Happy New Year Is A Placed Called The Hay Adams Chapter 9
Paring: Booth and Brennan
Rating: M Definitely for the adults
Genre: Romance
Summary: Booth decides to give Brennan a gift for New Years in thanks for all she had given him.
Previous Chapters: Prior chapters are listed at the end of the chapter.
Chapter 9 The Gulfstream
Once they were in the plane the First Officer showed them around.
The Gulfstream. He showed them the small kitchen; the charter company had stocked it with champagne, sandwiches and fruit, in accordance with her wishes. He told them their take-off would be delayed due to weather but he thought it would only be an hour or two. They would be notified when they were able to take off.
Booth got them champagne and they sat down to wait. “Well I must say this is a surprise. I wondered how we were going to make a flight in time, and get first class tickets at that.” He looked at her with his eye lids half lowered. “I know you refuse to take anything but first class but this,” he waved his hand around, “this is over the top even for you.”
“I don’t understand Booth what you mean, over what top?”
“It’s a saying Bones, it means this time even you have been more extravagant then one would expect.”
He had not sat next to her and she felt a little cold at his distance. Was he really that mad at her? She knew he had some issues with her about her money but surely he was over them now. They were getting married. How could he think it would matter her? She looked at him in confusion “I’m not sure I understand you Booth. We needed a way to get to Las Vegas, when I called my usual Air Line they did not have any tickets available and suggested this charter company. I called them they had a plane available I chartered them and here we are.”
“Bones I understand the how, what I don’t understand is the why? Why didn’t you just call other Air Lines or oh I don’t know,” he said has he pulled at the hair at the back of his neck.
This time she thought she got it. It was about money and as Angela had said once her money would be a stumbling block between them, but did it have to be today. Did it have to be now? They each sat for the next hour lost in their own thoughts. Finally the First Officer came back and told them they were taking off. About ten minutes later he returned to tell them they were at cruising altitude and they were free to get up. They would be landing in Las Vegas in approximately four hours. Brennan asked him to let them know a half hour before they landed.
Neither of them had spoken to each other in a half an hour and now she couldn’t stand it anymore. She moved over to the couch he was seated in and pushed him so they could lay next to each other. She thought to herself this was her place. The place she was supposed to be. Turning toward him so they face each other, “Booth” she asked in a quiet tone.
“Yeah” he said breathing in the scent of her deep into his lungs.
“Are we always going to have a problem about money? Is it something we will never come to an agreement on?”
With a loud sigh Booth let go of her and rolled onto his back. “I don’t know Bones. My head tells me there is no way I can ever make the amount of money you make, so there is no way I can support us same way you do for yourself. But I still feel like if I don’t provide for my family I’m a failure, can you understand that? I know it’s an issue I have to work out but right now I can’t see how. I do know this, I love you. I do want to marry you and I don’t want to fight about things like this with you. Work things ok, we fight about those things all the time and probably always will but personal things, no I don’t want us to fight about anything if possible Bones.”
At that she sat up and turned to him looking at him in earnestness “Booth why is it so important to you? Is it part of you religious upbringing? Does it have to do with how you were raised what?”
He thought about what she said for a minute knowing this was too important to give her a quick answer. This was something that might affect the rest of their life together. Some of the answers were easy. No he did not believe it was a decision his church could make for him. He did know couples where the woman worked and the man stayed home with the children, some of them were female Agents, but that didn’t mean it would work for him. Why not? “For me the concept of not providing for my family is not one that comes from anywhere other than me. It’s just something I feel. For example I have always paid Parker’s child support. Do you know how much I pay? I have always given Rebecca 25% of my paycheck. In addition I paid for his child care, he is on my medical and dental plan. So you see I do have debts. I’m not worried you can’t take care of yourself financially, I know you can. I guess this is just one of the areas where I always have and always will wonder why a woman like you would be interested in me.”
“Seeley Booth,” she interrupted in an angry tone “don’t you ever say that. It just demeans both of us. Booth you once mentioned your Father bought his own Barber Shop and your Mother wrote jungles. You said your Father’s drinking increased after he bought the shop right?”
“Yeah it did but what does that have to do with this conversation?”
“I was thinking was your Father’s shop successful?”
“No not really, again why?”
“Did your Mother continue to write jingles until she died?”
“Yes.”
“Booth do you think there is a possibility that your Father’s drinking was associated with your Mother’s work? Is it possible he had to depend on her for money? Think about it for a minute Booth if he had would he had liked it?”
“It’s possible they did depend on her money to get by on. There were plenty of times I remember her hiding money for either me or Jared for school events so we could go because she knew he would just drink it away. If he had a bad week at the shop you could depend on a drunken Saturday night and I could depend on a beating. So maybe you’re right, maybe I do somehow connect the two. I don’t think I’ve ever thought of it that way before.”
She thought about it for a moment then asked him “Booth, do you think we could come to a sharing agreement?” Do you think we could come to an agreement like a percentage of our income? If we did then each of us would be putting in the same percentage of our income. What about 80-20. I’ll put in 80% and you put in 20.”
“Yeah that might work but not that percentage. I like 50-50.”
“No way Booth 50% added to your medical deductions and child support would leave you little left.”
“So this is what it means to be a Father and a Husband. You take care of your family.”
“No and that’s that, what about 75-25.”
“No 50-50”
“No 70-30 and that’s my final offer.”
“Good because my final offer is still 50-50.”
She decided now was the time to play dirty. There was no way she was going to let him beggar himself just for her. It wasn’t necessary. The lowest she was going to go was 70-30 and he was going to agree to it. Once she got him to agree he would keep to his agreement. She began to nibble on his chin and slid her tongue along his jaw to his ear. Once there she continued to alternate licking the outside of his ear and blowing air across it. “Booth,” she whispered seductively “70 -30 please?”
His eyes were becoming unfocused on his goal, but he was still listening to her “Bones you are cheating, I said 50-50.”
“Baby,” she watched his eyes dilate and his breathing increase “you know 70-30 is really a more realistic percentage.” She tried her magic word again “Please Booth, Baby, please it’s only money.”
“50-…”
She interrupted “Booth, I will always make more than you as far as our work at the Jeffersonian and the FBI are concerned. However, do you really understand what the money from by books is really meant to be used for?”
“I thought I did but maybe I don’t”
“The money I get from by books represents found money. I don’t write for money, I write and they give me money, but if they didn’t I’d still write, so the money is found money. It is money I can give to charities, like the bridge in Andy’s town, the Jeffersonian, I even donated money to pay off Wendell’s college education and for two scholarships in Wendell’s name. I use some of it to live on and you know I do live well. I have two Trust Funds for Parker, one for College and one for him when he reaches 30 years old. Don’t look at me like that Booth. The money for Parker has been there for him since we first had dealings with the Gravedigger. I wanted to make sure he was taken care of if something happened to either me or both of us. Booth you are the Executor of my will so if something would have happened to me before we got married you would have disbursed the money to Parker. If neither of us dies then it didn’t matter.”
“Hey Bones that’s great no one’s ever done that anything like that for me or Parker. I mean thought about us like that. You know Baby there is no way we are going to agree on a percentage anyway.” He thought for another moment, “how well do you know trust your account?”
“He’s very good Booth. I have had him since the Cleo Eller case.”
“What if we both have all our money deposited with the account and he pays the bills would that work?”
She looked at him and a slow smile spread across her face, “that would work very well Booth. In fact he would just add an allowance for you just like he gives me.”
“Bones you get an allowance,” he laughed.
“Yes Booth and I will make sure yours is the same as mine. I will make sure Parker’s expenses are included also. It will only work if we agree not to look at the amounts deposited anymore so that neither of us knows how much is being deposited, OK?” She reached out her hand with a solemn smile.
She pulled Booth up out of the couch and said “now that that’s settled let’s go back here and relax.” She took him back to the aft cabin where he was surprised to find a bedroom with a full size bed. This time his look at her was sultry, as he raised his eyebrow.
“Is this a better idea now Booth” she asked closing the door. She pushed him down onto the bed and indicated for him to sit. While he sat she began to remove her clothing. Placing her leg on the bed for support she slowly slid the zipper of her boot down and then slid it off her leg and foot then repeated it with her other foot. She stood up and began to remove her blouse one button at a time from the bottom to the top. Then she removed her skirt sliding it down her long legs. She stood before him in the tiniest black bra and panties set he and ever seen, adding to it a black garter belt and nylons and she was perfection. Pulling him into a hot kiss she whispered into his ear “Booth you still have too many clothes on.” She sat down on the bed indicating she was ready to watch him remove his clothing as well.
He had never done anything like this before, but he sure was willing to try, if it meant getting her out of the rest of her clothing. He reached for the hem of his t-shirt and began to pull it slowly up his body keeping eye contact with her the whole time. Watching the increase in her breathing the dilation of her eyes spurred him on. He removed the shirt entirely and dropped it on the floor on top of hers. He reached for his belt buckle. The same belt buckle she had removed just recently to get evidence off of. This time he took his time removing it from his pants. He continued to watch her has he slowly moved to the button at the top of his jeans. He was fascinated by her reaction, it was like she was drugged and had no control of her body. As he slowed to move the zipper down she began to lick her lips. This was not a reaction he had ever received from any woman, but then he had never been with any woman like his Bones. She looked like she was anticipating eating an ice cream cone and he was to be her favorite flavor. Since she had remained in her underwear he decided to do the same, and hugging her tight he moved them to the bed, lying them both down.
They began to explore each other’s bodies again as if it were a new experience. They were gentle and slow moving making sure they touch each part of the other’s body. They exchanged kisses one after another. Booth was surprised to find her panties were actually crotchless and had raised an eyebrow on the discovery. This allowed them a new experience of making love while still partially clothed. Their lovemaking was very very slow and fulfilling.
Booth turned them both on their sides and pulled her in tight to his chest. Soon she could hear his soft snoring in her ear. She smiled to herself as he fell deeper into sleep his hand slid down to settle between her legs dragging her into sleep with him. They slept contently until the First Officer woke them a half hour outside of Las Vegas.
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Please continue reading because you love me and don’t judge because this is all the boring stuff I felt needed to be in there. I wanted to get them on their way and get the money issues out of the way.
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Nyre
Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7a, Chapter 7b, Chapter 8