Thanks for the reviews of the last chapter. I thought everyone would hate it. Sorry these chapters are so short, I am terrible at elaborating. Plus I have to get up for work in 7 hours, so I was just trying to finish this chapter before I could go to bed.

Brennan sat on a park bench nursing a cup of coffee, just waiting for Booth to appear. She would frequently scan the crowds of people, hoping to see his familiar gait as he approached her. Her nerves were getting the better of her as her impatience began to grow. She had been away from him for 365 days and having to spend even another second without seeing him was making her anxious.

"Come on Booth." she said under her breath. As if on command, she heard his voice call for her. Her excitement increased as she tried to find where he was. Then, she spotted him. Walking his manly walk, a smile spread across his face, he picked up the pace as Brennan stood from the bench and sped toward him.

"Bones!" Booth exclaimed when they reached each other. His smile was radiant as always. There was an awkward period where neither was sure what to do next. Booth quickly changed that when he swooped in and wrapped his arms around Brennan's slender frame. "Bones, you have no idea how much I missed you." Booth said into her hair.

"I missed you too." Brennan breathed, as a tear fell down her cheek. They broke away from each other, smiled and hugged again. "Booth, I have so many things I need to tell you, so many things I discovered about myself while I was away."

They let go of each other to face one another, each with a silly grin slapped on their face. "Bones, before we talk, there is someone I want you to meet." Booth said, turning around and calling, "Claire!" A 30-something, tall, beautiful blonde approached Booth and Brennan. "Bones, this is Claire. We met in Afghanistan about two months ago. She's was one of the doctors there treating wounded soldiers." Booth introduced. "Claire, this is the infamous Dr. Temperance Brennan."

Claire smiled sweetly, extending her hand toward Brennan, whose face was revealing shock and heartbreak, that neither Claire nor Booth picked up on. "Nice to meet you Dr. Brennan."

"Uh…uh…yes, it is nice meeting you too." Brennan sputtered out, trying to rid herself of the irrational feeling of betrayal.

"I've heard so many wonderful things about you from Seeley." Claire said. "He speaks very highly of you. When we first met, I thought for sure he was in love with you, but he has since assured me he is not." Claire chuckled, not realizing the nerve she struck in both Booth and Brennan.

"So, you two are dating?" Brennan asked, hoping the answer was not what she was expecting.

"Yeah," Claire said, "I have been stateside for about three weeks now waiting for Booth to return to D.C., but we met on base where I was treating one of his buddies for a bullet wound to the arm. He asked me to have dinner with him that night and we've been almost inseparable ever since." She said, looking up to Booth, who was smiling at her.

"So, Bones, there was something you wanted to discuss?"

"Oh, no. It can wait for another time. Let's just enjoy the day together, now that we are both safe here in the U.S." Bones said, trying to get away from the subject of love.

"Should we go to the diner?" Booth suggested.

"Okay." Brennan agreed.

A/N: The next few chapters will be a little harder for me to write. I have the ending already planned and I have written the 4th/5th chapter, I just need some foundational chapters to lead up to the good stuff. Hope you enjoy the rest that will be coming! If inspiration hits, I might have another chapter up by tomorrow around 3am CST and since I don't work until 4pm on Sunday, I might actually be writing until 3am.