What if Hannah said yes when Booth proposed?
I know it's been a few seasons but I got this inspiration from the song 'Lips Of An Angel' By Hinder and I was currently rewatching season 6. :P Enjoy!
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Booth's POV...
I stood in full length mirror that belonged to Hannah while I subconsciously fixed my bow tie when Angela came into view with a stoney look on her face. Everyone had to know what I wasn't going to stay hooked on Bones forever, right? "She's not coming...is she," I stated, I know it sounded like a question but it wasn't. I didn't expect her to show up here, religion isn't her thing and I had just broke her heart. "Angela, She didn't even call to say good luck or send a congradulations," I said turning around to face her.
"You know why Booth. Brennan is strong but...a person can only be so strong. I hope you get what I'm implying," Angela said as she let her pregnant self fall to the bed. "Brennan loves you Booth and it took a large city, three small towns and Hannah coming to town to finally admit. Not just to herself but to you," She said, and I felt the color drain from my face as the pregnant artist started to explain to me how Bones has been.
"Bren is hurt, a lot. I went to see her before coming here, to talk her into making an appearance. She just...sat there. Staring at the blank t.v, a carton of ice cream in her hands. She wouldn't even talk to me," Angela told me and I could hear the pain in her voice. "I never seen her like this before Booth. Whatever you did, or said. It broke her, like literally. Her usual rational brain, isn't there anymore. I'm going back there tomorrow to see if I can get her to speak but...I don't think I'm ever getting her to speak to me until she's ready to build those walls she finally let down."
"Angela. I get it, she's hurt but so was I when she rejected me. I didn't act like this when she broke my heart. I picked up the pieces and acted like it never happened," I said, as anger took over me. She just shook her head.
"You're not like her though Booth. You had months to figure out that you were in love with her, but you only gave her what, 5 minutes? Then gave her an ultimatium. Tell you, she's in love with you or you'll have to move on," Angela whispered before her little struggle in getting up.
"I'm not like her, I know that. There's no one out there like Bones besides Bones, but that doesn't mean it didn't hurt any less," I defended and the sickening laugh of Jack from the door made me jump. "How torn apart was she?" I asked, finally understanding that Bones would never know how to handle this level of heartbreak. That I did sort of give her 10 minutes to figure out how she felt.
"So torn apart that I seen a letter that she has written to the jeffersonian. More then likely for a leave of absense or her registation," Angela said and turned for the door. She wobbled out of the room and I turned to look at myself in the mirror once again before making the final decision. If Bones won't come see me, I'll go see her.
"Tell Hannah I'm going to be 10 minutes late. I need to make a stop somewhere," I told her, grabbing my jacket and running out of my apartment, throwing the keys at Cam, not voicing to her that she is to lock the doors when they leave.
I run down the stairs because the elevator is too slow, and I run to my car. I get in and rush off towards Bones' house. When I see that her car is still in the driveway I smile and get out of my own car. I slowly make my way to her front door and knock. I listen as the TV switches off and the soft clicks of the locks unlocking. The door swings open and there stood Bones in a pair of loose sweats and a black tanktop. "What are you doing here?" She asked, looking at me in shock.
"To see you. I heard that you weren't speaking to anyone so I got concerned," I said and took a step into the house once she walked away from the door. Silently inviting me into her place. "Bones-"
"Don't call me Bones," She said, turning to sit on the couch. I looked at her, studying her and noticed that her skin was paler, and it looked as if she had lost some weight.
"I thought we got over you hating that I call you bones," I said sadly and took a seat on the arm of the sofa. "I came to see how you were though, how are you?" I asked her and she shrugged. Her face not betraying her, unlike her eyes that held all the pain that she was feeling.
"I'm fine, it was...irrational for me to say I loved you when I know that it's just a release of chemicals in the brain. It was stupid and...I'll never make that mistake again of telling someone I love them. Love doesn't exist," She said and that was like a dagger to the heart. Her walls were already built but I should have expected that when I came to see her.
"Why aren't you going to the wedding?" I ask her, my curiosity still peaked at that.
"I don't believe in God or a marriage Booth. You know that," She said and I swore I saw the doubt in her eyes unlike the rest of the times she said that to me. She cleared her throat before speaking again. "I'm taking a leave of absence. I'm taking sometime to work on my next book. My publishers think it'll bring me in twice as much as what my last one did," She said as she played with the hem of the blanket she had drapped over her legs.
"So...I have to deal with Daisy and the other squinterns? Without you around?" I asked and she nodded. "Why? You love crime!" I exclaimed.
"I started in crime because you asked and I, I got interested. I lost sight of what I really started anthropology for...for the history. To look at ancient remains," She told me and it felt as if my world had came crashing down while realization hit me. She stopped what she loved to start a career in crime for me. She gave up something she loved for me. "Booth, go get married. I'll see you in 8 months," She said and walked me to the door. As I felt the door close behind me I felt the need to cry. Cry like I did the night that I came home after she broke my heart.
It was like I was staring at a stranger in there. 8 months? What about social calls? Am I not even her friend anymore?
A/N: Okay that is the first chapter. I don't know about this but I like the idea of it.
