Next chapter! Drama and intensity will be coming up soon. Not so much this chapter, but very very soon.
"He's gone. He's gone, he's gone." Brennan whispered as she cried into her pillow. No one was around to hear her cries. Angela had left some hours ago, after the persistence of Temperance.
As Temperance sobbed, she heard her telephone ring in the other room. She ignored it as she rolled onto her back and attempted to sleep.
"Jack, it's horrible. I didn't know someone was even capable of producing that many tears. She's been crying for hours. Hours." Angela told Hodgins as they stood in Brennan's office.
"Dude, do you blame her? I mean, if the note is true and everything. What else would you expect from her? We all know they were.... you know..." Jack didn't finish his sentence as he shifted his weight onto his opposite leg.
"What? In love? Of course. But this isn't Brennan's normal behavior. Remember the 'first' time Booth died? She dove into her work for two weeks. She barely talked, and she sure as hell never let anyone see her shed a tear. No, something is definitely different this time." Angela said.
After a few moments of pondering, Jack's eyes lit up with realization.
"Angie, Brennan found the note while she was at the Doctor's office. What was she doing at the Doctor's?" Jack inquired.
Angela's face went pale as she too realized what Hodgins was inferring.
"Oh God.... Jack, she's pregnant."
"Ms. Brennan, if you could, please call Dr. Wales back as soon as possible. Thank you." A female voice requested from Brennan's voicemail. She flipped the phone shut and opened it quickly again, dialing Dr. Wales' phone number.
"Yes, this is Temperance Brennan. I was asked to call Dr. Wales?" She explained to the receptionist that had answered the phone.
"Ah, yes. I'll connect you over to Dr. Wales." The receptionist quickly replied.
After a few seconds of silence, Temperance heard a male voice fill her ears.
"Ms. Brennan?"
"Yes?" She replied.
"This is Dr. Wales. I was reviewing your tests from yesterday, and it seems that there is a problem with the baby."
The words stabbed at Brennan like a knife. She felt her heart begin to race, and that all too familiar feeling of dread began to encompass her once more.
"What's wrong?" Her voice cracked at the last word.
There was a slight pause, and then the Doctor spoke again.
"The baby has not been developing at a normal rate. Some of the organ tissue has not began developing, and until that occurs, the baby cannot develop period." Dr. Wales explained.
"What are we supposed to do?" Brennan hesitantly asked.
"It isn't anything to be completely panicked about, Ms. Brennan. We can give you a few shots and put you on medication. You're just going to have to begin coming in for an appointment every week."
"Okay."
A few minutes later, Brennan had set up an appointment for the following day and was crawling back into her bed.
"So what do we do now? Do we tell her we know?" Hodgins asked Angela.
"I don't know. I want to ask her, but I don't want her to freak." Angela said as she ran her hand through her hair.
"Then let's just wait. She'll tell us when she's ready." Hodgins concluded.
"Okay, yeah. We can't push her; she'll just withdraw if we do that." Angela agreed.
