Well here is another short one but it is none the less an update. i am sorry it is not fluffy but.... yeah... i hope you like it and if you review i will try to get another one up tomorrow ;) please please please review

disclaimer: i dont own bones

It was the morning of Temperance's birthday and she woke up to the annoying buzz of her cell phone. Without fully waking up she reached her arm out to her nightstand and grabbed her phone, "Hello?"

"Tempe, it's me." She heard an all too familiar voice on the other end; however it was not the usual happy, upbeat tone he usually carried.

"Seeley? What's wrong? Is everything okay?" Temperance shot up in her bed like a rocket.

She heard a sigh on the other end. "Temperance, I got a call last night. I have been recruited to the army. With my army ranger experience, they need me and I can't say no." Seeley said worried how she would take this. There was a long silence and Seeley could hear faint sobs. "Temperance?"

"How… how long?" She stuttered.

"Twelve months at a time, but I am not sure how many times they will call me back"

"Uh… when do you leave?" Temperance nervously asked.

"Temperance, honey, I am at the airport right now. I'm so sorry. I tried to get them to let me wait a week, even a day, but they said it was urgent." Seeley said feeling and indescribable pain in his heart. With that answer he heard unbearable sobs which brought him to tears.

"P… Promise me you will write every chance you get. And… And that you won't move on or forget about me." With the last request she could barely speak will all the tears, "Please… Please don't…. d..d..die Seeley. Promise me you will comeback." Temperance couldn't believe this was happening, let alone on her birthday. She didn't know how she could be the same without Seeley Joseph Booth with her.

Seeley was a strong man, he had been an army ranger, dealt with an abusive father, and much more. He wasn't the one to cry, he never cried, but right now he was crying. For him, but mostly for his one and only, true love, Temperance Avery Brennan. "I promise I will not die. I will write as much as I can. I will never forget you, let alone stop thinking about you. Temperance I promise I will come back to you."

Temperance hiccupped "Okay.. well… I guess this is good bye."

"I guess this is good bye, but only for now." Seeley sighed.

"Seeley?"

"What?"

"I love you." Temperance admittedly blurted out.

Seeley smiled with a little weight lifted off of his chest. "I love you too. Take good care of Kiyah. I love you." He said and reluctantly hung up. With that, he boarded his plane and prayed to God that he would fulfill every promise he made to Temperance.

Temperance flipped her cell phone shut and buried her head into her pillow. Seeley was gone. He was going to war and there was a chance that he wouldn't make it back. It was her birthday today and she was pretty sure it was the worst day of her life. She finally mustered up the strength, both emotionally and physically, to get out of bed. With her tear stained, puffy eyes she walked into the bathroom and took a hot shower hoping it would numb some of the pain. After an hour of sitting in the shower crying, she got dressed and walked downstairs. "Mom? Dad? Are you ready to go?" She searched the overly large house for her parents and found it empty. She ran to Kyle's room and opened the door, "Kyle! Where are mom and dad? They said they weren't going to work today."

Kyle jumped up startled and then rubbed his eyes, "Are you sure they didn't go in quick or do some last minute shopping?"

"I don't know. You call their cell phones and I will call the hospital. Usually they leave a note Kyle." They both pulled out their cell phones and called. "Tessa said neither of them came in today."

"Both of their cell phones have been disconnected." Kyle said with worry. "Here, I am going to call the cops." He said and dialed the local police number.