'I missed my chance…'

It was a pleasant Saturday morning while Temperance Brennan was in her quiet apartment, silently sipping her favorite herbal tea from the mug that Angela had painted for her. She was in a silent depression because of her situation with Booth, but managed to hide it from her friends. The truth was she was dying inside. She could not stop thinking about him. She thought about his muscular arms wrapped around her, his reassuring brown eyes staring into hers, his smile and his incredible bone structure. If only he was hers. Suddenly a buzzing sound coming from her phone interrupted her thoughts. A part of her was happy that her thoughts were interrupted because her thoughts about how incredibly gorgeous Booth was, was getting out of hand. She glanced down at her phone and saw a text message from Booth.

'Hey Bones. I'm at the diner and I was wondering if you could join me?'

She smiled at her text and quickly replied.

'Sure! Will you be having pie?'

'LOL, don't I always?'

'I'm not familiar with the term LOL Booth.'

'It means Laugh Out Loud Bones.'

'Oh. That is very funny Booth. LOL!'

'Okay Bones. So what time will you meet me there?'

'I'll meet you there in 10 minutes. See you then.'

Brennan quickly rinsed out her mug and made her way to her bedroom to choose her clothing for the day. She wanted to look good but also casual. She decided to wear a pair of comfortable denim jeans and a blue sleeveless top, accessorized with a long necklace with a matching pair of drop earrings and comfortable flats. After getting dressed, she grabbed her handbag and car keys and left her house.

At the diner Brennan saw Booth sitting down at their regular table by the window, accompanied by a slice of apple pie topped off with a dollop of whipped cream and a steaming hot cup of coffee. Booth thoroughly enjoyed pie and always tried to get Brennan to try it, but she clearly stated that she did not like her fruit cooked. She made her way over to the table and took a seat in front of Booth.

"Wow Bones, when you said ten minutes you weren't kidding!"

"I see you already got your pie."

"Yeah, you know Bones, you should try it sometime. You don't know what you're missing."

"Booth I already told you. I don't like my fruit cooked."

"Yeah I know. You told me that a million times!"

"Booth it's scientifically impossible for someone to tell you something a million times."

"It's an expression Bones. It means you told me many times."

"Oh. Well that is true. But you never seem to listen. You're so stubborn."

"I'm so stubborn? You're the one who refuses to at least take a bite of the pie!"

"That's because I don't like pie Booth!"

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything." Said a blonde woman who put her hand on Booth's shoulder. He looked up at her and a huge smile appeared on his face.

"Hannah?" He said getting up to plant a small kiss on her lips, "what are you doing here?" He said after their kiss.

"I couldn't stand being away from you Seeley."

"I can't believe you actually came!" He said as he pulled her in for a hug.

Brennan couldn't believe that Hannah was actually there. Standing next to her. Kissing Booth and Booth was kissing her. She felt a pain in her chest like someone stabbed her right in her heart. She felt like crying but held her composure to say hello. She reminded herself that she had to hide her feelings for the sake of Booth's happiness.

"Hello, I'm Temperance Brennan." She introduced.

"Oh, Temperance. I heard so much about you." Hannah said while shaking her hand.

"And I heard about you too, Hannah."

"Did I interrupt anything between you and Seeley? Were you two having an argument?"

"No Hannah, we don't argue. We bicker." Booth cleared up.

"I have to go. I may be needed at the lab." Brennan said while gathering her things. She couldn't take being around the couple. She had to get out before she broke down.

"What? Bones you didn't even order anything." Booth said silently asking her to stay.

"I'll get something at the lab. I'll give you two sometime to reconnect."

"It's fine Temperance, really." Hannah said.

"No. I really have to go." Brennan said as she got up from her seat, "It was nice meeting you Hannah." Then she left.

Brennan went to the only place in the world that she could successfully hide all her feelings, the only place that she felt at home. The lab. Her sanctuary where she could hide behind super rationalism and rotting corpses to protect herself from high levels of intense emotion. She was good at that, hiding her feelings to avoid pity from anyone around her. She could not believe that this was happening to her. She finally broke down her walls to let someone in, and ended up having to rebuild them. How could she ever love again? How could she let someone in again? She couldn't, but she wished she could. She wished that she could be like Booth. He was able to put aside the heartache that she caused him and let someone in again. She was jealous of him. Should she listen to Angela and tell Booth how she feels? What did she have to lose? She was certain that turning Booth down was her biggest regret, but what if he doesn't want her anymore? What if she tells him how she feels and risks losing her friendship with him? That was what she wanted to avoid the most, but how much longer could she keep her feelings bottled up?

Weeks passed and Booth's relationship with Hannah was blossoming. He was happy, everyone could tell. He had successfully gotten over Brennan but things were definitely not the same between them. They stopped going to the Founding Fathers to celebrate the solving of a case with a drink or two. They barely saw each other. It seemed as if they only saw each other when they had a case. This was killing Brennan inside and she slowly started to deteriorate. She came to work every day looking like she had the weight of the world on her shoulders. When she was not needed at the lab, she stayed in bed all day crying but after a while, she had no more tears left. All of her friends, especially Angela noticed Brennan's change in persona and it worried them all deeply. Angela blamed Booth and could not look at him the same way. It was as if he forgot all about his metaphorical family and surrounded himself with Hannah and only Hannah.

'How could he so this to her?' Was the question that was on all of the squints' minds. 'He was all she had.'

Brennan was known for running away to foreign countries to escape overwhelming situations. It was a wonder why she wasn't gone yet, but it was something she considered. Maybe she should just leave for a while. Maybe it would do her some good. She was depressed and it was not only affecting her physical appearance, it was affecting her work as well. She became more and more irritated by her interns and would often say hurtful things to them. She even found herself snapping at her best friend as well. She lost weight and looked sad all the time. Yes, she needed to get away. She needed a break from this.

"Cam I need to talk to you." Brennan said at the doorway of Cam's office.

"Of course Dr. Brennan, what is it?" Cam said looking up from her computer.

"I just wanted to tell you in advance that I will be taking a vacation in the Bahamas for about two weeks."

"The Bahamas? Are you going there to dig up some ancient artifacts?"

"No, this time I'm going for a break."

"I think that will do you some good Dr. Brennan."

"Excuse me?"

"It's just that, Booth's relationship with Hannah is clearly affecting you and it will be wise for you to get away for a bit."

"My situation with Booth is none of your business Dr. Saroyan!"

"Dr. Brennan, I'm not trying to argue with you. I'm trying to help you."

"I'm sorry Cam. I'm just a little on edge lately."

"Yeah, I can see that."

"I will be leaving tomorrow." Brennan said while walking out but stopped when Cam called out to her.

"Just to let you know. You are my number one choice for him."

Brennan's eyes welled up with tears refusing to fall, "I have to go." She went back to her office before she broke down. She indeed needed to get away.

The next day, Brennan was in her office staring at her boarding pass and passport. She could not believe what her life has come to. She thought that she was finished with running, but here she was doing the exact same thing that she didn't want to do. She was miserable and hated that her emotions interfered with her work. Booth was happy but she was the exact opposite. This was not the way things should have been. She was supposed to be happy; waking up to Booth's smile every morning and his scent all over her sheets. Instead she was depressed and woke up every morning to her tear stained sheets and lonely house. She didn't want to leave, but for her sake and the sake of her friends, she had to.

"Hey Bones." Booth said and then noticed the boarding pass and passport that Brennan was holding, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to the Bahamas."

"Gonna dig up some old stuff?"

"No! I'm actually going on vacation Booth. Why is it so hard for people to think that I'm going to a foreign country for a break?"

"It's just not like you Bones. I came over here to spend time with you and find out that you're leaving. I haven't seen you in a long time."

"Well whose fault is that Booth? Now if you don't mind, I have a flight to catch." She said shoving past him.

"Bones, why are you acting like this?"

"Because you said that you would never leave me. You said that you would always be here for me. But you lied Booth. We don't talk anymore, I hardly see you. That's your fault Booth. Ever since you came back everything started to change. I'm depressed and you don't even care!" Tears were now pooling down her face.

"Depressed? Why are you depressed Bones?"

"I don't want to talk about it Booth."

"Bones, you can tell me anything. Why are you depressed?"

"I… I'm… I'm in love with you Booth." There she said it, "That's why I'm depressed. I'm in love with you and I wish I wasn't, but I am. You're not mine to love."

Booth was shocked by what he just discovered. She was in love with him. He could not believe that she just said that, "Bones I-"

"I got to go." She interrupted. She did not want to hear what he had to say. She was afraid of the words that would come out of his mouth, so she just left. She left Booth completely speechless. At that moment, she knew that he didn't want her. If he did, he would have run after her. But he didn't.

So that's the second chapter. I hope it was to your liking. I didn't add a lot of Hannah in this chapter because honestly, who like Hannah? But I'm sorry to say that Hannah will be in more chapters and she will play an important part in the chapters that she's in. I feel really bad for making Brennan so depressed but she'll get better, I promise. I hope you enjoyed it and thanks to whoever reviewed and I'm hoping to get more reviews. I want to know if who guys loved it or hated it. I'll try to update soon.

Thanks for reading!