Epiphany (Ficlet #27)

[only_more_love]

Title: Epiphany
Characters: Booth, Brennan
Rating:  PG
Spoilers:  None
Words: 313
Timeframe: Future
A/N: This is just a bit o' silliness.  The Terrible Towel is a talisman for fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Google it if you'd like more info. I happen to be married to a loyal Steelers fan. :)

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"Bones, have you seen my Terrible Towel?"

"What?"

"The game's about to start. I can't watch without the towel. It's bad luck."

"Booth"—her lowered eyebrows signaled the onset of a lecture—"there is no scientific basis for luck. In fact—"

"Not now, Bones," he said, waving her away. "I've gotta find it."

"What does this towel look like?"

Sighing, Booth rubbed the back of his neck. "Yellow with black lettering."

"Hm. Yellow with... Oh." She nodded. "I believe I know where it is."

"Where?"

"I put it in the bag with your old blankets when you donated them to Goodwill last weekend."

"You donated my Terrible Towel?"

"There were holes in it, and it didn't appear to be very absorbent anymore."

"Bones, I've had that towel since—"

"Here"—she handed him the dishtowel that hung from his refrigerator door—"now you have a towel."

Booth stared down at the towel in his hand. "What do you expect me to do with this?"

She shrugged. "Whatever you would normally do with your Horrible Towel."

He was torn between laughing and yelling at her, but laughter won out; he doubled over, clutching his stomach. When he could breathe normally again, he straightened and met her quizzical gaze. She'd donated his Terrible Towel, but damn, did she make him laugh. That's when he realized he was in love with her. Not attracted, not interested, not in it for the great sex. In love.

Still smiling, he slung the towel over his shoulder and then cupped Brennan's cheeks. "Terrible Towel, Bones," he said before peppering her face with kisses. "Not Horrible Towel." He brushed his lips over her forehead.

"You're an odd man, Booth," she said, pulling back to look him in the eye. "I don't understand your attachment to a towel."

He smiled and flicked her with the dishtowel. "Trust me, Bones, neither do I."

 

Comments

[lexiloumarie.livejournal.com]

Haha, love this cute little ficlet. Go Lerdo's husband for loving the black and gold! I think almost everyone from Pittsburgh loves the "Stillers", me included.

[envy-greene.livejournal.com]

"There were holes in it, and it didn't appear to be very absorbent anymore."

Typical Brennan. Everything must have some modicum of rationale. I adore your peeks into their life; thanks for putting yet another brilliant spin on B/B.

[miss1nformation.livejournal.com]

Oh, you've given me a fit of the giggles! *hugs*

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

*g* Thanks. Booth may think Brennan's an odd duck, but he's got some quirks of his own. ;)

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

They did not use their Terrible Towel for anything other than a wall decoration. It was framed.

Oh, the things fans do. *g*

Is there a term for "fic that is not properly labeled and thus I read it without realizing there was a threesome at the end?" Because I've done that before and been a little startled.

o_O

That must have been...interesting.

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

LOL Great Thursday smile :)

*squishes you*

Thanks for capping a cruddy day off on a good note...

Awww, sorry to hear it wasn't a great day. I hope Friday was better.

Thanks for commenting even though you had a cruddy day. :)

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

Hey, I don't mind criticism. Flames are a different story, but constructive criticism is fine by me. :) I don't expect people to kiss my ass.

I'm touched that you actively keep an eye out for my updates; thanks for telling me that. Knowing that gives me a warm feeling in spite of the cold. BTW, you may already be aware of this, but LiveJournal has a tracking function that will have the system send you an email, text, or IM whenever a particular person posts an entry. If you click on my profile (http://lerdo.livejournal.com/profile), you'll see a picture of a tack or pushpin at the top of the page. If you click on that image, you'll be taken to a page titled "Manage Message Settings." From there you can make the appropriate selections.

Just an FYI.

Second, I love how you take the little things about B&B and expand on them taking the characters on a really neat little ride.

Thank you! That's my favorite part of reading and writing fanfic.

Sigh... this has made my day... again. :)

And you have made mine. *smiles*

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

*g* My husband is a Steelers fan; I, on the other hand, am supportive of him and his fannish obsession. (As you can see, I have my own fannish obsession(s). To say that I am a Steelers fan would be a stretch. Maybe a fan by proxy. ;)

Re: DeLurking

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

Welcome, and thanks for delurking. :) I told my husband that a couple people delurked because of the Steelers reference in this ficlet. He was pretty amused by that, as am I.

Booth is definitely a Steelers fan; he's got a mug on his desk. David Boreanaz was once a ball boy for the Steelers.

By the way, I love your writing, and have meant to comment for some time now, but instead I've managed turned this post into my love for the Steelers.

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy my stories, and I don't mind that you've proclaimed your love for the Steelers. *g*

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

*g* Thanks!

*is a Bears and Colts fan herself*

:)

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks, Foxy. I'm really glad this made you laugh. :)

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

*g* Ah, your husband must be flying high right now, then. I often laugh about the fact that my husband and I each have our own fannish obsessions. It's prudent for him to indulge mine and vice versa. ;)

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

Google and Wikipedia rock. I did not know there was a Spanish language Steelers site; that's awesome. :)

They're both adorable and weird and wacky.

*hugs*

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much, Hazel. I'm glad you delurked; I promise I only bite when I'm cranky. *g* What would I do without Google? I shudder to think of it. ;)

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Zoe! :)

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

*g* Thanks. They're both weird.

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

Life is a series of absurd moments; I think Booth was able to step back and see the absurdity of that moment--especially in light of his epiphany. :)

Thanks for reading and commenting.

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Sara. I loved that part, too. It seemed very like her to do that.

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

:) Thanks. Yeah, Booth is pissed because his Terrible Towel is now gone, but he's still got Brennan, and she makes him laugh. *g*

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

I'm happy this made you laugh. :) And thank you!

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

*g* Glad you delurked, and glad you liked this. *waves hello*

She'd see an old, yellow towel, probably dark with dirt and sweat and think it's absolutely got to go!

Exactly. :)

Thanks for reading and commenting.

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Alexa. Steelers love is a special kind of love. *g*

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

:) I'm glad that seemed Brennan-like to you.

I adore your peeks into their life; thanks for putting yet another brilliant spin on B/B.

Thanks for reading and commenting on them.

[lerdo.livejournal.com]

*hugs you back* Thanks for letting me know this made you laugh. :)

[amilyn.livejournal.com]

SO CUTE!