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

[witchofthedogs.livejournal.com]

Hush your mouth. DB would make sure that Booth was an Eagles fan.

*shakes head*

What blasphemy you write.


(My brother-in-law is a Steeler's fan... and my mother's family is from Pittsburgh... *g*)

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Ha, adorable. (I would have done the same thing. What is this towel nonsense?)

[fangirlgonewild.livejournal.com]

Ah, my neighbors are big Steelers fans. When they were in the Super Bowl a few years ago...the block party was insane. They did not use their Terrible Towel for anything other than a wall decoration. It was framed.

Also, "dreck?" Is this what we call bad fic now? 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.

[pipergirl07.livejournal.com]

LOL Great Thursday smile :)

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

[joyreader.livejournal.com]

First off, despite any critical comments I have made, I just have to let you know how excited I get whenever I see a new story posted by you. I actually check your page multiple times a day just in case you managed to post something in the hour and a half since the last time I checked. :)

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. It is just such a treat to see them in these ficlet situations that are so great.

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

[mdemvizi.livejournal.com]

Steelers fan on my f-list? Oh no!

Faithful Jacksonville Jaguars fan here.

DeLurking

[liblyn52.livejournal.com]

Ohmygosh, if there was any way to get me to delurk, this is it! As person who has lived in Pittsburgh my entire life, and as a die-hard Steelers fan (I bleed Black and Gold), I absolutely loved this! Seriously just made my night!

I can totally picture Booth as a Steelers fan....


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.

[buffyangellvr23.livejournal.com]

lolol very nice :)

*is a Bears and Colts fan herself*

[anadxof.livejournal.com]

lol i laughed too when she says Horrible XD
That was so sweet and funny.

[makd.livejournal.com]

hilarious!

The Husband is a soccer fan and a Giants fan -- and frankly, if he'd had a team towel, I'd probably have done exactly the same thing as Brennan.

:-)

[http://users.livejournal.com/alderaan_/]

Eagles? Steelers? I think that I don’t know enough about American football league, NFL, Super Bowl or whatever XD
But Google and Wikipedia are the best stuffs and they are my saviors. Ah, Do you know that Steelers have an official web in Spanish? And now I understand it about "Terrible Towel" Bwhahahahaha
I’m like Brennan!!! *lol*

Horrible Towel Awww. She is adorable.

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. Awwwww. He is adorable too.

Besos

[hadook.livejournal.com]

The Terrible Towel has made me delurk too :) I went straight to Google.

I've had a bad day in work (it's 3:15 in Ireland right now) and I'm so happy to see an updated fic here. I've fast become a fan of your work - it's incredibly well written as well as being in character. You have an amazing talent, well done you :)

[zoesmith.livejournal.com]

Awww!!! That was funny and sweet!!! I loved it! :)

xxx

[raaby-lilly.livejournal.com]

"You're an odd man, Booth,"

ooohh how I loved this! :]

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

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.

I don't think I would have been able to laugh it off...then again, I don't have anything that I'm that physically and emotionally attached to that brings me good luck.

[sarabones.livejournal.com]

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

LMAO!! That's so bad xD
Completely, totally adooorable!! Just loved it!

[killmotion.livejournal.com]

I don't understand sports, either. I'd be just as clueless as Brennan. But I love how Booth knows he loves her because of what she did.

[rainbowjumpsuit.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

I loved that. I really love your fic.

[matt1969.livejournal.com]

Long time lurker, de-lurking to shout, "Go Steelers!" It made my black and gold heart sing to see Booth drinking out of the black mug with the Steelers logo on it. It wouldn't surprise me at all to hear he had a Terrible Towel. And it certainly doesn't surprise me that Tempe has no clue about the NFL. She'd see an old, yellow towel, probably dark with dirt and sweat and think it's absolutely got to go!

[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*

[amilyn.livejournal.com]

SO CUTE!