and that's how it happened... - romance/drama - BB - rating? T? by CheeseBK Posted 12/12/2007

Title: And that's how it happened
Author: CheeseBK
RAting: T or so
PAiring: BB, what else
Genre: Romance/Drama.... something like that.

Summary: Bones seems to be sick... but maybe there's another explanation.


Okay, I know I should be working on Don't be scared, The collector and Lilac, but musie was bugging me to write this story.... will be a two-shot (and I sincerely hope it really will only a two-shot.... no time for another never-ending-fic)

hope you like it!


….. and that’s how it happened...


PART 1:


Booth sat in his car, shooting worried looks at his partner who was standing beside the SUV, bent over the ditch . She had begged him to quickly stop the car and he had done as told, she had hopped out of the SUV and had started to retch immediately.
Watching somebody gag was not really something he WANTED to do, but he thought it was necessary to keep an eye on her. What if she passed out or something? So he debated with himself if he had the right to watch her in her miserable state or not.
His protective side won and he kept his gaze on her all the time, watching how her shoulders shuddered, ready to join her at the slightest sign of weakness. But after a few minutes she finally recovered and climbed back into the SUV.

She shot him a dark look. “Enjoyed the show?” She asked, her voice not as confident as she wished. She briefly closed her eyes when a wave of nausea hit her.

He shook his head. “Just wanted to make sure you do not fall into the ditch..... Bones... this is the third time this week you suddenly felt sick. That’s not normal.... I’ll drive you to a doctor, okay?” His voice was full of concern.

She shook her head vigorously. “Probably I just ate something wrong... my stomach’s a little queasy, but now I feel fine. No need to go to the doctor.”

“But Bones.... this is not normal! And you stomach can’t be that queasy, you ate ... what... two pieces of pie yesterday evening, but this morning you felt sick......... Wait... you.... Bones...” He hesitated a bit and shot her a side glance, while she buckled her seat belt. “You are not pregnant, Bones, are you?”

“What?” Her eyes widened and she looked at him almost shocked. Then she shook her head.

“Are you sure?” He asked cautiously. He could easily recall Rebecca’s first trimester of her pregnancy with Parker. Although he did not live with her, he met her often enough to witness morning sickness, ravenous appetite and odd cravings... sometimes all within a few hours. He had watched it with morbid interest.

She snorted. “I am very sure. Getting pregnant would require sexual intercourse in the first part. And since Sully there ... was nobody. And contrary to you I don’t believe in conception by.... what was it? Possession by the holy spirit.”

“Bo-o-nes..... The holy mother of Jesus was not POSSESSED.... why do you have to make it sound like my religion is some weird mix of Dawn of the Dead and The Exorcist?” Booth shook his head.

“I don’t know what you mean with Dawn of the Dead, but I thought Catholics believe in possessions and exorcism?” Brennan frowned.

“Yeah, BAD possessions, okay? Possessed by the evil, not by the Holy Spirit, Bones. The conception of Jesus was a gift to Mary, okay?” Booth corrected her.

“Well, it does not matter, it’s just a story anyway. Who can believe in such things as Holy Spirits nowadays? I think it’s more likely that Mary had intercourse with somebody and did not remember.... or she lied about it.” Brennan mused.

“Shit, Bones. Can you please TRY to not to trample on my believes all the time? You called Jesus a Zombie, and Mary was a possessed liar? That’s just too much for me.” He shook his head again.

“I was merely stating my opinion on what could have happened, Booth.” She objected.

“Jumping to conclusions, were we?” He teased.

“Well, I think my explanation is a lot more believable and logical than yours.” She gave back, staring stubbornly out of her window. She had a headache and there was still a bad taste in her mouth.

“Religion is not about logic, Bones, how many times do I have to tell you? It’s about faith.” Booth stated, shooting her another side glance. He calmed down a little, when he looked at her again. “You are pale, Bones.... I think you really should go to a doctor.... I can drive you if you want.”

She shook her head again.

He sighed. “Bones, promise me you’ll go to the doctor if it doesn’t get any better, okay?”

She smiled weakly, when she recalled how she had been telling him to go to the dentist several times months ago.... and how he stubbornly had replied: ‘I will, if it doesn’t get any better.’ In the end, a criminal had taken ‘care’ of his infectious molar tooth.

Borrowing his line, she answered: “Okay... I will, if it doesn’t get any better. Satisfied?”

A small smile appeared on his face, when he heard her words.... they definitely sounded familiar. “Don’t blame me for worrying about you. I need you to be healthy when we are out there, right? No time-out for gagging while arresting somebody.”

She rolled her eyes, staring out of the window. “Fine, I will go to the doctor. Tomorrow.”

“Fine.” He answered, tapping with his fingers on the steering wheel. Half an hour later he had dropped her off at the Jeffersonian.

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The next day started as a pretty normal day for Booth. When he showed up at the Jeffersonian to get Bones out of her beloved lab for lunch, Angela informed him that she was at the doctor. He laughed and said: “Trust Bones to get her doctor’s appointment during lunch break. What else? Well, good to know she’s finally seeing a doctor.... I started to worry.”

Angela frowned and asked: “What? Something wrong with her? She said it was some routine check...”

Booth’s eyes widened a little in surprise.... he decided that if Brennan had not told Angela herself, he was not the one to tell her either, so he only answered vaguely. “She was feeling a little off lately.... nothing serious, I am sure..... See ya, Angela.”

Angela’s gaze followed him and she wondered what Booth knew about her best friends’ health and what was wrong with Brennan.

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Brennan drove home after her doctor’s appointment. She had called Angela that she was tired and the doctor had told her to take the rest of the day off, but that it was nothing serious.

What a lie.... what a big fat lie. It was serious.... damn serious. A shock.... and it was going to be a shock to somebody else too.

Her first reaction had been to simply not believe it and she had accused the doctor of making a mistake.
The doctor explained it all again... but it was just too unbelievable to just accept it like that. But after some time, she had had to give in. Well, she had not choice, she had to accept it, right? She had cried a little, but now she felt only empty... or not, which was exactly the problem.
Her hand covered her still flat stomach. She was pregnant. And the Holy Spirit had had no hand in it.

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Booth got rid of loads of paperwork in the afternoon and was it a pretty good mood when he left his office. Until he called Bones at work.... and Angela had answered, telling him that she was at home, because the doctor had told her to take the rest of the day off. He frowned a little... that was so NOT her.

Just when he flipped his phone open again to call her at home, her name flashed on his display. She was calling him. Odd coincidence, the thought and quickly answered. “Booth”

“Hey, Booth.” She said, her voice sounding odd.
“Bones, how are you? Angela said you went home after your appointment.... are you ill? Is it something.... serious?” He quickly asked, worry in his voice.

“Well.... I’d like to answer to that, but .... not over the phone, Booth. Would you like to come over?” He heard the tone of her voice and he knew something was wrong.... but he could not tell, what kind of wrong. Terribly wrong or just something simple? He quickly answered: “I am going to come over, Bones.... should I bring take out, is your stomach up to it?”

“To Thai Food? Always!” Now her voice sounded a little more like herself and he felt a little better. “I’ll be there in half an hour, okay?”

“See you.” She answered and hung up.

Booth knew she had to tell him something.... he wondered what it was. While he was making his way to his car, he mulled the different possibilities over.
Pregnancy was out... And he had been relieved to hear she had not had any other man in her bed after Sully.... it should not mean anything to him, but it did. He was aware that his feelings had gone beyond that partner-like.... even friend-like line.... But that was not the time for this kind of inner debate, was it.... so he thought of other possibilities.
Family? Her father or her brother again? A over enthusiastic fan..... aka stalker? He sighed. The problem was, with Temperance Brennan, there were many possible reasons.

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About half an hour later he pulled up in front of her building, his stomach already grumbling in protest. The delicious smell of the food had teased him during the ride, so he hurried upstairs, his impatient hunger making him even faster than usual.

She opened the door before he could even knock, mumbling a “Hi, Booth.”. She looked better than the day before, but he noticed something else.

“Bones.... You’ve been crying! What’s wrong?” Concerned he moved a little closer to her to take a closer look.

She shook her head. “I am going to tell you... later. First, I want to eat.”

His eyebrows rose slightly, but an audibly grumble from his stomach made clear, that eating was a pretty good idea. She offered him a beer and he accepted gladly. He noticed, that she only drank water, but his mild surprise was soon forgotten, when he started to eat. He had been really hungry.
But as hungry as he was, Bones beat him. She stuffed down the food fast enough to make him wonder if she had eaten anything for lunch. The most likely answer was: no. She tended to forget about eating if there was nobody there to remind her.

Finally the containers were empty, the dished placed in the dishwasher and they had moved to the couch in her living room.

Now he was waiting for her to explain to him, why she had been crying, what had happened, but she said nothing. She just remained silent. He knew her well enough to not put any pressure on her, so he casually asked. “Want to watch TV?” He pointed towards her TV, a new acquisition..... in fact, he had talked her into buying it.

She shook her head slightly and sighed. “No.... we need to talk.”

“Okay” He said, waiting for her to continue.

She fidgeted nervously and he frowned a little at that unusual gesture. Finally, she said “You were right, Booth.”

His eyebrows rose, but before he could ask, she continued: “I am pregnant.”

He gasped. Under other circumstances she would have found the expression on his face funny. But today, she did not laugh... not even smile.

Booth recovered quickly and stammered: “But..... you said there was nobody after Sully.... and Sully left... about six months ago.” He looked at her abdomen doubtfully and stated. “You don’t look six months pregnant.”

“I am not. Only about seven weeks. I thought it was only the stress when my monthly was late...” Now it was his turn to fidget a little and she rose an eyebrow. “What? Does this make you uncomfortable?”

“Bones..... a man who LIKES to talk about ‘women problems’ is either a pervert or a doctor. Or maybe both?” He attempted to bring some humour into the situation, but it did not work. He had to admit, it had been a poor effort on a joke.

He cleared his throat. “Not important now. So there was somebody after Sully?” His voice indicated that he was hurt, that she had lied to him.

“I did not lie! I did not remember. I still do not remember, but I am pregnant. 7 weeks. And ..... Booth, please don’t freak out now.... but I thought it all through and.... the only man who ..... I think it’s yours, Booth.” She said the last words very fast, so he thought he had heard it wrong.
“Repeat that, please” he said weakly.

“Yours... I think it’s yours.” She stammered, embarrassed now. She avoided his gaze, nervously clutching a pillow.

“What? But........ Bones..... we never slept together.” Not yet, a little devil in his mind added, but he quickly brushed it aside.

“I did not remember either. But it’s the only explanation. Seven weeks ago .... The Hardwick-case.... we had to stop at that motel in the middle of nowhere, you remember?” She said.

He nodded. He could recall the motel, which really had been in the middle of nowhere. He had been thankful that it at least had a bar. The memories were a little blurred after the discovery of the bar. They had been drinking.... a lot. But hey, after all they had closed a case, right?

“We drank a lot.... and I think that's how it.... happened.” She bit her bottom lip.

“But.... Bones.... I woke in my bed, okay? And I never .... forgot about being with a woman just like that.” He objected.

“Me neither, okay? But the date fits..... I can tell for sure that in the week before and after the Hardwick-case there was no, I repeat, no possibitly for a it. No way! And if you remember, in that motel there were no other people.... besides the girl that worked at the reception and the old barkeeper.... who was.... I don’t know.... seventy years old? There was nobody else, Booth. Just you....... and me.” She kept her gaze on the pillow in her lap.

“Bones..... that’s......” ridiculous, he wanted to say. Yes, completely ridiculous. But then a memory stirred somewhere inside him and he suddenly paled. When she heard him stop mid-sentence, she looked up at him.

He cleared his throat and looked at her..... and after a moment he whispered. “I think you are right.” God help him.

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So, what do you think so far???
Don't shoot me for making Bones pregnant (again).... I could not help it, musie says jump and I jump!

Posted 12/12/2007 12:58:56 AM
nane

He, I call that a twist. So they had a reset that night and did some sleepwalking. LOL What a pity they don´t remember or do they? Maybe they need a hypnotist or just a replay session? Nice idea for the otherwise well worn topic. See, when musie just thinks hard enough something new pops out!!!

Posted 12/12/2007 01:18:20 PM
mereva

Very interesting.
Though I could hardly imagine I'd forget about having sex (and that with a hunk like Booth!!!) but I never drink like...Booth and Brennan after a hard case .
I LIKED it and have no intention to shoot you for making Bones pregnant. BUT I may rethink it if you don't give us some good ol' fluff! Or smut. Preferably BOTH!

Posted 12/12/2007 02:28:09 PM
Turi ray of sunshine

Ok... I will say one thing...
AS LONG AS THE BABY IS BOOTH'S I AM A-OK WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!...

With that being said... let go on with the show!!!

Posted 12/12/2007 03:44:26 PM
pretty_green_eyes

l love it. i want more

Posted 12/12/2007 04:57:14 PM
ToZiKa

Your musie must be a really hard working woman...

But how can they possible forget about this night they spent together?
And now she is pregnant with Booth's child without even knowing, that she slept with him...

I'm impressed how you always can think of things like that?
Your storys are always entertaining and you can't predict where you will lead us to.

Can't wait for chapter two!

Posted 12/12/2007 05:00:40 PM
filou

Please more...!!!!!!

Posted 12/12/2007 07:46:15 PM
saraluvzbonz

Please continue this soon. It's is an interesting twist to the usual "Bones is pregnant" story.

Posted 13/12/2007 01:32:44 AM
DBAngelfan

more more!

Posted 13/12/2007 04:04:16 AM
CheeseBK

wow, people thanks for all your wonderful reviews....

tozika, you want to know where these ideas come from? *lol* my mind is a weird maze... and there's always something lurking

Posted 13/12/2007 08:04:29 AM
CheeseBK

THanks for your reviews, sweeties!!!!

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.... and that’s how it happened...

PART 2:


She looked at him, her eyes wide. “You remember?” She breathed, a tremble in her voice.

He shook his head. “I don’t remember........ how the night ended, okay. But I remember how I woke up the next morning and..... I had a headache, but the hangover should have been worse..... you know..... But instead I felt pretty relaxed... the kind of relaxed you feel.....” He stopped, somehow embarrassed.

”.....after having really good sex.” She finished for him, her voice low. “That’s how I woke too........ I thought I must have had a pretty good and realistic dream, but dreams don’t get you pregnant.”

They both avoided to look the other one into the eyes, fidgeting nervously.

“My bed was pretty rumpled.... “ Booth said after a moment of silence. “I thought I had had a nightmare or something.... but....”

She nodded and in a distanced voice she analysed: “So I have been in your room then. And I must have gone back to mine through the connecting door...... later. That’s why we both woke in our rooms.”

Silence settled over them, both of them thinking of their incomplete memories of that night at the motel.

“We had sex.” Booth said, his voice somehow flat and emotionless.

“It’s the only explanation.” She answered.

She watched how he suddenly clenched his fist and his face wore an expression of anger. He punched one of the pillows and pressed through gritted teeth : “Damn it, damn it all to hell.”

While she watched him an odd feeling rose in her. Disappointment? Why was she disappointed about his reaction.... why did it hurt so much to see how angry he was..... She felt how her eyes started to burn and a lump formed in her throat.

She briefly wondered, if this was already the hormones taking over. She tried to stifle a sob, but a small sound escaped her throat and Booth looked up at her. What she saw in his eyes, made her chest tighten even more. God, he was angry....

She tried to force back her emotions, but it did not work. She blamed it on the hormones, on the pregnancy, that she suddenly lacked self control.
Her voice was thick with emotions, when she choked out: “You are angry. Does the thought of me in your bed really disgust you that much?” She had to bite her bottom lip to be able to keep her eyes from filling with tears.

His eyes widened in surprise. “God, no... No... Bones. It’s not that... How could you think that? I am angry, right... angry of myself, cause I do not remember..... How could I forget about something ... like that...” He had caught himself only a split second before he had said: ‘how could I forget about something I wanted for so long’.
He did not know if he was ready to tell her, how long he had already had these feelings, let alone if she was ready to know.... and she already had enough to worry about anyway. 'Pregnant' he thought 'she’s pregnant. She's carrying my child. Oh, sweet lord.'

“Oh” She whispered .... and suddenly she could not hold it back anymore. Tears started to well in her eyes.

Booth saw her eyes fill with tears and quickly pulled her into his arms, stroking her back. “Oh, Temperance.... please don’t cry...” He held her in his arms, her shaking body, while she wept against his chest and the sound of her sobs made his heart ache. “I am here for you, Bones.... always...” He whispered.
His strong arms around her gave her comfort and after some time, she managed to regain control. She pulled back a little and murmured. “Sorry about your shirt.”

“It’s just a shirt, Bones... nothing important.” He gave back, still holding her in his arms. “Come here.” He pulled her a little closer again, and she leant against his chest..... his steady heart beat somehow giving her comfort.

After some time in silence, he said in a low voice: “I meant what I said, Temperance. I am here for you.... We are going to figure this out...... We can do that, it’s going to be alright.”

She snorted and pulled back from him, looking him straight into the eyes. “Alright? Nothing is alright, Booth. I am pregnant. I never even wanted children... but now... I am pregnant... and I.... I do not even remember how the child was conceived. I don’t remember. I don’t remember anything.” Her voice was agitated now....... and desperate.

He just looked at her, how she was sitting in front of him, his hands still resting on her upper arms. Her eyes were red and a little swollen from crying, her hair dishevelled and the expression in her eyes was panicked.
She was beautiful. And he told her.

She looked at him, bewildered. “I am a mess, Booth. Don’t tell me compliments just to soothe me.... it won’t work.” She gazed at him, challenge in her eyes.... and he could not think anymore... he could only act.

He just looked into her blue eyes, cupped her face with his hands, skimming his thumbs over the delicate skin of her cheeks and closed the distance between them.
He kept the kiss soft, a gentle touch of lips only, but still he felt the fire flicker in him.
God, he had wanted to kiss her for so long. He felt her kissing back, but there was still a little reluctance on her side.... he could hardly blame her. She had to be confused right now.

Slowly he pulled back and looked at her.... and as he had expected, her face wore an expression of surprise. “Why did you do that?” She whispered.

“Because I wanted to. And I would love to kiss you again.” He answered, his hand now caressing the soft skin of her neck. She still seemed to be confused, so he continued. “We already crossed the line, Temperance, although we do not remember. You are pregnant. There is no going back...... And I wanted to kiss you for so long....”

She felt her heart skip a beat. He had wanted her before? A warm feeling settled in her stomach, spreading through her body. Slowly, her hand rose and she touched his cheek. “Then kiss me again.” She whispered.

A small smile appeared on his lips and she saw how hope lit up his eyes, before his mouth came crushing down on hers. This time she did not hold herself back, she kissed him back more than only enthusiastically.
It was a passionate kiss and told them so much more than words. They suddenly knew, that they had wanted, needed, no CRAVED each other for a long time.

After some time they broke apart, both breathless. He rested his forehead against hers and after a moment of silence he murmured: “Oh, Temperance.... I wanted you for so long....”
And suddenly he knew, he had said these words before..... it all rushed back to him..... memories... pictures.... his hands on her smooth skin, her husky voice, her scent, oh her wonderful scent. The sudden flood of memories left him breathless. “Oh....... wow......”

When he recovered, he felt, how her body trembled against his and he quickly pulled back a little, looking at her. Her eyes were wide open, and she was panting heavily. She stared at him. Her whole body felt unsteady.... the flood of memories of the night she had shared with Booth had nearly drowned her..... in a positive way.

They stared at each other and suddenly both said at the same time: “I remember.”

Her eyes started to fill with tears again and he cupped her face again, pressing a kiss against her forehead. “God, Temperance.... it was wonderful.... it was amazing.... how... come I did not remember until now.... How come I could forget the best night of my life?” His voice was husky and his heart beat faster than usual.

She shook her head. “I... I don’t know.... maybe.... we were too scared of what it could mean.... what it would change. I guess we both suppressed the memory... very successfully...”
He pulled her in his arms again and smiled against her hair. “I am glad I remember now. It was just....”
“Amazing.” She completed. “Yeah.”

They stayed as they were for some time, in a tight embrace, both of them drifting through the new found memories of night they had shared weeks ago.
Suddenly her breath hitched. He smiled lightly.... he knew what she just had recalled..... He had been drunk, but not enough to say something he did not mean..... he had just been tipsy enough to say it aloud without thinking twice.

“I meant it.” He whispered against her hair and her body suddenly stiffened in his arms.
“What?” She asked suspiciously. “You can not possibly know what I am thinking about right now.”

He chuckled lightly. “I do not know for sure, but I think you just remembered what I told you that night, after we had made love. I told you, that I love you........ and I meant it. I mean it now.” He said and pulled back a little, looking her straight into the eyes. “I love you.”

She stared in his warm, dark brown eyes and felt how her body suddenly felt weak and boneless. A distant voice in her mind lectured her that that was a stupid thing to think. She did not listen. She just lost herself in the depths of his eyes and after a moment she whispered: “I did not say it back that night.”

He swallowed hard. Yes... he had remembered that too... She had looked at him incredulously after his admission and soon afterwards she had left his room. It had not only been the sex that had scared them both, but also his confession.

“But I do now. I love you.” She whispered. He let out a breath he had been holding without noticing it at all. A smile covered his face as he leant in towards her, kissing her again.

“We were stupid.” She said after the kiss, her head resting against his chest.

His eyebrows rose. “I am inclined to agree. But what EXACTLY are you talking about? The waiting forever part, the getting drunk part, the suppressing the memories part..... It seems we did a lot of stupid things.”

She chuckled. “I was talking about our fear. We feared it would ruin our friendship. That’s nonsense. It’s.... the next step, right?”

He nodded, proud of his Bones, who had always been so clueless regarding relationships and feelings.
“You are right. For us, for our relationship... it’s the next step. And we waited pretty long before taking it.”

“But we rushed something else.” She said, her voice low now.

He nodded again.... he had not forgotten about the pregnancy. Booth pressed a kiss on the top of her head.
“Do you regret it?”

The question seemed to surprise her and she took her time before answering it. “I... never thought I would say that... but... no, I don’t think I regret it. I never even considered having children. But.... a few hours after the doctor told me...... I suddenly.... started to feel protective of.... the baby. Does this make sense to you? Do you understand what I mean.?”

He smiled. “I have no idea how it feels to be pregnant, Bones. But I know how it feels to be a parent. I would do anything for Parker. And it’s going to be the same with this child, Bones. We will love it, that's what parents do.”

“Parents.” She repeated, tasting the word. “I am going to be a mother.”

He was pressing little kisses on the soft skin of her neck and stopped to say. “You are going to be a great mother.”

“You think so?” Her voice was full of doubts and he stopped again, his trail of kisses now at her collarbone. “Whatever you start, you always give 100 percent. You always try to give your very best. That’s what you have to do as a parent: You have to try to give your best. And I know you will.”

She smiled at him. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” He mumbled against her skin, his hand had brushed her shirt aside and his lips softly touched her shoulder now.

“Booth?” She breathed, enjoying the feeling of his soft lips on her bare skin.

“Mh-mh” He mumbled.

“Are you trying to seduce me?” She asked breathlessly.

He stopped for a short moment. “Does it work?” There was a mischievous tone in his voice.

“Oh, yeah!” She gasped, when his hands roamed over her body.

“Good. I thought it might be nice to .... revive some memories.” He whispered huskily.

She did not answer. At least not with words.... but the deep and passionate kiss told him, she had no objections to his proposition.

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dun-dun... what do you think, please let me know!!! And do you think I should leave it here, or should I add another chapter...?

Posted 13/12/2007 08:37:45 AM
Turi ray of sunshine

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA THEY REMEMBERED!!!
and I don't think you have to ask Cheese!!!

YOU SO HAVE GOT TO ADD THE NEXT CHAPPIE!!.,..... (If I dare to make a suggestion) maybe forward the 8 months ... and... well you know... baby for B&B yyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

Ok.. I will have to agree with Tozika... you HAVE been a busy bee... TONS OF STORIES!!!

Posted 13/12/2007 08:53:51 AM
CheeseBK
thanks for reviewing, turi!!!

I am not sure if there will be another chapter... I'll have to ask musie

Posted 13/12/2007 11:37:20 AM
ToZiKa

Wow Cheese that was just perfect!
They can remember, they told each other that they love each other and they will have a baby in about seven months....what more can we want?
Hmmm let's say...another chapter maybe?

Good to know that your mind is a weird maze.
And espacially that there's always something lurking.
Sounds like we can get more awesome stories in the next time..

Posted 13/12/2007 12:21:37 AM
space

We were stupid.” She said after the kiss, her head resting against his chest.
His eyebrows rose. “I am inclined to agree. But what EXACTLY are you talking about? The waiting forever part, the getting drunk part, the suppressing the memories part..... It seems we did a lot of stupid things.”

How about the unprotected sex part?!? Sorry, just had to say it! ;p
Anyway, I love your twist on this (as many others have said) and really love that they remembered... and how they remembered... and how they plan on remembering again!! [Only admins are allowed to see this link]
Another chapter would be great, but if you do decide to end it here, it's not lacking... they've come to terms and are moving forward together and that's what is important!
Entertaining discourse, sexy Cheese!!!