"Agent Booth, Dr Brennan," Agent Jones said entering the room.

They both nodded their acknowledgement.

"We need to sort all of this out and until then the Bureau has decided to separate you both and relocate you," Agent Jones said sitting.

"What!" Booth exclaimed. "No, no way,"

"Booth," Brennan said quietly.

"No," Booth said turning to look at her.

"It's reasonable Booth and it's sensible," Brennan replied.

"I can't let you just leave," Booth said.

"You're not," Brennan sighed. "It's not forever though right?" she said turning to Agent Jones.

"It will be semi-permanent. Until we work out who set up Jonathan to uh, attack you, you will need to be separated," Jones replied. "You will, of course, not be allowed any contact with one another. You won't know where the other person is," he continued.

Booth clenched his jaw whilst Brennan nodded. Taking a deep breath, in through her nose, she blew it out through her mouth.

"Ok then, how soon will we be separated," she asked.

"As soon as you say your goodbyes," Jones said.

"Ok, can we get a minute," Brennan said.

Jones nodded and left the room.

"Bones," Booth said angrily.

"No, Booth hear me out," Brennan replied. "It's not forever and I can't promise you that this will all work out, but the more we co-operate the faster you can go back to Parker and I can go back to Russ and the squints,"

Booth didn't like it one bit but he desperately missed Parker and he knew what Brennan was saying made perfect sense, it was really the best option.

"Ok Bones, but I want you to know that I don't like any of this, I hate this. I don't want us to be separated," Booth said.

"Booth, there is no us. We are two separate people, we are not a couple, we are not partners," Brennan said sternly, trying to convince herself there was no deep relationship between her and Booth.

"I know that Bones but I…"Booth started.

"I'll miss you," Brennan said.

"Same to you," Booth said angrily before walking out of the room and leaving Brennan sitting in the chair, confused.

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Ok really short but I have more coming really soon!

Rocky