A/N Okay people I am going to have to hide away now because as I said before this chapter was going to contain the confrontation between Booth and Quinn. Unfortunatley due to Ben having to give his story to Booth and then Booth having his own confrontation with Brennan it was getting way too long as you'll find out and I figured that to include that would have been too much. Also I would like to mention that I have no idea what the jail term would be for assaulting an FBI agent so this is purely my own guess.
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Chapter 29.
Am I hearing him correctly? Lets see. One this Ben guy has just one admitted he is the one personally responsible for putting me in this place and two he has just dropped the bombshell of revealing he's Agent Quinn's brother and he's here to have a chat of the what seems.. friendly kind. Last but not least he's already been to see Bones already. If he has so much hurt one hair on her head I won't hesitate to leap out of this bed and throttle him. Now Seeley calm down that really isn't going to help matters now is it? You need for him to be able to finish his little chat as he calls it, but just what am I not going too like about it is beyond me? I mean I already know Quinn is a complete and utter bastard what more do I possibly need to know? "Okay Ben you've got my attention, but there is one thing I need to ask before we begin and that is if Bones is okay."
Ben raised his eyebrows in confusion. "Bones?"
"I mean Dr Brennan. Is she okay?"
Ben lowered his head afraid to even look at the agent "Well I think I may have given her a slight scare, but by the looks of it she's a tough cookie, she'll get over it."
Booth saw red "If you hurt her I will not hesitate to shoot you dead." He needed to make it perfectly clear that nobody hurt his Bones and got away with it - nobody.
Ben chuckled loudly. "Hey I'm trying to do the right thing here. As a matter of fact i'm risking an awful lot by just speaking with you. Charlie could be anywhere. He has habit of turning up when you least expect." Standing up he motioned towards the window that gave a good view across the parking lot. He moved the blinds partially just so he was able to take a peep. He was more then afraid that he would glance down only to see Charlie standing there, staring up at him with those dark evil eyes of his.
Booth gestured for him to sit down. "Are you going to start talking or am I going to have to call security? I mean if what you say is true you assaulted a federal agent and that is... well let me see punishable by up to five years in jail."
"Okay Agent Booth but I think it's only fair you get to hear everything right from the very beginning. Also before you have any preconceptions concerning my brother then I must inform you he has had it rather tough. He first began by informing him about Lily who had been the love of his brothers life. They had been high school sweethearts and it seemed they would be together forever. "You see Charlie was happy once. He really was one of the good guys. It started when Lily told him she pregnant. He was excited..estatic you might call it, as you may imagine. It was from that moment onwards that he never left her side vowing to support her throughout her entire pregnancy. When they learned it was going to be a girl they chose to name her Isabella.
"That's a pretty name," Booth interrupted. This all seems straight forward enough.
"Lily was eight months pregnancy when she began bleeding unexpectantly...placental abruption they called it. She was rushed to hospital where they fought to save her life, but she died later from complications. Charlie was devastated, but at least they were able to save Isabella. She was beautiful, had the biggest blue eyes you ever saw. It was going so well until... and as if fate hadn't already delivered one cruel blow it was about to deliver another. It was found Isabella had a severe heart defect and two days later she too passed away." A tear welled in his eyes as he recalled the day his brother sat sobbing in his arms like a baby. He would never forget that sight... not ever.
Booth really had no idea of Quinn's past and what had happened to his girlfriend and child. Lily? Uncanny we should be naming our daughter after Quinn's lover. I hope he didn't influence Bones to name the baby that. "That must have hit him pretty hard?" He added as sorrow threatened to overwhelm him and cloud his better judgement.
Ben nodded. "He would cry himself to sleep every night," he explained. It was eighteen months later that Charlie finally met Rachel. I warned him it was a bad idea. She was a student at university, just a kid really, but he was determined to make it work. In the beginning things were great. He was the perfect gentleman, but it didn't last.
Booth could already sense something bad had obviously happened. "Why.. what did Quinn do?"
"He started becoming overly protective, possessive even. He called her every night and would show up at her dorm late at night. Any guy who so much as looked at her the wrong way Charlie would threaten, using his FBI status to put the fear of god into them. He said he could make their lives a misery if they didn't leave her alone. After she heard about what he had been doing, and I think more at the mere thought he was stalking her she started becoming very distant from him. They argued and constantly bickered and finally they broke up, but not before Rachel found out she was pregnant."
Booth lay there listening intensively as Ben explained eveything. It wasn't until he heard the word pregnant and recalled the name Rachel did he make any sort of connection. "This Rachel girl. Was her last name McAdams?"
Now he's only just getting it. "Yes she was the victim from your murder investigation."
Now it all began to make sense. So agent Quinn dated my murder victim. He couldn't grasp why he was about to ask the next question. "Did he have something to do with Rachel's murder?"
Ben ignored him only continuing with the task at hand. "She never wanted the baby. She called it a mistake and longed to get rid of it. Quinn told me she had said it would ruin her life, and any chance of a promising career as a lawyer. He tried desperatley to talk her out of it saying he would happily bring the baby up once it was born, but she never seemed interested in even carrying the kid to to term. As you can imagine Charlie went ballistic. He came to me one night eight weeks later saying that she had the abortion and for murdering his baby she didn't deserve to live either."
Booth clenched his fist tightly "So did he kill Rachel?"
"Not exactly...it was me. I did it."
"You?" Booth countered with a puzzled expression.
"I didn't want to but Charlie begged me to help him. He helped cover up a murder many years ago and now whatever he asks me to do I have to agree to do it, because at any time he could shop me to the cops."
"You do realize by telling me this you have just confessed to first degree murder anyway and that you're going to prison. You may even get the needle and Quinn is just going down as an accomplice. Why would he give himself up like this?
"Don't be so quick with your assumptions Agent Booth. That was just the beginning. I said I came here to tell you everything and that what is what i'm going to do, and i'm far from finished," he declared solemnly. Now comes the more serious part.
Booth's back ached tremendously and he shuffled himself around in an aim to make himself more comfortable. Ben immediatey reached over and lifted the pillows propping them behind his back. "Thanks." Whatever he thought of this guy it was possible he could have easily been manipulated. "What else do I need to know?"
"That Charlie is totally obsessed with Dr Brennan. Ever since he first met her at that crime scene she is all he talks about..thinks about even. I think it was after he helped her that day when she almost lost her baby."
He knows about that? How much more does this guy know? I know he says he's Quinn's brother but he seems to know every intimate detail.
Ben could tell the agent was getting anxious. "At first is was just flowers."
"Which happened to be roses right?" Booth confirmed.
Ben cast him a small smile "Yes. How did you know? Charlie told me she never knew who sent them. He was trying to make them look like they were from an secret admirer."
I knew they weren't from any secret admirer and now we have the truth.. at last. "What next?" He was eager to find out just how much more Quinn had done.
Then there was this time at her apartment which I think you already know about. He had touched Dr Brennan inappropriately and well in response to that you... em well grabbed his jewels, and I think you hurt his pride along with it. The next thing I know he's asking me to carry out more of his dirty work. It was then he began sprouting on about the baby and that he was the father. He even had one of those little pictures... you know the ones you get from an ultrasound."
Sonovabitch! This just gets better and better and even more of a reason for me to rip his heart out Booth thought as he announced for Ben to proceed further.
He said he wanted to play the hero to get him back into your good books again. It was that evening you dropped Dr Brennan off near her apartment. I was the guy who grabbed her bag. I'm sorry that I pushed her but I needed to make it look convincing. Once I stole her bag then Charlie could jump into action and save the day. Clever ploy huh?"
"Riveting," Booth answered in disgust. What was he thinking? "What were you thinking of?" He was seething now, gritting his teeth as anger coursed though his veins."Did you not remember the delicate position she was in? Do you realize what the implications could have been by causing her that much distress. She could have had another near miscarriage or a full blown one." For the first time he wanted to do some serious damage to this guy, yet he refrained as it seemed Ben had much more to discuss."
He continued with the time Brennan had been put into the hospital because of her argument with Cam. Then went on to inform him of his plan to kill her and then blame him for the crime. "He had seen you angry with her the day before. Threatening her when you went to see Dr Brennan. He knew this would be the perfect motive because of your desire to get your own back on her. There was only one flaw with what he thought would be a foolproof plan, and that was he didn't count on you gaining an alibi."
I can't believe what i'm hearing. Quinn was the one who killed Cam. "H-he s-shot Cam?" He asked shakily. The mental images of what he wanted to do to Quinn were already invading his mind.
"Yeah and this time it was all him... I swear. I was only responsible for making the call to you to tell you I had information about the attack on Dr Brennan and to give a location at which to meet. It was a ploy to send you on a wild goose chase and so you wouldn't be able to verify your wherabouts when the authorites started asking questions with regards to that doctors murder."
Booth shook his head as as a single tear begun to fall. "This can't be happening. This really can't be happening." His head was throbbing, his heartrate was gradually increasing and his hands trembled violently. Calm down Seeley. This isn't helping. "I take it back he is going down. I'm personally going to see to it." I 've gotta get out of here. Booth was about to make an attempt to get out of bed when Ben pressed his hand to his chest causing Booth to flinch under his touch.
"Where are you going? Don't you want to know what else he has done? This 'does' involves your girlfriend too."
"Bones? No you leave her out of this, she has nothing to do with this. I mean I already know about the time he tried to make a pass at her and she didn't exactly resist, but thats in the past and alot has changed since then. Besides I know her and she would tell me if anything had happened. We have an understanding," he faithfully concluded
"Would she?" Ben asked grinning. "From where i'm sitting it doesn't seem you know her very well. She's obviously kept you in the dark about a certain number of things. I'm sure she had her reasons but now it has gone too far. She is probably well aware that any attempt at an explanation now is going to rock the boat." He cast Booth a sly look. "Again it looks like I have to be the one to shed some light on what has been going on."
Bones has been keeping me in the dark about what? Could she have known about Cam's murder. Maybe she found out about Quinn and he threatened her into silence. That would surely be forgiveable.
The night you were arrested Quinn stayed over am I right?
"Yes," he answered. He had hated leaving her alone with him. There had always been that niggly feeling deep down that something wasn't quite right and the more amd more he heard only confirmed his suspicions. "It was more Cullen's idea.. I would never have agreed to it."
"Well Charlie told me that the next morning he had heard her having a bad dream and he sneaked into her room. He declared that the 'feelings' he had for her were growing considerably and that just watching her sleeping had aroused him."
Bastard! Who the hell does he think he is? I can't listen to anymore of this. "Bones wouldn't have been aware of that though would she?" he then quizzed hoping that she wouldn't make a liar out of him and she hadn't been.
"She wasn't, but your son sure was. Parker isn't it?" Booth showed a slight nod of his head. "He caught my brother in her room but Charlie managed to get him to keep quiet about it."
He swore my son to secrecy? I've always told Parker never to keep secrets. Wait he's five years and old and was probably scared into keeping quiet. What else has my son been subjected to?
"Now I have to tell you about what happened at the park."
"The park?" Again he expressed a confused look. He really couldn't handle any more surprises. He could already feeling his blood boiling deep inside him.
"Yes. Dr Brennan may have been doing her maternal thing by enjoying an afternoon with her.. I guess you could call him soon to be stepson but she made just one small mistake. Allowing Parker to go alone to get his own ice cream really was her downfall.
"What are you talking about?" Booth snapped as bile rose in his throat. He felt sick to the stomach and this really wasn't alleviating the nausea that was overwhelming him.
"I mean if it was a real pedaphile then I guess Parker may have not been not so lucky."
Without warning Booth flew forward and grabbed Ben by the collar of his jacket. He ignored the pain radiating from his ribs as he continued to hold him in a tight grasp. "What do you mean not so lucky?"
Ben sure hadn't been prepared for the agents turn of aggression. He yelped loudly as he was wrenched forwards by strong arms. "Charlie wanted again to play the hero. He instructed me to follow Dr Brennan and when she headed for the playground I thought that the idea opportunity had presented itself. I really wasn't expecting Parker to be alone but when he was, I struck. My plan was to abduct him from the park cause Dr Brennan more heartache and then Charlie would swoon in and save the day... again."
Booth's hands still remained fixed on Ben's jacket. "What went wrong?"
"Well..." he managed a small grim smile. "Your son can sure take care of himself. I guess he gets that from you." Booth smiled proudly although it wasn't going to get him off the hook that easily.
"After lashing out with a mean kick he ran off. I knew darn well that another attempt was not going to happen, especially seeing how distraught your girlfriend was."
I can't imagine how she must have felt. No Seeley don't defend her. She didn't tell you about this. How could she not tell me about this? Something this severe involving my son. Did she even report it? I left her in charge of my baby and he was almost led out of the park by a complete stranger without her knowledge. "Are you sure she didn't know you or Quinn was involved?"
Ben confirmed this "Absolutley not. Charlie never told her he had anything to do with it. That would defeat the object wouldnt it?"
Booth released his hold on Ben and he was able to relax back down in the chair breathing heavily. Booth too slumped back into the bed. "Yeah I guess." He just couldn't grasp the fact that she had come to see him straight after and had not breathed a word to him about it. He had to admit that this was a blow that really had knocked him for six. For all she knew this could have been a dangerous sexual predator yet she didn't feel it necessary to inform me. What about Parker? Again i've always told him there should never be secrets. He could maybe tolerate Quinn making sure Parker didn't say anything but Bones keeping him quiet well, that really would be a shock to his system. She has alot to answer for. "Is that everything because i'm not sure how much more I can stand right now."
"I promise there is just one more thing and it happened last night in fact. Charlie went over to see Dr Brennan. He wanted to present her with a gift he had recently purchased. He was waiting for the right moment to give it to her. With you in here whatever better time to do it. I can tell you she was very grateful for it, she even kissed him."
"What?" Booth just wanted to find the nearest wall and punch a hole right through it.
"Nothing steamy but a kiss nonetheless. It must have really sparked something inside Charlie though because he launched himself at her ready for something more then just a kiss."
No! No he didn't. "Tell me nothing happened?"
"Apparently he was interrupted by Parker. He was acting on your behalf coming to her rescue, although I would never have liked his chances up against my brother. Charlie said he threatened him but didn't physically harm him. He did however slap Dr Brennan and he said he wanted to hurt her."
Another secret. She purposely put my son at risk. Hell she put herself at risk, our baby at risk. How can I expect her to be a good mother when she would intentionally do that. How can she just act as if nothing has happened. This betrayal is beyond reason. How can I trust her ever again.
"Not to be the bringer of anymore bad news," Ben added, "but her friend Angela, the one who's here in the hospital. Dr Brennan invited her over straight after Charlie left. He was convinced she knew everything. It was him who was responsible for her accident. Now after all that are you seeing things in a whole new light? Are you having second thoughts about your commitment to Dr Brennan, because it was after Charlie had found out about the marriage proposal that prompted him to get rid of you, hence our little confrontation in the parking lot. I was supposed to kill you you know. I betrayed my own flesh and blood so that you may live. Now i'm going to ask you the ultimate question. After everything i've told you, after everything you now know about your precious girlfriend. It this going to give you the motivation to to save her?"
Booth writhed around slightly more afraid of why he was asking such a question. "Why? What has the murderous sonovabitch got planned now, because whatever it is it aint going to happen not at least while i've got a breath left in my body. Does this have something to with Bones? Is he after her?"
"It's isn't your Bones he wants anymore. It's the baby she's carrying."
Booth inhaled sharply. "You're crazy. Besides she only seven months along far too early for the baby to come, and even if she was full term there is no way in hell that dirty bastard is getting his hands on my daughter." His words were sincere enough to be taken seriously. "He'd have to go through me first."
"You may not have a choice," Ben exclaimed. "He plans on kidnapping her and then delivering the baby. Once he has it then he's going to kill her."
"How does he propose to do that?"
Ben simply could not believe he hadn't figured it out. This big smart FBI agent was clueless. "I think he plans on carrying out what it known in the medical world as a cesarean section. He's going to pay someone to do it of course. Once the baby is safely delivered and he has what he wants she'll be disposed of and I know he isn't lying."
"I have to get out of here. NOW!" Booth didn't hesitate to clamber out of bed, despite his own injuries he had to stop Quinn. This baby was the most important thing in the world to him right now and he would be damned if anyone was going to take that away. Booth also had to keep Ben in close proximity, after all he was the only one who knew the truth. The only one who could testify against Quinn providing there was anything left of him once he was through with him. However he was too weak to physically restrain him and once Ben's cellphone rang loudly he bolted from the room leaving Booth alone once again
Ben answered the phone as he hurried along the hallway.
"Ben where the hell are you?" he recognized the voice on the other end immediatley. It was loud, gruff and sounded very annoyed.
"I'm just out picking up a few things," he lied.
"I need you back at the apartment asap. I've made some phonecalls and things are going to be happening alot sooner then I anticipated. Now get your sorry ass back here we have much to discuss."
"I didn't think it would be this fast...can't it wait?" He hoped he could stall for time giving Brennan a better chance at surviving this.
"No it can't wait. Now get back here now or i'll come and hunt you down and believe you me if I find you it ain't going to be pleasant."
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As soon as his feet touched the cold floor his knees buckled as he fell fowards landing heavily on them. Damnit, he cursed. He gingerly steadied himself and held onto the bed for support. His eyes flickered dangerously as he thought about Quinn's plan. I have to inform Cullen. No there isn't time. If what Ben said is true then Bones' life is at risk along with my baby's. His legs felt like jello and as he attempted to pull himself up and he knocked over a water container that had been perched on the cabinet by the bed.
The door instantaneously flew open to reveal a very angry looking nurse. "Mr Booth what are you doing? You need to get back into bed right this minute."
Booth ignored her as he searched the room for something other then the thin hospital gown he was wearing. "I'm leaving. Now where are my clothes?"
The nurse was not impressed with his actions "Mr Booth you can't leave. The doctor hasn't discharged you yet."
"Then maybe you should get the doctor to rustle up those papers then. Now where are my personal effects? Clothes, badge, my gun." He pulled open the small locker to find it empty.
"Maybe I should call your wife," the nurse smiled weakly.
Booth chocolate eyes narrowed at the mere mention of the word. "She is not my wife!" After what he had just been told he wasn't sure if she was even worthy to be considered his fiancee. "Now where are my things?"
"Ms Brennan took them," she told him deciding not to anger him again by addressing her as his wife.
"Damnit! Booth screamed in annoyance.
The nurse quickly turned away from him. "I'm going to fetch the doctor," she said upon leaving.
There was no time to lose. With or without clothing he was leaving. Once I get out of here i'll drop by the apartment and grab some clothes and my gun. Then i'll go and sought Quinn out. He maybe FBI but that does not make him excusable for his actions. He knew his thin gown would do nothing to protect him from the cool late October weather but right now that didn't matter. Although I am literally going to freeze my balls off.
The doctor arrived seconds later trying profusely to reason with him, but to no avail. "Mr Booth. Nurse Hamlin informs me you're wanting to leave. Well i'm sorry but there is no way I can discharge you yet. I am still not one hundred percent happy that you're injuries have sufficiently healed, and this amount of movement may cause further pain."
"Look doc I need to get out of here. Now you can sign the discharge papers or not, it really makes no difference because whether you like or not I am not sticking around."
The doctor tried one more ditch attempt, but again it seemed to be falling on deaf ears. "Mr Booth I insist."
This was no time to be having a worthless argument with the doctor. There was simply too much at stake.. too much to lose. As he brushed past the doctor he was powerless to stop him. "If you leave this hospital then know this. We will not be responsible for any implications that may occur from your injuries...Understand?"
Booth didn't look back as he limped weakly along the hallway.
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"So where have you been?" Quinn asked Ben harshly as he stepped through the door.
"I already told you picking up some stuff."
Quinn eyed him suspiciously "Is that so? Where is this so called stuff?" he inquired.
"I had to drop it off. Look what is this the third degree. I have got free will you know.. or do I have to justify all my actions with you."
The agent moved closer to his brother. "I just don't want you getting cold feet that's all. You're my brother. You're important to me. I wouldn't want you to do anything that would jeopardise the close bond we share." He patted him on the back as he offered him some potato chips.
Ben slumped into his comfy armchair. "No thanks."
"Look man this is almost over. If you decide to go your own seperate way after this then i'll totally respect your decision. I've already deciding where i'm going to take Isabella anyway."
Ben's eyes shot up at the mention of that name. "You're going to call her Isabella?"
"Of course what else would I call her? Now before we get ahead of ourselves I'm going to relay to you the plan of action." He sat down beside his brother "I promise you this will be the last favor I ask you."
What now? "Favor? " he whispered meekly.
"Yes. You see there is no way I can get Temperance to come with me now, but you well she doesnt know you and i'd doubt she'd remember you were the guy who tried to snatch her bag. The shock itself would have deadened her senses."
"I don't think I can do that," he stated.
Quinn snapped. Of course you can do it, because i'm asking, and you know you won't deny me this."
"You want me to lead that woman to her death. I say no way.!" As quick as a flash he saw himself staring down the barrel of a gun as Quinn whipped it out and pointed at him point blank.
"What was that again?" His brother snarled.
Ben nodded, his lips trembling as he felt the cold metal touching his forehead. "Yes okay."
Quinn ruffled his hair in a brotherly fashion and stood up once again. "Good that's the spirit," he mocked. "Now I have made arrangements for the act to be carried out tonight, at eight sharpish. I trust you brother to take care of this, no mistakes this time. With Booth still in the hospital at least you won't have to worry about any interruptions."
Ben offered a grim nod. Not much time I guess now would be a good idea to put my plan into action. No wait I don't have a plan... Oh hell i'll have to improvise.
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Brennan was driving the twenty minute journey to the hospital with her stomach in knots. She had to tell Booth about her little encounter with Ben. It was true she had kept so much from him but this man had really freaked her out, and she didn't feel safe with him still roaming the streets. What was Ben talking about? How did he know about Agent Quinn? Why was he trying to scare me like that? Of course I shouldn't be surprised he's nothing more then a thug who probably gets off on hurting people. Well the sooner he's behind bars the better. Intermittently she would take one hand of the steering wheel to swipe a tear from her eye.
As soon as she pulled into the parking lot she had to look twice as she saw a man who vaguely resembled her fiance making his towards a waiting cab. He was clutching his ribs and limping heavily dressed in just a hospital gown. "Seeley?" She managed to clamber out of her vehicle and hurried towards him holding her stomach and calling his name every so often. "Seeley! Seely wait it's me Temperance." Either he didn't hear her or he was blatantly ignoring her, although if was the latter she wouldn't have known why.
No sooner had Booth got into the cab it quickly pulled out and drove away and was soon out of her line of vision. Brennan sat back into her car breathing heavily as if she had just run a marathon. Her chest was burning as she quickly tried to make sense of why Booth was leaving the hospital, but worst of all was the fact of why he didn't acknowledge her. Come on Temperance the only way you are going to figure that out is if you ask him yourself. Turning the ignition she slowly reversed and was soon in hot pursuit. It wasn't until she had settled at a set of traffic lights did she spot the yellow cab up ahead. That has to be the cab Booth is in. Deciding to take the chance that it was she continued to follow, thankful when it headed in the general direction of her apartment.
Booth sat in the back of the cab his mind full of doubt, but at the same time anger and despair. Bones has really betrayed me with her lies and untrustworthyness. How can I ever forgive her?
Brennan followed closely and breathed a sigh of relief when the cab halted outside her apartment building. She pulled up behind the cab and watched as her fiance emerged. She heard the ranting that came from the driver as Booth had told him to wait there whilst he went to grab some cash, but then remembered if Brennan wasn't home he didn't have his keys.
Brennan decided now would be a good time to intervene. "I'll get this," she offered as she pulled a twenty dollar bill from her purse. She heard a quick grunt from the driver as he sped away. "How did you plan on paying the man Seeley?"
He blanked her as he moved ahead leaving her to follow behind. I can't even look at her right now.
What has gotten into him? Why is he giving me the cold shoulder? Notably more worried about the sudden change in his personality she decided to find out what was going on. "Seeley what is wrong with you? Why have you left the hospital? Did the doctor discharge you?" He was still completely despondant as he made his way up the stairs leaving her to use the elevator alone. He was waiting paitently outside her door chewing happily on his fingernails when she approached.
"Seeley what the hell is going on?" she questioned again as she unlocked the door. Still though he remained silent. Brennan threw her belongings down on the couch when it all came flooding back. Quinn sitting on that same couch pretending to be the all caring friend when all he wanted to do was make a move on her. Deciding that was the least of her worries she followed Booth to the bedroom where he proceeded to pull on a change of clothing. His next port of call was the kitchen and to the fridge to grab a cold beer. He slammed it shut only to find Brennan standing there staring at him coldly, her arms folded tightly across her chest. "I want answers Seeley...Now!"
"Yeah we would all like answers. The question is do we always get them," he replied in a mean and harsh tone.
She grabbed his arm but he swatted it away in like she had a plague or something. "Don't touch me Temperance!" he shouted violently, like he meant business.
Sobs racked her body. The only time he called Temperance was when the situation was either official or like now.. serious. "What is going on with you? I don't understand."
Booth leaned against the countertop swigging on the beer. "You know what Temperance I don't understand either. I really don't understand why you of all people. The almighty Dr Temperance Brennan, great law abiding citizen who helps catch criminals for the FBI... yes that's right the FBI would on this occasion neglect your duties, by allowing... one some other man to take advantage of you and two put my son in considerable danger. Then you know what hurts the most is you didn't even feel it necessary to tell the police or me about any of it. That feels like a dagger to the heart."
He's not making sense. "Who have you been talking to Seeley? Has Agent Quinn been to see you?"
His laugh was so omonious it almost scared her. "Ah Agent Quinn. The good ole I can't do nothing wrong Agent Quinn. How do you feel about him now huh? knowing what he almost did to you? I mean if undressing you wasn't enough did he also care to mention the sordid thoughts he's been having about you. It was obvious you weren't thinking of anybody but yourself, not Lily and certainly not Parker. Perhaps you didn't say anything because you were enjoying it. Whilst I was sat in that interrogation room for twelve hours on a possible murder charge, and again whilst I was driving myself crazy in that hospital bed without you, it seems you were having cozy nights in with psycho boy."
Bennan felt sick. Who told him? and what did he mean by psycho boy "It wasn't like that!" she stressed as a sob caught in her throat.
"Perhaps he even failed to to mention that he is seriously mentally unstable. According to his brother he was the one who orchestrated the murder of Rachel McAdams because in his eyes she killed his baby. You know what else Temperance. Do you know what else he did? He killed Cam? then attempted to frame me. I could have been put away because of that bastard."
Brennan's mouth opened in undeniable shock. "No I don't believe you? That has to be a lie. It just has to be. Her face became more solemn as the words slowly sunk in.
He walked briskly over to her grabbing her arm tightly. "He was obessessed with you and Lily. You see he lost his first child when she was just two days old, then another when Rachel aborted hers. He has one of our ultrasound pictures, and unless you gave him one then how do you suppose he got it?" He gripped her tighter. He got his brother to mug you that day so he could play the hero. The more and more time he was spending with you the more and more obssesive he became. Look at me Temperance. Ben was the one who did this to me. He caused these injuries and it was all because of loverboy."
A lump formed in her throat as the room began to spin. "How do you know this Ben is telling the truth?" There was always the small chance that Quinn's so called brother was the mental one and was trying to put the blame on Charlie.
"Did Ben try to kiss you? Did Ben undress you? Was Ben the one trying to win you over with gifts and flowers? Well was it?" his question now sounding more of a demand. "Answer me!" His emotions were running at an all time high as he shook her hard as if trying to force some sense into her.
"Booth please you're hurting me?"
His eyes became more wild. "Then answer me!"
"No..no he wasn't," she whispered softly. "But there has to be a reason?" He let go of her arm now banging his head against the wall before meeting her gaze once more.
"How can you continue to defend him? How do you think Angela wound up in the hospital huh?"
Brennan took a step back now shaking her head in disbelief. "It wasn't? Tell me is wasn't? Not Angela." She found herself hyperventilating and needing to sit down before she fell down. Angela i'm so sorry.
"Not so innocent now.. is he? Come on Temperance he ran your best friend down with his car, physically assaulted you, god only knows what he would have done if Parker hadn't interrupted. That brings me to Parker. Were you not even thinking about him when you were getting all pally pally with that piece of scum? I mean does he not matter? Is it because he's isn't your own flesh and blood that you chose to put him in danger?"
This time she chose to become all defensive. "That's not fair! I love Parker. I love him as if he was my own I would never intentionally put him in danger."
"Then why didn't you report the incident at the park?"
"The park?" Tears were forming rapidly "Seeley I don't know what to say." That was the truth. Nothing she could do or say now could change what happened." I only left him for a second. He insisted he wanted to go alone to buy the ice-cream. I never thought anything like that was going to happen. I was hysterical Seeley. I was so scared something really bad had happened. Then when I found him in the restroom I just thanked god he was safe."
"He's my son Bones. My son. He's five years old and was almost abducted from a public playground, and you never thought to call the police, or again inform me. I am his father Bones I had a right to know." Tears continued to stream down her face as she finally began to face the reality of the damage she had done.
"I know.. I know.."
"Lucky for you it wasn't a pedaphile."
Brennan eyes shot up. "What?"
"It was Ben on strict orders from Quinn to take Parker so again he could save the day."
I can't believe what a fool i've been. Everthing Booth has said is true. I don't deserve to be a mother to Lily or Parker. I've let them both down. "I am so sorry I never listened to you. I was trying to give him every chance to prove he was just being the loyal caring friend that I thought he was. I just couldn't see what he was trying to do."
Booth was still red with anger. He just couldn't put this past him. The lies and deceit were just too much for him to bear at the moment. For the first time in his life he felt like beating some sense into her and he was rather glad when the doorbell rang, although he was a little startled as to who it could be. A wave of fear came over him when he saw Ben standing there looking very agitated.
"Who is it?" he heard her call.
"Just give me a minute," he replied opening the door and moving into the hallway.
"What are you doing here? How did you get this address?"
"From my brother how else do you think," he smirked in a mocking like tone. I went to the hospital looking for you but they told me you discharged yourself. Anyway that really isn't of any importance right now. Look what I told you before... well it's happening... tonight."
"What's happening tonight?"
"Charlie's plan to kill Dr Brennan and take the baby. He asked me to come get her, and then I have to take her to an abandoned warehouse downtown. He still thinks you're in the hospital."
Booth eyes gleamed with pure evil. "Well isn't he going to have one hell of a big surprise..."
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A/N Much longer then anticipated and I promise that the big fight will come next chapter which should be up by the weekend. Just one question does anyone feel the teeney bit sorry for Quinn?... nope didn't think so.
