"You keep hanging around here people are going to think you're some kind of pervert." Brennan said as she saw Booth waiting for her in the school parking lot.
"I haven't see you in a couple days." Booth stated.
"I've been busy Booth,"
"Can we go somewhere and talk Bones?"
Brennan crossed her arms over her chest, "stop calling me Bones Booth. It gives the impression that we're friends or something." She said to him coldly.
"What are you talking about?" Booth looked so confused.
"I have to go Booth." She said, walking quickly past him. This was killing her but it had to be done.
"Bones, wait!" He ran after her, catching up easily. "What changed between Sunday and today? Tell me what's going on." He pleaded.
"Nothing is going on. Stop coming to my school. I don't need you Booth. Leave me alone."
He reached out to touch her, "Temperance-"
She pulled away from him sharply even though all she wanted to do was be held by him. "No Booth. Please, just let me go." She walked away from him again, picking up speed.
"I love you Bones!" He shouted after her, hoping she would turn around and jump into his arms. She never did. He didn't follow her this time; just watched her walk away. What had he done.
Temperance never turned around, she couldn't. She could barely see she was crying so hard.
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Later that night Brennan walked across the Jeffersonian parking lot. Angela was out with Hodgins. She shook her head. She couldn't believe that they had started dating. Angela said it would be a late night, and she had to laugh. She was glad she was back to her old self. The Jeffersonian was the only place for her to go tonight.
She scanned the lot and sure enough Booth's car was there. She couldn't go in there. Not after yelling at him and telling him to leave her alone. He would think she was coming to apologize and return his declaration of love when all she really needed was a place to sleep.
Although the thought of being with Booth was so tempting, she couldn't. She looked at the darkening sky. It was getting cold and it looked like it was going to rain. She sighed. She'd have to go home. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad.
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Jack Hodgins couldn't believe he was lying in bed with Angela Monteneggro. He had dreamt of this day. He had also dreamt of her laughing at him when he confessed his love for her. She didn't laugh though; she had smiled and kissed him. After everything that had been happening to her she needed someone like Jack.
Angela woke to her cell phone ringing. "Don't answer it." Hodgins said, wrapping his arms around her.
"It's Cam." She said, looking at the caller ID. "Hey Cam, what's up?"
"Angela… Something's happened." Cam's voice scared Angela. "It's Brennan."
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By one-o-clock in the morning, Booth knew Bones wouldn't be coming to the museum that evening.
He had been distracted all shift. When the museum was still open he scanned the crowd for any sign of her. Then, when they closed, every time the doors were unlocked by the night staff, he looked to the door. She wasn't coming.
He ran her words over and over in his head. She said that she didn't need him, that he should leave her alone and when he said that he loved her, she walked away from him. He knew she was getting scared; Angela had warned him. He wasn't going to give up though; he wasn't going to leave her and he would have to show her that.
He was pulled out of his thoughts by his cell phone ringing. Without even looking at the caller ID, he answered quickly, "Bones, is that you?"
"Booth, it's Angela. You have to meet us at the hospital. It's Brennan."
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2 hours earlier…
Brennan lay in her bed after making sure she had locked the door. She couldn't fall asleep though; she couldn't even close her eyes.
Her mind drifted to Booth. She shouldn't have treated him that way. He cared about her, he had proven it time and time again. She couldn't keep hiding from the people that cared about her. After all, Angela was still around.
She got out of bed. She had to talk to him. He said that he loved her and she had walked away. What was she thinking? Deep down she knew that she loved him too. She was getting sick of running away. She just hoped he wasn't mad at her. That he would forgive her.
She put on her coat and grabbed her bag. She opened the bedroom door and came face to face with her Foster Dad.
"Well, well, well. Long time no see. Where have you been hiding?" He smiled at her.
END CHAPTER
Sorry for the cliffy…. Please review!!!
