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Chapter 7

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Booth didn't hear a world of what Katie was saying. She was sitting opposite of him at the table, babbling non stop about their future together. They had just finished a wonderful dinner and the candles were still burning, making the room glow romantically.

He knew he should pay attention to his fiancé, but all he could think of was Brennan. What was she doing now? Was she okay? Maybe Ryan was there with her…

Booth had never felt more humiliated in his life as he did when Angela yelled at him. But the truth was, she was right. He shouldn't be jealous, he had no damn right to be jealous at Ryan and Bones, he was about to get married for heavens sake! He had avoided her, trying to save his relationship with Katie. He never meant to hurt Brennan but he also knew that if he didn't stay away he'd fall back in love with her. Yes that was the truth Booth hadn't told anyone. He had loved Brennan for so long, but always kept their relation professional. When she was shot all those years ago, he had been devastated. But as the years went on and he met Katie, he thought it was time to move on. And so he did. The chances for Brennan to ever wake up again were very slim and Booth had lost all hope. But the feelings never went away though, they had always been there hiding under the surface and now when she was back, so were his feelings.

"Honey, are you even listening?" Katie's voice brought Booth back to reality.

"Uh huh, yeah…" he mumbled, somewhat distracted.

"Something wrong?"

Booth shook his head no. Everything was wrong, but how would he be able to tell her that? It was impossible.

"You sure? You look tired, you want me to…" she was cut off.

"Yes I'm kind of tired, been a long day, a tough case… do you mind if I go to bed?"

"Of course not," Katie got up on her feet. Booth did the same. "Good night baby," she kissed him and he responded, shocked to realize he didn't feel anything anymore. Their kisses used to be so sweet, this time he felt like he was kissing his own hand. Booth pulled away, sighing miserably. What was he going to do?

"Goodnight," with those words he left her standing there and disappeared into the bedroom. Katie used to stay at his place most of the time, sometimes Booth had stayed at hers. They were planning on moving in together soon, but right now Booth wasn't sure he wanted too. He wasn't even sure he wanted to marry her. The thought made him sad, he liked her, sure he did, but he couldn't deny the fact that he didn't love her… he didn't love her at all…

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Brennan hated the thought of being home all day, but at the same time she had to admit she needed the rest. She felt extremely tired just by walking around her apartment.

A whole day passed and Angela and Ryan had been there to keep her company. The night had passed surprisingly quick and another day was on. By now Brennan was bored out of her mind.

Just as she was about to sit down with a book, there was a knock on the door. She threw a quick glance at her watch, realizing it was around lunchtime. She opened the door with a smile on her lips. But as she saw him stand there, the smile was soon replaced by awkwardness. She cleared her throat, "Booth, uhm… come in."

He hesitated for a brief moment, and then did as she said. "Hi Bones," he smiled nervously. "How are you?"

"I guess I'm okay… tired that's all, how are you?"

"Good, listen Bones… I uhm," his voice trailed off. "Hey what happened, you know… with us?"

Brennan stared at him. What was she supposed to answer, what exactly did he mean? Suddenly feeling weak, she backed up to the sofa and sat, gesturing for Booth to join her. He did.

"Uh I heard Ange yelled at you huh?" Brennan asked, ignoring his earlier question.

"Yeah, I deserved it," Booth muttered. "But it made me realize something…"

"What?"

Booth just shrugged. He couldn't tell her. "I'm sorry Bones, it wasn't supposed to end up like this, if I only…"

Brennan had a feeling she knew where this was going. And she didn't like it.

"If you're going to say it's your fault I ended up in a coma, don't! There's no way you could have seen it coming. It all happened so fast…"

He nodded, looking extremely sad all of the sudden. "Hey," Brennan reached out and put her hand on his arm. Booth gave her a small smile, gently placing his hand on hers. They didn't say anything, they just sat like that. None of them wanted this moment to end. Because in some way it all felt like it used to…when everything was as it should be.

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TBC

AN/ I'm so sorry I haven't updated for so long. I hope you haven't forgotten this story…
and I hope you'll like this chapter even though it's a bit short.
I'll try to update sooner the next time! Promise!