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Temperance Brennan had buried herself in her work. She hadn't received a letter from Booth in a month, two weeks longer than all their other exchanges. She was worried, and emotional. Daisy had tried to comfort her, realising the time passing since her last letter but only succeeded in upsetting her further. When Brennan heard Po call out "letter for Dr Bren" She clambered out of the pit she was in and practically tackled him to the leaf littered ground "Thank you, Thank you" and she was gone. Tempe ripped open the envelope, her heart beating rapidly as she ran her eyes briefly over Booths messy scrawl instinctively looking for words like hurt or injured.

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20th December

My dear Temperance,

I miss you... so much.

I'm so sorry for the delay in writing, the days and nights here are almost unbearable, it was a mistake to come back here. For all intent and purpose, this is not where I belong anymore, I'm a father, an agent, my best friend is a Forensic Anthropologist and my home is by her side.

I lost another man today, and Company B lost another four. They are reckless and dangerous; they take unnecessary risks with their lives and the lives of others. The army has changed Bones, there is so much anger and hostility it's hard to breathe sometimes.

I dreamt of you last night, you were waiting for me at Lincoln Memorial, you were smiling. I miss your smile, your laugh. It will be Christmas soon, and still almost six months till I see you and Parker.

I remember your request Bones, and I promise you... no risks, my efforts so far would be in vain if I can't put my arms around you in six months. Shhh... Please don't be scared, stop crying. You must eat Temperance, at least twice a day... for me. I don't want you to get sick.

We go into the city tomorrow, some of the younger guys want extra supplies for Christmas, I tried telling them they won't find anything... but what do I know I'm just this old drill sergeant who wants to sap the fun out of the war (that was sarcasm Bones)

Merry Christmas Temperance, stay safe

I miss you, Love Seeley xxx

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Temperance smiled, he was safe. She wiped her face free from her gathering tears. She hadn't thought of Christmas as it fast approached and her mind drifted to thoughts of last Christmas at her house. It had been her first proper celebration of the festive season in over 16 years and she had loved every moment of it. The smiles and laughter, warm wishes and gift exchange, it all added to a wonderful day. She thought of his reference to his dream, was it the same that she had, did they hold each other tightly scared to let go, did he kiss her as if it would be their last, did they laugh and cry happy tears, joyful that they were once again together. How did he know she had been crying?

Seeley walked through the camp, clutching his new letter from Bone's, he was anxious to get to his tent and read it, to find out how she was and what she had been up to. He threw his hat on his cot, pulled out his notebook and pen from his footlocker and took a seat.

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January 5th

Dear Seeley,

I have never been more thankful to receive a letter, than I was to receive yours. I was so worried for you.

Four months and fifteen days to go. I think it will be a long time before I take another trip.

Monsoon season is here and the wind speeds are increasing daily, the nights are getting cold, and on more than one occasion Daisy has asked to sleep in my tent.

We found evidence a couple of days ago that could prove the existence of human life 500 years prior to what was originally believed, it is a remarkable find, but we require further time to back up our theories.

We had contact with a family of wild orang-utans the other day, they came to inspect what we were doing at the site, it was an amazing thing to witness and I have enclosed a photograph. The mother and baby are on my right and a male to the left, he is holding Daisy's hat that he stole. He later returned it.

Angela sent me a letter, she and Hodgins are pregnant. They are so excited. The baby is due in July and all is well so far. They both ask of you and worry. Sweets finally came to visit Daisy, she was very happy to see him, I'm not certain she realised how much she missed him until he arrived.

We spent Christmas with the families of our guides, they are Christian and celebrated in much the same way you do. I helped cook with the family I was with, but I was unfocused. The food is different and the atmosphere awkward. I missed you Booth. Would it be strange if we had Christmas when we return?

I hope you are well and safe

Missing you

Love your Temperance

Xxx

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Booth held the photo she had sent. He couldn't help the smile on his face. She stood wearing green khaki pants a black v neck shirt with a khaki jacket over the top. Her hair was down and hanging in front of her shoulders it was long, half way down her ribs and lighter. Her blue eyes stood out against her tanned face, she was thinner than he was use to seeing, and she looked younger somehow.

He was excited at the prospect of having Christmas with her when they returned home and wondered if it would just be the two of them or all the squints, either way he would be happy to celebrate.

He chuckled at the thought of Daisy wanting to share a tent and wondered if Bones had agreed or not. Booth smiled at the fact that Ange and Jack were expecting their first child and knew it would be good for his Bones to be around a young baby.

'Love your Temperance' the words made him so unbelievably happy he wanted to kiss her senseless and desperately wanted to jump the first plane to Indonesia and do exactly that.

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