This is something that I did a lot of thinking about last night and decided to do based on the blurb I read about Bones dating Booth's supervisor in an upcoming episode. This assumes a lot, but I wanted to do a journal style one shot in which Booth, Bones, Cam, Hodgins, Angela, and Sweets have an opinion on it all. I have the feeling that the only one who will be positive about it will be Bones, but I have a specific reason for her doing so that may or may not be what TPTB are trying to accomplish. I admit up front that I am not terribly happy about this development in the series for a variety of reasons, so this story may be colored by that to an extent. Gregg.
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Excerpt from the Journal of Jack Hodgins:
Oct. 18, 2009:
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This is not good. How can Dr. B be so dense? I mean she has always been pretty slow on the uptake when it comes to interpersonal relations, but this has disaster written all over it. I thought that the trip to Guatemala was pretty low considering that Booth was still not cleared for work, but this one is even lower than that. How could she think that after getting as close as they've been since Booth got back to work that he wouldn't be seriously fucked up over her actually dating his supervisor??? I only hope that when she comes to her senses and realizes what she's done that Booth is in a forgiving mood. After all her bullshit with Sully and then the two boyfriends disaster last year, the guy is probably at the end of his rope. I know I would be. Maybe I should call him up and offer to treat him to a beer and dinner at the sports bar. If nothing else it might keep him from dwelling on what Dr. B is doing tonight. If anyone would know if she's sleeping with the schmuck it would be Booth. Hopefully she's not, but God what a mess.
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Excerpt from the Journal of Dr. Camille Saroyan:
Oct. 18, 2009:
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For one of the few times in my life, I think I've made a terrible mistake. When I warned Seeley about being careful with regards to Dr. Brennan, I didn't mean to send her a seriously mixed signal like he did. Now he's paying the price of listening to me, misguided though he was in what I was suggesting. I need to talk to the others at the lab and come up with a plan to deal with the near nuclear meltdown that's going to be coming our way if this dating between Dr. Brennan and Seeley's supervisor gets serious, such as if she starts sleeping with him. If I had known that Seeley would make such a declaration and then make that horrible qualifier to it, I would have kept my mouth shut. I'll never forgive myself if I've forever ruined whatever chance Seeley and Dr. Brennan had to really be happy together.
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Excerpt from the Journal of Angela Montenegro:
Oct. 18, 2009:
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How could Booth have been so stupid??? Does the man have any balls whatsoever? Bren was waiting for him and when he shattered her with that "'Atta Girl sorta way" comment I wanted to castrate him. Now Bren is making an even worse mistake and if looks could kill, Booth's supervisor would be in the morgue right now. And that supervisor. Who the Hell does he think he is? I don't know of anyone at the FBI or here who doesn't know that Booth and Bren are off limits. Does the guy have a death wish? After Sully hurt Bren the way he did by leaving, if this guy does anything that even comes close to disappointing her Booth will have the guy in the hospital before the day's out. I may be upset at Booth for precipitating this, but I'm really disappointed in Bren. She's hurting the one guy who would never knowingly hurt her, despite what he did a few weeks ago. She and I are going to be having a serious discussion about this tomorrow. If need be I'll call Max and have him lay a serious guilt trip on her. After that I need to speak to Booth. I'll beg if I have to, but I have to convince him not to give up on Bren.
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Excerpt from the Journal of Dr. Lance Sweets:
Oct. 18, 2009:
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Agent Booth is going to kill me. I'm to blame for him not proceeding with his feelings for Dr. Brennan. What's worse, I lied to him about those scans. From a psychological standpoint he needed to back off and not make such sweeping changes in his relationship with Dr. Brennan until he is fully back to health. His continual issues of altered perception and also changed personality quirks and traits made this the worst possible time for him to begin a serious relationship with Dr. Brennan. Now Dr. Brennan has decided to pursue a dating relationship with another man, and that man works at the FBI. In addition to that the man in question is Booth's supervisor. If I've permanently ruined whatever chance that Agent Booth and Dr. Brennan had of being together, which I actually support, and Booth finds out what I've done, then I can kiss my professional life at the FBI goodbye, and almost assuredly I will be spending time in intensive care recovering from the serious ass kicking he will inflict on me. I am so screwed.
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Excerpt from the Journal of Special Agent Seeley Booth:
Oct. 18, 2009:
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Am I ever going to learn? I opened the door for Sully almost three years ago when I drew that fucking line, and now I've opened another door for some other bastard when I qualified my love for her. I was so damn STUPID! Now I'm going to have to watch her date some other guy, again, and once more it's someone I work with. Right now if I had a chance of getting away with it I'd line up Camille and Sweets in front of a wall and conduct my own one man firing squad on them for putting those doubts in my head. And Bones! How could she do this to me? I'm not talking about dating. I made that a likely occurrence by my own cowardice, so I can't argue with her. But doesn't she know that by dating anyone who I work with at the FBI is like kicking me in the balls over and over? Right now I don't know what to think. What really is bringing me down is that for the first time since I have ever met her, I am seriously doubting her feelings for me. I was so sure that she loves me, and I still think she does, but this whole mess is making me have doubts. Bones needs someone who she can count on no matter what, and I want to be that person, but I don't know how much more I can take, despite it being my own damn fault once again.
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Excerpt from the Journal of Dr. Temperance Brennan:
Oct. 18, 2009:
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I know I've hurt Booth, but I don't have any choice if he is ever going to push beyond whatever is keeping him from being honest with me about how he really feels. When his supervisor asked me out on a date I took the opportunity. I'm not sure if this will work, or destroy any chance Booth and I have ever had, but I'm tired of Booth's reticence and confused signals. I'm also lonely. I don't know if I'll have sex with this guy, but whether I do or not, at least I'll be moving forward, with Booth and also with someone on a more personal basis. I just wish the cost wasn't so high. I also know that I'm going to be confronted with an angry Angela tomorrow morning. I just hope this forces Booth beyond whatever is holding him back and he confronts me with what we both want. Maybe he'll also realize just how much his "'Atta Girl Sorta Way" truly hurt me. I know that sounds petty and selfish, but he did hurt me deeply when he said those words after telling me what I've been wanting to hear for a long time.
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A/N: I made this one composed of short entries in what appears to be longer journal entries for each person so that it gives the impression that they write a great deal about their days and not just on one item or another. In this way I can have more room to work with and a more natural feel to the journals. As I said above, this is a one shot to vent over what I feel is a very shortsighted and wrong decision on the part of TPTB to have Bones date Booth's supervisor. Granted the episode hasn't been aired yet, but I was too worked up over it and my mind wouldn't let the subject rest until then. I hope you all enjoy this one. Gregg.