I've recently become a wee bit obsessed with Bones and couldn't help myself as a couple writing ideas came to my mind. I am not at all a living writer but here is the first chapter to my first Bones centric fic.

Staged after "The Hole in the Heart" this follows the gaps we missed between the end of season 6 and the start of season 7.

Chapter One || A Night to Remember

"Can I?" She had asked as she leaned towards him, Booth's arms instantly wrapped around her as he laid back into the bed whispering a sweet of course as she cried into his chest. Booth was her comfort, that had been the case for years now and no matter how much it scared her, he was the only person she could trust with everything.

Being hyper-rational had been the sole reason she had told Booth no that night outside of Hoover and she had paid for it every second they were away from each other while he was in Afghanistan and she was in Indonesia. She knew deep down she was making a mistake but couldn't risk losing their partnership, losing her best friend, if anything were to go wrong. More importantly she couldn't risk losing herself if she let herself believe in love.

When she had gotten the signal it was too late and even after he and Hannah broke up things were too raw for Booth that the timing was still not right. Bones felt responsible for his pain, hell he had pretty much said she was at one point. So she waited, they talked about the possibility and they wrote down silly dates to burn into the universe and she began to work on patience and strength.

"Booth?" She whispered once she had her bearings again. He hummed his hand moving in circles across his sweatshirt hanging loosely on her skin. Sitting up slightly she used his chest as support to look at him.

"Are you still angry?" The question first brought confusion across his face and then a slight smile as he shook his head not saying anything to her almost as if he was thinking of what he wanted to say.

"No." He finally stated his voice just as soft as hers as he used the hand once on her back to wipe the tears off her face. "Are you still impervious?" He asked his chest tightening beneath her almost like he was holding his own breath as she held hers.

This wasn't how he imagined they would finally be together. Months ago after the blizzard they had made a promise to each other, and to the universe as he had put it, that one day they would be ready to give things a try. One day he wouldn't be angry at the world and she would be strong enough and they could finally be together. The night after losing Vincent Nigel-Murray was not what he had in mind, but then again at what point in their partnership had things ever went how he had in mind.

"No, I am not." She finally said and he looked her in the eyes reading them to choose his next move before slowly pulled her closer until their lips met in a gentle kiss. He knew it was wrong, in a sense, he felt like she was too vulnerable and not herself to do this but something pulled at him telling him that it was right. That the time ad finally came, even if it was the worst timing. Then again there really wasn't a such thing as good and bad timing when it came to them.

Emotions were high as the electricity between them appeared to set them on fire. One simple kiss turned into a dozen of rushed and messy ones as he rolled them over until he was hovering over top of her catching his breath just watching her. "Are you sure?" This was all or nothing for him, no more walking around eggshells and no more risking another broken heart. He had been waiting years for this.

She didn't say anything as she pulled at his shirt for another heated kiss and that was all he needed as they finally gave themselves to each other. He moved his lips against her jaw and to her neck forcing them to slow down, they had all night and he wanted to remember every inch of her the next day as he took on Broadsky and so on after that.

Making love, that's exactly what it was to Booth. He had told Bones that it was the act of two people becoming one and she had told him some mumbo jumbo about breaking the laws of physics, but to him that was exactly what it was. A miracle. He had spent so much of his life chasing love and getting his heart broken in the process, but now with Bones lying in his arms peaceful he felt like he had finally found where he belonged in this world. With her.

"Booth." She asked a smile on her face as she looked up to find him watching her. She knew that they needed to talk, that everything had just changed, but she couldn't bring herself to say anything.

"What?" He asked a childlike grin on his face as he looked at her causing her to giggle and shake her head before kissing him softly.

"Nevermind. It doesn't matter right now. We need sleep, you need sleep." She said and he nodded as the day they had washed over them once more, but instead of facing it alone they clung to each other as they fought their inner thoughts until they finally reached sleep.

The next morning tbc