Thanks for the reviews and alerts:) and thanks to kaloblack for reading this over and making suggestions, and who's like my beta know. (Haven't asked yet,lol)

So, I'm trying to finish a term paper and study for my last two finals, but it's so HARD. As a little break I wrote this chap, and now I'll go finish my work and study:)

In this one Booth gives Brennan permission to….and she takes up the offer surprising Booth. Funny, I hope.

Disclaimer: Bones belongs to Fox.

"Geez, Bones." Booth said with a light chuckle. "If you want to touch my butt, all you have to do is ask." Brennan could hear the humor in his voice. Brennan ignored his comment as she struggled to free her wrists from the rope that was binding them. The partners had showed up to the house of Larry Coats, he was the suspect in their latest case. Evidence showed he was the killer. Booth and Brennan showed up, ready to arrest him for the murder of Mary Sampson. The partners were taken by surprise, the suspect and an accomplice sprayed them with a gas that disoriented the partners enough to be tied and kept captive in the basement of the house. Brennan just needed a little more to free her hands, once she did that she could easily get out of the rope that tied her to Booth. Their backs pressed together, and with every attempt to free her hands, Brennan inevitably brushed Booth's butt. Booth knew she was about to free herself, and kept his hands still to allow her the space she needed to free herself.

"Look, I give you permission to touch my butt all you want once we get out of here." Booth told his Bones in attempt to lighten the mood of being held captive. Brennan freed her hands and was removing the rope on her upper body as Booth spoke.

Brennan helped untie Booth's hands and they moved to stand on either side of the stairs that lead to the basement, effectively hiding. Their suspect and his accomplice came down, and were greeted with kicks and punches.

Booth called for back up and they were there in record time. The suspect and his accomplice were taken in under arrest.

B&B

The partners grabbed some take out and headed to Brennan's place. It had been a long day and they ate their food and drank a beer to relax. Neither finished their beer, but did finish their food. They talked about the case and both were glad they had made out of their short captivity safely.

Booth rose to leave when he noticed it was past midnight and Brennan walked him to the door. Booth stood outside her apartment and said good bye and that he'd see her the next day. Brennan said good bye and Booth turned to leave, but before he did so, he stuck his butt towards Brennan, saying in a teasing tone.

"Remember you have permission..." Before he could finish, Brennan gave him a playful slap on his butt. She closed the door with a huge grin plastered on her face as she made her way to her bedroom, leaving a stunned Booth outside.

As Brennan showered she smiled imagining the stunned face Booth must have had after she gave him the playful slap. Even as she settled in bed to fall asleep, her smile didn't vanish.

Booth thought about that slap as he drove to his apartment. He couldn't believe she had done it, even though he knew she was very...well…she was Bones.

As the days passed and they started working on another case, Booth didn't mention the spank. He thought she must have forgotten about the permission he gave her, and decided it was best to leave it that. It had been funny teasing her, and yes it was funny when she took him up on the offer and gave him a playful slap.

Brennan was examining the remains on the forensic platform, Hodgins was busy collecting bug and dirt samples to analyze. Booth stood close to Brennan, eyeing over her shoulder what she was doing. He knew that annoyed her, but he liked doing it any way.

"Bren, I need your help." Angela called from below the platform and motioning her friend to follow her to her office. Brennan nodded and removed her latex gloves, shoving them in her lab coat pocket.

As Brennan made her way to walk off the platform, her hand gave Booth a squeeze. Booth thought he was dreaming. Did she just SQUEEZE my buttocks? He thought to himself as he watched her make her way to Angela's office.

"Dude, what's wrong?" Hodgins' question brought Booth back to reality. Yeah, Bones DID squeeze my buttocks. He wasn't dreaming. Booth saw the genuine concern in Hodgins face and knew that Hodgins hadn't seen anything.

"Nothing." Booth answered as he made his way to Angela's office. Booth found Angela going over the missing person's database with Brennan, they were trying to see which one of the three possible matches was their victim. Both saw that Bennan was submerged in the work, and wondered how she could do that when he was still trying to calm down, from a simple SQUEEZE.

The days progressed and they made headway on the case. Brennan was at the Hoover for the interrogation on their suspect. After the interrogation, Brennan and Booth headed to Booth's office. Sweets walked in to discuss his observations with them.

As Brennan was leaving, she gave Booth a pinch and walked out. Booth couldn't believe it, she did it again and SWEETS DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE. Am I dreaming? Booth kept asking himself, but he knew he wasn't dreaming. But how could Sweets not notice? If he had noticed, he would have made a comment. Sweets didn't make a comment on the pinch Brennan gave Booth.

B&B

After their case was solved a few pinches, slaps, and squeezes later. Booth decided to ask Bones what was going on. It's no that he didn't like it, but he needed to know what was going on.

He found Brennan seated the couch in her office, starting on the paperwork for the case they had just finished.

"Bones, what's going on?" Booth asked her what was up with all the pinches, slaps, and squeezes on his butt.

Laughing, Brennan rose from the couch to stand face to face with Booth. "If I remember correctly, you gave me permission. So it's not harassment." She said with an amused grin.

Booth never actually thought she would take up his offer and remained silent. Brennan smiled and gave his butt a light slap, her hand lingering more than it should have. "Or are you revoking that permission?" Her breath hot on his face.

They turned towards the office glass door when they heard an a loud laugh. "What are we playing?" Angela asked with a squeal, causing Brennan to remove her hand from where it rested on Booth's butt. "Because I'm in on anything that involves touching Booth's butt." Angela said as she walked towards Brennan to hand her a file. Angela's free hand taking a swing to slap Booth's behind. Booth shot her a 'DON'T YOU DARE' glare before she slapped his butt. Angela left as she muttered to under her breath, "He's no fun."

Booth told Brennan he'd help her with the paperwork offered to go to his place and grab some Chinese Food on the way. As booth drove to his place, he eyed Brennan from the corner of his eye, knowing that they were going to talk about the granted permission and her use of it.

They finished the paperwork almost as fast as they finished their food. Booth took in a deep breath as he placed the paperwork on the coffee table, next to the empty cartons of food.

"Why did you take me up on my offer?" Brennan knew he was referring to her use of touching his butt whenever she wanted to.

"You said I had permission to touch your butt whenever I wanted to?" Brennan said, unable to keep the smile off her face.

"So, you DO want to touch it?" He said waggling his bro playfully. Brennan's smile faded as he leaned closer. "Hey, partners should be equals in everything, right?" He said teasingly, hoping to get a laugh out of her.

"You want permission?" A teasing smile on her lips as she asked the question. Booth stuttered and said nothing. He didn't expect her to offer permission. Seeing that she could make Booth just a bit more uncomfortable, Brennan rose from the couch. "You have my permission." She said sticking her butt out to him and looking at him over her shoulder.

Booth's playful slap caused Brennan to gasp. She didn't expect him to actually do it.

"I have to catch up so we can be even." He said as he wiggled his eye brows. Brennan turned to face him, raising her hands in defense.

"Nooooooo." She said laughing as she ran to the other side of the couch to put distance between them.

"Yesssss." He said, their laughter filling the apartment as he ran after her when she went into his kitchen. He caught her before she ran back to the living room.

The stared into the other's eyes as his hands rested on her hips and her hands rested on his chest. Leaning forward, their lips met in a soft kiss. When they parted a playful smile spread across Brennan's lips as she gave Booth's butt a squeeze. He laughed and arched an eyebrow in a teasing manner as he wrapped his arms around her and leaned forward to place another kiss on her lips.

So, what did you guys think? Please REVIEW:), reviews will be like treats as I'm trying to get through this hard week of Finals:)