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This fanfic is set in an Alternate Storyline after Booth starts gambling (Season 10 Episode 15 'The Eye in the Sky' ) but Brennan isn't pregnant with Hank. Sweets is still gone. Booth has started gambling and his bookie Jason has come to the house while Booth was helping Arastoo overseas (Season 10 Episode 19 'The Murder in the Middle East'). Brennan has just kicked Booth out.

Chapter One- The Break in the Heart

"Angela do you think you could come over?" Brennan tearfully said into her phone.

She had just kicked her husband out of their house. She never could have imagined that her life could change so much in 24 hours.

"Sure honey, I'm on my way."

Angela could hear the pain in her best friend's voice. Brennan had told Angela about Booth's bookie coming to the house after Aubrey said he would look into him. Angela knew Brennan was confronting Booth tonight. The heartache she heard in her best friend's voice told her how that conversation had gone. Angela walked right into the house, armed with 2 bottles of wine. She found Brennan crying on the couch. She wrapped her friend in her arms. Brennan embraced her.

"Angela, telling him to leave was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I never thought Booth would hurt me like this." Brennan cried.

"I know sweetie. He relapsed. He needs to get back to meetings. He loves you so much. You know he'll get himself better." Angela reassured her.

"I thought I knew him. I thought me and Christine and Parker were enough to keep him from gambling. The actual gambling isn't even the biggest problem. The fact that he just stood in this room and lied to my face is the problem. For years he told me partners had to be honest with each other. That we had to trust each other to protect each other and he's always made me feel safe. I have never felt as safe and secure as I do with him. That was until his bookie showed up and threatened me and Christine. He put us in danger over gambling. Gambling! And when I gave him the chance to come clean, he lied and tried to make excuses. Angela what am I going to do? I feel like my whole life, this life I built with Booth is falling apart."

"Here, drink this." Angela handed Brennan a full glass of wine. "It will help, I promise."

Brennan was willing to try anything to make herself feel better. Although logically she knew her heart couldn't actually break, she felt like it was broken. She hadn't felt this sad and hurt since she had told Booth she didn't want to miss her chance of being with him years ago. At the time, he turned her down because he was with Hannah and she had felt like her heart had been crushed emotionally. But now definitely felt worse.

"Okay."

Brennan took the glass and drank. She kept drinking until it was empty and held out the glass for Angela to fill it again. Since Christine was with Max, Brennan didn't see the harm in having copious amount of alcohol. It seemed to be dimming the pain she felt. Angela had rarely seen her friend drink this much but she understood her need to numb the pain. There was a time she thought her friend would end up alone and she was really proud of Brennan for opening her heart up to Booth. Brennan deserved a happy ending with Booth and their daughter after the childhood she went through. Angela was so mad at Booth, not for his relapse but for lying to Brennan. He had to know she would support him. The bookie's threats were the last straw for her friend and she understood why she kicked Booth out. He needed to realize what a huge mistake he made and he needed to get himself to some meetings.

A couple hours later both bottles were gone and Angela hadn't had a single drop. Brennan was drunk though. Angela helped her staggering friend get to her bed and tucked her in.

"Things will be better tomorrow sweetie."

"You-you ccan't know that Anggellalalala." Brennan slurred.

"Just sleep now."

Brennan rolled over and started snoring almost immediately. Angela stepped back into the living room to call Hodgins.

"I don't know if I should leave Hodgins. I've never seen her this drunk. She's kind of a mess."

"Dr.B? I don't believe it. Is she okay?"

"She's just dealing with a lot."

Angela had told Hodgins that she needed to go see Brennan but she hadn't told him about Booth's gambling. She didn't think it was her place unless it affected work or if Brennan told her it was okay to tell.

"Well Michael Vincent has woken up twice and asked for you. I tried to tell him you would see him in the morning but I think I hear him awake in his room still."

"Oh my poor baby boy. I don't think Brennan will be getting up anytime soon. I guess I could come home and just come back here in the morning to check on her."

"Is that mommy?" Angela heard her son on the phone.

"Yes baby, mommy's on her way home now. Go back to bed and I'll come see you when I get there."

Angela left a glass of water and some Advil on Brennan's nightstand and a note saying to call her in the morning. She locked Brennan's door as she left.