"Working late?" Agent Seeley Booth popped his head around his partner's office door.

Dr. Temperance Brennan glanced up as he sauntered in and then returned her concentration back to the pile of papers on her desk. It was late, the night had already set in and her to-do list wasn't getting any shorter. "As always." She mumbled.

"Had food?" He enquired, peeking over her shoulder to the paperwork which had to be oh-so-important.

"Nope." She replied in an uninterested tone.

"Mutilated body… growing fungus." He read her paperwork aloud. "Bones, what is this stuff?"

Brennan looked up at him. "You know it's rude to read over people's shoulders." Booth just grinned childishly which he knew from experience usually got him out of trouble. Brennan just rolled her eyes. "It's just a study I'm doing."

"Hardly bedtime reading material." Booth observed.

"Did you want something in particular or are you just here to annoy me?" She asked, stacking her papers away.

"A little of both." He smiled. She looked up at him from her chair, waiting for a straight answer. "Come and get something to eat with me."

"I'm busy." She replied, dropping her eyes to her desk once more.

"It's on me." He offered, hanging a free meal above her head hoping she'd accept the offer, and for a moment, she looked thoughtful, but then just resumed her night's work. Booth squatted down beside her to be at eye-level. "Bones, what will it take for you to come with me?"

"Well for one thing, stop calling me Bones." She murmured, then swiveled her chair to look him in the eye, hoping he'd get her serious look. "Booth, go home. I'm fine, see you tomorrow."

He maintained a firm glare and she kept her stubborn, unmoved attitude. This continued for what felt like a long time until Booth's expression softened. "Bones…" He almost whispered.

He leant into her at first uncertainly, but then as he reached her lips, moved confidently. Brennan felt his lips softly massage her own, his soft touch at the back of her neck and on her warm cheek. Brennan felt Booth touch her in a way that felt so natural, so comfortable. Something inside her clicked and suddenly safe and soft became fiery and passionate. Booth's hot breath breezed across her tingling skin. They fell to the floor, entangled in each other's embrace. Brennan couldn't pull away, not now. She had no control, but rendered herself completely to Booth's will. He kissed her once more, engulfing her in his passion –

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Temperance's eyes flew open, jerking awake to a sitting position. She was home, she was in her bed. A dream, Brennan breathed, slowing her breath, her heartbeat noticeably above normal. A dream.

The sun shone through the windows and her alarm clock blinked 10:15am. Saturday. Brennan wiped her sticky forehead, and collapsed back down into the comfort of her pillows.

"Ow!" A voice whined at the impact of her elbow. Oh God, my dream… Sully appeared from underneath the covers. …Was just a dream. She breathed a sigh of relief. "Morning." He smiled, eyes still closed.

"Morning." She replied, sounding as dazed as she felt. Sully. Sully was in her bed. Right, because he's your boyfriend, Temperance worked out. Why wouldn't he be in your bed? I mean, Booth wouldn't be…She stopped that thought before it went any further.

"You alright?" Sully asked, eyes wide with concern. "You look pale."

"No, I'm fine. Just a, er, dream." She replied, once again having replays of last night's performance occurring in her head, hot flashes raging through her.

"Bad dream?" He asked, rubbing her stomach, which was usually comforting, but now just seemed unwelcome.

"No." She answered, smiling to herself; remembering her feelings of passion, heat, security… Booth's face appeared and she realized how inappropriate it was. "Yes! I mean yes, bad dream. Very bad… dream." She drifted off again. No! Self control! She forced herself.

"Well, I know what'll make you feel better." Sully wriggled closer to her, smiling suggestively.

"I, er, I'm gonna go take a shower." Brennan moved swiftly out of her bed and moved quickly to the bathroom without turning to see Sully's expression.