Disclaimer: Bones belongs to FOX and Hart Hanson. If I had a few million to spare, I'd by it, but since I don't...
21. Sides
Booth had been confused after his partner had left.
Did this mean what he thought it meant, or was he just seeing and hearing things he wanted to see, wanted to hear? Though, could you really misinterpret what she had just said? Then again, what she had said and what he had heard might be very different things.
He was so lost in his thoughts that he totally forgot Sully was in the room. He just kept looking at the picture and the seven words written on the back of it. He couldn't believe it. It had meant the world to him to see her here, completely convinced of his innocence even though everything pointed to him being guilty. But this…he hadn't even expected this without the murder charge above his head.
He had dreamed of it, yes, but he had been convinced she did not return his feelings. And why would she? He did not deserve her. Sure, he did not commit these murders, but there had been others, and he paid for that every day of his life. He did not want her to pay with him. She deserved someonebetter .
"I hope for your sake you didn't do this Booth." Sully suddenly broke Booth's train of thought. "She deserves better."
Booth looked his former(?) friend in the eye as he answered. "I didn't. And I know. She deserves the best."
"Well, yeah, apparently you'll just have to do." Sully smiled a half smile. "You're a lucky guy Booth. I would happily take that murder charge if I could have her too."
"Yeah, well, I'm not sure I have her, even with the murder charge."
"Who are you trying to kid here? Of course you do. You've had her for years. Do you think I didn't know the bond between the two of you was deeper than hers and mine, even when I dated her?" Sully sighed. "Do you really think I didn't know why she hadn't come with me?"
"It's Bones we're talking about. She was just scared of the commitment, that's all. You don't have to search for anything else behind her actions."
But how many times had he done that? How many times had he asked himself, had he almost asked her why she hadn't left? How many times had he imagined her saying to him that she stayed because of him? And now that she finally had, he couldn't believe it.
"I'm not. You know she came to my boat yesterday evening." Booth looked alarmed; did he really want to hear the rest of this story? "To accuse me of murder."
"What?" Booth asked, shocked. Sure, Sully wasn't on his Christmas present list anymore, but accusing him of murder was as stupid as… as stupid as accusing Booth of murder.
"Yeah. She thought I murdered those women because I was mad at her for not coming with me, and mad at you for giving her a reason to stay." Wow…just wow. He had to let this sink in for a minute. Sully continued nevertheless. "After everything she still believes in you."
"Why?" Booth knew there was only one person that could answer that question, and she was not even in the room, but he found himself asking it out loud anyway.
"Because she loves you. How much I wish she didn't, but she does."
Booth looked back at the picture he was holding. It was one of his favourites. He had gotten it from a waitress at the diner. "Time to see what's right under your nose." she had said. Little did the girl kno wthat he knew exactly what he had under his nose: trouble. She was his partner for crying out loud. There was this line, that didn't even had to be there, since she didn't return any of his feelings. At least that's what he had thought. He sighed.
"I need to get out of here. I need to talk to her."
Sully smiled. "Yeah…Well, that's not gonna happen anytime soon."
Okay, what was going on here? First Sully arrested him for murder, seemingly convinced he did it, then he helped him, telling him Bones loved him, and now he was acting all bad cop again. Sure, he could understand the man's feelings towards him after what happened between him and Bones, but he was not prepared to apologize for that. He didn't even know what 'that' was yet. But Sully's next words quickly explained his earlier comment.
"Dasilva isn't really on your side here Booth. I mean, we've just partnered up, but the guy loves attention. And what could be a better way to get attention than to arrest the bureau's best agent who turned out to be a serial killer?"
Booth sighed.
"Yeah, so you see why he isn't really on your side here."
Booth swallowed. "Are you?"
"Am I on your side?" Sully shrugged. Taking the bible from the table, but leaving the picture, he opened the door. "I'm on hers. So… I guess I'm stuck with you too then."
And with that he left Booth to his confusing thoughts.
I know, I know,... I promised to update more frequently, and here I am, updating after God knows how many weeks...
I won't bore you with any excuses any more, or any promises, 'cause they seem to bring me bad luck.
Anyway, people have been asking for a Booth-chapter for a while now, so this is for them. Tell me what you think about it. :)
Also, a big thank you to my beta, Lola Bunny No 1!
And OMG, I can't keep it for myself, the ending of that 100th episode... (little spoiler)
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how sad was that!?! I mean, they cannot do that to us! I was crying like a baby, seriously! Now things will just get weird, and we'll keep waiting 'till she changes her mind and then there will be another reason wh they can't be together and... aargh!
Sorry for the ramble people, but Hart Hanson just broke my heart (along with Booth's if I might add!)