Should I pack for two days? Four? Longer?
Am I just flying down for lunch?
Is it better to look like I expected to stay awhile when I'm not expected to, or to look like I want to leave if someone wants me to stay?
Hodgins was actually glad Angela was gone this month. Maybe she should be involved, but he wanted to know that everyone was ready to put in their piece before he called her. It was too much to bring all this up again unless it was time to finally put the pieces together so they could put it, and her, to rest.
Hodgins thought he knew most of what happened. But not all. He was fairly certain that he knew things no one else did. He had spent two weeks trying to get his hands on evidence, and bribing clerks for copies of reports when that failed.
His reaction to the stress had been to throw himself into trying to find facts. It had been frustrating but understandable that Angela was too distraught to have any patience, but had been infuriating when Booth quietly opposed him. As angry as Hodgins had been, it was nothing compared to Angela. It wasn't until she had walked out that Hodgins got any idea why Booth was acting the way he was.
Even now Hodgins wondered if anyone knew what he did, if Booth had told anyone else. He wouldn't be surprised if Booth didn't even remember. He had been asleep on Brennan's office couch when Hodgins came to have it out with him, and had not moved from it through the whole conversation.
But now it meant that if Cam was right, and Booth was telling Parker about some part of it, Hodgins had a secret weapon to make the asinine G-man talk. He had kept that conversation to himself, hoping that someday he could use it to get Angela and Booth to talk, but by the time Angela was willing to consider it Booth had left. And Booth refused to have anything to do with her, terrified behind that blank sniper facade. Hodgins didn't know what Angela knew, she had never told him either, but it was a good bet she knew something. And that something was the reason Booth had refused to speak to her.
But now he was just speculating.
He settled on three days of cloths. Easy enough to carry, and he could always buy more if needed.
He left a message for Angela in case she called, saying he was away and would get a hold of her in a few days or less. And he left for the airport.
Thanks for the comments. Critiques and thoughts always welcome and wanted.
Also, if anyone is inclined to beta this let me know. It might be fun.