(AN: thanks to reviewers SouthunLady, Jazmine Cullen, othgirl2010, Rankor01, and GirlProto. REALLY short chapter (that's why I figured I'd update tonight, so I can start fresh with the new fanfic-isode tomorrow. Which means it's the end of this fanfic-isode. (It was more difficult than I though to tie into the actual episode. I don't know if I'll try that one again any time soon. I guess we'll find out January 20th!). Anyway, I'll post the first part of the next fanfic-isode as soon as I can. First thing tomorrow…if you REVIEW! Otherwise I might make you wait a few days! Please REVIEW!)

I don't own Bones.

The Doctor in the Photo: Part 7

Brennan walked into the apartment and laid her coat on the back of a chair.

"Dr. Brennan, are you okay?" Patience quietly asked.

Brennan nodded. "I should get some sleep."

The anthropologist disappeared into her bedroom. Patience sighed and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge. Later when she walked back to the guest room, she heard sobbing from Brennan's room. Patience pushed the door open to see her mother sobbing into a pillow, still in her soaked clothes.

Patience almost turned to go into her own room, but Angela's pleas to give Brennan a chance were continually shouting in her mind. She stepped into the room and walked over to the bed.

"Dr. Brennan," Patience said.

When she received no answer, she crawled into the bed next to Brennan. She wrapped her arm around her, and rested her head on her mother's shoulder. Neither moved until the alarm went off early the next morning.

Brennan walked into the lab with Patience at her side.

"How'd it work out?" Micah asked.

Brennan sighed. "I listened to the universe. I felt something. I'm sad."

"That's so much better than dead. Or even dead inside."

"You hear that in a lecture?"

"I have my own story, Dr. Brennan. Just like you. Just like Patience. Just like everybody. I got my own sad story."

Brennan walked into her office and flipped on the light. She dropped her bag behind the desk. Patience followed her in.

"What's on the agenda today, Dr. Brennan?" she asked.

"Remains from Limbo. I have to work on those."

"Sounds cool."

Brennan began to gather the CDs and flipped over the doctors ID. The doctor obviously wasn't her. She laughed sadly.

"Three days. Three days for the world to turn right side up again."

"What do you mean?" Patience asked.

Brennan shook her head. "I am just glad this case is over."

"You should take the day off," Patience suggested. "We should go see a movie."

Brennan glanced over at the teen thoughtfully. "I do have quite a few vacation days saved up."

"Cool, let's go." Patience grabbed her purse.

Brennan smiled. "Let me tell Cam."

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