for you to say. You've probably gone out with dozens of difficult bitches."
"Yeah, but you know what? I'm done with them. I want to take out somebody that's not difficult."
"Good luck finding someone like that here." Brennan scoffed, smiling for the first time since Booth arrived.
"I already have."
"Oh really? Who?" Brennan found herself feeling a bit of anger. Could it be jealousy? No! That would be absurd. She certainly wasn't going out with him, so why should she care?
"You." Booth said, grinning.
Brennan was speechless. "Uh...um...ah...I..."
"Cat got your tongue?"
Brennan scowled. "What? I don't see any cats, and there are certainly none in my mouth."
Booth chuckled. "It's just an expression."
"Oh. Well, in any case, I was just surprised and a little confused. I thought you just asked me out."
"I did."
"Oh, well then I'm afraid I have to decline."
"What? Why?"
"You're not my type."
"And what type is that?"
"A gentleman. Not the kind that does all that stuff for me like open the car doors or pay the full tab, but the kind that respects me and my independence...and isn't trying to get into my pants."
Booth coughed at that last part. "Excuse me?"
"Oh, you seem to be the prudish type, huh? I'm not very into that either." With that, Brennan grabbed the baseball and Angela's hand and began dragging her towards the school as Phys. Ed ended.
"Wait!" Booth called, after them, "Look, I can be the gentlemanly type!"
Brennan turned back, grinning. "Prove it!" she said, chuckling, before turning back to the school and running towards it with Angela running after her.
Booth sighed. "Good talk."
Who's excited about the season 6 FINALE tonight? I got some spoilers from Canada, and it seems tonight's episode will not disappoint! I don't have detailed spoilers though because my friend won't spill, but she promises me it's REALLY good! Anyways, please REVIEW!