A/N: Hey guys. Again, I'm sorry that it's been so long since I've uploaded. I've been really busy. Here's the next chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Bones characters in this novel. They are the property of Fox and the Bones crew. :)

"Nearly there, huh Bones?" Booth exclaimed, clapping his hands together as he made his way over to Brennan's bedside. "Are you excited about getting out of bed next week?"

Brennan nodded slightly. "While I know it's going to be painful, I am very much looking forward to learning to walk again." She said. "You know I'll be in a wheelchair for a while though, right?"

Booth nodded. "But you're making progress." He added.

Brennan smiled. "Slowly but surely." She concluded.

At ten o'clock that morning, Simon arrived.

"Good morning Doctor Brennan, Seeley!" He greeted. "How are we doing this morning?"

"We're well." Brennan replied.

Simon nodded. "Good! Shall we get started then?" He said, smiling when Brennan nodded. "You've made considerable progress since beginning rehab, so I think today, if you can hold your head and legs up for fifty seconds each, we'll get you up and moving about tomorrow."

Brennan nodded again, ever so slightly before slipping casually into her rehabilitation session, repeating the exercises she had been given previously, withdrawing all the support she could from her boyfriend.

"Come on Bones, you can do this!" Booth cheered when Brennan had held her head up for forty five seconds. "Five, four, three, two one…"

"Oh my god Booth!" Brennan exclaimed, dropping her head to the pillow, desperately trying to catch her breath back.

"That was fantastic Doctor Brennan!" Simon enthused. "You too, Booth. You're doing very well with the emotional support."

Booth grinned at the appraisal. "I love her." He replied. "She's worth all this and more."

Simon smiled at the happy couple before instructing Brennan to practice her leg exercises.

"Fifty seconds!" Simon exclaimed when Brennan was done with her left leg. "I'm impressed Doctor Brennan! You've obviously been working hard on your exercises each day."

Brennan nodded, not able to speak right now. Despite she was improving in rehabilitation, she was still getting exhausted from the effort. After also achieving fifty seconds, and repeating the exercises five times each, she was more than happy to finish her daily session.

"Well done Doctor Brennan!" Simon repeated. "I think that will do for today. Tomorrow, as I promised, we'll start getting you up and moving."

Brennan nodded. "Thanks Simon." She replied. "I can't wait."

"It feels so good to be outside." Brennan whispered almost dreamingly.

She was currently sitting in her wheelchair in the hospital grounds beside a raised garden bed lined with bricks, which Booth was situated on.

Booth grinned. "I bet it does Bones, I bet it does!" He said. "Do you feel like going and getting some lunch from the cafeteria?"

"That'd be great." Brennan said. "But would you mind going for me? I'm not exactly equipped to this wheelchair yet, and it's a long way."

Booth nodded. "I'll get you a veggie burger?" He asked, smiling when he received a nod. He knew her too well.

While Booth was gone, Brennan sat quietly, taking in her surroundings. It was hard to believe that a few weeks ago, she didn't know whether she was ever going to be able to walk again. Now, she was in a wheelchair and tomorrow she would be learning to walk again. She momentarily wondered if she could do it, but then realised that she was being silly and that there was no scientific proof to suggest why she couldn't. Suddenly, her train of thought was interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Bones!" Parker exclaimed, racing towards her and wrapping his arms around her. "How are you?"

Brennan smiled. "I'm well Parker." She replied. "And how are you doing?"

"Awesome!" Parker said. "I love coming to see you!"

Brennan frowned. "Aren't you supposed to be at school?" She said.

"I let him have the day off." Rebecca explained. "Drew and I are busy this weekend and can't bring Parker over, so he's staying at a friend's house. He really wanted to see you and Seeley."

Brennan nodded understandingly. "That's fine." She replied. "I love seeing Parker!"

"Dad!" Parker exclaimed, racing towards his father when he caught sight of him walking back towards Brennan.

"Hey buddy!" Booth greeted, wrapping his arms around his son and lifting him high into the air, swinging him around in the meantime. "What are you doing here?"

"Mom brought me to see you and Bones today because I can't see you guys on the weekend." Parker explained.

Booth threw a soft smile in the direction of his ex-girlfriend, silently thanking her for her efforts, before handing Brennan's veggie burger to her and digging into his own lunch. "Becs, have you guys had lunch?" He asked.

Rebecca shook her head. "We were going to get something from the cafeteria." She replied.

"Go do that, and come and a have lunch with us." Booth instructed, offering to watch Parker while his ex-girlfriend went to collect extra food.

"Sure!" Rebecca agreed. "I'll be back in fifteen or so minutes."

Booth nodded, returning his attention to his son, completely missing the hurtful expression that Brennan currently possessed.

As promised, fifteen minutes later, Rebecca returned with lunch for herself and for Parker. Handing her son his food, she sat down beside him.

While Parker chatted mindlessly to Brennan, Booth and Rebecca chatted between themselves. Brennan knew what she was feeling was jealousy, and while she knew it was irrational, she couldn't help herself. Booth was simply having a friendly chat with his ex-girlfriend, but Brennan had lost the man she loved too many times for these feelings not to be reoccurring.

"Bones, are you okay?" Parker asked, bringing Brennan out of her chain of thoughts.

"Yes Parker, I'm fine." She replied instantly, but not without alerting Booth.

"What's going on Bones?" Booth asked.

Brennan shook her head. "Nothing Booth." She replied. "I said I was fine."

Booth frowned, not believing his girlfriend's story for one minute. "Parks, do you think you and your Mom could go and get some ice-cream?"

Parker nodded enthusiastically. "Can we Mom?" He asked. "Please!"

Rebecca frowned, but nodded. She was getting the drift that her ex-boyfriend wanted to be alone with his girlfriend, and she wondered why. She wasn't doing anything wrong.

"Sure Parker, of course!" She agreed. "Seeley, Temperance, what flavours would you like?"

"Chocolate for me Becs." Booth replied, before turning to Brennan. "Bones, what would you like?"

"Coconut." Brennan replied.

Rebecca nodded. "Come on Parker, let's go." She said.

When Rebecca and Parker were out of earshot, Booth turned to Brennan, placing his hand on her leg, rubbing it softly.

"What's going on Bones?" He asked.

Brennan frowned. "Do I need to tell you a third time that I'm fine?" She asked, frustrated.

"Bones!" Booth pleaded, his tone also riddled with frustration. "I can tell when you're fine, and you're not fine. What's going on?"

One second she was fine, the next she wasn't. Brennan burst into tears. She knew her outburst and the tears that came with it was irrational, but she couldn't help herself. She couldn't lose Booth. She also knew that the reasons why she was thinking she was losing him were irrational, but again, she couldn't help herself.

"Oh baby!" Booth exclaimed, pulling her into his arms as best he could. "Is it because I asked Rebecca to have lunch with us?"

"I-I can't lose y-you Booth." Brennan sobbed into his shirt. "I just c-can't. Not again."

"Shh, it's okay baby, breathe." Booth soothed, rubbing the palm of his hand up and down her shirt. "You're not going to lose me. Come on, you're exhausted, and you're being irrational, and I think you know it. How about an afternoon nap?"

Brennan sighed shakily and nodded. "After lunch?" She said. "I don't want it to have been a waste of time and money for Rebecca and Parker getting ice-cream."

Booth smiled. "After lunch." He whispered, brushing his lips across her neck before whispering words she so desperately needed to hear. "I'll never stop loving you, Bones.

A/N: Sorry this chapter doesn't have a lot in it, but I promise there's more coming. :) I hope this chapter was enough to keep you around! Reviews would be lovely, thanks. :D x