Disclaimer - I do not own Bones or any of the characters cuz if I did Brennan and Booth would be together already!
A/N: This is a Hodgins/Zack slash story so if you don't like this sort of thing turn away now!!
Booth, Brennan and Angela all stared sadly into Zach's hospital room. Hodgins was sleeping with half his body leaning on the bed, clutching one of Zach's hands with his own.
'Has he even had something to eat?' Dr Brennan asked worriedly.
'No, he hasn't even left Zach's side. He said he's not leaving until Zach wakes up.' the artist replies
'Why is he taking it so hard? I mean we all care about Zach but we aren't refusing to leave his room.' Brennan pointed out.
Booth signed 'Maybe it's because he feels responsible for Zach, he was the one who found him.'
'OMGD! You guys really are clueless.' Booth and Brennan turned to look at Angela clearly both were confused at Angela's outburst.
'What do you mean?' they both said in unison. Angela rolled her eyes. ' Hodgins. likes. Zach.' she said emphasing each word. Brennan frowned confused while Booth shifted from one foot to another before asking ' Now when you say like, do you mean in a "friends forever way " or a "let's spend the rest of lives together way" ?'
'The second one.' Angela answered.
'Huh' he replied simply.
'What I still don't get it.' Brennan said frustrated
Angela rolled her eyes. 'Haven't you noticed Hodgins avoiding Zach. I mean he hasn't given him a ride home in over a week. When was the last time you saw them in a room together, when you didn't have to practically drag Hodgins into it, and even then they didn't speak.'
Booth thought this over before adding ' I did catch Hodgins staring at Zach at the crime scene the other day.'
'There you go.' Angela replied
'Oh you mean Hodgins is having sexual feelings towards Zach.' Brennan said in a voice which was definitely a little too loud.
'Bones!' Booth scolded
'What?' she said innocently. ' Homosexuality is a perfectly normal occurance in todays society.'
He just shook his head at her. ' I definitely never thought I'd see the day when Hodgins liked Zack.'
'I think it's sweet. I wonder if Zack knows? I wonder if Zack likes Hodgins?' Angela babbled excitedly.
'Wooooah there Ang. Maybe you should wait for Zack to wake up before playing cupid, it is still touch and go.' Booth said grabbing Angela by the shoulders. She ducked her head sadly and when she raised it again tears were forming in her eyes.
'I'm just scared. Thinking of the positive helps me to forget the negative you know. I mean that's Zack, our Zack. The awkward, robot building, firefly watching genius. He is so innocent. Why would anyone want to hurt him? I just don't understand why.' Tears streamed down her cheeks as Booth pulled her into a hug. He looked over at Brennan who was blinking rapidly trying to stop her salty tears from falling. He reached one arm out and pulled her into the hug too, and that's how they stayed. A forensic anthropologist, an FBI agent and an artist, keeping watch over their genius and bug guy.
