By a Single Name Only
Why does a single name make her shake in her boots.
Why does he call her by that single name?
Rated M for language.
Outside on the Washington Mall, the sun was bright, and it was warm and tourist where out in droves, taking pictures of everything and everyone.
Children run and played on the grass. Parents, and lovers. sit on the benches and admired the views.
Inside The Jeffersonian Metro-Legal Lab sat a lone figure Dr. Temperance Brennan, World renown Forensics Anthropologist, and best-selling Author.
She was sitting in front of her computer staring at the blank screen. Her Body, which was exceptional, was here, but her big mind was far, far away.
Bone's thoughts :
{Why am I so messed up in my life where did it go so wrong that I do not know who I am today. I was a happy mid-teen girl, very smart but still a girl, doing very well in school. Fifteen and a senior in high school. It was December, Christmas was coming and I've been accepted to Stanford U. as an early admission. I was so happy the future looked great, everything was fine
Then disaster happened, Mon and Dad went out for the night and never returned. Russ my brother got frustrated with taking care of me, and called Child Services on me and the next thing I knew I was a ward of the State, and in a foster home.
I spent the next years in many foster care homes. Some not so bad and some terrible to me. At eighteen they cut me lose. I entered a girl and exited a woman who was socially inept. I finisher my BS degree in two years, at age eighteen. My MS in a year and my PhD in 18 months, and still not able to drink legally.
I had an affair with my professor, I was a virgin, in more than one way.
I was hired by Stanford U., for my high GPA, and a Year later the Jeffersonian Metro-Legal Lab.
I have been at the Jeffersonian for four years. The last few years I have worked with the FBI, on un identify bodies. My partner in the FBI in the person of one Special Agent Seely J. Booth.
It was Booth that was the fly in the ointment. I hated the man the first day I met him he was arrogant, and cruel to me, He kept calling me that single name BONES. He tried to seduce me the first day we worked together.
Lately I warmed to him realizing he did not know anyone like me and he found that I did not understand the outside world, or him.
I found myself telling him things I never told anyone ever.
He's never told an other person anything I told him and he never criticized me The only thing he ever was upset with me was my needs, i.e. for sex with no commitment after.
He kept calling it 'crappy sex,' he said I needed to experience real love with someone who would be their for me for ever.
I never had anyone stay with me, they all left me in the end.
I know I need something more permanent but how and who and when, where question I had no answers for, in my life.}
She is drawn out of her deep thought by that one person who always caused her to doubt her own mind.
"Bone what are you doing on this beautiful day sitting inside?"
"I was working on my book, and what are you doing in the Lab?"
"I wanted to see if you wanted go to the zoo tomorrow with me and Parker?"
"What time are we talking about Booth?"
"After Parker and I go to church, why?"
"I have a date tonight and wanted to know if you were going out at the crack of down. I completely forgot about your church thing."
"You could come to church with us sometime.""Booth I do not believe in a God or a higher power so going to church makes no sense at all."
"Well what about the zoo?"
"OK Booth pick me up at noon."
"So who is the date tonight Bones?"
"None of your business Booth, I date who I want, when I want, I've told you that a thousand times."
Booth left and so did Bones
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At 7:30 that night Bones door chime sounded. She looked out the peep-hole and saw her date standing at her door.
Her date was investments broker who she met at her agent's office two weeks ago. This was their second date they were going to a four star restaurant then to a club for dancing, anything else was yet to come.
…...
Sunday morning was a sunny day with a warm breeze, not a cloud was in the sky. Booth and Parker, had breakfast, then they went to church then they went home and changed.
The arrived at Bones Apartment at 12:15 and Parker got out of the car but waited for his dad. Up in the elevator to Bone's floor.
As the door open they shocked to see Bones in only a T-shirt kissing a man who was in his T-shirt and carrying his shirt and jacket over his arm.
Parker spoke before Booth could stop him.
"Dr. Bones what."
The man jumped back and Bones stood straight up. It was clear to all that the T-shirt was all Bones had on and as she stood up straight it only covered he to an inch or so below her waist, all other skin down to her feet was in view. Booth and Bones turned red together and Booth pulled Parker around to face away from her. Bones pulled back into her apartment now bending over to cover her self. Booth pulled Parker back into the elevator and pushed the down button.
"Dad what was Dr Bones doing with that man?"
"Parks I'll explain it to you as soon as I find out or you get to be sixteen, which ever cones last."
As Booth reached his car his cell phone buzzed, the called ID it was Bones. He rejected the call and turned off his phone. Parker and Booth went to the zoo and had a good time together. Neither spoke of the scene at Bones' door. After Booth dropped Parker with his mother and went home. When he got in his home his answering machine full with calls. He chose to change clothes and get something to eat and a bottle of beer. When he pressed the answering machine replay he put his finger on the delete. The first fifteen messages were from Bones. As he heard her voice the pushed the delete button. Call was from Angela, he listen to it then deleted it.
"Booth this Angela will you please call Bren, or please call me so I know what happened, please Booth."
Angela called two more times the last had five please in it. Booth as mad as he was did not call anyone till 5am when his cell buzzed and it was ADD Sam Cullen.
"Booth they need you in Ohio, Manatee to be exact. Get you partner and get to Dulles you are on an 8am flight. You hear me Booth get going now."
Booth reached for his house phone and call Cam.
"Cam I need a forensic person to go with me to Ohio and I do not want Bones. You hear me Cam, no Bones."
"Ok Seely I just woke up I send Zack with you. Why no Dr. Brennan?"
"I will not work with her ever again so you will be getting a new FBI person soon. Bye Cam send Zack"
"But Booth…"
The phone was dead. Cam called Zack and told him Booth and he were going to Ohio, and nothing more. Zack called Hodgins phone.
"Jack I need to get a ride to the airport."
"You need what Zack?"
"A ride to the airport, I'm going to Ohio with Booth, Cam called and told me to go. What happened to Dr. Brennan?"
"Zack I have no idea just pack light and I'll pick you up in a half hour."
At the Hodgins house a new dialogue is started.
"Ange what's going on with Booth and Brennan.
Cam just sent Zack to go out in the field to Ohio, not Dr. Brennan so what up?"
"I am not sure exactly what's going on. Bren call me crying asking me to call Booth to call her. She said he would not answer her calls and she needed to speak with him very bad. I called Booth he turned off his cell and I called his house four time and asked him to call all went to the answering machine. They seem friendly on Friday and Saturdays night Booth told me him and Bones were going to take Parker to the zoo together. Neither seem to want to tell us what happened."
Jack left to take Zack to the airport.
Later in the day at the lab Bones was sitting in her office when Cam came in to the office.
"Dr Brennan I received some very disturbing news this morning. Agent Boot has notified the FBI he no longer will work with the Jeffersonian Lab, And AD Cullen has said he will hold up any FBI cases till he can find an other agent to work with us.
Booth called me to send an anthropologist with him to the scenic and he told me, actually screamed at me, 'NO BONES'. What in hell happened?'
"I rather not say anything about it, its between Booth and I only."
" Ok Dr Brennan, if that the way it is, in this tight economy, if we lose the FBI contract we can not afford you, is that clear?"
"Very clear Cam."
Dissatisfied with the answers she received she stormed back to her office and started damage control.
Ange and Jack had called in to sat they were taking Zack to the airport and then they would be in. At 9:10 they both came in the door Jack went to see Cam ,Angela went to see Bren.
"Bren what going on? Booth's quitting the Lab and he ask you not ever go out with him on the field.?
"It was an embarrassing mix up and Booth went viral."
"I mix up Bren it sounds like more than that. What happened between Sat. and Sunday eve. Did you go the zoo with Parker, and Booth?"
"No that part of the mix up. What Parker saw is what Booth is mad at I am sure, and he is never going to forgive me."
"OK start at the beginning , start with Fri night."
"Friday I had a date with Allen, we went to dinner and to a club. Then he took me home and asked me out for Sat. night to a club to dance. Booth dropped by to see me and I was just going out the door . He ask me to go to the zoo with Parker, and him Sunday at noon. I told him yes at noon. Allen and I went out stayed late and drank too much. We ended at my place. One thing led to an other and we had sex, many times.
Then he had to get home so I put on a T-shirt and walked him to the door. I had no idea what time it was. At the door We kissed he lifted me up while we kissed, I put my arms around his neck to kiss. The elevator door open and Parker ran to my door, Booth grabbed him and turned him around."
"Booth was upset about you kissing an other man?"
"Ange did you listen to what I said?'
"OMG your T-shirt was above you waist. Oh god that all you had on right?"
"Yes Ange I was naked from the waist down and Parker saw everything I have. Something Booth has never seen. I tried to call Booth to apologue to him but as you know he cut me off. I had never even been to the shower since we started the night before so I was very wet."
Angela sat in the chair her face was bright red, and a very sad look was on her face. It took several minutes, to choose her words before speaking.
"Bren was it that good with Allen that you took it out the door, for anyone to see? That not the Temperance Brennan I knew, what in the world were you thinking.
Bren you had sex with him Friday didn't you?"
"For what it matters yes we did."
"For what it matters you were going to only have sex to meet your needs, this sounds like you addicted to sex with this guy and where and when does not matter to you anymore.
Bren before it destroys you get help now."
"I don't need help, I know what I am doing."
"Like hell you do, watch out Bren you just made a bundle of enemies and they will each love to cut your throat."
Booth and Zack returned three days later at noon. Booth carried the forms right into Cam's office and handed them to her
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"Cam I had them called Agent Tim Sullivan up to take over the Jeffersonian. I know him and he a good guy, you are still in business with the FBI."
"What up for you Seely where are you going?"
"I'm going to the 'Big Apple' New York City as SAC of Manhattan district."
"That a step up right Booth, SAC is a boss?"
"Yes Cam I am going to command 150 Agents, I get A car, not a SUV a real car. A big office and Sectary of my own."
When do you leave ?"
"As soon as Sully get settled in . no more than two weeks tops."
"Congratulation Seely you were a good person to work with."
Before he could get out of the office Angela came in.
"Congratulation for what stud."
"I been promoted to the SAC in Manhattan district of New York City ."
Shock spread across Angela's face.
"Yes Angela he in charge of 150 agents. He leaves in two weeks."
"Great for you big man. Can I talk to you outside the Lab before you leave?"
"Sure I always have time for old friends"
They left by the back door, just him and her.
"Booth Bren told me what happened Sunday morning."
"Stop Ange what she did is not something I want to debate with you, or any body.
The fact she was half-naked in front of my son ,outside her apartment is something I will never forget, and maybe never forgive.
The pain of see her naked from the waist down dripping shit down her legs. It was too much, I hope she happy with that SOB. I have to go meet the new agent at the Hoover in tem minutes.
I'll miss you and Jack, and Zack. Please say hi to them and if you come to the Big Apple come see me."
Booth kissed her on the cheek and left the Lab.
Ange went in to Lab and went to her Mimi lab. Jack and Zack were in her office feeding information in to the ANGE-A Nator.
"Ange where have you been I was looking for you and so was Dr. B?"
"I was saying good bye to an old friend outside the Lab."
"An old friend, who Ange?"
"Booth is leaving and going to New York as a SAC in Manhattan district. He said to look him up if we get to the city. He very mad at Bren and I do not thing he will be very forgiving anytime soon."
Unknown to them Bones was just outside the door and heard everything said. She was very hurt and went back to her office to think. She sat down at her desk and thought about what was going on her life.
{What have I done to my life, that god damn Booth. Everything that happens, happens around him. I went on those date thinking I could get him to speak up and say he did not want me to date.
No the son of bitch just backs off and lets me date num nuts. It's my fault I went to bed with him, but I was screwing Booth every time. Why in hell did I kiss Allen on the door step, in my t-shirt. Oh now I remember why he held me close to the door, then when he opened it he kiss me and pulled me up. Thus my ass and cunt was flowing in the wind. Did I tell him I was meeting Booth at noon?
Yes I did I told him the night before on our date. For such a smart person I am stupid to what people do to me.
Allen was jealous of Booth so he show him I was his by showing that I would go naked into the streets for a kiss from him.
Well Booth is never going to forgive me and that goes double for Parker. He going to need to talk with Dr. Sweet for a long time to get straight with what he saw.
I'm finished with men and my needs I'll handle it my self from now on. I think I'll go home and get drunk and stay that way for a while.}
Booth was in and out of the Lab with Sully the next two weeks. Not once did he say a thing to Bones except to introduce Sully to her and he introduced her as Dr Temperance Brennan, his former partner. He shock hands and kissed all the Lab people on the last day. He never went near Bones and she only knew he left when Ange cam in to talk to her.
"Bren what did Booth say to you? Did he hug, kiss or shake your hand?"
" He never came near he so no words, no hugs, no kiss. He made it clear he thinks of me as a street whore, and want to not get any dirt on him."
"Bren I think you are wrong, he still love you I can feel it."
"Than you are so wrong Ange, all I feel is hate, and plenty of it. I'm going home and getting drunk till Monday. If I'm still alive then I'll see you."
Bones walked out of the office alone just as she wanted it to be.
Bones did get drunk all weekend, and every one for the next six months. Cam knew never to call her out on the weekends or after 8pm at night, as she would not know a bone from a French fry. Sully covered for her on Mondays feeding her coffee till noon. Then she was all right for the week.
Bones and Booth were not to see each other for four years
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