A/N: I know you want the answer… I know you wanna see how it goes, so… I shall pass the torch to my other personality who will write down the story that you are here for… yes, B&B talk about marriage! :D

"I can't let you do this," Booth shook his head in defeat. "I won't…"

"You want what?" she challenged. "You won't let me take care of you… because as many times as you tell me, booth. I thought that's what love was all about."

"Love?" he questioned raising an eyebrow.

Her heart was pounding like a state runner. It was now or never, make or break, this was the opportunity she had to tell him how she REALLY felt about him. "Yes, love… as difficult as it is to grasp the concept of this emotion, and as difficult as it is to believe that you feel something that is not scientifically explained, I know that…"

Booth seemed to hold his breath.

"Know that what?" he pleaded as silence took over the conversation.

"I… I want to do this for you, Booth. I think that exchanging vows and signing a document will stop the government from making me testify and then with the help of Hunter, you will not be charged with kidnapping. Trust me, Booth. Please." Tears were brimming in her eyes. The thought of losing him to prison was painful. It hurt.

"I might agree…" he pondered. "If you gave me more than just a caring attitude,"

"I don't know what that means?"

"It means," he sighed heavily. "That I need to know you want me… you love me… that you want to marry me because-"

"It can help your case!" she stressed.

"I don't want to help my case, damn it! I don't care about my case, I care about you. I care about Kali. I want to make sure that this is something that can be good for our daughter. I won't give her a family only to break it up again I'd rather go to prison than ruin both your lives."

"I want to do this," she insisted. "You're not ruining my life, and I'd take care of Kali… we both would."

Booth shook his head in defeat. "I need to know you want to marry me because it hurts to think of being without me."

"Booth, it does hurt to think that," she told him holding back the tears that wanted an escape. "And that scares me. Sometimes it scares me so much that I shut off from you when I don't want to… or I run… I run to places like the Maluku Islands because it's safe, and you're not there."

"Gee, thanks," he muttered.

She took his chin in her hands.

"I run because I'm afraid."

"You don't think I'm not afraid?" he challenged.

"You don't seem afraid, you seem confident, you believe in us… you believe in me."

"Love will do that," he said running a hand through his hair. "I can't settle for less, Bones, I can't do that to you… or to Kali. But mostly, I can't do it to myself. Because if I marry you, I will NEVER divorce you, I will never walk away from you, and I'm afraid that you would…"

She took a step back, as if she had been winded and he looked up to meet her eyes.

"After all these years of working together, Booth, I would have concluded that you knew me well enough to form a sure opinion about my feelings for you."

"Your feelings?" he questioned.

"You have never abandoned me, Booth. You have been there when I needed someone, when I felt like my world was crashing and you were there to make it better. Scientifically, sometimes, I can't explain it. But I don't have to, because you have a strong belief, and I think sometimes you believe enough for the both of us."

He smiled then. "I think I do…"

"So believe now, Booth. Believe that I would NEVER abandon you, or walk away from you… believe that I know what's best in trying to save you now… believe in me, Booth… believe in us!"

Booth stared at her. She had come a long way. She had once failed to believe anything that wasn't scientifically proven, and now, she stood before him confident that this would work out for the sake of keeping him out of prison. He was suddenly overwhelmed with an emotion so strong, he had to turn away from her to stop himself from pulling her into his arms and embracing her like he had so many times in his mind.

"Will you let me marry you?" he pushed for an answer.

"Yes, Bones, I will…" he smiled.

She nodded politely as if they had just sealed a business deal, and to Brennan that's exactly what it was.

Oh dare I be SO mean… :D

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