—Is that really necessary? (Temperance asked as he looked at Booth)
—Yes, Agent Perotta thinks it's a way to get the kidnappers in contact.
Temperance sighed and pressed Joy's little stuffed monkey against her.
Booth looked at her, they were 72 hours non-stop.
No sleep, no eating, just looking for Joy.
—I want to find the evidence, it's here somewhere.(Temperance murmured as he looked at the pictures in the pictures on the table.)
—Bones.(He said quietly beside the chair.) We need to get their attention, get them in touch and then Angela will track down and then she'll be home as soon as possible.
—I shouldn't have left her with a nanny .. (She murmured while looking at the wall) I shouldn't have left, I should have stayed ... I shouldn't have accepted going on a date ..
—Don't blame yourself, look at me.(He said holding both her hands) Bones, please ..
She looked at him for the first time since he entered the room.
Purple circles around your eyes, your eyes tired but glazed, almost frantic.
An expression of pain and exhaustion.
Defeat.
Her little girl had been missing for 72 hours and they had no idea where she was.
—We need to do this, we need to go to the press conference and speak directly to the kidnappers, they need to know that we are looking for her and we are not going to stop for anything.
—I'm afraid .. (She said in a whisper so low that he had to strain to hear) The strays say that if within 12 hours no one makes a contact it can mean that the victim ... that she already ... that she can ... (She murmured and her chin quivered slightly) I don't want to find a body Booth, a bunch of bones or a body on an autopsy table, I don't want to have to dig a hole next to my mother for her.
—And you won't. (He squeezed her hand gently) Let's find her, alive and then she'll be safe and everything will be fine.
—If she doesn't come back..I prefer to die Booth. (She said and hugged him) Nothing is going to stop me from being away from her, whether here or wherever ... I don't care, I just want my daughter back.
Booth closed his eyes for a while while he was hugging her.
He had to find his little girl.
Otherwise, he would lose Bones and Joy at the same time.
And he knew he was not strong enough to live without them.
—Bren, Booth is on time.(Angela said from the office door.)
—Come on.(He said and helped her up.) We are closer to finding her.
—I hope so.
••••
The company press conference was full of reports, Peralta was good at it.
It was full of people and she had already talked about the case.
The daughter of a federal agent and New York times forensic anthropologist and Best seller was missing.
There was a poster with Joy's picture taken at school recently.
A lovely smile,pigtails and her new favorite stuffed animal, a little monkey, that her grandfather Max had given her.
Temperance could barely look in the direction of the big picture of the smiling daughter, she just wanted to burst into tears.
Booth's arm that was around her shoulders hugging her, tightened slightly.
He gave a gentle kiss in his time and whispered that everything would be fine.
—Now Agent Booth and Dr. Brennan will make a brief appeal to the kidnappers
They went up on the pulpit and side by side, holding hands, the two looked at each other and Booth understood.
—We ask whoever is with our daughter to return it. (He took a deep breath) She is an incredible child, loved by her family and friends, we love her Soo much .. We will do whatever is asked, we just want our little girl safe and sound in our Please bring our daughter.
Temperance squeezed Booth's hand slightly, giving him a certain level of comfort and then approached the microphone.
—She's only 5 years old .. (She whispered) She is such a kind little girl..I can't sleep or eat or do anything without thinking about her. (She sighed) Please just give us a news and get in touch , we'll do whatever it takes to get her home safely. (She sighed) Honey, if you're listening to me, know that we love you and we won't give up ... We love you Joy.
When finished, Temperance turned to Booth and hugged him tightly, hiding the tears that had started to fall.
He held back his tears and hugged her tightly.
He had to be calm.
Calm enough to kill the bastard who took his daughter.
•••
"... Honey, if you're listening to me, know that we love you and we won't give up ... We love you Joy."
That was the appeal of Dr. Temperance Brennan and Special Agent Seeley Booth. Joy Brennan-Booth is 5 years old, with blond hair, dark green eyes and wearing unicorn pajamas. The last time she was seen was by her nanny three nights ago. We ask that anyone who has information, call the screen number.
Joy's head hurt, just the noise of the television and bells ringing in the background.
It was all she could hear.
Three days.
She had been missing for three days.
The bells were still ringing and the pain in the head was almost unbearable.
She concentrated on opening her eyes to see the place.
It was smelly, dark and it was not the same place it had been placed.
The bells were still ringing ...
it was a church, she guessed from the music played.
She tried to remember the last few hours, but nothing came to mind.
The bell kept ringing and then she hummed the song, she had heard it once, when she went to church with her father.
How she missed them.
She wanted them so badly.
She closed her eyes and saw the images of the two in her mind.
They were looking for her
They would not give up.
They found her, she just needed to hold on and wait.
Soon she would be back home, with her parents and friends.
She just needed to be strong.
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