But silence can be dangerous sometimes--like now--when he doesn't know how much longer he can dam the words building in his chest.

This reminds me of the final scene in The Girl With The Curl- when Booth is leaning right into her face and they've both admitted the other is "structured well". Just that loaded, heavy silence where they both want to say more but don't quite know how or if the time is right.


Lovely drabble.