I called her to meet with me at the Checker Box. It was cheesy, I know. But I wanted to hear her sing. I could tell she had a beautiful voice by the way she talked. I was so excited; I hoped it didn't show too much.
But I guess it doesn't matter now.
When she walked in, the room just lit up. The confused look on her face made her look even cuter. I invited all the Squints so it didn't seem so obvious. When she asked me what was going on, I told her exactly what was happening. Well, kind of. I told her that I got everything set up so that she could sing in front of a live audience. But I really invited her here so she could sing for me. I knew she'd never do it in front of me alone, so this was the second best option.
When she looked at me with that beautiful smile filled with anxiousness and confidence, I knew she was going to be great. When she threw her coat on the ground, I knew she was about to throw it all out on the table.
And then she sang. Her voice was unlike anything I'd ever heard before. Maybe it was just my feelings towards her, but it was the best thing I'd ever heard. I was having so much fun, and I could tell she was too. I just hated how she was so oblivious to the fact that I brought her here for me. It was okay though. We'd both been so oblivious to the fact that we were so wrong, but so right for each other for the longest time. But my heart led me through it. I didn't know if telling her was the right thing to do.
But now I wish I did.
I was really getting into it; I know I shouldn't have. Cam probably noticed, possibly Angela too. I just loved seeing her so happy. My happiness was contingent upon her happiness. I was about to jump up there and sing with her when I heard it; my name. My first name. No one ever called me Seeley. And I was pretty sure that one of my exes didn't visit town just to drop in and see how I was doing. It wasn't Cam either, not her voice. So I turned around. Probably the best ideas I'd ever made. Because if I didn't turn around, it be her up here, not me.
Then I felt it. It didn't hurt as much as I thought it would. But that's probably because I was dying. It felt more like a bee sting, really. The thing that more was when I fell to the ground. Those stairs weren't very soft. But then I felt her. She was on me. It sent an urge through me like nothing before. But then I realized she was just searching for my gun. She shot that stalker. I'm glad she did.
More than anything I wanted to kiss her. More than anything I wanted to tell her that I loved her. The thing that hurt the most was that I couldn't think straight. It hurt most that we would never be able to have that love for 30, or 40, or 50 years. The last words I heard were "Come on, Booth!" from the most imperfect perfect woman I'd ever met. I'm glad I had the chance to even lay eyes on her.
It was hard for everyone to accept I was gone at first. Even me. Being dead isn't really all that fun. But at least I'm in heaven. At least I'd caught as many bad guys as threats I'd assassinated... But eventually people got over it. And by people I mean Bones and Zack. I could never really understand why they were so cold hearted. I was kind of disappointed when the small amount of people that showed up at my ceremony did. Rebecca wasn't even there. My son wasn't even there. I hope they at least know I'm gone.
I hated seeing people cry over my death. It's just another part of life. They all needed to get over it. Not as quickly as Bones did, but they should have been over it by now. I know it sounds kind of self centred, but the way Bones talks about me now, I couldn't have been that bad, could I? I thought I was a pretty decent partner, for what I had to put up with. Put any other agent in that field, and they're gone within a week. Bones isn't bad, it's just you have to see things through her mind sometimes. Which by the way, is very hard to do.
It's been almost a month now, and everyone has gone back to their regular doings. Without me. It kind of breaks my heart, but I guess God agreed that it was time for me to go. Spying on my friends isn't really the best job in the world, but I guess it's the only job I've got now. Things were getting steamy with Hodgins and Angela. I liked seeing them happy. Cam, well, she'd been on a few dates. Zack, he was just being weird like usual. But Bones, she was staying at the lab later, and later every night. It was really starting to bother me. She needed to get out of that place. I always really, really hated that place. It was too clean, too perfect. One thing I really wanted to do before I died was just ram a tank through that thing. And I would have had a smile on my face doing it... Wow, I got sidetracted. Now back to spying on Bones. She's been the one I've kept my eye on the most. She's really letting herself go. She's not taking as much care of herself as she used to. Oh, there she goes, into her office yet again. Hey wait, who's that guy with her?