Chapter 1
Dr. Temperance Brennan was sitting in her office when Booth came in.
'Hiya Bones, we have a case!'
'Don't call me Bones! And ok, I guess we're going to head there now?'
'Yep we're going to, baby!'
Brennan arched an eyebrow and Booth said: 'Sorry, I've been hanging out way to much time with Hodgins.'
Brennan rolled her eyes, got her coat and walked out of there. Booth followed her to his SUV and they headed to their crime-scene. When they got there they saw that dr. Camille Saroyan was already there. She greeted them with: 'Hi Dr. Brennan, Hi Seeley'. Booth looked at Camille with a knowing-smile. Brennan looked at Booth and back at Camille and wondered if something was going on between them.
'Is something going on with you two?' she asked.
'What are you talking about?' Camille said and she looked angry at Temperance. 'Well, it's completely normal if you were, because every alpha-male needs a female who...'
'Ok, Dr. Brennan, I'll show you the remains.' said Camille.
'Ok... But...' said Temperance, a little stunned that she was cut of. They walked towards the remains and Brennan started with her work. While she was looking at the remains she saw that Booth and Camille we're smiling at each other. Temperance felt awful. This remembered her of being lonely. Then she concentrated at her work again and touched the skull. It felt so cold, like she was feeling the death feeling inside her. Temperance wanted to cry, but fought for her tears.
'Uhm, Booth...' she coughed. 'You can call that I'm done here' she said.
'Are you all right Tempe?' said Booth and he stood next to her. He signed Camille that she had to come back for a moment.
'I'm going to look if I can find something here' said Camille and she gave Booth a look. Booth and Brennan walked away and Camille continued with her work.
'There's nothing Booth, I don't want to bother you with my own personal stuff' said Temperance and again she felt the tears coming.
'You're my best friend Tempe and I don't want that my friend being sad' said Booth and he put his arm on her shoulder. The word friend hit Temperance hard. Just friends... she thought and looked in his beautiful brown eyes.
'It's nothing, I'm fine' she said and then she asked: 'Can we drive back to the Jeffersonian?'
'Sure, but wait I have to say something to Camille, I'll be right back' he said and smiled at her. She smiled back, with a fake smile. She felt useless between these two persons. She had the idea that her only friends where the dead people she saw every day.
Booth walked back to Camille and saw that she was looking pretty angry.
'Hey, is there something wrong?'
Camille didn't answer, she looked to him with an angry face.
'Camille, don't be mad at me ok?' said Booth.
'Why should I be mad? You were just talking to Dr. Brennan and you just put YOUR ARM ON HER SHOULDER!'
'Cam, she was sad... she's still sad and if you like it or not she's MY FRIEND.'
'Well, if you say that it's just friendship, than I think I am going nuts or something.' 'If you can't accept me being friends with Bones then this relationship is over!'
'I guess it is then.' Camille said with a death-glare.
'Fine!'
That was Booth's last word and he walked away. He should have been heart-broken, but he wasn't. He could still remember the sad eyes of Temperance and he couldn't stop wanting to just hold her and make everything that was going on alright. Camille was just a woman; just someone who he thought maybe could fill the space in his heart. But he finally figured out that the only woman who could fill that space was his Bones.
While they were on their way back to the Jeffersonian it was awfull quiet in the car. Both of them shifted uncomfortable in their seats till Booth couldn't take it any longer and spoke: 'So you're planning on telling me what really is going on?
'Nope' told Temperance him.
'Ok, Can I at least ask why not?'
'Because it wouldn't do good for our friendship.'
'Nothing can ruin or friendship, you know that right?'
'I..I.. It just wouldn't do any good!' said Temperance almost in tears.
'Alright, you know that I am there for you, always…' He lay his hand on her leg and looked deeply in her eyes.
The next thing they knew was waking up in the hospital.
