" Where were you ?
" In Angela's office. "
" Why ? "
"All your friends were there."
"Why did you go to see them ?"
"Listen Tee, you know, I think it's time."
"Time for what?"
"Time for you to open up. I know it's all because of me you're scared. Hell sometimes I think you're still scared I would hurt you, which I wouldn't. But you have Ange now. She is a wonderful friend and, you should rely on her as much as you rely on me."
"You tired of me calling you when I'm bad?"
"No, I just think you can use somebody's else advice than mine every once in a while."
"I use others advice. I only need yours when it's .. just hard like this.
"It is not hard Tee. You have to lat people in and change. You can not always stay the poor little Tempe that got hurt by me. If you do that, I'll never get over with it."
Brennan thought for a second. She knew Mike was right. She had to let people in. She had to let them help her if she needed. Hell Ange is so close to her, she doesn't see why she couldn't give it a try.
"And, from what I heard from Ange and from his look at me, that B-guy there, seems pretty hooked on ya."
"Don't we have shots to do after the pizza?"
Mike chuckled. "We do, grab my bag. You have shots in here?"
Brennan got to her desk and opened a drawer and got two shot glasses out of there. She looked into her drawer. She didn't only have 2 glasses, she had more of them. She actually has one for each of her team. Name graved. She bought them and made their name being graved in them so they once could have a get-together. So that she could open up to them.
She brought the two shots to the table at the couches. Mike poured tequila in both of the shots.
"To my saviour."
"To your saviour."
They both backed down their first shot.
"I didn't know you kept shots in your office! That's no the Tee I know!"
"Well, tells how much I want to be prepared incase I'm desperate!"
Mike Got up in the direction of the drawer the glasses came out.
"Tee, what's in there."
"Files, some bones, pens, .."
"Tee, what's in there?"
Brennan sighted. He knew she lied. He always knew. Well almost always.
"Open up."
Mike opened the drawer and took what was inside.
"Wow. That's .. unexpected."
"You're right Mike, it's time. I've been trying. I just couldn't. And now with Cam, it didn't seem like the right time."
"Maybe it is Tee, maybe you can better go for a big change than change twice in a year … if you get what I mean."
She smiled at him.
"I do." She got up and unlocked the door. "I'll go get them, if they're still here."
"You do that."
"And I am."
"You're what?"
"I am scared to hell that you will hurt me again. I ma scared to hell that you will leave me. You didn't do anything on purpose, that's why I'm scared as hell."
She turned around and left to get the others.
Brennan opened the door of Angela's office. Everyone was still there.
"SO, Mike brought 3 bottles of tequila annnd I had one myself in my desk, so I thought, maybe you guys could come help us a bit?"
They all looked at her in astonishment.
"Listen, I know Mike came tot alk to you here and I guess Ange told you all about it. SO It indeed is time I open to you guys. We're a team."
Hodgins was the first one to make a move.
'Thanks, .Dr. Brennan. I think it's cool you .. well, you know."
Zach followed. "Yeah, we like you and it's a pleasure to work with you! I'm sure it's a pleasure to be your friend too."
They both got out of the office. Both Booth and Angela were too stunned to move. Brennan turned to Cam.
"Dr. Soroyan, I am sorry for my behaviour. I don't deal goods with new. But I do have to accept changes, and … so I ma sorry, and I will do my best."
"Call me Cam. And I am sorry if I pushed you in any kind of way Dr. Brennan. You intimidate me. You don't even notice, which makes it even worse!"
Cam and Brennan smiled. Came also left the office.
"Ange and Booth."
They both looked up at her.
"Thanks. I don't know what I could t without you guys."
Ange got up and hugged her friend.
"I know. I know it all. He told me and .. don't say it. My make up is not waterproof." She winked at her.
"Booth, now, I officially, authorise you to do give her some alpha-male slack. She knows I'm here. Well, we're here!" Ange hopped out of her office.
"Ow, do you have enough glasses?"
"Yeah, it's been taken care of."
"Okay, see you in a sec!"
She sat on the couch next to Booth.
"I'm sorry I never told you about Mike."
"It's okay I guess. You seem to care a whole lot for the guy."
"I do, but he's not the only guy I care a lot for."
"You know Booth, I never told you. Because .. well that's me. I don' dislike you getting all protective over me. I don't dislike you caring for me. Hell I don't even dislike when we argue. Shows that we care enough to … get it all out. I just never bothered tot ell to protect myself. The last time I had such a great relationship with a guy, id ended because I expected too much and I told him how good we were."
Booth didn't say anything. He wanted her to feel good about what she said.
"So here it is. I like you Booth, I like you a whole lot. And nobody made me feel this secure in a long time. I like it that you take care of me and I like it that you .. are you."
She looked up at him with tears in his eyes.
"I'll always be there for ya Bones. You're my Bones."
She smiled.
"Come on, I have something for ya."
