Happy New Year Is A Placed Called The Hay Adams Chapter 16/21
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.
Previous Chapters: Prior chapters are listed at the end of the chapter.
Chapter 16 We’re Back
It was obviously still winter when the cab dropped them off at Booth’s apartment after leaving the Airport. They had flown back First Class which did not surprise Booth however he was somewhat mollified when she purchased commercial tickets. Bones did not tell him the commercial tickets had actually cost more than the private jet had, there was no sense in purposely causing a fight. They decided to go to his apartment tonight in order to insure they would not be discovered. After all he was expected to be at home.
He was looking in the refrigerator for something for dinner when she came out of the bedroom. “Hey Bones I think we either need to go to the store for food or order in. Everything in here looks like a science experiment.”
“Booth why would you keep science experiments in your refrigerator?”
He laughed and kissed her nose. “It’s a figure of speech, it means the food has stayed longer than it was meant to and no longer resembles anything fit for human consumption.”
“Oh, well why don’t we order in? We can get breakfast out in the morning. We have to be at Arthur’s early to sign all the papers before work.”
After he ordered their dinner he joined her on the couch. He noticed she had learned the art of channel surfing well and was looking for something to hold her interest until dinner came. “Yeah, Arthur,” he mumbled ‘why do I have to go Bones? He’s your accountant.”
They had gone over this several times and she was getting tired of explaining it but in the interest of marital harmony she did it again. “We have papers to sign for the condo and there are financial arrangements we need to make.”
He was sure this was not going to be a meeting he would be happy going to, but if it made Bones happy he would go. Besides he did have to return to work in the morning.
After dinner he nuzzled her neck, “mmmm Bones, Baby do you really want to watch this?” She was watching a show about forensic autopsies. Yuck he thought he got enough of that at work.
He was nibbling the spot behind her ear that drove her absolutely crazy and he knew it. “Booth,” she tried to move away but his hands and lips proved just too damn intoxicating. Finally she gave in. She stood up and grabbed his hands pulling him to his feet saying “not now I don’t. Make it worth my while for my letting you interrupt me,” she smiled slyly and led him off to the bedroom.
Monday morning found them at Arthur’s office at 7:30. “Arthur this is my husband Seeley Booth, Booth this is Arthur Williams our account.”
Both men shook hands and Arthur indicated two chairs in front of an antique partner’s desk where they could sit. “First of all Temperance Mr. Booth let me congratulate you both on your wedding. Temperance I never thought I’d see the day when you would marry,” Arthur looked at Bones and smiled. Looking at Booth he said “you must be a very special man.”
Booth smiled at him and replied “I kind of grew on her, and please call me Booth.”
“Thank you Booth,” he continued “Temperance I did complete all you requested. The condo has been purchased and all the paperwork is completed. I was able to purchase one next door to you, and the purchase price was less than we had expected. It is fully furnished Booth so you will be able to move right in. I created an off shore company to purchase the property so it is untraceable.” He looked down at the folder in front of him and continued on “there are several other things we need to discuss and you both will need to decide on relatively soon. First of all there is Parker Booth’s College fund. You have had Booth as the executor since its inception, however now you are married you will need to choose someone else.”
Booth interrupted turning to Bones “you have a college fund for Parker? How long has it been in place?”
She looked at him “since Pam Nunan shot you” she answered softly.
Because of everything else that had gone on around the shooting and his faked death he would let it go but he wanted to know how much was in there. “Bones how much is in the fund?”
She looked to Arthur to answer.
He looked at his notes before he answered Booth. “The initial deposit was three hundred thousand, with careful management I have been able to increase it to just a little over five hundred as of last month.”
Booth looked at Arthur then at Bones “you have over five hundred thousand dollars in a trust fund for Parker to go to college? Bones that’s ridiculous. There is no way he will ever need that much money” he sputtered.
“Yes Booth I assure you,” Arthur interjected “by the time Parker enters college it is quite likely this sum might not cover his fees and living expenses. Arrangements have been made to insure the money grows to keep pace with his possible college needs. Shall we continue?”
Booth sat and listened but was just beginning to realize Bones had far more money than he had realized.
Turing back to Temperance Arthur continued “of course since Washington DC is a Community Property, state as it were. As of the date of your marriage all of the property gained after that date will be become community property. Temperance, it will include your upcoming book royalties since they have not been deposited yet, even though they were due before your marriage.
“That’s fine Arthur;” she smiled at Booth “Is there a way for me to turn all of my property into community property?”
“Wait a minute Bones,” Booth interrupted his fog lifting again. “I don’t want you to do that. It is money you earned before we were married; some of it before we even met. No way” His voice was starting to rise.
She turned to him “Booth this is something I want to do. This way everything we have is shared.”
“But we agreed on a 70-30 share why can’t this be the same?”
“Because Booth this isn’t a trip, this is our future, everything. I want to share everything, it’s important to me” Without waiting for a response from him, she turned away and said to Arthur “please make the necessary arrangements.”
Household money how much was the condo? Not sure Bones would know he asked Arthur. “Arthur how much money was the condo,” he asked?
Arthur looked to Temperance; after all until any paperwork was signed Booth was not his client. At her nod he answered “just a little over half a million including the one year’s maintenance agreement.”
Booth looked at him trying to stay calm, but this was a real shock to his system “and just exactly how much is she worth all together? Just how much community property is there for us to share?”
Arthur answered “including all of Temperance’s assets a little over forty one million dollars.”
This was too much Booth choked “how much did you say?”
“A little over forty one million dollars.”
“Is that a problem Booth?” Bones was anxious at the feelings beginning to show on his face. Anxiousness, fear and just a little bit of anger.
‘Hell yeah it’s a problem Bones. I gotta get out of here now,” and he stood up to go.
She looked at him in confusion and anger. Her anger was beginning to win out “I don’t understand Booth what’s the problem? I thought this was understood.”
“That was before I understood how much we are talking about. I have to get out of here are you coming?”
“No,” she said defiantly “I’ll see you later.”
“Fine,” he snapped
He drove around not really knowing where to go. He needed to talk to someone but who? There was no one in his family; all the squints were out of the question; so were their friends including Sweets because he had convinced her not to tell anyone. Then he remembered Cullen. The Director had offered to help if Booth needed it and boy he needed help now.
He quickly went to the Directors office and was glad to see he was early enough not to see any of the Agents he knew well. Stopping at the door he knocked softly.
“Yes Agent Booth? The Director looked up.
“Ah Sir I need to talk to you if you have a minute. It’s personal about me and Bones. I understand if you’re busy I can come back…”
“Come in Son and close the door. Sit down now what is it.”
“Sir.”
Cullen interrupted him “Son if this is personal you had better call me Sam, that way there will be no confusion between our personal and work conversations.”
:”Yes sir, I mean Sam. You see this morning, early because Bones wanted to make sure we would get to work on time, we went to see her accountant. She said there were things that needed to be straightened out. Boy was there.” He stopped for a minute to gather his thoughts. “I didn’t know how rich she really is. She has a trust fund for Parker’s education, just that alone has over half a million dollars.”
Sam interrupted with a whistle and a “wow that’s a lot for a college fund.”
“That’s what I thought but the accountant assured me it might take even more when Parker goes to college. Then she told him she wants all her money to be put into community property, not just the stuff that would goes into community property after we were married, but all of it.”
“So just how much are we talking about Booth?”
“Over forty one million dollars,” he shook his head and looked at his shoes. “Can you imagine she wants to share forty one million dollars!”
“Wow I guess the writing business has been good to the good Doctor,” Cullen smiled.
“Yeah, but a condo over a half a million and a personal wealth of over forty one million she wants to share, how can I ever hope to compete with that? How can I ever take care of her? Hell Sam she can afford to buy anything she wants. Even on our honeymoon she paid for everything. I’m going to feel like a kept man for the rest of my life. People will call me Mr. Temperance Brennan. I can’t do this I can’t.” As his anger rose she stood up and his pacing grew more intense.
“Son sit down,” Cullen said in a firm voice that allowed for no other choice. He sat. “How has Dr. Brennan treated you in the past? Has she ever thrown her money at you? Has she ever made you feel like she was paying for your company or services?”
“No Sir,” this caused Booth to answer in surprise and with some venom. Bones would never do anything like that to me.” They respected each other too much. He sat back down.
“Do you have any reason to think just because you are now married she will change?”
“No, if anything she is being even more careful,” he said quietly.
“So,” said Cullen “it sounds like the real problem is your pride. It sounds like you feel like you need to be in charge. Maybe you can’t give her any privileges when it comes to money. Maybe you’re ashamed of her writing? That’s all the money means you know, she has been successful in something. Something you haven’t been successful in. Do you resent her for that?”
“No sir! In fact I’m proud of her writing.”
“If you are then you had better think about what the money means. If you don’t then you may just be throwing away the best thing that has ever happened to you due to your pride. Is your pride more important than Dr. Brennan? Is it more important than the happiness she receives from writing? Is your pride more important than the money she receives which represents her success? Only you can answer that.”
Booth left Cullen’s office with a lot to think about and went to his apartment. When he walked in he wasn’t surprised to see Bones sitting on his couch. He had half suspected to see her.
He went and sat next to her. “Hi, I can’t say it is a surprised. I half expected you.”
“Yeah, I expected you to come here too. Where did you go?” Her voice was quiet but there was no hint of anger in it.
“I went to talk to Cullen.”
“Did it help?”
“Yeah as a matter of fact I think it did,” he said. I think I finally have my head on straight about the money thing. It’s a pride issue and I’m just going to have to find a way to get over it. I will someday,” he said with a sigh.
“Booth do you have any idea why I think what we share is equal? Why I think your share is the same as mine simply different?”
He sighed it was becoming an old argument, one he was becoming tired of. “Bones it isn’t, and there isn’t any way it ever will be unless I win the lottery” he smiled a tired smile at her.
“But you are so wrong. Maybe you can’t see it because what you give is intangible, and much more valuable that any amount of money I can share with you.” She turned his face toward her “you have given me life. You have taught me to live in this world. You have taught me to laugh at myself, to accept my faults and to accept the faults of others. I have something for you I think will help you remember every day.” She handed him a picture of her taken on their honeymoon. “Turn it over.” On the back in her clear handwriting writing she had written;
My Dearest Seeley
I never felt alone
I was happy on my own
And who would ever know there was something missing
I guess I didn't see the possibility
It was waiting all the time
But it never crossed my mind
Till you opened up my eyes
Now all I think about is
You in my life
In my dreams
In my heart I know it's true
That I belong with you
Because of you in my world
In my arms
I have everything and now
I can't imagine what I'd do
Without you
I never thought that love could be
Such a curiosity
But what attracted you to me
Was so unexpected
But it was waiting all the time
And it never crossed my mind
Until you opened up my eyes
Now all I think about is
You in my life
In my dreams
In my heart
All My Love Temperance
She handed him a silver frame to place the photo in. “Now you will always know why what you share with me is so very much more important than anything I could ever give to you. Money is just a thing, you give me you. Whenever you look at this picture remember all I ever need is you, all I ever want is you.”
She looked at him, and saw the love smoldering just under the surface. She needed to ignite it, and do it now. Their kiss was the match that ignited the flames. She leaned over and pushed him backward all the while devouring him. Wanting more of him, wanting to give him more she decided to show him rather than tell him. She led him to the bedroom and the bed. She began to carefully unzip his pants and loosen his belt buckle. She thought he might like the added tactile stimulation he would get if she simply left all of his clothes on, and released his erection out to where she had the access she wanted. Once that was done she proceeded to give him the blow job of his life.
As he came down off of his high he wanted to give her the same feeling and deciding what was good for him was also good for her. Just as she had left his clothes on he had left her panties on while he proceeded to drive her to orgasm. He was right her orgasm drove her almost wild.
She needed to push him higher, this time she removed his pants and kneeling between his knees gave him a blow job that was even better than the first. The vision of beautiful her mouth on him and the fact she brought him to the point of explosion more than five times before finally letting him ejaculate almost made his heart stop.
Again he returned the favor. Watching him, feeling him drove her to orgasm after orgasm until she had one long orgasm lasting until she begged for him to stop.
After only a few minutes they needed each other again. Turning to him she begged again “Please Booth, Please inside me now, please I need you. Please,” she said as she rubbed her body against him begging.
“Mmmm” he said. “I need you too Baby.”
This time when they came together, they had never flown this high; they had never screamed this loud, they had never floated so slowly, they had never been loved so fully so totally by another person. They never talked about who was worth how much again. It had been settled.
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The note to Booth was inspired by Jim Brickman’s “You”I want to thanks gawilliams for his assistance with this chapter. His help with my grammar and spelling was gratefully appreciated. Also he was the one who suggested I had undervalued Bones’ wealth so I added 30 million more. Thanks’s G.
Nyre
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