Bones|Temperance Brennan|Of Concern and Pride
Title:Of Concern And Pride
Fandom:Bones
Characters:Zack/Brennan
Table:Five
Prompt:083. Doctor
Word Count:582
Rating:G/K
Summary:Zack is concerned about Brennan after her father leaves her again. A postep for 2x11.
Author's Notes:Picks up where Judas on a Pole left off. Thanks to callieach for the beta. FEEDBACK IS LOVE!! Enjoy.
Of Concern And Pride
She watched them quietly as she sipped Zack’s celebratory champagne. She didn’t really feel like mingling with them and didn’t feel out of place sitting alone and away from them. She liked it better this way, being the observer.
She watched Zack, Jack and Angela as they chatted. Angela laughed when Jack made a joke and she watched the huge smile cross his face as he kept his eyes trained on her. Brennan could see the love in his eyes and smiled because she knew they were happy together. Angela certainly deserved the happiness that she found in Hodgins. Zack, oblivious as ever, had missed the joke entirely and was still trying to figure it out. Even though his looks had changed drastically, he was still the same, inept Zack inside. She could tell he was happy, probably because he was Doctor Addy now, and she couldn’t be happier for him.
Then her eyes wandered to Booth and Cam sitting close together engaged deeply in conversation. She felt a pang of jealousy, but not because Cam had Booth or Booth had Cam. She was slightly jealous of the intimacy that they shared, intimacy that nobody wanted to stick around to share with her.
It was okay, though. It wasn’t that big of a deal. She was used to being alone. These longings were probably caused by the emotional couple of days she’d just been through. Sighing, she looked down at her drink, lost in her thoughts.
A couple of moments later she felt someone slide into the seat next to her. She expected it to be Booth, as he had been especially concerned about her over this case, but when she turned to look at him she was surprised to see Zack. He’d removed Hodgins’ ridiculous hat and with his new short hair looked like a real professional.
“Hi, Doctor Addy,” she said with a grin.
“It feels weird,” he said.
“What feels weird?”
“My new title. Doctor Addy. It’s certainly going to take some getting used to.”
“Well, you earned it, Zack,” she told him. “You deserve it. I’m very happy for you.”
“Thank you, Doctor Brennan.” She smiled at him.
And awkward silence followed. Why did he suddenly want to come sit by her when he’d been perfectly content over with Hodgins and Angela?
His next words came out rushed, but clear.
“Are you okay, Doctor Brennan?”
She raised her eyebrows. “Yes, I’m okay. Why?”
“Well I just thought…I mean this case…with your dad and your brother and I just thought it might be hard on you because-”
She stopped his ramblings with her hand on his arm. “I’ll be fine Zack,” she said softly, touched by his concern.
Smiling tightly, he nodded.
Looking around she decided she didn’t want to stick around here anymore. She was exhausted and just wanted to go home and rest. She stood.
“You’re leaving?” he asked. She nodded.
“Yeah…I’m pretty tired.”
“Okay, then. See you later.”
Then, impulsively she bent and kissed his cheek. “Thanks for your concern, Zack. And I want you to know that I’m very proud of you.” she whispered.
“Okay, Doctor Brennan,” he managed, shocked.
She chuckled at his dumbfounded expression.
He felt his blood rushing to his face and was hoping desperately that she hadn’t noticed him blushing.
He’d been so floored he hadn’t even noticed she’d left when the rest of them called him back over to celebrate. Because they were proud to call him Doctor Addy, too.
Fandom:Bones
Characters:Zack/Brennan
Table:Five
Prompt:083. Doctor
Word Count:582
Rating:G/K
Summary:Zack is concerned about Brennan after her father leaves her again. A postep for 2x11.
Author's Notes:Picks up where Judas on a Pole left off. Thanks to callieach for the beta. FEEDBACK IS LOVE!! Enjoy.
Of Concern And Pride
She watched them quietly as she sipped Zack’s celebratory champagne. She didn’t really feel like mingling with them and didn’t feel out of place sitting alone and away from them. She liked it better this way, being the observer.
She watched Zack, Jack and Angela as they chatted. Angela laughed when Jack made a joke and she watched the huge smile cross his face as he kept his eyes trained on her. Brennan could see the love in his eyes and smiled because she knew they were happy together. Angela certainly deserved the happiness that she found in Hodgins. Zack, oblivious as ever, had missed the joke entirely and was still trying to figure it out. Even though his looks had changed drastically, he was still the same, inept Zack inside. She could tell he was happy, probably because he was Doctor Addy now, and she couldn’t be happier for him.
Then her eyes wandered to Booth and Cam sitting close together engaged deeply in conversation. She felt a pang of jealousy, but not because Cam had Booth or Booth had Cam. She was slightly jealous of the intimacy that they shared, intimacy that nobody wanted to stick around to share with her.
It was okay, though. It wasn’t that big of a deal. She was used to being alone. These longings were probably caused by the emotional couple of days she’d just been through. Sighing, she looked down at her drink, lost in her thoughts.
A couple of moments later she felt someone slide into the seat next to her. She expected it to be Booth, as he had been especially concerned about her over this case, but when she turned to look at him she was surprised to see Zack. He’d removed Hodgins’ ridiculous hat and with his new short hair looked like a real professional.
“Hi, Doctor Addy,” she said with a grin.
“It feels weird,” he said.
“What feels weird?”
“My new title. Doctor Addy. It’s certainly going to take some getting used to.”
“Well, you earned it, Zack,” she told him. “You deserve it. I’m very happy for you.”
“Thank you, Doctor Brennan.” She smiled at him.
And awkward silence followed. Why did he suddenly want to come sit by her when he’d been perfectly content over with Hodgins and Angela?
His next words came out rushed, but clear.
“Are you okay, Doctor Brennan?”
She raised her eyebrows. “Yes, I’m okay. Why?”
“Well I just thought…I mean this case…with your dad and your brother and I just thought it might be hard on you because-”
She stopped his ramblings with her hand on his arm. “I’ll be fine Zack,” she said softly, touched by his concern.
Smiling tightly, he nodded.
Looking around she decided she didn’t want to stick around here anymore. She was exhausted and just wanted to go home and rest. She stood.
“You’re leaving?” he asked. She nodded.
“Yeah…I’m pretty tired.”
“Okay, then. See you later.”
Then, impulsively she bent and kissed his cheek. “Thanks for your concern, Zack. And I want you to know that I’m very proud of you.” she whispered.
“Okay, Doctor Brennan,” he managed, shocked.
She chuckled at his dumbfounded expression.
He felt his blood rushing to his face and was hoping desperately that she hadn’t noticed him blushing.
He’d been so floored he hadn’t even noticed she’d left when the rest of them called him back over to celebrate. Because they were proud to call him Doctor Addy, too.