"Booth…"

"Bones…"

She sighed but didn't remove her eyes from the remains she was examining.

"You should go home…"

"So should you…"

"Booth, just go home, I'll come as soon as I'm done here… Those remains are quite extraordinary, It's fascinating to see how…"

"I'm not leaving without you…"

She raised her eyes. He was watching her, casually leaning against a wall, but she could see how tense he really was. His jaw was set and his eyes darker than usual. She cocked her head to the side.

"You know I'm safe here, right?"

"He threatened you…"

"It was a letter…"

"A letter threatening you…"

"A piece of paper can hardly hurt me, you know, people who have the faculty to exteriorize their fantasies are hardly dangerous…"

"I'm not taking the chance, this bastard had been watching you! He knew how you like your coffee and how long you run in the morning! No, listen Bones, the things he describes in this shit of letter, the things he said he wanted to do to you… "

He swallowed and straightened to come to stand next to her. He pulled her against him and rested his forehead against hers, boring into her cerulean eyes.

"This guy is insane, the thought of him touching you in anyway, it's driving me crazy…"

She knew he was upset with the letters she had been receiving for weeks now, but she didn't realize how worried he was. Since then, her mail had been sent to the FBI for a check before getting back to her.

"I can barely sleep, jeez, I feel sick every time your mail is delivered to my office, every time I recognize the envelope… "

She could hear the tremors in his voice and she wanted so badly to release his fear.

"Booth, it's not the first time I receive some strange letters from fans, it's a part of being a well-known writer, and anything happened to me…"

Booth took her face between his hands.

"Bones, it's not just some strange letters, this guy is insanely obsessed with you, he acts as if you were not married, nor had children, and… and he described how he wanted to rape you, to…to throttle you for god 'sake! "

He let her go and turned away, his fist contacting with the wall. The noise echoed in the limbo.

The remains forgotten, she removed her gloves and waited for him to be ready to talk again.

"We can't find him, the squints didn't find a single particle, no finger prints, nothing to lead us to this bastard! He's far too cautious to be just a crazy fan…"

He looked at her with despair.

"So, please, just let me be here, I need to know that you are safe, I can't lose you Bones, I love you so damn much, and it would kill me, I just can't…"

She came to his arms and rested her head against him, fitting perfectly under his chin.

"Is your boss okay with that? You have a job…"

"The hell with my boss, my job is to keep you safe…"

She had always liked how deep his voice was when she had her ear pressed against his chest.

"You'll eventually have to leave for a case…"

"We work together, we're partners, remember?"

"And sometimes, you're in the field with Aubrey and I'm here…"

"Then I'll have a team watching over you…"

"Booth…"

"No, Bones, please…"

She raised her head and was met with his lips against hers.

"I'm not letting anything happen to you, you're my life, Bones, and nobody will take you away from me…"

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