Hey guys! I'm sorry for the wait. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Brennan sat and thought about what Sweets had said; can talking about what happened and how she felt be beneficial? She wasn't sure if she could everyone, the wounds were too deep right now. She knew they were all worried about her. Maybe she should see Angela. When the nurse entered she asked if the young lady could have Angela come into the room. A few moments after the nurse left the door opened and reviled the artist.
"Sweetie!" She yelled through tears she had been shedding since this morning. She ran to the bed and gave Brennan a hug; which was very awkward but both women decided to ignore the feeling,
"Brennan I am so sorry, we all are. Oh my god I can't express to you how sorry I am."
Sorry. That word began to lose meaning to Brennan. She's been hearing that word since she's been found and it was making her agitated. She was so sick of the word.
"I understand you're sorry." Is all she could say. She couldn't accept her apology yet though. Angela sat down in the chair next to the bed,
"How are you feeling?" She asked softly. Brennan shrugged and spoke,
"I'm okay for the most part. My head hurts but its nothing serious." Angela nodded,
"Well, when you get out of here I will take care of you-" Brennan cut her off immediately,
"That won't be necessary Angela. I am fine alone. I can care for myself." Angela began to protest but then she realized who she was talking to; Brennan was stubborn and never asked for help, but now she was more reserved and distant towards everyone. Angela knew she was closing herself off even more now.
"Bren, I am so sorry-" She was cut off yet again,
"Angela, stop saying your sorry. I know you are, I know everyone is. I don't..." tears clouded Brennan's eyes along with Angela's,
"You don't know if you can accept it yet." Angela finished the statement. Brennan averted her eyes to her lap and wiped the tears before they could fall. Angela composed herself and grabbed Brennan's hand,
"Bren, I will do everything to show you how much you mean to all of us. You are one of the most important people in my life and I have no explanation as to why you were forgotten." Brennan shook her head in disagreement,
"Its okay Angela, I know where I stand in everyones life and... I am beginning to accept that."
"Bren," Brennan pulled her hand away from her friend and kept her eyes averted,
"I'm tired. I am going to rest now." She then turned onto her side with her back to Angela,
"Okay sweetie. Let me go talk to the others and I will be right back." Angela got up and walked to the door. She turned to the anthropologist laying in the bed and spoke once more,
"I love you Bren. Please don't forget that." She then opened the door and went outside. Once the door was shut Brennan began to cry softly until she was put to sleep.
Angela sighed and shook her head at the group that was watching her,
"She told me she knows where she stands in our lives. I think she thinks she isn't important to us anymore." Booth scrubbed his face sighed,
"Is she asleep?" Angela nodded,
"Yeah, she's worn out. We all are." Angela rubbed her eyes and yawned,
"Guys go home for the night. I'm gonna sit with her." Angela began to protest when another yawn caught her mid fight, "You can't stay here tonight. You need rest. I'll be here. I'll make sure she isn't alone." Ever again. Angela nodded and the pair said their goodbyes with promises to return the next day. As he was getting ready to go sit when his phone rang. Looking at the caller ID he cursed himself when he saw that his girlfriend was calling. He completely forgot to tell her what was going on. He sighed and answered the phone,
"Booth."
"Seeley! Where are you? You were supposed to be home at 5." Booth looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it said 10:15 pm.
"Hannah, I am so sorry. Something happened today." He heard a gasp on the other side of the phone,
"Did something happen to you? Are you okay?" She asked frantically. He tried to calm her down,
"I'm fine Hannah. It's Bones. She was kidnapped on Friday and we found her today." Yeah after totally abandoning her and letting her suffer throughout the weekend. She did a half sigh half gasp through the phone,
"Oh my god is she okay?"
"Yeah, we are at the hospital right now. Listen Hannah I'm going to stay here with her tonight."
"Of course Seeley, be with your partner" He smiled at her understanding tone,
"Thank you Hannah. I'll call you tomorrow morning."
"Okay baby. I love you. Good night."
"Bye." He hung up. Yeah, he didn't say it back; which was odd considering that he was usually the one who said it first. He sighed and quietly made his way into his partners room. He saw she had turned and laid on her back. She was fast asleep. He made his way to the chair and sat down. He took a deep breath and lightly grasped her hand.
"I'm so sorry Bones. I failed you; I said I would never abandon you and thats exactly what I did. I hope you can forgive me." He kissed her hand gently and set it down on the bed lightly. He leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes, "I'm sorry." he drifted off. Little did he know that Brennan had woken up when the door opened and she heard everything he had just said. Tears ran down her face as she opened her eyes and looked at her sleeping partner. She forced the tears to stop and drifted back into REM sleep thinking about his words.
Okay guys. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I'll try to get chapter 5 out by Monday night. I'll see ya on the flipside guys! -J.A.