A/N: As always I do not only Bones, only wish I did :)
Adapting
As Booth leaves my room, I cannot help but feel confused. He looked horrible and I know he had been with me for however long I have been in here. The kiss to my forehead and the way he looked at me he hadn't looked at me like that in such a long time.
The doctor checked the incision and had a scan of my kidney. Apparently it was still functioning well and looked like I would be keeping it barring any complications. I was not happy with him telling me I was here at minimum of two weeks. As soon as the doctor was done, Russ and my Dad came in.
"Hey Sweetheart, you scared me. You're going to give your old man heart failure." He smiled at me.
"Seriously Tempe, you scared us." Russ looked so worried. He gave my hand a squeeze. I knew he wanted to hug me but under the circumstances that wasn't possible.
"Marco." I smiled at him weakly
"Polo." His eyes teared up. "Don't do it again please. I can't lose you ok?" I nodded.
"So..." Dad clapped his hands together "What did the doctor say?"
"I am stuck here for two weeks at minimum, but apparently all my internal organ are holding up." I couldn't help but pout, two weeks was forever.
"Hey now, trust me you need the two weeks. Quite frankly I don't think that team of yours would want you out of their site for a least that long. They have all been worried." I couldn't help but feel bad that I had them all worried and also happy that they all cared. "I am going to get some rest now that I know you are awake and ok. I will be back later ok sweetheart?"
"Thanks Dad. Russ you should go as well to check on Amy and the girls." Russ smiled at me.
"Yes they were worried about their Aunt Tempe." I smiled at that, still not used to being an Aunt. "I will be back later. You ok here?" I nodded. Just as they were leaving Angela and Hodgins came in.
"Sweeeetie! Oh you had me worried." She waddled over to me and grabbed my hand, Angela s eyes were full of tears. I hate that I worried her.
"Ang, calm down its not good for the baby." She laughed at me.
"Seriously Bren, how could I not worry."
"Sorry." I felt bad, I worried everyone.
"Nothing to apologize for Tempe, you saved Parker." Hodgins grabbed my hand. "You survived, which is the most important thing. You seriously scared me." Him and I shared a knowing glance since we had both gone through the last encounter with the gravedigger.
"Honestly, I do not remember going into whatever or wherever you found me. I just remember being stabbed." I turned my head to Angela. "I know him Ang, but for some reason I cannot seem to ID him. My brain in linty."
"Fuzzy. Your brain is fuzzy." Angela and HOdgins laughed at me.
"Oh yes...that makes more sense."
"Ok sweetie you describe them and I will draw them." Angela sat down and pulled out her sketch materials.
"Him it was a man. Booth's build, dirty blond hair, more squared face. Brown hazel eyes. Nose was perfectly symmetrical to the face. Caucasian. Estimate 32 to 35 years old." I huffed. "I know I know him from a case." Hodgins looked over Angelas shoulder at the sketch and gasped.
"Kennedy." He looked at me the anger evident in his face. "They guy with the dogs and who used the key"
"Gouge out the victims eyes..." I paused confused. "How though he was in custody."
"Who was in custody?" Booth just walked in and was looking at us concerned. Angela turned her sketch around and showed it to Booth. He tensed and I could see the muscles in his jaw tighten. "Son of a bitch...Taffett." Booth pulled out his phone. "Caroline. It's Booth. We have an ID. We need to keep it contained. We have a serious problem. Come to Bone's hospital room...thanks." He closed the phone and looked at me." Ok Caroline is on her way. "This cannot leave this room."
"You think someone in the FBI is helping him?" The worry was evident in Angela's voice.
"Has to be, so we have to keep this to only those we trust." Booth looked at Hodgins. "Call Cam and Sweets, get them here." Hodgins nodded and called. "You are not to be alone...ever." I saw the look in his eyes and I wanted to argue but quite frankly I didn't have the energy.
"What's going on cherie?" Caroline walked in addressing Booth until she saw me awake. "Dr. Brennan it's very good to see you awake. You really are a danger magnet." I opened my mouth to question that but Booth cut me off.
"Caroline. Focus. We have an ID on who took and attacked Bones. It's Kennedy."
"Should I know who that is?" Caroline wasn't around during that case, she couldn't know.
"He was with the FBI who worked undercover with the Gambino crime family. He had kidnapped Bones awhile back and we caught him. Taffet handled him after that."
"So your telling me that a former F B I agent is now going around burying people. I need to check to see what Taffet did with him after you apprehended him."
"Caroline...carefully. We have no idea if anyone else is involved. He had to have help since he knew when and where to take out Taffet."
"So who are we entrusting with said information." Caroline looked concerned.
"We should keep it to the squint squad; Cam, Hodgins, Angela, Bones, You, Sweets and I. Sweets might be able to help you look at files without raising any flags posing it as a performance review. I think we need to keep Hacker out of it for now."
"Booth? What about Parker and Rebecca?" I was more worried about Parker to be honest. "Maybe we should have them stay with Dad?"
"What?"
"My father is frighteningly protective as you have described and we know he would watch after them. You just said we need to stick with people we entrust. Wouldn't my father be one of those people?"
"Good idea. Just have to get Rebecca onboard." He smiled at me.
"I have a plan." He grinned back to me again. "We should send them away...under the sonar. That way we ensure no harm will come to them."
"Radar Bones, under the radar and not a bad idea." I smiled at him
"You should also take precautions with Hannah." I was trying to be objective even though saying her name caused an ache in my chest.
"That is no longer an issue." I looked at him surprised but his eyes held mine. "I broke up with her."