Aubrey poked his head into Booth's office. "Aren't you having lunch with Dr. Brennan to work on the case?"
Booth looked up from his computer, shaking his head, obviously annoyed. "Nope. I'm getting the silent treatment."
Aubrey smirked. "Seriously? I pegged Dr. B as a yeller."
"She can yell with the best of them, but sometimes, when she's really mad at me, she answers my questions with just one or two words. Not silent for most people, but it is for her."
"So what'd you do?"
"What? Nothing..."
"You must've done something to get the almost silent treatment..."
"When we were at the crime scene I happened to mention to Dr. Saroyan that Bones likes to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer…"
Aubrey interrupted. "Buffy's fun, but Angel is much more intellectual...more Dr. B's style.."
"And I made fun of anthropology at the same time."
"Man...you're screwed…" Aubrey laughed.
Booth shook his head. "Not for several days….Anyway, I've been trying to explain that I didn't mean to hurt her feelings, but Bones hasn't been in a forgiving mood. I gotta do something…"
Aubrey thought for a minute. "Candy? Flowers? No? I know...how about an apology? You know, grovel and beg a little...then buy her the whole set of Buffy episodes and maybe even Angel episodes on DVD."
"Why should I apologize? It was a joke."
"Like when she jokes about how boring baseball is, or says hockey is stupid, right?"
"Okay, okay, whatever. I get it. An apology and maybe a nice dinner could solve the problem if I apply some charm to go with it."
Aubrey smiled. "Don't forget the DVDs….Buffy and Angel. Trust me. She'll love them.
"Fine." Booth rolled his eyes. " A nice dinner, DVDs, a little charm, and an apology. I hope you're right, Aubrey…."