Here's the next chapter :) It has both Booth's and Hannah's POVs… Thanks so much to Boneslover10 for help!
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A friend in sickness and in health! Oh, God, that sounded familiar…
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Both realizing what was hidden
Hannah's POV:
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I felt disappointed, because I thought Seeley and I had something special. I was angry; angry with myself, for not recognizing his love for Temperance. I should have known they were far more than just partners, when I spotted the photo of the two of them in a frame beside his bed on the nightstand. It wasn't an ordinary photo, where you see a man and a woman in front of the camera, smiling. It was a picture, taken without them knowing it. They were at the Founding fathers. Temperance seemed to be giving a toast, but while she held up her glass, they were sharing a look; they were staring in each other's eyes. They looked very much in love. I was just so angry with everyone; Seeley, Sweets, the whole squint squad, hell, even with Betsy for many different reasons, although I couldn't name even one of them. But the person that I was most angry with, out of all of them, was Temperance, because she had his heart; she always did and always will. I am angry, that I was always second best, when it came to Seeley's heart.
I loved him, I really did, and I think he loved me too, just not in the way he loves Temperance. However, I realized he deserves someone… better than me. I am not who is best for him. He deserves a woman that understands him the most, someone that will love him thirty, forty, or fifty years down the road, but most importantly, someone whom he loves more than anyone else in this world - after his son, of course. That wasn't me. I'm not the one. Temperance is and always has been.
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"Do you have any other questions left?" Sweets pulled me out of my thoughts.
"I had more questions…"
"But?"
"I think I've heard enough. Thank you."
He just nodded understandingly, as I left.
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Booth's POV:
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I heard my phone beep in my pocket, indicating that I received a text message. I pulled it out and noticed it was from Hannah.
Meet me at the Founding Fathers at 9? -Hannah
I looked at my watch, to see it was 6 o'clock.
It had been awkward, ever since Bones and I left the Diner. I remembered how wrong it had felt, while telling Hannah about our past. And we hadn't come to the most important part yet! It all seemed more real, now that Hannah knew things. Seeing her reaction, made me actually realize how couple-like Bones' and my behavior had been and how I missed acting that way! Pushing the unwelcome thoughts away, I looked at the amount of paperwork left and concluded, I'd be able to meet Hannah at the bar so I replied 'Sure'. Automatically, I wanted to invite Bones for after-work drinks, but another message arrived:
Please come alone. I have to talk to you… -Hannah
Feeling unexplainably mad, I sighed and sent her an 'OK'.
I knew nothing good would come out of it, not after the discussion in the diner earlier that day. I probably shouldn't be mad at Hannah, for not wanting to see Bones, but still I felt bad, knowing she'd spend an evening alone.
Sure, a few days before, I was thinking how she didn't mean what she had said in the car, but after that discussion in the diner…, that day I could see it in her eyes. It was clearly visible, that she had been beating herself up for what she'd done a year ago. And the way she had told me Hannah had to know… I was hesitant to think so, but after some consideration… she did it out of love! She loves me so much and wants me to be happy, even if that means she's unhappy. And truthfully, I've always felt the same way for her.
It was so unfair to Bones and to Hannah… and it was all my fault.
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Getting lost in my thoughts, it was 8.45 soon, so I had to get going. I was going to do the rest of my paperwork later that night. I decided not to decide on anything important, before finding out what Hannah had to say, even though, deep down, I knew I already came to a decision and I was not going to change my mind, no matter what Hannah had to talk about. I just knew she wasn't going to tell me good news. The options going around in my head were: she had more specific questions, she wanted me to prevent the book from being published, or something concerning Bones. I feared, she wanted me to stop being partners with her, or to stop seeing her aside from work… But, when I thought about it, I honestly didn't really care what she had to say. I was truthfully hoping, that she was going to say, what I so badly wanted her to; that our relationship wasn't working. I think we both knew it was the truth and it would be easier for the both of us to just accept that fact and move on.
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I always thought I was a man with his priorities straight. First place was and always will be taken by my son. Parker means the world to me. It was the next two places, that confused the hell out of me. When Hannah and I first started dating, of course, in my head, Hannah took the second place. She was my girlfriend! Rationally thinking, what kind of a guy puts his girlfriend, whom he claims to love, behind someone else?
I realized, that I had never stopped loving Bones. In my heart I knew she was important. The most important… She was the first person I thought about in the morning, the last person I thought about at night…. Hell, she took up all of my thoughts, including my dreams. Lets just say, the dreams I was having about Bones were not dreams you should be having about your partner and friend, when you're claiming you have moved on.
Ugh… I couldn't stop thinking about her, while entering The Founding Fathers. I had forgotten about the talk Hannah wanted to have and started to get really anxious again…
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I think you all have a general idea on what happens next :P How soon do you want to find out? :D Tell me what you think on the chapter... Is it too confusing towards the end? Well... I think Booth is(was) quite confused about the whole Hannah thing too, but anyways... I LOVE reviews!
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