Chapter two...
Later that day the team sat around a table at Wong Fuu's to celebrate 5 years of working together.
"Can you believe it's been 5 years" said a very emotional, very pregnant Angela.
"I know" said Hodgins putting an arm around her. The two had been married early in the year and were expecting their first child any day. "Five years of chasing bad guys"
"Five years of working with squints" added Booth.
"Five years of putting up with the name Bones" said Brennan looking at Booth.
"Hey, what can I say, it suits you." he said smiling at Temperance.
Five years and the charm smile still works wonders he thought.
"Five years and we still don't know your wife's name" said Hodgins looking at Booth.
"Hey man don't start that again"
"Come on, at least give us a name" he asked.
"No" replied Booth smiling.
"Why not?" asked Angela
"It's too dangerous. When we married we both agreed to keep work and home separate. It's to dangerous putting each other at that risk especially since she has a job similar to
mine. We both have a lot of enemies and there are too many strings attached to tell everyone" he replied.
"You do realise the not knowing is putting my baby under extreme stress" said Angela
"You're not giving up are you? Asked Booth.
"Nope" she said smirking at him.
"Okay, I'll give you one detail, but only because if anything happened to your baby Hodgins would kill me. We have three kids. Parker, whose six now and keeps begging me for
another robot" he said pointing at Zack. "Kiah's three and a half. She's pretty quiet, well behaved a bit of a daddy's girl.
Brennan made a choking noise which she artfully disguised as a cough. You can say that again she thought. "Continue on".
"And Imogen" he said glaring at Brennan. "She's two and a bit of a whirlwind. She runs everywhere and talks at a million miles per hour."
"And you never told us this" said Angela. "Arghh, men. You okay Bren?" she asked turning to her best friend.
"Yeah, I just need some fresh air. I'll be back in a minute." She said getting out of her seat.
The night air was cold as it hit Temperance's skin.
"Hey, you okay?" asked Booth coming up behind her.
"Yeah, I… no actually. I thought we agreed not to talk about that in front of anyone".
"Come on Temperance" he said grabbing her arm. "Look at me. I know it's hard not telling anyone. But we have to. That's what you told me this morning and you were correct.
It's too dangerous" he said pulling her towards him. She buried her face into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and stroked her hair as she quietly sobbed into his shirt.
"I hate lying to them" she mumbled. He struggled to hear her against his chest.
"I know" he said soothingly, stroking her hair.
Meanwhile the team sat inside.
"Wow" said Angela. "There goes any hope of him and Bren getting together"
"What do you mean" asked a confused Zack.
"Oh, come on" said Hodgins "Don't tell me you haven't seen the tension between the two of them. It's like watching fireworks. Especially the last few months"
"Yeah, but he's married now so nothing would happen between them, would it."
"Would Booth have an affair you mean." said Angela
"I don't know man" said Hodgins "I don't think so, but he'd do anything for Brennan, so who knows."
"Can you imagine that? The two of them finally together. You know she has seemed happier since she got back from that trip she took a few months ago to LA with him."
"Yeah but she's always happier after she gets back from holidays. She was like that after she got back from Guatemala two years ago and New Orleans a year and a half ago
before that." stated Zack matter-of-factly.
"You know Temp's been away both times Booths children have been born. Kinda ironic don't you think". Said Angela.
"Nothing's ironic" said Hodgins.
"Honey everything's a conspiracy to you" said Angela
"But….." before he could finish a gun shot rang outside the building.
"Everybody down" yelled Sid from behind the bar.