by far my favourite yet, I've had it written for over a week now and have been itching to share it with you guys so i hope you all like it as much as i do!
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24. Ocean
Ten years.
She'd been married to Booth for ten years, been his partner for almost twenty.
They'd had three children, she'd gained a step-son, they'd adopted a puppy, she'd built a family.
Four things she thought she'd never get and Booth had given all of it to her in just ten years.
She'd been someone's wife for ten whole years.
Why had she fought so hard against marriage?
Nothing had changed after the wedding, except that she could now introduce him as her husband, ditto for him, and the wedding bands on their left hands. She hardly removed it anymore, wore it on a chain around her neck when she had to. Booth had always removed his when playing hockey, making her wear it on the chain, but since he'd given the sport up she hadn't seen him without it.
She finally opened her eyes then, smiling at the band on her finger, frowning when she realised that he wasn't in bed beside her. Sitting up she glanced around for any sign of him, catching a glimpse of grey out on the decking.
Smiling, she wrapped herself in the white sheet, making her way over to the screen doors. Pulling the doors open she was immediately greeted by the salty smell of the ocean. He was sat on the steps leading to the beach, wearing only grey boxers, his feet buried in the sand, body already tanned after three days in the sun.
He turned when she opened the doors, smiling widely when she sat down beside him, leaning against his side wearing a matching smile.
"Happy Anniversary, Mrs Booth."
Oh. Another thing that had eventually changed after the wedding. Her name. As of their fifth wedding anniversary she was officially Mrs Temperance Booth.