Fic: Starving (Ficlet #52)

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Title: Starving (Ficlet #52)
Series:  All That Lies Between Us
Word Count: 330
Rating:  PG
Characters:  Booth, Brennan, Angela
Timeline: Set two months after The Santa in the Slush
Spoilers: Oblique reference to something in The Santa in the Slush.
Notes: I wrote this to cheer myself up after the end of The Wire, one of the finest TV shows I've ever watched.
Disclaimer: Bones and its characters belong to FOX, not me. This story is purely mean to entertain. No copyright infringement is intended.

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"Bones! Let's go. It's lunchtime, and I'm starving."

Brennan turned her attention away from Angela to see Booth peering at her from the doorway. "You're always starving. Mealtimes don't appear to have anything to do with it."

"I'm going to ignore that because I"--he grinned and pointed his thumbs at himself--"am in a very good mood."

"And why might that be?"

"Because it's Wednesday," he said, a stunned expression on his face, "and that means it's chili day at the diner."

Wrinkling her nose, Brennan said, "Then perhaps we should take separate cars."

"Is this a secret code for you two?" Angela shifted on the couch, turning to look at Booth. "You never ask me to join you for lunch." The mischievous smile playing about her mouth telegraphed the lascivious intent of her next words before she even spoke them. "So, does 'chili day' mean you're about to sneak home for a quickie?"

"Angela, just because you and Hodgins run off to the Egyptian exhibit during lunch doesn't mean everyone else is doing similar things."

"But they should be," Angela replied, her voice warm with laughter.

Groaning, Booth covered his ears. "I'm so not listening to this."

"Especially you two. This much unresolved sexual tension could be hazardous to your health. One day you'll just explode."

"That's scientifically dubious, Angela. People don't explode from sexual tension, and furthermore--"

"Honey, there's a first time for everything."

"--there is no unresolved tension of any kind between us, but if there was, it was resolved on Christmas Eve." Brennan stood and moved swiftly toward the door.

"What? Get back here, Bren."

"You heard Booth, it's chili day," she called over her shoulder, biting back a smile.

"You owe me an explanation, missy. Don't think I'm going to forget this," Angela said.

"That was cruel... So,"--Booth settled his hand at the small of her back--"your place or mine?"

"Mine," Brennan replied, grinning when Booth rolled his eyes. "What? It's closer."

A/N: It's like Booth said--"Everything happens eventually." ;)

Comments

[elena1701.livejournal.com]

I love the idea of them sneaking around like that! And tormenting Angela by mentioning the kiss - that is cruel, but very funny :)

[anadxof.livejournal.com]

hehe that's good.
Long time no reading your fics due to sickness, but I'm back for good. It's almost painful not having new episodes, so thanks for these little gems. I hope everything is going well with you.

[starlite-diner.livejournal.com]

:rotfl: I was so tricked the ending. I LOVE the idea of them sneaking around! And poor Angela, hahaha. ♥

This story was just what I needed today. Thanks! :hugs:

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

HA! I was not expecting that ending. Booth has definitely rubbed off on Brennan - the thought of her being that devious is pretty funny.

[pinktealeaves.livejournal.com]

Loved it. Complicity and a surprising ending, call me silly, but I was believing all the words Brennan was telling to Angela. She's always in denial, but this time she was just lying.

They'll just explode. So will my TV.

Kisses.

[greyskygirl.livejournal.com]

Booth making Brennan sneaky: Love it. Lots. Resolved tension wins.

[inanna-ishtar.livejournal.com]

heeeeh!
I needed that :0)
I haven't read a fanfic of any kind for weeks now because life's been too insane for the internet. I SO needed that fic :0)

Loved it!

[glass-rain.livejournal.com]

HA WIN. :D

[sarabones.livejournal.com]

hahaha xD So funny the Angela part :P

Love the idea of sneaking :D Oh hell yeah!
Mainly, love the fic :D

[killmotion.livejournal.com]

AHH! Muhaha. What a way to sneak that in. I love it. :D

[sb158.livejournal.com]

LOL...way to go, Brennan! Angela so deserved that! Chili is one of my favorite things, even more so now.

[lime-mhc.livejournal.com]

To echo others, I wasn't expecting the ending either. Love it -- and to pull off such an unexpected ending is a sign of good writing. :)

[brennanite.livejournal.com]

It made me laugh :) I'll never be able to keep a straight face next time I hear " it's chili day " LOL

Thank you :)

[wywy86.livejournal.com]

This is too funny... Brennan is too funny and I'd love to see it one day on the scene. *evil Brennan* :P

[pipergirl07.livejournal.com]

Tee! They're so sneaky, those two!

*whispers* Sorry to hear about your head--hope you feel better!

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

Loved it. Simply funny to see them going around behind Angela's back haha.

[spy-barbie.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

[gah-warrior.livejournal.com]

EEEEEE. I love it. :D

[freevortex.livejournal.com]

hahaha! Great ending! I definitely just sat here for a moment confused before almost falling out of my chair laughing ;)

[odakota-rose.livejournal.com]

*grin*
They need to be mischievious and torment Angela more, I think :D

[doc-3.livejournal.com]

This one suprised me - I giggled out loud at the ending. Loved it!

[makd.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA! Oh, I can see this, I can see this. :-)

And his hand at her back: so THEM.

[liblyn52.livejournal.com]

This just put a good note on my otherwise crappy day.

Thank you.

[tidbit2008.livejournal.com]

Hee, cute. I like, I like. Love them teasing Angela. Very nice work, m'dear.

[hibernate.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha! I love Brennan's deadpan way of saying "but if there was, it was resolved on Christmas Eve." A lot of people write Angela with a kind of B/B sex radar (with good reason) - but I think it would be really funny if she was surprised like in this one.

Thanks for giving me a nice start to the day! :)

[saulalovin.livejournal.com]

Oh man, this has to be one of my favorite ficlets so far! I loved how they were teasing Angela like that!

[(Anonymous)]

Gotta say, I'm in the camp that believes they should get together *now* in a mature, healthy, bickering-filled relationship. But I don't want to see sex and kisses every week, either. I think it's their dialogue that is the most sexy, and the most sustainable. That being said, I think it would be so cool if the writers "informed us" about Brennan and Booth as a couple in the sly kind of way that you write in, this fic particularly. You know, just kinda drop tiny clues in to the middle of an episode. I think that would be sweet and sexy.

I love your fics because you consistently express Brennan and Booth so honestly, and maturely and real. Each sentence you write gives them depth, and leaves me feeling warm and fulfilled. So much fic out there is super-sweet pulp that provides a sugar high but that you come crashing down from later.

Your fics are a real meal, the real deal, and I am so glad there is such a talented writer out there to obsess over these characters as much as I do. :)

That's just my two cents.

ps. sorry this is so long, your fics are just that good that they require gushing.

[oltha_heri.livejournal.com]

That's scientifically dubious
Ridiculously Brennan. Of course all of your writing is in character and with good prose, but I thought all three especially the women were excellent.

[melissa-pbfan.livejournal.com]

*grins*

That was unexpected, but oh I love it!

[(Anonymous)]

i love the idea of a secret relationship between brennan and booth, it would be really entertaining if it was in the show having angela being an investigator for a change

LOL

[obsidianagirl.livejournal.com]

Love it! Angela gets dissed and they are actually speaking in code...LOVE IT!

Sid

[amilyn.livejournal.com]

HEE!! I SO didn't see the end coming! And I love Angela's "but they should" about the sex breaks. This is just plain fun.

[foreverdreaming.livejournal.com]

bwahahah! I loved this, hehe.