OMG RICHMOND WON! IT'S A MIRICALE! THEY HAVE WON 3 GAMES OUT OF 13! WOOO! I'm sooo tired, my sister made me stay up till 2 in the morning to watch the Socceroos…that was such an uncalled for red card! My mum said that the chair I sit on when I'm on the computer is my throne and that my bum is glued to it…I proved her wrong! I haven't been on the computer the whole day today…except for now…I made scoubi bracelets. Anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Brennan ordered a vegetarian lasagna with a side of salad, while Booth ordered a medium rare porterhouse steak with roast potatoes and pumpkin. The restaurant they were eating at (which was a short walk from the hotel) was extremely fancy, which made Booth feel slightly uncomfortable, while Brennan looked in her element. Their table had candles on it and a vase with daffodils in it.

"So" Brennan said between mouthfuls "when are you going to do this?"

"When I get to it Bones…element of surprise" Booth cut another piece of steak and popped it in his mouth.

"Fine" she finished her meal and put her knife and fork down on her plate "where did you get the rings from?"

"My drawer" he answered.

"Boo-" Booth glared at Brennan "Michael" she corrected herself, calling her partner by his agreed identity "where did you get the rings from? If you bought them, I am going to pay you back for them."

"No I didn't buy them, I was given them"

"By whom?"

"Pops. He gave me his and Nan's wedding and engagement rings a few years back. He said I deserved them and that I would give them to the right woman."

"Booth, I can't wear it."

"Why not? Pops won't mind. In fact he asked me last time I saw him if you were wearing it yet." Booth chuckled, taking a sip of his wine.

"I can't because marriage means so much to you. And you said Hank told you to give them to the right woman, I'm not. We're under cover, not madly in love in a serious relationship." Brennan said in a hushed voice.

"Don't worry about it Bones." Booth reached out and covered her hand with his "if I were to give the rings to anybody, it would be you, no doubt about it." Brennan's eyebrows raised "I could've given them to Rebecca when I proposed to her but I didn't. You have shown me more love in a friendship and partner way than she ever did as my girlfriend. You're the closest family I have besides Pops and Parker, I am happy to give them to you."

"I'm giving them back once this is over" Brennan glared at Booth "Michael."

"That's fine with me" Booth jokingly matched her glare "Temperance."

"I don't like it when you call me that." She whined.

"Well…that's what I have to call you so deal with it." Booth stood up and wiped his hands on his serviette.

"Where are you going?" Brennan asked.

"To the men's room." Booth answered before he left Brennan. She was waiting for 5 minutes when she heard a crackling over the PA system.

"Hey it works!" She heard Booth's excited voice boom around the room. "Ahhh sorry about that guys, I was checking to make sure this works…can I get the spotlight on her?" Brennan squinted her eyes when a bright light shone down on her.

"Temperance, I've known you for 6 years now." Booth said into the microphone as he walked around to Brennan. "Remember when we first met? I know, I got you drunk so I could fire you, then you invited me back to your house, then we kissed in the rain, then you left me hanging." A ripple of laughter went through the room.

"And if I remember correctly, you slapped me" Booth continued. "We've come so far from that. I've cherished every time we've had Thai at your house after work and all the smiles you've sent my way. I know that later on, you are going to kill me for being this sappy."

"I probably will" Brennan whispered.

"For the 6 years that we've known each other, we've been dating for 6 of those months haven't we?"

"Yes."

"But I've loved you for all 6 of those years. I trust you with my life but more importantly I trust you with my heart." Booth went down on one knee in front of Brennan and held her left hand in his. He pulled his Nan's engagement ring out of his pocket. "Pops told me that Nan turned him down 2 times before she agreed to marry him. Well you left me out in the rain, so that counts as a turn down, and you turned me down shortly before we got together, so I guess that counts too. You've turned me down twice Temperance, so in tradition you must accept this time" Booth joked. "He also told me that you're a keeper, and I believe that Pops is right. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. I will never leave you and I will never let you fall. Temperance Brennan…will you marry me so we can enter a successful blending of familiar obligations as well as monetary and property consolidation?"

"Boo- Michael, I don't know what to say." Brennan wiped some tears off of her cheek as she laughed softly.

"Say yes Temperance, let me marry you and show you that we won't be a statistic." Booth looked up at Brennan hopefully. For a split second he believed that they were the only two there and that he really was proposing to her.

"Yes" Brennan whispered. Booth slipped the ring on her finger and pulled Brennan up onto her feet. He held her face in his hands and pressed his lips against hers. She wrapped her arms around his neck and sucked his bottom lip between hers. A small, quiet moan escaped from the back of Booth's throat as he pulled Brennan's body closer to his. After what would have had to have been 20 steamboats, Booth and Brennan pulled away from each other grinning like idiots. The crowd applauded them and reality sank in…they weren't getting married, they weren't dating, they weren't together, that was not a real kiss…it was all for show…none of it was real.

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