Author's Note:I wanted to thank all of you who have been reviewing and sending me your thoughts. I really do appreciate you taking the time to do so. With that in mind, I received a review from a "Guest" who felt very let-down by Booth's confrontation with Hannah. I have added more to this chapter in hopes that my guest will enjoy the story more.
I hope you all continue to enjoy as well. gatewatcher
Chapter 4
Using his position with the FBI, Booth contacted the FAA and got information on Brennan's flight and coordinates of the last known position when the Mayday came in. He then went back to the Jeffersonian and checked in with Cam and the rest of the squints. He mentioned he had requested leave and was going to look into flights to get to Borneo.
"Take my jet", offered Hodgins.
"What?"
"Take my jet and I will arrange for a private sea-plane to get you where you need to go for as long as you need."
"Really, man?!"
"Yeah. We need her to come home. You need to go find her."
"Thanks, Hodgins. Really."
"No problem. You go, get packed. I'll meet you at Dulles and the jet will be ready for you. Give me an hour."
Nodding, Booth looked at Cam and then Angela and then turned to leave.
"Booth", started Angela, "please find her."
"I'll do my best, Ang." With that he was gone.
When he arrived home, he turned the key in his lock and opened the door. The first thing he noticed was Hannah's duffle and suitcases sitting just off to the left. Sighing, he closed his eyes, opened them and blew out a breath before continuing on into the living room.
She was sitting quietly on the. He didn't say anything; he just looked at her. A moment later, she arose and greeted him with a 'hi'.
"Hannah, I asked you to be gone."
"I know, Seeley. I heard you, but I decided to give you time to cool off. I know you are upset about Temperance, but I also know you didn't mean it when you asked me to leave."
"What makes you think that?" he asked incredulously.
As she had done earlier in the day, she walked over and attempted to embrace him. "Seeley, I knew as soon as you cooled down, you would see reason. The universe is talking to us", she cooed as she leaned to kiss him.
Becoming agitated, he pushed her back and glared at her. "What!?, he exclaimed.
Stung, she changed her demeanor and raised her voice. Incredulously, she shouted, " I tried to like your lady scientist. I did. But, she…. She is NOT normal. She has a very difficult time, to say the least,in social situations, she is always bragging about how smart she is, and you have to explain everything to her because she has no sense of pop culture at all. It's like babysitting, Seeley. Can you truly stand there and tell me that you would rather traipse off after her instead of seeing that the universe has given us a chance to have more time together and fun without having to entertain your looney partner?!"
Shouting himself, "I can't believe you. She could be dead, and you want to talk about her character?!
"She is an irritating woman!"
Shaking his head, he chuckled, "You know, I have heard for years people talk about Bones having a cold, unfeeling heart. You never truly gave her a chance to get to know the real Bones. She has probably the biggest heart of anyone I know. She has spent more time working with my son to make sure he does well in school. She takes the time to patiently explain things he doesn't quite comprehend and makes sure he comes away feeling like he figured it out all by himself. She visits my grandfather on her free weekends and plays checkers with him. She donates money monthly to the Wounded Warrior program because it's something that's important to me, although she doesn't know that I know that. And, she has continued to work with me and befriend you because she wanted me to be happy even though I know how much our relationship hurt her."
"She's not a saint, Seeley."
"Maybe not….. but, she's my standard and those are the reasons that made me fall in love with her."
Shocked, she shouted, "What? How can you be in love with that?"
"In the last few hours, I have been wondering how I could have been so stupid as to give up and not fight for what I really wanted and not wait for her thinking to catch up."
"Seeley, if you just let her go, we can continue to have a great time."
"NO, Hannah. We are done. We were a mistake. I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt you; but, if I am being honest, we should never have begun this relationship. You knew I was on a rebound. I should have known that' just sex' is not what I needed."
"But, ….."
"Stop, Hannah. Please. This time, I really mean it….. I want you to be gone. I am admitting that I love Bones. I am going to find her and I pray that I do find her and she forgives you and me for what we have both done to her.
"But….."
"Take your bags and go, Hannah."
Wiping a tear and nodding, she walked towards her bags, stopping to kiss his cheek. This time, he just stood there. "Goodbye, Hannah."
"Goodbye, Seeley."
In the next moment, he was alone in his quiet apartment. Surprisingly, he couldn't believe how relieved he felt. It was like someone unlocked a door and set him free. Now, in order for him to benefit from that freedom, he needed to find one very lost forensic anthropologist.
