***This is the last chapter. I thank everyone who has read this story. Those who reviewed or added an alert, I feel soo honored that you took a minute of your time to praise me or condone me. My only hope to improve is to listen to you, the readers. I have more ideas for stories, do you guys want to read them? :)

They lay there basking in the afterglow of their lovemaking. Smiling at each other continually. Laughing, touching, and kissing until Booth's stomach growled.

"Seems I've worked up an appitite." He laughed as he sat up and reached for his clothes. "I'll order some food, why don't you go check on the gang."

Once the were both dressed, Brennan turned and headed to the door. Booth grabbed her arm and pulled her back to him for a quick kiss. "I love you." he whispered as he tapped her lips again. "Love you too Booth." she mouthed against his lips. She unlocked the door and was gone just as he opened his mouth to say something else...'Damn' he thought as he watched her join the others...'we are soo busted!'

"Great news Sweetie, I was just headed up to tell you..OOO MY GOD!" Everyone jumped as Angela screamed and pointed to Brennans neck.

"WOW!" the others piped up in unisome.

Realizing what everyone had noticed, Brennan blushed and pulled on her shirt collar, trying to hide the passion mark. "OK! Fine!" She huffed, releasing her collar. " No since in trying to hide it now. So let me just say, that yes! Booth and I just made love in my office. Now, what's your good news?"

"Right..sorry Brenn." Angela smiled then whispered 'she wanted details later'. Pulling her over to the computer screen, she informed her friend that Zach had theorized the toxin was Digoxin. But when the two were more closely compared, they did seem to be related, but it wan't a match.

"Don't worry ." Zach told her, "Hodgins and I are getting very close. It won't be long now until we make a positive ID and then we can start treatment."

"I know Zach." Then she kissed his cheek.

Booth had returned with dinner for only the two of them, not wanting to play twenty questions with their friends, he decided they would eat alone, in her office. He sent a text to her saying 'Dinner..your office.'

Brennan excused herself and told the others to take a break, or at least get something to eat. "Booth is waiting for me."

"I bet he is..." the artist smirked.

"With food Angela!" She scoffed as she headed towards her office.

The two partners sat in her office looking through files over and over as they ate. "I told everyone about us." Brennan confessed with a sad look on her face.

"Hey, it's ok." he said pulling her into his lap. "No worries alright..?" She nodded and kissed him. "No worries Booth...'kiss'.. No more running..'kiss'.."

"Bones..your phone is ringing.."

Brennan pulled herself from his lips and stood to answer her phone. "Angela, go ahead, I have you on speakerphone. Did Zach identify the toxin?"

"Yes! He did! It's from some tree in Southern Asia. Cerbera Odollam something..or other.."

Happy tears filled Brennans eyes as Booth held her tightly, spinning them around while they listened on.

"Apparently the dose you guys recieved was only enough to cause temporary symptoms. And the doc is already working on getting you medicine and everything is gonna be..."

"BOOTH!"

Angela heard what sounded like Brennans phone hit the floor as she screamed.

"Brenn...Sweetie.." It was no use, she couldn't hear her. She strained to listen for a second, wanting desperately to hear her two friends exchange 'I love yous' as they devoured each other. But instead, she heard crying and Brennan repeating Booths name over and over. Then she heard 'Don't you dare die on me now!'

"Something's wrong!" Angela shouted and everyone stopped what they were doing to look at her. "Brennan is screaming! Listen.."

All of a sudden, a blood curdeling sound echo through the lab. Brennan had jerked her door open and was yelling "SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

They all ran to her so fast, it's hard to say who got there first. Cam and the heart dr went straight to acess Booth's condition. Daisey and Angela had to pry Brennan off Booths chest. Sweets was on the phone to his boss, informing him of the days discoveries and that Booth had just collapsed. Jack was calling 911.

"The food!" Zach announced as he moved over to what was left of their recent meal. "I believe that this food may also be contaminated with Cerberin." And just like that, he headed back down to test his hypothesis.

The paramedics arrived and were informed, in great detail, what had been going on the past 25 hours. They were told of the poison and its effects. As they loaded Booth into the ambulance, Brennan collapsed.

Hacker had just made it to the Jeffersonian as Brennan fell. Knowing their wasn't room for two gurneys in the ambulance, he turned on his gumball and siren. Jack and Sweets picked her up and placed her in the back seat of the government SUV.

Just as the rest of the gang had piled into the Hodgins' new minivan, Zach came running towards them.

"I AM KING OF THE LAB!" Zach proclaimed as he jumped in to sit between Daisey and Cam. Now that everyone was loaded up they drove off following their friends to the hospital at breakneck speed. Zach filled them in on what he found. The food contained very high levels of Cerberin. This dose was definately enough to kill anyone. Jack called Hacker and told him everything Zach had informed them of. Upon arriving at the emergancy entrance, Cam ran past the paramedics as they pulled Booth from the ambulance, grabbed a wheelchair and headed back out to retrieve Brennan.

Hacker was on the phone barking orders to someone about running background checks on the employees and owners of the diner the tainted food was from. Sweets and Jack lifted Brennan into the wheelchair as Hacker headed back to the drivers side of his SUV. "I will call you as soon as I find out anything." He promised the others. "Now go in there and take care of our team."

Thirty minutes later, a Dr. entered the waiting room. Cam was on the phone with Rebecca when he entered and politely ended their conversation. "She and Parker are on their way over." She said as Angela rapped an arm around her.

"You're friends are going to be ok."

The waiting room burst into cheers and the Dr. recieved several hugs from the elated group. "Thank you Dr."

"No. Thank you. Even though the first dose of poison wasn't quite enough to kill them, by correctly identifying the toxin and starting them on beta blockers, you guys saved your friends lives. As soon as we were told the name of the poison, we knew what effects it would have on the body. We gave them 100mg of lignocaine, a form of lidocaine, it is usually used as a local anesthetic, but as an antiarrythmic drug. They are being given dilantin, to prevent seizures, and propranolol to help their hearts beat more regularly."

"When can we see them?" Angela ask.

"They will more than likely sleep for at least two hours. Their bodies just went through a lot of stress, but you can visit shortly and only one at a time please."

"We got him!" Hacker announced as he entered the waiting room. "Who wants to go with me to pick this scumbag up?"

The women all stayed behind to wait on Rebecca and Parker. Jack, Sweets, and Zach went with the FBI director.

The ride to the diner was intense. After finding out that one of the employees was in the US illegally and that he originated from India, a more thourough background check was performed. A mug shot was passed from person to person as Hacker told the story.

"Booth arrested this guys brother for murder ten months ago, and thanks to the forensics help from you guys, he was proven guilty and sentenced to life in prison last month."

Jack slide to the edge of his seat, positioning himself between the driver and passenger seats. "So let me get this straight...this guy came to the US with the sole purpse to hunt down our friends and kill 'em?"

"Exactly." The G-man spoke as they neared the location of the perpatrator. "I have agents ransacking his place now and they called me as soon as they got in. He has pictures of the two of them at the Jeffersonian, several resturants, Agent Booths place, and Dr. Brennans place. It seems he had been planning this for a while.."

As they pulled up to the curb, they were told to stay behind a safe distance and just observe. That went over like a ton of bricks. As soon as they entered, the beedy eyed man was spotted by all four men. He was standing near the time clock getting ready to punch out for the night. Zach marched up to him feeling ten feet tall. "You BASTARD!" He shouted as his fist collided with the offenders jaw. He staggered but didn't fall then spat the blood from his mouth onto the floor towards where the men stood.

"Easy man." Sweets said as he pulled Zach away from the guy. "This will not look good on your record."

"Don't worry Dr. Sweets, we didn't see a thing..did we?" Hacker ask the patrons. Almost every head in the room turned and looked the other way.

"Good then, " Jack began.. "noone saw this either.." and he hauled off and struck the other side of the mans jaw with his fist. This time he did fall. Hacker holstered his weapon then placed his knee in the perps back as he twisted one of his arms back, preparing to slap the silver bracelets on him. He pulled his cuffs out and began reading him his Miranda rights. Seeing an opening, he rolled his body and bucked Hacker off. He snagged the agents side arm as he kicked him away, then aimed the weapon, pulled the hammer back, and BANG!

In the blink of an eye, Sweets had squated down, pulled a small caliber pistol from his ankle, and shot the man between the eyes.

"Damn Sweets! I never knew you carried." Jack shouted as he and Zach fingered their ears, trying to stop the ringing.

"I had to do it...I had to..he was going to kill Director Hacker..I had to." Sweets rambled.

"...And Zach strutted right up to him, called him a SOB then punched him." Sweets informed the couple that lay in their seperate, but very closely pushed together hospital beds.

"Way to go Zacharooni!" Booth said as he slapped the young man on the back.

"Jack punched him too." Zach tattled, thus resulting in a light fist bump between Jack and the weakened agent.

Booth's boss decided to finish the story as he threw an arm around the shrink. "I thought I had him pinned down, but the bastard wiggled free, grabbed my side arm. Then, as fast as Superman, and as accurate as Robin hood, Sweets here saved my life."

Brennan and Booth looked shell shocked. "Sweets gets to carry a gun and I don't" Brennan complained.

Then the whole room filled with laughter. Everything was going to be alright.

THE END