Chapter 2 from Brennans point of view
Walking out of my office happy the work day has come to an end as much as I like my job Christine is also an important part of my life. Saying goodnight to Angela I tell her I'm going to go pick up Christine from daycare now, It's been somewhat worrying leaving her lately shes my baby I'm very uneasy with Pelant still on the loose. These days it seems I'm constantly concerned about her and Booth I suppose myself to on some level. Part of my inner emotions tell me that I'm worthless but I know people wouldn't care about me if I really was.
Trying to stay alert I walk out into the garage heading to my car I hear slight muffled footsteps I notice an unfamilar licsence plate and try to run back inside. "Your not going to get away" I reconize the voice its Pelant my heart starts to race running even faster I try to call Booth. Pelant tackles me onto the ground I struggle trying to pull him off me but theres a rag of chloroform over my mouth and nose I can't breath. I keep screaming for booth attempting to push him off me, soon my body goes weak I feel myself passing out.
Disorientation sweeps over me as I start to regain consiousness, thoughts race through my mind wondering how long I've been unconsious hours or days?. I open my eyes to utter darkness where am I? are Christine and Booth safe? What is Pelant going to do with me. Feeling rope around my arms and feet I'm tied to a hot surface I can feel my body against the heat sweating profusely. Fear overwhilming my mental state, What if Pelant killed Christine and Booth I can't handle the thought no where are they? Does Booth even know I was kidnapped.
Attempting to scream I realize there is tape on my mouth, suddenly the lights turn on I see Pelant walking towards me with a psychotic look in his eyes. Theres a knife in his hand please someone help me hes going to kill me I know its coming! Booth my mind echoes. "Ah your awake Temperance I wouldn't want you to miss your own murder" he yells sadistically into my face. Terror strikes deep within me I try to break loose but its no use he slaps me across the face hard I cry staying silent trying not to give him the satisfaction.
He moves behind me I try to turn my head realizing I'm tied to a huge oven and hes turning up the heat on it, adrenaline rushing through my body. " 2 hours and 30 minutes before you go into that oven, I researched gormogon but letting you cook to death would be too simple. I'm going to put you through a new dimension of torture, you'll be alive enough to feel the pain and see me sink my teeth in. It will be a slow death of agony and blood loss you see, I've planned your murder out carefully. Booth isn't going to save you, by the time he finds you all that will be left is a bag of gnawed up bones." He yells manically.
Getting up in my face he puts the knife to my throat " By the way since I'm going to kill you theres a little piece of information Agent Booth couldn't tell you, He wanted to marry you but I threatened to kill 5 random people sitting in the park if he did. I made him turn you down and not tell you the real reason why he was turning you down. He didn't care enough about you to save you and now you're going to be my dinner, say goodbye to life" Pelant yelled even louder. Removing the knife he walked up the stairs.
Breaking down hysterical I feel even worse Pelant is the reason Booth backed out of my proposal, damn it I know Booth loves me nothing can change that!. How can anyone be this sick and twisted? Pelants soul may as well be made of cold black tar. I can't move these ropes are too tight if no one stops this psychopath he will kill me thats clear. Pelant has become even more unstable and has stooped to a new level of mental illness emulating gormogon. Please let someone find me before its too late I don't want Christine to loose her mother.
Even though I have had feelings for Booth since I first started working with him it took me many years to let myself start a romantic relationship with him. I had realized I loved him after the incident when I thought Booth was dead because Sweets didn't tell me his death was a set up. That night when I first had sex with him it was such a mix of emotions but I realized thats what real love feels like, I had never felt anything like it before. When I found out I was pregnant things changed again but for the better Booth and I moved in together.
Christine the best things that has happened to me in my life next to Booth, I like my job at the jeffersonian but I love my daughter and Booth I wouldn't trade ether of them for anything. The thought of loosing them horrifies me I dont want them to loose me ether. Sure I've been kidnapped and tortured before but I also didn't have a child then. Booth had found me the past few times I had been kidnapped though, all I can do is hope he saves me again. I'm not ready to die yet, my heart stopped a few times when I was shot with the blood bullet that incident was just as scary as this situation is right now.
Hearing footsteps again I look up Pelant puts down a laptop on the other side of the room laughing deranged I try to look away he takes out a gun and threatens to hit me with it. Suddenly my phone goes off Pelant has it he speaks into the phone "You won't find me Agent Booth, I know you've been trying to catch me for a long time". My heart starts to pound I know now Booth has realized I'm missing! "So help god me if hurt my family" I hear Booth yell. "She screamed for you but oh look you weren't there you left her alone that was a mistake on your part thats given me a tasty dinner to cook, I did my research on gormogon" Pelant laughs manically into the phone.
"Your screwed up! I will find you, I won't let you get away with this!" Booth yells. Pelant laughs as if its amusing "Agent Booth is that anyway to talk to the man who's preheating a very large oven with your girlfriend terrified tied next to it? See I'm being more inventive this time a new dimension of pain and murder changing up the game, In two hours it will be hot enough for her to go in tick-tock Agent Booth I'll have fun enjoying you suffer, you won't find me the next time you see her she will be a pile of gnawed up bones!" Pelant yells I try to scream through the tape as he hangs up the phone.
Finding myself hyperventalating panicking I start passing out again, Waking up to Pelant kicking me "Just for falling asleep I'll make sure to keep you in extra pain, Its almost time to go in looks like your Precious Booth isn't going to save you this time" He says in a twisted voice. T error sweeps over me again lost in my thoughts for what seems like a long time. Suddenly I'm snapped back to reality hearing footsteps upstairs Pelant has a gun to my head. Someone kicks in the door I see Booth standing on the staircase about to pull out his gun Pelant putting his hand on the trigger tears slide down my face I scream out under the tape for him.
I hear a gunshot looking up to see that Caroline has shot Pelant who is now on the ground bleeding covering the wound on his arm. My father is standing in the doorway, I'm still screaming as Booth runs to me taking the tape off my mouth "Christine" I stutter as he unties me. Instantly I find myself lost in his embrace hugging him with all my strength. Scared out of my mind out of breath trying to control my breathing, " Shes fine, I'm here now Bones I won't let him hurt you again I love you so much" he says looking at me.
He pulls me up further into his strong arms ""I love you too Booth I'm terrified" I whisper looking deep into his eyes locked in a tight hug. Our lips meet kissing passionatly I feel so much love towards him but yet so much distance and gaps between. I dont say anything my heart is racing I feel myself hyperventalating still oxygen deprived. He tells me to hang onto him as he picks me up and carries me out of this horrible place. When we get to the car he stands me up on the ground next to my father who exchanges a short hug with me kissing me on the forhead asking me how I'm holding up.
"Dad" is all I say the words stutter from my mouth they help me into the back seat Booth sits down next to me I feel the seatbelt around me. "Shes in shock and running a fever I think, we need to get her to the hospital Max" I hear Booth say. My chest tightens again "To the e.r it is, you should let Angela know we found her" I hear my this isn't real I have to get out of here. My mind must be playing tricks on me " "N-no no" I try to undo the ropes tying me down. "Bones calm its just me and your dad your safe now" I hear Booths voice suddenly I snap back to reality finding myself clinging to him."Please don't leave me" I whisper "I'm not going anywhere" he says to me I start to black out.