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She woke up startled at the sound of gunshots and wanted to plunge for cover but someone was holding her back.

"Woahh Bones...calm down. It's just the television." He pulled her for a hug. "You okay sweetheart?" He asked visibly worried while rubbing her back.

"Yes...I blame the painkillers for the disorientation... Did you just call me sweetheart?" She said rubbing her eyes as she pulled herself out of his embrace.

"Maybe, why?"

"I don't think I like it." She frowned at him.

"Well, you didn't like Bones either but eventually, you're going to love all my special nicknames for you." He winked at her.

"I doubt that." She snorted. "Visiting hours were finished hours ago, how are you still here?"

"I made an arrangement with the head nurse and besides, I promised to be here when you woke up." He smiled at her.

She hugged him and gave him a quick peck on his lips.

"Thanks." He enveloped her with his arms as she placed her head in the crock of his neck.

"I should go now, I've got an early start tomorrow morning."

"Ok...thanks for staying with me. I'll see you tomorrow." She yawned.

"See you tomorrow." He kissed her.

He slowly climbed off the bed and put his jacket on. By the time he went to the bathroom and got back to her room, she was already sound asleep. He leaned to kiss her and whisper once again: "Love you honey."

Three weeks later.

A casual dressed agent entered his girlfriend's apartment carrying take-out.

"Honey?" He shouted as he closed the apartment door.

"Don't call me honey." Came a voice from the back of the apartment.

Booth grinned as he placed the food on the kitchen counter top. They had been together for 2 weeks and everything was going smoothly. Her injury was healing nicely and his care helped the process go faster.

"Sweetheart, I got the food!" He chuckled when he saw Brennan's face twitched from the

endearment he used.

"Don't call me sweetheart." She pointed her finger at him. "I'm starving!!!" She said as she grabbed one of the boxes out of his hands and starting eating.

"Hey! What is this? No thank you, no greeting kiss?" He entwined his arms around her waist. She yelped when he sucked her ear lobe.

"Give me my greeting kiss." Booth whispered in her ear. She opened her mouth and kissed him with a great deal of gusto.

"Satisfied?" She asked out of breath.

"Mmm ... I'm hungry for more." He said as he lifted her on the kitchen's counter top and continued kissing her slowly. They were both out of breath when they pulled back. He continued peppering her with kisses along her neck.

"Booth...I'm really hungry. For actual food." He picked her up from the counter and put

her back on the floor.

"Tell me, what would you do if I wasn't around to bring you food huh?" He looked down her and kissed her quickly.

"I wouldn't gain 5 pounds per week! You're making me fat!" She got away from his embrace and started eating.

"I like you with a little more weight on." He spanked her.

"Booth!" She punched him playfully.

"Ouch!"

"Stop distracting me and eat!"

"Okay!" He surrendered and walked away from his girlfriend.

She looked at him suspiciously and carried on eating. Booth smiled; he felt content. It was their new ritual; he would bring food to her place and pamper her with love until she couldn't handle it anymore. She eventually submitted to his charms tactics and finished the night by having incredible sex.

The first time he told her he loved her while she was awake, it was in her office. She was shocked but she had managed to reply with a kiss. Her reaction pleased him because A, she didn't run away and B, she didn't give him an anthropological speech.

She eventually admitted she loved him. She actually shouted it on the forensic platform while having an argument with her boyfriend. As soon as it happened, they had both fled home to show exactly how much they loved each other.

THE END