This is my very first fan fic ever. Please be gentle. Would love the reviews. I do Not own any of the Bones characters.
Never Coming Home
Temperance Brennan was sitting at her desk late one Thursday night when a knock on her door brought her out of her thoughts. She looked up to see her partner standing in her doorway. She smiled at him, but that smile fell quickly when she saw the look in his eyes. Before she could say anything Booth spoke. "Bones come here and sit down." The tone in his voice told her not to argue and to just sit down on the couch beside him.
Brennan got up from her desk and made her way over to the couch sitting down next to him. "Bones, Temperance." Booth started. Brennan knew this was not good when he used her first name. "I…..oh I have to leave." Before he could explain Brennan was on her feet pacing the floor. "Bones, please sit down and let me explain." "No, Booth." She stopped pacing facing him. "You know, you know how I feel about people leaving me." Booth was on his feet and standing in front of her holding her shoulders. "Yes I know and I would not be leaving if I didn't have to." Brennan just stared at him not sure what to say. "Temperance, I got called back to the rangers. I am going to Iraq."
Temperance eye's widen in shock. "What? Booth NO you can't. People die over there. What if something happens and you don't come back?" Booth moved his hands from her shoulders to her hands taking them in to his larger ones. "You can't think that way Bones. I am going to go do my job and when I am done I will come right back to you." Brennan stared down at their hands, he was leaving and she was having a bad feeling about it. "When are you leaving?" "I ship out Monday morning." She took a deep shattering sigh. She moved her fingers around and over his hands. "How long are you going to be gone?" "I will be gone ten months." Brennan's head shot up looking him in the eye.
Booth saw the tears building up in her blue eye's. "Ten months Booth. You can't go. I need you here." Tears started falling down her cheeks. Taking a hand he brushed them away. "Shh, Temperance. It is going to be ok." He wrapped his arms around her holding her close. "I promise you now and forever, I will never leave you. I will always come back to you."
Brennan tightened her grip on him not wanting to let go. "Don't Booth, you can't promise that and you wont come back. If you leave I will never see you again." Booth pulled back just enough to look into her eye's. "Hey. I can promise and will promise. I will never leave you. You will, we will see each other again." They glared into each others eyes, slowly the space between them closed. Their lips meet in a slow tender kiss.
Pulling apart their eyes stayed connected Booth wrapped an arm around her and lead her out of her office to his SUV. He drove to his apartment. The whole ride was quiet. Brennan not saying anything. When they pulled into the parking lot Brennan finally spoke. "Booth, don't leave me." "I don't count on it." Booth got out and walked around helping his Bones out. The two headed up to his apartment. When they got inside Booth gave Brennan an old FBI shirt of his. Once she and he changed the two crawled into his bed. Booth held Bones close to him while they slept. Brennan rested her head on his chest listening to his heart beat. A steady sound she would miss. She fell asleep to that steady sound.
Friday morning Brennan woke up alone in a bed that wasn't hers. As she sat up she saw the FBI symbol on the shirt she still wore. That is when last night's memory hit her. She remembered falling asleep listening to the sound of Booth's heart beat. Looking around the room she didn't see him anywhere. She quickly got out of bed, she hurried out of the room. "Booth?" Booth was in the kitchen when he heard his name, before he could answer what he heard next made him run down the hall. "BOOTH?" Called Brennan in a shaky voice. Just then he rounded the corner. "Booth!" She ran into his arms holding on tight to him. "I thought you left." "Bones. No I wouldn't leave without doing this." He leaned in and kissed her. Putting all the love he had for her in this kiss. When they finally pulled apart he brought his fingers up to stroked her cheek. "Why don't you take a shower and I will take you to the lab." "No, I don't want to leave you." "You wont I will be with you all day. Besides I need to tell the others."
Nodding her head she hugged him and gave him a small kiss on the lips. She turned and went to the bathroom to get ready for the day. After both partners got a shower and had breakfast, that Booth had made. They Claimed onto Booth's SUV and headed to the Jeffersonian. When they arrived Brennan stayed close to Booth. Noticing how close she was he reached out and took her hand holding it tight in his. When they walked into the lab they saw Angela, Zach, and Hodgins on the platform. The trio were talking among themselves, as the two got closer they heard a squeal . Looking up the partners saw Angela, Zach and Hodgins coming their way. "I knew it, I told you they would get together." They heard Angela tell the other two doctors. When the three finally reached the partners the smile that was on their faces fell when they saw the look Brennan had in her eyes and the somber look on Booth. "What's wrong?" asked Angela. "There's something I need to tell you guys. You all got a minute?" No one said anything as they followed Booth and Brennan to Brennan's office.
"What's going on?" asked Hodgins. "Please take a seat." said Booth as he shut the door when everyone was in the office. Each one took a seat. Brennan took a seat on the edge of her couch. Booth sat next to her, leaving little to no space between them. Brennan laced her arm around Booth's and also laced her fingers with his. Angela sat in a chair across from the couch. Hodgins sitting on the arm of the same chair. Zach sat in the next chair over. Brennan never made eye contact with anyone, just rested her head on Booth's shoulder. Taking a deep breath Booth began telling his news. "Angela, guys. I am leaving." When he said this the hand holding his tightened. "What?" Spoke three voices at once. "I called back to the Rangers. I'm going to Iraq."
The room was silent no one spoke. Brennan leaned on Booth with her eyes closed. Zach stared at his feet. Hodgins had an arm wrapped around Angela's shoulders not sure what to say. Angela watched the couple in front of her. She saw a lone tear roll down Brennan's cheek. Angela was the first to break the silence. "When are you going? And how long will you be gone?" Before answering her questions Booth gave Brennan's hand a tight squeeze "I ship out Monday morning and I will be gone ten months." Jaws dropped whrn booth finished. The five of them sat in the office silently for another hour. Finally Zach broke the silence. "If you don't mind Agent Booth, Dr. Brennan I have some work that I would like to finish before this weekend ." Brennan didn't even move not once making eye contact with anyone this whole time. "No Zach, I don't mind. In fact I don't wan to disrupt your day." With that Zach and Hodgins slowly went back to work. Angela stood up and walked over to the agent, she put her hand on his shoulder, making eye contact with him she continued out of the office.