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A week had passed and there had been no more leads or news on Mr. McManus' whereabouts. Both Bones were starting to worry about Damien. When they came back to his house the next day there was still no sign of anyone being there. Booth had done as much as he could to track down the people who were responsible for looking after Bones whilst she was still a ward of the state. But they were trying to move about their lives as usual.
"Bones? Bones? Where are you?" Booth called from another room in their apartment.
"I'm in the storage room here Booth" , it was the room with all the stuff that they hadn't found a place for, in it.
"What? Where?" he scanned the room.
"I'm down here" she said flustered from the floor behind some boxes. He turned the corner and gave a huge teeth baring smile.
"What you doing down there?" he laughed.
"I fell, Booth, and it was a bit hard to get up"
"Now i gotta get a picture of this one!" he pointed his phone at her.
"No! Booth stop it!" she pushed the camera away.
"Naw, here" he held out his arms picking her up from underneath her arms. She brushed herself off. He started to laugh again.
"Stop it Booth! Do you want to see what it's like to try and get up with this much wait on your stomach?" she challenged him.
"Well?.." he looked inquisitive. She left the room for a few minutes and then called from what sounded like the couch.
"Come here Booth!" he walked into the room, "now I am going to tape to you a pillow case filled with the same amount of weight as I am carrying, plus some other things to make it look real" she gave a satisfied smile.
"Okay then, strap away", as soon as she was finished he already felt stress on his back.
"Now lie down on the floor" he even had trouble getting down there, but once he was on his back she said "now try and get up?"
He huffed and grunted and awkwardly moved but couldn't get up.
"Ha hey! Gotta get a picture of dis one!" she mocked his Spanish/ gangster accent. He gave her the same annoyed look she gave him earlier.
They both laughed. This is why they were together.
Later that day Bones was at the lab. Booth was in her office looking up some files. The rest of the team were on the platform.
"Hodgins have you got anything new?" asked Cam.
"No, and I have checked everything we've been given; maybe the FBI is-"he was interrupted by his wife
"Honey stop. The FBI is not hiding anything. Sweety you have been looking at that one rib for hours"
"There is something odd about this bone" Bones squinted as she straightened her back and held the bone up towards the light.
"I noted some weight difference between that rib compared to the others" added Wendell.
"Yes Mr. Bray" now she had zoned off, still eyeing the bone.
"Temperance Brennan" a voice called from the Jeffersonian legal Lab doors. Bones looked up moving the lifted bone down to the examination table. Her team were looking at the man and then back at her, again and again until Bones reacted.
She gave a wide smile and dropped her latex gloves, ran down the platform steps and into the knowing mans arms. He spun her round once. Cam's facial expression was priceless. Hodgins looked annoyed and crossed his arms and Angela, well she studied the man.
"Damien McManus" she stared into his eyes before embracing him in a warm hug, forgetting about her abdomen. When she said his name the whole team breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of Brennan's saviour.
"Well you have certainly changed Tempe" he smiled gesturing to her pregnant stomach. She laughed
"A lot of things have changed; for the better though"
"Married? I have to meet him! He has to treat you right"
"Don't worry he more than treats me right Damien, he's wonderful" she smiled.
"Good, but if he does anything wrong?" he was implying that he would go and 'take care' of Booth.
"Oh stop it, Booth would never"
"Booth?"
"Agent Seely Booth of the FBI"
"Who calls thou name?" Booth called emerging from Brennan's office theatrically.
"You sure?" Damien said quietly raising an eyebrow.
"Sshhh!" she whacked his chest, with her right arm around his waist.
As soon as Booth saw she was with another man he puffed up. Motcho Booth.
"Agent Booth" Damien shook his hand "I read your letter, you have been looking for me?"
"Oh, yes, would you mind walking to Dr. Brennan's office?"
"No of course not" the three of them dissapered into Bones' office. Ready to tell Damien the bad news and ask if he had any news of his own. Meanwhile on the platform:
"Whoa that's one big guy!" a surprised Hodgins remarked.
"One hot guy" Cam was always on the lookout.
"I respect that man so much" said Angela, still staring at the Lab's doors.
"Why?' Mr. Bray questioned.
"Even if he didn't succeed in keeping Bren safe at least he tried. He fought, he never gave up hope. All the reports and things finally have paid off" she was totally inspired by Damien.
Quiet sounds and nods of agreement were shared. Both Bones and Damien didn't deserve what they got. And now they were stronger than ever and ready to bring Owen down once and for all!
I know it's a bit cliché but it sounded cool... Please review! Thanks for reading! I will update tomorrow night.