Chapter 12
Bren froze when she heard Booth's question. "I uh, I thought you were sleeping in Parker's room?" Bren asked trying to think of a good answer to Booth's question.
"I couldn't sleep and I figured you would not be sleep and might come out here" Booth explained. "Now it's your turn to answer my question. Where were you planning on going?" He asked again.
"U uhh… I was going for a run" Bren answered thinking that it was a good excuse. "I always go for a run in the morning."
"Really?" Booth asked smirking "you go for a run everyday at 3:30 in the morning? That is a very unusual time to go for a run, even for you Bones" Booth said, knowing that he got her cornered.
"Actually I do Booth, since I get to the lab so early I need to go for a run" She said calmly trying to make Booth believe her.
"Your lying Bones. I can tell, did you forget that I am a FBI agent?" Booth asked wondering what she wasn't telling him. "Talk to me Bones."
"Talk!? That is all that I have been doing Booth. Something needs to happen and I am not going to let him take me again. I need some air!" she yelled trying to step around Booth and get to the door.
"I am not going to let you out there Bones. And sometimes talking is the best way to figure things out. As long as you are with me Bones he is not going to take you, I promise" Booth said.
"Don't make promises that you can't keep Booth" Bren ordered.
"I'm not. I
promise that I will be here with you every step of the way" Booth
promised again.
"Every step?" Bren asked as she was going to
ask him about why he wasn't there to tell her about the letter but
Booth's phone rang.
"Hello" Booth said giving Bren the once minute sign.
"Slow down, what's wrong?"
"what?"
"Are you sure?"
"I know I know sorry. But a necklace? What does that have to do with anything?" Booth said impatiently to the person on the other line.
"Sorry Ange I know Hodgins is good but how could he have found an imprint of a necklace on the le… piece of paper?" Booth asked almost saying letter in front of Bones.
Oh my gosh! Bren thought. The necklace that he made me wear! They found it. What is Booth going to say once he finds out that I wore it? Bren's breathing became more and more irregular.
Booth who was still absorbed in his conversation didn't notice Bren's breathing until it was almost too late. When Bren began to fall Booth lunged and caught her, saving her from hitting her head on the end table.
"Bones!" Booth screamed. "Come on Bones wake up! You are not supposed to be having another attack soo soon! Please baby, wake up" Booth pleaded. Then to his phone he said "I have to call you back, don't worry" and hung up on a very worried Angela.
Booth carried Bren over to his bed and laid her down. This is too familiar Booth thought before sitting next to her and stroking her cheek. His last conscious thought was that he will get this guy and protect Bones, before he fell asleep.
