A/N: Okay so this chapter is very short. It's a filler chapter, but I think you'll enjoy it. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

It was a nightmare she often had. She was back in that bedroom. The bedroom where he took her most precious gift that she did not offer, again and again. She saw him on top of her on the bed, only this time, it wasn't her. While the young girl looked very much like her, there were differences. Suddenly, the man speaks through the screaming and says, "Shh, Christine, I don't want to hurt you. I'm going to make you feel soo good." Brennan gasped and shrieked, "No! Stop! Not her! No!"

Booth awoke to her cries and sat up abruptly.

"Stop! She's just a little girl, no please stop!"

Booth shook her violently and spoke, "Bones, wake up, you're having a nightmare. Its okay, wake up. Shh, it's alright."

Booth shook her but she continued to scream. Now flailing her own arms and pushing him away.

"Stop! Stop!" She yelled, crying now.

He grabbed her wrists and held her down. "Bones! Wake up!"

Brennan's continued to cry, but her eyes snapped open and he saw the raw fear reflected in them.

"Bones, it's okay. It's Booth. You're safe. Shh. It's okay." He said, talking her down..

"Booth?" She whimpered through her tears.

"Shh, it's okay baby. I'm right here. You're safe. It was just a dream."

He realized that he was still holding her wrists and released them immediately. When he did, she wiped her tears with shaky hands. She looked up and him and wrapped her arms around him.

"Booth." She said simply.

"Shh, it's alright now." He said, rolling over so she was sprawled over him.

"He was there. He was with her… I- I couldn't do anything." She cried onto his shoulder.

"Do you wanna tell me what happened?" He asked

"My foster father, the one who got me pregnant… I have dreams about him.. raping me sometimes. I can handle them usually, but the dream was different this time. He wasn't doing it to me…. He was doing it to Christine… he was raping her and I couldn't do anything about it." She cried a little harder as he tried to sooth her.

"It wasn't real. He can't hurt her, he's in jail. He can't hurt you, her, or anyone else anymore." He whispered reassuringly.

"I know this, but someone else could be hurting her, the system… it's brutal. I'm sure that John Anderson was not the only man who takes advantage of young girls. If anyone has touched her…"

"Bones, you can't think about that. 'What ifs' will drive you crazy. I know it's hard to stay level headed when it's your child, but you have to keep it together. We'll go get her tomorrow and then she'll be okay." He said.

She was quiet for a minute before she said, "You're right."

He chuckled. "Dr. Brennan, did you just admit that I'm right about something?"

"Perhaps." She said smiling.

He smiled back at her and then her head fell back on his chest. He stroked her hair as he said, "Go back to sleep, I'll be here when you wake up." He promised.

"I'm sorry I woke you up." She said.

"I'm sorry I was never here for you when you had the other nightmares." He said, looking down at her.

She shook her head, "Why would you want to be woken up every night?"

He saw genuine confusion in her eyes and answered her seriously. "So you can go back to sleep."

His words struck true in her mind and for the first time in years, she followed her heart instead of her mind. She leaned up and placed a tender chaste kiss on his lips. She felt him tense up at first, but respond almost kissed for only seconds before she pulled away and laid her head back down on his chest.

"Goodnight, Booth." She said coyly.

"Sweet dreams, Bones." He said wrapping his arms protectively around her.

A/N: Yes I know it's short, but I'm already working on the next chapter, so don't be too mad at me! I love you all and have a happy Thanksgiving!