I think one of the first B&B moments that literally made me gasp out loud upon first viewing was during season three, when Booth asks Brennan, "You wouldn't even have coffee with me?" Am I the only one who feels like that was a total game-changer? When I watch earlier episodes, I now see major things that have happened, but for me, that moment was one of the most electric, as far as emotions goes. I love it. This isn't really about that, haha. But it sort of is. Whatevs.
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He'd invited her to his apartment for coffee... And even though she'd believed Angela when she'd said coffee was just coffee, and even though it was irrational to think otherwise... ...coffee with Booth was always more than just coffee. ...
Maybe it was that thought, maybe it was his clean shave, or maybe it was just seeing his smile for the 10,000th time in her life. Not that she was counting, or that it would even be able possible to determine the EXACT amount of times he'd smiled at her...
But it was also impossible to lean back when he stood closer to her, reaching around her to pull down two coffee mugs; her eyes were locked on his face, and just as he was pulling back, he met her eyes.
His flared with understanding and then doubt, as if he couldn't quite believe she was really looking at him like that. And then the hands that held mugs were resting on the counter on either side of her hips. "Bones, if you don't stop looking at me like that, I'm going to do something about it."
A challenge. A challenge of another challenge. Damned if she would back down, or look away. He growled low in his throat, and she expected him to swoop in and kiss her. But instead he hitched her bottom in his hands, wrapping her legs around his waist in the process. When she fell back surprised, he caught her and followed, pressing his chest against hers.
"Bones…" his tone was darker than the brewing coffee nearby. "What do you want?"
The question rolled through her mind, and she faced the biggest challenge of the night. "I want…" Her nostrils flared and she worked his shirt over his head, scoring her nails down the ridge of his ab muscles.
"I want you. All night long. And I want coffee in the morning."
His response was a gasped laugh, arousal, disbelief and pure affection all combined. "Coffee, hmmm?"
Brennan clutched his head in her hands, finally putting those smiling lips to good use against hers. "Coffee. With you."
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