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Chapter 21

Meminerunt omnia amantes - Lovers remember all

'I knew you'd forget them.

She unlocked the door with ease and flung it back, pizza eagerly anticipated. Only it wasn't pizza she got, and it wasn't Booth, it was Cam. A crying, sobbing soaking wet Cam.

'Cam? What is it, whats wrong?'

The older woman sniffled and said nothing. Temperance moved aside inviting her in. She didn't even know it had been raining but Cam was soaking wet from head to toe. Brennan gestured for the older woman to sit down and watched as she shrugged off her thin jacket and relaxed a little into the sofa. Brennan sat down opposite her and stared at her, watching the way her lip quivered slightly and the way the faint tear tracks on her face glistened in the artificial lighting of Brennan's apartment. Finally Temperance spoke.

'Err Booth isn't here.'

'That's good, its better if he isn't.'

'Huh?'

'Its you I wanted to see.'

Brennan frowned. What could Camille Saroyan possible want with her at half nine on a rainy Sunday night?

'I don't understand, couldn't this wait until tomorrow?'

'I wanted to leave it, believe me I did but...'

She swiped a hand across her forehead, brushing away rain and tears together as she took a breath to compose herself and continued.

'Dr. Brennan, Temperance, you're happy with Seeley right?'

First name terms and questions about Booth? Even Bones knew this wasn't good

'Well things are... new... its only been...'

She paused, not knowing A. How Cam knew they were even together and B. If she knew it had happened virtually the minute her own relationship with him had ended. Cam saw her dilemma.

'Its OK Temperance, I'm not hear to berate you for 'stealing my man' or whatever. He wanted you, its as simple as that. I cant blame you and my heart wont allow me to blame him so there's not much I can do about it is there?'

For a minute Brennan thought Cam actually wanted an answer. She frowned again.

'Cam look can you please just tell me why you're here.'

The other woman smiled slightly.

'I'm here to protect you Temperance.'

'Protect me? From what?'

'From yourself, from Booth'

'Booth?'

Cam sighed dramatically.

'I do hope you don't love him or this is going to be so much harder.'

Brennan's stomach flipped. What the hell was going on?!

'Cam...I...'

'If you love him it'll hurt more and it makes what I have to do harder but you'll thank me in the long run.'

'Cam, what are you talking about.'

'I'm talking about you and Booth Dr. Brennan. I'm talking about how you have to leave him.'

'What?!'

'You have you leave Booth, whatever you have with Seeley you have to end it.'

Temperance stood up, uneasy and slightly angry.

'Cam, Dr. Saroyan, I don't know why you're doing this but I'd like you to leave now.'

Cam let out a bitter little laugh that sounded sickening in the air.

'You think I'm doing this to hurt you? That's my last intention, I'm trying to help you. I want to save you the hurt by letting you know that you need to leave Seeley now before...'

'Before what Cam?'

'Before he leaves you.'

Brennan wasn't sure what to do. How could this woman in front of her be so openly rude? How could she have decided that her and Seeley weren't meant to be when she hardly knew either of them, not really?

'He will leave you Temperance.'

The utter conviction in Cams voice and on her face unnerved Temperance.'

'Its none of your business what happens between me and Seeley. You're not with him anymore, I am, and I'm sorry if you're finding that hard but...'

'I've told you, this isn't about me, its about you. I like you Dr. Brennan, you're focused and dedicated and most of all you don't let your personal life affect your work. I know we haven't always seen eye to eye but I promise you, this time I'm trying to help. Please believe me.'

Cams unshakable demeanor was gone and the tears were back. Temperance felt almost guilty, as if it was her fault Cam was crying. She sat back down opposite the woman.

'Cam, whats this really all about?'

'I told you, Seeley is going to leave you.'

'Booth isn't going to leave me, we've only just gotten together, everything is fine.'

She was sure her voice sounded convincing but at that moment even Brennan herself was starting to doubt her own words. Cam seemed to smile sadly and shook her head.

'I know more about how this is going to play out than you could learn in years. You know bones better than anyone Temperance but you don't know people, I do, you don't know Seeley I do.'

'Well firstly I dissagree with you and secondly I dont think its really up to you to decide how much I do or do not understand Seeley.'

All of a sudden Cam seemed to snap, Brennan wasn't sure what she had said but Camille suddenly lost her patience and her temper. Tears forgotten she stood up and paced the floor, throwing her arms in the air and raising her voice.

'For Gods sake, cant you just understand it, he's going to leave you!'

Temperance, shocked at the outburst at first, recovered and jumped up, facing the other woman with equal defiance.

'What I don't understand is why. Why are you saying this? Why do you think he's going to leave me?'

'Because Dr. Brennan, because...'

Booth frowned as he dug his hand into his pocket outside the apartment.

'Damn it!'

He couldn't believe he'd been so stupid as to forget his key. He remembered what he had said to Temperance and knew he'd probably never hear the end of it. He noticed the door handle was turned ever so slightly downwards and frowned again. He juggled the pizza box into one arm and twisted the handle. The door opened and panic surged through him, he'd told her to lock it, he'd heard her lock it. He moved quickly following the voices in the living room. It wasn't until he saw them he knew who the voices belonged to. Brennan and Cam were stood up face to face, toe to toe in the living room and both were shouting, Booth stood there oblivious to what was going on, waiting for the women to notice him.

'What I don't understand is why. Why are you saying this? Why do you think he's going to leave me?'

'Because Dr. Brennan, because we both know he wont abandon me, not now, not now I'm pregnant with his child.'

The triumphant note in Cams voice and the gasp of shock that escaped Temperance's lips were both muffled by the sound of the cardboard food box Booth had been carrying as it hit the floor. Only then did the women notice him. He didn't make eye contact and Temperance was too shocked to form words. Cam however had no problem.

'Seeley? Seeley honey are you OK?'

No answer.

'Look Seeley I'm sorry it came out like that but she needed to know, its true Seeley, I'm pregnant.'

Finally he looked up, two words forming on his lips with a sound of outcry and disgust.

'You're what?!'