The Perfect Shot – Chapter Twelve
WARNING: Spoilers for Season 6
Disclaimer: I don't own Bones or any of the characters. They are all owned by Fox and Hart Hanson.
An hour later Brennan looked up to see Booth leaned against her doorway, "Hey" he said as he entered her office.
"Hey Booth. How are you?"
"I'm fine Bones. Are you ready to finish those lists?"
She watched him as he sat in the chair opposite her desk. She could see the dark circles under his eyes, the frown lines around his mouth and the deep furrow lines on his forehead. She remembered that Hannah said he wasn't sleeping much and he was drinking more. She wondered if she should ask him.
He could see her examine him like she does the bones she loves so much. He wondered what she was seeing that had brought on the worried look that crossed her face. Did she see the circles under his eyes, his knitted brow or the frown that was etched on his face most days lately? Yes, of course she did. This was Bones she noticed everything about the human body.
"So Bones, are you ready to get started on the lists again?"
"Not yet. First I'd like to talk to you about something. Hannah tells me that you haven't been sleeping much lately. That you have been drinking more and that you don't have sex anymore."
"She did what? She had no right talking to you or anyone else about me" he yelled indignantly.
"Booth she cares for you. She only wants to help with whatever is bothering you."
"What did you tell her?" he asked worried that Bones had shared more with Hannah than he had ever intended to tell her.
"I told her she needed to talk to you. That you would tell her what was bothering you when you were ready."
"Thank you Bones. I don't know why she's so worried. I've told her I'm fine" he said but his eyes didn't hold hers.
"You're not fine Booth. It's written on your face that something is bothering you. I know you are worried about this case, about me. We'll find out who's doing this Booth, it's what we do. I believe that you haven't shared your past with Hannah, especially not the part about you being a sniper. You should tell her Booth, she'll understand."
Booth looked her in the eyes. He could see the worry and the sincerity in them. He could get lost in those eyes. She was the only one who knew the truth of him and she loved him anyway. He wouldn't, couldn't trust anyone as much as he trusted her.
"Bones, I can't tell Hannah about that part of my past. She wouldn't understand. Now can we get busy with the lists?"
Brennan could see the determination in his eyes and the set of his jaw. She knew there was no changing his mind. She had confirmation that she had done the right thing by not sharing with Hannah about Booth's past.
"I guess I'm ready" she said as she moved to the couch to begin the list.
They had only just begun when Hodgins knocked on the door, "Dr. B, Booth, I've got some results for you."
He turned to leave and was followed by Brennan and Booth. As they arrived at his station Cam and Angela joined them.
"I have confirmed that the bullet was the same used in Taffet's murder" he pointed to the report on his computer screen.
"So what we need is to finish the lists that we received from Hacker. Bones, are you ready to get through that now?"
She nodded her confirmation and turned toward her office, "Cam, Angela, Dr. Hodgins we could use your help with this if you have the time."
"Sure" they all said at the same time.
Back in Brennan's office they all pulled pages from the report and began the task of removing more names. Once the list was condensed there were 15 names left to review.
"Ok, I'll pull everything we have on these 15 people and see what we come up with" Booth said.
Everyone agreed to meet back at the lab at 8 am the next morning.
