Why Brainy
Chapter 1
Special Agent Andrew Fluger stood in the middle of a humungious room trying to remember which way he was supposed to go. For the best place in the world to work, this place sure was complicated. Was he supposed to go straight, or take one of the numerous doors he could see from here? Spotting a beautiful woman walking past him with a regular badge clipped to her collar he stepped forward. "Excuse me ma'am," she paused turning to face him, "can you tell me Dr. Temperance Brennen's office is located?"
"Why do you want to know?" With that tone they had to be best friends.
"I'm Special Agent Andy Fluger, and I've assigned to work with Dr. Brennen while Special Agent Seeley Booth is absent."
Her eyes got wide as she stared at him, "Booth's leaving us? Why? Where is he going? Does it have anything to do with Bones?"
This was going to be really fun if they worked that closely together, or maybe she was going out with him. Who was Bones? "It will only be for a few weeks ma'am. Where is Dr. Brennen's office?"
"This way," she lead him toward a set of doors at the end of the hall. "Why's he leaving?"
"You'll have to ask him ma'am. I'm just filling in for him for a few weeks."
"Why did they send you and not someone we actually know?"
Boy was she blunt, and that was hot; unfortunatly she had that 'I'm engaged or I should be' look about her. "I don't know ma'am, and your persistence, though noted, will not gain you anymore information."
"Which means you know something."
Roger did his best to keep from rolling his eyes as they entered an even bigger more spacious room with a platform in the middle. It was time to change the subject. "How do things work around here."
"Why are you changing the topic?"
"There is no way that I can morally tell you anything that you are asking about ma'am. If you want to know the reasons why Agent Booth is going to be absent for a while you will have to ask him. I do not however condone prying into someones personal life when he doesn't want to tell you what is going on. Now I believe that I was inquiring as to how things run around here ma'am."
She paused turning to face him with her fists planted on her hips. "So you know why he is leaving but are refusing to tell me?"
"I can not in good conscience tell you what I know ma'am. A mans business is his own."
"So if I want to know what is going on here I have to bug it out of Booth?"
"Yes ma'am," this line of questioning was getting very old. "Where is Dr. Brennen's office?"
She stared at him for a minute before starting toward an office set on one of the walls. Through the glass widow he could see a woman sitting at at desk facing Booth who was sitting with his feet propped up on the desk showing brightly stripped socks. "She and Booth are in there."
"Thank you am'am." Fluger continued into the office as the woman walked off toward the platform where another man was waving at her. He paused outside of the office before knocking lightly on the door and walking in. "Dr. Brennen and Agent Booth I prusume."
"Andy," with a grin Both stood up hold out his hand which Fluger shook. "Bones this is Agesnt Andrew Fluger who you'll get the pleasure of keeping annoying while I'm away."
The woman at the desk stood up also holding out her hand which Fluger shook, "I'm Dr. Temprance Brennen." She faced Booth, "you still haven't told me why you're leaving."
"It's only for a few weeks and I'll tell you all about it when I get back, and no it's not vacation," Booth patted Fluger on the back. "You two try not to kill each other and," he whispered into Flugers ear, "if you turn out like Scully I'll kill you."
"Right," Fluger nodded as Booth walked out the door. "Who's Scully?"
"What are you talking about?" Bones asked sitting back behind her desk.
"Nothing."