Dr. Temperance Brennan sat in the hospital waiting room, trying not to think the worst as she waited for news and the arrival of the others. She was surprised to find that she was the first one at the hospital, given that her flight had only come in around twenty minutes before she received the phone call about Booth and Daisy.

Hearing footsteps she looked up and saw Hannah coming towards her.

"Temperance, have you heard anything?" Hannah asked, after they exchanged brief greetings.

"Not yet, the doctor's say he's still unconscious," Brennan replied, "Daisy appears to be fine, she didn't sustain extensive injuries and is more shaken than anything else," she continued, taking a seat.

Hannah followed suit and Brennan watched as she wrung her hands in concern. "I'm sure he'll be fine," Brennan continued in what she hoped was a reassuring tone, "Booth's pulled through worse."

Hannah's face broke into a small smile, "I know. Seeley's a fighter and now he's got something to fight for." She caught sight of Brennan's confused expression, "Us," Hannah clarified, wiping away a stray tear.

Brennan gave a small nod, "Of course," she agreed quietly.

…

"He's not responding!"

"Agent Booth, listen to me, I need you to focus!"

Daisy opened her eyes groggily at the sound of nearby voices. She turned her head and caught sight of a group of hospital staff crowded around the prone form of Booth.

She heard them shout "focus!" again and knew what she had to do.

Getting stiffly to her feet she made her way over to the other hospital bed and pushed through the group. "Let me try," she said quietly, "he knows me," she added when they looked doubtful.

The doctor exchanged a glance with a nurse before he shrugged; "Go ahead," he told her.

Daisy stepped closer to his bedside and took his hand in hers. "Agent Booth? Can you hear me?" she asked, "You've got to wake up, I'm scared," she added, letting a little of her fear from their ordeal creep into her voice. "You told me we'd get out of this, you promised me," she continued, "you need to wake up, please…"

She trailed off as she noticed his eyelids flutter a little, "Come on, look at me, you promised you'd keep me safe," she insisted, he opened his eyes and focused on her. "Say something," she said after a short pause.

"I can't breathe," he choked out and Daisy realised that she was leaning on him.

"Sorry," she said, dipping her head apologetically as she let go of his hand and stepped back.

The doctor and the nurses crowded back around him again and Daisy made her way back to her bed, her work done.