Lucky you guys, I stayed up til midnight getting this out. Let me know what you think and let me know if Booth's reaction seems real enough!
I sat nervously in a motel room that my dad had rented for the night. He had told me that he was going to go to the store to get us things that we would need. I knew what that meant as he told me that we were going to stay in D.C, just so I could be happy. But how was I supposed to be happy when I know for a fact that I was considered missing by now. I could see my friends in my mind. Angela and Booth would be turning over every stone looking for me, Zack and Hodgins would most likely cover the entire Jeffersonian as they were one of the few that knew the building just as much as I did.
The sound of the door opening snapped me out of my thoughts and I turned around to see Dad come in with several bags and a woman following behind him. I stared warily at her until he introduced us.
"This is Darci. I talked to your boss, Dr. Goodman. He has agreed to let you take over your position as your new identity. He will be the only person besides for us to know who you are. Darci here is going to fix you up to make you as unrecognizable as possible."
"Dad..." I sighed. I turned to Darci, "What exactly are you going to do?"
"Dye and cut your hair, make up, glasses."
I groaned, loudly, and laid back on the bed. It all seemed way too much, and I most certainly wasn't ready for it. Dad's eyes begged me to do it and after a few minutes I gave in. At the time, I didn't know what the horrible deal with McVicar was, but if my dad was worried about him, I wasn't really in a position to argue.
I stood and walked towards them, "Alright, I'll do it."
Booth's PoV
The sun crawled down below the horizon as I sped back to the Jeffersonian. I could only pray that they had found her, but something told me that there was no sign of her. They would have called. I nearly swerved into another car when my phone rang on the dashboard of the SUV. Quickly, I grabbed and answered the phone.
"Booth."
"Agent Booth. It's Cullen," he answered.
Immediately I slowed and pulled over. I recognized his tone. He had some serious bad news coming and I knew that I would not want to be risking lives when I heard it.
"Sir, is there any news?"
"You're not going to like it. I hate having to give this news to you."
Worry most certainly helping with the adrenaline pumping through my system. "What is it?"
"There was an accident. Two people were killed and three were injured."
I froze. 'Please let her be alive,' I chanted as I waited for Cullen to continue.
"I'm sorry, Booth. The bodies were identified as Dr. Brennan and apparently her father, Mathew Brennan."
My heart stopped when he said 'I'm sorry' and the first tears started to fall when he said bodies. It didn't even register in my thoughts that her dad had died as well. All I could focus on was the mention of her name. NO! It couldn't happen. NO! She couldn't be dead. NO! Visions of seeing a bloodied and bruised Bones popped into his head. NO! His Bones couldn't be dead!
"Booth!" Cullen's voice snapped, bringing me back to reality. "Do you want to tell the squints?"
"Yeah," I whispered softly. He said something else before hanging up but I didn't really hear it. I dropped the phone back on the dashboard and I collapsed back against my seat.
"Meet the new Blair Noble!" Darci grinned as she brought me toward the mirror. I wasn't sure if I really wanted to see it, but my curiosity won out and I opened my eyes and stared. Dad was right. She could make me unrecognizable. My brown hair was a lighter color with a few black streaks and was now shoulder length. The makeup was darker than what I would have wanted it to be but along with the glasses it actually seemed to look great. Then again, that was the Angela part of my mind that was talking. Personally I thought it just wasn't me, but I'm not supposed to be Temperance Brennan any more. I smiled a bit inside. It was going to be pretty much the same, just a different look and maybe a bit different personality, oh and one thing I had nearly forgot about! The reactions of my friends of the news they were getting that very second.