Hi another story about Hodgins and Angela hope you like it, mate of mine put the idea in my head so I thought I'd share it with all you. Please read & review.
He knew he'd ran out of options, he couldn't just leave things the way they were that would only make the situation worse. He couldn't tell her how he felt because she seemed happy, he couldn't bring himself to destroy that, he tried to move on but his heart wasn't really in it. So that only left him with one option, he knew he had to do it and had accepted the fact a long time ago but it never made it any easier. He knew there would be questions and ploys for him to change his mind but he would think about that when he had to.
He quickly signed the piece of paper in his hands and headed for Dr Brennen's office, as he neared it he almost turned around and go home but he knew this had to be done, 'it's for the best' he kept telling himself 'for everyone' when he reached her office he knocked politely and waited for a response.
"Come in" called Brennen from inside the office.
He walked in a saw two other figures in the office with her, Booth of cause 'should have guessed' he thought to himself, and Cam.
"Hodgins, did you need something?" Brennen asked barley looking up from the case file she was reading.
Without saying a word he passed her his letter. He saw her read the first line before pushing it back in his hand and saying no. He placed the letter of resignation on her desk.
"Whether you accept it or not ..." he began looking her in the eye, she saw that he meant it and wouldn't back down "I'll sit out the week notice" he finished. He saw the look of confusion on Booths and Cams faces before he left the office and knew by the sudden rustling noise behind him that they had grabbed the letter.
The next morning
Hodgins arrived at work at his usual time, grabbed his lab coat and continued testing particles from the latest case. He had barley had a look through his microscope when Brennen came up to him.
"Hi, oh I need to talk to you; I know I said I'd stay until my notice was up...." Hodgins began
"I'm not accepting it!" Brennen said bluntly. At this point Booth came strolling up to them and began listening to the conversation.
"As I said last night, it doesn't matter in a few days I will be gone. Anyway as I was saying ..."
"Oh come on you weren't serious were you?" Booth cut in.
"Yes I Was and Am serious! As I was saying" he tried again this time was interrupted by cam who had just come up to the group.
"Hodgins, think clearly you cannot leave we ..." she began
"Will cope without me, this is just something I have to do and as soon as this case is done so am I" he said bluntly before walking away so they couldn't argue anymore.
"What's up with him?" Angela asked the small group.
"He quit!" Brennen replied as they all began walking away. As the news began to sink in, the less Angela wanted to believe it. She knew there was only one way she could so she went and looked for him.
'News travels fast' he thought to himself, it had been less than 2 hours and everybody seemed to know he was leaving. He wouldn't have minded, but he didn't really want a big fuss but as soon as Booth came up to him saying they were nearly finished the case and they were having a goodbye drink tonight, he knew it was inevitable. Just as Booth left Sweets came up to him, looking deadly serious.
"Running away never helps matters" he said (which Hodgins knew was his way of asking him to stay)
"I'm not running away, it's just time to move on, 'my next great adventured'" he replied walking away.
'There he is' Angela thought 'ok sweets looks serious.' As Hodgins walked away Angela walked up to Sweets.
"Ok spill why is he leaving?" Angela asked.
"He said it was time for his 'next great adventure'" he replied slightly sadly, "Goodbye drink tonight you can come and ask him why then." With that Sweets turned and walked away.
It was coming up to 4 in the afternoon and Booth, Brennen, Cam and Angela came up to Hodgins who was busy emptying his locker.
"Hodgins..." Brennen began.
"I'm not changing my mind" He stated before any of them could ask, he turned around just in time to see Booth give them the entire 'drop it' look.
"Ok, time for that drink!" he stated "who you riding with?" he asked.
"Booth, he has his own car" Brennen stated confused.
"No we had his car taken home so he has to get a drink with us or he's walking!" Cam explained.
"Ok, let's go" Booth urged.
10 min later they had arrived at their favourite diner, where they were joined by Sweets, Wendell and others.
"1 drink, them I'm off" insisted Hodgins
"Light weight" stated Booth sulkily
Hodgins just shrugged his shoulders, went to the bar and ordered everybody there drinks, but only soda for himself which did not go unnoticed by the rest.
"Got any plans?" Booth asked
Immediately Hodgins knew what he was trying to do, but decided to play along and be honest.
"Actually I do" he stated, pretending not to realise they wanted details. They made their way to one of the tables. He stared around the group innocently "Oh you want to know what" he said which they all rolled their eyes at. "Me and one of my best friends Ben well were joining the army in Iraq" he stated.