Disclaimer: Bones and its affiliated characters do not belong to me. I mean no copyright infringement.
Rating: T
Author's Notes: My thinking behind Sweets' thoughts in this chapter was inspired by the episode "The Bones on the Blue Line." It gave us a whole new side of him that we didn't know about. It gave us a look at his doubts and fears he's probably carried with him for years since his biological parents died.
Don't get too worried about the title of this chapter. Shippers will love the ending!
Author's Notes at the end of the chapter includes one new spoiler and one old spoiler. I just saw the new one in an interview. They are NOT part of the story.
He Called Me Baby
Chapter 29: Doubts and Fears
(Published July 30, 2010)
Sweets POV
Did I hear him right? Seriously? I always thought that the damn would break when they finally kissed, but that theory was tossed out the window long ago. So it was the pending year apart that did it? Who initiated it? I need some…
"Sweets, are you there?"
"I'm here. I was just processing what you said."
"Put that on hold. We need to talk about Daisy."
Daisy. She really made my life more exciting. She always wanted to do something and she always made me feel wanted and special, in more ways than one.
"Sweets?"
"Sorry Booth. You called about Daisy?"
I heard a big sigh. "We have had some trouble here on the island."
"What kind of trouble? Is Daisy alright?"
"No, she's not, Sweets."
"I don't think I want to hear this."
"Sweets! Don't hang up. Hold on a second."
He could hear him talking, probably to Dr. Brennan, but couldn't make out the words. What could it possibly be: Is she sick? Did she break a bone? What should I do? Do I go to her? I've been rationalizing the break up for the past month. How am I supposed to feel right now? Should I even have to ask myself that? What does that say about me?
"Sweets, it's Dr. Brennan. Are you still there?"
"Yes, I'm here." Will her social ineptness make this easier or harder? He didn't have time to contemplate it.
"There has been a kidnapping on the island. It was Daisy who was kidnapped."
Straight forward as always. But I had pretty much deserved that with all my diversions since Booth first called. I could tell she was still talking, but I don't know what she's saying. Kidnapped? Of all the things I worried about happening that was not one of them. "Dr. Brennan, I need to go."
"Sweets, your time isn't up yet."
"Dr. Brennan, did you just make a joke?" He couldn't help but smile.
"I guess I did. Did it work?"
"You have come a long way. If you were trying to get my attention because I was stuck in my own head instead of listening to you, then it worked."
"I was trying to get your attention, but I doubt that you could actually get stuck in your own head. I can hypothesize that an accident could throw you into someone else's head."
He could hear Booth in the background yelling 'Bones!' "Some things never change! Tell Booth that he was right. I do miss you two."
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Booth chuckled. "I knew he would miss us. We're his favorite clients." Brennan rolled her eyes. "How did he take the news?"
"I don't think he heard most of what I said. Remember how he reacted to the subway crash?"
Booth nodded. "I hope we find her in time."
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Michael's POV
Michael was on his way to site 4. He couldn't believe what had just happened. He had no sooner been rejoicing in his new role when a board member arrived and took control. She has no idea what she's doing. It's time to do things my way.
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Booth and Brennan had been silent during most of their trip. Brennan wasn't avoiding the reason for their trip to the clinic for the sake of not dealing with it. She liked facts. She liked evidence. Discussing this with Booth would be more rational after the exam.
"How are you feeling? Has the fever relented?" Booth looked at her with adoring chocolate brown eyes. Eyes that always captivated her.
"I feel a little achy. The fever has required consistent attention with fluids and medication. Don't do that." She furrowed her brow.
"Don't do what?"
"Stop feeling guilty. There was nothing more that could have been done until now. Going out to the site had no consequence on my fever."
Booth shook his head and marveled at how well she could read him. She knew him better than anyone. "Besides the immediate concerns, are there other things you had planned on asking?"
"Yes," she said softly. With more conviction she added, "That's why I've been so quiet. I'd prefer to talk about everything with you after I have all of the facts."
"That sounds like my Bones!" He quickly gave his famous grin and squeezed her hand. "What kind of questions are going through your beautiful brain. And don't tell me that brains are not beautiful!"
She looked at him with her mouth hanging open.
"When will you learn that I know you, Bones? And to me, your brain is beautiful. I love seeing you squint and listening to all those fancy, technical words flow out of your mouth. By the way, your lips are as soft as they look."
Brennan laughed.
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Janson had finished with site #3 and considered heading back, but he had a gnawing feeling (his conscience, not his gut) that wouldn't go away. So off he went on the long trek to site #4. He was getting close when he stopped abruptly. People. He heard people talking in a foreign language with some English mixed in with it. He suspected that he wouldn't be getting to his original destination tonight, but he had to investigate. As quietly as possible, he inched closer to the group of people that he could now see as natives. When he saw Michael, he froze.
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"Well, there's the obvious one's: Is there any infection? How long can I expect it to finish healing? It's the more personal questions that are plaguing me. Do you have any questions for the doctor?"
"I wasn't sure if it was my place to ask. Thank you, Bones." He paused to squeeze her hand. "I would like to know how much danger you were in. What's the chance of this happening to you again? Bones, I don't want to see you put your life at risk. You don't have to share your questions, but I am interested in hearing them."
"I would like to know how difficult it may be to carry a pregnancy to term. My age is getting closer to the high risk category. I wish it hadn't taken me so long to realize that I would like to have a child. I feel damaged."
A tear escaped and slowly made its way down her cheek. Booth pulled over to the side of the road. He gently grabbed her arm and pulled, indicating that he wanted her closer. He wiped away the tear. "I would never think of you as damaged. I hope you're not thinking that you're not good enough for me because of this." He saw it in her eyes. That is what she was thinking. "I know you have wanted a child. If it turns out that you are unable to, I want to be there for you to help you through the pain and disappointment." She looked surprised. He tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear and kissed her gently. Softly he continued to reassure her. "I love you, Temperance. I love you for who you are: child or no child, crime fighting or no crime fighting, young and beautiful to old and wrinkled. You're the person I want to go to bed with every night and wake up with every morning. Please," (kiss), "don't be afraid," (kiss), "of me." He them started kissing her passionately and it didn't take long for her to respond to kiss.
"I love kissing you." They shared another kiss. "I have another question for the doctor."
"What would that be?"
"How long do I have to wait before I can have sex again?"
Booth laughed. "I wondered if you would ask that. We should get going again."
One long kiss and then they continued their on their way.
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Author's Notes: I was so upset to find out that in the show, Booth & Brennan had no communication: zip, zilch, zero. How awful is that? I know it's just a show, but I wanted to cry. No wonder Booth needed to have a girlfriend. I had been thinking that I would not watch Bones this year until I heard the girlfriend was gone, but after hearing Hart being amused about the fans' negative reaction to this, I am not watching. That is just cruel. Even if it does lead to something, I don't want to see it. Sorry, but that's how I feel. I like my story way better even though it won't be anything like the show.
I've already received a review calling me "not a real fan." I think that's completely wrong. I never got too uptight with seeing B&B with other people… before Booth confessed that he wanted a relationship with Brennan. So this new development seems like a step backwards to me.
