"Well, say something," Bones said to her. Jamie was at a real loss for words. She didn't know what to say... well she kinda did.

"But you… but I… Bones…" Maybe she didn't know what to say and that ridiculous grin on Bones' face wasn't helping.

"I didn't think it was possible for you to be speechless. Jim, look at me." She didn't; she kept looking at the box in her hands that she still hadn't opened. Bones stepped closer to her, brushed the bangs out of her eyes and tilted her head so that she was looking at him. "Will you marry me, darlin'?"

"Yes," it came out as a whisper but he heard her because he kissed her.

"Open it. You want me to do the whole knee thing?" She shook her head and opened the box; she's seen this ring before.

Jamie looked at him, "This…"

"… is mama's ring. She gave it to me for you. She wouldn't let Jocelyn have it, promised Joanna would get it if I didn't give it to you. Donna's got grandma's ring," he told her as he took the ring out of the box and slid it onto her finger. It was a perfect fit. Jamie stared at her hand, Bones chuckled, "It looks good on you."

It was a simple ring, sort of; it was a one carat, radiant cut blue diamond on a platinum band. Jamie realized that it suited Mama Ella but it also worked for her; it matched her eyes and Bones' service uniforms. She looked up at him.

"I should kick you. I thought you were going to dump me. How long have you been planning this?"

He shook his head, "Other than Jo, you're the best thing in my life, I'm not going anywhere. I'm sorry I've been dumb lately. I'm a lot of things, dumb isn't one of them. And I wasn't planning it. Mama gave me the ring last time we went home. She told me life was too short and sometimes, the right time to do something may never come, so don't wait." Mama Ella was a woman after her own heart.

"Gaila is gonna kill us if we get married before her," she muttered. Gaila and Gary getting engaged wasn't as unexpected as it should've been. Their green friend and her fiance decided to tie the knot at Christmas since Farragut was heading out a few days after Bones' birthday, and Gary was a helmsman on the ship. Jamie was assigned to go with them on a training cruise. For some reason, she wasn't as excited about as she was a few days ago.

"You sure you want to be stuck with me forever?" Jamie asked, that feeling of inadequacy dancing in her chest. Bones pulled her body against his and kissed her.

"Never been more sure." Bones spent the rest of the night showing her just how sure he was.

Jamie reported to babysitting duty the next morning, after making a stop. She managed to get Ard alone on his way from a workout. He didn't even realize what happened until she tagged him. The large Orion laughed as he gave her his target, "Taken down by a human woman. I gotta work on my observation skills."

She met Chief Hard-Ass outside the Varkolak's guest quarters. "Ah, Cadet Kirk, you're here," Lartal glared at the Chief. "Leave us." The chief glanced at her and left the room.

"I'm here as requested, or ordered depending on how you look at it," she told him honestly.

"You would rather be with your mate. I can smell him on you, his claim is very thorough."

Jamie smirked, "Yes, it is."

The Varkolak barked a laugh, "I don't like your chief, he reeks of fear." Jamie didn't like the guy either and she told Lartal as much. "You know most humans wouldn't agree to be in a room with us after the fight we had yesterday but you aren't even a little scared of us. Other than your mate, I smell amusement and an Orion."

She nodded, "I don't mind a good fight. The Orion is a classmate I ran into before I got here, big guy named Ard. We're gonna spar with each other when everything settles down. And I am amused; the chief doesn't seem to like either of us."

Lartal nodded, picked up a Varkolak tricorder –which the Federation scientists were chomping at the bit to get their hands on- and clipped it to his belt. He looked at her, "I am ready to leave." Jamie nodded, she was given his itinerary, but she was also given the authority to deviate, good thing too. Lartal didn't want to tour the medical faculties, he wanted to tour the campus. Jamie smiled; she spent enough time in medical. Lartal ordered his guards to stay where they were; Jamie was glad Barnett gave her two security officers.

The tour around campus turned into a trip to Golden Gate Park. Jamie loved this place, she and Bones spent a lot of time here and it was one of their favorite places in San Francisco. Of course, their trip to the park didn't last long, Lartal wanted to see the city. She and the officers glanced at each other and checked for the next ferry.

"Bonesy, you home?" She walked into their apartment after playing tour guide to Lartal. Bones yelled that he was in the bedroom. Jamie walked into the room to find him lounging on the bed; he sat his PADD down and looked at her.

"Hey, darlin', have fun?" She rolled her eyes and pulled off her boots.

"Nope. And I'm not even close to done. The summit starts tomorrow."

He chuckled and walked over to her, "Want some help?" Jamie smiled and nodded. Bones unfastened her uniform jacket and slid it off her shoulders.'

"So interesting fact: I smell like you today," she told him. Bones raised an eyebrow. "Think about it doctor. He said that your claim was thorough." Realization dawned on his face and he burst into laughter.

"He sniffed you?" Jamie nodded and laughed with him. Bones pulled her into his arms once she got the uniform off, "Well, he's not wrong. My claim is very thorough." He kissed her neck, "You know, you need to comm Sam."

She chuckled, "I guess I better put on a shirt, at least." Jamie put on a shirt –Bones' shirt- and grabbed her PADD. She punched in the info for her brother and was connected within a minute.

"Hey, sis. Hi Bones," her brother said.

Jamie chuckled, "You know, you get better reception on Deneva that you did on Genjitsu." He nodded. Sam and Aury took jobs at a Federation colony and moved to Deneva a month ago.

"Yea, I know. So, what's up?"

She smiled, "Can't a girl comm her brother without it being a thing?"

Sam and Bones both said, "No."

"I'm at work, so I don't have tons of time, spill," Sam had a smirk on his face. She glanced at Bones and then back at her brother.

"You know already, don't you?" she asked.

Sam smiled, "He asked us for permission." Us? She'll ask Bones later. "Let me see it?" Jamie held up her hand.

"Wait 'til I tell Aury. She might just plan the wedding for you."

Jamie shook her head, "No… I haven't figured that out, let me enjoy being engaged. Please and thank you."

Her brother nodded, "Well go, I remember when I first got engaged. Just keep the details to yourselves and nobody gets hurt. I love you guys, congratulations." Sam cut the connection from his end.

"Who is this 'us' he was referring to?"

Bones smirked, "As far as Sam knows, just him and Pike. But I got a chance to talk to Trip. He laughed at me until he realized that I was serious, then he told me that if I hurt you, I'd be dead before I realized it. He told me that he'd comm you himself when he got the chance." Jamie chuckled, that was like Trip. She didn't talk to Pike yet, she sent him a message that she had good news but she didn't say what. He was on a training cruise, he'll get around to answering when he had time.

Jamie sat her PADD on top of his and hopped off the bed, "I'm gonna take a shower, does my fiancé want to join me?" Bones smiled and followed her.

"I like the sound of that, your fiancé."