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6. At the diner.

Bones snatched another fry from Booth's plate and swirled it in the ketchup on her plate. She sat back chewed contemplatively. She and Booth were in the middle of another big case and it was wearing on all of their team, but mostly Booth. She hated it when he was hurting. He had a tendency to hold all of it in and it tore him apart. She knew better than to make him talk until he was ready and then she would be waiting with words that she knew were barely adequate. But Booth was always happy that she tried, the effort was the most important thing to Booth. It was just another of the million reasons why she loved him.

Booth looked up from his cheeseburger and gave her a halfhearted smile. Bones reached across the table and took his hand in hers and it was enough. She felt the sadness melt away from him and she was filled with the wonderful full feeling that came from Booth's easy acceptance of her, from his love for her. She had no doubt that Booth loved her with the kind of love that would last thirty, forty or fifty years. Maybe it was time that she took away his doubt. Oh, he knew that she loved him fiercely and would stop at nothing to protect him, but she knew that in the back of his mind that he was afraid that it would all slip away.

"What are you thinking so hard about?" Bones took a sip of her drink and her cheeks flushed.

"You. Us. Christine." Booth leveled his gaze with hers and her heart began to pound in rapid succession when she became lost in the deep pools of chocolate. Booth snapped his fingers bringing her back to Earth.

"What is it baby?" Bones moved her hand until their fingers were intertwined. She took a deep breath and looked him straight in the eye.

"What would you say if I asked you to marry me?" Booth's eye wide look of shock was one that she would remember for the rest of their lives. It was the one time that she had truly surprised him.

"Are you asking?" He sputtered. Bones rose from her side of the table and slid into the seat next to him.

"Are you answering?" She challenged with her eyes full of mirth.

"Yes, now kiss me." Booth could only laugh as his Bones moved as close to him as she could and placed her palm on his cheek before she covered his lips with hers.

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