"The way you throw that around, you almost make it sound like I'm proposing we have sex in the middle of a public park," Jim pointed out teasingly, though he knew well what Bones meant. Still, he didn't mind. Yeah, sure, he was always more prone to public displays, but honestly Bones never was too far behind, more often than not meeting him halfway with those affectionate gestures, even when there were other people around.

"Love you too, babe," he said, the term of endearment a little teasing, lips pressing to Bones's hairline in a soft kiss. "We should sleep too, if we want to make it an early day. How about we crawl under the covers now, hm?"