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Chapter 9

Booth was in his office, trying to decide whether to press the button. He wanted to find out where this guy was but, knew if he did look into it she would be mad at him. All he wanted to do was protect them and make sure they were safe. He weighed his options and decided that he would have to deal with her being angry at him and think of her and their daughter's safety. He pressed search and waited for the files he wanted to surface. He could only rely on a first name and hoped this would provide him with a full name.

As he waited for the results he let his mind wander. He remembered the day he first saw Bones, the day his life changed forever. She was 15 and he was 19, but the age didn't matter to him, it was a case of love at first sight. She was so beautiful, she looked so innocent, but there was something about her that said she had been through too much for her age. It was weeks before he had the guts to introduce himself, and several more weeks before he had the guts to ask her out. At first she was hesitant but agreed after his pleading.

From that first night he knew he wouldn't let her go easily. It was not for a while until she told him about her past, how she was living with a foster family, and it wasn't until he accidently bumped her he realized the pain she was and what her foster parents where inflicting on her. He didn't question it for a while until he confronted her and pushed until she told him what was happening to her. She went into detail over how Brett hit her and basically used her as a punching bag and how Samantha on most occasions stood and watched silently. This knowledge angered him and from then on he vowed to protect her at every opportunity he could.

When he first found out she was pregnant, he knew this was his chance to get her out of their and they could start their life together. He persuaded her to run away with him, away from his family who didn't approve and her foster family who treated her like dirt. They fled to his grandfathers, where they would be safe and they could get the help they needed. When he went to the army to try and get them some money, he knew his grandfather would take care of her and their daughter.

When they broke up when Sarah was nine, the first thought that came into his head was who was going to protect them? He knew the break-up had to happen but he was worried that if they did she would be in danger and he wouldn't be there to save her. When Sarah would come to stay with him was when he was on high alert because she was alone with no one to notice if she there or not. That was his biggest fear, not knowing what would happen to her when he wasn't around. The job with the Jeffersonian was perfect, because that way he would see her more often and be able to keep an eye on her most of the time.

The beeping on his computer pulled him out of his thoughts and alerted him that something had been found. Brett Smith, 37, married to Samantha Smith, registered foster parent. That was it, no address or any contact information; at least he now had a name and could hopefully find more info. It was getting late so he turned off his computer and left his office for the night.

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"Hey Sarah are you home?" Brennan asked as she walked into her apartment.

"Hey, mom I'm in my room doing homework," a voice called from down the hall.

"I have food, if you want some," Brennan said walking into the kitchen to get plates. Sarah walked into the kitchen, kissed her mom and sat down at the table to begin eating.

"So, how was your dad's?" Brennan asked.

"It was good, Parker was so excited, but he always is. We went to the movies on Sunday, it was really fun." Sarah said digging in to her food.

"That's good," Brennan said. At this Brennan's phone began to ring.

"Brennan"

"Hey Bones, it's me. I just wanted to tell you that I will pick you up tomorrow morning so we can go to where Samuels worked early and hopefully get some info,"

"Okay, what time will you be here?"

"Be ready by seven. Say hi to Sarah for me. See you tomorrow."

"Bye,"

"Who was that?" Sarah asked.

"Your dad, we have to go question someone tomorrow, he wanted to tell me he is picking me up tomorrow. And he says hi," she replied trying to get off the subject of Booth. She was trying to not think about him and how he reacted earlier that day when she explained things to him.