Ch. 10
"Dr. Brennan, I really must insist you stay one more day, the doctor feels you should stay" the young nurse exclaimed, wringing her hands and pacing behind her as she finished dressing in the clothes Angela had dropped off for her earlier.
"I feel fine. I want to go home now, one more day won't make that big of a difference, I was just cold, and I am warm now, feeling fine. Going home". Temperance stated matter of factly, looping her hair into a quick ponytail, and snatching her purse off the shelf in the closet.
"And now, if you will excuse me, I am going to call a cab" with that, she walked around the nurse, and out of her hospital room, ignoring the doctor and nurse who were calling after her, and head down the corridor to the front doors of the hospital to call a cab.
'I hope Angela and Booth won't be too upset at me, I've had enough of hospitals, I feel fine, and I want to go home and rest before going back to work' she thought to herself, as she advised the cab company where to pick her up and where she wanted to go.
'Good thing Angela brought me a change of clothes, those ones they brought me to the hospital in were ruined' she thought, glancing down at the clothes she was wearing.
Frowning, as she hailed the cab approaching, she hoped that Booth had caught that freaky blonde who'd taken her, 'I certainly wouldn't want to be in her shoes when he gets his hands on her. I bet I will have to testify or something'
The cab finally dropped her off in front of her building, and she quickly entered her apartment, shut and locked the door behind her. She leaned on the door and sighed, glad to be home. She walked over to her couch and lay down for a moment, 'I will just lay here a second, then maybe work on my book, or call Booth' she thought to herself, as she drifted off to sleep.
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"She what?" Booth demanded to the nurse at the hospital
"Well, she checked herself out, we tried to tell her to stay, but she was quite insistent, and we didn't have the telephone number for her family, so…" the nurse trailed off, shrugging, her eyes apologetic
"Great. Just great" he said more to himself than anyone, flipping open his cell phone and dialing Bones' home number, not getting an answer, he tried her cell. No answer their either. 'Why isn't she answering?' he worried to himself. 'What if Jenny was waiting for her or something?' 'And just how did she get out of here anyway? Walk?'
Muttering a silent curse to himself as he briskly walked to the parking lot, he tried her home number again. No answer. 'She better be there, because when I get there, I am going to wring her neck' he thought as he squealed the tires of his SUV out of the hospital lot.
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BANG BANG BANG
Temperance Brennan awoke with a start, nearly falling off the couch, standing quickly and rushing over to the door, she quickly unlocked it and swung the door open to find a very angry looking Seeley Booth.
"What the hell do you think you're doing here Bones?" he demanded, striding in past her
"I live here Booth" she replied
"Don't play that game with me Bones, you should be in the hospital, you almost died, you DID die" he shouted at her
"I know that Booth, they told me, but I feel fine, and I thought I'd do better at home," She said back to him, forcing her voice to remain steady, in an effort to calm him down as well.
"Well how do you think I felt, when you weren't in your room, your bed empty, like no one was ever there!" he continued to shout, his eyes blazing
Before she could answer, he took 2 quick steps, grabbed her by both shoulders, pushed her against the wall and kissed her. His tongue delved deep into her, his hands in her hair, sending shivers down her spine. 'This is just how I always thought it would be' she thought to herself, relaxing into him, her arms snaking around his neck, running her fingers through his hair.
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Looking down at her, not even hearing her explanations, he couldn't take it anymore, he'd thought about it in his mind long enough, too long, he amended, 'to hell with the consequences' he thought, as he gripped her shoulders, and pushed her against the wall and leaned down and kissed her hard, feeling her soft lips and sweet scent envelope him, mildly surprised at her quick response to him, her arms around his neck, her fingers in his hair, driving him crazy.
Finally, he pulled back, and looked down at her, his voice soft
He sighed and looked down at her. "Bones, I almost lost you. Almost lost you and you didn't know how I felt about you, I don't want that to happen again"
He looked down at her. Her blue eyes wide, mouth slightly parted. Without another word, he gently picked her up and carried her into her bedroom.
End ch. 10