Thanks for the reviews, the last chapter got the highest number of reviews so far, so that's mad me happy. Thankfully I have now finished school for the year, so two months of holidays :) Sorry this chapter took a while, the next should be up really soon. Enjoy and tell me what you think :D

Chapter 25

For the next day Brennan remained asleep and Booth never left her side. Angela looked after Sarah and brought her in and out every few hours. Thankfully Angela had been able to keep the squints away after convincing them that she was not awake and they should wait til she was up. Booth had tried to have the least amount of contact with the FBI as possible. After the mishap of Brett escaping their custody, he really didn't want to say things he would regret.

Nurses and Doctors had been in and out of the room checking that everything was working as it should be. Booth had informed Rebecca and Parker about the situation, Parker had called frantically when he didn't go to Brennan and Sarah's house for a sleepover. When they heard what happened they immediately wanted to come in, but Booth had convinced them like they had the others, that it would be best to wait until she was awake. Booth was really hoping she would wake soon, and luckily he got his wish.

"Booth," he heard her scratchy voice behind him. When he looked at her he saw her sitting there with her eyes partially opened.

"Bones, thank god you're awake," he said with relief evident in his voice. She smiled slightly as she closed her eyes to shield them from the light.

"Can I have water… please?" she asked her throat burning.

"Sure, here," Booth answered handing her a glass of water which she slowly sipped, "I better get the doctor, and tell him that you're awake," he said quickly rushing out of the room. When he returned her was accompanied by an older looking gentleman.

"Dr. Brennan, I am Dr. Hall, I have been treating you. From what we can tell so far you are on the road to recovery. You have about 4 broken ribs and also some major internal bleeding, which we were able to fix in surgery. The thing that concerns us the most is your left arm. It appears you suffered major nerve damage, to your arm and the whole of your left side. Luckily your left leg seems to be unharmed, but as for your arm, you may experience some difficulties," the doctor informed her.

"What sort of difficulties?" she asked wanting to know what to expect.

"You may experience, difficulty using your hand in particular and loss of feeling, on and off, through your whole arm. Through physio, you may regain most movement of you arm and hand, still with a few limitations," the doctor said, asking if their were any more questions, to which she shook her head, The doctor left leaving Booth and Brennan alone in the room.

"How are you feeling?" Booth asked concerned.

"As well as I can feel in this situation I guess. Did they catch him?" she asked referring to Brett.

"Yes, they caught him. Hopefully he will be locked up for a very long time," Booth answered squeezing her hand reassuringly. She smiled and leaned against the pillows. Booth took that moment to excuse himself and call Angela and Sarah and inform them that she was awake. When he re-entered the room, she was fully sitting up, playing with the sheets of her bed.

"Sarah and Angela are on their way," he said quietly. They sat in a comfortable silence before Brennan spoke.

"I was so scared… I thought I would never see the two of you again," she stated tears forming in her eyes. Booth saw this at sat on the bed and hugged her, to comfort her.

"I know, I know, I was scared too," he said stroking her hair as she let the tears out. She cried as he held her close, and she had never felt safer than when he held her. After a few minutes she pulled away slightly and looked up at him. As she looked in his eyes, she saw what she hoped would be there, love. Slowly she closed the gap between them and kissed him, it wasn't long before he responded. They both instantly felt a rush of electricity surge through their bodies. They softly deepened the kiss and let their tongues explore each other's mouths. When they needed to breathe they pulled apart, looked at each other and smiled.

"What does this mean?" Booth asked unsure.

"It means that I love you, Booth, and I don't want to take anything for granted. After the last couple of days, I realised that I can't live without you. I need you with me always, and I'd hate to loose you," she told him. His face lit up at her words and he softly kissed her again.

"I love you too Bones, I want us to be a proper family again, I've missed that," he said hugging her again and getting off the bed and returning to the chair which was right next to her bed. They sat in silence for a while, holding hands, until they heard rushing footsteps approaching.

"Sweetie, thank god you're ok, we were so worried," Angela said bursting into the room and hugging her friend.

"I'm fine Ange, nothing to worry about," Brennan reassured her. Sarah wasn't far behind Angela and when she arrived at the room she immediately ran to her mother and hugged her as hard as she could. Sarah cried into her mother's chest, as Brennan kissed her daughters hair. They stayed in that position for a while, enjoying being together again.

"Mom, I was so scared, when you didn't come home…" Sarah stared before Brennan stopped her.

"It's alright, I'm fine as long as you are safe, I am not worried about me," Brennan informed her daughter. Angela had left the room a few minutes before this exchange and went to call the squints and Parker and Rebecca, on Booth's request. When Angela returned she suggested that her and Sarah went downstairs to get some food for the four of them, and find something to keep Brennan occupied, she was to be kept in hospital for a few more days and they knew that would slowly drive her insane. When they got to the ground floor of the hospital Hodgins, Zack, and even Cam were arriving. The three of them helped the girls get stuff before going up to Brennan's room. Hodgins and Zack still had absolutely no idea who Sarah was and were both eager to have their questions answered.