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Chapter 3

Cam composed herself for a moment and then gathered her team to inform them about Brennan's plane. Booth followed her onto the platform and stood behind her. For a split second, there was complete silence. Hodgins' mouth gaped open. Daisy began to cry, and Wendell just stared.

All of a sudden, Angela cried out. "NO! This cannot be happening."

Hodgins moved to put his arm around her, but she moved away swiftly towards Booth. "This is all Hannah's fault! She would never have been on that plane if it weren't for her….. and you!" she shouted at the man standing in front of her. Then she turned away sobbing and allowed Jack to hold her.

Booth went on to the Hoover and entered his office. However, after only a few minutes, he found he was unable to concentrate or think about anything except what Angela told him about Hannah and what she had told Bones. Rising form his chair, he grabbed his jacket and left for the day. Before he reached the elevator, Sweets rounded the corner, almost running into the fleeing agent.

"Booth! I just heard about Dr. Brennan. What can I do?"

"I don't know, Sweets. I have to get out of here right now. I can't talk", he said as he got on the elevator. Sweets could only watch the doors close and walk away.

Entering his apartment, Booth slammed the door and called out for Hannah. She wasn't home. He walked to the bar and poured himself a drink and plopped on the sofa. He knew he needed to ask Hannah about her conversation with Bones, and he was very anxious for her to get home.

As luck had it, he did not have to wait for long. Within half an hour, he heard the key turning the lock and the door opened. She was caught by surprise to see him sitting on the sofa with a far-off look on his face.

"Seeley, what are you doing home?" she asked excitedly. She moved quickly to the sofa and leaned down to kiss him. When he turned his face away, she hesitated, but kissed his cheek anyway. "What's wrong?" she asked worriedly.

Getting up and pacing to the opposite side of the room, he put his empty glass on the table and turned to look at the pretty blonde. He began by sucking in a huge breath and letting it go. "I need to ask you a question. I need you to be honest."

"Okayyy…"

"The night you went out with Bones, what did you talk about?"

"Why do you ask that? I would think you'd appreciate the secrets in girl talk" she said as she arose and walked towards the kitchen. He noticed she wasn't looking at him as she spoke.

"I am serious, Hannah. Answer me please."

Returning back to the living room and looking at him, she again asked what was wrong. "You are so intense, Seeley. What is the matter? Why don't you come over here and let me give you a massage, or maybe we can to into the bedroom and massage each other", she suggested wiggling her eyebrows at him.

She walked over and grabbed him, trying to kiss him again. He took her arms and pushed them to her sides and glared at her.

"Seeley, what is it?"

"What did you and Bones talk about?"

"Girl talk, Seeley. We talked about relationships, love, moving on….." she sighed.

"Did you tell her that I was uncomfortable with our partnership now?"

Blinking, Hannah swallowed hard and quipped, "I suppose she confronted you because she had to hear it from you. She just couldn't leave it and take a hint. What else did she tell you?"

"Not a thing. I haven't seen her. Seems she took your advice and ran off back to Maluku."

"Well, that's a good thing. She will be able to start over and we will have our time."

"No, Hannah. That's not good. Why did you lie to her about my feelings?"

"It wasn't a lie, Seeley. Since she told you how she felt, you have been acting differently."

Rubbing his head and sighing, he decided it was time to put it all out on the table. "Hannah, in all honesty, the reason I was acting differently is because I was feeling guilty about laying with you and thinking about her. I wasn't uncomfortable around her; I was uncomfortable around you. I'm sorry, but that's the truth."

"Well, it's not a problem anymore is it? She's gone."

Shaking his head, "Hannah, the plane she was on has been lost. They fear it crashed into the sea" he said with tears in his eyes.

"Oh, Seeley." She reached out for him, but he stepped backwards.

"Hannah, I need you to leave."

"What!? You don't mean that, Seeley."

"Yes, I do." He headed for the door and turned to say, "Please be out when I return later."

"Where are you going?"

"I am going to make arrangements for flights so I can go search for my partner. Good-bye, Hannah."