New chapter up, thanks for all the reviews

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Bones leant back into her pillows, and thought about what she had just done. She had seen the look on his face as he stormed out. She suddenly realised what she had done. She turned over onto her side, so that the crowds at the door could not see her face. She had not meant to hurt Booth; she just enjoyed arguing with him, trying to make him see through irrational ideas, like love and God.

But... all she had done was make him think that what they had together wasn't worth anything to her. She had badly hurt one of the most important people in her life. She had never felt happier than when she was with him, and now she had ruined it. Her and her big mouth.

Tears fell from her eyes, wetting the pillow beneath her head; both she and Booth were unaware that at that exact moment, both were crying over their loss.

The next day, Brennan was discharged from the hospital, and Angela was there to drive her home. Angela took one look at Brennan's face, took it her dishevelled hair, puffy, red eyes, and grabbed her friend in a tight hug.

"Sweetie, what happened? Why isn't Booth here to pick you up? I mean, I'm perfectly happy to pick you up, but shouldn't Booth be here so that you two can home and enjoy yourselves? Why are your eyes all red? What did you do?" Angela rattled off in one breath.

Brennan looked up at Angela guiltily. "Well, a little while after you left, Booth came into my room to talk to me", she began.

"Sweetie, did you make fun of him again? You know he hates that", Angela cut in.

"No, all I did was correct him about some irrational beliefs that he has, in an attempt to see the world in a more realistic light", Brennan argued.

"Telling him God doesn't exist again? Well, that's nothing new. Why isn't he here, then?" Angela asked.

"Well, it wasn't just God, Ange. He was also talking about love and..."

"LOVE???!!! Sweetie, you didn't tell him love didn't exist, did you? What else did he say?"

"Well, I told him that love was just a release of endorphins, it didn't really exist. And then Booth told me that it did exist, because otherwise he couldn't love me, and then I told him..."

"He told you that he LOVES YOU???? And you told him what????!!!!!!" Angela screamed at the top of her lungs.

"That it didn't exist, it was just a release of endorphins", Brennan replied. Angela pushed away from her and just stared at her. "Booth then told me that if love didn't exist, then he couldn't possibly love me, so he didn't have feelings for me, and then he left", Brennan re-told the story.

"Sweetie, how could you do that to Booth? You would have just crushed his heart by saying that! You have to get him back!" Angela yelped.

"Well, OK, Ange, but I still believe that love doesn't exist", Brennan said.

"You will change your mind by the time you and Booth are back together", Angela told her.

1 week later

Brennan held put the sliver of bone under the microscope, and barely registered the familiar beep of someone's card being swiped.

She felt a tap on her shoulder. She spun around, nearly knocking over Sully in the process.

"Sully? What are you doing here?" Brennan asked.

"We have a case, Tempe. Come on, let's get moving", Sully replied.

"What happened to Booth?" Brennan asked, confused.

"He told the Director that you two couldn't work together any more, so you should be re-assigned. The Director remembered that we had worked together well before, so he assigned me to be your FBI agent", Sully told her. "Booth will still help on the cases, but I'll be your partner now".

"Oh, OK, then", Brennan said, half-heartedly. "I've just got to go and talk to Angela for a second".

"OK", Sully agreed. "But just make it quick".

Brennan ran to the Angelator, where Angela was doing a facial reconstruction on a Limbo victim.

"Hey, sweetie, is Booth back yet?" Angela asked her.

"No, Ange, Booth told the FBI director that we couldn't work together any more, so the director re-assigned me to Sully. Booth will still help, but apparently Sully is my partner now!" Brennan rushed. "And now we've got a case, so we have to go".

"Oh my gosh, sweetie, I'm so sorry. I'll have to talk to you later then, but this is awful! After all my planning to get you and Booth together! No! I won't allow it. I'll see you later!" Angela called as Brennan hurried out the door to join Sully.

Brennan caught up with Sully, as he put the hand on the small of her back, guiding her out the door, the same place where Booth always put his hand. Feeling Sully do it felt strange, and she wasn't comfortable with the concept. She wanted to work with Booth, but she knew that Booth was right, they couldn't work together anymore without their relationship affecting the way they work.

They reached the car, and Sully pulled out of the car spot, thinking one thought over and over again.

'Booth had his chance, but he stuffed it up. She'll get over what I did, and come back to me. She's mine now'.

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Reviews rock my world... I'll post the next chapter when I get the chance. It might be a bit longer because I have less time, coz of school, but I'll update as soon as I can.