*Pokes head around corner.* I'm sorry. I have no excuse. Massive writer's block? I'll try to do better. I think I've figured this out again.

Disclaimer: Not mine. Maybe for Christmas?

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Bones POV

My body feels weightless as I start to come to. I realize that I'm being carried somewhere. Someone has my hands and someone else has my feet. It's dark wherever I am. Then we stop for some reason. I hear a door being opened.

"I have a surprise for you dear Caitlin. I hope you can catch." I think that's Ari's voice I hear. But why is Ari here?

Before I have time to process this more, the people holding me swing my body backwards, then let go as they swing me forward. I bring my arms up in front of my face as I go flying and make contact with something when I land.

"What did you do to her?" An angry voice asks. It's' a familiar voice, it sounds like Kate. But that can't be. Kate died didn't she? Ari couldn't have been telling the truth, right?

"I didn't do anything that she didn't volunteer for. Have fun you two. I'll be back later." The door closes and it gets even darker in the room. It takes awhile for my eyes to adjust to the darkness.

"Temp? Are you okay? What hurts?" I look up at this person in the room with me. Kate's face stares back at me. I realize that I landed on Kate, if this is Kate, when they threw me. I back away.

"You can't be here. You're dead. Ari shot you. You can't be here." I don't understand. No one could survive a shot to the forehead. She smiles bitterly.

"Yeah, I don't quite understand it either. But I'm not sure I wouldn't be better off dead than in here."

I think for a moment. "If you're really Kate, tell me something only she would know."

"What do you want me to say?" she asks. "The only thing I can think of that would convince you is that last night before all this happened, you and Abby convinced me to tell Tony that I was in love with him. I'm still not sure about that you know. What about Paula? He was really worried about her ship being targeted. And not to mention the rumor I found out he spread about me this morning. I didn't have the time to tell you. That pig-headed chauvinistic jerk thought it'd be a good idea to tell people I'd had a boob job! And..."

She doesn't get a chance to finish her sentence because I'm hugging her too tight. Ari was telling the truth. She's alive. I don't know how, but we can find that out later. I wish there was a way to tell the others.

Kate laughs, "I take it you believe me then?"

I lean back and look at her. "Yeah. As soon as you started to insult Tony actually. I'm so glad you are here. I didn't think it was possible. I thought it was Ari's idea of a sick joke." My eyes start to well up with tears again. I'm starting to get really sick of crying.

"Nope. Caitlin Todd, in the flesh." She starts to cry too. "I'm so sorry. I didn't know Ari would come after you too. But I couldn't do anything. There wasn't any way to let you know and if I could've stopped him you know I would."

I smile. "Yeah I know. It's okay. I told Booth what was going on before I left and Gibbs will find him soon. Then they'll come get us."

"Booth willingly let you go after Ari by yourself?" she asks me angrily. "If he did I'm starting to rethink my opinion of this guy. Why on God's green earth would he let you do that?"

I raise my eyebrows. "First off, Booth doesn't "let" me do anything. And secondly, there wasn't much he could do about that. He was otherwise occupied."

"What do you mean by that?" she mirrors my expression.

I smile bashfully. "Well… there's a possibility that he may have been handcuffed to a bench, and that I had the key to said handcuffs as I ran away."

"And how did you manage to get the handcuffs on him?"

I can feel my face get hot. I'm glad it's too dark in here for her to see that. "Well…. It's possible that I may have kissed him so he wouldn't realize that I was taking his handcuffs."

She laughs. "Oh I have got to hear the rest of this. I'm gone for a little less than two days and you're kissing your partner. At least something good came out of this."

"That's not the only good thing. I can tell you with absolute certainty that Tony is indeed in love with you. He told me so himself." That got her attention quick.

"What? He told you? Are you sure? Tell me word for word what he said. I can't believe this!"

"I'll tell you everything that's happened since you've been gone okay? We'll have time before the guys get here."

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Booth's POV

I'm going to murder that woman. She drives me insane. But I have to admit, I love her anyway. Now how to get out of these handcuffs?

I reach with my uncuffed hand into my pocket and pull out my cell phone.

"Gibbs."

"It's Booth. We have a problem."

"What kind of problem?"

I sigh. I might as well tell him straight out. "Bones is gone and I'm handcuffed to a bench."

"….. You're what?"

"She got a call from Ari, then she stole my handcuffs, handcuffed me to a bench, and then told me she was sorry she had to do this but she knew we'd get her back."

"You had better pray that she's not hurt when we find her or it'll be your funeral too. Where are you?"

"I know. I'm on... " I spot a nearby street sign "Hillsborough Street. Next to the park."

"I'm on my way. And you get to be the one to tell the others about why Temperance got taken."

We hang up and I frown. This is going to be real fun. I can't believe she did this. When we find her, after I'm done making sure she's okay, I'm never letting her out of my sight again. And I'll make sure to hide my handcuffs before she kisses me again.

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I don't like the ending too much but I'm happy with the rest of this. Let me know if you have any questions I can answer. I know I left how she lived a little vague (okay a lot vague) but I'm going to answer that later (in other words, I'm not too sure myself). Anybody who's still reading this know where I could get a beta? And thanks for reading. Again, sorry I've been gone so long!

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