Disclaimer: I do not own Bones in any form, shape or manner; though I wish I did.
I'll Always Be There To Listen
She sits there and listens as he tells her about what happened in Kosovo. She's honored to be the person he decides to tell. She doesn't know what she's done to deserve such trust from Booth, to be privy to a painful moment of his past, a pain which still affects him.
She can feel the pain he feels as he tells her about the little boy covered in his father's blood, a man he had to kill to save people's lives. He saved many lives, but a child's innocence was lost with the life he took. The memory tortures him, she can tell, and all she wants to do is hold him, comfort him till his pain goes away.
She doesn't know how to do that. But she tries, she puts her hand over his to tell him she's there, that she'll always listen, even if only to ease the burden on his soul.
He was right when he told her that she didn't know what he had done. But she'd like to know, so that she can help take away all the pain and suffering he has endured in his life.
A man as good as he is doesn't deserve to be in such pain.
A/N: Well, this is my first attempt at fan-fic in quite a long while it seems. I re-watched the entire series a while back because I had a few gaps in my knowledge of the show, meaning I'd missed a few eps. This was one of the results.
Obligatory tag for 1x19. I've not seen many fan-fics tagged to this episode so I tried my hand at writing one of my own.
How was it? Good? Bad? I'd love hearing your thoughts.