A/N: Hi, Readers! I just wanted to take a minute to wish all of you a happy holiday season. And to thank you for the favorites/follows/reviews. I'm really glad you all are liking this story, it's one of my favorites that I've written. The song in this chapter became one of my favorites in this story. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Happy reading.
Dedicated to the One I Love
Chapter 10
Booth turned in the twin size bed, and felt his foot collide with the wooden footboard. The flash of pain that shot through his foot jolted him awake, and he immediately drew his leg up in response. He shifted again and his gaze fell to the bedside table where he'd laid his phone. The alert light was blinking, and he almost hoped it was work. In the dark, he reached for it and slid open the keypad to activate the light on the screen. He smiled when he saw the alert was a text from his partner. He turned onto his back and pressed the button as he closed his eyes to listen.
"If you only knew
I'm hanging by a thread
The web I spin for you
If you only knew
I'd sacrifice my beating heart before I'd lose you
I still hold onto the letters you returned
I swear I've lived and learned
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me
I toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight
Bring me back to life
Breathe your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe in is you
If you only knew
If you only knew
How many times I counted all the words that went wrong
If you only knew
How I refuse to let you go, even when you're gone
I don't regret any days I spent
Nights we shared, or letters that I sent
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me
I toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight
Bring me back to life
Breathe your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe in is you
If you only knew
If you only knew
I still hold onto the letters you returned
You help me live and learn
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me
I toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight
Bring me back to life
Breathe your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe in is you
Believe in is you
I still believe in you
Oh, if you only knew"
He lay there as the song ended, his grin greeting the darkness. And he drifted back to sleep quickly, his heart and mind lighter than they'd been for weeks.
{*-*}{*-*}{*-*}{*-*}{*-*}{*-*}{*-*}{*-*}{*-*}{*-*}{*-*}
Just two short hours later, the alarm on Booth's phone woke him. Quietly, he showered and dressed for work, leaving before Hannah had even roused herself for the day.
He drove to the diner and ordered breakfast. He ate in silence, thinking over his present situation and ridiculing himself for allowing such a thing to happen. He was so deep into his thoughts that he didn't notice a man sit down across the table from him until he spoke. "You look like something is weighing on your mind, Booth."
Booth didn't look up from his plate, but smiled as he took a bite of his omelet. "Yeah, I guess there is."
"Would you like to talk about it? I hope you know that in addition to your psychologist, I am also your friend."
"Yeah, I know, Sweets." He took another bite of food and a sip of coffee. Then he looked at Sweets through narrowed eyes. "This conversation goes nowhere else. You got it?" He received a nod as a response. "Okay. I can't shake the feeling that I'm not completely over Bones. That maybe I rushed into things with Hannah. I mean, things were great between us before I came back home. But now, something just doesn't feel right."
Sweets nodded. "Would you care to elaborate on that?"
A/N: The song in this chapter is "If You Only Knew" by Shinedown