Disclaimer: I do not own Bones or any of the characters but if I did there would be no Hannah!
This is a repost. Thank you to everyone for your comments and suggestions. I hope that it is much easier to read now. I will be adding another chapter soon…
They had been working the case for two weeks but all the evidence was circumstancial. Booth had long since left to spend time with Hannah while Bones, Hodgins, Angela and Wendell sat around the lounge at the lab drinking alcohol that Hodgins had made and discussing the case.
"There has got to be something we're missing", Wendell said.
"We've looked over everything there is," replied Hodgins.
"I can't believe he's going to get away with this," Angela said in a whine.
Bones was deep in thought. Suddenly she jumped up and rushed out of the lab leaving the other three to stare bewilderedly after her.
Two hours later Booth's phone rang. "Booth", he answered.
"Booth, its Angela", stated the voice on the other end.
"There's been a situation, you need to get to Washington General now".
"What's going on Angela? Is it Bones? Is she hurt?" he responded.
"Just get here quick" was all he heard and the line went dead.
"I've got to leave", he told Hannah.
"Why, what's going on Seeley?"
"I don't know but I've got to leave, now."
"Want me to come with you?" Hannah inquired.
"No, I'll call you later". Booth rushes out the door frantically wondering what has happed. Why didn't Angela give me more details than "you have to get here now"!
Booth turned on the sirens and lights to get to the hospital as quickly as possible. When he rushed into the emergency room he saw Cam, Hodgins, and the squint-terns. He searched but didn't immediately see Angela.
"Booth" he heard his name being called but only at a whisper. He jerked around to see Angela, covered in blood and crying.
"Oh God, Angela, are you hurt, what's happened?"
"No, it's not me…this is not my blood, its Brennan's"
Booth's face went immediately pale and he dropped in a nearby chair to keep from hitting the floor.
"Tell me what happened, where is Bones? Is she ok?"
"She's in surgery. Booth she was shot. The doctors said she lost a lot of blood" came her agonized reply.
"Angela, who did this? How did it happen? Tell me!" he shouted.
"Hey man, calm down", Hodgins stepped up to defend his wife.
"Please Angela; tell me is Bone going to be alright?" Booth whispered.
"Seeley", Cam sat down next to him and touched his arm.
"We don't know anything right now about how she is but the doctors are doing everything they can."
"Who did this Camille? Who shot Bones?"
"It was Brown" she replied.
With an expression of shock Booth asked, "Brown, as is Michael Brown, our suspect in the Emily Wright case?"
"Yes Booth" Hodgins answered.
"When…I mean how….how did this happen?"
"Bren left the lab and went to his apartment to try to get more evidence. He apparently came home before she could get out of there and they struggled. He pulled a gun and shot her in the stomach" Cam explained.
"Are they looking for him?" he asked. "He's got to be found. He can't get away with what he's done to Bones."
"Yes Seeley, they arrested him about a block from his apartment. Of course he's claiming self-defense but Caroline will get him. Don't you worry".
"Why didn't she call me, why would she go over there especially without back up?" he said.
"Booth you know Dr. B isn't scared of anything and she doesn't like people to get away with crimes just because the evidence is circumstantial. She wanted justice for Emily and didn't give any thought to the consequences of going there alone" Hodgins responded.
"How did you find out about her being shot Angela?" Booth asked.
"The EMT's called me when they saw I was her emergency contact", said Angela. "When I got there, they were loading her in an ambulance. I rode here with her, that's how I got her blood all over me".
"You're her emergency contact? Since when? I've always been her emergency contact." proclaimed Booth.
"Things have changed Booth. You have to know that. It's been different since you came back with Hannah." was Angela's accusing response.
"What does Hannah have to do with this? We are partners….friends…..why would she change her emergency contact and not tell me?"
"Booth, you moved on man, Dr.B couldn't ask you to come running to her when you were happy with someone else." replied Hodgins.
"I'll always be there for her, surely she knows that" was his response.
"How can she know that when you don't ever spend any time with her outside of work? You even blew us off when we were announcing our pregnancy to go be with Hannah. So, Booth, you tell me, how she would know you're there for her?" was Angela's haunted response.
"I….I don't know" was his whimpered reply.
The minutes passed into hours as they waited for word of Bones' condition. Finally, the doors opened to reveal a man about 60, short and balding. Angela stood, immediately remembering this as Bones' doctor.
"Mrs. Hodgins?" inquired the doctor.
"That's me", Angela replied.
"May I speak to you in private?" the doctor asked.
"There's no need, this is her family. Whatever you have to say, you can say to all of us" she responded.
"Well, ", he began only to be interrupted by Hodgins,
"Dr Brennan"
"Excuse me?" the doctor asked.
"It's Dr. Brennan, not Ms.", said Hodgins.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Dr. Brennan, has made it through the surgery and is in recovery. She will be placed in ICU and heavily sedated for the next 24 hours."
"Is she going to be ok?" whispered Booth.
"At this point it is too soon to tell, we'll know more in 24 hours."
"When can we see her?" asked Angela.
"Because you're her emergency contact, you can visit her as soon as she's out of recovery. However, only family is allowed in ICU" he explained.
"I told you, we are her family, all of us, every single one", came Angela's reply.
"Well, I might be able to bend the rules this one time but only for brief periods. And only 1 of you can be in her room at a time", agreed the doctor.
Ignoring his 1 at a time rule, Angela and Hodgins entered Bones' room first. She looked so fragile in the bed with all of the tubes running from her body to different machines. Angela squeezed Bones' hand and bent to kiss her lightly on the cheek.
"You have to get better, Bren, my child needs her Godmother. Please get better. I love you".
Hodgins squeezed Bones' hand and escorted his wife from the room. After that Cam was the next to visit followed by each squint-tern. Each "family" member speaking get well soon wishes.
Booth was the last to visit. He walked slowly into her room not sure he wanted to see what damage had been done to his Bones. When he saw her lying in that big bed with all the machines hooked up to her he nearly lost it. He rushed over to quickly reassure himself that she was in fact alive. He pulled a chair next to her bed and grabbed her hand.
"Oh Bones! Why did you do this? Why did you have to be so crazy as to go to Brown's home? You know what, right now that doesn't matter. Please Bones please get better. I need you. You're my partner. You're my friend. I need you to get better."
Booth stayed that way, whispering words of encouragement to her until he drifted off to sleep with his head on her bed and her hand in his.
The next morning Booth awoke to the glare of the hospital lights and a nurse whistling an unknown tune as she checked Bones' vitals.
"How is she?" Booth asked nervously.
"She's looking good so far. The doctor will be around in a little while to check on her and hopefully we can start bringing her out of her sedation by tonight", said the nurse.
"Thanks", Booth replied.
When the nurse left Booth took Bones' hand and began talking to her.
"Did you hear that Bones? They are going to wake you up in a little while. You're going to be ok. You're going to wake up and I'm going to get to see your big beautiful blue eyes. I've missed you Bones. You don't know how much I've missed you. Not just while we were away but even since we've been back. I've missed going to dinner with you. Celebrating the end of a case with a drink with you. Getting take out to finish up paper work with you. And you know what; I've even missed bickering with you. I love you Bones, you're the only thing that matters to me right now. So you've got to wake up and talk to me."
Booth continued to recite all the things he had missed about her and how crazy he had been to try to move on from her. He didn't realize that he wasn't alone with her anymore. Hannah, with a pained expression on her face, exited the room as quietly as she had entered leaving the partners alone once more.
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