2.
Back at Brennan's apartment. She and Mark are having a night cap. "It was a lovely evening Mark, thank you for dinner."
"You're welcome Tempe" he says as he walks deliberately over to her. "And now I think you owe me something other than a drink and a good night." He pulled her against him and kissed her hard. She struggles to get away from him. "What are you doing Mark. Let me go."
"Come on Tempe. We've been on 5 dates and we haven't kissed yet. You know you want it." He says as he kisses her again. When he sticks his tongue in her mouth she bites it. Mark pushed her away and his right hand came across her jaw and knocked her back.
"You bitch. How dare you?"
Mark reaches for Brennan but she eludes him and lands a roundhouse kick to his abdomen which knocks him back a couple of steps.
"Mark, I think you should leave now. This just isn't going to work out. I am giving you a chance to walk away now and I will not report what just happened."
"Oh isn't that cute, you're just going to let me walk away." Mark says as he advances on her. She took the opportunity to take off her heals and hike her dress up a little so she has room to move if she has to defend herself. She is able to keep away from Mark for the most part trying to figure out what is the best course of action. For his height Mark moved faster and with more grace than she gave him credit for. This was her downfall. As he reached out for her she effectively out maneuvered him, however when she went to land a punch he easily caught her, punched her in her stomach and her chest knocking the wind out of her. He threw her onto the floor. He hauled her up to her feet.
"So you like it rough do you? We will just have to see about that." He said as he threw her on the couch. Brennan knew she was in trouble but was trying to figure out how to get out of it. She started doing calculations in her head. Mark tried to catch both of Brennan's wrists in one hand. Brennan rolled off the couch, slipped away from him into the kitchen where she grabbed a knife.
"Get away from me! Leave right now! Come near me again and I will stop you." She screamed.
"You don't have the guts to do it." Mark said.
"I don't know what that means. However, I feel I should warn you that my adrenaline is up and seem to be stronger than I usually am." She warned.
Mark just laughed. He lunged to disarm her but she sunk low and he hit her in her face. She knew she was going to have a hematoma on her face. As his hand was connecting with her face and surprised her a little she still had the faculties about her to stab Mark in the stomach. He was so surprised that he went down and fell next to Brennan. He was reaching for her and grabbed her dress and ripped it as he fell. She scurried away from him, grabbed her cell phone and immediately dialed Booth's number. She looked at the number and immediately deleted the number. She was no longer his problem. She dialed 911 to report the stabbing for an ambulance and then called Angela.
Angela looked down at her phone when it rang, "Hey Sweetie, how's the date going? Any plans to get some tonight?" hearing nothing Angela continued," Sweetie, Sweetie, are you there? Say something. You're scaring me."
"Angela? I ….I…Please can you come over? I need you. Please" Angela was worried in an instant. Brennan does not beg for anything. Her voice sounded weak and small. "Hodgins and I will be there in 10 minutes."
"No Ange, just you please no Hodgins? I, I need you please. Only you." Angela now extremely worried for her friend said, "I'm coming now, I'll call Booth on the way." "No!" she screamed into the phone. "No Booth, don't call him. I'm not his responsibility anymore. I never was. Don't call him Ange, I mean it."
"Ok, Bren, ok. I'm in the car on my way now."
"Thanks Ange." There is a knock on Brennan's door. "Ange, I have to go. That's probably the police and EMTs. I will see you shortly" and disconnects the phone.