A/N; Hey Everyone!
Happy horrible V-Day! One of the many holidays I find completely ridiculous, and not because I don't have a date… Really it's not... look it has nothing to do with that… Gawsh if you knew me than that piece of information would not astonish you=P I just don't date, AT ALL (despite being 18), I frankly enjoy my sanity and guys drive women crazy(learned that at 13)=D Absolutely no guy in my life other then my dad and two brothers…. This should make me a drinker right? I mean no guy and all… Well guess what… I don't do that either unfortunately. Hehehe now it's kind of hard to believe I am in fact the life of the party huh!=P Just name the time and place and I'll prove it xD!! All I need is caffeine and very sugared lemonade, I get super hyper and I'm up till dawn, it's like being drunk without the disorientation… or the occasional car crashes… or those horrible regretful one night stands… and the hangovers must be killers(I've heard)… You should try it=P
Oooh then I must be a smoker… nope!... What!? I am most definitely not boring!
Well enough about me… Despite sounding so cheerful up there I have some very important, and not so happy news I'll share with you at the end of the story.. I don't want to bum you out just yet!
Now I wrote this Chapter in cave at a unknown location I will not release for security purposes, specifically my safe being=P
I will from now on continue in hiding until the storm is over… I'll also disconnect my internet connection when I go to bed (try to track me down now!!) And to those of you who have ah-uhm threatened
texasloves9(always a stray of sunshine),
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Oceanlover14(aaaaahh! Direct threat ALERT)
khalek-aeryn(suresounds like a threat),
mendenbar(just sounds suspicious to me)
Robert (Modean) says I should be flattered cause I've got you guys hooked=PxD (did I just throw you the sharks RM?) He has also Beta'd so THANKS for that xD!!
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So get to reading enjoy;
Disclaimer; don't own Bones and some of you thank God for that=P( I do to sometimes!)
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Brennan practically stomped through the sliding door straight to her office. Not only was she completely confused at what exactly was happening, but the stir of emotions brewing within her were threatening to drive her insane. Dozens of senseless questions sprung to mind. Questions she either already had an answer too or speculated one for. Questions she didn't even care to know the answer to, yet they were there, drilling in her mind as she fought the urge to blurt them out the entire way back to the Jeffersonian as she sat in the car with Booth.
She was so wrapped up with thoughts of what was happening that she almost ran through Angela who had placed herself in the middle of her march towards her office.
"Wow there sweetie, what's wrong?" Angela asked as she forced Brennan to stop midway. Concern was more than evident in her face. Wary Brennan glanced over her shoulder's to realize the causes of her distress had yet to walk through the sliding doors and when they did she wanted to be nowhere near them.
"Ange, I can't talk right now." She muttered as she quickly made attempt to walk passed her only to fail as her best friend again placed herself in her way. Brennan let out a sharp breath in irritation.
"No, no, no! What happened? Did you tell him?" Angela asked slightly agitated and clueless to what was going on.
"Not exactly Ange." She said and she again attempted to pass through with no prevail.
"Why not?" Angela pressed.
But Brennan had no need to answer because just that moment the sliding doors opened and in walked Booth and Special Agent Sheppard.
Brennan quickly glanced their way and back at Angela. Luckily she didn't have to say a word because almost instantly she moved out of Brennan's way and allowed the scientist to retreat to the safety of her office.
As soon as she entered her familiar space she closed the door behind her, something she hardly ever did, and she began to calm herself down. She wasn't sure how many things she began to fight. Tears. Anger. Love. Booth. All she knew was that she couldn't deal with it all.
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Angela paced back and forth almost the entire morning. First she got a phone call at the crack of dawn with news that rocked her socks of her feet. She was an entire and complete mess the remainder of the morning after she hung up with Brennan. She had never struggled more with getting dressed properly, especially when carrying a bombshell that threatened to leave her lips as soon as someone so much as past her by. She had been so close to telling Rosa, their housekeeper, and would've succeeded if Jack hadn't walked in while she was still in midsentence. Of course Rosa hardly knew any English as she was from Russian descent or something, but it hadn't stopped her from spilling her guts out.
Much to her dismay no matter how hard she tried her nervousness didn't go unnoticed by her husband, and it didn't help much when she almost walked out of the house wearing two separate pair of heels on each foot.
"Angie? Baby?"
"Yeah?" Angela answered still pondering over the news.
"I don't think you want to show up at the lab looking like that." The entomologist said as he unlocked the car parked in the driveway in front of their mansion.
Angela glared at him.
"What are trying to say Jack?" She gave her outfit one last run down. "I look fine." She said dismissively.
Hodgins grinned while he opened the trunk and dropped in a few gadgets he planned on using that day.
"Look again." He advised and Angela did, this time thoroughly and it was then that she realized it.
"Oh dammit!" She exclaimed as she headed back in the house muttering under her breath.
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Hodgins chuckled and shook his head. He had been dying to know what was on her mind but knew better then to ask for answers. He knew that he'd find out eventually, keeping a secret wasn't Angie's strong suit no matter how hard she tried. And that she did. He could see she was trying very hard to keep the secret and whatever it was it seemed important enough to cause Angie to have wardrobe malfunctions.
He watched his wife descent the stairs quickly, purse in hand, hair slightly disheveled but at least wearing the right pair of shoes which for the first time didn't match her purse. Yet still she looked beautiful. He started the car and buckled in as she entered and sat in the passenger seat.
"Okay let's go cause I don't want to be late for when…" she trailed off.
"What was that?" Hodgins asked smiling. She rolled her eyes in mischief.
"Nothing, just drive."
He chuckled again.
Yeah, he'll find out eventually.
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And to make matters worse after a whole damn morning of dropping pens, tapping her foot impatiently, realizing that her purse didn't match her shoes, her hair made her look like a cockatoo and avoiding everything with a beating that crossed her path just because she could hardly ever keep a secret, Angela watched Brennan stomp into the lab with a billion emotions flickering over her face, fear, anger, and sadness the most dominant ones. She knew something major was up. Her first thoughts were the worse. That she had been wrong in assuming Booth would take the news well, and it stuck with her as she set herself in Brennan's path knowing her eyes were fixed on her office. If Brennan entered her office before telling Angela what had happened, then Angela knew it would be just as likely that she'd die a horrible death from withholding vital information as she would having it withheld. She wanted nothing more than to wallow in self pity and prepare herself for life of disaster if she had to keep the secret any longer, but her concern for friend's well being was even greater. She'd get over it eventually but Brennan… No, this was not good.
Brennan seemed almost as if she were literally running away from something and the only person Angela knew her best friend would run away from at a moment like this was Booth.
After asking twice what was wrong with no avail on what the hell was wrong, and finding out Brennan had yet to tell Booth that she loved him, Angela was in full panic mode.
"Why not?" She asked her friend studying her face for anything more concrete then the emotions that flickered randomly across her face. But Brennan didn't have to answer because seconds later the sliding doors of the Anthropology department opened welcoming Agent Booth and a blonde chick that walked by his side. Angela, with her keen ability to read situations involving drama, didn't need any words to address who Booth had walked in with. The tall blond woman dressed in a black expensive pants suit, who's smile was radiant and who's eyes sparkled as she fixed her gaze on Godly sexy Booth, had to be Amy Sheppard.
She turned her gaze back to her friend and her heart almost stopped as she saw something that she never thought she would see on Brennan's face. She quickly let Brennan pass her and fixed her faze on the two people heading towards her.
Behind her she could hear Brennan's door close but didn't break her gaze as she glared at the Blond ahead of her.
"Hey Ange" Booth greeted.
"Booth." She said drily as she approached them. She was in no mood to play nice. Not after what she had just witnessed.
His eyebrows furrowed in confusion as he quickly glanced behind her towards his partner's office surely, Angela thought, noticing the closed door.
That's a 'you're unwelcome sign' buddy! Angela thought, unsure if it was just for the blond or Booth as well.
She then saw the concern in his eyes which soothed her anger towards him slightly. But not as much as he'd like!
"You remember Special Agent Amy Sheppard?" he asked gesturing towards the woman standing next to him smiling friendly.
She was classy and beautiful; Angela had to give her that, not that she would ever admit it out loud. She was blonde and if memory served she was fairly intelligent. Nothing compared to Brennan of course but there was no denying Amy was most definitely Booth's type. Therefore Amy Sheppard was the enemy and was behind enemy lines.
"Angela Montenegro, right?" The blond asked as she held out her hand. She took it unwillingly and spuriously smiled.
"Yeah." She confirmed.
"I saw some of your work at a gallery in L.A., I have to say it was amazing. You're extremely talented." Amy added and she seemed sincere.
But Angela knew how to play the game and wasn't going to be fooled by flattery or niceness. She remained unfazed.
An awkward silence charged the air for a moment as Angela tried not to glare to intensely at Amy. Not yet at least. Booth whose gaze continued to flicker towards Bren's office was unaware that the two women had stopped talking.
"Hey Ange, is Bones alright?" Booth asked breaking the silence.
Angela knew he always worried about Brennan, yet his question brought a wave of serenity to her and his eyes declared it all. There was genuine concern and most importantly, Love. It was all it took for Angela to cave and release all anger he felt towards him. Of course she remained frustrated but not more.
"She's not feeling so well, but she'll be okay." As she said the last part she looked intently at Amy.
Booth sighed in relieve. He was still unsure however whether to approach the office or not and Angela could see his indecision.
"Booth, I did the facial reconstruction on the victim and I have a face for you it's on my desk, I've already uploaded the image in the database and it's currently looking for a match." Angela's said trying to capture his attention. As much as she wanted Booth to talk to Brennan, really talk, she knew no such thing was going to be possible anytime soon. Not until Brennan had calmed down and the entire situation was assessed properly and 'rationally'. Besides she knew Brennan would never forgive her if she allowed Booth to see her in the state that she was. The look on her face and the way she had been practically running away told her that much.
"Oh that's great." he said finally focusing on Angela.
"Yeah, do you mind checking real quick how far along it is I need to go check something with Jack." She lied.
Luckily Booth had other things on his mind because for someone as perceptive to whether a person told the truth or not he didn't catch her.
"Oh sure. I'll be right back Amy." He said over his shoulder already heading towards her office.
"Yeah," Amy answered but Booth was already out of ear shot. She shook her head smiling. "Man, does he love his job."
"Mmm-hmm. So what brings you to D.C. Agent Sheppard?" Angela asked brusque not wasting any time.
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Amy studied the artist and from the moment she had enter the lab she had felt her hostility. Angela Montenegro was showing all the classical signs of a woman who felt threatened. It was something she had gradually become familiar with, women almost always felt threatened by her for whatever reason, though it usually related to men. Only Amy was sure she hadn't even approached her husband, which left only one other person that would cause to produce this sort of hostility, one that wasn't exactly product of real jealousy or love Amy noted. Angela was most definitely trying to clear out the playing field for Dr. Brennan, whom was suddenly nowhere to be found. Amy couldn't help but admire her loyalty, she had yet to find a girl friend like her, but she found that the animosity was something she could live without.
"I was called on for a case." Amy said as friendly as possible. She knew Angela was just trying to defend her friends turf and though her first motives for coming to D.C. were strictly for business, being in proximity of Seeley Booth was an unmistakable perk, one she wasn't going to deny. But she wasn't there to start any wars or make any enemies.
"Just business huh?" Angela inquired her tone dripping with sarcasm, and it wasn't disregarded.
"Actually yes," Amy began getting tired of beating around the bush. Angela rolled her eyes, but Amy continued. "But I have to say that seeing Seeley again was also on my lists of reasons for coming back to D.C.."
Angela was partly taken aback by her blunt honesty. Amy took this as her chance to set the record straight.
"Look Angela, I've learned from the best that honesty is the best policy, so here's what's going on." Amy paused to take a deep breath but spoke before Angela got to chance to recover.
"Seeley Booth is a wonderful man, one of the best I've met. And I'm well aware of Seeley Booth's emotional ties to his partner. Now I know that you're probably concerned for a friend which is evident by your enmity towards me. That's understandable. As a matter of fact I respect your loyalty to Dr. Brennan, but you should know that I'm not overstepping any boundaries here. As far as I'm concerned Seeley Booth is single and I can easily see myself falling in love with him. As long as no one has claimed him, I have every right to be as close as I want to him and from where I stand that shouldn't concern you or Dr. Brennan."
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Angela absorbed the words and analyzed Amy as she said them. If it were any other woman she was sure Amy had just challenged herself into a battle over Booth, but this wasn't just any other woman. She was confident and honest and there wasn't any real threat in her voice. Even if she used an amicable tone in Angela's mind they were anything but friendly. She knew about women like Amy, they were rare, perfect, and dangerous. And worst of all, she was right. Booth was single. He had emotional ties that bound him to Brennan but in every other sense he was single.
Damn it Booth!
"You maybe right but just as well here's a little advice before you strain yourself trying for what frankly, is the impossible. Seeley Booth's heart will never belong to your." Angela said menacingly.
Amy just smiled which irked Angela even more.
"Thanks for your insight. Redundant, but welcomed either way."
Angela's eyes flamed.
"Now can I offer some advice as well?" Amy didn't wait for a answer. "I've been told that Dr. Brennan is an incredibly talented and intelligent woman, so next time she has anything to say to me she should confront me in person. There is no need to send a spokesperson."
With that Amy walked away. Angela felt like she had been slapped in the face. Right when she was about to turn on her heel to give Amy a real piece of her mind and fist someone yanked her arm back.
"Hoooooold on there!" Hodgins said as he held on to Angela.
"Did you hear her?! Ugh, I'm so going to… Who does she think she is?! I should… and…" Angela's fist balled up as she fumed over the conversation she just had. Her knuckles white in anger.
"Yeah, I think you should calm down there babe." Still not letting go of his grip on her arm.
"CALM DOWN?!" Angela exclaimed throwing her hands in the air in exasperation. "MY wedding Jack Stanley Hodgins! I've waited SO damn long for this… to get them both to admit… and then she…" she made frantic movements with her arms and for a moment Hodgins feared that one fraction of a second of misdirected anger and he would be the one to end up out cold so he let go of her.
"Angela, we're already married. What wedding?" Hodgins asked confused as Angela began pacing and muttering under her breath and paid little to no attention at all to her husband.
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Cam who was only now aware of a small spectacle occurring in the lab walked out of her office and towards Dr. Hodgins as she stared bewildered at a more than just upset Angela. She was pacing around muttering things like, 'dragging them to a church' and 'so help me God I'll lock them up with the pastor'.
"Oh God don't tell me she's finally lost it?" she asked Hodgins her eyes wide in concern. This was definitely not normal behavior. Not even for Angela.
"It's that Agent that worked briefly with us a few years back, um…Special Agent Amy Sheppard." Dr Hodgins said his eyes firmly set on his wife, not missing one heartbeat of her tormented anger.
"Oh my, what was Agent Sheppard…? Did she make a pass at you?" Cam asked finally connecting some dots.
Dr. Hodgins chuckled.
"Not exactly, I wish though! It would've most definitely made this scene sexier." As he gestured at Angela who was still pacing and muttering but was slowly calming down as she ran her hand through her hair.
"Then what-" Cam began but she didn't get to finish.
"Uh-oh…" Hodgins said suddenly.
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Jack Hodgins could recognize that murderous calculating look anywhere. It was the same calculating murderous glance that she had the day he accidently ruined her Roberto Cavalli freakishly long boots. How was he supposed to know that the chemical he was holding would burn through leather? Okay so he did know but it was a once in a life time accident and he vowed never to do it again or at least be as careful as possible. A vow he intend to keep especially after she had given him the look. The look every husband feared, and all because of a pair boots. He worried about her well being while she wailed over the damn boots. Never mind the third degree burns his accident could've cost her, noooo it was the boots that made him sleep in the garage. For a WEEK, because he wasn't allowed in the house until he learned his lesson. Not even in the lab. He was gadget-less for a week.
This was much worse, and beside him Dr. Saroyan was anything but oblivious of the look.
"Maybe we should take her to her office." She said quickly just loud enough for Angela to hear.
"Right… my office. I'll be in my office!" Angela answered cold as she began heading towards her office the evil gleam in her eyes.
"NOOO!" Hodgins quickly jumped forward to grab a hold of the fleeing Angela. There was no way that he could allow her anywhere near the office, especially not as it currently occupied two distinctive FBI Agents.
"JACK!" Angela warned as again he held onto her.
"I just think it's better if you go to my office instead." Jack said quickly. Angela glared at him
"No, I want to go to my office." She insisted.
He couldn't help but smile at her beautiful upset face.
"You know I can always call Dr. B." He warned.
"Go ahead I think she'd enjoy what's about to happen." Angela challenged but her voice calmed down considerably. Jack knew that deep down she wasn't entirely sure of her statement.
"In the off chance that she would, I don't think Agent Booth would be."
He knew he had her then and he couldn't contain the grin that spread across his face.
"I knew you'd understand." He said smug at being able to control his wife.
"I hope you understand that from now on you call the garage your HOME!" She snapped as she stomped angrily to his office. The grin on his face faded quickly.
"Hey! What'd I do?!" Jack yelled as he followed his wife towards his office.
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Cam who secretly watched the scene as she pretended to be occupied otherwise was still confused as hell.
What was going on here?!
She didn't have to wait for a answer long because just as she was about to turn to her office two of the Agents in question were leaving Angela's office.
It only took Cam one glimpse at Agent Sheppard as she adoringly smiled at Seeley to understand the whole ordeal.
Now I get it…
Agent Sheppard nudged Seeley playfully in a flirty matter and giggled.
Oh this is definitely not good.
"Hey Camille—"
"Seeley,"
He glared at her and she smiled.
"You remember Special Agent Amy Sheppard?"
Cam forcibly smiled and shook the agent's hand. "Yeah, a little."
"It's nice to see you again Dr. Saroyan." Agent Sheppard said her smile genuine.
Poor girl, I wish I could say the same. Cam thought.
She wasn't at all happy with all the drama going on around the Jeffersonian but knew well either way where her loyalties lay if she were ever forced to include herself in said drama.
"Have you seen Ange?" Booth asked as he looked around for the missing artist.
"Yeah, she's busy with something," Cam said quickly knowing that it was best if the artist stayed far, far away for now. "Why, do you need something?"
"No, well I have the name and address of the victim I plan on notifying the family now." As he said it Booth glanced behind him towards Dr. Brennan's office.
It was then that she noticed the door was closed. Cam didn't miss the look of obvious concern that it caused Seeley. Heck she too was concerned now. Dr. Brennan hardly ever closed her door.
"Is Bones feeling better?" He asked as he fidgeted with the file he was holding.
Dr. Brennan's sick? This was the first time Cam heard of something like that. Cam couldn't imagine Dr. Brennan being actually physically ill, which left only one other explanation.
Maybe Dr. Brennan finally… and then Agent Sheppard… and that's why Angela…
Things finally began to click even more. She rested both her hands on her hips. Slightly upset at Booth.
"I don't know, you tell me Seeley?" She asked, squinting her eyes at him. Could he really be as much of an idiot as she was currently thinking he was? After all the patience he declared to have for Dr. Brennan? As if to answer her question his adorable brown puppy dog eyes told a different story as he stared back at her completely clueless and hurt.
"I was just kind of hoping she would…" he trailed of as he once again glanced at the closed office door. He waited unsure of whether to approach the office or not. Frankly Cam found it painful to watch.
"Seeley you know Dr. Brennan, better than anyone. No one speaks for her so if you want to know if she wants to join you or not you're going to have to go ask her."Cam said. Sure there was a double meaning to what she meant but she wasn't certain if Booth noticed.
With that she walked away, but not before hearing Booth saying, "You're right." Followed by footsteps heading towards Brennan's office.
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A/N; Okay so I admit the shout outs were partly because I don't want to get killed! I also kind of love you guys=P
Now onto more serious matters, my terrible news… I wish it were a guy Robert, because yeah he'd be a ass… a very unfortunate one, but were that the case it would've made life for me less horrible right now. But I guess not dating guys(for lack of time btw) kind of rules that drama out for me, why do you think I write FF!!(my only source for drama)
This morning I received some terrible news that my best friend for ten years now is in the hospital because doctors have diagnosed that she has a tumor. I don't know the exact details yet I haven't pressed for much answers(I'm still digesting what I do know) but she's been in the hospital for two weeks now and next week she starts the first of many rounds of chemotherapy to come. Now they've told me that I shouldn't worry, so of course… I worry. Now my best friend, Emma, means the world to me and we've known each other for so long she's like a sister to me(two days older but I think it should be the other way around). The thing is she lives in a different state/city then I do which means that I will be making frequent long visits to that state to be closer to the hospital starting on Monday for as long as the treatments take. She needs me and there is just no way I can not be there for her. She hasn't got that many people in her life that know her as I do and can be there for her and in all honestly I would in a heartbeat put my life on hold for her and anything in it…
But since I do need something to keep my mind off of things I will try to keep my promise and write as much as possible(I've already started Chapter 12) but bear with me guys! I'll still try to be in writermode but I've never been in this sort of situation before, I've been blessed with a very strong and healthy family(extended as well), especially the women(ask my great-grandmother!! she can still kick ass… with a wooden spoon of course… don't ask) so I'm not sure how this will continue to hit me over time it's all kind of surreal right now, I've been on the phone with Emma for hours today and she's taking this way better than I am, which only scares the heck out of me.
I'm just giving a fair warning for when I need to take a breather, I'll try not to take long ones though!!
Like I've said before I've been having a blast writing these few chapter so as long as they keep me upbeat they're a great distraction! So are you guys btw;)
Thanks for everyone who took the time to read this and don't forget to review, I forgive even the threatening ones!