(A/N: Ok, so I know I said Bones would be in this one, but I got to the end of this scene, and it seemed like a chapter to me. It's about Hannah, and how she comes to the decision to call Brennan. Enjoy!)

Hannah was good at leaving. It was one of the things she did best. She had left so many different pasts behind her, sometimes even she herself had trouble recalling them. But this time, it was a little more…complicated. This time, there was a Seeley Booth and a Temperance Brennan involved.

Even as she had walked away from Seeley, hastily brushing away tears from her cheeks, Hannah knew Seeley was hurting even more than her. She knew this like she knew that politics was corrupt, and it made her feel worse. Feel guiltier. As if she had no right to grieve when he was so hurt himself.

God, how she loved that man. She loved his courage, his openness. His ability to brave the world and give her a chance to be with him for half a year, even after he had been rejected by another woman. She had been so touched by that gesture, especially after learning about him and Temperance. She had been so proud to be his girlfriend.

But marrying him…that was another story. Hannah couldn't marry, and she especially couldn't marry Seeley. That would mean being forever bound to a man she knew was better than her, in every way imaginable. A man whose very faults made him stronger. A man she could never live up to, no matter what she did.

And so, she'd broken his heart. To her knowledge, she was the third woman to do so. Her predecessor had been Seeley's partner, Dr. Temperance Brennan. 'Bones,' to Seeley. A woman she had constantly heard about from their very first meeting in Afghanistan. According to what Seeley had told her in Afghanistan, Brennan was the most brilliant forensic anthropologist in the world, a good friend, and a caring individual. What he hadn't told Hannah at first was that Brennan was also someone who had turned Seeley down, only to realize her mistake when it was too late. Which was approximately right after Hannah had elbowed her way into the picture.

And nearly immediately after Temperance's change of heart, Booth had told Hannah everything. He was beyond reproach as her boyfriend. There was nothing to get angry at him over, nothing to forgive. No drama. Almost like the calm before the storm. There was, of course, an awkward conversation with Brennan, but then it was all over, seemingly forgotten by them both, and they continued to muddle on, 'just partners.'

But Hannah couldn't really forget. It had nagged her in the back of the mind sometimes, when she lay awake in Seeley's arms and knew he wasn't dreaming about her. How could they not feel the tension between them? It was palpable to just about everyone else. Had there ever been such a connection between her and Seeley? Maybe in Afghanistan, where the entire atmosphere was so adrenaline-drenched that some of it couldn't help but seep into their relationship. But not here, in Washington D.C. This was Brennan's turf.

Maybe that was why, even as two hearts broke simultaneously by the Reflecting Pool, Hannah still had the sense that she was doing something right. Maybe she wasn't the one for Booth. Certainly not the one who had any chance of making Seeley feel any better tonight. There was only one woman in the entire world who possibly had a chance of doing that.

And as clear as crystal, Hannah realized what a big mistake she'd made, by coming between the two. She should have left the moment she suspected how much they cared for each other. How had they managed?, she wondered with awe. To keep seeing each other every day, even though her presence erected a formidable barrier between them. To continue on as partners even though each had rejected the other at some point. There was no doubt - they loved each other.

Yes, Hannah had made a mistake. Hannah had been a mistake. Hannah was the reason Seeley might never love again.

But Hannah was also an exceptionally resourceful woman. And Hannah knew who could best fix this situation.

And so, Hannah whipped out her cellphone and dialed Brennan's number.

(A/N: Now, next chapter has definitely got Bones in it! Please review if you have anything to say, even if it's Hannah-hating! Thanks for reading!)