Twenty minutes later
Both struggled to regain their steady breathing and stared at the ceiling, neither daring to look at each other or say anything before the other.
"So…" Booth started, attempting to break the awkwardness between them. He used the sheet to wipe sweat from his brow and chest and offered it to Brennan, who took it and used it in the same manner.
"We're going to get evicted for noise violations, Booth."
He laughed. "Don't even start to complain. You took charge the moment we landed in the bed."
Booth rolled on top of her, dropping small, light kisses to her bare shoulders. She smiled at him and closed her eyes, relishing in the moment.
"Let's stay in bed all day tomorrow," Booth suggested, moving his way lower on her body.
"I already cancelled my classes tomorrow," she confided in him. Booth gave her his charming Booth-y grin and continued to shower her skin with his gentle touch. Brennan shivered and used all the willpower she still had to continue their conversation.
"I'll make you a deal," she bargained, "if you tell me as much as you can about where you're going, we'll stay in bed until…late afternoon. And we still have to call Pops."
Booth thought about it for a moment, abandoning his quest for another round of romping with her.
"I'm going to Latin America. For at least three weeks. That's all I can tell you on what I really know at this point. But they already told me that, if the mission is successful, we'll get a month of paid leave before we have to head back to Georgia for more training."
Brennan smiled and wiggled around in the bed. She flipped them, so now she was looking down at him, her hair surrounding both their faces.
"So you better have a successful mission then. I want an entire month with you…all to myself."
A throaty laugh escaped him. "Yes, ma'am. So I was thinking…maybe we should set a date." The suggestion made Booth nervous. He knew her fight or flight response might kick in, even though she wasn't really in any danger, except from maybe herself.
"Uh…okay. What weekend do you know for sure you'll be back here?"
"I don't know." Wow. I thought for sure she'd say forget about it.
"Well, we can't plan a wedding if we don't know when it is." Wow. I never thought I'd be saying things like this.
Booth sighed. "You have a point. Should I just ask for some unpaid leave in a few months? Or do you want to wait until the spring?"
"I've never actually thought about it. Can I make another deal?"
He nodded. Oh, great. Here goes her flight response. She's gonna find some way out of it. Shit. This really blows. This whole Army gig screws everything up.
"Let's forget about this. Just for now. Let's spend the day together, hang out with Pops and Jared, I'll take care of my dissertation thing the day after and then…then we can plan." I get he thinks I want to leave, that I'm looking for a way out. Shit. I can't screw this up. The Army's doing that for me already.
"Deal! Now…are you going to let me show you how much I love you?"
"Only if you keep your voice down."
A/N: Bit of a filler but I needed to sort of set up what was coming. Plus, it gives me more time to plan the wedding! :) Did you guys really think I was going to break them up? Come on, I'm not that mean! :)
