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Here's Chapter Six :)

'God, how did I manage to screw things up this badly?' Booth thought to himself as he knocked back his third glass of Jack. After dropping Cam and Zack off at the Jeffersonian, he found himself at Wong Fu's desperately trying to drink enough to make him forget the entire day and ordeal. So far it wasn't working. He still felt miserable, and he was pretty sure that wouldn't go away even if he drank the entire bottle of JD. He went to pour himself another when Sid grabbed the bottle, holding it immoble.

"Bad day or not, I think you should slow down." the friendly proprietor advised. "Why don't you tell me what happened to get you to try and drown yourself in this whiskey."

"She almost died today." Booth started after his initial hesitation. "I was so... I don't know,... lost... without her."

"Your bone lady? Is she okay?"

"I guess... I don't really know for sure. Thay were taking her to the hospital to get checked out."

"And why aren't you there with her?"

"I messed up... things... between us. I told her..." he trailed off.

"That you love her."

Booth's surprised gaze shot up to meet Sid's.

"You're surprised I knew? Food preference isn't the only thing I can see when I look at person." he laughingly explained. "Your not the only one, if it helps." he added vaguely.

"Not the only one... what?"

"Keep in mind, G-man, not everybody finds love to be an easy thing to embrace. But," he went on, "that doesn't mean it's not in them. Trust me, I know what I've seen." he smilied, removing the bottle from the bartop. "You want me to call you a cab now?" Sid asked just as Booth's cell rang.

He pulled the phone from his pocket and checked the caller ID before replying. "That'd be great man, thanks." Angela was calling which meant he was about to get chewed out for not being at the hospital already. "Hey Ange, what's going on?" he went for casual.

"Not Ange, it's me." Brennan said, almost shyly, from the other end of the line. "'Where are you?" she asked meekly.

"Bones. I, uhm,... something came, uh... are you okay? Did the doctors say something was wrong?"

"No, I'm okay, I just... I want you to be here, Booth, I need you here."

"Bones, are you sure nothing's wrong?" he tried to ask with a calm voice, trying not to be overly optimistic about her saying she wanted and needed him.

"Not really. I don't want to do this over the phone, but..."

"Do wha over the phone?" - 'Oh god, here it comes' he thought, 'she's gearing up to crush my heart.' his mind screamed, thrown into panic mode.

"I have feelings for you too. Non-partner, more-than-friends, feelings."

The world's largest grin stole across his handsome face at her confession.

"I was going to tell you earlier, but no one would give me the chance to. I don't... love is... that scares me. It's not that I... I haven't had a good history with that." - 'with love' she added mentally. "You're going to have to be patient with me, give me time to..."

"Temperance," he said her name like a prayer, "as long as you feel it too, I'll give you all the time you need, I love you." he said as he let go of all the stress he had inside him, finally relaxing, knowing now that she did reciprocate his feelings, even if they were mostly unspoken.

Brennan released a deep shuddering breath on her end of the line before she could continue. "Thank you, Booth, thank you for giving me time." she paused. "Can you come to the hospital now? I'd really like to have you here with me. Jack has Angela, but I..."

"I'm on my way Bones, give me fifteen minutes." he said as he spotted the taxi pull up outside of the restaurant. "I'll be right there."

"Okay. Be careful." Brennan said as they hung up.

"Sid, my man, I have to run. Gotta go get my girl." Booth smiled elatedly as he pulled out some bills to pay for his drinks.

"What'd I tell ya, do I know what I'm talking 'bout, or what." Sid joked .

"I'll make sure you're invited to the wedding." Booth threw out as he headed for his waiting ride.

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