She was sitting in her office thinking, and she had been since Booth had dropped her off an hour ago. She felt so guilty. It was her fault he was hurting. Well not entirely her fault but she took some of the blame. She was the one that had approved the hiring of Sophie after Cam left. She should have interviewed her. But no she had just looked at her qualifications and had felt that that had been enough. From the very start she had, had a n odd feeling about her. but since she usually couldn't read people that well she hadn't said anything to anyone. Within two week Sophie and Booth were sleeping together. Booth had been honest about it and told her straight out. After five months together Sophie had come into Brennan's office and warned her with a smile to stay away from Booth. Brennan had been completely confused and had just continued to spend time with Booth. She tried to avoid being with the two of them because when she was she got a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach something she had never felt before. When she spoke to Angela about it, all she said was that it was jealousy, but Brennan didn't believe that for a minute. After Sophie's threat Brennan noticed that she was on the receiving end of many dirty looks from said French citizen. A week later she had gotten all call from Booth he said he needed to talk to her and to meet her at the diner. Sitting at "their" booth he ordered some fries for both of them, she remembered the conversation vividly.

"Bones I have some news." She had begun getting worried then. "Bones Sophie has been offered an amazing job in London and has asked me to go with her." She held her breath. "I still don't know whether or not to go. What do you think?" His eyes pleaded with her to tell him what she thought. She froze …

She should have told him to stay in Washington. Not to leave them all just to be with her. she should have told him what she really felt. But how could she after what he had told her when she had asked him whether she should go with Sully. It hadn't mattered what she thought, she knew that Booth wanted to stay with Sophie. Brennan told him what he wanted to hear. That she would keep an eye on Parker for him and that she would keep in touch. So two weeks later after wishing him good luck she was forced to look on as his plane took off. As a tear fell down her cheek despite her best efforts to hold it back, a warm hand clasped her shoulder, and for a fleeting moment she thought he hadn't caught the plane that he had stayed. But it was Angela. And just like that he was gone.

Now he was back but he was different. He had been hurt. Like she had been hurt. Betrayed by someone he loved. She wanted to tell him that she had always wanted him to stay, but she knew that she couldn't. that that was not what he needed. What he needed was for Sophie to go back to London. Then she realized what date it was, nine years to the day. She wondered if he remembered. She decided to go over to him.

Just then as she thought that, there was a knock on the door. Looking up she saw the last person she wanted to see.

"Sophie…" she stood up.

"Hello Temperance." The French "purr" in her words still gave Brennan shudders.

"why are you here."

"I just had a little talk with Seeley, and he's quite adamant that he wants me… allé." She waved her hand for added affect, but Brennan didn't care.

"So you're leaving."

"Yes. In an hour in fact."

"Ok. Then why are you here?"

"I didn't get a chance to give this to Seeley." She held up a white envelope. "And since I'm sure you'll be seeing him soon I thought you could give it to him." She placed it on the desk. On her way to the door she turned. "Dr Brennan this isn't the last you will see of me. I promise you that." A smirk and then the heels were heading towards the door.

Shoving the envelope into her purse she rang the diner on the way out the door and asked them to pack up a cherry pie for collection.