Sweeties, reread chapter 36 please, my muse came back and that chapter is a lot longer than you probably remember it!
The doctor closed his eyes, taking everything in that the man in front of him, just told him.
No wonder! Any person would start shutting people out.
He ran his hands over his face.
Unfortunately, I know from experience that that doesn't work.
At all.
Booth was glad when he saw the doctor close his eyes, it gave him a moment to regroup.
Come on, Seeley!
You can't let her down!
She needs you to be strong for her!
She needs you...
And his heart whispered back:
You need her.
The comfortable silence between both men was quickly disturbed by a familiar female voice.
"You listen to me, nurse-whatever-your-name-might-be! I'm Brens best friend and I demand to know what the hell is going on here!!!"
Booth got up and glanced at the doctor, who nodded.
Booth opened the door, grabbed Angela's arm and pulled her in the office.
"Booth!!!"
"DON'T scare me like that!"
She averted her attention to the doctor and said:
"What the hell happened?"
"She yelled so loudly that Hodgins probably heard it!!!"
Booth couldn't suppress a little chuckle.
Leave it to Ange to exaggerate!
She spun around on her heels so fast, it made Booth feel dizzy.
"What the hell are you laughing about Booth?"
"This isn't funny!!!"
"We don't know how much that damned kidnapping scarred her Booth!!!"
She took a step closer and looked him in the eye.
"I know that she is strong, okay? But this time she was already hurting physically, mentally and emotionally, BEFORE she was kidnapped."
Her voice dropped and her eyes started to tear up.
"I don't know if she is strong enough to survive this Booth."
Booth stepped closer, wanting to take his in his arms, but she immediately stepped back.
"No."
She looked up at him, to see confusion in his eyes.
"Not yet. First tell me what happened."
And for the second time in just 2 hours, Booth relived the entire nightmare.
Angela listened.
She was horrified.
Booth gave her a few moments to deal with what he had told her about the kidnapping, seeing that he didn't leave anything out, it was a lot to take in.
Bren, must feel so lost!
She opened up to Booth, when she probably only wanted to pull her walls back up.
She took those pills, "killing" herself to save him.
Her wounds were ripped open again.
All of them.
Sitting on his lap...
Sure it was Booths, but that kind of contact was probably to much to handle...
Being stripped to her underwear...
Reopening those scars on her abdomen...
And she still got them out.
I'm not surprised that she did, but it sidetracked her, away from her emotions.
Booth thinks she was starting to deal with it, by asking him to call her Bones.
But I know better.
The only reason she asked, was probably to have some confirmation that she was still herself.
Booths Bones.
She sighed angrily at Booth.
"Booth, this still doesn't explain why she was yelling!"
She invaded his personal space and said:
"What triggered it?"
Booth knew that he had no choice, but to tell her.
He whispered, hoping she wouldn't hear it.
"I called her Bones."
"You know what, Booth?"
"I really thought you knew her better than that."
She got up and walked over to the door.
"But clearly you don't."
Without saying another word she left the room.
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