A few days later Dr Brennan was back at the lab picking up more work, she liked to keep herself busy and this was the best way, well she thought so anyway.

It was late at night and Booth was out working, there had been another murder and Booth wouldn't sleep properly until the bastard was caught and locked away on death row.

Temperance was in her office gathering files and clearing stuff off her computer that she didn't need anymore. She had read the police report about the latest victim and had let Zach handle the rest; Booth was very persistent that she didn't get involved.

Brennan put the files into her folder and locked up her office, she didn't want to stay too late and it was almost 10pm.

She walked to her car and opened the boot, moving things around to make space for her files. She didn't realise how much rubbish was actually in there.

Spare tire, first aid kit, blankets, a pair of boots and a rain coat.

Probably some other stuff too but she wasn't in the mood to look around.

She got in the car and let out a sigh, just lately everything seemed like such hard work.

She put the keys in the engine but nothing happened when she turned them. She tried a few more times then hit the steering wheel with her fists.

She couldn't believe this was happening to her.

She sat there for a few more moments and thought about who she could call for a ride back.

Angela was out on a date, Booth was busy at work, and Zach didn't drive and Hodgins…. Was well Hodgins.

Brennan grabbed her coat for off the passenger seat and decided to walk home, it wasn't too far and she would be back before at least quarter to 11.

She decided to leave the files in the boot for now and collect them tomorrow. They were too heavy to carry all the way back to her new house.

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Booth got home from work just after 10.20 and shouted up to Brennan as he thought she would be in bed. When he got no reply the third time he figured she was asleep and decided to make something to eat and fix himself a drink.

He got some of yesterday's lasagne out of the fridge and put it in the microwave for a few minutes while he made himself a glass of fresh orange and a drop or two of vodka.

The microwave beeped a few minutes later and he sat in the kitchen eating his dinner. He listened out for Brennan in case she woke up. At 10.45 he went upstairs and noticed the bed was empty, hadn't even been slept in. His heart did summersaults and his dinner almost came back up.

All this time he was sat downstairs and she wasn't even home.

He grabbed his cell phone from his pants pocket and dialled her cell number; he heard it ringing and frowned when he heard a ringing in the bathroom too.

She had left the phone on the sink.

Booth kicked the side of the bath and ran downstairs; he knew the one place where she was likely to be.

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Brennan walked through the dark streets with her arms folded across her chest and the moon lighting some parts of her walk.

It would have been a nice walk if hadn't been so damn cold or the man behind her went a different way.

She was getting paranoid and kept seeing the dead pregnant girls in her head every time she closed her eyes.

She had forgotten her cell in the rush to get to the lab before Booth got home and realised she had been to work yet again. She just hoped he hadn't got home yet because she knew she would be in trouble if he was.

Temperance decided to take the short cut through the park as walking the long way would add an extra half an hour onto her journey. If she cut through the park she could be home in fifteen minutes.

She glanced at her watch and saw it was ten thirty.

She looked over her shoulder and let out a sigh of relief when she noticed that the man had disappeared. When she turned around to continue walking she gasped and her voice got stuck in her throat, he was stood right in front of her.

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Booths tired squealed to a stop as he hit the brakes and jumped out of the car. The Jeffersonian building looked kinda scary late at night.

He went through the doors and looked around; he couldn't see anybody he knew. He went straight to Brennan's office and saw the lights off. He tried to door but it was locked.

He backed through the building and caught sight of someone he thought looked familiar, he jogged over to them and asked if they had seen Brennan lately.

The young girl thought for a few seconds then nodded.

"I saw her leave not long ago. It was about five past 10, I remember 'coz she was carrying files and I was going to help her but she looked in a rush and I was working on a body."

Booth nodded, thanked her and left the building. He looked around the car park and saw her car.

He went over to it and frowned.

He had a spare set of her keys in his SUV somewhere. He got the keys and unlocked her car; he didn't see any files or her coat. He put the keys in the engine but nothing happened.

Booth let out a sigh of relief; at least he knew she hadn't been taken before she could make it to the car. He sat and wondered which direction she would have walked home.

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Brennan took a step back and looked around; she couldn't scream or shout as there was no one around so no one would hear her.

She looked the guy right in the eyes and he stared back, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a knife.

Her heart was racing and she couldn't exactly put up a fight and put her babies' lives in danger too.

She could only run away.

She had no idea if this man was a killer or even what he wanted. He stepped towards her and she almost screamed in fear.

"Money!" he said harshly.

Brennan frowned, she didn't have any money.

"I…I don't have any on me."

He lunged forward and grabbed the collar of her coat and pulled her closer to him. She smelt alcohol on his breath.

"Please … I don't have any."

He put the knife to her neck and leant in closer to her.

The stench of the alcohol and the fact that he probably hadn't had a bath in 10 years almost made her vomit.

"Phone?"

She shook her head. All she had on her was her keys to the house, her lab and the car.

The man was starting to get angry and didn't believe she had no money on her.

"I want some money."

"I honestly don't have any on me."

He stuck a hand into her coat pocket and pulled out the keys, he discarded them on the grass and pulled out a stick of gum, he decided to keep that and she was glad.

He went to her next pocket and found that it was empty.

"Take off your coat" he said.

Brennan frowned; she wasn't taking off her coat. She was already freezing with it on.

"I don't think so." She said.

Brennan's head turned as she heard twigs snap from behind her. She wasn't alone with this guy anymore, two of his friends had joined them and they looked worse than the first guy did.

One guy was at least over 6ft tall, black with mean looking eyes.

"Maybe you should listen up now lady, take off your coat and give us some money."

Brennan now had no choice, she feared for her life even more and all she wanted to do was protect her unborn children.

She started to unbutton her coat and then decided against it. She knew if she ran fast enough she could make it across the park and into a well lit area where she could scream and someone would come and save her.

She looked behind her at the 2 men and then at the man in front of her, she just hoped she could out run them because she knew if she couldn't, they wouldn't hesitate to stab her right here.

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A/N- Hello!! I am alive. Sorry it's taken me so long to update, I have a mind like a sieve and completely forget about everything! Lol.

Hope you all had a good Xmas.

I hope this chapter keeps you entertained for a little while, I will be updating again as soon as I can! Don't forget to R&R, if you hadn't it probably wouldn't have been updated for another year, lol.

I am really sorry…