A/N: I do apologize for the delay. I had some other fanfics I was under deadline to get done and I want to do these last few chapters right to honor one of my favorite Bones characters, Dr. Lance Sweets. It is with sadness that baby Seeley won't see his daddy growing up, but for my world of Bones fanfiction, at least for the time being, Sweets will still be around as Aubrey because there is always room in a family for one more, or two if you include the baby.

Disclaimer: I don't own Bones but would love that DB and TJT sandwich sometime soon.

Booth woke and stretched. When he saw the other side of the bed was empty, he got a big smile on his face. In mere hours, the assholes who tried to hurt his Bones would pay….not his Bones, but his friend Bones.

'Who am I kidding?' He thought to himself. 'Bones is now and will always be 'my Bones'. I was the jackass. Instead of listening to her for months when she showed me how she felt by helping Hannah, I got my panties in a knot and insisted a fling was real love. I hope to someday have her trust again'

Booth cracked his back and put his weight on his feet, waiting out the initial pain he had every morning. When it subsided, he walked out to the bathroom and did his morning constitutional.

When he came out for coffee, his good mood ended as the reason for his anger was sitting at the high table reading a paper while chugging coffee. Pushing his feelings down, he put on a smile.

Hannah felt a presence and looked up. Either her mind was playing tricks on her or for a second there was cold anger in his eyes for a second. As quickly as she saw it, it disappeared. Getting up, she was stopped by Booth.

"Don't get up on my account. I just need some coffee"

He walked to his coffee machine and as usual, Hannah only made enough for herself. Sucking in his annoyance, he pulled the stuff down to make more. When he opened the canister, he was frustrated to see there was not even enough to brew. He left just enough for a full pot this morning before grocery shopping today. However, Hannah likes her extra strong and used it up.

"Damn it, Hannah, you used up all the coffee again!"

Hannah, who was engrossed in her reading, rolled her eyes. She heard loud footsteps and turned around to her angry boyfriend, who was holding the coffee canister.

"Hannah, I left just enough for this morning before I went shopping later today and I told you this"

The reporter geared up for battle. "I didn't get in until three this morning and I need the caffeine because I have work to do today. You know I need it extra strong. Why didn't you pick up more coffee earlier in the week?"

Booth was tired and without his morning survival aid not in a pleasant mood. "Bones and I have been working non-stop on this case, leaving me little time this week. I can't just stop working to grocery shop, Hannah. I had asked you to stop three days ago"

"I have a busy career as well, Seeley. It's not my job to keep things stocked in your apartment"

'My apartment, not ours' Booth thought to himself. 'How could I have been so blind?'

It was then he remembered the plan for today. He turned to Hannah, who looked about to bolt, but instead stood up and pointed a finger in his face.

"If you're going to be a jerk because I have needs, then I'm going to work Seeley. I'm not a little wifey who keeps a house. I am an important reporter on the front lines with the most powerful office in the world"

Booth chided himself for losing track of the main goal. Knowing he needed to save things, he jumped in quickly. "Hannah, wait. I'm sorry. It's just this case I'm working has me tied up in knots, plus Bones is pushing me away for some reason"

Seeing he didn't have her totally on board, he continued. "You're right. It's not your job to keep me stocked up. I'll just go to the diner while I'm out on my run for coffee. I'm sorry again for taking my frustrations out on you."

Hannah debated. She was beginning to get bored working the White House and D.C., but couldn't jump ship yet. She could storm out, but that would push him closer to Temperance. She needed him for as long as she decided to stay here and refused to give him up to a socially awkward nerd. Forcing a smile on her face, she turned to her boyfriend.

"Of course, Seeley. Now, I'm going to work. I don't know when I'll be home, but I will text you sometime today"

'How nice….she's giving me scraps. How did I not see this until now?' Booth thought before speaking. "Well, have a good one" he said before kissing her on the lips.

Coming down from their fight, Hannah suddenly got horny and began to massage Booth's chest with her hands. "I do have to take a shower. Want to join me and scrub my back?"

Booth hit panic mode as he didn't want to ruin the plan but wasn't going to screw Hannah to throw her off suspicion. Thinking quickly, he gave a look of regret. "Honey, that sounds really nice, but I need to get my run in and get a cup of coffee before I run my errands. How about I make pasta primavera for dinner tonight?"

Hannah was not happy to be rejected. They hadn't had sex in several days and she was getting frustrated. "Pasta primavera sounds nice, but my boyfriend's wet cock in my pussy while we are pelted with hot water sounds better"

It took everything he had not to grimace at Hannah's words. He hated how she reduced intimacy to mere fucking, but now he could see she was always like that. He was chasing a pipe dream thinking that Hannah could replace his Bones.

Jolting himself for the tantrum, he gave a look of regret. "Sorry Hannah, I have a lot to do today, plus I have to call Parker in a few hours because of the time difference. Tonight I will be more than ready for you"

"But I'm working!" Hannah whined. "Fine! I'll see if I can get some time off to come home for a few hours, but it may be spur of the moment, so have your phone ready and I'll call you"

'Putting my life on hold for Hannah's whims. Thank God I can see her for who she really is now' Booth said internally before smiling. "Sounds great"

Hannah grabbed her bag and headed out the door with a smile. She had him so trained.

Inside the apartment, Booth watched his girlfriend leave. Tasting a bit of bile that came up, he quickly rinsed with a glass of water. He grabbed his phone and dialed a number. "Bones…yeah she took off. Listen, she drank all my damn coffee again and I am going on a run. Want to meet me at the diner and finalize things for today?"

He listened for a second. "Cool. I'll call Sweets and have him join us to throw anyone off the scent" After hearing Brennan, he concluded the call. "All right, see you then. Bye Bones"

Booth started to sing Hot Blooded to himself as he went into his bedroom and changed his clothes.

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"Wait, kissing me made you want to throw up? I hardly believe that." Hannah said with a confidence that she wasn't feeling.

"Guess what, Desert Barbie, it did. Now shut up and let us tell this story"

Hannah was desperate to hang onto her pride, unlike her co-conspirator. "There was a time you didn't want me to shut up, you know"

"Yeah, I know" Booth said with a tinge of regret. "I was thinking with my dick and pride instead of my heart and head. I'm not going to ask you again. Either shut up and let us talk, or I'm going to release this one picture I got into the emails of some of your colleagues at NBC"

"You don't know their emails."

"He does now" Angela said with relish. "Now shut your pie hole and let the G-Man speak" The pregnant woman turned to Booth. "Go ahead, Booth"

"I think I would like to take over for a few minutes, Booth"

Booth turned to his partner. "Of course Bones"

"Thank you"

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Brennan got off the phone with Booth and got up out of bed. She was almost to the shower when she heard her phone ring the Jaws ring Booth programmed into her phone as a joke a couple of weeks ago. That ring only belonged to one person and as much as she wanted to ignore it, she couldn't.

Grabbing her phone quickly, she answered. "Brennan"

"Temperance, how are you feeling today?"

"My stomach is a bit nauseated, but better than last night. I'm sorry to cut our date short last night"

Andrew was in his apartment holding a cup of coffee. "All will be forgiven if you can join me for breakfast."

Brennan remembered the cover story. "I would but I have to meet with Sweets at the diner. He's giving me some advisement on one of my characters for my new book."

Hacker's lips became so tight they were almost blanched white before he made himself relax. "Well, should you be going out if you're ill?"

"Usually I would not as I had planned to write this afternoon but my editor needs my latest chapters by next week and I hate to be behind as it is not professional. If I don't feel infirm by end of day, would you like to see a movie tomorrow afternoon?"

Movie theater….dark movie theater…..Andrew's fantasies were starting to go haywire before he calmed himself. "Sounds wonderful Temperance"

'Like hook, line, and clunker' Brennan smiled. "I will contact you later today, Andrew. Good day"

"Bye, Temperance" Andrew hung up the phone and ran to his stereo. Going through song selections, he found what he was looking for and hit 'PLAY' before Rod Stewarts's 'Lost In You' began to play.

He sang in the middle of the living room for most of the song before heading to the back bedroom. "I'm going to make love to you like FIFTEEN MEN!"

After Brennan got off the phone with Hacker, she called Sweets, who agreed to meet with the partners in an hour for breakfast. After securing a promise for Daisy to stay home, she hung up the phone.

A short time later, she was dressed and ready to go. Grabbing her messenger bag, she inhaled and hoped for the best today.