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While I can solve riddles, I suck at making them so they are very very bad. I tried though, that's mostly why this chapter took so long, that and it's been storming everyday where I live for the past week making my internet glitchy.
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Bones was trying to concentrate on the paper work he had to do but found he was unable to; his eyes and his mind kept wandering to the woman in front of him who was completely absorbed in her book. Her face showing her emotions clear as day as she read and it really was quite entertaining to watch; her face going from annoyance to joy, to sad, to mad, and everything in between.
He watch as she bit her lip and leaned forward in her seat, her lunch lay forgotten on his desk. Bones must have been staring to long because she glance over at him, a light pink dusting her cheeks as she gave him a shy smile.
"You're staring," Izanna said.
"Shit really? Hadn't noticed," he quipped back sarcastically.
Rolling her eyes she went back to her book and he glared down at his work, wishing it to dissipate. Finally giving up on his work, he went about finishing his lunch and watching his girlfriend. He hadn't actually called her his girlfriend yet, it hadn't come up in a conversation with anyone mostly because everyone already seemed to know; gossip travels faster than light on this ship.
"You should finish your lunch," Bones said, capturing her attention once again.
"As should you," she replied with a nod towards his unfinished lunch.
"I was working."
"And I was reading."
"Operative word being was now eat."
"So bossy," Izanna huffed, turning to face him and grabbing her lunch.
"So stubborn," he replied back in the same tone.
"Yes but you like me," she hummed.
"Possibly."
"Most defiantly."
Bones just gave a smile in response and went back to fiddling with his lunch, suddenly nervous about what he wanted to ask her which was absurd, they were already dating, not like she was gonna turn him down.
"Shore leave is coming up, anything you wanted to do?" he finally asked.
"I thought it wasn't for another three months."
"Last I checked it was less than a month. I'll find out later."
There was a lull in the conversation as Izanna thought on it before piping up, "I could do with more books."
"I think you have to many books," Bones said, "Considering you've now got piles on the floor."
"The phrase you are looking for is, 'Not enough bookshelves.' " she replied cheekily, Bones just shook his head at her. "It could be worse," she continued, "I could be obsessed with hand carved wooden animals. Or a specific article of clothing, like hats or socks or something. Or even- hmph."
She was cut off by Bones leaning over the desk and pressing his lips to hers in a short, light kiss that was gone as soon as it came, leaving a tingling sensation behind. A blush covered her cheeks and a smile graced her lips, glad she finally got a second kiss having been to shy and nervous to initiate one herself.
"You talk to much," Bones said, sitting down he gestured for her to come over and when she didn't move he rolled his eyes, "Come here."
"Again with the bossiness," she muttered as she got up and moved around his desk.
"And yet, you still listen in the end," he said, tugging her down into his lap when she hesitated in front of him.
He chuckled at the small squeak that escaped her lips and went in for another kiss only for the door to open suddenly, causing a louder squeak from Izanna and her leaping out of his arms. Bones turned to glare at whoever had come in, rolling his eyes as he saw his best friend standing there.
"Am I interrupting something?" Jim asked.
Izanna said no at the same time Bones said yes, Izanna beating him to the punch continued talking, "I'll just go."
It looked like she was going to step back closer to Bones but she hesitated, cheeks coloring red and after a moment she left, throwing a goodbye over her shoulder. Bones frowned at the her hesitation, he had a feeling he knew what it was and he'd ask her later. He swung his gaze to Jim who quirked an eyebrow at him in question, when Bones gave a small shake of his head Jim shrugged and sat in the seat Izanna had vacated earlier.
"Remember how I told you not to long ago that shore leave was less than a month away?" Jim said.
"It got moved back didn't it," Bones deadpanned.
"Just a bit."
"Three months?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"Iza," he stated simply.
"Ah Scotty must have told her," Jim mumbled.
"Dammit, I was going to take her out on a date," Bones groaned, rubbing the back of his neck.
"And what are these little lunches you've been having then?"
"A real date Jim, not this."
Jim gave his friend an amused look, "You must really like her."
"Wouldn't be dating her if I didn't."
"You could always have your date on the ship, come up with something creative," Jim suggested and gave a short laugh when Bones shot him a glare, "It's either that or wait three months."
Bones let out a sigh, "What's the worst that could go wrong?"
Jim gave him a did-you-really-just-ask-that look.
"I just jinxed it," Bones stated.
"Yes, yes you did."
oOoOo
"So, let me get this straight," Nyota said with a grimace, "You went to go give him a goodbye kiss or hug or something but ran instead?"
"I didn't run, I walked," Izanna huffed, "And yes I was going to but, I let my anxiety get the better of me."
"Evidently," Nyota paused, "Your going-"
"Yes yes," Izanna interrupted, "I'm going to have to tell him no matter how hard it is with my brain telling me everything that could possibly go wrong."
"Good. He already knows about your anxiety and I'm sure he'll understand."
"I hope you're right."
"When am I not?"
"Remember that road trip we took?"
"It's not my fault you have a shitty sense of direction."
"'It'll be fun' you said, 'Just a week' you said."
"I-" Nyota started only to be talked over.
"A month. We were gone a month. We ended up in Canada. How do two people fuck up so bad that on their way from San Francisco to Las Vegas that they wind up in Canada?"
"It wasn't that bad," Nyota scuffed.
" 'Hey Izzy, you ever been to Las Vegas?' " Izanna said in a bad imitation voice before returning to her own, " 'Haha. No, but I've been to Canada.' "
"You have to admit, it was fun."
"Yes, it was a fun adventure. It was also very stressful and your mother nearly died from worry."
"My mother's a worry wart, she could barley stand us leaving the city for class trips."
"And now we're exploring deep space. That's gotta be comforting," Izanna deadpanned as she flopped down on Nyota's bed.
"Back to our original topic," Nyota replied, laying down next to her.
"What's left to say? I'll tell him what's wrong, it's pretty simple."
"Nothing's simple with you."
"Fair enough."
"But when are you going to tell him?"
"When I work up the courage," Izanna mumbled.
"So in a week?"
"About."
"Don't you think you should tell him sooner so problems don't arise."
"It's only a week, what's the worst that could happen," there was a pause as Nyota gave Izanna a look, "I just jinxed that."
"Oh so much."
oOoOo
"Have you told him yet?" Nyota asked, plopping down in the chair across from Izanna's desk.
"It's only been five days," she murmured.
"And you should have talked to him five days ago."
"I went to tell him, only to be interrupted by our dear Captain who, for some strange reason, has been asking weird questions and sending me to do tasks he could sure as hell do himself. And because of all those interruptions, I'm behind on my work. I've barley had time for me let alone anyone else."
"And here I thought you were just spending all your free time with McCoy."
"If I had any free time I'd spend a fair amount with him but not all," Izanna said rolling her eyes, "Balance and stuff."
"What kind of weird questions?"
"Do you think it's easy to spot small blue objects in a bucket of water? Do short people notice things on higher shelves, not if they're looking for it or anything, just in general."
"That's weird even for Jim."
"And he's been having me deliver things to random people about the ship, which is what took up most of my time since I had no idea what these people looked like. I'm ready to strangle the man."
"I'm surprised no one has yet."
"He keeps this up and I'll-" Izanna started, only to be cut of by the sound of her com, "What can I do for you, Captain?" she answered, sarcasm dripping of every word.
"Come to the bridge," he responded.
"Why?"
"You'll see when you get here," he said then hung up.
"I must remember it is not a good idea to murder my boyfriend's best friend," Izanna said quietly.
"And our Captain," Nyota added.
"Oh I couldn't care less about the Captain part. Captains are replaceable, best friends not so much."
Nyota laughed, "Good luck, you'll need it."
"Thanks," she replied dryly.
oOoOo
"Are you sure about this?" Bones asked Jim.
"Of course," Jim said, "Would I steer you wrong?"
"Yes."
Jim rolled his eyes, "Relax."
"What if she doesn't like it?"
"She'll like it."
"You're sure."
"I'm sure."
"What are you sure about?" Izanna asked.
Bones jumped, not having noticed the small woman walk up next to him.
"You really should make some noise when you walk," Bones said, "Or I could tie a bell to you."
"Nyota tried that, it work for awhile, then I figured out how to walk without it ringing," she said with a proud smile.
"Did she tie it to your leg?" Jim questioned.
"Yes, but it rang often and loud which quickly got annoying. Anywhere else it only rang every few steps," Izanna replied, "Now why did you call me here?"
"Because," Jim said with a smirk, clapping his hands together, "You, and Bones, are going on a," he paused for a long moment, "Scavenger hunt."
"Dammit Jim we-" Bones started but stopped when Izanna let out an excited gasp.
"Scavenger hunt?!" she exclaimed, wide smile on her face.
Jim smirked at Bones before talking to Izanna, "That is what I said."
"Rules?" she demanded.
"You have to follow the clues and find everything. You'll know when your done."
"What's the first clue?"
Jim handed her a piece of paper, unfolding it she read the contents and before Bones could read it grabbed his hand, dragging him into the turbolift.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do," Jim called after them, "And the walls aren't as thick as they seem."
"Voices echo off the walls quite well too," Sulu added.
The crew on the bridge laughed as Izanna, face beat red, all but shoved Bones into the turbolift. The doors closed behind them and she handed Bones the paper, not yet telling the lift where to take them.
"Wow, this is," Bones trailed off.
"Hilariously bad," Izanna laughed, "I can't wait to read the rest."
Bones read the note over again: You stand in the brain, without it, the ship would be nothing. But there is one other thing the ship needs to keep beating
"I'm assuming the heart of the ship. That would be somewhere in engineering," Bones said.
Izanna grinned at him and called out a deck number before speaking to Bones again, "Yes, but what part?"
"The warp core?" he said.
"That sounded like a question," Izanna let out a giggle at the look she received, "That's what I'm thinking."
A silence settled over them, Bones smiling as the young woman practically bounced in place; he'd never admit it to Jim but this might not be a bad idea seeing as the excitement radiated off her in waves, steadily infecting him. He clasped her hand, intertwining their fingers, watching as her cheeks tinted pink and she look up at him through her lashes.
The doors opened, revealing several red shirts chatting away, their conversation pausing when they noticed Bones and Izanna. Izanna lightly tugged his hand, leading him off the lift and into the vast expanse of the main engineering deck.
"Izzy," one of them called out, "I didn't think you'd be the one leading you two off to a secluded place."
Her face turned red once again and Bones shooting a glare over his shoulder quieted their laughter, somewhat.
"It's quite unfair," she said, "That only Jim teases you but everyone teases me."
Bone gave her a questioning look, "The others tease me."
"No. They indirectly tease you through me but never directly at you."
"Well," Bones said only to pause as he thought about it, "Huh, you're right."
"I'm sorry what was that?" Izanna asked innocently.
"I said you're right."
"Still didn't hear you."
"I said you should quit while you're ahead," Bones said, relishing in quiet laughter he got from her. "So why is it that they only tease you?"
Izanna looked at him as if she couldn't believe what he just said, "Really?"
Bones rolled his eyes, "Really."
"They're scared."
"Of me?"
"You've threatened to stab people with a hypo for less."
"Not like I've actually-"
"Yes you have," Izanna interrupted, "You've stabbed your best friend, the Captain, after threatening him; along with several others."
"Isolated cases."
"Clearly not since you've done it several times."
"Then why aren't they afraid of teasing you in front of me?"
"Because they know you think she's adorable when flustered," Scotty said from behind them.
"Geez Scotty, you gave me a fright. How long have you been behind us?" Izanna said, slowing down for Scotty to walk beside her.
"Well first off, no one uses 'You gave me a fright' anymore; and not long," Scotty replied.
"Oh, well say somethin- wait. You find me flustered being adorable?" she asked Bones.
Bones went to reply but was cut off by Scotty, "You could murder a man and I'm sure he'd find that adorable."
"We could test that theory," Bones said.
"I'll be on my way now," Scotty mutter, veering off in a different direction.
"See," Izanna said with a gesture in the direction Scotty just went in, "Scared of you."
"And you're not?"
"No. Though you can be intimidating at times."
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"That you're intimidating at times? I thought I was pretty clear."
"Smartass," he growled, letting go of her hand to tickle her sides.
"No! This isn't fair your bigger than I am!" Izanna huffed out through her laughter.
"Not my fault you drew the short stick with the genetic lottery," he replied, stopping his attack.
"Hey!" she whined.
"Is for-"
"Don't you dare finish that fucking sentence."
"-horses. What's a cow gonna eat?"
"Your dismembered body parts," she muttered and continued walking.
"You'd have better luck feeding my dismembered body parts to pigs, they'll eat anything; cows are a bit more picky," Bones said, ensnaring her hand once again.
"I'll feed your dismembered body parts to whatever animal I goddamn want," she said. She noticed and ensign had momentarily paused in their pathway and looked like they wanted to say something but shook their head and walked away instead. "Well either everyone's going to think I'm a murder now or into some really kinky shit."
Bones leaned over to whisper in her ear, "I hope it's the latter."
Izanna jerked her head away and let out a small squeak, face quickly heating up, she struggled to find words to reply but was saved, "Look, the warp core."
"You won't be able to change the subject every time," he murmured.
"I have no idea what you mean," she replied while avoiding eye contact, "It's probably hidden nearby, I'll go look over here."
Releasing his hand she scurried off, he chuckled and went to look in another nearby area. Less than ten minutes passed before Bones called out that he found it.
"Is that-?" Izanna started to ask.
"An old vinyl record? Yes, it is," Bones said before looking in it's casing, "Well, it's the case anyway."
"In retrospect, probably should have questioned Jim's intentions with this whole thing."
"Yes, you should have."
"It's not like you did either."
"I got dragged away before I could."
"Again, you're bigger than I am, I was only able to cause you let me."
Bones smirked, "Shall we read the next clue?"
He pulled a piece of paper from inside the case and held it out for both of them to read: I am a place that does not bring thrills, I am a place where you work on your skills.
"Well, this one isn't as nearly as bad as the last," she commented.
"But it rhymes," he grumbled.
"Do you have something against rhyming?"
"Yes."
"Any particular reason?"
"It's annoying."
"Fair enough. What do you think the answer is?"
"The training room I'd say."
"Defiantly not a place for thrills."
"Agreed," Bones said.
Holding out his free hand, Izanna took it and they made their way back to the turbolift. Arriving at the training room with only a few people training they split up to look. The few people in the room paused for a moment, giving questioning glances before someone spoke up.
"Izzy, what are you looking for?" asked a woman.
"I have no idea," Izanna replied.
"You two aren't here for a little, wrestling?" asked another one.
"Clearly not," she said, "Found it."
"What is it?" Bones asked, walking up behind her and shooting a glare at the man who made the joke.
"A candle."
"A candle?"
"Yeah," she said smelling it,"Smells like lavender and vanilla."
"What's the next clue?" he asked, avoiding the candle she stuck in his face for him to smell. (For those who might not understand why he's avoiding the candle, the smell of lavender has a tendency to give those with penises erections so if you have one, I'd recommend not washing your clothes with anything lavender scented; use this information as you will.)
Izanna hands him a piece of paper, trying to hold back her laughter as Bones reads the clue: A banana peel holds no appeal for a meal.
Bones blinked a few times in disbelief and finds his voice, "What the hell is that suppose to mean?"
"I have no idea," Izanna laughed.
"And again with the rhyming," Bones let out a heavy sigh, "Dining hall?"
"Dining hall," she agreed.
There were several people in the dining hall, by this time most of the ship had heard about the surprise scavenger hunt the Captain had jumped on the couple and a friend of Izanna's, Viviana, inquired about how the hunt was going, earning a shrug from Izanna and a 'just fine' from Bones. Izanna called Bones when she found it, frowning at the object she picked up the clue and read it.
"Why are you frowning?" Bones asked, resting a hand on her lower back.
"I like chocolate and I like strawberries, but I do not like chocolate covered strawberries."
"That's ... why?"
"They make the strawberries smooshy," she replied softly.
"I always forget how much of a picky eater you can be."
"I'm not that picky."
"Sure you're not."
"Sarcasm doesn't look good on you."
"But I'm sure you'd look good on him," a voice said just loud enough for it to reach their ears.
Bones gave an exasperated sigh then chuckled as Izanna turned red.
"Eat the damn strawberries so we can go," she grumbled.
"What's the clue?" he asked before eating one of the strawberries.
She handed him the paper and ate the other strawberry as he read it: Do not shirk your work.
"This is absurd," Bones muttered, "What are you thinking?"
"Well, probably one of our offices. Yours or mine?"
"Let's go to mine."
As they were leaving Viviana spoke, "Office affair? Tsk tsk Izanna."
"Any relationship on this ship is an office affair," Izanna smiled, "We do all work together."
Viviana laughed, "Good luck with the rest of the hunt," waiting until the couple was almost out the door she called out, "Don't forget, offices are not soundproof."
Izanna turned and stuck out her tongue, laughter following her as she and Bones once again entered the turbolift.
"How many do you think there are?" she asked.
"To many," he deadpanned.
Izanna tilted her head to the side, "Not having fun?"
"Only because you're here."
She beamed up at him and going up on tiptoes to gave him a kiss on the cheek only for him to turn his head at the last moment, capturing her lips and resting his free hand on the back of her neck. Wrapping her arms around his torso she pressed up into the kiss, moving her lips in sync with his in a slow, sweet kiss. He nipped her bottom lip and pulled away, leaving her flushed and with a dazed look that only made him want to kiss her more. A smile spread across her face and noticing his intense gaze, buried her face into his chest. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders, resting his chin on her head and, much to both their displeasure, had to let go as the doors of the lift whooshed open.
Upon entering Bones office they started searching; Bones going to his desk to look in the drawer that Jim would occasionally leave random objects in and found a note there. Picking it up, a shiny packet fell out and into the drawer; upon examination he rolled his eyes and stuck it in his back pocket.
He frowned as he read the front of the note: Bones- Enjoy my gift. Letting out a loud sigh he flipped it open to read the inside: I put you to the test and you picked the wrong desk.
"Wrong one," Bones said, holding up the piece of paper for Izanna to see and leaning against the desk.
"He had me running around doing his errands so he could use that riddle," Izanna said, "I'm going to kill that man."
"He had you doing his errands?"
"Yes, causing me to become behind on my work."
Bones set the note down and gestured for her to come over; squinting her eyes suspiciously she slowly made her way over and stopped just in front of him. Hands resting on her hips he tugged her forward, his legs encasing hers as she came to a stop in front of him. The hand Izanna had put out to stop herself from slamming into his chest fidgeted with his shirt, glancing up at him and then back at his chest she waited for him to speak.
"Why'd you bolt?" he asked, then continued for clarification, "Last time we were in here."
Izanna bit her bottom lip and shifted around on her feet, fiddling with Bones shirt while he patiently waited and rubbed slow, soothing circles with his thumbs.
"I doubted myself," she murmured, "And let my anxiety get the better of me."
"I thought that's what it was," he gave her a small smile, "If you're to anxious to do something you don't have to do it, you know that yeah?" After she nodded he continued, "I'm not going to reject your affection either."
Grinning at him, she leaned up and press a chaste kiss to his lips; stepping out of his grasp, she motioned for him to follow her back to the lift.
They arrived to Izanna's office without incident and got to searching.
"Wow," Bones said while staring at her desk, "I think you may have, for once, under exaggerated how far behind you are."
"Yeah, he really took up a lot of my time," Izanna said, "Hey! What do you mean, 'for once'?"
"You normally over exaggerate things."
"Do not."
"While screwing with the warp core you said if you messed up the ship would explode, quickly followed by you swearing as you messed up but, no ship explosion."
"Alright, maybe a little."
They continued in silence for awhile when Bones spoke up.
"I think I found it," he said, pulling a book down from a shelf.
"Think?" she questioned
"I'm pretty sure you wouldn't keep a romance novel in your office," he replied and held out the book for her to see.
"No I would not," she said.
Bones pulled out another riddle from the book and held it out for both of them to read: I am where you keep your plants not your pants.
"I keep hoping these will get better but they never do," he muttered.
"Our author is just bad at writing riddles," Izanna said.
"What?"
"Jim is just bad at writing riddles. You need your ears checked."
He rolled his eyes before speaking, "Botany room?"
"Unless there's another place where we keep plants on this damn ship I would think so."
"So much sass for someone so small."
Izanna humphed at him and left, Bones trailing behind while chuckling. The botany room was filled wall to wall with plant life, pathways weaving around making sure every plant was reachable.
"I have a feeling this is going to take awhile," Izanna said.
"Good thing you have great company," Bones replied.
"Not the adjective I would have used."
"What would you have used?"
"Hmm, guess."
"Amazing, stupendous, awesome, lovely, uh..."
"Maybe I shouldn't tell you, your ego seems to be taking up most of the room."
"You're not funny."
"No, I'm hilarious. Use stronger adjectives."
"And I'm the one with the ego?"
"Wonderful."
"Hmm?"
"That's the adjective I'd use, wonderful," Izanna smiled at him.
Bones walked up to her, leaning in to kiss her he spotted an empty flowerpot sitting in the crook of a tree. Izanna grumbled as he moved away to get the pot down; he picked up one of the items inside and showed it to her.
"Rose petals," he said. Glancing at the back of the record case he sighed, "They're all love songs."
"What does the note say?"
Taking it out, Bones unfolded it for them to read: Where you rest your weary Bones.
"Well, Bones is capitalized so..." she trailed off.
"My quarters."
"I don't have a good feeling about this."
"Neither do I but, let's get it over with."
Izanna waited patiently as Bones entered the code to his cabin, door opening with a whoosh they both stepped in and froze on the spot. Soft, slow music was emanating from somewhere in the room. Candles were scattered strategically around, giving the room a dim, romantic glow. Rose petals littered the bed and floor, adding a light scent to those of the candles. Izanna moved forward when she spotted a piece of paper on the bed and picked it up to read; her moving snapped Bones out of his trance and he removed the needle from the record that was playing, sending the room into silence.
Moving behind her, Bones read the note over her shoulder: Do my gifts hold sex appeal? Doesn't matter, go back to the banana peel.
"Not really sure I wanna go back to the dinning hall," she mumbled.
"You're going to anyway," Bones stated.
"What makes you say that?"
"Your curiosity always wins out."
She opened her mouth to protest and then closed it, only to open it an speak in the same low tone, "We should probably blow out the candles before we leave."
Bones gave one of her shoulders a squeeze and went to blow out the candles on the far side of the room; the last candle blown out the room plunged into darkness and left them blindly making their way to the door, leaving the things they had gathered behind.
"Should have left a candle lit till we got the door open," Izanna said.
"Probably."
The bright light of the hall momentarily blinded them and they made their way to the turbolift; Bones wrapping an arm around her shoulder and she wrapping hers around his waist. Reaching the dining hall they did not expect what they found; the lighting was dim and all the tables but one were pushed to the edges of the room. On that table was two tall, thin candles, a clear vase with several roses, and two table setting set across from one another. Soft music played around the room, a bit more upbeat than what had played in Bones quarters.
"So how was the hunt?" Jim asked from off to their right with a smirk on his face as he leaned against the wall.
"Confusing," Izanna answered,"I'm still confused."
Jim smiled at the short woman and walked toward her. "This, my dear," he said, tapping her nose lightly, "Is a date. All Bones idea. I may have taken some, creative liberties but it was still his idea." A bright smile lit up her face and both men couldn't help but smile a little too. "You only have two hours, so have fun."
Jim clapped his best friend on the shoulder and strolled out, mentally patting himself on the back for a job well done only to remember they both still had their uniforms on; only one missed detail, still job well done.
Bones led her over to the table, pulling out a chair for her before sitting in his own.
"Did you know the answers?" she asked.
"No, Jim thought it would be better if I knew as little as possible about the hunt itself. Make it more interesting and challenging, also gave him a lot of free range."
"Maybe a bit to much."
"Definitely a bit to much."
They spent the next two hours ignoring their food in favor of talking to on another, getting up to leave just as Jim walked back into the room. Bones put a hand on the small of her back and to steer her out of the room before Jim could make a comment.
"Use my gift wisely," Jim called out as they passed over the threshold.
Bones let out a quiet curse as Izanna asked, "What gift?"
"Nothing sweetheart," Bones reassured.
She smiled at the endearment and let it drop, leaning into his side as he walked her back to her cabin. They stopped outside her door, Bones shoving his hands in his pockets and looking down at her with a smile. It almost seemed like a date back on Earth, boy walking girl to her door and all; she giggled at the thought.
"This was," she paused for a moment, smiling up at him, "Fantastically creative."
"I was hoping you'd like it."
"I like anytime spent with you; elaborate themes, while enjoyable, are not required."
"That's good to know. This was my one good idea for a date on this damn ship."
"I'm sure you'll come up with something else for another time. But I get to plan our next date."
"Sounds fair. What did you have in mind?"
"What's today, Friday?" she asked and Bones hummed in confirmation, "Come to my cabin on Sunday, six o'clock."
"I'll be there," he said.
Moving forward, he didn't give her anytime to reply as he grabbed her head in between his hands and kissed her. She steady herself with her hands on his chest and let out a surprised squeak causing Bones to smile; she smiled right back, their mouths clumsily bumping together making them both smile more and let out small laughs. They pulled away and rested their foreheads against one another, both breathing unevenly. Bones kissed her again, moving his lips slow and sensually in time with hers; she softly whimpered as she felt a strong yearning radiating off of him. His tongue swiped across her bottom lip before gently nipping it and pulling away, her unconsciously following him. Catching herself, she pulled back and looked up at him with that same adorable dazed look she had had in the lift.
Smiling softly she whispered to her, "Goodnight."
"Goodnight," she whispered back. Pushing up on tiptoes and giving him one last, soft kiss.
Bones smiled widely at her as she turned to enter her code, she tossed a small smile at him over her shoulder as she entered her room. Turning back around in the doorway she went to say something only for a voice to carry down the hall.
"Bones. I gave you that condom to use not for you to just let her spend the night alone," Jim huffed at Bones.
Izanna stared wide eyed at Bones and then popped her head out from the doorway to look at Jim who looked surprised by her sudden appearance.
"Dammit Jim," Bones groaned.
"It's nice of you to give something you have no use for to someone who does," Izanna sweetly said, a slight smirk on her face.
Jim's jaw dropped and Bones doubled over with laughter.
"That was good," Bones said, straightening up and kissing her hard.
"I know," she replied when he removed his lips from hers, "Goodnight guys."
And with that she fully entered her room, doors sliding shut behind her as Bones smiled at her back and Jim just stared.
"Never seen you shocked into silence," Bones said, walking towards Jim.
"That's not the kind of response she normally has, threw me through a loop."
"There's no one else around and you're a friend; she'd have been flustered if she didn't have a comeback."
"You have quite a woman there," Jim said, falling into step with his friend.
Bones chuckled, "That I do."