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only_more_lovePairing: Booth/Brennan
Series: Into the Fire
Series Summary: This is a series of oneshot 300-word ficlets about Booth and Brennan crossing the line over and over again.
Rating: PG-13
Timeline: Set in the not-too-distant future.
Spoilers: None
Prompt: #18 (Whore)
Prompt Table: Sex
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drabble123 Word Count: 300
Disclaimer: Bones and its characters belong to FOX, not me. This story is purely meant to entertain. No copyright infringement is intended.
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Good Morning, Baby
“Do you ever compare me to the many other women you’ve slept with?”
“Well good morning to you, too, Bones.”
“Good morning. So, do you?”
“You make it sound like I’m some kind of man-whore.”
“That’s not my intention. But you are a healthy, attractive male; even if we weren’t involved, I would assume you had a normal number of sexual partners.”
“No, I don’t stack you up against anyone else.” Booth sighed. “Why, do you?” he asked, against his better judgment.
“Yes.”
“What?” he said, unable to keep the edge out of his voice as he pictured her ranking him against every other guy she’d slept with.
“Look, we’ve had other partners. I believe it’s only normal we’re aware of differences.”
“Great.” Rolling onto his back, Booth covered his face with his pillow.
The edge of the pillow lifted. Booth scowled; Brennan looked back at him calmly, her lips twitching suspiciously. “Before you get upset, don’t you want to hear what I concluded?”
“Not really,” he lied.
“I concluded”—she brushed a hand over his jaw, fingertips catching on his morning stubble—“that while there are variations in technique and build, none of that matters. There were other men; now there is you.” Her gaze softened, and Booth found his irritation dissolving. “I can’t explain it or quantify it.” She frowned. “But what matters is that I… love you. That’s new for me, you know. I—”
“I know.” Tossing away the pillow, he tugged Brennan down against him. Love. He knew the word didn’t come easily to her. “Thank you,” he said against her cheek.
“For what?”
“For taking a leap of faith with me.”
“But it’s not faith,” she shot back.
“Then what is it?”
“I don’t know.”
“I do.” Smiling, Booth kissed his partner good morning.
A/N: And that brings us to the end of Into the Fire. I’ve enjoyed writing this; I hope you’ve enjoyed reading it. If you have a sec, I'm always interested to hear what you thought. Hugs and thanks to everyone who read & commented or read & lurked. Boneskittie, I saw your message about another prompt; since this series was based on a table of one-word prompts at LiveJournal, I’ll try to use your prompt elsewhere.
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Date: 2008-10-02 12:24 pm (UTC)Abracadabra? I love that song!!
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Date: 2008-10-08 12:56 pm (UTC)Abracadabra? I love that song!!
It's an oldie and goodie. :)
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Date: 2008-10-02 12:53 pm (UTC)I have loved this series so much - but I'm sure I missed reviewing some and for that, I beg forgiveness. Hope you endeavor something like this again... you're too good at it not to! :)
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Date: 2008-10-08 12:59 pm (UTC)Brennan's candor lends itself to all sorts of interesting and entertaining scenarios.
His response was pure man... perfect!
I'm glad his reaction seemed OK. :)
No need to beg forgiveness, silly. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment -- whenever it's convenient for you. I appreciate it.
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Date: 2008-10-02 02:28 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-10-08 01:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-02 05:12 pm (UTC)I went back and reread the entire series - amazingly, reading some that I must have missed the first time around - and am just sitting here, shaking my head.
This one in particular - what a great finale. It's a beautiful way to end the series. Thank you.
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Date: 2008-10-08 01:02 pm (UTC)Thank you SO much! That's an extremely generous comment. ♥
I'm happy this seemed like a fitting end. They were all fun to write.
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Date: 2008-10-02 05:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-08 01:01 pm (UTC)Thank you, as always, for sharing your thoughts with me. I'm very pleased you enjoyed this.
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Date: 2008-10-02 06:28 pm (UTC)I've loved this fic, and am kinda sad to see it end. At the same time, it's the logical ending - with her saying the words.
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Date: 2008-10-08 03:46 pm (UTC)I am so loving my Paid Acct and all the iconage.
BTW, happy Bones Day!
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Date: 2008-10-03 01:20 am (UTC)Definitely Brennan. And very in character for Booth, as well.
I love how you write these two. You put them in new situations and places, and how they react is exactly how they would react.
And what you write is so cute. XD I'm addicted.
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Date: 2008-10-08 12:53 pm (UTC)Awww... Thanks so much. I'm glad that you like my stories and feel like they're about Brennan and Booth and not two other random people. Brennan/Booth are a lot of fun to write
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Date: 2008-10-03 03:22 am (UTC)And it is indeed a leap of faith for her.
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Date: 2008-10-08 12:52 pm (UTC)And it is indeed a leap of faith for her.
Yes. She might not label it is as such, but it is. :)
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Date: 2008-10-03 03:38 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-10-03 03:38 am (UTC)Is ATLBU still going on?
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Date: 2008-10-08 12:50 pm (UTC)Is ATLBU still going on?
Yup, that one's still alive.
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Date: 2008-10-03 04:44 am (UTC)Your new header is adorable. =D
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Date: 2008-10-08 12:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-08 02:30 pm (UTC)Why have I not seen this before?????????????
I want to marry this fic. My goodness, it's just the most fabulous way to end this series.
*wants this chapter's babies*
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Date: 2008-10-14 09:11 pm (UTC)I don't know if it's relevant or not, but I think this was posted when FF.net was having issues with its alert system.
*wants this chapter's babies*
Haha What an awesome compliment. *g* Thanks heaps, sweetie.
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Date: 2008-10-08 04:54 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-10-14 01:42 pm (UTC)"In the blood of Eden
Lie the woman and the man
I feel the man in the woman
And the woman in the man
(...)
It was all for the union
Oh, the union of the woman, the woman and the man."
--Peter Gabriel, Blood of Eden
A fitting end to a beautiful series. It ends where we wanted them all along.
”There were other men; now there is you.”
How wonderful these moments are between them. It's what makes them so real. You make them and the possibility of *this* so real, despite all of HH's mucking about with them, so kudos to you.
Cheers, then. To (leaps of) faith and (your) fabulous writing, may there be plenty more of both in the future.
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Date: 2008-10-14 09:16 pm (UTC)And I've never heard that Peter Gabriel song before; I'll have to find it now. The lyrics you quoted are mesmerizing. ♥ Thank you for sharing them.
There's always such personality in your comments; I've truly enjoyed reading them. So thank you once again for coming here and sharing your thoughts with me.
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Date: 2008-10-15 06:05 pm (UTC)Thank you for that comment about my comments (brbbrl?), it's nice to hear it's appreciated (and nobody could possibly find it terrible to hear that there's personality in their comments...;-p). I guess I'll have to keep coming back now, won't I! ;-D