Hello wonderful people! This is Tessa here and this is my BONES fanfiction. In this story there is no Christine! But Booth and Brennen are still together…

Temperance Brennen, woke up panting as though she had just got back from running a 5K marathon. Beads of sweat formed at her hairline and she had to bite her lip in order to stop herself from crying. It was September 8, 2014. The day that Zach got released. All of her emotions were bubbling and brewing inside of her… Like a severe stomach acid. It had been six years since Zach had betrayed all the squints including Booth.

Temperance wasn't for sure whether or not she should offer him his job back - she loved Zach more than anyone else did. And if that were true – they wouldn't be so willing to let him back. The once 25 year old would now be 31.

"Bones? Are you okay?" Booth asked her baffled. It was merely four in the morning and his wife was practically sobbing.

"NO! No Booth, I am definitely not okay…" Tempe sighed. "Zach's coming back today… I-I don't know if he should come back – or if he should crawl in a hole or die! It's so… Baffling!" Booth pulled his lips into a tight line. So many times those lips have comforted Tempe.

"Bones… I know this is hard for you – believe me, it's hard on the rest of us to… But, it's been six years and the lab has been fine witho-"Booth began before his wife interrupted him.

"The lab has been a mess without him! I can't believe you don't miss Zach… I PICKED him! Out of a million people!" Tempe spoke softly yet coolly both at the same time. Her voice was ice cold towards Booth and Booth looked down at their mattress in embarrassment.

"That would mean firing the interns…" Booth whispered as light as a feather. Tempe began to feel the tears fall down her cheeks. He was right – firing the other interns would tear everyone apart.

"He's back Booth… He's coming bck." Tempe was sure of it – she had lost him once. She couldn't loose him again.