Disclaimer If I ever own Bones the Hell will have frozen over and they will have proven the single bullet theory ….. was wrong!

Chapter 7 Hell Froze Over

They were having their usual Friday dinner of take out and a movie. It had been her choice and she had decided on Indian, at least it was a change. Now they were watching the movie she had chosen. Rather she was watching, he sat fuming. During their meal she had told him she had a new man in her life and they had a date tomorrow night.

He not only hated her dating other men, he hated her talking about it even more. It was getting harder and harder not to shake some sense into her. She had no ability to judge people, so her judge of men in the last four years he had known her, had been disastrous. The longer he sat the angrier he got. His emotions got the get the better of him. How long has it been? How long have you held it in? How long will you wait? FOREVER?

She finally noticed his body language and tried to understand it. She knew he was upset about something but what? Should she ask? Would he share? She knew from their past together he did not share truly personal things. She could not think of anything in their working arrangement that might cause this reaction. She decided if she didn't ask he might never calm down, and his week-end would be a disaster. Their week had been grueling and he needed the rest. She took a breath and asked. "Booth, what is wrong?"

He growled at her "nothing, why do you care anyway?"

"Booth there is no need to be inclement. I just asked a simple question. You don't have to bite my head off. If this is how you are going to be I'm going home." She got up and moved toward the door.

Grabbing her arm, spinning her around and pushing her back down into the couch in one move he sputtered "inclement? What makes you think I am talking about the weather?"

Blinking she looked at him. This was something she had never experienced before. He had never seemed so close to losing his control around her. He had never physically pushed unless her life was in danger. "Booth you are scaring me. What the hell is going on with you?"

Her words brought him to his senses. Looking at the fear in her eyes he sunk down into the couch and placed his face in his hands. "I'm sorry Bones I didn't mean to scare you or grab you like that. It's really nothing. Why don't you go home? Enjoy your week-end. I'll see you on Monday" he said in a voice completely devoid in emotion.

She didn't have insight into others she knew, but her perceptions of this man were often clear. She knew this was not the time to leave. Taking his larger hands into her smaller ones, turning him to face her, she looked into his face again and said "No Booth, explain what's going on with you. Try not to be as inclement as possible."

Shaking his head trying to pull his hands way "even now you are using squint words" he laughed mirthlessly.

She refused to let him pull away and told him "it means harsh or severe. Stop stalling go on."

"Look, I know this is not something you want to hear. I know it will probably make you want to run, so it is probably best if you just leave now."

"Booth, I'm not leaving until I understand what is bothering you. So start talking."

"Fine, but like I said as soon as I start you are going to run so if you really want to know, can you wait until I'm finished?

"I promise I will listen, I don't know what will happen after that."

"Ok here goes." He waited a minute to gather his thoughts and then began. I need to let you know before you do it again. It's just I can't take you going out with other men anymore. I know it's unreasonable and I know you don't like to hear it but it drives me crazy. You have talked about the men you go out with, the ones you have slept with for the last four years. But I want to be the one who takes your breath away, the one who turns you on, the one who makes love to you until all your lonely's gone. I want to be the man you dreamed of all your life. Tell me what to do, and I'll do what you want me to. Because Baby I believe I have fallen hopelessly and helplessly in love with you."

She looked at him as he finished speaking. All the steam the anger had left his body. He sat there like a wrung out rag doll. Not a soft cuddly one, just a rag one. She thought about what he had said. She looked into her inner soul and found her answer. The answer lead her to her question. "Booth, have you ever asked yourself why I date so many men? Why I continuously tell you about the dates and the crappy sex afterward?"

"To make my life a fucking hell" He smiled weakly.

She looked down at his large hands still in hers and started making small circles on the inside of his wrists refusing to look at his face. "No, I think it was to make you jealous. What I didn't realize until you mentioned it was I wanted you to know and I wanted you to be angry about it. That, I believe is the definition Angela would give for jealously. Do you want to know something else I just realized while you were talking? I've fallen hopelessly in love with you too." Smiling up at him through her hair she asked "so what happens now?"

He leaned into her, she leaned into him and somewhere in the middle the electricity crackled between them. The heat they generated became more than they could handle. Soon they were both naked and enjoying the beauty of each other's body.

When space became a premium he suggested they move to the bedroom. As the heat they created increased they became more insatiable and looked at the edge together.

"Bones I need you to cum with me, together. OK"

"Yes together" was all she could manage.

As Blue locked with Brown and Booth called to Bones they leapt together for the first time over the edge and into the greatest flight of pleasure either had ever known.

The next morning Bones awoke and stretched like a cat on a warm window sill. Even though she had only fallen asleep a few hours ago, she felt glorious. She could smell the coffee brewing in the kitchen and quickly got up. Deciding not to bother with such a frivolous thing as clothes she walked into the kitchen nude, only to find Booth in the same state of undress and making pancakes. Singing? The chorus brought her loudest laugh, and he jumped looking a little embarrassed. "What were you singing?" Seeing the stubborn set of his jaw she added "something about hell and freezing over?"

"Nothing just an old favorite." He smiled back at her." I made blueberry pancakes want some?"

"Yes, and coffee too please." After they got settles she asked sweetly "If you sing that song I'll make it worth your while." She licked the syrup enticingly off her lips.

"You know I can't sing what if I play you the song?"

"Ok."

He found the old album, glad he still had vinyl and the means to play them. Located the correct song and started it for her.

They installed a condom dispenser at the Vatican
Yasser Arafat said he'd never wear that hat again
The Germans gave every holocaust survivor a Mercedes-Benz
And the Tutsis and the Hutus made amends

Hell froze over today
And I made good on several debts I never thought I'd have to pay
They discovered Jimmy Hoffa in a houseboat on Lake Erie
Someone proved conclusively the single bullet theory... was wrong

Woody Allen walked hand in hand with Louis Farrakhan
"Face The Nation" had Cindy Crawford and Bo Derek on
They put the faces of the Chicago Seven on a first class stamp
And they finished the goddamned Robertson off ramp

Hell froze over today
And I made good on several debts I never thought I'd have to pay
They awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to Timothy Leary
Someone proved conclusively the single bullet theory... was wrong

Uncle Sam made reparations for repressions great and small
By creating a society with liberty and dignity and equal opportunity and justice for all

Well, that "Earth Goddess" program on Channel 3 went national
Iran and Iraq became one country called Irrational
Every commuter in greater Los Angeles learned how to ride the bus
And the rich folks said, "Please tax the shit out of us."

Hell froze over today
And I made good on several debts I never thought I'd have to pay
They served something tasty and nutritious in a high school cafeteria
Someone proved conclusively the single bullet theory
Yeah, someone proved conclusively the single bullet theory... was wrong

They both laughed and she turned to him "It's old but still funny today, but what made you sing it this morning? Is it some sort of Saturday ritual I will have to get used to?"

"No Baby, I was just thinking. You said you loved me and we made love all night, so hell must have froze over today. OUCH!"

"First of all don't call me Baby and second of all the only reason hell froze over was I let you make love to me all night," she smirked at him.

He snuggled up closer and began nibbling the little spot he had found last night that drove her crazy "Mmmm" he said between nibbles "first of all you like Baby, and decond let's just agree we both made hell freeze over today." He continued his nibbling all the way back to bed.

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The inspiration for this came from "I Wanna Make You Cry" - Jeff Bates & Kenny Beard and "Hell Froze Over Today" - Roy Zimmerman. To those of you who remember The Foreman you will know Hell Froze Over would be one Booth would remember and think of once he and Bones were together. There is no way he would have not thought Hell froze over today.

Nyre