Chapter 1
Dr. Temperance Brennan was sitting in her office when Booth came in. 'Hiya Bones, we have a case!' 'Don't call me Bones! And ok, I guess we're going to head there now?' 'Yep we're going to, baby!' Brennan arched an eyebrow and Booth said: 'Sorry, I've been hanging out way to much time with Hodgins.'
Brennan rolled her eyes, got her coat and walked out of there. Booth followed her to his SUV and they headed to their crime-scene. When they got there they saw that dr. Camille Saroyan was already there. She greeted them with: 'Hi Dr. Brennan, Hi Seeley'. Booth looked at Camille with a knowing-smile. Brennan looked at Booth and back at Camille and wondered if something was going on between them. 'Is something going on with you two?' she asked. 'What are you talking about?' Camille said and she looked angry at Temperance. 'Well, it's completely normal if you were, because every alpha-male needs a female who...' 'Ok, Dr. Brennan, I'll show you the remains.' said Camille. 'Ok... But...' said Temperance a little stunned that she was just cut of. They walked towards the remains and Brennan started with her job. When she was looking at the remains she saw that Booth and Camille we're smiling at each other. Temperance felt awful. This remembered her of being lonely. Then she concentrated at her job and touched the skull. It felt so cold, like she was feeling the death side. Temperance wanted to cry, but fought for her tears. 'Uhm, Booth...' she coughed. 'You can call that I'm done here' she said. 'Are you all right Tempe?' said Booth and he stood next to her. He signed Camille that she must back off for a moment. 'I'm going to look of I can find something here' said Camille and she gave Booth a look. 'There's nothing Booth, I don't want to bother you with my own personal stuff' said Temperance and again she felt the tears. 'You're my best friend Tempe and I don't want that my friend being sad' said Booth and he put his arm on her shoulder. The word friend hit Temperance hard. Just friends... she thought and looked in his beautiful brown eyes. 'It's nothing, I'm fine' she said and then she asked: 'Can we drive back to the Jeffersonian?' 'Sure, but wait I have to say something to Camille, I'll be right back' he said and smiled at her. She smiled back, with a fake smile. She felt useless between those two people. She had the idea that her only friends where the dead people that she saw every day.
'Camille, don't be mad at me ok?' said Booth. 'Why should I be mad? You were just talking to Dr. Brennan and you just put YOUR ARM ON HER SHOULDER!' 'Cam, she was sad... she's still sad and if you like it or not she's MY FRIEND.' 'Well, you sure look a lot friendlier with her.' 'If you can't accept me being friends with Bones then this relationship is over!' 'I guess it is then.' Camille said with a death-glare. 'Fine!' was Booth last word, before he walked away. He should've been heart-broken, but he wasn't. He still saw the sad eyes of Temperance and he couldn't stop wanting to just hold her and make everything that was going on in her life, all the things that made her cry go away. Camille was just a girl; just someone who he thought maybe could fill the space in his heart. But he finally figured out that the only women who could fill that space was his Bones.
While they were on their way back to the Jeffersonian it was awfully quiet in the car. Both of them shifted uncomfortable in their seats till Booth couldn't take it any longer and spoke: 'So you're planning on telling me what really is going on? 'Nope' told Temperance him. 'Ok, Can I at least ask why not?' 'Because it wouldn't do good for our friendship.' 'Nothing can ruin or friendship, you know that right?' 'I..I.. It just wouldn't do any good!' said Temperance almost in tears. 'Ok then' He lay his hand on her leg and looked her in the eye. The next thing they knew was waking up in the hospital.