A/N here is my last chapter before i go on holidays for two weeks without a computer. Hope you like it. I will update when i get back

Maura sat down on the motel room bed gently rocking Lilly to sleep.

"Who are you?" she whispered gently to the little girl "Or better yet, who is your mother?"

Lilly opened her big blue eyes and stared up at Maura solemnly. It still amazed Maura how someone so small could look so much like an adult one minute and be the cute-as-a-button little girl she was other times.

"She asleep yet?" asked Angela walking into the room.

"Almost" whispered Maura.

"She's very cute" said Angela sitting down on the bed. Maura only nodded in response. Her mind was still reeling from this morning's events and she wasn't quite sure how to explain to the others that the friend they believed to be dead was in fact quite alive with a daughter and currently the lead suspect in a murder investigation. Her thoughts were interrupted by the others walking into the room.

"Hey do you know when Booth's coming back?" asked Cam, beginning to wonder where he had gotten to.

"He's not" answered Maura.

"What" said Angela turning towards Maura, shock apparent on her face.

"I lied to you before, when we left the station" explained Maura "Taylor hadn't escaped out the window"

Hodgins sat down next Angela trying to make sense of the situation "Why would you say that then?"

"It wasn't my idea to lie to you; Taylor told me that if I didn't get you guys and Lilly out of the house we would be killed"

"What and you believed her. You said she was the lead suspect in the case. For all we know she's already killed Booth and is halfway to Mexico" yelled Cam.

Lilly let out a squeal in annoyance.

"Thanks, now you've woken her up" muttered Maura, trying in vain to settle Lilly again.

"Guy's where not getting any where by fighting. Obviously Booth didn't think Taylor was the killer other wise he wouldn't have stayed with her by him self, would he" interrupted Zack who was by now very sick of listening to everyone fight. An awkward silence filled the room that was only broken when Lilly started babbling to herself.

"What's she saying?" asked Angela, smiling at Lilly who in turn smiled back shyly.

"Oh nothing, she just babbles to herself sometimes when things get to quiet" said Maura "Do you want to hold her?" she asked, before placing the baby in Angela's waiting arms.

"Hello there" Angela said to Lilly, bouncing her up and down on her knees. Angela looked up to smile at Hodgins. The two had yet to discuss children but the thought was beginning to worms it way into Hodgins mind and now seeing her with Lilly he realised just how good a mother she would be.

Lilly gently patted Angela on the face "Mama, mama" she babbled.

"No" said Angela playfully "I'm Angela"

"Mama" Lilly insisted, clearly getting frustrated that know one understood her.

"Why is she saying that?" asked Cam.

"I don't know" said Maura, slightly uncomfortable with the fact that Lilly recognised Angela.

"That's not your mummy" she told Lilly.

"No" whined Lilly "Mama" she said tears welling up in her eye's.

"'Maybe she's seen you with Taylor before" suggested Hodgins.

"But I've never met Taylor in my life" said Angela.

"What about in a photo" suggested Zack.

"No" said Angela.

"Yes she has" answered Maura, mentally kicking herself that she hadn't remembered this sooner.

"How" asked Angela.

"Because you have met Taylor before, all off you have in fact" she said turning to look at them. Well it's now or never she thought.

"The reason Booth stayed behind with Taylor was because he recognised her" she explained.

"What, how come he didn't tell us he knew her?" asked Angela.

"Because he knew her as some one other than Taylor Bronx. I didn't want to tell this to you guys just yet because it's very big news and I'm still getting used to it my self, but now I guess I have to" she paused for a second before looking up again. "Taylor Bronx is also Temperance Brennan"

Maura watched the team react to the news. Cam handled it the best out of the group, Zack and Hodgins where just plain surprised having thought she was dead, but Angela took it the hardest out of them all. Losing her best friend had changed her and if she hadn't had Hodgins with her she most likely would have ended up like Brennan was, alone and unsociable. Now suddenly hearing that her friend was alive, and holding her daughter in her hands Angela didn't feel anything but numb.

"Ang" whispered Hodgins, gently shaking her shoulder.

"Yes" she replied suddenly snapping out of her thoughts.

"Are you okay" he asked gently.

Angela felt the tears welling up in her eyes the same way Booth had the other day. But instead of keeping them inside like he had she set them free, clingy on to Hodgins shoulder to keep her self from falling. Hodgins tried to say something to her but all he could do was place a hand on her head and gently stroke her hair as she cried.

"She's alive" whispered Angela a few minutes later, some how managing a small smile.

"Yeah" chocked out Hodgins.

"And this is her daughter" realised Angela. "Hey there sweetheart" she said to Lilly.

"I'm your aunty Angela, and this is Uncle Jack" she said introducing her self to her best friend's daughter.

"And see those people over there, that's uncle Zack and aunty Cam, and I wish I could introduce you to your uncle Seeley but he's with your mummy" finished Angela, before turning the little girl to look at her. "God, you look like your mummy"

The moment was interrupted by Maura's phone going off.

"Hello" she answered.

"Taylor" she whispered looking up at Angela. "Yeah I'm here with them" she said before passing the phone in Angela's direction.

"Me" said Angela surprised, before taking the phone.

"Bren" she whispered.

"Hey" replied Temperance.

"Oh god, It's really you" said Angela felling the tears coming again.

"I missed…" she stopped for a second before dropping the phone to the floor.

"What's wrong?" asked Angela. "Bren?"

"Oh good, It's just you John" she heard Temperance say. There was a scuffle that sounded like someone grabbing someone else and then Temperance yelled out. "John what are you doing?" followed by the sound of guns being fired. "Temperance" yelled Angela into the phone. "Temperance!"