Uff, it's been some time since I've updated. The past two weeks have been go,go,go for me…but here's finally another update. Thanks for still reading and reviewing:)
I know many of you found the previous chapter cute and sweet…and I hope you don't hate me after this chap, but some 'work for it' really is necessary;)
Disclaimer: Bones belongs to Fox.
"Why do we have to go meet Hacker?" Angela asked as they made their way down the last step outside the front entrance to the Jeffersonian, her hand tightly gripping Booth's bicep. Her back was killing her today.
"He's pressed for time…and it's just easier for us to go to him." Booth repeated for the second time since they exited the lab. "Yow!" He hissed softly at the pinch she gave his arm.
"I'm due any day now and this is my last official workday before my leave, yet it's easier for us to go to him for this such needed visual presentation?" Angela looked at the agent with half indignation. Booth nodded as they reached his SUV. He sent Brennan a 'help me' look that was lost on the anthropologist when she turned her head in the direction of her name being called.
"Temperance, hi." A tanned blond man reached Brennan's side. He gave her a smile that according to Angela's standards could be nothing but sexy.
Angela grinned when the man handed Brennan a book, his hand lingering with hers for a moment.
"Well," Booth cleared his throat loudly. "I hate to break up the moment, but we gotta get moving." Booth opened the back passenger door, sending the message loud and clear to the man.
Angela took the book from her friend in order to hide the wickedly silent 'oh' her lips formed.
Somebody's testy.
Brennan nodded as a form of good bye at the pleasant man before angling inside the vehicle.
"Who is the beach bum?" Booth 'casually' asked as he drove away from the Jeffersonian. He caught from the corner of his eye the confused look Brennan shot his way. Angela swatted his right shoulder and sent him a glare.
"So, this is the guy you fought over a book with?" Angela asked, surveying the cover of the book on her lap. A couple weeks before the whole Gravedigger wannabe night Brennan told Angela about an incident at a bookstore. The anthropologist had finally found the almost impossible to get book she'd been looking for only to realize someone else also had a hold on the same book.
"What a gentleman." Booth muttered to himself as Brennan explained to Angela that it was actually the man's book; he ended up paying for it and was now letting her keep it.
"And now he gave it back?" Angela was very much enjoying the conversation especially. The artist found it interesting that the man was letting Brennan keep the book after all. But she found it even more interesting that Booth was uncomfortable with the conversation, so she pushed for more.
"Hey, how about we focus on the presentation?" Booth reminded Angela that the faster the presentation was done the faster she could get back to the lab and head home.
"Hmmm." Angela huffed with annoyance. Something was the matter with the agent.
Oh, he doesn't like that Bren's got someone interested in her? Well, sorry Studly. Bren can have some fun too.
"Angela." Brennan gave her friend a pleading look. She wasn't comfortable with the conversation either. The anthropologist knew where it was headed. The artist was going to insist she go out on a date with the man from the bookstore.
Angela looked at her friend and decided to drop the conversation… for now.
"Fine." Angela conceded. "But you owe me a nice treat. Maybe a slice, or slices, of that apple pie from the diner." Angela tapped Booth's shoulder, indicating the message about the pie was for him.
The partners shared a quick look, giving each other a short head shake. Angela was quite something pregnant.
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"Well, sounds like we're all set." Hacker happily informed. After giving Brennan a smile he rose from his chair, motioning them towards the door.
The man had prolonged their meeting too much. Angela had no thought it'd been because Brennan was present.
"It's a good thing you weren't serious with that guy." Booth heard Angela whisper at Brennan. And did the artist's voice sound a bit strained, or was it him?
Booth decided to take a side street and wind his way towards the lab.
He slowed to a stop and sighed. Just their luck to be stuck in traffic even when he'd avoided the main street.
"Come on!" Booth honked the horn before angling out of the vehicle. He walked a few steps and saw what was causing the backup. He sighed.
"Ange, what's the matter?" Brennan asked, noting her friend had been silent for way too long. The artist didn't look to hot either.
"Bren," Angela bit her lower lip before telling her friend that her water broke.
Brennan's eyes shot wide. She leaned across her seat to honk the horn.
She continued to honk and watched Booth turn his head in their direction. He shot Brennan a quizzical look before squinting at the frantic arm waving she was doing.
"There's a truck angled across the intersection. It's holding up…" He was cut off by Brennan. "What!" He shrieked, already settled in his seat.
As Brennan questioned Angela about her current symptoms, Booth honked and gritted his teeth as he tried to get the SUV out of the jam.
"Freakingpieceofshit!" They were boxed in and the cars were still not moving forward or backward. Booth called for assistance and as he waited for someone to pick up he noted that Brennan was already in the back seat with Angela.
"Sir?" A woman's voice asked him if he was still on the line, but Booth dumbly nodded as he watched Brennan help Angela lay back on the seat.
"Uhm," He cleared his throat and informed the woman on the line what their predicament was; pregnant woman broke her water and they were stuck in traffic.
"It's okay, you can yell, grip my arm, whatever." Booth told Angela as he used Angela's cell to notify the bug man that his child was on its way.
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Hodgins grinned as he saw it was his wife calling him.
"Hey, Sexy." He murmured into the phone. "Oh, hey man." He sat up straighter in his chair to listen to Booth, taking him a few moments to process the words and background noise.
Cam found Hodgins stuttering and pacing, unsure of where to go.
"S-sh-she's go-go-going into l-l-l-labor already!" Cam's jaw dropped as it dawned on her what was going on.
"I'm driving." Cam announced as she steered a shocked Hodgins.
Cam gripped the steering wheel tighter, slowing to a stop in traffic.
Loud screams were followed by a wail seconds later. Both Cam and Hodgins listened attentively with the bug man's phone on speaker.
"A girl!" Booth enthusiastically informed over the phone. Movement and voices were heard and Booth told them the EMTs had finally arrived.
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Booth unlocked his front door and entered, turning when he didn't feel Brennan follow. They'd stopped at his place so he could shower and change. Then they'd go to her place so she could do the same before they took a trip to the hospital to visit the new mother and baby.
"We might wake Hannah." Brennan whispered once she finally entered. Booth gave her a confused look before it hit him that he hadn't told anyone about his break up with the reporter. He'd been busy trying to sort his things out on his own.
Brennan told him she heard from Hannah the week before via email, where she mentioned working long nights.
"Oh, she's not sleeping here."
"Is she still out on assignment?"
"I don't know." At his reply Brennan wondered how he couldn't know if his girlfriend was or wasn't still on assignment.
Silence filled the apartment after Booth revealed he was no longer dating Hannah.
"It's been about a month actually." He added, not liking the silence settling between them, threatening to become uncomfortable pretty soon.
"I'm sorry." It was barely audible and as she added 'because you love her' he caught the flash of pain that crossed her eyes.
Pain that was for him…because to her he must be unhappy without his love.
The uncomfortable silence escalated with every passing second and he hated it. For the past couple of weeks he'd felt them falling back to their old dynamic: friendship and partnership.
But the new information he'd just revealed…he sensed it was going to change their direction once again.
The piercing sound of her ringtone startled them. Brennan was quick to answer the incoming call. Saved by the bell just when the silence was becoming too much.