Agent Booth breezed into the Jeffersonian institute as if he owned the place.

But then again all he had to do was flash the charming smile of his and he practically did own the place.

He walked onto the platform where Dr. Temperance Brennan and the other "Squints" were standing round a set of bones laid out carefully on a table.

"Hey guys what's up?" He asked mainly pointing his question at Bones.

"The bones of a baby girl about 6 months old were found in the arms of her mother, a young Caucasian woman around early 30's." Cam replied.

"Okay" Booth replied with concern.

He looked at his partner as she studied the bones carefully.

He found it funny how she was always so engrossed in her work no matter what was happening around her.

"Hey, Bones?" he asked looking at her and wondering if she would look up.

"Mm?" was her only reply.

"Anything I can do to help?" he was almost desperate to spend some time with her.

There were hardly any cases lately where she needed his help.

"No thanks. Unless you're as good as Zack" She replied still not looking up.

At that statement something clicked in his head.

"Hey, I thought it was unusually quiet. Where is Zack?" he asked.

"Cam, here said thought it would be best if he moved on from an internship and got a real job…" She finally looked up and shot Cam one of the dirtiest looks she could muster.

"So on top of all the cases I've got here I also have to go through hundreds of resumés and interviews, as well as take up all of Zack's work." She continued to study the bones on the table.

"You fired Zack." He asked Cam with a questioning look.

"Yes, but he officially leaves in a week. He's just taking a break."

She replied as if she had done nothing wrong.

Brennan turned to face her partner.

"Actually come to think of it, there is something you can do." She said as he noticed the tiredness in her stubborn eyes.

His face lit up with excitement as she said this.

"I want you to be there for the interviews, you need to be able to agree on whoever we pick. You need to get along with them, your relationship with Zack was extremely frustrating." Once again she returned to studying the bones as if he had already given her an answer.

"Okay." He said without really needing too.

He flashed everyone a smile and breezed back out the door.