(The Dwarf in the Dirt)

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Interviewing Gidget Jones about the death of Bryce Dafonte, Booth found the entrepreneur to be interesting in that cougarish sort of way. His gut told him that she hadn't murdered her ex-boyfriend but he still needed to make sure.

Cockily, Gidget confided in Booth and his partner, "You know men. Something goes wrong in the heart department, it always shows itself in another way. You know Bryce had a criminal past right?"

Assuring her, Booth replied, "Yeah, he went to prison for assault during a robbery."

A smirk on her face, Gidget responded, "What can I say? I got a thing for the bad boys." Her gaze on Brennan, the suspect asked, "Don't you?"

Shaking her head, Brennan assured her, "No, I prefer good boys."

His attention drawn to his partner, Booth blurted out, "Really?"

Her attention momentarily drawn to her partner, Brennan assured him, "Yes."

Taking in that little tidbit, Booth tore his attention from his partner and back towards their suspect. "Yeah, so, uh . . . you . . . uh, Do you know if Bryce Dafonte owned a gun?"

The notion ridiculous to her, Gidget replied, "Of course not, he was on parole. Tell you something though, I had a sweet little pistol came up missing right about the same time."

Ending the conversation, Booth followed Brennan back out to his truck.

I've never thought about it, but I guess I always thought Bones would be more drawn to guys with a little bad in them. I mean she drank Bhang in India for God's sake. She believes in having sex with no strings attached. She doesn't want strings, she just wants a hot guy to scratch her itch. She's said that often enough. Love isn't real to her. She just wants physical relationships. No heart involved. No heart, no love.

Arriving at his truck, Booth entered it, settled in his seat and waited for Brennan to get into the truck and buckled up. Once she was settled in her seat, Booth started the truck and headed back to the Jeffersonian.

I wonder if she thinks I'm a good boy. Maybe she's not really interested in me because she thinks I have some bad boy thing in my past. . . . I never thought about that. All those men I've killed . . . Does that make me a bad boy in her eyes? I've always considered myself a good guy, but am I? Am I really? No one has ever really called me a good man before, so maybe I'm not.

Curious about the silence from her partner, Brennan turned to study Booth's profile. I wonder if Booth understands what a good man he is? Should I mention it to him? Perhaps not. I'm not sure how he might take that since it would be out of context . . . Still, I wish he understood what a good man he is.

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Just a little something that popped into my head.