Chapter 10:The Decision

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Booth listened to her cry.

His heart broke with each sob. He kneeled against the door wanting so desperately to walk in and comfort her. But he couldn't. Not with what she just said. How could he move on from that? 'I'm supposed to move on! I'm supposed to find happiness. And that's what I have to do...' he thought.

He sat there until her cries subsided. He knew what he had to do. What he thought he had to do. 'Is this the right decision? It has to be, it can't be the wrong decision. Can it?' he thought.

He got up and walked away. Getting in his car he drove to the mall.

He was really going to do it...

Brennan sat there thinking to herself, 'How can this happen? Now I'll lose him for sure! HE HAS HANNAH! You have to get over it! You HAVE to!'. She started crying again. "I have Matt..." she whispered. She slowly fell into a dreamless sleep thinking, 'I have Matt. He has Hannah...'

Booth sauntered out of the store feeling better already. 'I am really doing this!' he thought happily. He got into his car, he was so excited he didn't notice he had a message. A message from Brennan.

He drove back to his apartment, back to Hannah, quickly.

He drove away from a jewelry store

Brennan woke with a start ten minutes later. "What do I do! What do I DO?" she yelled angrily. Suddenly she came up with an idea. Running over to the phone she dialed Booth. She pounded her fist on the wall furiously when it went to voicemail.

"Booth," she growled, "You better not tell anyone what I said. It was a mistake. Forget about it. Don't tell anyone, Angela, Hannah, Cam, Hodgins, NO one. No one can know. Promise me!" she yelled. Her voice grew cold and distant "Good Bye Agent Booth,".

She hung up. Her walls were already being rebuilt. This time they would be stronger, better. Walls even Booth couldn't break down.

Booth jumped out of his car, running up the steps leading to his apartment. When he got to the door he quickly composed himself. Taking a deep breath he walked in, smiling.

"Seeley! You are home," A voice cried out. It was Hannah.

"Hey Hannah. How was your day?" he said kissing her lightly. He was practically jittering out of excitement.

"Fine, I made dinner. Spaghetti."

"Sounds good. Lets eat!" Booth said.

"Yeah. Come on," Hannah replied.

Brennan paced nervously. Booth didn't answer.

"What do I do?" she asked everyone and no one. She decided to do the only thing she thought of.

Call Angela.

She hit her second speed dial. She continued pacing, waiting for Angela to pick up.

"Sweetie?" Angela said.

"Ange! I need you! Can you come over," Bren said, her voice cracking at the end, "Fast?" she added.

"On my Way!" Angela yelled in response. In truth she was on her way when she saw Brennan's caller ID.

Bren breathed a sigh of relief, "Thanks Angie,".

"Anytime Bren, anytime," Angela responded, hanging up.

Brennan sat on her couch to wait. Fifteen minutes later a knock sounded through the apartment. Brennan shot up to answer it. When she opened the door she was shocked by who she saw.

'Why is..." she started thinking. She cut off by a high pitched excited,

"Temperance!"

When Hannah and Booth had finished dinner Booth suggested a walk.

"That sounds wonderful," she said.

With that they walked out, hand in hand. They walked to the steps by the Lincoln Memorial.

It's a really beautiful night out," Hannah said, looking at the sky. When she looked down she found Booth kneeling on one knee, holding a ring.

An engagement ring.

"Oh Seeley..." Hannah breathed.

"No. I know you don't want to get married, but hear me out," Booth said. When Hannah nodded he continued, "Hannah I love you. So much. You make me happy. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Bones said something that made me realize that tonight, so I bought this ring. I know it's not much but..." he trailed of looking at the grass to the left of Hannah. He regained his confidence, "Hannah Burley will you marry me?"

Hannah nodded "Yes. Yes Seeley Booth I will marry you!" she said. Booth stood up twirling her around happily. "But I have to go do something! I'll meet you back at the apartment in twenty. I Love you!" she called running away, hailing a cab.

Booth stood there, confused and happy.

"Temperance!" Hannah squealed, somehow more annoyingly then Daisy Wick.

"Hannah..." Bren said flatly, "What brings you here?"

Hannah barged through the door, "Seeley and I are getting married! He proposed tonight!"

Brennan's jaw dropped, 'WHAT!?' she thought.

"Will you be my Maid of Honor?" Hannah asked with false hope.

"Yes,' Brennan sputtered before realizing it. 'Damn It! Damn it all to hell!' she thought.

"Great! I gotta go now, Seeley's waiting! Bye!" she said leaving.

'What the hell just happened!?' Bren thought.

She texted Angela with a feeble

Never Mind. Go home and sleep. And I mean it!.

The she called Cam informing her she wouldn't be at work the following day.

Then she laid down and cried herself to sleep, leaving a bewildered Angela and Cam staring at their phones wondering 'What is wrong with Brennan

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