Rachel sat in the same place she had before; the familiar bench, located in a secluded hallway.
Her breathing accelerated and she put her head between her knees, overwhelmed by the emotions she was feeling.
Brennan was pregnant?
It reminded her of too many things.
Too many accidents, too many fights.
She slid off the side of the bench and leaned against the wall, grabbing her head like a madwoman.
A rushing sound was building up in her ears, and she looked down to see her right hand stained with blood, clutching the blade of a knife.
She couldn't even feel the pain.
The noise was building up into a cacophony of sounds, whirling and whirling until she felt like she would snap.
Then it was silent, and all she could hear was the dripping of her blood falling onto the floor.
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
Soon she would be swallowed up, drowned in the river of blood.
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
Slowly she dozed off...
"Rachel!"
Zack's voice woke her up immediately, her eyes staring at him widely.
She looked at her right hand, and saw it was fine, just bruised where she hit it on something.
Amazing.
She thought it was actually a knife.
"Are you alright?" Zack asked. He sounded panicked.
"I'm fine, I just fell asleep"
He sat sat down next to her, obviously he had been worried about her committing suicide.
"I wouldn't do it you know" She said after a few moments.
"I wouldn't kill myself"
Zack looked at her, his mouth slightly open in a indescribable expression.
When Zack didn't saw anything, she looked down at her lap, studying her hands.
She felt a bit cold, the light blue blouse she had on didn't offer much warmth.
As if reading her mind, Zack took off his lab coat and put it around her shoulders, leaving him in just a T-shirt and flannel pants.
"Will you tell me what happened last christmas?" he asked, looking away from her.
She shook her head.
"I'm sorry Zack, but not on Christmas, it's too soon"
He nodded, then helped her up, leading her back to the group.
Everyone was still grouped there, but the atmosphere was different.
Everyone was standing, except Brennan and Cam.
"We have come to the conclusion that you are pregnant as well, Rachel" Brennan said.
"Way for subtle Bones" Booth groaned.
Rachel froze, then her face took on a pained expression.
Zack was shaking his head frantically.
"That is the only logical explanation that would explain your behavior"
Rachel's expression changed, it was one almost of pain and anger, but mixed into a mask that showed she didn't want to appear weak.
"Actually Dr. Brennan, I was pregnant last year around Christmas, but I lost my daughter in a car crash that also took the life of my fiancee, now if you would excuse me"
She went down the steps on the other side, going down to the area where they kept the corpses.
"Wow" Angela said.
"Wow is right" Cam agreed, watching Rachel start to look at the skeleton.
"Did anyone else know about this?" Brennan asked, looking around.
"I knew she was pregnant" Zack said, stepping forwards.
"Wow" Angela said again, standing up and going to her office.
Zack walked past Sweets, who looked like all the women's drama was getting to him, and went down to help Rachel.
"That explains a lot" Booth said, sitting on the couch with a preoccupied expression.
"Yeah" Brennan agreed.