Disclaimer:
There once was a girl from MD,
Who wrote fanfics for shows from TV.
Though the stories she owns,
She doesn't own Bones,
But she wants to own each DVD.
Author's Note: LOL, it's hard to come up with clever disclaimers for each and every chapter, but it's fun as well...XD
Anyway, I hope you enjoy reading this one as much as I enjoyed writing it! Also, this makes a reference to the beginning of Season 5. Supposedly, Brennan goes away for 6 weeks (!) to deal with all the emotional trauma she's been through lately. This One-Shot takes place after she returns.
This is extremely short, but I've got another one up my sleeve that's a little longer for the future...heheh.
Without further ado...!
Feel
"You are really infuriating sometimes, you know that?" he told her, pacing her office.
"What, just because my every action isn't ruled by my emotions?" she countered. "I have emotions too, you know! I just don't choose to let them determine my every move!"
He laughed wryly. "You may have feelings, Bones, but do you ever just let yourself feel?" He stopped pacing and looked her in the eye.
"I...I don't know what that means," she said blankly.
He frowned at her. "Of course you don't," he muttered. He turned his back on her for a moment before swinging back around. "Bones, I know you feel more than you let on. I've seen you feel more. Why are you always pretending to be a...a robot?!"
She recoiled, insulted. "I am not a robot," she said simply. "Nor do I pretend to be one."
Booth snorted. "Yeah. Okay, Bones." He turned to leave, getting halfway out the door before coming back in. "You know, I don't believe you. I don't think you left for six weeks because you didn't care. I think you left because you cared too much. You were afraid to face me. You were afraid to...to have these feelings for me!"
"You are such an egomaniac!" she yelled. "Do you assume every woman has feelings for you?!"
"No, Bones! No deflecting this time!" he said firmly, stepping closer to her. Closer than was comfortable, in fact. He heard her slight intake of breath and knew that he did have an effect on her. He cupped her chin in his hand and spoke softly. "Can you honestly say you don't feel this?"
"Feel what?" she breathed, but her eyelashes fluttered against her cheeks, and she turned her face slightly into his hand, unconsciously craving his touch.
He stroked her cheek with his thumb, tracing the planes of her cheekbone, locking his eyes on hers. He saw softness in them, softness she would not admit.
She closed her eyes and pushed him away. "Feeling is...just not how I operate, Booth," she told him quietly. "Thinking is more my style."
He stepped closer to her again. "Yeah. I know. But sometimes, Bones, you have to stop thinking and just feel."
"I never do anything without thinking," she said as he wrapped her in his arms. He smiled. He had heard that before. Her gaze flicked from his mouth to his eyes, and her eyes drooped half-closed.
"I know," he said softly, closing the distance between their lips.
She knew she should pull away, knew she shouldn't feel this happy, knew that such a reaction was caused merely by chemicals in her brain. I do not have feelings for Booth, she thought to herself as their mouths moved together.
But something deep within herself convinced her to just stop thinking, close her eyes, and feel.
Author's Note: ...I'm actually somewhat proud of that one. XD I like it...I hope you did too! Please let me know what you think! I'll be eternally grateful. ^_^
The next one is the last for now, and also my favorite. ^_~
