A/N: sorry about the slow update...have been so busy lately...

here's another no-so-long chapter for you guys, hope you'd like the conversation between Gillian and Brennan :)

Chapter Eleven

At the Restaurant

Gillian and Brennan walked into a seemingly luxurious Italian restaurant. Brennan was planning on going to some diner or something, but Gillian insisted they come here, saying that they had the best stake in town. What's different about Gillian and Brennan was that, however busy Gillian was, she never gave up her pursue towards delicacy.

Sitting down by the big glass window, after ordering, they were about to make some small talk when Bones said suddenly, 'Oh, I forgot something.' She handed the credit card that Cal gave her to Gillian, 'Dr. Lightman wanted us to use his credit card but I said no, he still insist I give it to you.'

Foster shook her head, took the card and asked, 'What else did he say?'

Brennan thought for a while, 'Oh, he said you would love to use it if you could.'

Foster couldn't help a smile, she broke the card into two halves and put them into her pocket.

Brennan was totally stunned, her jaw literally dropped, making her mouth into a Shape 'O'.

Gillian gave her a bitter smile, 'Cal was doing this to let me know that he's running out of money. He said I would love to use this card if I could, but this card was denied by the bank, he's pretty sure that I couldn't use it. That's why he said so.'

'How can you be so sure?' Bones was totally confused.

'I've known Cal for almost 10 years, I don't have to be an expert to see through his little tricks.' Gillian seemed to be experiencing a mixture of happiness and sadness, on one hand, she was mad at what Cal did, but on the other hand, deep down in her heart, not for a single day didn't she thank God for letting Cal be part of her life. Cal was always there with her when she needed him the most, never disappointed her, not even for once.

'But I don't get it, why would Dr. Lightman be running out of money? And even if he is, why is he asking you for it?'

Gillian contemplated recent 'dramas' between Cal and herself, 'Simply speaking, I drove off a wealthy and beautiful female investor, froze our bank account for once, and then I almost ruined his good things with a certain female detective, which made Cal really pissed.'

'Dr. Lightman and a detective? I thought you two were…you know…' Bones was clearly torn between saying what's on her mind and keeping her mouth shut.

However, Gillian totally got what she wanted to say, 'Oh, no no no, we're just friends, close friends.'

'Oh, and I'm sure you had good reasons to do all those things, you must have done it for Dr. Lightman's sake or your company's.' Brennan said seriously.

'Thank you, Dr. Brennan.' Gillian felt closer to this doctor, although she seemed awkward sometimes, she's treating everyone in her life with utter most sincerity.

'You can call me Temperance. I find it really nice talking to you, Dr. Foster.' Bones said smiling.

'Ok, then in that case, please call me Gillian, Temperance.' Gillian was very glad that Brennan looked her as a friend, 'so, tell me something about you and agent Booth.'
'Like a girl talk?' Gillian suddenly reminded Brennan of her best friend, Angela, the artist always full of drama and gossip.

'Exactly. Just between you and me, a girl thing. How long have you two met?' Gillian was like a teenage girl in high school, with curious twinkle in her eyes.

'Booth and I have been partners for 6 years, and he's one of my best friends.' Bones smiled a bit forcedly, 'I'm sure you've seen already, I don't have many 'best friends', Gillian, in fact, I only have two. Booth being one of them.'
'Oh, 6 years was quite a long period of time, I can see that you care deeply for each other.'

'Booth saved my life, three times, and the last time, he even took a bullet for me.' memory of that night at the bar flooded back to her head, Booth lying in her arms, his blood oozing from the gun shot wound. And then he was taken by the ambulance, only later her being told that Booth was dead.

Gillian realized that Brennan started to look a bit pale, she reached to hold her hand, 'Temperance, I'm sorry, you don't have to tell me this if you don't want to.'

Brennan shook her head, 'It's ok, I'm fine. Anyway, he's done a lot for me, so I'm willing to do anything I can for him.'
Gillian saw love and care in Brennan's eyes, and somehow, Bones' words reminded her of Cal, that 'Arrogant, stubborn British', she remembered everything he did for her. In the hallway outside Claire's apartment, he helped her put on his coat with his familiar scent on it, taking her trembling and bloody body into his strong arms, letting her head rest firmly against his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat, which was the most reassuring sound she'd ever heard. But when the train of her mind stopped at Detective Wallowsky, her heart nearly dropped, how she wish the 'Loyalty' thing had never happened.

Only after a while did Gillian manage to take her thought back, she said to Brennan, 'Trust me, Temperance, I know the feelings, I'll do the same thing.'

Their attention was drawn to the served food when the waiter brought them over, especially Gillian, her attention was completely on the food now. Neither of them noticed that a man in black coat around the street corner was watching intensely their every move.

Looks like our faviorate characters are in danger :( stay tuned pls...there's more to come :)