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Booth pulled up into the Jeffersonian car park and rushed into the nearly darkened building. He knew that Bones wouldn't be at home, no, it was too early for his Bones to be at her apartment; so instead, he had immediately rushed over to the Doctor's second home. Booth skidded to a halt in front of his partner's office. The room was darkened, and so was most of the floor, except for Cam's office. Running over there, he saw Cam and Michelle in deep discussion and both looked up as he stood in the doorway breathing hard.

"Where's everyone?"

"It's already 11pm Seeley, and it's a Saturday. Mostly everyone has gone home already. Let me guess, you looking for Bren aren't you?" Cam answered.

Booth nodded, and Michelle answered. "She's probably buried herself in her work down in Limbo, where she has been, for the past few weeks or so. Dr. B doesn't go home until 2 or 3am in the morning, and that's only to freshen up and nap. She sometimes pulls all-nighters in the lab, and usually Cam, Angela or Jack finds her under a stack of paperwork in Limbo."

Booth looked and felt guilty. He knew this was mostly his fault. He should've got her and brought her home. However, what with Hannah and everything... NO! FOCUS SEELEY BOOTH!

Nodding thanks towards the two women, Booth dashed out and into Limbo, where, sure enough, he found Brennan under a high stack of files and a few boxes of bones sitting next to her. She looked up and squinted up at the man in front of her, not knowing if she was hallucinating because of all the late nights.

'Booth can't be here! He's got Hannah now. Yes, that's right, he's not here, and this is all a dream. I'm going to wake up and-' Brennan was shaken violently from her thoughts by the said man.

"Bones! Bones! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at home? I mean, have you even eaten or anything? Cam and Michelle tells me you've been here nearly all night for the past few weeks. Is this true? Why didn't you tell me? Why won't you tell me? You can tell me anything you know."

Bones, who now realises that she wasn't being delirious, felt anger course throughout her entire body. "What do you mean WHY? I can't tell you anything anymore Seeley Joseph Booth!"

Booth winced at the full use of his name. He knew he was in big trouble if Bones had ever mentioned his given name in a conversation.

"I used to be able to trust you easily. I used to be able to tell you anything with ME knowing that you'll listen. YOU ALWAYS LISTEN! But now? I CAN'T ANYMORE! Now-a-days, it's always, Hannah said this, and Hannah said that. I can't get a word in without you bringing up Hannah into a conversation. Think about it. When was the last time we had a decent conversation that wasn't work, or Hannah related? Actually, better than that. When was the last time we even had a meal together? At the diner, or at Sid's, or even at Wong Foo's or a drink down at the Founding Father's? You're always being dragged away by Hannah. Nearly every single bloody night!"

Brennan stopped to catch her breath and started again.

"As for what I'm doing here and whether or not I should be at home... Shouldn't I be asking you that question? It's a weekend Booth! Aren't you meant to be at home with Parker and Hannah?" Brennan said Hannah's name with as much hatred and bitterness as possible.

Booth took an opportunity to intervene. "Hey! Hannah isn't that mean or nasty! She's friendly and kind, and she's tried to fit in. Don't be mean!"

Bones fully stood up, and now Booth could really see the anger, the hatred, the bitterness, the venom just coursing throughout her body. He automatically took a step back. Not that he was keen to admit it, but he was now slightly nervous at what Bones might do to him when she was mad. Really, really, really mad.

"I haven't even gotten started on her Booth. Do you know how much pain I've been through at the Maluku islands? Yes, I know I was the one who chose to go there, but did you even think about me at ALL? I thought about you day and night. With Daisy around, she was pretty good at making me see what I already had. YOU! I had horrid dreams that you were never going to return home. That I would get a call from the F.B.I or the army, saying I had to return home because I have to attend your funeral. When I saw you at the reflecting pool, and I saw you were okay, I made up my mind. Right there and then, I was going to tell you the truth. About us and my feeling towards you."

Booth stood gaping at her, not knowing what to say.

"But then you arrived with her on your arm. I saw how happy you were, and I didn't want to take that away from you! But tell me something. How long did it take for you to forget that you had ever loved me? How long did it take for you to forget that I was in Maluku, waiting for the day that we would finally see each other again? 5 months? 1 month? Few weeks? What is it Booth? How long?"

It was now Booth's turn to have anger seep into him. "What do you mean how long? I never forgot that I love you! I still freaking do! I tried to move on. Do you know how hard it was? The most painful thing I've ever had to experience. The reason why I went to Hannah was because I needed to find someone who really loved me. But for me, Hannah will always be second-best. For me, I had to imagine your face while I told her I loved her, while I even had sex with her. For me, everything that was romantic? I had to believe that ALL OF IT WAS YOU! I hated it! I hated faking it."

Bones scoffed, "Don't have to do that anymore. I don't care what you have to do. Based on all the evidence I've collected, I can come to the conclusion that no matter what I feel for you now, it doesn't matter anymore. It's clear that I've lost and Hannah has won. So, I now suggest you leave me peace and let me do my work."

Bones turned and continued with her work. Booth stood with a slight smile. Only his Bones could turn this sort of conversation into something like a science experiment.

"Bones," Booth started, "Hannah hasn't won. You have."

Brennan turned around, a shocked expression on her face. "What?"

"Parker reacted differently to what I had originally thought, when he had met Hannah. I asked what he thought of Hannah and you'll never believe what he said."

"What did he say?"

"He said that Hannah wasn't you. That as much as you may be slightly similar, what with your personality and all, you'll never compare with Hannah. Parker really opened my eyes about my feelings towards you that have never changed. There's no more Hannah and I... It's just Hannah, and then there's me."

"I don't know what that means."

"It just means that Hannah and I are gone. We split."

Bones let a small smile grace her features. "Well, I would say I'm sorry and be just that tiny upset for you, but truthfully, I'm not."

"Aw, I knew it Bones! You always had the hots for me didn't you?"

Bones smirked and said, "Shut up Booth." She side-stepped her partner and walked away.

Booth was left in a daze. He shook his head and ran after her. "Temperance Joy Brennan, you're such a tease!"

Bones turned back around, causing Booth to skid to a stop. He didn't stop in time and crashed right into his partner, causing both of them to tumble to the ground. They stopped and looked into the other's eyes.

Bones averted her eyes to Booth's lips, and whispered, "Booth I-"

Booth didn't let his partner, and hopefully now girlfriend, finish her sentence and placed his lips over hers in a passionate kiss.

"I've always had the hots for you too Bones. Right from the beginning."

Well, THE END!

Thanks for reading everyone. I hope it's okay. I'm not sure if I should write a sequel. If I do, could you please give me some ideas? Thanks! :D

Genie