TRUTH OR DARE. CONFESSIONS FROM THE HEART

Brennan, Angela, Booth and Sweets look out the window as the rain poured down. Angela shivered slightly when she heard a bolt of thunder and a streak of lightning. Brennan pulled her jacket around her more tightly while Booth concentrated on his cup of coffee. He had a bored expression on his face. Despite the fact it was only mid afternoon the day had gotten pretty dark and the lights in the diner were on full blast. He looked around at how crowded it was, for it seemed like everyone had run inside to get temporary relief from the rain.

'I'm so so bored. Said Booth. There hasnt been a murder for over two weeks. Is it wrong of me to hope that someone gets murdered just so i can have something to do?'

Angela looked at him for a few seconds and then laughed slightly.

'You should enjoy your time off Booth. There'll be an other murder soon enough. The weather might be a little cold and rainy but its not completely unpleasant. You can spend the day in front of the fire, a cup of coffee, hot chocolate. Have a romantic evening or dinner with someone you care about or enjoy spending time with...'Angela's voice trailed off as she saw Booth look down for a minute, with an almost endulgent and tight smile on his face. And then she looked at Brennan she was staring out the window, watching the rain.

'Brennan. Bren are you okay?' asked Angela.

'What...Oh yes. I'm fine. I'm just a little tired. Havent been able to sleep that well lately.'

'You've been working too much Brennan. Maybe you need to take the next few days off, like we have.'

'Maybe,' said Brennan with a bit of a tired sigh. That was when she looked up when she saw a woman walk over and stand in front of their table. She stared at Brennan in silence for a while.

'Can i help you?' asked Brennan.

'You're Temperance Brennan arent you?'

'Yes.'

'The Temperance Brennan who dated Timothy Sullivan?'

Brennan froze for a minute then nodded yes.

'I have heard so much about you. He hasnt been able to stop talking about you. How amazing you are, how accomplished an knowledgeable you are. How beautiful you are...'

Brennan glanced at her for a few seconds. 'He hasnt been able to stop talking about me? We dated four years ago for two months. He should have moved on by now.'

'Oh he did move on, Temperance. With me. I'm his wife. I'm Zoe by the way. But he hasnt forgotten you. As his wife i am so tired of hearing about you. Its like he's cheating on me with another woman. You. And its Timothy we're talking about here. He really loved you. And you broke his heart. He's never gotten over that. I'm sorry but it doesnt take Timothy a few months to stop loving somebody.'

'Contrary to your belief, Zoe is it? love is a transient emotion. If you move on with somebody else, spend time with them, getting to know them you'll gradually start to experience the in love feeling of euphoria. Having a sexual relationship with somebody helps; it only takes a few months to forget about somebody else completely.' said Brennan.

Booth looked at her sharply as if he couldnt believe what Brennan was saying but Brennan refused to look at him even though she could feel him staring at her.

'Well he didnt. He loved you. I think he still loves you. I had hoped that he'd forget all about you. We even have a daughter together. But that didnt help either. I want him to forget all about you Temperance; otherwise i dont think Timothy and i can stay together. You're the reason why we're separated right now. I think you need to go talk to him. You have to tell him its okay to let you go. I'm not okay with you being alone with him, But Timothy is a really wonderful guy and i love him. Here's his number.' And with that Zoe walked away from their table, leaving Brennan sitting there staring down at the piece of paper with Sully's number on it. Everyone at the table was silent for a minute or two. Angela recovered first.

'Are you going to go see him, Bren?' asked Angela.

'I dont know. Maybe.'

'I dont thinks its a good idea. You're only going to get hurt. And he's married...'

'Separated.' Said Brennan.

'Thats not the point. Separated or not, i dont think you need to see him again. Talk to him on the phone or something but i dont think its necessary to go see him. You're my friend i dont want you to get hurt. I dont want you to get your hopes up. He let you down once. Maybe you should pay attention to the song playing right now.'

Heartbreaker Taio cruz. Plays on the radio.

Now listen to me baby

Before i love and leave you

They call me heart breaker

I don't wanna deceive you

If you fall for me

I'm not easy to please

I'mma tear you apart

Told you from the start, baby from the start.

I'm only gonna break break ya break break ya heart...

'What are you saying Angela? Are you saying that he's going to intentionally hurt me because i've already hurt him? Nobody would be that cruel and spiteful. And i'm not hoping for anything i know he's hurt me. He's a man, Angela. Its what men do. They hurt you, they let you down. Every person i've ever cared about has disappointed me and hurt me in one way or another thats not something i'm easily going to forget...' said Brennan.

'He's not right for you, Brennan. He might have loved you, but you didnt love him. You're really on seeing him because you hurt him and you want to feel better about yourself...' said Angela.

'Isnt that what Sweets told you when you decided you wanted to go out with Roxy? You still went out with her didnt you? said Brennan. I dont want to talk about this anymore with you or anyone else.'

And with that Brennan got up and grabbed Booths car keys and ran out the door.

For a split second Booth was very slow in reacting. He had been listening to Angela and Brennans conversation feeling very guilty. But then when he heard Brennan slam the door of his car he ran outside to try to stop her.

'Bones. Bones. Wait.' cried out Booth.

But Brennan had already locked the doors and turned on the car. She drove off leaving Booth standing on the sidewalk.

Brennan stopped at the flower mart and bought a bouquet of flowers. Then she walked over to her mothers grave, not seeming to care at all that she was getting soaked. She placed the flowers down and sat and stared at the grave in the rain.

Brennan came out of her trance when she heard her phone ring. She heard Booths voice telling her that the FBI had delivered a body to the lab and that she needed to come and pick him up. She told him that she'd be right there. She closed her phone and made her way to the car. She glanced in the mirror and saw that she was completely soaked through but she really didnt care about going home to change. She had left some clothes at the lab. She could change there.

Booth took one look at Brennan when he opened the door for her and insisted that she change at once. He grabbed her a few shirts and a jacket that Hannah had left behind.

'Booth i have clothes at the lab. I can change there, you dont need to fuss over me.' said Brennan.

'Right now, Bones. I dont want you to get pheumonia.' Booth said handing her the clothes that he had gathered.'

Once Brennan had changed they left to go to the lab. Brennan felt like they had already wasted enough time, so she insisted that they take the elevator. Even though she knew that it was a big risk to take the elevator during an electrical storm. Booth made no argument. They were standing there in silence, Booth felt uncomfortable. And even though he knew that what he was going to say was going to make Bones mad, he broke the silence.

I think Angela's right. I dont think you should go see him.' said Booth.

'I dont think you have any right to say that to me Booth.

'He didnt love you Bones.'

Brennan laughed bitterly. 'And you did Booth?'

'We dated four years ago Booth. And he obviously still has feelings for me. How long were you in Afghanistan Booth, before you fell in love with Hannah?'

Booth didnt want to answer the question but Bones walked a few more steps towards him and invaded his personal space.

'About a month, Bones.'

Brennan nodded. 'Thirty days. She said in disgust. It takes thirty days for you to fall in love with someone else. Thirty days to forget about me. You have told me so many times how you believe that love is forever...You're a hypocrite. I guess that explains why it was so easy for my brother and my parents to walk out of my life.' said Brennan.

'Bones...' said Booth looking at her hurt expression.

'Dont talk to me. I dont want to hear what you have to say. Said Brennan turning away from him. Right now Booth. I just dont like you.'

Booth looked at her in silence but then they both winced when they heard a huge clap of thunder and lightning. For a few seconds the elevator they were in glowed brightly, but then the lights went out leaving the two of them in semi darkness.

Angela was sitting in the waiting room at the doctors office on the couch. She was crying her eyes out.

'I was just trying to be a friend. I was just trying to help Brennan. Angela said sobbing. Hodgins sighed. He knew that he couldnt make Angela see reason right now. This pregnancy was making her crazy. So instead of trying to get her to stop crying he just held her and ran his fingers through her hair.

'Mr and Mrs Hodgins. The receptionist called out. The doctor is ready to see you now.'

Angela made an effort to stop crying. She wiped the tears off her face.

'Mrs Hodgins...'

'You can call me Angela.'

Alright Angela. So what can i do for you? Said Dr Briella.

'I'm here for a checkup. I'm about twenty eight weeks pregnant. The books tell me my morning sickness should have ended by now, but i'm still feeling sick. And i'm quite concerned about my swelling feet.'

'The doctor smiled. This is your first pregnancy isnt it?'

Angela nodded. 'Generally the morning sickness should have ended after the first trimester but its different for everybody. And swelling feet is quite common.'

'Its not just my feet that are swollen its also my face and hands. And it comes on quite suddenly and lasts for about a week at a time. I dont think thats normal. Doctor. Also my ribs are quite sore.'

'Well lets see. If you're worried its better to have it checked out. said Dr Briella. I'm just going to check your blood pressure. Mmmm. She said. You're blood pressure's quite high. Thats a concern. You said your ribs have been sore?

Angela nodded.

Okay. I'm just going to check your ribs. Lie down on the table please. Tell me when its hurts, she said.

'Ouch. Right there.' said Angela wincing in pain.

'Hmmm. Said Dr Briella. Have you ever had any headaches? Vision problems?'

'I've had headaches. They've been pretty bad, Said Angela. But no vision problems. Whats wrong? Is our baby okay?'

'It may be nothing. But i'd like to take a blood test to make sure, Said Dr Briella. You'll have the results in a few days. I'll just make an appointment for you to come see me in three days when we have the results. Until then i'd like you to rest a little more. Cut out stress if you possibly can. I'm sure this baby's going to be fine.'

Angela got up with a scared expression on her face. Hodgins was scared too but he put his arms around her in comfort and lead her outside. They noticed that it was still raining heavily so they ran to the car and got in. Hodgins looked at the clouds and realised that there was going to a huge storm, he realised that they would never make it home before the storm hit so he decided to go to the lab which was nearer...

I know i know. This chapter isnt as long as most of the others. But it's a good place to stop. This story is still in the planning stages. And on top of all the stories i'm writing at the moment i've come up with three new story ideas [2 bones fanfic stories and 1 original short story] so i'm incredibly busy and incredibly tired. My muse is out of control, apparently my muse has decided to make up for the four years i experienced writers block. So i'm so overwhelmed right now. But i'll probably be writing more either tomorrow or on the weekend. Hope you enjoyed what i've written so far and take a few minutes to review. Wildlilpony.