A/N: Spoilers for Hero in the Hold. BB and a little AH.
This is my first fanfic, and I am not the best writer, there may be some tense mix-ups. I Hope you enjoy it. Please review. This first part is from Cam's POV.
To say I was nervous would be an understatement. I was terrified. Booth was one of my best friends and the thought that he was buried alive somewhere scared me more than I wanted to admit. I could see Dr. Brennan struggling with herself. I may not know her as well as Angela or Booth but I could see her struggling with herself. When we first found her and Hodgins in the closet room holding onto evidence, Hodgins trying to keep her rational and let him work the case I could see the argument going back and forth in her brain. She usually takes milliseconds to process something and make a decision and here she couldn't seem to decide. Inside I was yelling at her to just give the grave-digger what he wanted and get Booth back. I didn't want to waste those 10 hours. But I remained calm, not saying anything so as not to betray my feelings.
I saw her give Hodgins a hard look. "8, 8 hours, and Dr. Hodgins goes nowhere alone" She said finally. I breathed a little, so she thought ten hours was too much to waste, thank god. Not that I fully supported this decision but I knew I could count on our team to get Booth back one way or the other. Dr. Brennan would make sure of it.
I let her take control of the situation. I know that I'm not the one for Booth and although I would be heart-broken if he died, it would be nothing to what she would feel…I unfortunately got a glimpse of that when we thought he was dead those two weeks. I said as little as possible as we worked and tried not to look at the timer.
"Whoa FBI?" I prayed they hadn't said FBI, how were we supposed to get Booth back now. I looked at Angela. We were both terrified. If we didn't get Booth back, it would be the end. Our amazingly efficient and dedicated team would cease to be. Sure we would be forced to work together here in the lab, but I had a feeling that the affability would be gone. And I didn't want that. No one wanted that but it was inevitable if we didn't get to Booth in time. Angela and I could hear them arguing and I heard her shout at him "Because we don't have Booth to help!" I felt my heart racing, she was right. None of us were being rational at the moment because of what we would lose if we didn't succeed.
I let them go without me. I needed to be alone and collect myself. I debated calling Jared. I even thought about calling Rebecca. I paced my office, too fidgety to sit down. Caroline called me and I panicked. Everything just tumbled out of my mouth like a waterfall. I was thankful no one else was there to witness this. I was supposed to be the ever strong leader. Although I guess if Brennan, who is the best at compartmentalizing, is able to show some emotion and struggle I can too.
I am more than a little surprised when Jared shows up with the body. Dr. Brennan had told me she talked to Jared and tried to get him to help but in all honesty I didn't think he would. He took Seeley for granted all those years and I guess he decided it was time to pay him back, even if it meant losing his job. We have the grave-digger now. Not who I expected it to be. Sweets is staying some stuff about why she won't talk. Brennan and Hodgins look ready to murder her and Angela just looks scared.
I feel a flood of relief when we figure out where Booth is, Angela runs to tell Dr. Brennan, and I hug Jared, thanking him again for helping us.
We get to the landing pad just in time to see the ship blow up. None of us know if Booth is on the helicopter but I pray that he is. Angela startles me by asking if I am still in love with him and I am amazed to find that I am grasping her hand. I love him, but I am not IN love with him. I try to explain then give up as the helicopter lands. We all race forward and I stop and am finally able to breathe normally when I see Brennan and Booth holding onto each other like there is no tomorrow. And I am thankful. We're all going to be okay.