Hello again. My boyfriend is going to be leaving me to work for the summer, and my increasing anxiety concerning the subject inspired me to write this... so I hope you enjoy and don't forget to review!

Forget Me Not


He pulled her into an unexpected embrace, clutching her tightly to his chest. She laughed, setting her arms around him gently.

"Booth, I'll only be gone for four months."

"Only! That's a long time Bones." He said into her hair, unwilling or unable to release her just yet. When he finally eased her away, he said softly, "I'll just miss my partner. Is that allowed?"

She rolled her eyes and stepped back out of his personal space, or reclaiming her own. "Of course it's allowed. Even if it wasn't, who could stop you?" She reasoned, and Booth shook his head with a smile. God he was going to miss her. "Don't worry about me, Booth--"

"You can take care of yourself, I know. That doesn't mean I won't worry about you. Just do me a favor and please try not to get yourself killed."

"I'll do my best. It'll be fine, I'll be with my people."

"The dead?"

She rolled her eyes. "Anthropologists. And there should be a phone in my hotel, I'll see if I can use it and give you guys a call in a few weeks, okay?" She said to soothe the deepening sadness in his eyes.

"Just come back in one piece, please." He said, pulling her into another hug. She laughed.

"Booth, you're going to make me miss my plane." She said through a laugh, but wrapped her arms tightly around him anyway. A few paces away, Angela elbowed Hodgins in the ribs and they exchanged knowing smiles.

"Okay, go." He said, stepping back, taking care not to look her in the eyes or else he'd have pulled her to him again.

"I'll talk to you soon." She said softly.

Booth glanced up and watched the uncertainty pass behind her blue eyes. His breath caught in his throat. Would she really miss him as much as he already missed her?

"Go." He urged with a smile, and she grinned, waving behind him to Angela and Hodgins, to whom she'd already said goodbye. She cast him one last sad smile and turned, walking swiftly through the glass doors to board her plane, carry-on slung over her shoulder.

Booth watched the door she went through long after she disappeared from sight. He sighed quietly, and Angela wrapped herself around his left arm while Hodgins clapped him on the right shoulder.

"It'll go by fast, man. Before you know it, she'll be back." Bug Man supplied optimistically. Booth furrowed his brow.

"Yeah." He said softly, smiled down at Angela who was looking up at him with understanding eyes, then the trio turned and left.


First chapter done! and I'm kind of pissed they're playing reruns.. : ( but, what can you do?

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Austin B.