This picks up after *wait for it… shock* the season 4 finale! I've never written a fan fic before but I was inspired by all the stories I was reading and decided to give it a go. I hope you all enjoy!
Oh and spoiler alert*** its not that he doesn't know who she is but that he doesn't know which Brennan she is
He looked up at her from the hospital bed he knew that he had hurt her but he was still so foggy he didn't try to word the question more delicately. He searched her eyes for some sort of an answer but all he could see was the sorrow on her face.
She hadn't answered him. She didn't know how to answer a question like that. How could he not know who she was they had worked side by side for four years! He had to know her; to remember her how could he forget. She wasn't sure what she was feeling there were so many emotions filling her mind and all coming so quickly. The normally collected Temperance Brennan could feel her eyes starting to fill with tears. "He just has to remember me" she thought to herself. She suddenly realized she was angry. Not at him but at herself for letting someone get so close to her. In her life whenever she let someone in they always left her she had learned many times in the past that is was best to just put her heart in a box that way no one could touch it. But she had let someone touch it. She had let Seeley Booth in to slowly chip away at the walls until she couldn't imagine her life without him anymore and now suddenly the thought of him not knowing her she was angry but she couldn't yell it wasn't his fault it was her own.
She was taking her time. Trying to break down to analyze the question he had just posed to her. That is how she works. He knew that better than anyone but what he didn't know was what to call her. It was like he was torn between two worlds. There was the world of the FBI and Dr. Temperance Brennan and then there was The LAB, his nightclub, and his wife he couldn't sort out the memories they were all so real. He quickly searched the room trying to make some sense of where he was. She had said something about a tumor but she was speaking so quickly he didn't quite understand. Then it came back to him; the hallucinations he had had, her asking him to father her child; their child. The questions were all coming so fast he had to know more but she was still processing the first thing he said. He had to get her attention he had to know what was real; "Bones?" he paused he knew the second it came off his tongue it was right it felt right.
She was still trying to process his words trying to rebuild her walls as quickly as she could and one word from him brought them tumbling back down again. Bones he called her Bones he knew her he hadn't forgotten! He blue eyes filled with delight she took two steps and threw her arms around his neck she was crying but she didn't care he remembered and he was alive and he was safe!
"Booth thank god you're alright" she pulled back almost as soon as she said it and playfully slapped him on the shoulder "what do you mean who am I? you scared the hell out of me! I though I los…" she paused "I thought I lost you" she was trying to fight the tears again as she leaned down and hugged him afraid to let go.
He didn't realize how hurtful that question had been until he saw the tears in her eyes. "Bones" he said it again remembering how much she used to hate the nickname he'd given her but now hearing him say it seeing her eyes light up made his heart skip a beat. "Bones I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you I was just a little foggy that's all. Of course I remember you how could I not! You're my partner my best friend…" he was trying to take care of her as always seeing the pain and the fear on her face had almost wrenched his heart right out of his chest. He knew he cared for her even if she wasn't his wife but this was so natural so right him holding her even if she wasn't his.
She had started to relax, letting all the tension of the last four days slowly draining out of her. Suddenly she realized how tired she was. Sleeping in the chair beside his bed waiting for him to wake up hadn't been very comfortable. She had woken up frequently and only slept for an hour or so at a time. This felt so right he was holding her in his arms comforting her as he always did. Even though she always told him it wasn't necessary. She was fine on her own that's what she always told him. She never realized how much she missed his company until the last four days. And now here he was he was back and she never wanted to let him go. But her body was struggling to stay alert. He was so warm, he always had been, and being so closed to him she fought and lost the urge to yawn; which she immediately regretted.
He pulled her back just enough to see her face and now with her reddened eyes he realized how tired she must have been. His eyes shot over to the chair by the bed and he saw her purse her jacket her laptop and the blanket on the floor folded neatly, no doubt given to her by a hospital staff member as she surely had refused to leave when visiting hours were over. "Were you here the whole time?" he asked though he already knew the answer a simple nod was the only response. That was all he needed though and he was already scooting over on the bed trying not to move too quickly as he was suddenly realizing the throbbing in his own head. "Here Bones lay down you must be exhausted!" he said as he started patting the spot he had made next to him.
She knew she must be tired because any other day and she would have turned him down outright. That was inappropriate being that close to him it crossed the line he had so clearly defined all those years ago. But now things were different they were different they had both changed and she knew it. She started to prop herself up on the side of the bed when Dr. Les Granger came in the room
"Ah Mr. Booth awake I see its about time you were starting to worry us" he said with a smile, though he could see from the expression on Booth's face he clearly didn't remember him. "I'm Dr. Granger, you're neurosurgeon. I'm sure Ms. Brennan here has already told you we got the whole tumor and now that you're awake there should be no worry of any further complications though I do want to get a quick cat scan to confirm."
"It's Dr. Brennan" she replied as she slipped her leg off the bed before Booth could say anything "and you already have taken follow up scans"
"It's just a precaution I assure you everything has been healing up nicely and he should be out of here in a day or two as long as this scan is clear. So if you're up to it I'd like to take you down as soon as possible."
Booth shot Bones a quick look searching for an answer and she nodded slightly "It'll be okay I'll be right here when you get back, I promise." He nodded to the doctor and with that the orderly came in and whisked him away for his test.
The Dr. Granger stayed a moment longer then added with a grin "He's going to be fine you should be able to take him home in no time." And with that he strode out the door before she could correct his implications.
"No I'm not taking him home with me…" she more said it to herself as the dr. was already half way down the hall. Then she took a moment to collect herself again it had all happened so fast and now she was standing alone in the hospital room not sure of her next move. "Angela" she said to herself and with that she whipped out her cell phone and started dialing everyone to let them know he was awake and he was all right.
"Yes Ange he gets released tomorrow I'm gonna pick him up and take him back to his place and…"
"Ravage him" Angela giggled she loved to poke fun at her friends and their obvious affection that they both refused to acknowledge.
Brennan let out a small frustrated sigh "No Ange" she said in her most annoyed voice though the idea didn't seem that bad to her not that she would ever tell Angela that. Just then she heard a knock at her door. She looked at the clock it was nearly 10pm. "Just a second Ange" she said as she reached the entry.
"Who could possibly be there at this time of night?" Angela posed the question more to herself than to Temperance.
"I don't know hold on…" as she opened the door she let out a small gasp. She was taken aback at the all too familiar view: the strong muscular figure with his back to her as she opened the door. He turned to greet her, leaning his arm on the door frame, his mouth widening in his best charming smile, he knew she would be happy to see him but mad that he didn't wait for her to get him at the hospital. "Booth!" she gasped as the phone fell from her hand and hit the floor the flip on the cell phone folding closed.
"Temperance?" Angela's voice trailed as she looked at her phone and seeing the call had been disconnected. "Did she just say Booth?"