Sorry it took so long…please don't kill me for procrastinating. So my story is that I have been going over this chapter so many times, but I'm never gunna get it completely how I like it, so I thought, what the heck, I'll update it. And Woooooo for 100 reviews!
Booth and Brennan walked into the bridal wear store, hand in hand. The door chimed as they opened it and slammed shut firmly behind them. The walls were painted a soft pink and were covered with racks of dresses. There were several displays in the centre of the store. They spotted another couple in the store, right up at the back.
Brennan pulled Booth to a rack of dresses and started to go through them.
"What about this one…honey?" She asked, holding a dress up infront of herself.
"I think you would look beautiful in it…pumpkin." Booth replied sweetly.
"It's a bit long don't you think? Maybe I could get it taken up" Brennan teased "say, mid thigh?"
"No Tempe, you couldn't do that." He shook his head slowly and grinned.
"Why not? Isn't it traditional enough?"
"You couldn't wear it because I wouldn't let you out of the bedroom with a dress on that came up to your thighs." Booth answered "I would have you in bed all day."
Brennan blushed and put the dress back. She took out a couple of more dresses and held them up, asking her 'fiancé' for his opinion. After they had been there for almost an hour and had openly flirted with each other the whole time, Booth paused.
"That's the dress" he said.
"Yes, I quite like this one too" Brennan agreed looking at herself in the full length mirror. "I think I might try it on."
"You know you don't have to do that." Booth whispered so only she could hear him.
"I want to" she told him with a smile "I want to try it on, I want to see myself in a wedding dress."
"Really? Ok then, let's go, um, talk to that woman behind the register." Booth wrapped his arm around Brennan's shoulder and walked her to the register at the back of the shop.
"Could I please try this on?" Brennan asked holding the dress up in the air.
"Sure, I'll just get my boss to help you" the young woman, Allison said. She stood up from her chair and walked into the backroom. Half a minute later, she came back with an older woman.
"Hi" she greeted them cheerfully "I'm Maggie. What can I help you with?"
"My fiancé would like to try on this dress." Booth said, bringing Brennan closer to him.
"Sure, right this way."
For a moment Brennan stood motionless. She looked up at Booth. He dipped his head and kissed her lips softly.
"Don't worry" he said "I'll be here when you come out to show me."
"You promise?" She asked not entirely convinced.
"Promise" he turned her around in his arms and held her tightly.
"You won't run?" She whispered onto his shoulder.
"No, never." Booth pulled back and smiled at her. "C'mon, I want to see my beautiful fiancé in her wedding dress."
Brennan grinned and followed Maggie into the changing rooms.
Booth walked around the shop. He had sized up Maggie and Allison, and although he was not a profiler, he was fairly certain that neither of them were the criminals.
He sat down on a couch that was in the centre of the shop, stretched out his legs and flipped through a magazine on the table. He felt the couch sink as someone else sat down on it.
"Hey" the guy said.
"Hi" Booth returned.
"Was that your fiancé who just went in?"
"Yeah."
"Me and my fiancé have finally decided to actually get married" he said "4 years we've been engaged."
"Woah, why now?" Booth asked, setting the magazine down.
"I'm being shipped out for a year in two months." He answered, a pained expression on his face.
"Man, that's a bummer. I've already done my bit, so I'm settling down now." Booth offered his hand "I'm Michael. I was in the army for a few years."
"Jordan" he introduced himself "pleased to meet you."
"As to you."
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"Oh you look absolutely beautiful!" Maggie gushed. Brennan was standing on a small platform in the long, flowing wedding dress. She looked at her reflection in the full length mirror and smiled to herself. "Your fiancé will love it."
"Are you sure?" She turned to the older woman and looked at her with apprehension.
"I'm absolutely positive" she answered "he has that same adorable look on his face that my husband did."
"Is it worth it? All of the pain, all of the suffering, is it all worth it?"
"Definitely" Maggie nodded her head eagerly "I have never regretted falling in love, or getting married."
"Were you ever afraid?" Brennan asked nervously why am I asking a stranger these questions?
"Oh all the time" she dismissively waved a hand "but all I do is talk to Harold, that's my husband by the way, I just talk to him, tell him I'm afraid and we get through it."
"How did you know? How did you know he was the one?"
"I just knew, when I looked into his eyes I knew he was my guy. Your hands get all sweaty, your stomach flips, your heart races. You get weak at the knees, and you know that you've fallen and he is going to catch you." Maggie explained with a faraway, dreamy look on her face.
"So that's how you know? Your body reacts to the presence of another person?" Brennan concluded.
"Yeah, pretty much. Now are you ready to go and show that hunk of a man your dress."
"I'm ready."
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"Hey, do you want to come out with us for drinks tonight?" Jordan asked Booth.
"Sure" he answered "it would be good to get to know someone from around here."
"You guys aren't from around here?"
"Nah, we travel a lot" Booth quickly covered his slip up. The door chimed and he heard someone walk up behind him. He turned around to see who came in and almost fell off the couch when he recognised the man.
"Sully, what are you doing here?" He asked, walking over to him.
"I could ask you the same thing" Sully smiled and held his hand out for Booth to shake "how you been?"
"Good, how was the Caribbean?"
"Amazing, really beautiful, but I'm back now for good." Sully clapped his hands together "Allison, you coming?"
"Yeah" she walked out from behind the counter and to Sully.
"This is my sister Allison" Sully said "I'm taking her out for dinner."
"Cool, have fun with that" Booth grinned.
"So who are you finally tying the knot with?" He asked.
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"Go on Temperance, he will love it" Maggie encouraged her.
"Ok, I'll do it." Brennan summed up her courage and walked out of the changing room. "Honey" she called out. All three men had their backs turned to her. "Cupcake?"
Booth and Sully turned around.
"Wow!" To say Booth's jaw dropped would be an understatement "you look beautiful."
"Tempe?" Sully asked, not quite believing his eyes.
"Sully?"
Well this puts them in an awkward situation. I just had to bring in Sully…he always throws a spanner in the works :P I will try and update sooner for the next chapter :P Please don't be afraid to review :D