**Disclaimer: I do not own anything with BONES or any songs in my stories. I just love Booth and Bones.**
Writer's Note: Thanks for all the wonderful feedback and the great responses to this story. Just a little side note: this happens before The Doctor in the Photo. Later chapters I will cover what transpired in that episode. Hope you like this latest installment.
Seeley and Hank entered Hank's room.
"Shrimp, we need to talk," as Hank shut the door behind them.
"Pops there's nothing to talk about. I love Hannah."
"No, you don't. You are using the wrong head to think with. A blind man and everyone else' knows who you love and it isn't that Barbie doll downstairs."
Booth cringed at the thought of Pops implying he was using his little head to think with. "No Pops, that has nothing to do with it. I LOVE Hannah with all my heart."
Hank was getting frustrated with his grandson. "How can you love her with all your heart, when your heart isn't yours anymore? I'm no good with this mushy stuff, but Shrimp what I do know is you and Hannah don't look at each other the same way you and Temperance look at each other. There is a spark, an electricity between you two, real love, a long lasting love. With this one," as Hank pointed out the window, "with this one, she is just like Rebecca. Remember, I didn't think Rebecca was any good for you either and neither is this one."
Sitting on the couch, Seeley didn't look at his grandfather. He just put his face in his hands, trying to explain to his grandfather without sounding too pitiful. "But Hannah loves me Pops. Bones doesn't."
Hank sat along side his grandson. "That's a bunch of bull Seeley and you know it."
"No Pops. It's true. Bones told me that she didn't love me."
Softening up just a little Hank asked, "How do you know Seeley? Did she actually say she didn't love you?"
Booth sighed and told Hank all about the night he asked Bones to give them a chance.
Hank was in shock, "You took advice from Dr. Sweets, a boy no older than Parker. What were you thinking?" Hank had more questions for Booth about that night so without hesitation he continued. "Did Temperance actually say she DID NOT love you?"
"No!" Seeley answered.
"Did you tell her you loved her, I mean did you say the actual words."
"No. I told her I knew from the start that I was THAT guy, but she said my evidence was antidotal."
Hearing what his grandson was saying he couldn't believe it and shook his head. He thought to himself, "How could my grandson be so stupid?" Hank spoke again. "So let me get this right, you go to Afghanistan not knowing if you would ever see Temperance again and instead of giving her hard evidence and fighting for her you came back to the States with a booby prize. She is a scientist and she requires evidence. You know her mind works differently than most and you of ALL people should know that."
"I told her I had to move on and I did. I told her things couldn't stay the same. Things had to change when we came back."
Hank heard enough. "Well I think you better get going. Barbie is probably wondering what is taking you so long. Just remember this, you can't move on, when your heart isn't yours to give. And one more thing Seeley, if you do something stupid with this one, you WILL NOT have my blessing."
Booth rose from the couch looking defeated. "But she said NO! I told her I had to move on. I love Hannah now." That is all Booth kept muttering as he walked to the door to leave.
"Shrimp, I still love you but you better make things right with Temperance. She loves you as much as you still love her. No matter how much you deny it."
Seeley didn't look at his grandfather when he left. He left Hank's room totally dejected, heading back to the garden where Hannah was left.
Hank closed the door behind Seeley and decided that he had to talk to Temperance and get to the bottom of this. He located his black book, found Temperance's number and gave her a call.
"Hi Temperance. It's Hank. I would like to make you some of my world famous grilled cheese. Are you free for lunch today?"
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