HI! Sorry for the long wait... I am on vacation... Thanks to Boneslover10 for the usual reasons :)

25.8.2011: I made a small change in the last few paragraphs in order for the next chapter to flow better :) - Booth has too many date ideas!

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Accepted invitation

Booth's POV:

The time came too soon, to get back into reality and out of Bones' comfortable bed. It was 10 o'clock in the morning; the first time we woke up that morning it was 5.30am and the sun was working its way through the curtains of Bones' bedroom.

I thought back to what pulled me out of sleep in the first place, when I realized it felt a lot more cold than two minutes ago; Bones left the bed. I couldn't help but feel an ache in my chest. Did she run away after a morning filled with love? Is what happened not what she wanted?

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It instantly scared me that Bones 'ran' away, afraid of facing me after spending the night. Fortunately, the smell of coffee blew away the worries. I got up, pulled on my shirt over my head and entered her kitchen. The sight of her making breakfast and, again, wearing her/my FBI shirt (without the yoga pants!) made my heart skip a beat. I wanted to wake up to that every day for the rest of my life.

"Morning, Bones," I smiled as she turned around to see me.

"Oh, hi, Booth…" she also smiled, but then turned considerate. "It is alright that I made you breakfast, right? That is a tradition after making love with another person…. to have breakfast and coffee with them?"

Making love? I think my heart melted at her word choice. She always called it 'sexual intercourse' and I couldn't help but thank the God - that I knew Bones would never believe in - for hearing those words slip from her glorious lips.

"Yes. And even if it weren't, I always feel like having breakfast and coffee with you," I replied, giving her my best charm smile that was always the brightest in her presence. I noticed the slight blush in her cheeks and a smile tugging at her lips when I spoke those words to her.

"Really? I find that I'm reciprocating those feelings."

Awww, that's my Bones…

I hesitated before asking her the question that I needed the answer to,

"So where does that put us?"

"I believe that, with your better knowledge of our culture's social customs, you would be a more appropriate person to tell me that."

"You're asking me, to tell you, what Ifeel is an appropriate way to continue our relationship?"

"Yes."

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Saying I want to marry her right then and there and promise her my eternal loyalty and love, would probably be a bit too much for her to handle, so I chose a safer, but maybe not muchsafer path.

"I believe that the appropriatething for us to do would be to start dating…" "If you're up to it, of course."

She looked away and turned her gaze back, wearing a disbelieving expression on her face. Then she sat down on a chair next to her table with our cooling breakfast in our usual places. I was nervous as only a few other times in my life, waiting for her answer.

"First of all; why wouldn't I be up to it?" she chuckled humouredly. "I have expressed my feelings for you a few times during the last month, Booth. Second; where would we be going on a date?" She had the same look and tone as she did when I asked her if her acting skills had gotten better.

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Her grin was very uncharacteristic, but it made my lips quirk upwards in a matching manner, while, really, I wanted to jump up and down with joy.

"Well, Sweets' book comes out next Friday and I would like for us to go there together. However, I would not like some kid's first book publishing party to be our first date."

She nodded understandingly.

"So, I would like you to go out with me on Thursday. I'll pick you up at 6."

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I had so many date ideas, that I've been collecting for years, but it still made me feel nervous at the thought of realizing it would soon become a reality instead of just a fantasy.

"Okay," she smiled. "Should we eat our breakfast now, before it cools down to room temperature?"

"Yeah, it looks delicious… mmmm.. it IS delicious!", I said after taking a bite. Bones was such an amazing cook!

She gave me a 'you- already-knew-I'm-a-good-cook'look.

We ate in silence for a couple of minutes, before she suddenly blurted:

"I feel very happy at this moment, Booth."

'I'll make sure you always stay that way' I thought to myself, but spared myself a lecture on the non-possibility to always be happy, by only grinning in response.

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I hope to post more soon, but again, can't promise it... Please review, it will probably make me write more :)

~K