Booth and Brennan were on their way to the crime scene. She gathered some material in her bag.
"We have to get there first. I don't want her compromising the remains."
"Bones, relax okay. She makes the calls and she's good."
Booth' cell rang. It was Rebecca talking about Parker not being able to see Both this week-end. While Booth called Cam and Zach came by.
"We'll join you there, we go with the truck."
Brennan turned around and talked to Booth, who was still on the phone.
"Does she think I'm new at this?"
"Bones, I'm busy here."
"She took Zach, Zach is mine!!"
"Rebecca, I'm his father, you can't do that!" Brennan knew he wasn't listening so she decided to leave him and get to the car.
" So, let's solve this so I can have a nice weekend throwing back shots and playing poker. "
Brennan couldn't believe it. They just got started on the case and all the woman could think off was her week-end?
"We .. just got started." She simply answered do Dr. Soroyan.
Brennan didn't like Cam. She was new. Brennan hated new. She likes her roots. The same basic s. Now, everything was altered. She was there making the calls. She had Booth defending her. Brennan sighted and started to look at the remains.
"The bones indicate that the fetus had 7 fingers and 2 right hands."
Cam entered the room where Brennan, Hodgins and Zach were discussing what they found in the golf bay.
"So, what do we have?"
"Nothing, well Richardson couldn't have been the murderer. The time frames don't match seen we the water from the golf bay doesn't match with the water we found with the remains."
"I've got everyone ready to devour me if I don't bring evidence."
"You want us to manufacture evidence …?"
"No, I want to find the killer, because whoever is the killer is messing with me and I don't like it."
Brennan sighed heavily, showing everyone how annoyed she was.
"I can not do this!"
She walked out of the room, quickly followed by Zach and Hodgins. On her way to her office she bumbed into Booth, who clearly saw she was not okay.
"Whoa! Chill there Bones, what's up?"
"Can I use your phone?"
"Why?" Booth gave her his phone.
She ignored him and typed a number.
"Hello?"
"I can't do this! I can't do this!"
Hodgins, Zach and Booth looked at each other, hoping one of them could have any idea what she talked about and who she had on the phone. Angela came by the group asking what was going on. They told her what and asked if she had any idea who the person on the pone was.
Before Angela could answer, Brennan turned to face the group.
"At six, bring the usual."
She handed the phone to Angela and left. Angela checked the number.
"What's wrong with her?" Angela asked the three boys.
None of them answered. Booth frowned
"You know who she called?"
"Yeah."
"Give me that, I'm gonna check this."
Angela held the phone away from him.
"No you're not. Keep this baby with me until he's here. I'll transfer your calls."
"Who's he?"
But Angela was already walking away.
Brennan went into her office and closed the door. Nobody of the team had the key. Not even Angely or Cam. This was one of her requests to Dr. Goodman which he agreed to. She never used it to close her door. This was just too much. She sat at her desk as she saw Booth come to the door and try to open it.
"Bones, why is your door closed.' She didn't answer. She just concentrated on what she was doing.
"Bone, I am talking to you."
Still no answer.
"Booonnness." He punctuated her name as to threaten her. She knew his features.
"Stop it! I am not intimidated by you! I just can't do this!"
When she looked up again, Booth was gone.
Half an hour later
"So, you used your threatening tone and she didn't open up?"
"Yeah!"
"Guys, you should stop. She really is not good."
"How would you know?"
"Oh, I just know." Angela said, her smile growing as someone caught her eye.
Zach saw that her eyes were not on Booth. He tried to see what she saw and panted his head to the side. "What are you looking at?"
"Not what, who."
They all turned around to see a blonde guy holding 2 pizza's in his hand. With his free hand, he waved at Angela.
"Ange!"
"Hey, Mike. I won't ask what you are doing here, but I will ask how you are doing!"
Angela smiled. She hadn't seen Mike in ages, which was good seen the circumstances Brennan had already asked him to come.
"Where's the tequila?"
"In my bag" He turned around to show his backpack.
"Oh, cautious a bit?"
"Last time they thought I was some criminal here to clean evidence with hat!"
Mike moved in the direction of Brennan's office and peeked inside. He got to the door and searched something in his pocket.
"You can't get in there. She's sleeping, she doesn't want to be disturbed. And besides, she closed the door, and nobody has a key, otherwise, I'd already been inside."
Mike just shrugged at Booth and got the key out of his pants. He shows it to Booth.
"Look, it's a key. It's even a magic one, it opens this door." He winked at Angela and opened the door. Angela quickly asked "Are you taking her home?" Mike chuckled and answered "No, by the tone in her voice, I think we'll stay here all night."
"You know that office has glass walls, right?"
"You know I have laser eyes, right?"
"So who is the guy?" the whole team was now gathered in Angela's office. Except Brennan of course.
"Mike's her best friend."
"I thought you were her best friend."
"I am, Zach, but he's … the other me."
"How can there be two you?"
"He's her other person. Mike and her have been together … well since forever. He has always been there."
"Where was he when her parents took off and she was in foster care?" Booth was angry. How could he not know about this guy.
"He was there. He even almost convinced his parents to adopt her."
"Why didn't they?"
"She refused. They have a complicated relationship you know. The guy broke her heart. She was full of him and he just …. It just didn't work as it should have and she was broken. She tried and tried but then gave up. And that's when he saw what he had left behind and came back to her. She allowed him in again but apart from me, nobody else. They never call, they never meet, they eventually see each other when she visits his sisters. They never talk love, they never talk about the past. He is just there when she needs him and he keeps an eye on her."
"Yeh I bet he does, where does he lives anyways! How can he keep an eye on her? He planted camera's in her office or what?"
"Oh trust me, he knows a whole lot. He even knows all of us."
"How come you know him."
"He came to me one day. Told me about the situation he and Bren are having. Said he trusted me and hoped we'd meet someday under good circumstances."
The door of Angela's office opened. Mike stormed in.
"Okay, I have 3 minutes before she's back so:" he turned to Angela.
"Sweetie, you are fabulous, but, you know that." He turned to Cam.
"You should give her time and back off." He turned to Booth.
"You should back her up more often. This one may be your ex but Tempe's your future."
He then turned to Zach and Hodgins. "And you two just rock. Oh and she'll never choose to any of you for king of the lab seen you both never cease to amaze her."
"Now, I'll try to get a get-together tomorrow eve. It's time for her to move forward."
"2 50 honey" Angela told Mike.
"Shhit!" Mike stormed out of the office and raced for Brennan's.