"I am sorry about that." Booth became serious for a moment. "I didn't realize it...I did think you were going to be told when I handed in that list." The one of the times he'd held to strict protocol and it had come back to bite him in the ass.
The kicked puppy look was accidental. "That's not even funny, Bones," he groaned. "BUt I do really really really want some of your mac and cheese." He grinned faintly before nodding. "All right. I'll just...sleep...or something. Which sounds pretty good."