Gina Lancaster felt comforted by Angela's presence somehow. The sketch didn't take long as the man she'd seen arguing with her husband had been pretty average-looking. Angela thanked her for going through this again with her and stood up to leave. Gina was overcome with a dark feeling almost like fear as she realized the one person who had been warm and compassionate to her during this whole horrible ordeal was about to walk away.
"Miss Montenegro?" Gina called out as Angela was walking away.
Angela stopped and turned back to the woman. "It's Angela."
"Angela," Gina managed a smile. "Can I buy you some coffee or something?"
"I'd love that," Angela said, "but I'll buy." She gestured toward the coffee cart.
Gina realized that one cup of coffee on a park bench would take maybe fifteen minutes and the thought of being alone so soon terrified her. She had to think of something.
"I hate that coffee," she blurted out.
Angela looked taken aback at the sudden outburst. "Oh, ok…well is there somewhere you had in mind?"
"I know a good place," Gina said, embarrassed.
"Okay, if you'll just tell me where it is, we can take my car," Angela told her. "I just need to stop at the Jeffersonian first and make sure that Agent Booth gets this sketch, if that's okay."
Gina nodded and stood to follow Angela to her car. As much as she didn't want to see her husband's friend again, she would do anything to find her little boy. Surely Angela saw that, not thinking she was a terrible mother to want to go for coffee while her child was missing. Angela thought no such thing, as she grieved silently for the young mother's pain and fear. Anything she could do to help Gina feel more secure, she would gladly do.
The car ride to the Jeffersonian was silent and they met Booth on his way out. He realized Gina's attachment to Angela and offered to do the search back at his office rather than have Angela do it. He just wanted to speak to Gina alone for a few minutes, so Angela headed to talk to Tempe. Having seen the two come in together, Tempe met Angela halfway.
"Is that Gina Lancaster?" Tempe asked.
"Yeah," Angela answered.
"Why is she here?"
"We're going for coffee and I just stopped by here first to give Booth my sketch," Angela explained.
"Why are you having coffee with the witness?" Tempe was confused. "Was there more to what she told Booth?"
"She's not just a witness, Brennan, she's a person. She's a woman who just lost her husband and is missing her son and she's all alone in this. She just needs someone to be there for her."
"And you're going to be that person?"
"I'm gonna try," Angela said, frustrated with her best friend.
She noticed Booth had left and she quickly walked away from Tempe to rejoin Gina.
"Ready to go?" she asked the woman.
A/N: Sorry this was kind of just a filler chapter to let you into Gina's head somewhat and maybe see what Angela's intentions are. Please review, good or bad.