i'm finally open to see, could you be any more comfort to me?
Title: i'm finally open to see, could you be any more comfort to me?
Author: liquid_courage
Rating: PG
Pairing: Booth/Brennan
Summary: After-hours comfort.
Words: 227
He finds her going over the skeleton again, the lights in the lab dimmed and one spotlight on her table. He doesn’t say anything, but he knows that she knows he’s there when his card slides through the lock and he steps up the stairs.
“You’ve been over the evidence a dozen times, Bones.”
“I feel like I’ve missed something.”
“You’ll find it better after some sleep.”
“I’m fine.”
“Bones…”
“Booth,” She turns and he immediately notices the tears in her eyes. “I need…I need to finish.”
He nods. “Can I do anything?” She shrugs and he rests his hand on her shoulder, trying to offer her comfort without crossing any boundaries. She throws herself into his embrace, burying her face in his neck. “It’s OK, Bones. We’ll find out who did this.”
“She was just a kid…”
“I know.” He pulls back, tilting her head up. “I promise, Tempe, we’ll figure it out.”
She nods, resting her forehead against his. “I know.”
They stand that way for what seems like an eternity before he kisses her. He expects her to pull away but she doesn’t, so he pulls her hair out of its tight bun and tangles his fingers in the waves that cascade around her shoulders as he kisses her harder.
The circumstances are wrong, but everything feels as right as he’d hoped it would..
Author: liquid_courage
Rating: PG
Pairing: Booth/Brennan
Summary: After-hours comfort.
Words: 227
He finds her going over the skeleton again, the lights in the lab dimmed and one spotlight on her table. He doesn’t say anything, but he knows that she knows he’s there when his card slides through the lock and he steps up the stairs.
“You’ve been over the evidence a dozen times, Bones.”
“I feel like I’ve missed something.”
“You’ll find it better after some sleep.”
“I’m fine.”
“Bones…”
“Booth,” She turns and he immediately notices the tears in her eyes. “I need…I need to finish.”
He nods. “Can I do anything?” She shrugs and he rests his hand on her shoulder, trying to offer her comfort without crossing any boundaries. She throws herself into his embrace, burying her face in his neck. “It’s OK, Bones. We’ll find out who did this.”
“She was just a kid…”
“I know.” He pulls back, tilting her head up. “I promise, Tempe, we’ll figure it out.”
She nods, resting her forehead against his. “I know.”
They stand that way for what seems like an eternity before he kisses her. He expects her to pull away but she doesn’t, so he pulls her hair out of its tight bun and tangles his fingers in the waves that cascade around her shoulders as he kisses her harder.
The circumstances are wrong, but everything feels as right as he’d hoped it would..