SamBrace prompt: Oh brilliant this is so good I loved the follow-up to the last chapter and there even feels like there could be more to this story with Booth telling Brennan Hannah has left him

This chapter is a sequel to chapters 49 and 50.

I don't own Bones.

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Arriving at a crime scene the next day, Booth pulled up to see Brennan's car parked near by. Showing his badge, the deputy standing nearby pointed out a faint path and told him to follow it. Following the trace path in the forest floor, Booth soon came out into a clearing and found Brennan and Cam squatting down next to the victim. Noticing another deputy standing just off of the path, Boot checked with her to get a feel for the situation before joining his team near the body.

Deputy Randall, staring at Cam picking up the skull and examining it, remarked, "Some kid was playing hooky from school and decided to play in these woods. This area is full of brambles so a lot of people don't come to this part of the forest. The kid said he was following some tracks and he was curious where they went. He found a path through the brambles and when he got into this small clearing he found the body. He has a cell phone and called 911. Me and Deputy Spalding came out to check it out and found that."

Nodding his head, Booth smiled, "Where's the kid?"

Chuckling, the deputy responded, "He's down at the Sheriff's Office. The boy didn't want us to call his parents; but, we needed them present to interview him. We aren't his favorite people right now."

Leaving the deputy, Booth walked over to the body and looked down, "Oh, God."

Smiling, Cam replied, "I'm afraid she's been snacked on."

Swallowing, Booth asked, "Cannibal?"

Shaking her head, Brennan replied, "No, animals. The victim is female. She appears to be about fifteen years old. She was definitely murdered."

Shaking his head, Booth turned to make sure that the lab techs, both FBI and Jeffersonian were doing their jobs. Seeing everyone being industrious, Booth made a few notes and left.

Puzzled, Cam watched Booth walk towards the path, "That's odd."

Curious, Brennan replied, "What's odd?"

Pointed towards Booth's retreating back, Cam replied, "Just one question and now he's leaving. That's not his normal behavior."

Watching Booth walk slowly back into the forest, Brennan observed, "Something's wrong."

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After examining the victim's body, Brennan and Cam returned to where Brennan's car and Cam's van were parked. Finding Booth leaning against his truck, staring at the distant trees, Brennan altered her course and joined Booth at his truck.

Setting her case down, Brennan folded her arms across her chest and asked, "Is something wrong, Booth?'

Turning his gaze towards Brennan, Booth straightened up. Flicking his eyes towards Cam and her van, Booth smiled sadly, "No not really."

Shaking her head, Brennan replied, "I know I stink at non-verbal communication, Booth; but, even I can tell that something is wrong."

Sighing, Booth shook his head, "There isn't anything wrong, Bones."

Observing his posture, Brennan asked, "Did you talk to Hannah last night?"

Shaking his head, Booth pulled out a folded sheet of paper out of his jacket pocket and handed to Brennan, "I didn't have to."

Taking the paper from Booth, Brennan opened it and read,

Seeley,

Relationships are built on trust. You don' trust me.

Relationships are built upon need. You don't need me.

Relationships are built upon love. You don't love me.

Hannah

Furious, Brennan looked up, "This is childish, Booth. I would expect something like this from a teenager, not a grown woman."

Sighing, Booth responded, "It doesn't matter, Bones. I was going to break up with her and she just beat me to the punch that's all. It's what I wanted; so, it doesn't matter."

Crumpling the paper into a ball and sticking it into her jumper pocket, Brennan replied, "Knowing you were in the hospital, suffering and she did this. Is this why you're upset?"

Shaking his head slowly, Booth replied, "I hurt her Bones. I wanted to explain to her what a big mistake I'd made and that none of this was her fault; but, she just left. What I did wasn't very nice Bones. I wanted her to understand that I've been a son-of-a-bitch about this whole thing and I didn't mean to use her. Now she's gone and I can't explain. She didn't deserve to be treated like that."

Unsure what Booth meant, Brennan asked, "Have you changed your mind about us?"

Shocked, Booth stepped closer to Brennan and exclaimed, "God, no. No way. I love you, Bones. I love you, not Hannah. I want us to be together now more than ever. I just feel bad that I used Hannah. It wasn't nice Bones. It wasn't nice at all."

Shaking her head, Brennan replied, "When Hannah first told me that she was moving in with you, I told her that you would give yourself completely to her and I know I was right, you did, Booth. You didn't use her. You didn't ask her to follow you Stateside. You didn't ask her to do that. That was a decision she made and you tried to make that work. You tried to give yourself to her; but, observing your relationship with her I would like to point out that even though you tried to change yourself to make that relationship work, she did little to make the relationship work."

Shaking his head, Booth responded, "I don't think I know what you're talking about."

Watching Cam walk over to where the Sheriffs deputy was waiting, Brennan explained, "After she moved in with you, she was rarely home. When she was home, she seemed to always want to go out no matter how tired or exhausted you were. When Heather Taffett was killed and you were then injured by Brodsky, she was told about your injury; but, she didn't return home to take care of you as she should. As far as I can tell, you were the one holding the relationship together. You were not going to be able to sustain that relationship much longer Booth. You weren't using her, she was using you."

Frowning, Booth asked, "Do you think so?"

Nodding her head, Brennan replied, "Yes, I do."

Smiling, Booth placed his hands on Brennan's upper arms, "You know, if we were alone, I'd grab you and kiss you and probably make crazy love with you right now. I love you Bones. Everything is so clear to you and you help me see things when I can't see them for myself." Noticing Cam walking towards them, Booth dropped his hands, "I plan to prove to you just how much I love you tonight."

Smiling, Brennan replied, "Good. I'll show you how much I love you too."

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A/N: I received some very interesting prompts yesterday. I plan to see what I can do with them. Thanks for the story ideas. I had run out of previous prompts.