Chapter 10

Two friends walked in the hospital room where they found Brennan laying on her bed, with her back turned to them, lost in her thoughts and looking into light blue sky through the window. Angela cleared her throat, wanted to get Bones' attention, but Tempe was in her own world and did not hear her friend.

"Hi, Sweetie!" the Artist decided to say.

Temprance slightly jumped on the bed but she quickly calmed herself down and turned her head to them. The smile appeared on her face.

"Did you talk to the doctor? When I'll be free to get out of here?" immediately came to the point.

"Tomorrow." said Angela. Brennan nodded and once again smiled, but it did not catch her eyes, which stayed icy blue.

"But under a few conditions." added Booth.

"What conditions?" she asked, turned her attention to the blue behind the glass.

"Someone must stay with you, help you with your dressings..." he started, he did not have any intentions to tell her about their discuss with the psychologist. She did not have to know that because if she would, then for sure she would never agree to stay with anyone.

"Booth, I can take care of myself." she said what both, Angela and Booth had been expecting since they came to her room. But Tempe knew pretty well that it was a lame excuse, she would be never able to change bandages alone, it was impossible and she as an anthropologist was aware of that.

"Bones, you're anthropologist and you perfectly know that anthropologically it's impossible to do." said Booth perfectly imitated her tone of voice. He hoped that her own arguments could persuade her. In answer she only nodded. She knew that that discuss was pointless from the beginning. It did not matter what she want, they do what they want and she had no other choice, she must stay with one of them.

"Sweetie, you can stay with me or Booth." proposed Angela. Bones' apartment was still in mess, no one cleaned it up after her kidnap. And the worst thing they can do, was letting her go back there, live in a place when that bastard the first time... when Moore catch her.

"Angela, I don't want to go between you and Hodgins." she said quietly. Brennan did not want to stay with Angela; she knew that the Artist never would leave her alone, even for a few minutes. Her friend was overprotective and all the sympathy which Tempe felt, she did not want to be in prison. Beside of that, Angela had moved to Jack, and she did not want to take away their time.

"Honey, you're not a problem, we'll manage." answered Angela.

"In that case, you're staying with me." added Booth firmly. Normally Brennan would argue with him but now, she did not want to come back to her apartment. She did not want to sleep in that bed... But she would never say it aloud so she only nodded.

"Bones, there's one more obligatory thing." unsurely said Agent. He was aware that she would not like it, probably even more that the first idea.

"What is it?" she said looking from Angela to Booth and contrary.

"Once a week, you have to see doctor Clark." silently explained brunette.

"I don't need a shrink!" defensively started Brennan. "Everything's fine, I don't have to lose my time. Besides, I have meetings with Sweets, and even that is too much."

"Yeah, but appointments with Sweets are obligatory only when we're working, and you can't work, until the wounds on your back will heal completely and your doctor and psychologist give you a written permission. So you don't have to see Sweets now." said Booth, he knew that now, Bones would get furious.

"What? I can't work? Why? My wounds don't make my work impossible, I can work, it's not a problem! I'm great, I'm fine! They can give me my permission right now." she shouted. She was irritated. Work, the only thing which could get her mind occupied for awhile, was now forbidden. How they could have done that to her, not when it was everything she needed.

"Cam already talked to the doctor and there's no way that she would let you work." said Angela looking at Booth. She wanted to add that they also did not let her do that, but before she did, she had bit her tongue.

"And what about that? I'm perfectly capable to work and..." she raised her voice.

"I'll try to talk to her, maybe I'll succeed and smuggle you some paperwork." interrupted her Booth. "But FBI never agree on field's work." he hoped that it calmed her slightly.

Brennan looked from Angela to Booth once again. She was irritated, furious. She did not want to talk about it further, so she only said.

"I'm tired, I think I'll try to take a nap." and once again turned her back to them and curled under the covers.

Booth and Angela sat on the couch in the other end of the room. Bones was laying opposite to them with widely open eyes, looking into the sky. She could fell her friends' sights on her back; one lonely tear streamed down her cheek. She was angry and helpless. She could do nothing so she just laid there, pretending that she was asleep and avoiding next discussusion with them. After some time, her breath became calm, muscles relaxed. She drifted to the restless sleep.

Afternoon, Cam, Sweets, Hodgins, Wendell and the rest visited her, but she was still asleep and they did not want to interrupt her, so they just have a quick chat with Angela and Booth and walked out.

Temprance woke up late in the night, drenched in cold sweat, soaking through her shirt, sheets and pillow with tears streaming down her face to her hair. She had dreamt about him again, she was once again in that basement, again... she sat up on the bed, took her knees under her chin and shut her eyes. After a while she opened them slightly, looked around and noticed a dark silhouette laying on the couch. She get scared, she wanted to get up and run away, but after few seconds she remembered where she was. She was not in the dark basement, she was at the hospital, and that black figure was not Moore, it was Booth. She relaxed a little. Again lied down and flowed to the dream world.

Morning came incredibly fast, Bones woke up the rains of sun and the voiced running from the hall. She opened her eyes and noticed Booth standing in the doorway, discussing with the doctor. Then, they shook their hands and Seeley came back to the room, noticed that she was awake, smiled and said.

"Good morning, did you sleep well?"

She nodded, did not want to tell him about her nightmares.

"When I'm going home?" she wanted to be away from the hospital as fast as possible. She wanted to find some things to do to keep her mind occupied.

"Well, it's breakfast time, and when you finish eating we can go." said Booth when he saw the nurse with a meal. Brennan once again nodded, she was not hungry, but she had to eat at least a few bites, because nurse were still watching her, and she would tell the doctor if Tempe would not eat.

After nearly touched breakfast, Temprance found a clean clothes in a suitcase, prepared day before, by Angela. Brunette came to Brennan's apartment and packed the most important things and left them in the hospital, so in that way, Booth did not have to go there with Bones, they just can head to his flat.

Together with found garments, she walked to the bathroom and stripped, trying to not look at her body. She perfectly knew that her whole skin was covered in bruises and wounds, left by Moore. She did not want to look at that, every one reminded her about her nightmare, every one wounds reminded her about the pain. So she quickly put a pants, a jeans and a loose sweatshirt on. She could not even think about a bra, firstly because, she could not clasp it because of her wounds which caused that every one move cause her pain, and secondly because it could extend healing. So she just put her in a loose ponytail and she did not put any make-up. She did not want to and it was pointless. On her face were still visible bruises, and like on her body, they were colorful. She tried not to look in the mirror, because she did not want to remember. And everything reminded her of him of what he had done to her. And she did not want to; she only wanted to forget and move on...

When she was ready, she came out. They already could headed to Booth's apartment.

TBC…