CHAPTER. Chapter 2. Smiles, Squeals and Stares.

DISCLAIMER. There are many things I own, but Bones is not one of them. All characters belongs to Kathy Reichs, Hart Hanson and FOX.

'Cause it's you and me, and all other people.'

--'You and Me' by Lifehouse

Seeley Booth woke up the next morning, feeling more refreshed, than all the nights of sleep of the past three years put together. He laid in bed, cuddled against the love of his life, as he watched her sleep. He had a contented smile on his face, as he drew lazy circles on her silk-sleeved arm. Being like this, with the one and only Dr. Temperance Brennan in his arms, on her bed, was a dream come true. He let out a satisfied sigh.

Just then, Temperance started to stir. Slowly, she opened her eyes, to see a pair of chocolate brown eyes staring at her. A smile of gratification stretched across her face.

"Good morning," she sighed.

"Good morning, Bones," he whispered, as he brushed his lips softly over hers.

"What time is it?" she asked.

He looked over her at the clock. "It's seven-thirty." He rested his head back on the pillow.

She bolted up. "Seven-thirty! Crap! I'm going to be late! Why didn't you wake me?"

He held on to her hand. "What time does everyone else get there by?"

"Well, I get there at this time. Cam gets there at around eight-thirty, while everyone else gets there at nine. Why?" She didn't quite get the idea of the question.

"You see, that's why people find you...weird. You see, you think that you are late, but in reality, you are way too early to be considered late. I don't think anyone would mind if you came in later than usual, as long as you are on time."

She thought for a moment. "Do you find me, grotesque?"

"Nope. I find you perfect." He smiled and kissed her on her cheek.

"Booth. No one can be perfect. Perfect is impossible to achieve. If everyone was--" He silenced her with his index finger pressed to her lips.

"Fine. You are close to perfection. Ok? You're only flaw is probably you trying to correct everything I say." He smirked and kissed her forehead.

She smacked his arm playfully, before tossing the comforter over and heading to the bathroom. Booth got up and walked to the kitchen to prepare some caffeine.

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At nine-thirty, they both arrived at the Jeffersonian, after a few mishaps with the shower and coffee maker. They both got out of the SUV, deciding to walk hand-in-hand, shoulder-to-shoulder, and disregarded the whispers and stares from other Jeffersonian employees. Temperance slid her key card and walked with Booth up the platform steps. A bunch of gasps came from every direction.

"Oh my god." They all said.

"Hey, how is my favourite group of squints?" Booth said, trying to ease the tension.

"Dude! You're alive!" Hodgins exclaimed, followed by him coming to Booth and giving him a pat on the shoulder.

Angela gave a little squeal of excitement and ran over to hug Booth tightly. Zack said "Welcome back," and Cam followed with a "Nice to have you back Seeley!". They were all glad that Booth was back, and started talking about how they should celebrate his return. Surprisingly, no one, not even Angela, noticed that Booth and Brennan were holding hands.

The two partners smiled at each other, at how well everyone was dealing with Booth's 'resurrection'. Slowly, they became unaware of their surroundings and were just mesmerized by the other. Soon, both found themselves caressing the other's lips with their own, smiling with each caress. It didn't last long though because Angela gave a freakishly loud squeal. The other four had wide grins stretched across their faces. A flow of red had found their way onto their cheeks.

"You guys finally got together!!" Angela said and continued with her torturous squeals.

"Angela! Simmer down. We get it ok." Booth said between chuckles. He rested his arm around Brennan's slim waist.

"Sorry. But seriously you guys, it's about time!"

"Yep, dude. You finally landed the girl." Hodgins.

Temperance and Seeley smiled at each other, before Temperance placed quick kiss on Booth's cheek. "I'll see you later." With that she left her group of friends and walked to her office with a delighted smile on her face. Life was going to be better. She hoped. As she was walking, she thought about the last few minutes. No one noticed, but from the corner of her eye, she noted that Cam's face looked a little disturbed, following her little smooch with Booth. She looked angry. Cam's mouth had formed into a straight line, and her eyes were blazing. She brushed off the image from her head and decided to focus on the love that Booth shared with her. It was probably nothing.

She sat at her desk and began typing on her laptop. She had to begin the next chapter of her novel. As she was typing away, her mind circled around the fact that Booth had insisted that Andy Lister was based on him. The more she thought about it, it became clearer that it was true. She had based Andy on him before she admitted that she was in love with him. She let out a quiet chuckle, before continuing on.

Moments later, she was greeted by two arms circling her waist and a kiss on the cheek. She smiled and slowly positioned her body around. To her surprise, it was not Seeley Booth, but Timothy Sullivan.

"Hey Tempe." He leaned forward and placed another kiss on her cheek.

She sat there motionless and whispered, "Sully, you're...you're back..."

He smiled. "Yep. And now it can be just you and me."

My free gift for you for reading this chapter: Freakishly loud Angela squeals. XD
Reviews?: Might kick Sully out.