yay! are you ready to find out what Angela and Booth are gonna do to help Brennan? me 2!

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"What took so long?" Brennan asked cheerfully from the driver's side.

Booth grinned. "Just had to clarify some details, like only I drive."

Brennan sighed. "It was worth a shot."

"Sure Bones." Booth said, and helped her out of the car.

"I can get out by myself Booth." Brennan said coldly. Booth nodded, and continued to help her anyway. Brennan sighed. It wasn't that she didn't want his help, it's just he...he made her do things and say things she would never normally say.

"Okay, off to Sid's." Booth smiled. Brennan nodded. Their drive was relatively quiet. Brennan watched the cars pass and tried desperately to think about anything except what just happened, but to no avail. She was still scared as hell of that woman.

Booth watched her out of the corner of his eye. He was concerned, but was afraid to push her too far. If he pushed her away, he could lose her forever, as cliche as he admitted that sounded. He bit his lip in concentration. Suddenly his cell phone vibrated, and he silently thanked God that Brennan was too lost in her own thought to hear it. He flipped the phone open. Angela had texted him: "Hey, what exactly are you planning to do about Brennan? We can't talk to her directly about it."

Booth smiled, and texted back: "I think I know her well enough to know that. I was just planning to act like normal and let it come into the conversation. And you have to act as if you are not up to something...but I am pretty sure you can manage that."

Booth closed his phone and smiled over at Bones. "Wanna listen to the radio?"

Brennan shrugged. "If you want to."

Booth nodded, and turned on the radio. A few minutes later his cell phone vibrated again: "Trust me, I am more serruptitious than you care to think about-Angela" Booth had to restrain himself from laughing and turned up the volume to hide his snickering. There was no way that Brennan could escape both of them.

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Booth and Brennan walked into Sid's. Sid smiled at them as they sat down. About five minutes later, Angela walked in, slightly flustered. "Sid, did I leave my purse here?" She asked nervously.

Sid smiled at her. "Sure did, here you go."

Angela nodded, and turned to leave when she 'spotted' Booth and Brennan. "Oh! Bren! Booth! What are you guys doing here?"

"Getting something to eat." Brennan answered.

"Can I join?" Angela asked already seated.

"Sure, why not." Booth said, amused.

Brennan smiled. "So the case turned out to be a flop, so you can concentrate on your wedding."

Angela's face fell. "My wedding? What about yours?"

Brennan shrugged. "I don't know about it anymore."

Booth looked at her concerned. "Was it something I did?"

"What? No! How could you do something? If you did something wrong, I would tell you. That is the most logical method of resolving the issue."

Angela bit her lip. She was in a lot more denial than she had thought. She had begun to warm up, and now she was so...cold.

Booth sighed, staring into Brennan's eyes. "Bones...what is wrong? Why don't you want to go through with the marriage?"

"Well, Booth, marriage as you know is an antiquated ritual that-"

"Yes but you were fine with it before." Booth whispered.

"I just, I don't know. I can't right now. I am too busy."

"What are you talking about? You caught up on your limbo cases, you showed me! And, I have no cases for you. How can you be busy?"

"Well, I have to write my book..."

"Sweetie, do you possibly think you are just scared?" Angela asked, grabbing her hand.

"Scared, what do you mean scared? What would I be afraid of? Marriage isn't scary, just impractical." Brennan said, pulling back slightly.

"Maybe you aren't scared of marriage, but something else." Booth said solemnly.

Brennan shook her head. "I don't know what I could be scared of."

"Are you sure?" Angela asked.

"No." Brennan said stubbornly. She knew what they were hinting at, and there was no way she was going to talk about it, or admit that she was scared of it.

"Fine." Booth said as their food arrived. "It's okay. You can tell us later."

"I don't have anything to tell you later."

"You have had a horrible day, Bren." Angela said.

"I-I don't want to talk about it." Brennan said sharply.

"I know you don't, but I do." Angela pleaded.

"No." Brennan said.

"Why not?" Angela asked. She was getting slightly frustrated but tried not to show it.

"Because, Ange, what happened today really doesn't affect anything."

"Really? So that's why you are suddenly opposed to your marriage?" Angela asked.

"I just reflected more on it, and I decided I don't want to do it." Brennan said.

Booth sighed. "But what if I do?"

Brennan looked in his eyes. "I'm sorry Booth." She got up to leave. Booth just sat in the chair and watched her walk out the door.

Angela put her napkin onthe table. "Oh no she doesn't..." She mumbled and ran after Brennan.

Brennan was already half-way down the block when Angela got outside. She ran to catch up with Brennan. "Bren...Bren!"

Brennan turned around and found Angela almost running into her. "Yes?"

"What the hell was that?" Angela asked. Maybe being blunt would get through to her.

"That was me leaving a restaurant." Brennan said. Booth walked behind them stealthily, hiding in a shop so he could hear the conversation, but not be seen.

"No, that was you saying you don't want to be with the one man who would die for you Brennan. Die. Do you know what that means?"

"Yeah, he would die for me because he cares about me."

"No, Bren. You don't get it. He always remembers everything you tell him. He has saved your life countless of times. He even got you a little plastic pig! What else does that poor man need to do to show you that he loves you?"

"He doesn't need to do anything."

"Oh, so you are just going to leave him, the one man that everyone approves of, and that isn't sailing around the world on a dumpy little boat and does everything to make you happy. Geez, Brennan, that doesn't seem very rational now does it?" She said testily.

"Don't use rationality against me! You have no idea what I am going through! I have no idea what I'm going through! I just can't do it! Is that such a crime? Not being ready? Because if it is then I give up! Relationships are so meaninglessly annoying! All you do is try to please each other, that you have no time to please yourself!" Brennan said, flustered. The snow began to fall softly on them as they continued fighting on the sidewalk.

"No! That is not the point of relationships! And this has nothing to do with Booth!"

"Really? Then what are we arguing about?" Brennan asked sarcastically.

"You are still upset about Rachel! It is written all over you! And you know what? I personally think you are stupid to give up Booth just because that stupid witch ruined your life for a few years and brought back those memories today! He is here to help you through this!"

"He is? That is great to know! Now when I have nightmares, I cling to Booth and say 'Oh Booth save me from my big bad past.' No way! I have always taken care of myself before. I was stupid to think that this would work."

Angela became even more frustrated and yelled so loud that a few people across the street turned their heads. "WHY ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF BOOTH? REMEMBER WHEN YOU ASKED IF YOU HAD MISSED ALOT BECAUSE YOU WERE TOO CAREFUL IN RELATIONSHIPS? WELL IF YOU LEAVE BOOTH YOU WILL! DO YOU REALLY WANT TO RUIN YOUR LIFE LIKE THAT?"

Brennan shouted equally as loud. "RUIN MY LIFE? RUIN IT? ARE YOU CRAZY? I HAVE HAD A GREAT LIFE!"

"Yeah, identifying dead bodies. How fun." Angela said, calming slightly.

Brennan wasn't done shouting. "YES! IDENTIFYING 'DEAD BODIES!' THERE IS NOTHING MORE REWARDING THAN HELPING PEOPLE!"

Angela's face grew solemn. "You have helped so many other people. Why don't you try to help yourself now?"

Brennan quieted instantly. "I don't know how. I am so scared that I will mess it up."

Angela smiled. "You won't mess it up. Just be who you are. Just tell Booth what is going on. He loves you how you are, in all your eccentricities. All you have to do is tell him how you feel."

Brennan sighed. "But what if he leaves?"

Angela rolled his eyes. "He won't leave. He is in that shop over there listening to our conversation. Your problem will be getting him to leave you alone for a little while."

Brennan scanned the shop window and sure enough Booth was standing there, pretending to read a magazine. "He is there, isn't he?"

Angela nodded. "Yes, now why don't you tell him to meet you later, we have a wedding to plan." Brennan nodded and walked into the shop. "Wow.." Angela said to herself. "That was easier than I thought it would be."

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Looks like Brennan just needed some tough love from Angela. LoL I bet that would work in the show. They should try it sometime. lol r&r please!