Chapter 7

As they pull up outside of Brennan's apartment building. Angela looks at him confused.

"Why are we here? We already know she's not at home."

"Well, we are running out of leads and we need to know if she has gone somewhere through choice...if she did go by choice then she would have taken some things right?"

Angela smiles and winks..."Gotcha"

Booth and Angela enter Brennan's apartment, Booth sliding his key pick into his pocket. Booth shuts the door behind them and heads in the direction of the bathroom. "I'll check in here, you should try and determine whether or not anything is missing from the bedroom."

Angela makes a mock captain salute and wanders into the bedroom. Booth walks into the bathroom and starts to look through the medicine cabinet, he purses his lips and closes the cabinet door. "What am I looking for Bones?...What am I missing?" He stares into the mirror above the sink pedestal and an image of the last time that he saw her flashes before him...standing in the kitchen, her back against the counter...her skin so soft under his fingertips that he can almost feel it again. He tears his eyes away from the mirror and hangs his head...smiling gently he picks up her toothbrush..."Where would you go and why wouldn't you take your toothbrush?"

"You wouldn't go anywhere without your toothbrush..." Booth spins around to see Angela in the doorway behind him. He nods and she holds up Brennan's necklace.

"What did you find?"

"Tempe had this on at the club...it means that she came back here after seeing Sexy leaving your building."

Booth smiles gently, the sadness in his eyes is not missed by Angela, nor is the guilt. He puts her toothbrush down and turns to face Angela leaning against the sink. "So we've established that she came back here and perhaps forgot her toothbrush...I used to be better at this job."

"Well, since her necklace is broken I am guessing that she didn't go anywhere voluntarily, she was given this necklace by a tribe chief...she wouldn't let this go easily...I'm gonna check her last number dialed from here see if I can get anymore leads..."

"I'll do that...I want you to bring Hodgins and Zack up to speed."

Angela smiles sadly..."Isn't it time that we made this an official investigation? We haven't even reported her missing yet."

Booth looks at his hands..."I can't. Not yet, I need to find her and if we make this official they will pull me off the case..." Angela puts her hand on his shoulder...he looks up at her.

"I know you need to find her Booth, but don't you think that we need some more man power?"

"No, not man power, we need Zack and Hodgins...Make the call."

She nods and pulls out her cell.

Booth walks into Brennan's kitchen and sees Angela sitting on the counter. She smiles at him "Zack and Hodgins are on their way to the lab. Did you find anything?"

Booth nods..."She ordered takeaway...Pizza to be precise."

Angela closes her eyes..."Large vegetable feast with extra onion and garlic..." She opens her eyes and takes in Booth's confused expression. "It's her post woo woo pizza...gets it every time." His face drops and she realises her mistake..."By post woo woo, I mean drink...not sex. At ease Booth."

Let's pay a visit to the pizza joint, I think I wanna speak to the last person who saw Bones."

"Pizza delivery boy? Brian?"

"You know him?"

"Sure, same guy that delivers every weekend. I think he has a crush on Tempe, she gets her pizza for free most of the time."

"Then he won't mind talking to you off the record."