AN:
This is set in Season 5 and it is AU... ish. It could have happened, but probably not.
Sweets lookedd at Hodgins and Angela interact as they worked on the murder before them. After hearing of Wendel and Angela's breakup, Sweets had been worried about Angela and Hodgins. Their friendship had been slowly mending as time passed since they broke their engagement and Sweets was worried that this change in her sex life would trigger something like when she and Roxie broke up. From what little Sweets knew of Angela and Wendel's breakup, he thought that Angela and Hodgins would reunite again, but it didn't seem to be happening. There was no stolen glances or subconious touching, they were just... coworkers. Though, he could tell something was going on under all that, though he wasn't sure exactly what is was. Maybe if he could find out more about the break up...
Sweets was so caught up in his train of thought that she barely acknowledged Angela's leaving the room.
"So, Sweets... How have things been going with you?" Hodgins asked, shuffling awkwardly at the silence. Sweets had a creepy shrink face on that was giving him the jibbles.
"Fine, Fine..." Sweets murmured, not really think about his words as he thought on the possibilities of Angela and Hodgins' relationship.
"How has treating Zach been going?" Hodgins asked, thinking of his old friend. He really did want to know.
"I stopped treating Zach awhile after he told me he didn't kill the lobbyist." Sweets said, letting the information slip before realizing his words and looking at Hodgins like a deer in the headlights. "Oh, no-"
"HE DIDN'T KI-" Hodgins started to scream before Sweets slapped a hand over his mouth.
"SHHHHHH!" Sweets breathed. "Hodgins, calm down."
"Calm down!?" Hodgins said, ripping Sweets hand away. "How long have you known?"
"O-... Over a year." Sweets answered slowly. He was so getting sued.
"A YEAR? I have to tell Cam and Booth." Hodgins turned to go and Sweets franticly grabbed wrist.
"No! Stop!" Sweets wheezed and Hodgins glared at him, prompting Sweets to release him.
"Why? He's innocent, he should be free!"
"He's innocent of MURDER." Sweets stressed.
"And that is his charge- if he only helped then he's an accessory, maybe he can finish his sentence in jail, he has been in for nearly two years and-"
"Hodgins!" Sweets said, gripping Hodgins' shoulders. "Listen to me! This is way Zach didn't want you to know. He might not have commited a murder, but he did commit a crime. He has commited conspiracy to murder, accessory after the fact, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to commit a robbery, and aiding and aibeting a SERIAL KILLER. Even if he was only involved with one murder, he still commited multiple crimes, willingly. If he was revealed and put up for a these charges, you know what he would do? He'd tell the truth and truth is that he doesn't feel bad that that man died, but that he had been convinced his death was a good thing. He would be put in jail for twenty-five to life at the drop of a hat and do you know what would happen to him there?"
"Sweets, you don't have to..." Hodgins stuttered.
"No, you need to hear this. He would get the crap beat out of him everyday and become some beefy dude's prison bitch. He's be dead in under five years. That's why he doesn't want you all to know, it best that he is where he is. It took me awhile to figure it out... but it is best he is there, he's safe there." Sweets let go of Hodgins and stared at him, looking for a reaction.
"I... I guess you have a piont..." Hodgins nodded, trying to absorb the infomation given to him.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Zach told me not to and it is so unethical for me to still be talking about it." Sweets sucked his teeth. "But I am sorry, so sorry."
"I get it, Sweets, but I mean... Wow..." Hodgins sat down, staring at the ground with drawn brows. "I always thought he might not... But... He really didn't do it?"
"No, he lead Gormagon to the lobbyist, but... He didn't kill him." Sweets said. He felt like wieght had been lifted off him but also felt like he was worse person on the planet. This was wrong on so many levels, not to mention illegal. "He's innocent..."
"Woah baby..." Hodgins breathed out, running a hand through his hair. "And you aren't allowed to tell anybody?"
"WE aren't allowed to tell anybody." Sweets corrected. "Please, Hodgins, you can't tell, I'm breaking so my rules telling you, I could go to jail."
"I... understand." Hodgins nodded slowly.
"I'm sorry..."
"I understand, Sweets, it's what's best... and you were just following the rules, patient confidetality." He said and Sweets nodded. "This is just... A lot to take."
"I know..."
"Give me a minute?"
"Right, right..."
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"Hello, Hodgins, I'm glad you could visit." Zach smiled at his old friend as he sat infront of him.
"Hey, man." Hodgins smiled, clasping his hands together.
"No math problem?"
"Not this time..." Hodgins sighed, looking at his hands. "Look, I'm sorry I haven't been visiting as much..."
"It's alright, I forgive you." Zach said, squeezing a ball that his doctor had given him to help excerise his hands. He had regained 75% function and was working towards 80%, it was a long road. "What brings you here?"
"Zach, I... I can't visit you anymore... Ever." Hodgins shook his head. "I know, Zach."
"Know what?" The mental patient asked before realizing, his smile disappeared. "Sweets told you?"
"Don't sue him or anything, it just... slipped. It was an accident." Hodgins leaned back in his seat. "I... I can't visit you here anymore, knowing that you didn't... I just..."
"I... Understand." Zach said and Hodgins looked up at him. "Will you... at least call?"
"I'll try." Hodgins nodded. "I just wanted to let you know, it's only fair."
"Thank you, for that."
"It's the least I can do." Hodgins shrugged. "I guess I always suspected, anyway, so..."
"Right... Have a good day, Hodgins."
"You to, Zac-a-roni."
Neither of them could say good bye, it was too painful. At that, Hodgins got up and left.
AN:
First one-shot of the story! BOOYAH!
So, I was talking to a person on PM and they said:
You could do some sort of scene with Zack. You could do a drabble where Sweets lets it slip that Zack has never killed anyone. That'd be interesting.
And so, I did. Plus, it always bothered me no one ever said anything about going to visit Zach and just... I'm going to stop now before my rant shows.
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