The biggest problem we faced going into Season 7 was how to get these two people together while keeping the integrity of Brennan and Booth’s characters in tact. But [series creator] Hart [Hanson] and I were leaning toward this independently of that.I know what you’re probably thinking: “Does that title mean what I it means?

I have just obtained the title of the Bones season finale — place the mask over your nose and mouth — and it’s… Now remove the mask, unwrap the Xanax Pop and take five long licks before continuing on.

signs off on Tuesday, after 12 seasons of crime solving, evidence examining, blood, guts and, most importantly, bones.

But at the core of the long-running Fox procedural -- the “heart of the matter,” if you will -- was a partnership between forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz).

3, the show will be moving into uncharted territory.

After a six-season dance around and toward one another, Booth (David Boreanaz) and Brennan (Emily Deschanel) will be living as a couple, preparing for the birth of their first child.