The Solution in the Wrongness
Summary: Tag to Season 8 finale… How can this mess be fixed… if you didn't see the episode don't read until you have, then feel free to come back. Booth POV.
If there are any typos let me know because I didn't proof this. Hope you like. Let me know what you think!
I had finally forced myself to go to bed. When I got into the room Bones was laying curled up to the corner of her side of the bed. I could tell that she was still awake but knew that she probably had no interest in talking to me after I broke both of our hearts.
I quickly got ready for bed and lay on my back in bed. She didn't curl into me like normal. She actually moved further away. I hadn't thought that it was possible but apparently it was. I sighed.
As soon as I have the chance I am going to murder that son of a bitch. I won't even add it to my list and I really doubt I'll regret it at all. The only thing I'll regret is not doing it sooner. You know like when he was being taken to Egypt with a fake identity… just climb up to the roof…
But it's past now. I just have to kill him before my relationship with Bones is fully destroyed. I can already feel her closing off from me. God, I hate this son of a bitch. I wish I had killed him when I shot him in the car driving away.
You can't tell Dr. Brennan.
His words kept haunting my mind.
You can't tell Dr. Brennan. Five innocent people will die if you don't break off the engagement. You can't tell Dr. Brennan why.
That son of a bitch! He better hope that I'm too far away when we do catch him so that it's a quick death by my gun. Otherwise I might just beat him to a bloody pulp, mangling his hands so bad that bye-bye hacking skills and tormenting us! He can live in pain for the rest of his life I don't give a shit!
You can't tell Dr. Brennan.
You can't tell Dr. Brennan.
Dr. Brennan. You can't tell her.
His voice was mocking me in my own head.
You can't tell Dr. Brennan.
You can't tell Dr. Brennan.
You can't tell Dr. Brennan…
Wait! That's it! I shot up in bed. I could tell Bones was still awake but she made no move to acknowledge my movement. I quickly hopped out of bed and flew downstairs. I knew it was late but I had to make this call now. The phone was ringing.
"'Ello" a groggy voice said.
"Hodgins, it's Booth, sorry for waking you up but I really need to talk to Angela." He suddenly sounded much more awake.
"Is Dr. B. OK."
"You can get the details from your wife later, just please put her on."
"OK," he said, he must have heard the desperation in my voice. It was silent for a few moments and then Angela's voice came over the line.
"Is Bren OK?" was the first thing out of her mouth.
"Look I really can't explain over the phone and I wouldn't call this late if it wasn't important. Can you come over here?" She must have heard my desperation clearly too.
"I'll be over in 10." She told me and hung up.
True to word she pulled up to the house 10 minutes later. I was waiting outside for her.
"What's going on?" she asked me?
"I broke off the engagement." The next thing I knew was there was a hard slap against my face and she was ranting something about proposing to Bagdad Barbie and when the person I really love proposes I toy with her by saying yes and then taking it back. I didn't quite catch it all because I was shocked by the slap. Her hand was over the door. I got myself together enough to put my hand over hers, stopping her from opening the door for a minute.
"What!" she snarled at me, turning to look at me with fury in her eyes.
"Pelant called me." She gasped and I saw her eyes go wide. She also released the doorknob, so I released her hand. "He told me I had to break off the engagement or five innocent people would die. I also couldn't tell her why I was breaking it off or they would still die." She looked confused. "He didn't say that I couldn't tell someone else and they 'accidently' let it slip to her."
"And I gather that is why we are outside in case there is any bugs that were missed in your house. I can be up there comforting her and then whoops a little birdy…"
"Exactly!"
"OK." I watched her open the door and go inside. I followed shortly behind her. While she was upstairs I paced the living room. I couldn't sit still. She eventually came down, looking somber. My heart fell, Bones didn't believe her. Then Angela broke out into a slight grin that was hardly noticeable and he knew it was ok.
"Well, I did what I could do but you got to fix this Studly!" With that one word I knew things had to work out for us.
"Thanks Ange." I then noticed what she was wearing now that things were somewhat settled and couldn't help but to snort. "Nice PJs," I told her looking at the PJs that had pictures of M&Ms all over them, but that were really old and ratty.
"What, you drag me out of the house this late and you get what you get. See you at work." She told me leaving.
I quickly ascended the stairs to our bedroom and went in quietly and carefully. I lay on my back again. This time was different though and she rolled into me, burying her head in my chest.
"I hate him." I heard her mumble, almost unintelligible. I stayed silent, knowing that my silence was answer enough.
I just now have to hope that my loop-hole was actually a loop-hole and that Pelant heard nothing of either conversation.
Why do I doubt it though.