Strangers (5/5)
Strangers (5/5)
Written By: writingherhope/ writingforthemoney
Pairing: BB
Rating: T Plus; for the mention of and/or the suggestive nature of sexual themes.
Summary: The first time Booth and Brennan met, in my eyes. And then when they met at the Jeffersonian. Written forever ago, just wanted to post it in the spirit of the 100th coming up. Chapters 1-4 can be found through the link or at these comms... the_squintsquad & 206_bones
Disclaimer: I don’t own Bones or anything related to Bones…the song STANGERS IN THE NIGHT is by Frank Sinatra…
Chapter 5: Strangers in the Night
(…Four days later…)
Strangers in the night
Exchanging glances
Wondering in the night
What were the chances
We'd be sharing love
Before the night was through
The night air was cold and foggy as he walked them into the FBI building; Angela was wearing a green dress with a low bodice and silver heels, she looked stunning, which he had told her twice already, but he knew that it meant nothing to her; she was waiting for a certain squint to compliment her. And as soon as the squint squad had noticed them walk through the doors, Jack Hodgins was the first to met them, “Angela, you look…”
“Stunning?” she finished for him.
“To say the least…” he said distracted, looking her up and down.
They walked to the table where Zack and Jack had been sitting, each noticing that Zack had a date with him. All had a drink in front of them in less than two minutes. While all were talking, Booth had noted that he and Hodgins had switched dates; Hodgins was now with Angela and he was now nursing a vodka martini. “Jack! That’s really sweet of you but you…” Angela stopped mid-sentence as she noticed that Booth’s glass had stopped in mid-air.
Something in your eyes
Was so inviting
Something in your eyes
Was so exciting
Something in my heart
Told me I must have you
Following his eye line she realized why he sat open-mouthed; there standing on the top stair of the case descending down into the make-shift ballroom, was a woman wearing a black dress and black heels whose straps wrapped around her ankles stopping just short of her calves. The length of the dress brushed the tops of her knees and the slit on either side showed her outer thighs. Her hair cascaded down along the sides of her face and the diamond earrings she wore peeked through the red-brunette strands; her necklace, not matching the outfit, spoke volumes. She walked down the stairs and came to stand beside them. The black eye make-up she wore succeeded in making her almost transparent blue eyes smolder and shine with such an intensity that he almost forgot to breathe when as he stared into them.
She swallowed hard at the way his eyes were darkening, “Hey everyone.”
Strangers in the night
Two lonely people
We were strangers in the night
Up to the moment when we said our first hello
Little did we know
Love was just a glance away
A warm embracing dance away
They all blinked blindly, “Sweetie you look amazing.” Brennan smiled at the compliment, “Where’s Jonathan?”
Brennan chanced a glance in Booth’s direction as she told Angela, “I told him that I would rather go alone.” She decided that she would tell her her exact words later as for now, her eyes and mind were solely on Seeley. Angela, Hodgins and Zack shared secret glances that told each other they were going to discreetly sneak away.
And ever since that night
We've been together
Lovers at first sight
In love forever
It turned out so right
For strangers in the night
As they did so Brennan sat and started to talk to Booth, “I need to tell you something.” She bit her lip, “Jon and I never were an item, we were never going to be either.” A deep breath and she started again, “the date that I walked out on him was a few months after Argentina; you were still on my mind.” Her eyes moved sporadically, looking at anything but him. “I … those nights, they ruined every relationship I’ve been in since…” her mouth grew into a grin.
“I’ve always hide my pain and problems in my work, I even hid you. I never told a soul about those nights in El Lagarto, but that didn’t mean that no one could see through my façade and figure it out.” She smiled at him, “Angela can see things others can’t. She saw that it wasn’t my other problems that were causing me to run from every man in a ten mile radius, she saw another man holding me back.” She reached out her hand to cover his, “Seeley, I’ve…loved you since the night I met you…” she tried to hold back the tears that formed in her eyes, as her other hand absent-mindedly held on to the pendent from the band around her throat for dear life.
He’d have to admit he wasn’t expecting her to be the first to say those words, but he didn’t care one way or the other. Booth reached his hand up to her face, wiping away you troubles in the form of tears as he spoke softly, “Temperance,” pausing, he stood, “you look like you could use a dance?”
She nodded, trying to let the smile form from behind the tears, as he helped her stand, leading them onto the dance floor. He wrapped his arm around her waist, while the other one softly touched her cheek and gingerly ran down her face, stopping momentarily to graze the cross and band at her neck, and then moved to her shoulder. Watching her shiver beneath his touch he smiled at her, “Temperance, I love you too.” He leaned down so that their lips were mere millimeters away.
She was about to close the remaining distance between them when the music started and she smiled softly. Both a bit bewildered, for the same music as long ago played all around them; then with a quick glance in the direction of the squints, Booth smiled at Angela, who winked at him; and then with a nod of his head toward the friend he informed Brennan of the person who had requested the music. The question that weighed on both minds however was how she knew about the song, but for now all they were concerned with was the person in their arms; so they danced.
Love was just a glance away
A warm embracing dance away
They would never tire of the way people watched them, the way the floor seemed to clear completely, and the way they felt in the each other’s arms. They were practically floating on air. Each had a heady feeling as the music came to a slow stop, but would soon start up again. As the pause came he took her into a slow dip and captured her lips in an overdue kiss, which they’d both kept hidden from the other for three years. Passionate, loving and soft, their kiss lasted but only a moment as the music began once again.
The squint squad watched as the couple shared their love for all to see and Angela basked in the knowledge that she had known all along that they would end up together.
Ever since that night
We've been together
Lovers at first sight
In love forever
It turned out so right
For strangers in the night
As he spun her out of his arms, his necklace on her neck moved just as gracefully with her as she spun directly back in; they then paused for another kiss. He laughed and when she asked him he told her, “You won’t be needing anymore vodkas; from now on daiquiris will fulfill your needs.”
Her eyebrow rose slightly, “I was actually thinking that…you would fulfill my needs, from now on.” She winked at him as she kissed him once more
While they each thought of what the night would bring the music of El Lagarto flowed around them as they began the dance to the rest of their lives.
Love was just a glance away
A warm embracing dance away
Ever since that night
We've been together
Lovers at first sight
In love forever
It turned out so right
For strangers in the night
FINIS