A/N: thank you for the kind reviews. They are appreciated.
For this chapter, set in season 6, we have Angela, a public library, some sunglasses (again) and 'she who shall not be named', so she isn't named in this story, but if you're an avid Bones fan, I bet you'll be able to figure it out.
(I wrote this in a quick flash of inspiration. I hope it makes sense...)
Groaning softly, a pregnant Angela eased into a chair in the adult reading room of a public library. She laughed to herself as a title from the mystery section caught her eye. "RED TAPE, WHITE BONES. Hmm...I really should read that one all the way through some day."
Feeling her unborn child kick at that moment, she grinned. "You're right, kid...maybe that's not the best thing for a little guy to hear, right? Well, we won't tell Auntie Bren about my 'sin of omission', will we?" Sighing softly, she sat back in her seat. "Anyway, Baby, Mommy might need you to keep kicking if she gets mouthy. I don't want to cause a scene, but that woman seems to bring out the worst in me. I wish she'd just show up so we could get this over with..."
As if on cue, a pretty blonde woman entered the room and waved. "Hey…"
"Hello." Gritting her teeth in order to remain calm, Angela pointed to a chair. "Thank you for coming. Did you bring them?"
Rolling her eyes, the woman produced a pair of sunglasses from her bag. "Yes, of course, but honestly...I don't see the problem. It's not like they're expensive or anything. I bet she just picked them up at Priceco or somewhere like that...they'd be easy to replace."
"The problem is that you took them from Dr. Brennan under false pretenses." Seeing the woman's surprise, Angela arched an eyebrow at her companion. "Seriously? Telling her that it's customary to bring a gift to a person in a hospital, and then demanding her sunglasses from her? As if she had to pay admission to visit you? Completely uncalled for..."
Holding up the glasses, the woman scoffed at Angela's assertion. "It was just a joke! I didn't think she'd believe me, but she insisted that I keep them." The blonde sighed in annoyance. "Listen, I was just trying to lighten the mood that morning, okay? I mean, she's so solemn all the time, and she started lecturing me about how Seeley would worry about me if I were to continue my investigation...that he wouldn't want me to be hurt or to put myself in a dangerous situation. She even had the nerve to tell me how I should handle my relationship with him, because she believes he's gonna expect me to settle down someday! Who does she think she is? She doesn't have a clue about our relationship, and it's none of her business anyway! Maybe if she'd drop the whole 'I'm a fucking genius' persona, she'd have more friends and she wouldn't have to focus so much on Seeley and me…"
Hesitating for a few seconds so that she wouldn't say something she'd regret, Angela chose her words carefully. "Dr. Brennan, being the extremely logical sort, doesn't always understand humor...especially when it's as lame as your supposed joke was. Truth be told, when she told me what happened, she was very concerned that she'd committed some sort of etiquette faux pas. The subtlety of some personal interactions is lost on her, and she was very concerned that she'd hurt your feelings. I tried to explain that it was no big deal, but…"
The woman interrupted. "Because it shouldn't have been a big deal! Why can't she go buy herself another pair of sunglasses? It's not like she doesn't have the money…Seeley says she's loaded from all those stupid best sellers she writes...he talks about her books endlessly..."
"Oh...I get it." Angela nodded as the truth dawned on her. "This whole situation happened because you wanted to 'one up' her, right? You wanted to show her who's the boss...you wanted to take advantage of her since it was obvious from the beginning that she didn't understand your little joke. You did it because you're jealous of her since you know she'll always be better than you...she'll always be a successful author and a well respected scientist...she'll always be known as the best in her field, and she'll always be Booth's friend..."
"I am not jealous of her! I'm just tired of listening to everyone make excuses for Temperance's weirdness, okay? I mean, let's face it...she's just odd, right? Downright strange? But whenever I mention that to Seeley, he gets all pissy and says 'that's just Bones, okay? No big deal, so drop it.', as if that makes it all better!" Clutching the sunglasses in her hand, the blonde began to sulk. "And that's what makes this whole thing your business, right? Because Temperance is so very odd and doesn't know how to deal with people, you have to do it for her…"
Having had enough of the woman's sorry attitude, Angela pushed herself up from the chair and held out her hand. "Give them to me…now!"
"Fine. Take the damn things" Reluctantly, the woman relinquished her trophy. "But this just reinforces my point. The fact that you're the one handling it proves to me that Temperance is almost...retarded...when it comes to dealing with people."
It was all Angela could do to keep from slapping the woman sitting in front of her. "Actually…" She blew out a sigh to compose herself. "...of all the people I know, Dr. Brennan is the most compassionate, honest and sincere, and because of those traits, she makes an exceptional best friend, and I would do anything for her if I thought I could make her life better. You see, she didn't ask me to get the sunglasses from you...in fact, she doesn't know I'm doing this, and she'd be mortified if she did know. I'm doing it on my own because you don't deserve to receive any sort of gift from her...not even a pair of cheap sunglasses. And as far as Booth goes...she considers him to be one of her close friends as well, and she would do anything in her power to make him happy. That's why she was trying to give you advice about him...and about staying safe...because she doesn't want to see him hurt, and losing you would hurt him tremendously, because, for some reason, he thinks he loves you."
Hearing the woman's sputtering protests, the artist held up her hand to interrupt. "And as far as being odd goes...maybe you're right. Bren may be a little different from most folks, but that's what makes her better than them, okay? It's that difference that explains why she made sure the doctor took you to surgery to fix your avulsion fracture so you wouldn't bleed to death. I mean, yeah...she did it to make Booth happy, but she also did it because using her vast knowledge of the skeletal system and her genius to save your sorry ass was the right thing to do, even if you are a snarky little bitch." Angela dropped the sunglasses into her purse before resting her hand on her pregnant belly. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have more important things to do, like finding the restroom. Bye…"
Hearing the woman's angry exclamations behind her as she walked away, Angela laughed to herself as she patted her baby bump. "It seems like you didn't kick me in time to keep me from being mouthy, kiddo, but I gotta say...that felt pretty good!"
A/N: I wish we could have seen a scene like this in the show! If you agree, let me know with a review!