Author's Note: Hey, guys! This is my first multi-chap fic. I hope that you'll like it. I'll appreciate any thoughts, violent reactions, corrections in spelling/grammar or just any message about the story that you're about to read.

Disclaimer: Love the show but don't own it :(

Prologue

"What's wrong, Bones?" Special Agent Seeley Booth asked his wife as he entered their apartment. He spotted her as soon as he stepped through the door and she was staring blankly at the television screen in front of her.

Dr. Temperance Brennan lifted her head as soon as she heard her husband call her name. "What?" she asked.

"What's wrong, Bones?" Booth repeated when he noticed that his wife's blank stare became confused when she looked at him.

Brennan took a deep breath, hoping that it will calm her nerves and give her the courage to break the news to her husband. "I need to tell you something," she replied after a moment of hesitation and another deep breath.

Seeing Brennan's somber expression and hearing the tone in her words, Booth quickly shed his jacket and took a seat next to her. He took her hands and held it between his own. "Tell me what's wrong, Bones," he pleaded, now worried about what's bothering her.

"Booth," she said quietly, so quiet that it was almost inaudible. She raised her head and made eye contact with him before she continued, "I'm pregnant." She saw his eyes light up with so much happiness that she almost didn't want to continue and tell him the rest of it, certain that the rest would just remove that joy from his eyes.

"This is good news, Bones. I'm going to be a father again." Noticing that Brennan had been silent since she told him, Booth realized that there was bad news that accompanying the greatest news he had received since Brennan agreed to marry him two months ago. "Why aren't you happy about this, Bones? If you're worried about being a good parent, it's only natural. All parents go through that."

"It's not that. I am happy. But, my…" she trailed off. Taking another breath, "Sarah suggested that we…uh…that we…terminate the pregnancy," she finished.

The last words were said in one breath that Booth didn't, at first, understand what she just said. When the words registered in his mind, he looked at her in disbelief. "Why? Why would she do that?" he asked. "And who's Sarah?" Booth stood up and started to pace along the length of their living room. He looked at Brennan for an answer and he noticed that she was saying something. It was then that he realized that she had been talking to him as he paced but he didn't hear her because of the loud buzzing sound that he kept hearing since he heard the words "terminate the pregnancy" from her. He tried to calm himself so that that loud buzzing sound would stop and he would be able to hear what she's telling him and he succeeded.

"…not normal…"

"Not normal?" he interrupted her. "You want to terminate a pregnancy because there's a chance that the baby might not be normal? I knew that you didn't want kids, Bones, but I didn't think that you would do this."

"What? Why would you think that? Booth, that's not it."

"Of course that's it. That's exactly it. Perfect Dr. Brennan couldn't stand to have such an imperfect child." Booth didn't notice the shocked expression in her face, or if he did, he just didn't care. He wanted her to feel the pain that she inflicted on him when he realized that she would choose to kill their baby just because he/she might not be normal. "You know what? Do what you want, you always do anyway. You don't care what other people want, as long as you get what you want but I never thought that you would be that cold-hearted." Booth grabbed his keys and jacket from where he had dropped them when he arrived and headed for the door. Before opening it, he turned back to her and said, "Just so you know, the FBI is sending me to an undercover assignment. I don't know how long it will take but I do know that I won't be reached by any means of communication. I guess I'll just see you when I get back." With that, he opened the door and left.

He left…he left me…he just left me…

Those were the words that ran through Brennan's mind as she continued to sit there long after Booth left, confused about the turn of events. She was so shocked that he would think that about her that she didn't try to stop him and explain once more. She hadn't notice the tears running down her cheeks that she was surprised when she started sobbing. After a while, when her had run dry, rationality returned. Taking deep breaths in an attempt to calm herself, she thought about the arrangements that she will have to make in order to prepare for whatever consequences her decision would bring. Then she remembered her promise. She picked up the phone from the end of the couch and dialed a number.

"Tempe?" was the answer to her call.

"I'm here, Sarah."

"Did you tell him?"

"I did. My decision stands."

"Did you tell him everything?"

"I did." But I don't think he heard me, Brennan added in her mind.

"He didn't change your mind? Even with the risks that we talked about? Can I try to change your mind?"

"You know that I won't change my mind, Sarah. This is what I want."

A sob came from the other end of the conversion. "I'm sorry but don't know if I can do this, Tempe. Don't you what another doctor?"

"I don't. I trust you, Sarah. I know will try."

"I'll definitely try, Tempe. I don't want to fail you."

"You won't fail me. I would love to stay and talk with you but it's late and I'm tired."

"Good night, Tempe. I'll see you soon."

"Good night. And, thanks again." Brennan ended the call and moved to the bedroom so that she will be more comfortable. She knows that she won't be able to sleep after all that had happened but she will try to get some rest since stress isn't good for the baby. She placed her hand on her tummy, right above her womb.

"I will fight to stay with you, baby. I won't give up. We will beat the odds."

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