A/N: Happy premieres everyone. I know that a lot of you have been waiting for this night and it's finally here. This story came to me after watching the promo. This is somewhat similar to my story 'Falling to Pieces,' but not really. This one is going to be a multi-chapter. Probably around 5-6; at least I hope so. I hope that you'll like this. I'm not very good with titles so if you have any good suggestion please let me know. Please read and review.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bones, unfortunately.
It had been a long week for the rest of the team. They had just wrapped up a case that they had almost given up on, but somehow found the courage to keep going in. It should be an exciting night for the team as they celebrate their success of closing the case, but there's no celebration this time. Everyone had made different plans: Cam has a date with her new boyfriend, Angela and Hodgins are at home doing God knows what, Sweets is sick and has Miss Wick taking care of him, and Booth...Booth is having a nice home cooked meal with his new girlfriend, Hannah.
All of them had just gotten back together after seven long months of being away, and things haven't been the same since. For Booth and Brennan, there were no more early morning coffees, late night dinners at each others apartment, or late night drinks after having a long day at work. No, none of those things since Booth came back with a new girlfriend. It had come as a shock to Brennan at first, but as the shock wore off, she found herself feeling lonely. She started to feel abandoned by everyone she had ever loved. Suddenly, there was no more Booth and Brennan. Now, there's Booth and Hannah. Everyone seems fond of Hannah, and all they talk about is how good they are together. Everywhere Brennan goes, all she ever hear is Hannah this and Hannah that. The worst part of it all is that everyone seems oblivious to what she's feeling.
"You feeling all right, Dr. B?" the regular bartender, Tom, asked as he pulled Brennan out of her thoughts. He knows that something was bothering her; he had known since she walked through the door, but didn't feel like it was his business at all to ask about it.
"Yes, I'm fine Tom. It's been a long day at work. I'll have my usual drink please," she said as she placed her head on her left hand.
"Sure, where's Agent Booth tonight? Haven't seen him around lately," he asked as he poured her her drink.
"Girlfriend," was all she said, and he immediately felt stupid as he realized what was bothering her. Everyone who knows the Booth and Brennan knows that they're meant for each other, and it seemed like Brennan is just catching up. She may not know it, but she's jealous of the new girlfriend, and Tom could see it.
"This one's on the house," he said as he gently place her drink in front of her.
Boy, Agent Booth really messed this one up, Tom thought to himself as he watched the miserable doctor take a sip of her drink.
"Thanks," she said before taking a big gulp of her drink.
This is going to be a long night,Tom though to himself again as he poured her another drink.
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The next day, Brennan woke up with a throbbing head due to the fact that she had consumed a lot of alcohol the night before. She didn't want to get up from the comfort of her bed, but she forced herself to get up before she could fall asleep again. She didn't want to miss a day of work because of something stupid that she did. She knows that she shouldn't have drank so much, but it was her only way of coping. She had tried to get her mind off of things by focusing on her book before driving to the Founding Fathers, but it didn't work the way she had hoped. She hadn't intended on getting drunk, but it happened so quickly after drinking her first glass.
Brennan walked inside the Jeffersonian wearing sunglasses to hide her tired eyes, and also to prevent the sun from giving her a head ache. She tried the best she could to get ready for work, but all she managed was a messy bun for her hair, and mismatched clothes. Every scientists who work at the lab watched her with curiosity, but she didn't care. She walked towards her office ignoring the stares that she was getting.
"I need a vacation," she told herself softly as soon as she was in her office. Without turning the lights on, she went straight to her couch and laid herself down. She rested her head against the couch's armrest, and she put her right arm over her eyes. However, just as she was falling asleep, Angela walked in.
"Hey Bren, Hannah and I are going out for coffee, want to come?" her best friend asked. There we go again with Hannah, Brennan thought to herself.
"Go away," she managed to get out in her normal voice. She could feel the tears prickling in her eyes, but she will herself to be strong.
"Excuse me?" Angela said, a little offended by what her best friend had said.
"I said, go away. I'm not really in the mood for anything right now," she said a little harshly. Especially when Hannah is around, she wanted to add. She was hoping for a more sincere voice, but she couldn't help herself. She's going through a lot of things, and she doesn't like it one bit.
"Well, I'm sorry for wanting to to spend a little time with my best friend. Call me when you've finally cooled off," Angela said as she walked out of the office angrily.
Technically, you can't spend time with your best friend if someone else is there, Brennan wanted to say even though she knows that it wasn't trued. What was true, though, is the fact that Brennan and Angela haven't spent time alone together because Hannah is always present at their little get togethers that they always have. Or used to have.
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Not wanting any more disturbance, Brennan locked herself in her office with the lights off as soon as Angela was gone. She covered her face with the blanket that that was resting against the back of her couch.
She felt at ease for a while before Booth showed up, and started knocking on her office door.
"Bones, open up! I know you're in there!" he shouted through the glass door, but she didn't make a move to let him in.
"Bones, damn it! What's wrong?" he asked, and yet again, she remained quiet.
Booth continued to knock on her office door for five minutes, but eventually gave up when it became apparent that she wasn't going to let him in. Instead of being pleased that he had given up, she felt disappointed that he gave up easily. She thought that he was going to try harder to get her out of her office, but obviously she was wrong. Everything's changing, and she doesn't like it at all.
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She spent the first half of the day in her office thinking a lot about things in general and her feelings. She thought a lot about how things were changing, and how it's affecting her, and by the time lunch time came, she already had her mind made up.
She got up from her couch, and walked towards her desk to get a post it note. She started to write; she didn't want to have to do it, but she felt like it was the only way she'll heal from all the emotional pain that she had been dealing with.
Once she was done writing, she got all of her things, and headed out of her office, and stuck the note on her door.
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Everyone,
I'm going back to Maluku to finish my contract.
-Brennan
