Chapter 2. I am glad that you guys liked the first chapter. I was glad that it was received so positively. Anyway here is chapter two. One more thing before I start: I am sure you have figured out that I will have to introduce several OC's so don't get mad at me for that. Okay?

Disclaimer: I do not own character I did not create.

Spoilers: The Beginning in the End, Pain at Heart

"What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from."

T.S. Eliot

Camille sat at her desk running her fingers through her hair. She had been looking through resumes for a good part of the last five hours. There were dozens and dozens of promising scientists but Camille was stuck. She knew what her problem was.

She was comparing every forensic anthropologist to Brennan. She was comparing every specialist to Hodgins. She was comparing every artist to Angela. She was comparing every assistant to Zack, the pre-serial killer version.

She needed to stop that. She knew that she would never find anyone as skilled or analytical as Brennan or Zack. She would never find someone who could compare to Hodgins or Angela either. And looking at them as a team, there was nothing that could ever compare to the team they had had. There was a level of trust with everyone on the team. It took months and years to build that up. How could she start off with no one that she trusted? There needed to be a base to work from…

Camille paused. There was one person who might be qualified to work on the team. She pulled out her cell phone, and dialed a phone number. The phone rang several times before someone picked it up and Camille was about to hang up when a female voice answered.

"Katharine," the voice said.

"It's Camille," Camille said not entirely sure how to start this conversation because she had not talked to Katharine in a couple of months.

"Hey Camille," Katharine replied, "It's been a while. What's up?"

"Are you still looking for a job?" Camille asked deciding to just go for it because foreplay would add nothing to the conversation.

"Yea," Katharine replied slowly, "Why?"

"Good," Camille replied, "Can you be at the Jeffersonian in half an hour?"

"Sure," Katharine answered. She was not entirely sure what was going on but she did not really mind. She was a go with the flow kind of person.

"Great I will see you then," Camille said.

"See you then," Katharine returned as they both hung up their phones.

Camille leaned back in her chair for a moment. She had met Katharine about two years ago right after Zack had left the Jeffersonian. Actually that was why she had met Katharine in the first place. Katharine and Zack had been dating at the time and actually as far a Camille knew they still were.

Katharine was fully qualified for a job at the Jeffersonian, and her loyalty appealed to Camille as good quality for a team member to have. That and Katharine was the only forensic person in the tri-state area that Camille knew and trusted, who needed a job. Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door. Camille looked up to see Katharine standing in the doorway.

"Come in," Camille told the other woman politely. She sat up a little straighter and rearranged a few things on her desk out of habit. That was just what she did before she had professional conversations in her office.

"Thank you," Katharine said sitting down in one of the chairs in front of Camille's desk.

Camille looked Katharine up and down. She had to give the girl credit. Katharine was wearing a black and white striped collared shirt and black pants. The outfit would have been perfectly acceptable for a job interview and given that Camille had given her next to no lead-time that was impressive. Another good quality in an employee.

"I don't know how much you know about what is going on with the Jeffersonian team right now," Camille began, "I assume you know Hodgins and Angela will be gone for a year." Katharine's nod confirmed that suspicion. "Booth, Brennan, and Daisy will also be gone for a year. This requires a lot of new hires." Camille paused for a moment. "Would you like a job at the Jeffersonian?"

"What position?" Katharine inquired more for curiosity's sake than anything else. She would take any job the Jeffersonian offered her.

"Lab assistant," Camille replied, "The position Zack had."

Katharine nodded. "I would love the job, but couldn't you get in trouble for choosing me given that I don't have much of a background in the field," Katharine replied, "It could be considered favoritism."

"First of all you graduated the top of you class in both college and high school," Camille reminded her, "so that gives you an excellent background and the lack of field work is not your fault as I understand it."

Katharine smirked. Crime labs were always more than a little hesitant to hire her when they found out she was dating a serial killers assistant. They also had a tendency to bring up the fact that her sister had been fired for breaking the seal on evidence.

"Second of all I don't think anyone is going to get on my case for it. What could they do? Fire me?" Camille explained seeing the irony, "If they do that they have absolutely no one on the Jeffersonian team." Katharine laughed. "Anyway," Camille considered on a more serious note, "I am considering you partially because of your background but also because I know I can trust you."

"I don't follow," Katharine said not sure how that could help her get a job.

"If I was only hiring one new person it would be different," Camille explained, "but I have to build a whole new team. I need someone on that team I can trust."

Katharine nodded a little proud that Camille trusted her. She had always looked up to everyone on the Jeffersonian team, but especially Camille and Brennan.

"So would you like the job?" Camille asked. She had been going to hire Katharine anyway but the impromptu interview had worked in Katharine's favor.

"Of course," Katharine replied quickly.

"Welcome to the team," Camille said as they both stood up and shook hands. Katharine could not help but smile. Camille smiled at the younger woman's enthusiasm. 'One down,' she though to herself, 'three to go.'

So how did you like chapter two? Please review but one thing before you do that:

Katharine is my recurring character who wanders in and out of my Bones (and CSI NY) stories. She is Zack's girlfriend (and Aiden Burn's little sister on CSI NY). She is also friends with the other members of the team. Just for the record. Anyway please review.