So Sorry!! Exams are totally killing me. I have done three now, only two to go. So I'll hopefully post a little faster :)
Okay, we're skipping ahead a few months here. It's now Four months since Booth has gone, we'll have a flashback in this chapter, just to see what has happened the past few months. The present is written in nobody's POV. Instead, it's kind of a general look. Prepare for a big cliffy. I know most people want a Booth POV chapter... and you'll get it soon. A few things have to happen before that time, you'll get it when we're up to it!
Enjoy!
Present
It had been four months since Booth had disappeared from Brennan's life. She had managed to move on, putting herself entirely in her work, neglecting herself.
After her visit with Parker, she had decided to be strong. She was an independent woman, who didn't need any man to make herself. There may be a dull ache in her stomach that lives with her but she would make it through, after all there was only two months left.
She just hoped he was okay.
Cullen's POV
The door slammed to my office and I looked up in shock. I was surprised to see Dr Brennan standing there, tears streaking her face.
'Where is he?' she yelled with force at me.
'Dr Brennan, that information is classified, Agent Boo...'
'I don't give a damn if it's classified, I want to know where the hell he is now!' She started to pace, side to side.
'I'm sorry, Dr Brennan' I said with all the sincerity I could muster.
'You're not sorry! How could you send him away? How can you feel at ease with yourself when you did that?!'
I had never seen the doctor so angry. When she was upset, it was Booth that would calm her down. I hadn't realised the connection these two people had with each other. I relented, she could know some details.
'Agent Booth has been given a mission in Mexico. He will be back soon, could you shut the door on your way out please?'
'You don't give a damn!! Do You? I've lost the other half of me and you sit behind that bloody desk like you don't even care. How can you live with yourself? How do you sleep at night knowing that one little boy might not have a father tomorrow?'
I stayed silent.
'Don't have anything to say for yourself do you?!' She shook her head violently.
'He will be fine, he is good at his job.'
She seemed to calm a bit. She finally sat down.
'Why would Mexico need an American FBI Agent? I don't get it. You could have chosen anyone.'
'No, Dr Brennan. Agent Booth is not using his FBI skills' I sighed, knowing I had just spilt a major secret. She stood up abruptly, the chair falling to the ground with the force of her action. I quickly stood and made my way to the other side of my desk and put my arm on her shoulder.
'I'm sorry. I didn't have a choice. I really am truly sorry.'
She seemed to struggle with her words, opening and closing her mouth several times. Then without warning she pushed me away.
'How dare you! How dare you put him back into that world? You let them put him back to being a sniper? Didn't You?'
'I didn't have a choice. I'm sorry'
'Oh Stop It!! Everyone has a choice, everything we do in this life is a choice. I can't believe you would do that.'
'He's good at it, Booth is a big boy, you're just his partner. He's fine. I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do, please leave Dr Brennan'
'You Bastard...'
I didn't see her arm rise or see it my his face, but I felt it. She had slapped me, hard on my cheek.
She was angry. Damn angry, her eyes were staring me down and I forced myself to sit down in my chair.
'Don't you ever, ever tell me to stop caring about Booth. I'm not just his partner. I'm his girlfriend. I hope you can live with yourself.'
She turned and fled my office, slamming the door hard on her exit. I lifted my hand and felt my cheek.
His girlfriend? Had that really happened?
Present
Thinking back to the incident with Cullen, Brennan didn't regret what she had done. What he had done to Booth was in-explainable and downright mean.
The sound of her hand connecting with his cheek had given her small sense of comfort. She believed he deserved everything he got for taking away Booth from Parker, but most of all her.
It was a cool Sunday afternoon. The wind blew outside and the gentle sound of rain on her roof was a calming influence as Brennan continued to write her book. Nobody could disturb her here, it was that place where there was the most comfort, in the hardest of times.
Anthropology was Brennan's favourite thing to do. It was her job, her way of making the world a better place.
It was very rare to see anyone else at the lab on a Sunday. Some people came to pick up paperwork, or just to cure boredom, but usually it was deadly quiet.
Brennan heard a faint click, signalling someone entering the lab.
Brennan gazed out past her door and saw Angela making her way towards the door. she plastered the fake smile she had been accustomed to lately and relaxed into her chair.
'Hey there sweetie, How are you today?'
'I'm Good Ange'
'So what did you have for lunch?'
'Oh, just some pie from the diner' She hadn't.
'Oh Okay' Angela stared at her, realising she was lying, but let it drop knowing she was in pain.
'I'm going to go home Ange, I'll see you tomorrow' She smiled at Angela, gave her a quick hug and made her way out of the lab.
Brennan got into her car and made her way onto the highway. Her eyes went blurry, and her chest started to feel heavy and as she stopped at a red light she felt a sharp pain in her chest. A horn sounded behind her car and she looked up to see a green light, she put her foot down on the accelerator and made her way through the intersection.
A loud, piercing scream went through the air as a truck crashed into Brennan's car.
The car rolled over and over, resting upside down against a tree.
Everyone was in shock, and people started to run towards the car to see if they could help. A siren was getting louder and louder and the police came from another direction.
Then a loud bang sounded and the car was ignited with flames.
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