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Becky's Last Chance

An Unexpected Husband

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Chapter 23

"Say WHAT?" Ang said her giant smile twitching. "Did you just say that Booth SPANKED you?"

"Yes Ang." Bones said honestly. "Actually Ang I'm going to have to call you back. My jeans are rubbing. I need to change into something softer."

"O...KAY." Ang said with a frown. "Honey are you ok?"

"I'm fine. Except that my rear end hurts."

"I bet. I guess spanking will do that to you..." Ang said. She didn't really know how to take what Temp had said. She seemed fine...probably just a sex thing but something with that didn't seem right. Booth didn't seem like the kinky type. He WAS a lay down the law guy. Would he have spanked her friend for real? "Ok honey, I'll let you go. I just wanted to see if you could come for dinner...but maybe I should make it lunch..."

"I don't think we could get there by lunchtime." Bones said.

"I was joking Bren. I was saying lunch so I could get the goss on what happened." Ang explained.

"OH!" Bones said with a delayed giggle. "We could do dinner. I'll just ask Booth."

"Ang and Jack want us to come to dinner."

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"Ok..." Booth said with a wince. "That'd be fun." He needed to explain to her about keeping there stuff private. She frowned at his waving arms.

"Yes we'll come Ang. What time?"

"Six ok?"

"Yea fine. We'll see you then." Bones hung up and threw the phone on the bed. "Is there something wrong?"

"Not exactly wrong Bones." Booth said carefully. "I don't think we should tell Ang and Jack all of our business."

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"They coming?" Jack asked distractedly. "You said six."

"Yeah they're coming." Ang said with a half smile. "That was...BEYOND weird. Even for Bren."

"Oh?" Jack asked with a smile.

"Yeah Bren said that she nearly tripped...because of her pants...because Booth SPANKED her."

"Oh REALLY!" Jack drawled his smile broadening and his eye sparkling with renewed interest.

"Uh huh. Weird huh?"

"Maybe." he said his head cocked to one side. "Not everyone thinks it's weird."

"I know that...but I don't think it was for sex Jack. I think he may have SPANKED her, spanked her."

"Like for punishment?" Jack said unable to hide his amusement.

"It's not funny Jack. If he hurt her..."

"Come on honey!" Jack said. "This is Booth we're talking about. He adores Bones. I would LOVE to know what she did though..."

"I don't know." Ang said. "Hey! Not funny."

"It kind of is." Jack said giving her a hug. "Let's just be grateful they're coming for dinner and we don't have to wait to find out."

Ang gave him a slight shove. "It is pretty funny." she said with a hundred watt smile."

"Yes it is." Jack said. "I've said it before...to be a fly on the wall in that house."

Now who's kinky?" she said."Eww. I didn't mean that."

"I know that. I was joking." Ang said with a chuckle.

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Booth had to smile when Bones just dropped her pants while she was talking to him.

"Problem there Bones?" he asked.

"These jeans are too scratchy. My bottom still stings and it itches."

"Well unless you wanna go to Ang's like that..."

"Don't be silly Booth. I'll take a shower and change."

"Now like I was saying, I don't think we need to share everything about our relationship with Ang and Jack...or anyone else for that matter."

"Oh? Why?"

"It's our private business Bones."

"You usually don't mind."

"Usually it's a little different."

"You mean before you spanked me?"

"Yes Bones before then."

"But you said that it was the right thing to do."

"And it was."

"Then why do you want to hide the fact that you spanked me?"

"I'm not talking about exactly HIDING things Bones."

"Was spanking me wrong?"

"No Bones. You know i was right, we've been here already."

"But you think Ang and Jack will think it is?"

"No. I don't know Bones. I just don't think it's any of their business. We don't discuss our life in the bedroom."

Bones smiled. "You mean our sex life."

"Yes Bones exactly. Some things...they're private and me spanking you, that's one of those things."

"Ok." Bones said turning to go to the bathroom.

Booth's breath caught in his throat as she threw off the rest of her clothes and walked into the bathroom with her handprint stained bare butt on display. "Wow." he said under his breath. He suddenly felt like showering himself and rushed after her...

"Somethings are private." she said shutting the door behind her and flipping the lock. It was a shame, she loved to shower with Booth, but somehow seeing the look on his face made it worth it. She'd let him suffer for a few minutes.

Booth scrubbed his hand threw his hair and blew out a frustrated breath and then smiled when the door squeaked open.

Like a kid in a candy store he made it across the room in a couple of giant bounds.

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"So if we're visiting Jack's place what can we play?" Lance asked.

"Whatever you want."

"Score!" Lance said high fiving Parker.

"As long as it isn't electronic." Booth finished. He looked over at Bones who was shifting a little uncomfortably in her seat. "You ok baby?" he mouthed.

"Fine." she said.

"You sick Bones?" Parker said not missing a beat.

"No I'm fine." Bones said with a reassuring smile.

"So can we go swimming?" Lance asked.

"Too cold." Booth said. You can watch television. No games. No computer."

"Ok." The boys said together. Jack's place was cool and his TV was huge. They knew they'd find something to do.

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"Hey kids." Ang said gathering each of the boys into a hug.

"Hi there men." Jack said patting each boy on the back as they entered.

"Can we watch TV please?" Lance asked politely.

"Course. Go right on through. There's a bowl of chips on the table."

The boys nearly knocked each other over in the rush.

"Hi Temp." Ang said searching her friend's face as she hugged her.

"Hi Ang. Hi Jack." Jack's face was full of not very well hidden amusement.

"Hey Booth." he said.

"Ok I'm just going to ask." Ang said. I can't stand the worry any longer."

Suddenly the room was filled with loud rock music coming from the living room.

"They found MTV." Jack said with a frown. They didn't though know how to work his complicated speaker system.

"It's too loud!" Parker yelled from the doorway.

"You think?" Booth asked. "Turn it down."

"We don't know how!" Parker yelled over the top of the noise.

"It's the button. The one on the side of the thingy." Jack yelled back. His shoulders dropped. He was going to have to go and fix it and he didn't want to miss anything. He hated missing the best bits.

"Honey can you go turn it down for them please?" Ang asked.

"Yes..." He wanted to ask her to wait for him but he knew that as soon as she could hear herself think she wouldn't be able to help herself. He stomped into the other room and grabbed Lance by the arm and towed him over to the TV. "This button here." he said. "As soon as I get through that doorway you turn it down."

"Okay..." Lance said looking at Jack like he's gone insane.

Jack made a beeline for the kitchen doorway again. AS soon as he stepped through it the volume lowered and he smiled, continuing his walk into the kitchen at a more normal pace.

Ang frowned at him. "Like I was saying. I have to ask. Did you say that Booth SPANKED you?"

Bones mouth set in a thin line and she looked at Booth and then back at her friend. "Booth doesn't want me to talk about that." she answered.