"No!" Angela fell down onto Brennan's bed causing her to shift. Booth heard his girlfriend groan slightly. "Bren..." She said and she began crying. Hodgins bent down, with tears in his own eyes and put his arm around her. Zach stood stunned and unable to say a word. Cam spoke next.

"They're sure?" She spoke with such sincerity that Booth was taken aback. He knew better then most that Brennan and Cam had a very tense relationship.

"Yes." Brennan replied, and then looked at Angela. "Ange, please don't." Brennan went to sit up and Booth jumped out of his seat to help her. She put her hand out to stop him. "Ok let's get this straight. I may be sick…" they all looked at her. "…Ok very sick. But that doesn't mean that I need you all fawning over me like… oh I don't know. I just don't want that ok. I want to get on with life as normal. Ok?" Angela sniffed and straightened up.

"Bones." Booth sat down beside her and took hold of her hand. "You don't need to go through this alone." She looked into his eyes and saw the compassion and love she had always seen in his eyes but had only recently realized what it was.

"I know, Booth and I don't want to." She raised his hand to her cheek and left it there. They all sat in silence for an age.