Chapter Ten

Booth walked quickly through the hospital. He asked the nurse in the emergency department where Temperance Brennan was. She said that she had been taken up to surgery and Booth's quick walk had turned into a run.

He took the stairs two; sometimes three at a time to get to the surgical floor. When he got there the first thing he saw was the waiting room filled with Cam, Zach, Hodgins and Angela.

Booth walked over to them. "What the hell happened?" He asked.

Cam stood and spoke first. Angela head was still buried into Hodgins chest as she cried and Zach looked like he was in shock. "She called me first. He stabbed her Seeley. I rushed over. I called an ambulance. There was so much blood. They said she had internal bleeding and she needs emergency surgery. The doctors here won't tell us anything because we're not family."

"She doesn't have any family." Booth stated, angry that they didn't have more information.

"We're waiting for a social worker." Angela whispered.

"A social worker?" Booth asked, talking a seat in one of the chairs. This early in the morning they were the only ones there. "We lose her either way" he said to himself; but everyone knew exactly what he meant. If Temperance survived, she would be taken away by social work anyways.

Nobody said anything else. They all waited. Every time someone walked by, they would turn their heads and sigh when no one came in; but that was it.

A couple of hours later someone finally stopped to talk to them. "Are you all friends of Temperance Brennan?" The woman asked, slightly surprised. They nodded. "I'm Sandy. I've been Temperance's social worker since she was put into the system."

"Have you heard anything? How the surgery is going?" Cam asked.

"The doctors say she'll be fine. They had to remove her spleen and are resecting a portion of her liver now. Should be another couple of hours though. I have to get to the house and take statements from the foster parents."

Booth stood. "What's going to happen to her? After she gets out of the hospital?"

"She'll get moved to another home or facility. Is there a place where I can put her stuff when I pack it up?"

"You can bring it here and I'll take it to my place." Angela said.

"Ok, thank you. I'll be back later to talk to her. I told the doctors to treat you all like family. They'll come and talk to you when their done. I'm terribly sorry this has happened."

Everyone mumbled thanks and continued to wait.

After waiting in silence for another half hour, Booth couldn't stand the silence anymore. "This is ridiculous. There should be something we can do. We can't just lose her." He said as he started pacing the waiting room.

"What can we do? We've been brainstorming ways to keep her here for over a year now." Angela said.

Booth circled the room and then quickly punched the wall in frustration. "Damnit!" He yelled, leaving a small hole in the wall.

Before anyone could say anything to him a doctor walked into the room. Everyone looked over, including Booth who clutched he hand and grimaced in pain.

"I assume you are all here for Miss Temperance Brennan?" Again they nodded. "She's just been taken to recovery. Once she's moved to the ward you'll be able to see her. Maybe in about an hour."

"And she's ok?" Angela asked, scared to hear the answer.

"Yes. She's going to make a full recovery."

"How long do you think she'll be in the hospital?" Booth asked.

"She's young and healthy. She should only need to be here for ten days, maybe two weeks."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. If you have any questions or concerns, get one of the nurses to page me. I'll have someone take you up to her room in a little bit."

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Angela and Booth went to see Brennan first because so soon after surgery, only two people were allowed in at a time.

The nurse said that Brennan would probably stay asleep for at least another day so her pain could be managed better. Booth's fists clenched and heart broke and the sounds of 'Temperance' and 'pain'.

When they first walked into the room Booth had to hold Angela as she cried for her best friend. Booth also let tears slip from his eyes.

Brennan looked so small and fragile in the big hospital bed. She was hooked up to at least four different machines; one of which had an annoying beep to it. Booth was sure that if Bones was awake, she could tell them what all the machines did.

"God Booth. She looks so small." Angela whispered, having finally turned around to look at Brennan again.

Booth pulled up and chair for Angela to sit close to Brennan's bed. Angela held her hand and smoothed her hair. "Just because you're in the hospital doesn't mean you can't look hot." Booth smiled at Angela's comment. "I'm so sorry sweetie." She said, hanging her head.

Booth put a hand on Angela's shoulder. "None of this was your fault." He comforted.

"I know." They both stared at Brennan. "Booth.. What are we going to do? We can't lose her."

"I know."

END CHAPTER

A/N: Soooo sorry this took so long.. I've been on the most amazing vacation that turned into a mini move.. Haha. Went to NYC for what was supposed to be a week. But a friend of mine who lives there got me a job for three weeks working back stage for the musical WICKED. So that's where I've been. This story is almost over.. Possibly a sequel. I'm not sure yet. I'm trying to get back to NYC. Ha Ha.