The Aftermath of the 'NO'
A very hurt Bones tried to move on after Her one true loves breaks her heart, with a simple NO
Booth woke with a dry tongue, and a killer head ache, something he seemed to feeling for the last few weeks. His back ached and every bone that he ever broken ached. Rising his head slowly he looked around the room. It was their bedroom, now his bedroom. Bones had not slept with him in over three months.
So complete was the divide that the refrigerator had a list on days and dates and times that each other had and who would take care of their daughter. Last night Bones was out working at the Lab, till 2am, something she had done very often.
Limping out on his sore feet to the kitchen to the smell of fresh coffee. He found sitting at the breakfast counter drinking a cup of coffee was his Bones. She's dressed in blue formfitting sweater and a white linen pencil skirt,Gold chain belt. and sky-high heals. Sitting next to her was their daughter Christeen age two and a half.
"Bo…Temperance you are up early, after being out late last night."
"Booth it eight am, your hung over again, and I am typically in work by now.
If you paid more attention of the activity board you would know I am going to go to New York at ten today for a meeting at the Valhalla, Inst"
"I'm a still a little confused as why you are talking to them at have a good job here at the Jeffersonian?"
"They have an opening as Deputy Director coming open, in a few years I have a shot at director position. So they asked me to consider applying for the position, and I did. Now they want to talk to me in person."
"But Tempe that in New York, we live in DC."
"Booth you and I not married, are not engaged and as of ninety days free agent ago, free to run our own lives."
"What happens to me and Chris.?"
"New York is only an hour away on the shuttle. So you can come up to see Chris anytime."
"Bones that would be just like my visiting Parker. You know how much I dislike that, so why are you even thinking about that."
"Booth you are the one who said no to me asking you to marry you. You tossed Hanna out when she said she did not want to get married. You had her out the same day as she said no. The difference is I let you stay in my house. If I get that position you will keep this house, and when Chris visits you she will feel at home."
"Bones you have already make up your mind."
"Booth first off stop with the name game, when we were working together and almost a couple Bones was a good feeling nickname. Now we are free agents, and just co-workers, no more Booth. This conversation done, we're done. I'm moving on, I have a date in New York. I leaving now I'll drop Chris off at daycare. You have my cell call me if something needed regarding Chris, nothing else, clear"
"I got it you do not to talk to me unless it's about our daughter 'Christeen."
Bones got up and dragged her suitcase out the door. Booth question in his mind if this was the end of them. Bones said they done, but he was not ready to call it the end.
Booth had labored at work for eight hours working on a case that seen to get deeper every time a new thing popped up.
The fact that Bones had not called to tell him she arrived safely was also gnawing at him.
Before the' NO' she always called when she arrived at her destination, when she was on a book tour.
At 6:01 he left the Hoover and drove home. Home it was a house now, not a home, a place to eat and sleep. Their was little warmth there now. Booth opened the door for Chris as they both seen tired tonight, actually it was the missing Bones that seem to drag their spirit down.
"Daddy when is mom coming home tonight?"
"She not, coming home she is in New York at a meeting baby."
"Is she coming home tomorrow?"
"I thing so you can ask her when she calls to say good night to you."
Booth ate the supper Bones made and left for them this morning.
At 7:15 the house phone rang and Chris jumped up.
"It's mommy, it's mommy I know it, answer it dad."
Booth checked the time of the call, it was an hour early for Chris's bedtime.
" Hello, Bo….Tempe, sorry?"
With a very cold voice she said.
"Hi Booth can I say good night to Chris?"
"Sure she right here, talk to mom Chris."
They talked for a few minutes then Chris gave the phone to Booth.
"What up Tempe, why so early?"
"I'm going out tonight so I called early."
"Where are you going to?"
"Booth it none of your affair, we talked about it before. We both are free to do as we wish."
Booth heard knocking on a door where Bones was talking.
"Just a minute Booth there someone at my door."
Bones set the phone down on the nightstand. He heard the voices very softy, and he thought he heard what he felt was a kiss.
"Booth I have to go I'll call you later or in the morning."
"Just one question Tempe. Is this going out a date or not?"
"I do not owe you an answer, but yes it's a date. I'll talk to you late bye."
…...
The phone went dead in his hand.