Booth and Ange got out of the car and went to help the sleeping Brennan out of the car. Although Booth didn't want to wake her he didn't want to embarrass her anymore than her already had.
He shook her shoulder softly. "Bones come on it's time to wake up. Bones." When she didn't wake up his voice became louder and the worry in it was now apparent. He placed his hand on her forehead to check her temperature.
"Ok she's burning up we need to get her inside now!"
Booth lifted Brennan into his arms and rushed her inside the hospital. "I need a doctor now!"
The closest doctor and a couple of nurses came to Booth's side.
"What seems to be the problem sir?"
"It's my partner she has a high fever and she won't wake up."
The doctor had Booth place Brennan on a gurney and asked a bunch of meaningless questions. By the time Angela got inside Brennan was being treated and Booth was sitting in the waiting room with his head in his hands.
"Hey, any word yet on Brennan?"
"No. They took her a couple of minutes ago and haven't said anything to me."
"How are you holding up?"
"I'm fine. It's just….. I should have taken her to the hospital when she didn't stop throwing up. I should have listened to me gut. If I had then she wouldn't be in this mess."
"Hey this is not your fault. It's no one fault…stuff happens but it's what you do afterwards that really counts."
Booth sat there thinking about what Angela had said.
"Should we call the others?" Angela said now changing the subject.
"We shouldn't worry them until we know the whole story."
After about an hour (what seemed like three lifetimes for Angela and Booth) a doctor came out to talk to them.
"We were able to bring her fever down and stabilize her. We dehydrated her but the fever was causing her to become violent so we had to sedate her."
"We'll she be okay?" Booth and Angela asked at the same time.
"She'll be fine after plenty of rest. Want to keep her overnight for observation."
"Can we see her?" Booth asked
"Fine but only one of you." The doctor left without another word.
"Booth go and tell her I'll be buying in the morning with breakfast."
When Booth entered the room Bones was still asleep. She was hooked up to countless wires and beeping machines.
He took the uncomfortable seat and sat it next to her bed. He brushed back her hair that had fallen into her eyes.
"…it's what you do afterwards that really counts." Angela's words kept rolling inside of his head.
He leaned over and gave Bones a kiss on the cheek and whispered into her ear.
"I love you, Bones."
