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Ok, this is a short chapter so I'll go ahead and post it now and then post one tomorrow.

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Booth and Brennan had decided to eat lunch at Mama's. Brennan was still angry about the gossiping being done by her friends and she didn't want to eat lunch at their usual places. Booth agreed that it would probably be better if they avoided their friends for awhile; so, they avoided the Royal Diner and The Founding Fathers.

"You know Bones, maybe we can use what you do best when we come up with our little joke," Booth said.

Shaking her head, Brennan said, "I'm not sure what you mean."

Smiling, Booth said, "Do you remember the time you told me that if you ever murdered someone it would be the perfect murder and no one would ever catch you?"

Frowning, Brennan said, "Booth, I don't want to kill anyone. I certainly don't want to kill our friends."

Laughing, Booth said, "Not what I had in mind, Bones. I was thinking more a long the line of you murdering me."

Horrified, Brennan said, "Me murder you? Booth I could never murder you."

Smiling and shaking his head, Booth said, "Ok, I'm not explaining myself very well. Look, what if we pretend that you murdered me to get rid of me so you that you can have Tim. Only, your going to make a mistake so that there will be some circumstantial evidence that you did me in. You know, just enough evidence to make it look like you killed me; but, not enough to do anything with. It could be fun."

Puzzled, Brennan said, "I hope my friends wouldn't really think I was capable of killing you. What kind of friends would that make them? What kind of person would that make me?"

Smiling, Booth said, "The kind of friends who are the nosy kind who jump to conclusions even when there aren't any real facts to back them up. You know, you're right though, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't believe you're capable of murder; but, they think I am. How about we switch the idea around. How about we pretend that I killed you over Tim. You know they think I could kill people anyways. We could just feed into that belief."

Sadly, Brennan put her hand on Booth's hand and said, "Booth, you could never murder anyone. I know you. You are not a murderer."

Sighing, Booth said, "Let's face it Bones, I've killed plenty of people for my government. I don't consider it murder because I did it in the best interest of national security or because I was forced to do it in the line of my duties in the FBI. That makes people nervous. I know that. I understand and it's something I live with every day. Why do you think I'm always threatening to shoot people? If I use the phrase often enough, it becomes meaningless. It lets me vent and let people know I'm pissed and yet I don't mean anything by saying it. People expect me to make the threat all of the time; but, they don't expect me to follow through. It makes their fear of me a little less."

Shaking her head, Brennan said, "Do you really think people are afraid of you?"

Smiling, Booth said, "Of course they are; but, it doesn't bother me. I'm a big guy. I have a dangerous job. I was a sniper in the Army and I was a Ranger. I carry a gun and I've killed people. Of course, people are afraid of me. It goes with the territory."

Picking up Booth's hand between both of hers, Brennan said, "I've never been afraid of you. In all of the years I've known you, I've never been afraid of you. You're my best friend and I love you."

Feeling a little emotional, Booth said, "I know that Bones. Why do you think I love you so much? The only people in this world that really aren't afraid of me are you, Pops and Parker. Well and Max. Hell, my brother Jared is even afraid of me sometimes. As long as I have you and Parker and Pops and Max, well I'm alright. I know that there are people in my world that love me. That's all I need Bones. I don't worry about the rest."

Nodding her head, Brennan said, "Alright. Let's come up with a plan for our revenge."

Smiling, Booth leaned over and brought Brennan's hands up to his lips. Kissing them he smiled and said, "I love you Bones."

Smiling, Brennan said, "And I love you Booth. I have for a long time."

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After checking on Michael in day Care, Angela and Hodgins decided to go over to the Royal Diner for lunch. Walking into the diner, both were surprised to find that Booth and Brennan weren't there. Walking over to the counter, both of them sat down.

Looking at their regular waitress, Marge, Hodgins said, "Hey Marge, did Booth or Dr. B come in for lunch?"

Shaking her head, Marge said, "No. Maybe they're on a case."

Shaking her head, Angela said, "No. Not that I know of. Maybe they went home for lunch."

Hodgins said, "Yeah, that's probably what they did. If I lived as close to the Jeffersonian as they did, that's what I would do."

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Ok, Booth and Brennan are plotting their revenge.