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Christine was still asleep when Booth hung up. He was determined to be quiet in case the teenager wanted to sleep. She seemed tired. Like she hadn't slept in days, which she actually hadn't. She had dark circles under her eyes that probably came from her tiredness. Booth wondered what made her not sleep. She was anxious probably. But why?
After a while, Christine woke up. She held a hand on her forehead as she opened her eyes. First she was a bit confused. She'd hoped to wake up at Angela's office at The Lab, but when she woke up completely, she remembered where she was. In this elevator. She looked over at Booth who'd buried his head between his knees.
"Hey" Christine said softly, sounding so tired. Booth looked up at her. "How long was I asleep?" She asked.
Booth glanced at his watch and said: "A couple of hours".
"What? Why didn't you wake me up?" Christine bursted out.
"I-I-I just thought you needed it. You seemed so tired and...and we're still stuck in here." He almost seemed frightened when he spoke to her.
"You kept quiet just to let me sleep, that's really nice of you"
"Well, I'm nice then"
"Yeah"
They paused for a few moments. Booth took out the bracelet and held it up with with both hands. "I bought one charmy for one year of life. On my lost daughters birthday. I've done this for thirteen years. And..."
"So you haven't gotten over it. You know what? You need to think of something else, something cheerful" Christine said and tried to cheer Booth up.
"Chris, can you please just... be quiet for a moment" Booth said. He tried to talk to her with a gently tone, but his voice just sounded irritated.
"My name is..."
"I know"
Christine opened her mouth half open and her eyes widened. "I'm so sorry" She said.
"Why?"
"I mean, I don't believe that people are good or bad. It depends of which stand point you have. But from my perspective, your past is so unfair. You didn't deserve what your... wife did to you. You have to understand that it isn't your fault that she left. She was a dumb ass leaving you behind"
"No, she wasn't a dumb ass, how can you even say that?" He said furiously. "She was not my wife, but I loved her and I always will. She'll come back someday. I know it..."
"How can you know that?" Christine asked. She was as furious as Booth.
Booth brought out his wallet and took out a picture. He held it in his hand. "She'll come back" He said and almost let out a tear. Christine rose up and leaned against the wall by Booth so she could peek at the picture he tried to keep for himself. She got a glance at it and it felt like her blood froze.
"If I just could trace Bones up or find her new identity..." Booth started but got interrupted by Christine who grabbed the picture out of his hand and looked at it. "Where the hell did you get this?" She asked and looked at him. Booth didn't understand why she seemed so angry and confused at the same time. He was about to ask when a mans voice occurred and filled the elevator. They felt a little bump and suddenly the elevator moved downwards.
"The elevators are up again. You'll getting out of there in just a minute" The man voice said over the speakers. Both of them were very glad that they would get out of this place, but Christine was still curious about the picture.
"It-it, I don't, you... what?" Booth asked bewildered.
"This picture, why the hell do you have it in your wallet?" Christine asked back.
Booth just shrugged.
"You stole it?" She said.
"Whoa, whoa you get this all wrong. That's my family on that picture. I never stole anything. Why would you..." He didn't finish the sentence before the elevator doors opened and Christine rushed out. Booth followed her with fast steps, but when Christine started to run, he tried to keep up. He grabbed her arm and turned the teenager around. They know stood face to face by Booth's grip to her arm.
"What is it?" He asked.
"Please let me go" She just replied and gently tried to pull her arm free.
"What's going on?"
"Get of me" Christine almost screamed. She stroke Booth's chin with her fist and then he slipped her arm and let her free.
She walked with very fast steps, almost running out of the hoover building. She still had the picture from Booth's wallet, but she had no intention of returning it to him. Feeling a little bit cruel she went back to he lab. She noticed that Booth came after her, but he stopped halfway and went back inside.
Christine rushed back inside The Lab and saw Cam and Angela on the platform. She tried to be as invisible as possible, letting them not see her, but Angela went towards her.
"Where were you?" Angela asked her.
Christine didn't know Cam called Booth back in the elevator and just said "Grocery store . It took me ages to pay."
"Pay what?"
Christine knew she was screwed. She hadn't bought anything while she was gone. Dammit.
"I-I-I..."
"You were back at the FBI building down the street" Angela said, crossing her arms. "You got stuck in an elevator... I got scared, you didn't return by half an hour as you promised"
"Well I couldn't. As you said, I got stuck in an elevator! I didn't suppose that would happen" Christine said and looked down at the floor.
"You weren't supposed to be at the Hoover at all! Christine..."
"I don't wanna talk about it"
Michael came by and asked what was going on. They didn't answer the question. He got curious and lead Christine into Angela's office and locked the door.
Angela just stood there for a moment and took out her phone. She had to call her best friend...
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