Just a short chapter, getting into Booth's thoughts.
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Booth lay in the dark, Brennan sleeping beside him. So many thoughts were running through his mind. He was still trying to get his mind around the fact the Bones was pregnant. She had always been so vocal about never having children, that it was hard to actually imagine. He had never realised exactly why she hadn't wanted children, until now. Her issues with her parent's disappearance and Russ' abandonment went much deeper than he had known. Pain shot through him as he remembered her collapsing in his arms, the tearful words she had whispered, her fear of being alone, of doing the same with her own child.
She turned in his arms, unconciously reaching for him, and he pulled her closer. He wished he could somehow make everything all right for her, but he knew that was impossible. All he could do was make sure that she knew he wasn't going anywhere, that he would help her through this. Whatever she decided, he knew she had to talk to Sully.
He tried not to think of Sully holding her, making love to her. When she had been with him, Booth had been jealous, but he had tried to ignore his feelings, thinking she was happy with him, that he was what she wanted. It had been hard, though, because Sully was a good guy, and a really good friend. In the end, though, he had walked away. It was true that he had asked her to go with him, but when she had refused, he had still gone. Just another person walking off and leaving her. And that was the difference. He would never have left. He couldn't. He was bound to her, in more ways than he even knew. He loved her, he needed her, and he could never hurt her.
But now the rules had changed. He knew Sully, knew he cared about Brennan, and would want to do the right thing. The problem was, the 'right thing', for anyone else, was definately not the right thing for her. She was definately one of a kind. And, add to that the fact that Booth was never letting her go, well, the next few weeks should prove very interesting. It may be Sully's baby, but her heart belonged to him.
His thoughts once again turned to her, to the baby she carried. He knew the war she was waging in herself, but he also knew her, maybe better than she knew herself. She was strong, and loyal, and fiercely protective. She would have the baby, take on the challenge it would be. Just like every other challenge in her life, she would overcome it, and he'd be there, beside her, every step of the way.