Nothing Done Half Way
After Booth and Bones, dropped off a very excited Parker back with his mother, the couple felt a bit exhausted but happy. Parker was very excited about their Spring Break trip and only wanted to talk about their upcoming Disney World trip. There was a comfortable silence that filled the air as they pulled away from the curb. Booth held Brennan's hand as they drove to his place to pick up some clothes since they decided that he was going to stay the night at her apartment.
"Booth, I hope you are not mad that I told Parker about Disney World without discussing it with you first. I normally would have but I was very excited about the idea that it sort of popped out." Brennan confessed.
"Babe, that is the sort of surprise that I am okay with having. You are wonderful, and you made my son a very happy boy." Booth told her honestly.
"Well, I am 'awesome' as Parker would say." Brennan bragged.
"And modest, too" Booth said, then placed a quick kiss on the back of her hand. He could not stop touching her now that they were together. He had to have some contact with her. He still needed to convince himself that this was real. His dreams were coming true. He let out a soft chuckle, guess it made sense that their trip as a family would be to the place were Dreams really do come true.
"Booth, are you alright?"
"yeah why?"
"Nothing." She said as she analyzed him.
After a few more minutes of silence Brennan asked, "Booth, can we stop by the book store? There are a few things I would like to get before heading home."
"Sure, Bones. I need to get a couple of graphic novels anyway," he said sheepishly.
"Need beer for your hat, too?" Brennan teased.
Booth let go of Brennan's hand. He took his eyes off the road, turned to looked at her with mock hurt, then back at the road again. After a few moments, he smiled remembering how flushed Bones became seeing him naked that first time.
They walked into the Barnes & Nobles that Brennan usually has her book signings. A cardboard cutout of 'Temperance Brennan' holding a skull greeted the couple when they opened the door.
"Hey, Bones, look at that! Bones meet Bones! HA! This is great!" Booth laughed like a school boy. "Think they will let me have it when your new book comes out?" Booth joked in her ear.
"Booth, why would you want a standee?" a confused Brennan asked.
"Never mind, if you have to explain the joke, it's not funny" Booth sulked. "Anyway, I am gonna go this way, meet you back here in 15 minutes?" Booth pointed to the counter as a meeting place.
"That should be satisfactory," Bones walked away to the opposite direction of the comic books.
Booth headed to look for the latest 'Green Lantern' comic. After spending a couple of minutes and not having any success, Booth asked a sales person. He realized that he needed to go to the comic store near Rebecca's house after all. Booth decided to go in search of Bones in the two- story bookstore.
Booth walked up and down the aisles. He passed the medical book and non- fiction, all were boring to him but knew that Bones would love the topics. However, he couldn't find Bones. Booth stopped by the cooking and gardening section. He saw a couple of Vegetarian cookbooks. He thought he would surprise Bones with a homemade Italian dinner with a couple of their favorite dishes and a couple new ones to try. He decided one that had pictures next to each of the recipes that didn't make everything look like cardboard. He pulled out his phone to look at the time and sent a text his girlfriend.
"Bones, where are you?"
"I am in the travel section, on the second floor by the reference computers. – Bones"
"On my way up"
"Okay. – Bones"
Booth found his Bones sitting on the floor with a stack of books on Disney World around her. She thumbed though one that was geared toward traveling with kids. She had another book about dining and something with a Hidden Mickey, along with a few other books that he couldn't see on either side of her. He just smiled knowing she didn't do anything half way. He just realized she is going to plan this vacation to the minute and he was going to love every minute of it.
"Hey, need any help with those?" he said as he kissed the top of her head.
Brennan looked up at him with a clear set of blue eyes and a very genuine smile of happiness. He didn't know how it was possible for her to look any more beautiful but she does.
"Yes, I seem to need your hands. I decided that we will need all of these to help plan our vacation." Brennan said as she took Booth's offered hand to stand up. She bent down to pick up her possessions and passed Booth some books to carry.
"What is this one, Bones?" Booth lifted up the Hidden Mickey book that was on top of his pile.
"That one is about 'Hidden Mickeys' . Apparently there are various Mickey face silhouettes hidden throughout the Disney theme parks in different locations. The designs range from three dishes on a table to stones on the pavement. I thought we could make it into a game for Parker. We determine a prize for the one that can find the most silhouettes." She said someone shyly.
"Ahh, Bones, you are a hero already in his eyes and in mine." He said. He thought back to when Bones said she was bad with kids, it was all just a lie because she was very good with his son.
Booth read the rest of the titles that he held. He dropped all the books he carried and gasped out loud when his eyes settled on the last book's spine.
"BONES! Are you insane?" Booth whispered loudly.
"What? No, I am not." Bones replied innocently. Booth was dumbfounded did she realize that this was just … well wrong!
"You CAN NOT have Disney World books touching…" he looked around to see if they were alone before saying the title " a book entitled '365 Sex Positions: A New Way Every Day for a Steamy, Erotic Year'! That is just … just… WRONG! Mickey Mouse and sex do not go together!" Booth was very flustered as he picked up the books he dropped.
"Booth, I thought you might like this book to start our New Years off on a sexual high. Not to mention, we can see if we can create our own position and make page 225 something that everyone will want to do. I think I might need some research for my next book when we get back to my apartment. I would love to try pages 14, 56, and 98. If your back is up to it, if not then pages 64, 76 and 101."
Booth just stared at her and blushed then quickly said, "Fine, you win, but we are NOT buying these on the same receipt."
