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"Dr. Brennan?" She looked up at the sound of her name being spoken. She came face to face with Sam Cullen. "How are you doing?"

"Booth is in surgery. The doctor said that he lost a lot of blood." She whispered.

"Have you examined?" She shook her head.

"I'm fine. He didn't do anything to me. I am concerned about Parker though, he needs to be checked out."

"Did Brent hurt him?"

"No, but he saw what happened to his mother and he is traumatized. He hasn't spoken a word since it happened, not even when Booth got there. Did someone contact Rebecca's family?"

"I did. Come on, let's find this little man a doctor." Cullen said softly. His heart was breaking for the little boy.

Five minutes later, they were in an exam room, Parker still clinging to her, waiting for the doctor. Cullen was with them because he knew that Booth wouldn't want them to be alone.

"Hello I'm Dr. Daniels." He introduced himself and then focused on Parker. "What's your name?" Parker buried his head in Bones' shoulder.

"He saw his mother killed in front of him and he hasn't spoken a word since." Bones said softly.

"Was he injured?"

"No."

"I'd like to look him over and then bring in a psychologist to evaluate him."

"Is that really necessary?" Bones asked. She wished that Booth was there with her; he would know what to do.

"Yes, after experiencing such a trauma he needs to evaluated." Bones looked at Cullen who nodded encouragingly at her, letting her know that it was the right thing to do.

"Parker, Dr. Daniels needs to examine you to make sure that you are okay." She attempted to set him on the table but he kicked his feet and clung even tighter too her. "Parker, please we need to do this." She tried to unclench his hands from around her neck but it was no use.

"Let me help." Cullen said softly. "Parker I'm Sam, do you remember me? I work with your daddy." Parker wouldn't respond so Cullen pried his fingers apart and he managed to unattach him from Bones. As soon as he was separated from Bones, he began to scream, a blood-curdling scream. The doctor nodded to a nurse who was in the room and she quickly drew up a medication.

"We need to sedate him." Dr. Daniels told Bones, who had tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Parker, sweetie, I am right here. It's okay. Please don't cry." He couldn't hear over his screams. Bones felt so helpless. She didn't know how to help him. Bones didn't think he could scream any louder, but he proved her wrong when the nurse came over to him with the needle. Cullen and the doctor had to hold the screaming child down to give him the shot. Within a minute he was no longer crying and screaming. He just lay motionless on the table, staring at the wall while Bones sat next to him and held his hand when the doctor examined him.

"Physically, I see nothing wrong with him." Dr. Daniels said.

"Thank God." She whispered.

"The medication should make him drowsy and he should fall asleep shortly."

"What will happen when he wakes up? Will he talk?" Cullen asked. Bones was running her fingers through Parker's hair.

"I honestly don't know. What he saw was would be traumatic for anyone, especially for a seven year old. Not speaking may be his way of dealing with the tragedy. If that's the case he will need treatment with a psychologist."

"I hate psychology." She mumbled.

"If you need anything, hit the call button." The doctor instructed Bones and she nodded.

"Dr. Brennan, will you okay if I leave to make some phone calls."

"We'll be fine. Will you let someone that I am in here with Parker so they can find me when there is news on Booth?"

"I will." He patted her shoulder softly and walked out of the room, leaving them alone.

"Parker, do you know how brave you are?" She asked the motionless child in front of her. He had her husband's eyes and smile but other than that he looked like his mother. Her heart broke for him because she knew how hard it was to lose a parent. "You are just as brave as your daddy but can I tell you a secret?" He didn't respond so she continued. "Just because you are brave, doesn't mean that you can't be scared. It's okay to be scared. What happened today was very scary. I was scared and I know that your daddy was scared. Right now, I'm very scared. I'm scared because your daddy was hurt and I'm really scared for you because you won't talk to me. I really need you to talk to me Parker. I don't want you to be scared anymore. What happened to your mommy was very very sad and scary but I need you to know that you didn't do anything wrong. Brent was a very bad man and he can't hurt you anymore. I have one more important thing to tell you. Your mommy loved you very much Parker and I know how much you love her. It's okay to cry and be sad Parker, it won't make you any less brave. Your daddy would be so proud of you right now." She looked down at Parker and realized that he was asleep. She had no idea when he drifted off or how much of what she said he actually heard.

Not wanting to leave him alone, but needing to call Angela she decided to use the phone that was in the room with her. She gently let go of his hand and he whimpered in his sleep. She kissed his head and went over to the phone and dialed her best friend.

"Hello?"

"Ange, it's me."

"Bren, where the hell are you? I've been calling your phone."

"Booth….was…shot." She choked out tearfully.

"Oh God, sweetie. Is he…?"

"He's in surgery. He lost a lot of blood."

"What happened?" Bones couldn't hold the tears in any longer. She stared to sob quietly so she wouldn't wake Parker.

"Brent was in my car when I picked Parker up at school. He pointed a gun at him and made me take Parker over to Rebecca's. Angela, he killed her and shot Booth and Parker saw it all."

"I'm on my way."

"I'm in the ER with Parker."

"Was he hurt?"

"No, but he isn't speaking."

"I'll there in a few minutes. Call me if you need me before then."

"Thanks Ange." She hung up the phone and went back over to Parker.

"I'm sorry Parker, so sorry that I didn't protect you." When the words came out of her mouth she smiled. I sound so much like Booth. She thought

Ten minutes later Bones could hear Angela out in the hall causing a fuss. The staff wasn't letting her back in the room and she wasn't having that and neither was Bones. Parker was still sleeping so she stepped out into the hall.

"Angela, Jack, we are right here." Angela looked up and ran past the nurse and over to her best friend. The two women hugged tightly for a few minutes.

"How are you sweetie?" Angela asked gently.

"He's been in surgery for over an hour and I've heard nothing yet."

"Booth is strong and he will be fine." Angela assured.

"We can't know that for sure." Before Angela could respond, Parker began screaming again. Bones looked helplessly at her best friend and ran back into the room. "Shhh Parker, I'm right here." As soon as he saw her he immediately stopped screaming. "Did you sleep well?" He just stared at her. "Parker please, it's okay to talk. You don't have to be scared anymore." Again, no response. "Do you remember our friends, Angela and Jack, the bug guy?" He just stared at her with no expression.

"Excuse me, I'm Shirley the psychologist sent to talk to Parker."

"He won't talk to you." Bones said.

"Would you mind giving us a few minutes alone?"

"He screams whenever I'm not in the room."

"We'll be okay."

"Parker, I'm going to be right out in the hall okay?" He began to whimper. "You can look through the window and see me. I'll be right there watching you and you can watch me too." She didn't get a response, not that she expected one. She kissed his head and stepped out of the room and thankfully he didn't scream.

While they were waiting in the hall, Bones recounted to Angela and Jack what had transpired with Brent. Jack stood there silently while Angela cried. She felt that Booth and Brennan couldn't catch a break and those two deserved a break more than anything. Ten minutes later, Shirley joined them out in the hall.

"Parker is experiencing a type of catatonic reaction due to a traumatic experience. Children of his young age haven't had he time to develop coping skills for such tragedy's so he basically went inside himself." Shirley explained.

"How long will it last?"

"I can't give you a definite answer. He may start talking tomorrow or it may be a month. That really depends on Parker."

"What can I do?"

"You are already doing it by being there with him. Be patient and loving and eventually he will come back to you."

"He doesn't want to be away from me and honestly, I don't want to be away from him. Will I be hindering his recovery if we stay together?"

"For now, no but if this is a long term condition then you could hinder his healing. If this does turn out to be long term, then very slowly you will have to get him back to a normal life without you by his side constantly but you don't have to think about that right now."

"I understand. Thank you." After Shirley left the three of them returned to Parker's room and were later joined by Cullen.

Four hours after they arrived at the hospital the surgeon finally came to find her with news on Booth. Parker had fallen asleep again so she and Angela were able to easily sneak back out into the hall. Bones didn't want to be alone.

"The bullet that struck Mr. Booth's abdomen caused quite a bit of damage." Bones sucked in a breath. "The bullet tore through his liver and ended up in the spleen. Both of the organs have major blood supplies, which is why Mr. Booth experienced such massive blood loss. I had to remove his spleen and I tried to suture his liver but they would hold because the bullet caused so much damage so I ended up removing a portion of the liver. During the surgery we lost his heart beat three times because of the low blood volume but we were able to quickly stabilize him."

"So he's okay?"

"Not quite. He has been out of surgery for an hour and a half and he has not regained consciousness."

"It must be the anesthesia." Angela quickly said. Bones hoped that was the reason but deep down she knew it wasn't.

"The anesthesia should have worn off already."

"So he's in a coma?" Angela asked. Bones couldn't speak.

"That's correct but we have run a brain scan and his brain is fine."

"When will he wake up?"

"I have no idea. Tomorrow, next week, next month or never." A sob escaped Bones' throat and she collapsed against Angela for support.

"Can I see him?" She managed to whisper.

"Of course. He's on the fourth floor, room 't be afraid to talk to him. Research has shown that comatose patients can hear." She nodded. "If you have any questions have a nurse page me."

"Thank you." As soon as the doctor walked Bones burst into sobs.

"This can't be happening Ange. It just can't. I need him. Parker needs him. I can't do this alone. I'm not strong enough." Angela held her until her sobs subsided.

"Sweetie, you are not alone. I'm here, everyone is here for you and Parker."

"But you're not him." She sniffled.

"I know but Booth is strong. He will wake up. I promise you that."

"You can't promise something like that."

"Yes I can because I know that Booth will not leave you and Parker."

"Parker…" She said sadly. "What do I tell him?"

"Tell him that Booth is sleeping until he gets better. You are doing such a great job with him Bren and he is going to need you more than anything right now."

"I can't. I'm not strong enough."

"Bullshit Bren. You are the strongest woman that I know. You can do this. I know that you can. Now, Jack and I will stay with Parker while you go up and see your husband."

"What if he wakes up?"

"Then I'll call Booth's room and tell you."

"Will you give Sam an update?"

"I will." She hugged Bones tightly. "I love you Bren." She whispered when she released her.

"I love you too." With one last look at Parker she headed to Booth's room with a heavy heart. He had to wake up, he just had too. They needed him, Parker especially. He just lost his mother and he couldn't lose his father too. She quickly found room 4651. She hesitated for a second before opening the door.

Besides the fact that he had a couple IV lines stuck in his arms, leads on his chest to monitor his heart, and a nasal canula up his nose for oxygen, he looked like he was just taking a nap. She looked around the room and saw a bag on the chair next to his bed. She assumed that it contained his belongings and she was right. She sat on the chair and looked through the bag. His shirt, pants, underwear and belt were missing and she knew that they were ruined with blood and they had probably been destroyed but of course they managed to save a pair of his socks. She smiled through her tears when she saw the black socks covered with smiley faces. Parker bought them for him on his last birthday and he wore them proudly every week. She was glad that those socks remained untouched by this tragedy. The only things left in the bag were his shoes, wallet, cell phone and a plastic bag that contained the smaller items that could be easily lost. She pulled out his FBI badge and ID. She grinned when she saw the serious picture. He was just a giant teddy bear underneath all that rough exterior. She saw his gambling chip and dice next and she placed them in her pocket to keep them safe. The last two items she pulled out was his St. Christopher Medal necklace and his wedding ring, the items that he treasured more than anything. She took his left hand and slid his wedding band over his ring finger then she attached the necklace around his neck and then finally she bent down and kissed his still lips.

"Seeley, it's me, Temperance. Parker and I are okay. You saved us like you always do so you can go ahead and wake up now. Parker really needs you right now. He is so scared Booth and I don't know what to do for him. After Rebecca was killed Parker quit talking. He doesn't want to leave my side and when it happens he screams like someone is hurting him. The psychologist that saw him said he was so traumatized by Rebecca's murder that he has basically gone inside of himself, whatever that means, and he is in a catatonic state right now. She doesn't know how long he will be like that. I want you to know that I shot Brent right through the heart. He is dead and he can't hurt Parker again. Your son is safe. I'm going to do the best that I can for him until you wake up but I'm not you or Rebecca. You are the only parent that he has left right now Booth so you need to wake up for him." She took a breath and looked to see if maybe he was listening but he wasn't. "During your surgery your wonderful loving heart stopped beating three times. When the doctor told me that I couldn't remember if I told you that I loved you before I left your office and I panicked. Thankfully, I remembered that I did tell you because if you had died without me telling you, I would never have forgiven myself. Now, speaking of dying, don't you dare on me Seeley Booth. I love you Dammit, and I don't want to be without you and I swear if you die, I will find a way to your heaven just so I can kick your ass and you know that I can do it." Tears began to flow. "Damn you Booth for making me fall in love with you. My life was perfectly fine until your stubborn, arrogant ass walked into my lab. Do you remember that day? You were such a jerk. I hated you on sight; standing there like you were some kind of super FBI agent and we were lucky to be working with you. I wanted to strangle you. Oh and when you called be Bones… I just cringed. I hated that stupid nickname. As far as I was concerned I earned the title of Dr. Brennan and when you called me Bones you were disrespecting my education, and me but God help me, I have come to love hearing you call me Bones. I was so glad when that first case was over so I wouldn't have to work with you anymore but the one thing that I did notice about you during that case was your strong and unstoppable desire for the truth. I was impressed but I didn't want to work with you again. And then that stunt that you pulled at the airport, having airport security hold me for questioning, that took a lot of balls. Again, I was so pissed of at you and I think that you knew that I would of screamed kidnapping if you didn't stop the SUV and that's why you stopped. I think that day changed our lives forever. That was the day that we became partners and I am so glad that we did. Over the years that we worked together, you showed me what true friendship is and you made me believe in true love. I know now that my life was incomplete until you came into it. Thank you for making me happy Seeley. I know that I am a pain in the ass most of the time, but I hope that I have made you as happy as you have made me." She ran a finger around his face. "I need to tell you something but this isn't how I wanted to do it, not like this, not with you lying unconscious in a hospital bed. I had something special planned. Rebecca was going to keep Parker and I was going to cook a special romantic dinner of mac and cheese, light some candles and tell you my news. Booth sweetheart, we are having a baby. I found out today after I left your office. Do you know that it is just our luck that both times I have been pregnant one of us has been in the hospital? We can't ever do anything the easy way, can we. Seeley? Please I need you to wake up. I need you and more importantly both of children need you. Please, Seeley please, wake up." She saw no response so she laid her head down on the bed, clutching his hand and sobbed.

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