There was a body on the table. Booth and Brennan went their separate ways at the end of "The Beginning of the End". Booth to Iraq and Brennan to the Maluku Islands. But what happens if one of them decides that the distance is too much?

EMISON AU. In a world where slavery was never abolished, superstar athlete Emily Fields is under constant public scrutiny. When she impulsively purchases a slave, her world takes an unexpected turn. Her latest acquisition impacts not only her career and personal life but also Emily's very ideas of consent and ownership. NOT A KINKY BDSM STORY.

Booth and Brennan are back in DC after a year apart, two completely different people. He has a blonde on his arm, seemingly out of love with her, and she has heartbreak in her eyes, having come to terms with her love for him. Eventually BB.