AN: With this chapter I have decided to expand a little from just the eating establishments mainly because so much happened in Season 2. So I kinda recapped the season and also put the diner scenes in.

Well enjoy!

Season 2

The second year into their partnership brought change into their dynamic. It came in the form of Booth's ex-girlfriend, Doctor Camille Saroyan. Brennan's new boss. Yes, in the beginning of the partnership Brennan's ex also came to town, but he hurriedly left soon after. It was easy to see that this new influence brought tension into the fold, especially at the start. The conversations were cut shorter and excuses became lamer. It took the return of a crazed serial killer to get them all back on track and into a closer and more functional team.

When one change balanced itself out, another spanner was thrown into the works. He also had a name, Special Agent Timothy Sullivan, Sully to those who knew him. Booth was jealous, Gordon Gordon could see it, hell, and even Booth could see it. He just wanted to see her happy, and if happiness was with Sully, who was he to interfere? Maybe that's why he told her to go with Sully. The relief Booth felt when Brennan didn't get on that boat was clearly written on his face. Brennan knew Booth would never leave her intentionally. The promise of breakfast was a comforting gesture indeed.

Sin City was HOT, and it wasn't just the external temperature of the place. Whoever said Forensic Anthropologists couldn't act or look good in a little black dress was sorely mistaken. The cover was classic Booth and Brennan; it gave them a chance to play it up a little and get to know their own limitations as it was. It seemed, however that the dust and the sand were never too far behind Brennan as she and Hodgins we buried alive by the Gravedigger. Booth stopped at nothing to get them back; he pulled the team together to save them from certain death. At the moment Booth pulled Brennan out of the sand she became his Bones, whether she realised or not, it was a turning point in their working relationship.

Max Keenan may not have been the greatest father in the world but he would stop at nothing to protect his children, even if that included killing the Deputy Director of the FBI. This was a hot topic of discussion between Booth and Bones at the Royal Diner, where the team have made a habit of going since Sid left town. These conversations had a way of drawing the partners closer together. From the inside looking out from at Zack's celebratory doctorate lunch, it almost seemed as of their time to be fused together was then. Sadly, though that wasn't the case.

Sitting in the diner after Booth had been released from hospital following the whole kidnapping ordeal, one song brought Bones and him together. 'Keep on Trying' said it all for them.

I've been thinking bout all the times you told me

You're so full of doubt you just can't let it be

But I know if you keep coming back for more

And keep on trying

Cooking dinner for someone who is not your lover or part of your immediate family could be considered a somewhat intimate act. Especially if said meal was the recipient's favourite dish. Gestures such as this plus the frequency of 'guy hugs' shows just how much trust Brennan has for Booth not too break her heart.

"There is more than one kind of family, Bones"

AN: Well there was season 2. This was a little harder to write than the first one mainly because I couldn't really remember too many diner scenes in it but also because it was very up and down for the Booth and Bones relationship. Season 3 up when I write it. Again this was written without a Beta, so all mistakes are mine alone. If anyone would like to beta my Bones work please feel free to contact me.