"Angela, I'm just feeling a little anxiety here. I know it's irrational, but I feel like this woman has taken my place completely."

I knew logically, that it wasn't Angela's fault; it wasn't anyone's fault but my own. But the shock of hearing, that my best friend was to be the maid of honor in the man I love's soon to be wedding. Well it had me feeling a little bit illogical.

"Bren, don't be mad. You left. It wasn't just Booth that you left behind it was all of us. You didn't talk to any of us for two and half years. And she didn't take your place. She is a nice woman, one whom I actually like. I didn't choose between the two of you when I agreed to be her maid of honor. You had made your decision, and the rest of us had to learn to live with it.

I know she was right, I really did. I don't know, I just felt like I had nothing, that nothing was sacred to me anymore.

"You don't think that I had to learn to live with my decisions as well?"

Angela sighed and placed her hand on my shoulder.

"You may have thought you were living with your decisions, but what you were really doing was hiding. We had to deal with the aftermath of your sudden departure. We had to continue working here, solving murders, and trying to help Booth pick up the pieces. If this woman is making Booth happy, then she is alright in my books. And I will stand next to her while she marries the man that you left behind."

She turned away and headed towards the door.

"And Bren, its time you realized the damage you caused to all of us. I still love you, and I always will. You are my best friend, but we didn't sit and wait for you to come back, you need to understand that."

And with that she walked out of my office.

I wanted to cry, I wanted to rip out my hair. I wanted to kick every object in my office. But I didn't. Angela was so very right. I couldn't just come back and expect everything to be normal. I had to work so that everyone would renew their trust in me. I don't know how exactly I was going to do that, only that I was going to. I may have ruined things with Booth for good, but at least I had a shot getting my family back.