Chapter one

Dr. Jack Hodgins had never known anyone like Angela Montenegro. He had never known anyone so caring, so witty and so beautiful. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. She had this way with people, making look at life in a more beautiful way. She had even made Dr. Brennan more human-like. Even on his worst days, she could make him feel better. The world was so much more beautiful in her eyes. And one day, he secretly hoped, she would be his.

"Jack?" a soft voice said behind him, knocking him out of his daydream. He turned around and his heart skipped a beat. Angela was standing in the doorway of his lab, wearing a black strapless silk dress. She looked incredible.

"Going out on a date?" Hodgins asked, praying the answer was no.

"No," she replied. The butterflies in the pit of Jack's stomach disappeared. "Me and Brennan and Booth are going out. You wanna come?"

"Sure," he said. "Let me just get my coat."

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Twenty minutes later, Hodgins, Angela, Brennan and Booth were sitting in the VIP section of a club called "Vibe". It turned out that Hodgins' cousin owned the club, so they got special treatment.

"This is so cool," Angela said looking around the VIP section. "it usually takes me a while to convince the bouncer to let me in. But now we're in the VIP section! You're the best, Jack!"

Hodgins blushed. "No problem."

"You know what?" Booth said.

"What?" Brennan said.

"I'm surprised you went out," Booth said to Brennan.

"That's not very nice," Angela said.

"I happen to enjoy going out," Brennan snapped.

"It's just the last time you went out," Booth said, smiling. "You got into a fight."

"And we found a mummified body and drugs in a wall," Angela added.

"Can we ever go out without something happening?" Hodgins said.

"Well," Booth said in a mocking tone. "Bones goes out with Dick431 al the time. She only got shot at the first time they went out."

"As a matter of fact," Brennan said. "David and I broke up."

"Oh," Booth said. "Sorry. Why?"

"Because he was jealous."

"Of what?"

"You."

"Ah."

"I don't blame him," Angela said.

"Really," Brennan said.

"Oh yeah," Angela continued. "You guys are really…ummm…friendly."

"We're not that friendly," Brennan said.

"Oh please," Angela said, rolling her eyes. "He has a pet name for you."

"I'm right here, you know," Booth said.

"Angela's right," Hodgins said. "David had every right to be jealous. You spend more time with Booth than you do with him. Did you tell David about your parents?"

"No, but-"

"I'm still right here you guys," Booth said again.

"No buts," Angela said and mouthed the words thank you to Hodgins.