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A Hero's Sacrifice
Chapter 19: Red Flags
From Chapter 18:
He knew he had regained the power when he saw Hannah smile. He couldn't believe he once found that sexy. He sent Brennan a quick text before entering the dark hotel room where Cam was already sleeping.
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"Ugh! Booth, what time is it?" asked Cam.
"It's 6:30. You can go back to sleep after we talk."
She slowly sat up. "You have new information already? What did you do? Stay up all night?"
"Feels like it but no. We need to talk about Hannah."
Cam eyebrows shot up. "Now? You want to talk about your girlfriend… now?"
"She's not my girlfriend," Booth stated simply.
"Excuse me? What's going on Booth?"
"It's a long story so I'm going to skip to the present. I can't explain why, but my assignment since returning home has been to spy on Hannah. You need to watch your back."
It's not often that Booth can surprise Cam. She opened and closed her mouth a few times before finally getting a question out. "Exactly what should I be looking for? Am I in danger, too?"
"I don't think so, Cam. But I want you to be cautious even with agents watching your back."
"That explains the agents I traveled with. What else?"
"Hannah is here in Detroit. And she's staying in this hotel."
"Is that where you went last night?"
"Yes. And I have to meet her for breakfast in a few minutes."
"Do you need me to go with you?"
"I think I'll get more information out of her if I go alone. But if she approaches you, be careful what you say about Bones."
"Certainly. Of course."
"And I need you to be cautious when people ask you why Bones isn't here in Detroit."
"Is there a story you want me to give?"
"Just say that she's working on the case in another location. You were a cop. You can back away from other questions after that."
"Do you want me to wait for you before going to the site?"
Booth nodded. "I shouldn't be too long."
"I always thought you and Dr. Brennan would finally get together when you came back. Any chance of that happening?" she asked with renewed hopefulness.
Booth couldn't help the silly grin that graced his face.
She laughed. "Be careful, Seeley."
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Booth had called Special Agent Peters in Minneapolis before waking Cam after he was unable to get into contact with Agent Paul who was in the safe house. Red flags were going off and the waiting was killing him. He wanted an answer before he had to talk to Hannah. He called Peters back instead of waiting.
"Peters. Do you have anything, yet?"
"I was just about to call you. His partner just walked in and said he was perfectly fine. Agent Paul just forgot to put his phone on the charger."
His partner? More red flags. "With all due respect, Peters, Agent Jackson was not assigned to stay in contact with him."
"Are you saying that my men would compromise this case, Special Agent Booth?"
"I'm not implying anything, but there is protocol. This is a highly classified case."
"You don't think I know that? Let me worry about my agents. You have enough on your plate."
Booth disliked the guy with each phone call. "I'll call back this afternoon." And with that, he disconnected the call and walked into the small dining area off the first floor lobby of the hotel."
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