AN: Ok Bonios! I know you've been dying to see Booth and Blake get Broadsky once and for all, but before any of that happens, this chapter has to take place! So sorry about that, but this one is important. Also, I've been trying really hard to update a couple times a week, but it's getting harder and harder with all the summer parties and nice weather. So instead of wondering when I'm going to post, I'm going to start posting on Thursdays and Sundays… well that's my goal at least for right now! Ok! This one is quite long!
Chapter 25 The Judas in the Game
SUV of Special Agent Seeley Booth
Tuesday 6:27 AM
The sun was just rising over the horizon in the still quiet streets of DC, but the calm of the morning was quickly interrupted by the sirens of Booth's SUV barreling down the road.
"Booth," he said answering his phone.
"Damn… you're still alive."
"Funny Blake."
"Well where the hell are you Ranger? Me and the boys are sitting here twiddling our damn thumbs because you chose now not to be punctual."
"Broadsky called."
"Heya Booth? You wanna stop beating around the bush and just tell me what the hell is going on."
"Something he said… it keeps playing over and over in my head. He said 'use your brain'…"
"Well that's just great. We're never gonna get him if he wants you to use your brain."
"That's just it Blake!" Booth said frustrated that Blake wasn't following along. "I'm not the brains. I'm the heart."
"Ok… so you're the heart…"
"Bones is the brains. He knew the whole time that we faked her death. He's at the hospital."
Silence hung over the phone as the words Booth said settled in both their minds.
"Ok. I'll get the boys over there to-"
"No. I've got an idea…"
Georgetown University Hospital
Hospital Suite of Dr. Temperance Brennan
Tuesday 6:35 AM
"Hey Sweetie… Well it's just me and you for now. Everyone went to stretch their legs and grab a bite in the cafeteria. They'll be back before you know it. Trust me, nobody's leaving this hospital anytime soon." Angela says as she holds her best friend's hand in hers. Looking around the room Angela sighs. "You know, these rooms could use a little color, don't you think? I mean, how is anyone supposed to get better when the walls look like death personified… Sorry, sorry. Happy thoughts… Oh… here's something!" Angela says with a gleam in her eye. "Your boyfriends are strutting around here making all the women folk hot and bothered… including yours truly… Seriously Bren, if you thought they were hot before, bickering over you, you should see them in full blown military mode!" Angela says as she fans herself. "And what's this about Blake being FBI! Sweetie, we have sooo much to catch up on. Like are you guys really dating? If not, then Sweetie your acting has gotten way WAY better!" Angela continues to watch Brennan and her smile fades as Brennan's eyes remain closed, bringing back the all too familiar feeling of when Booth was in his coma. "You know… we're going to get through this Bren. You are the strongest person I know. You'll get through this… I don't know if you can hear me Bren, but Booth told me about your condition, and if things don't work out… If you can't have a baby… I will have it for you. I will be your surrogate. Me and Hodgins have talked about it… and after we have this baby, we aren't going to try anymore. We don't want to take the chance of our child being blind. So, if you can't have one Sweetie, I would be more than thrilled to have one for you," Angela says as she wipes the few tears that ran down her face.
"Miss. Angela?" A tiny voice whispered.
"Parker!" Angela exclaimed in surprise. "What are you doing here Baby Booth?" She asked as she got up from her chair to give him a hug.
"Parker was up early this morning and saw the news about Temperance. He was very upset and demanded that he see her. Plus I thought the hospital would be safer than our house… I hope we're not intruding," Rebecca said as she took a quick glance at Brennan.
"Of course not! Bren loves you! C'mon Baby Booth," Angela says as she takes his hand and begins to walk over towards Brennan, but Parker doesn't follow. Angela turns back around to see Parker with big tears filling his eyes.
"Hey, hey, little man…" Angela says soothingly as she lifts his chin slightly. "Brennan is going to be just fine. Ok. Do you know what happened?"
"Yeah… she was shot…"
"Yeah… she was little man. She was shot here," Angela says as she points to the spot on Parker's body, "and here. But you know what? The doctors went in and fixed everything up, and then gave her medicine to make her sleep. Ok? She's just sleeping."
Parker nods his head and peeks around Angela to see that everything she was saying was true. His big brown watery eyes look at Angela and she nods her head, silently telling him it was ok to go over.
"Heya Bones. It's me, Parker," he says as he delicately places his hand over hers. "I was scared that you died. That's what they said on the news. Mom said they were only saying that to catch a bad guy… but I had to come see for myself," Parker pauses as he looks at Brennan in thought.
"Even though you were shot a couple of times and probably feel crummy, you still look really pretty Bones. Kinda like an angel or somethin'. Here, I brought you this," Parker said as he turned to his mom and she handed him the flower. "It's a daisy Bones. I figured everyone would probably bring you daffodils 'cause they're your favorite, so I brought you a daisy instead so you'd remember it was from me.
Outside in the hallway Booth listened to his son talking to Brennan and he couldn't help but choke on a sob. He had never been more proud of Parker. Wiping his eyes and letting out a deep breath, he walked into Brennan's room. Rebecca smiled at Booth and placed a hand on his arm for support. Booth nodded in awareness, and then continued to walk towards his son. Placing a hand on his shoulder, Parker looked up to see his dad. Booth knelt down on one knee and Parker turned and crashed into Booth's arms and he began to cry.
"Shh… it's ok Bub. It's ok…" Booth said soothingly as he ran his hand over Parker's blonde curls. After a few minutes, his tears subsided and he looked into his father's eyes.
"Why would anyone want to hurt Bones dad? She's one of the best people ever. Why would they hurt her?"
"I don't know Bub, but I'm gonna figure it out, ok? I promise. That's why I'm here now." Booth got up and started looking around for clues.
"What exactly are you looking for Booth?" Angela asks.
"Broadsky knows she's alive. Has anyone been in here?"
"No… just us. Well the nurses and doctors too, but that's it. Booth, do you think he was here?"
"I don't know…" Booth carefully looked around the room to see if he could find anything.
"Damn…" Booth growled in frustration. "Nothing," he said as he rubbed his hands in a downward motion over his face. Thinking over what Broadsky said, Booth turned to Rebecca with worried eyes.
"I think you and Parker should stay here. The hospital has agents everywhere and this room doesn't have windows."
"I was thinking the same thing Seeley."
"Don't leave him alone Rebecca. If you need to leave, make sure he's with someone like the squints or Max," Booth said in a very strict manner. He turned to Parker and knelt down again.
"Parker, I have to go. Alright? You listen to whoever is with you and if something happens, there are two agents outside the door and two on each end of the hallway. Remember everything I've told you before. Do you remember?"
"Yes Sir."
"Use the instincts God gave you Parker. If something, anything feels wrong, you call out for help. Got it?" Booth says as he holds up a fist. Parker responds by bumping his fist into Booth's.
"Got it dad. Be careful," Parker says as he hugs his dad one more time, and then sits back in the chair next to Brennan's bed.
Booth stands up and heads toward the door. "Same goes for you two," he says looking at Angela and Rebecca. They both give him a worried smile and nod their heads as he turns and leaves.
Fifteen minutes later:
"So have you picked out a name for your little one yet?" Rebecca asks.
Angela let out a sigh as she rubs her baby bump. "No… no not yet. Brennan is actually going to name her," she says with a smile as she looks to the bed.
I don't care what Brennan picks out, as long as she makes it through this…
"Am I interrupting?"
Angela, Rebecca, and Parker all looked over to the new visitor in the room. Angela stands up immediately and Rebecca follows her lead and stands as well.
"Hannah… what are you doing here? I thought you were going to be in LA until the end of the week."
"Well I was, but Seeley told me about Temperance and I took the next flight back. How is she doing?" Hannah asks with deep concern as she looks at Brennan.
Angela and Rebecca walk closer to Hannah, so Parker wouldn't overhear. "It was touch and go for a while, but she's a fighter. I think she's- OH!" Angela exclaims immediately holding her stomach. Immediately Parker stands up and quickly grabs his chair so Angela can sit down.
"Miss Angela are you ok?" Parker exclaimed.
Angela smiles through the pain and nods her head. "Yeah, yeah I'm allll- Ohhh!"
"Angela, how far along are you," Rebecca asks worriedly.
"Twenty… oh oh OH! Twenty-five weeks!" She says with pain written all over her face. "It's too soon… it's too soon…"
"Ok… Angela, look at me," Rebecca says calmly as she quickly glances at Hannah who stands frozen in shock. Looking at Angela, Rebecca sees she has her attention. "Angela. I'm going to grab a wheelchair and we are going to take a quick look and see how the baby is doing. Can you call Dr. Hodgins?"
Angela nods quickly in affirmation as tears stream down her face. "Bren… Bren! We can't leave her! What if she wakes up? No. No! I'm not going! Bring the doctor in here!" Angela demanded.
"Well Parker, and Hannah can stay here, right Hannah?" Angela looks up at Hannah who suddenly snaps out of it after hearing Rebecca say her name.
"Sure, sure. Not a problem. Me and Parker are good."
Just then, Sweets walks in with a coffee just as Rebecca turns to leave for a wheelchair.
"Hey guys- Oh God! Angela, are you ok? Of course you're not ok. What am I saying? You're grabbing your stomach and grimacing in pain. Mega indicators that you are not ok!" Sweets panics.
Angela stands up holding her stomach and sits back down when Rebecca arrives with the wheelchair.
"Sweets, stop you are totally freaking me out rightttt AHHHHHHH! WHERE. IS. HODGINS?" Angela yells as Rebecca wheeled her out of the room.
"Wow," Sweets laughs his nervous laugh. He looks over at Hannah who is sadly watching Parker sit at Brennan's bedside. "Hey maybe I should see if he wants to go get something to eat. You know to sort of give him the time to sort of… collect himself, if you will, as he tries to process this ordeal…"
"No… I'll do it," Hannah says softly. "I haven't been spending much time with him lately… It should be me that takes him."
Hannah walks closer to Parker and hesitantly places her arm around his shoulder.
"Hey Parker. Are you hungry?"
"Dad says Booth men are always hungry…"
Hannah smiles hearing Parker say that. "Hey, why don't we grab you a bite to eat real quick. I don't know if you like them, but I hear they have really good cinnamon rolls down there."
Parker looks at Brennan.
That cinnamon roll does sound REALLY good right now… but I can't leave Bones.
"Thank you for asking, but I'm gonna stay here with Bones."
"Hey Parker, you should go. I'll stay here with Dr. Brennan, and make sure nothing happens to her. I promise," Sweets says trying to reassure Parker.
"Yeah ok… But if she wakes up, tell her I'll be back as soon as I can eat my cinnamon roll."
"You have my word," Sweets smiles while Hannah and Parker walk out of Brennan's room.
J. Edgar Hoover Building
Tuesday 7:15 AM
Blake turns the corner and sees Booth getting off the elevator and heading for his office. Taking longer strides and dumping his tepid coffee in the trash along the way, Blake catches up to Booth as they quietly walk the rest of the way. Once inside, Booth shut his door and turned to Blake
"We need to rethink our approach. Broadsky knows Bones is alive," Booth says as he pinches the bridge of his nose and begins to pace.
"He wasn't at the hospital? Are you sure?" Blake asked
"No he wasn't there. I didn't find anything," Booth said picking up his baseball and throwing it in the air.
Both of them paused as they tried to think of what Broadsky's clue meant.
"Didn't you say that he broke into your house?"
"Yeah. The son of a bitch was just sitting in my living room."
"He's at Brennan's."
Booth's head shot up looking at Blake, thinking through his statement.
"Let's get this bastard."
Georgetown University Hospital
Maternity Ward
Tuesday 7:10 AM
Hodgins ran as fast as he could down the hallway towards Angela's room. He went past two rooms before he even realized and had to backtrack.
"Baby? Baby? Oh man! Baby?" Hodgins said quickly as he ran to Angela's side.
"Oh babe, you're really going to have to get it together here," Angela half cried half whined at her husband's behavior.
"Right! Whew! Ok! I'm calm… I'm calm… This is me… being totally… completely… 100% calm," he says trying to calm down but his voice was still an octave higher than normal.
An average sized woman in her mid 50's walked into the room and smiled calmly at couple. "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Hodgins. I'm Dr. Chloe Mason, pleasure meeting you. Now, Angela I understand you are twenty-five weeks. Have you had any problems during your pregnancy? Has the baby been healthy at all check-ups thus far?"
"Well, other than the possibility of her having Leber's Congenital Amaurosis, she's been healthy."
"A she? Well congratulations. Have you ever had a 3D ultra sound done before?"
"No but I have one scheduled when I'm at 30 weeks."
"Well let's have a look see then, shall we…?" Dr. Mason said as she lifted up Angela's gown a bit. Moving the wand over her baby bump, she quickly finds the baby.
"Well here she is," she says smiling, "that's her head. Heart beat is good…" Suddenly Dr. Mason looks closer to the screen and then quickly to Hodgins and Angela.
"What… What's wrong with my daughter?"
Apartment Building of Dr. Temperance Brennan
Tuesday 7:23AM
Booth slowly opens the door to Brennan's apartment with his gun drawn as he slowly walks around. Trying to stay clear of the windows, Booth changes his pace from sneaking around objects slowly, to quickly moving when there's nothing to hide around. Hearing something fall, in Brennan's bedroom, Booth quickly changes his direction and heads for the noise.
Booth slowly pushes the door open with his foot and takes a quick glance inside. Booth instantly lowered his gun. A chair sat in the darkest corner of Brennan's room and sitting in it was Hannah.
"Hannah! What the hell are you doing here? I thought you were in LA! Are you alright?"
Hannah smiled brightly. "It's about time Seeley… you really are nothing without Temperance are you?" Hearing her tone of voice, Booth immediately drew his gun and aimed it at Hannah.
"And why exactly did you think I was in LA? Did you even bother to call to see if I got in ok? Did you even notice that I didn't call you at all?" Holding up a tape recorder, Hannah pushes play.
"Well it doesn't matter. I'm ending it when I get home tonight. It's been over between us for a long time now."
"I still don't understand. Why are you ending things with Hannah? You love her and I see how happy she makes you."
"Damn it Bones! I don't love her! She doesn't make me happy! I'm just as miserable as you are! You… us… you, me and Parker! That's what makes me happy!"
Hannah pushes stop and watches Booth as the tick in his jaw appears and his lips purse together.
"Well Seeley… I have to give you a round of applause. No! Better yet. A standing ovation. To think I actually believed you Friday night and your speech about how we're 'solid'. It's a good thing my friend here was kind enough to divulge this information."
"Your friend. Broadsky right," Booth says dangerously.
"The one and only. You see… he's had Brennan's placed bugged for a while now."
"Hannah. I really did care for you. You helped me so much while we were overseas, but things changed when we got back. You know this too."
"I know that I love you Seeley! And you just use me until you've had your fill, and then leave me for her! After she's hurt you the way that she has! I would NEVER do that. "
"Hannah, please. Just think about this. He's only using you to get to me! As soon as you do whatever it is you are doing for him, he will kill you."
Just then Booth's phone rings, but he hesitates to answer.
"I'd probably want to answer that if I were you, Baby."
Booth reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.
"Booth."
"Ahh Seeley! You figured out my riddle. Just for that, I have a surprise for you."
Booth instantly feels nauseous and turns pale as a ghost.
"Dad…"
AN: Alrighty folks! Let's end it there! Whew! It was getting lengthy! Ok, so I know I said Sundays, but it is a holiday weekend! I will have the next one out hopefully by Monday at the latest, and then we will start the Thursday, Sunday schedule! Sorry for the errors! I only read through this once instead of the 3 or 4 times that I normally do! And yet, I still see errors after I post! So perhaps you won't notice a difference! LMAO! Ok! Lots to take in with this chappie! Are you going to kill me for Hannah and Broadsky kidnapping our Baby Booth? I thought about it for a really long time and decided to go this route! Let's hope I can pull it off! As usual! Let me know in the review section! If you hated it, please tell me why and I'll try to fix it! I try to please you all as much as I can!
BLG: There are many alternatives for a B&B progeny! I hope you like what I have in mind… It's quite genius actually! *cocky smirk*
Ink-and-ash: Thanks for the advice! I've shot guns before, I just want to be as accurate as possible with the guns I'm using in this story! But I agree! Good authors write better when they've experienced what they're writing!
SouthunLady: This is all a game for Broadsky and Booth knows that! I think I've mentioned that there will be some hard times in this story before the happy ending! But don't worry! There will be a happy ending!
Cerulean1: LOL! Thank-you for your review! I'm sorry I made you scare your cat!
Itsgoose2u: Aww, no tears! Everything will work out… eventually!
Monebuddha: Thank you so much for the review! And you're right! Broadsky should be scared!
Hot4Booth: I always love your long reviews! Thanks for taking the time! As for the poker chip, you can't really say it's copying! The poker chip is a very important part of Booth's character. Come to think about it… I don't think I've seen a lot of poker chip action in season 6. Have you? Thank you for sharing a bit about you! I wasn't aware of the HIPPA laws so my mistake in regards to Max! I'm glad you liked my Fisher and Caroline! I agree that new optimistic Fisher is… just… well… it's not right! And Dr. Greene… hmm…
Cremant: Thank you for such a wonderful review! I spend many hours writing each chapter so thank-you for appreciating my efforts and the direction this story is going!
Diko: Could you imagine if I killed Brennan? I would have 200+ readers coming to hunt me down! And you all know I'd be in the BFSS so I wouldn't even have a chance! LOL! Thanks for the review!
EowynGoldberry: It is very sad about Brennan's condition, but I have an idea that you all will probably like!
4evercaskett: I'm glad you liked the chappie! I do try to please!
Boots'n'all: You want me to kill Blake? I definitely can't do that! Lol! I think Blake left Brennan some really good advice in a previous chapter that will play a role in who she chooses! And LMAO! There must be something wrong with the hospital sprinklers! Someone should really get on that because they definitely should have gone off! Also… we'll see what the Cocky Belt Buckle can do! LOL
BabyBones: Thank-you for reviewing! Being in character was one of my biggest concerns when I decided to write my first fan-fic! I hate when I read a story and the characters aren't them, so I'm really glad I've been able to pull it off!
Tessielulu: Thank-you for your review! I have a pretty good idea where I want to go with Brennan's condition! I hope you'll like it!
Alinzar: Alinzar! Yay! You're back! I almost called the authorities to hunt you down, because not only were you not reviewing my story, but you weren't reviewing BLG's! Luckily, she informed me of your travels and now I rest peacefully knowing Broadsky didn't kidnap you!
Coterie2: Oh man! Yes! Let's keep our fathers out of the hospital! I'm glad your dad is doing well though! And excellent family rule! I will adopt it for my family! LOL
DQBunny: Thanks for your review! I know people are wishing I had handled Brennan's condition differently but I chose PCOS for a reason I have an idea that I hope you all will like! As far as in vitro being the last resort, you are correct but Brennan opted for this because she doesn't have a baby daddy, and would have to do it regardless of her condition.
Mezzo187: Yes do go back and re-read! Now that the Chemistry Killers and Broadsky have been revealed, I think you will catch on that the chemistry killers knew a lot about Brennan, while Broadsky knew more about Booth. Which confused the heck out of everyone, because they the "He" was Blake, and then they were like, wait! The "He" is Booth! LOL! All the while I'm deviously laughing at all the confusion! Thanks for reading!
KeepCalmBandBAreHavingABaby: I always love your enthusiasm with your reviews! They always make me smile! But keep calm my friend! I totally have this under control! There will be a happy ending!
Ugh: Dude, simmer down! First off, I do this for fun and spend many hours on each chapter. I definitely have a plan for everything and there will be a happy ending. I don't think that Brennan not being able to have kids is predictable, in fact, I've never read a fanfic where she couldn't. For you to be malicious is unnecessary. I understand if you don't like something, but there are other ways to tell me other than saying that you wasted your time and that you are done with this story. I hate to put you on blast because I love all my reviewers, and I take to heart when someone doesn't like something. If it doesn't mess with my original outline, I try to make it right, but there's really nothing constructive about that
.Gra: Are you feeling better knowing our Brennan is not dead? LOL I'm glad you are enjoying the story and think I'm the best! You can't see me, but I'm doing a little happy dance!
Glykera: LMAO! Repressed girl squeal! Love it! I'm glad you are joining us and are enjoying my fic! Thanks for the review!
EverythingEventually: Ahhh Brainy, Jasper, and the poker chip! That was my plan from the beginning! I'm glad you liked it!
BlueOrchid96: Great detective work! Like I could ever kill Brennan! Thanks for the review!
Jmbatt: I'm glad you refuse to believe it! LOL Ahh! It's tough to fool you Bonios! Oh well! At least you all entertained me with your reviews regarding Brennan's "death"! As far as Brennan's condition, I hope, in the end, you'll like where this goes!
Michily: Hey hey! Don't glug glug woo hoo without me, are you insane! Give a gal some notice so I can bust out my wine bott… *coughs* I mean wine glass! LOL! That being said! Don't worry I have a plan, and hopefully next chapter will be the one you've all been waiting for!