Third and final instalment. I hope it doesn't disappoint.

I tried to keep with tradition and only have minimal dialogue in there, but there was a tiny bit more that needed to be said.

Enjoy.

Disclaimer: You can call me owner if you wish....doesn't make it true. Sigh.

..:::..

Rules of the 'End of Date' Kiss

Part 3

..:::..

She just wanted to stare at him for a moment. He had thrown her off balance and she needed a moment to get back up.

The moments stretched on and turned to minute.

Minutes and minutes of her watching him.

Him watching her.

Their eyes never faulted, they stayed focussed on just each other. If the world were to fall away, they wouldn't have even noticed. It was silent again, but it was far from uncomfortable. Both partners knew that a line that should never have been there in the first place, had just been erased. It was gone from both of their minds; the only thought gong over and over now was how do I bridge the gap?

Booth leant over a bit and Brennan followed, their heads meeting in the middle. The air seemed thicker and hotter; their breathing was deep and heavy. He reached his arm across the distance between them and pulled her head closer to his, their foreheads touching. His hand burned warm on her neck and her only thought was that it was unfair he get to touch her and she not get to touch him.

Her hands seemingly moved of their own volition, one wrapping around the wrist near her face, the other resting on his thigh, just feeling the warmth coming off him.

Her eyes were heavy and she knew once they were closed she would just kiss him. She had to say it before they started something she was not going to want to stop.

Her hand ran up and down his thigh, his thumb brushed her cheek over and over again and she whispered it.

"I love you."

Their lips met slowly, savouring the moment. Hands that had been static only minutes earlier now were free to roam. He pulled her closer, one hand on the small of her back, the touch made her moan and he took advantage of her moment of weakness and kissed his way down her jaw line to where his other hand was still resting on her neck. He moved it to the side and kissed the hot flesh underneath, wanting to taste every pore of her.

She pulled his face up to hers again and looked directly in his eyes for a moment. He could see the fear in her eyes and tried to calm her by kissing her once again, a quick peck to the lips. But she pushed him back again and just stared. After a minute she finally spoke, "You and Catherine are over."

It wasn't a question and he would never understand how she knew just from looking at him, but she did and that was all he needed to know. He pulled her close again, wrapping his arms around her, breathing in everything that was her, "It would never have been right between us." He thought back to the kiss he had given Catherine that night and found that his heart rate stayed steady, his mind was focussed. Thinking about kissing his partner though, his mind went crazy, as did his heart.

They knew that they needed to talk and understand why it was that it took them so long to get to this point, they knew that, but right now, they just needed to be with each other. There was no fear of anyone running away; there was only complete trust in the partnership and in their friendship that this would work.

Booth kissed Brennan over and over, just everywhere.

His lips were designed for her soft skin and she was designed to enjoy it.

Every single second of it.

Brennan couldn't remember the last time she had just kissed someone for so long. There was no pressure for anything else, there was no subtle movements that indicated they should go to the bedroom, there were just kisses and touches to places they had always been allowed to touch.

Booth was the one who pulled away this time and while they both missed the contact, neither mourned over the loss because they both knew they'd be in each other's arms again soon.

"It's nearly daylight."

"I know."

"I should go."

"You're welcome here."

A smile.

"I should go."

He let his lips fall softly on her cheek, "Go out with me?"

She smiled tiredly, "Right now? Or can I sleep first?"

He kissed her lips again, "Tomorrow night? Wanna go on a date?"

He would look back on that and cringe, but in his tired state, he didn't care how he asked, just as long as the question was out there.

Brennan on the other hand didn't seem to notice the lack of finesse in the question and answered promptly, "I would love to," smiling, she added, "You might even get a kiss at the end."

He laughed at that and she didn't understand why. He considered telling her about how much she'd existed in his end of date kiss fantasies, but opted against it, instead kissing her again now and quietly leaving her apartment, the air around him filled with hope, promise and the thought of the last "first date kiss" he would be receiving the next night.

..:::..

All together now... awwwwww :)

They're gonna be the last people they kiss for the rest of their lives. Awwww.

Now review that to me and I'll be so happy. Lol

Readymade review, just copy and paste into the review box. :)

Seriously though, what'd you think? :)

Em

xx