"Booth I have class today."
"No … you … don't."
"Yes … I … do." She emphasized her statement with her hands on her hips. "I am not doing so well in class and I need to go."
"I don't really care if 'The Great' Dr. Brennan is having problems in her classes or not, you are going out to the estate with me, where I can keep an eye on you." His glare bore into her. "I thought this was over, but apparently it isn't and until it is we are back to me protecting you and you … l-letting me."
Her eyes flashed, "The great Dr. Brennan?" she started to walk towards him, he stepped back.
"Bones."
"The Great Dr. Brennan, what the hell is that suppose to mean." Her voice was gaining volume "Are you making fun of me, making fun that I can't remember? Or are you jealous that I am THE GREAT Dr. Brennan."
She was still walking forward and he was backing up from her out of their bedroom, "Bones, you know I didn't mean it like that, I just sometimes … you know …"
"Stick your foot in your mouth?"
"Well, yeah. I'm sorry Baby, I want this over, and I thought it was over. I don't like to have to force you … I want our lives back too and for me to concentrate on doing that I need to know you are safe. If you spend the day at the estate with Ange, I will know you are safe." He stopped backing up from her, she stopped advancing on him.
Her shoulders dropped and she nodded her head slightly. "You're right"
"Watch it there Bones, I could get use to this."
"Use to what?"
"You telling me I am right." He ducked as a piece of plastic fruit came sailing across the room at his head. He laughed as he ran for their room tossing "I love you, babe" over his shoulder.
Brennan walked into her bathroom and dug under the sink for the stick she shoved back there because Booth was too impatient to get into the bathroom for her to wait the 3 minutes. She closed her eyes as she looked at the stick. 'not pregnant' the words were clear. She placed the stick back in its hiding spot; she would throw it away later when she was alone.
She looked up in the mirror while she washed her hands, part of her was disappointed. She had hoped she was pregnant, but the other half of her was relieved. With everything going on and her with amnesia it was best she wasn't pregnant. If she, no when she got pregnant she wanted all this mess behind them, she wanted nothing to distract them from it.
Once out at Angela's she became acquainted to Mary Joe and John. They were nice people and were easy to like, however, Brennan had sort of hoped that it would just be her and Angela today.
While Angela was caught up in a conversation with Mary Joe, Brennan walked into the study and sat down in one of the overstuffed chairs and proceeded to look out the window. As she sat there looking out at the green grass and the leaves fluttering in the breeze a thought came to her. What if the connection was not in the limbo box she had been looking at, but the next one? What if that is what they meant by her being too close?
She quickly rejoined Angela and Mary Joe. Hodgins and John were off in another area of the house talking bugs or something like that. "Angela, what if it wasn't that limbo box, what if …"
"Sweetie, I am sure Booth or someone has thought of that. Let's not talk about that, look what Mary Joe is teaching me." She held up a radish that looked like a flower.
Brennan simple nodded "That is nice, but I think … never mind honey you have fun." Angela grinned and went back to designing her radish.
Brennan slipped back out of the room and walked to the window and looked down towards the guest house. She went out the back doors and headed for the guest house, Booth would listen, and he would know what to do.
As she entered crossed the patio Booth saw her and met her at the doors. "Hey"
"Booth, what if it wasn't that limbo box. What if it was the next one I was going to be working on? What if that is what they thought getting to close was?"
"Oh my god why didn't we think of that? I will call Cam right now and have her check into it."
"Can't we just go down there?"
"Bones" he looked over his shoulder "Not now, we can later, but right now we need to start to put the pieces together."
"If I am right, isn't that a pretty big piece?"
"Babe, it is only a piece. We can get the larger part of the picture drawn if one of us, me, is not missing." He kissed her, "I love you and we will go check out the next limbo box."
"Did you have my office checked for bugs."
"We didn't find any at the apartments."
"They could have removed them or there were none there to begin with Booth. That doesn't mean there isn't any in our offices."
"This has taken a toll on you; you are starting to act like Hodgins."
"Booth I am serious."
He slid his hand down her cheek. "I know you are. Go back up to Ange's and we will go down to your office later."
He kissed her again and went back into the guest house. She watched him go back to his seat and as he sat down her looked up at her and smiled. She looked away and turned heading in the direction of the main house.
She passed through the house, collected her purse from the side table in the hall, a set of keys that were hanging on a key ring and headed out the front door. She made her way to the garage and picked out Jack's Mercedes to drive and left the estate behind as she headed to the Jeffersonian.
With a large eraser board propped up against the fireplace. The facts of the case started to come to life.
Hacker was behind the attack on Dr. Brennan
He used a closed case of theirs to try to throw suspicion off himHe kidnapped and tortured Dr. Brennan
Now for the can of worms
Charlie and Styers believed they were working for the Romano Family
He used his FBI clout to tamper with Dr Brennan's computer and to find out intimate details about Booth and Brennan
"Oh my God" Booth exclaimed. The others just turned their heads and looked at him. "She's right."
"Who's right Booth?"
"Bones, she said that her office was/is bugged. If he got to her computer, he had to know her passwords, he was watching her. If he had her passwords he could log on remotely. We know that Styers was the guard at her apartment building and the email was sent from there. So it had to be Charlie that set up the bug, no one else would step foot in her office. Sully we need to get someone in there to check her office before she goes back to work."
"Not sure what it matters now, Hacker is behind bars."
"I would just feel better to have it cleared. Peace of mind."
"Okay, we will do it first thing in the morning."
Sally's phone rang and she looked down at it and then at Booth and Sully. "Sanders"
"Hello" she turned the speaker on.
"Hey McClure. What are you all up to?"
"Sanders how the hell did you get my number and why are you calling.
"Come on Sally, we country folk stick together" he was using his overdone southern drawl.
"Maybe we country folk do, but you ain't one of them. What the hell do you want?"
"Sally, just leave things alone."
"Leave what alone?"
"Keep your nose out of others people's business. Where the fuck did you hide Mary Joe and John?"
"You think I am going to tell you?"
"Listen to me bitch, your days are numbered."
"Bring it on asshole."
He started chuckling. "Nice Mercedes Dr. Brennan drives." He disconnected the call.
Booth looked at Sully, "Bones doesn't drive a Mercedes." Booth bolted to his feet and grabbed his phone, pushing the speed dial for her phone. "She isn't answering her damn phone." He pushed the button for Angela's phone.
"Hey Booth"
"Is she with you?"
"Is who, Brennan?"
"Who do you think?" the irritation in Booth's voice was obvious
"I think she is in the study."
"Check NOW"
"Okay, Okay, Mr. Bossy."
"Angela we just had someone say she was driving a Mercedes, sorry if I am bossy, now CHECK!"
"Booth, her purse is gone and so are the keys to Jacks Mercedes."
"SON OF A BITCH That woman is going to be the death of me. Sully she left. Perotta check my apartment, Sully check hers, I am heading to the Jeffersonian. Sally stay here and be careful." As they all ran for their cars Booth turned to Sully, "Can you call Hodgins and have him lock all of them inside, just incase this little prick finds out where they are."
"You got it Booth."
Booth continually tried Bones' phone only to get her voice Mail. He left one message
"Bones call me back now. This is not a game we are playing, this is not listen to
Booth when you damn well feel like it. This is life and death baby, your life."
Brennan pulled into the Jeffersonian. She was rather proud of herself, she had drive around making sure she wasn't followed. However, she was not really sure why she did that as she was in a car that wasn't hers. But she did it anyway and felt good about it. She walked into her office and sat down pulling up information on the limbo box next in line to be examined.
She started by trying to cross reference the facts that were known in the limbo box with other items in their databases. As she started to progress, the known facts were casting striking similarities to the Lakely Hills homicide that had been mentioned. How did she know there were similarities? "Come on Tempe remember," she said to herself.
Staring at her computer screen she was looking at jibberish, however, at the same time she would get flashes that made the jibberish almost factual. So she keep staring, kept trying to sink deeper and deeper into her mind to find the answers.
"Dr. Brennan" she startled, she did not expect anyone to be there.
"Hello, do I know you?" she stared at the young man standing in her doorway.
"No ma'am, I have not had the pleasure before today. Deputy Sanders. I am up here to help Sally and wouldn't you know it I lost the address she gave me of where she was and seems her phone might be off. She told me if I had any problems I could stop by the FBI office and contact Agents umm Sullivan or Bo –Bluth, no no …"
"Booth"
"Yes ma'am, that is the name. But neither of them were there and I remember her saying you worked here, so I thought I would give it a shot."
"Do you happen to know where she is?"
"You, I know you."
"Ma'am we have never …"
"It was you. The same but different, Oh my god it wasn't Michael it was YOU!"
"Too bad you remember that Dr. Brennan, I didn't want it to come to this."
Her cell rang and she managed to hit the button before he got to her. "Let me go and I won't hurt you."
"Dr. Brennan, seriously you are a woman, you really think you could … oooofff"
Booth could hear a scuffle on the other end of the phone, he grabbed his radio letting Sully and Perotta know to head for the Jeffersonian.
"You fucking Bitch." Booth heard him say
"Bones can you hear me?" Sanders head jerked towards the phone when he heard Booth's voice.
"Better stay close to lover boy Dr. Brennan, this isn't over." He took off out of her office and out the door leading to the gardens.
"Booth, he left towards the gardens."
"Don't you move from your office, understand!" he growled at her
Booth, Sully, and Perotta converged on The Jeffersonian from different directions and Sanders still got away, Sully flipped open his phone and called Sally as the three of them walking into the Jeffersonian.
"Sally, I think you should move up to the main house with the rest of them. Sanders was at The Jeffersonian and if he finds you … I know … I am not … Sally … would you just listen …" He looked at Booth and blew out some air in frustration. His hand went to his hip as if that would help him make a point to her. "I didn't mean … yes I am sure you … I never said that … Well then stop paraphrasing." his voice went up an octave. If Booth wouldn't have been so angry with Bones, he would have been amused at this one sided conversation. Booth left Sully to his battle of wits with Sally and headed with purpose towards Brennan's office.
When he cleared the door way she was sitting at her desk staring at her computer screen as if nothing had happened.
"What did I tell you this morning?" Booth stood in the door way of her office hands jammed in his pockets.
"For you to solve this case, you needed to know I was safe."
"So what part of that didn't you understand?" He stepped into her office and shut the door.
"I understood all of it."
"So you just chose to ignore it, because it didn't fit in with your plans for the day!"
"You didn't listen to me and I was right it wasn't that limbo box, it was this one." She was pointing at the computer screen.
"Would you NOT change the subject? You left after I gave you some pretty good reasons and clear instructions not to." He turned her around in her chair "I thought at least this side of you would realize how important your safety is."
"This side of me? You think I am not able to make decisions for myself? You think I am just some imbecile that you have to protect?"
"Don't even start that with me, you know perfectly well what we are talking about. Your lack of respect for the job I am doing and the fact that part of that job is protecting you."
"I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself and I was doing just fine until he heard your voice over the phone."
"What do you mean doing perfectly fine?"
"Booth, I do know several forms of martial arts. I also know pressure points of the body that can cause a person a considerable amount of pain, while not leaving any permanent damage." She stood coming nose to nose with him. "I am also well aware of your Alpha male tendencies and your need to put them on display to show off how good of a prospect you would be for mating. It is not something …"
"I got it" He rubbed his hand through his hair and walked over in front of her couch. "How much do you remember exactly?" He was sure she got her memory back, he could tell by her body language, not to mention the way she just took his ego and was working on flattening it when he stopped her.
"All of it"
"All of it as in?" he turned and looked at her for several moments. "You know what, never mind, we can't get into this right now. We have a case to solve." He walked pass her and out of her office.
"Booth" she followed him, but stopped at her door as she watched him square his shoulders and head over to where Sully and Perotta were. She had seen the hurt in his eyes, but he was done talking for now. She stood and watched him; he kept his back to her. "I do remember it all Booth," she whispered to herself. She turned and walked back into her office.
30 minutes later Booth came into her office and announced it was time to go. "Where are we going?" she asked.
"You will see." He grabbed her purse and coat and ushered her out to his waiting SUV. They drove in silence finally arriving at the Hoover building. Sully was close behind with Perotta.
"You know Sully, Dr. Brennan is not going to like this."
"I am well aware of that and when she gets out, if I were you be as far away as possible, that is what I am going to do."
"How long do you think it will take her to cool off after?"
"Maybe a year or two." He chuckled as they pulled in and parked next to Booth SUV. "I can tell you I won't envy Booth; she is going to so make him pay for this."
"Booth what are we doing at Hoover."
"We need to do something before we head back out to the estate."
"I can wait in the car."
"No, I am not letting you out of my sight. You can't be trusted."
"I am extremely trustworthy, you know that Booth."
"Bones, You are going in with me like it or not."
As they got inside near the holding cells Sweets greeted them and had a man with him Brennan didn't recognize. "Oh Hello Sweets, How are you and why are you here?"
"I am fine Dr. Brennan, This is Dr. Switzer. He is here to give you a sedative."
"What?"
"Bones, I need to know you are safe and you …"
"You don't trust me Booth?" The hurt in her eyes spoke volumes and all he wanted to do was to hug that hurt away. But he had to do this for her own good.
"With my life … but not with yours."
"I am leaving."
"No Bones, you aren't." He grabbed her upper arm and stepped in front of her.
"Booth if you want to keep that hand I would remove it from my arm."
"No, I love you and I am not going to let you kill yourself just because you have to try to prove a point. You're right, I am the Alpha male, you are the love of my life and if I have to flex some Alpha male muscle to keep you safe then I will do it." As the doctor gave her the shot in her arm, Booth watched the drug take affect. "I am so sorry baby, but you forced my hand. I hope you forgive …" She collapsed in his arms. He gently kissed her cheek as he carried her into a holding cell and placed her on the cot.
"Okay let's go get this bastard." Booth lead the way back outside to their vehicles.