Astacia: Yes, I'm sure that this is my first ever attempt at a multi-chapter Bones fic. Just Another Day at the Office? was my first one-shot. I'm glad that you are enjoying it. All will be revealed about Brennan, fear not.
Anita: Thanks for all the help. Sorry about the whole mess.
Smellybely: Glad you're lovin' it. Booth and Brennan talk soon I promise.
Chapter 3
Booth walked back into the Jeffersonian carrying a cardboard box. He had a dour look on his face and Brennan could tell things just had just gotten worse. The FBI Agent scanned himself in and walked up to her. While he was gone, they had cleaned the skeleton and were in the process of looking for weapon marks or any other tell-tale sign of the perpetrator.
"You know how I said this case seemed familiar?" He asked.
"What is it?" Brennan asked.
"There are six other cases that have the same MO. Cigarette burns, ligature marks, missing teeth, and the bodies being discovered near buildings there were to be demolished. These other cases ran cold because they ran out of evidence. The case before this, I worked on as a rookie. It's always haunted me that I couldn't catch the bastard." Booth explained.
"That's because you didn't have me or the rest of the team." The good doctor smiled for the first time today.
"Hodgins, can you look through the other case files for soil and bug information. Compare them with our current victim. Zack keep examining the skeleton. If you find any tool marks or something you think is unusual let me know. Angela is still working with giving our victim a face. I'm going to go down there and see if we can't piece together what exactly happened to these women." Brennan said. Immediately the two men went to work. Booth followed her to Angela's office. With any luck, they could shed some new light on these old cases.
Angela sat studying the picture she'd drawn. The bones had told her that the woman was Caucasian but they couldn't tell her what the victim's smile had looked like or the color of her eyes. There were only so many things bones could tell you. Luckily, the body had been only partially decomposed so Angela had worked off of the shape and general look of it.
"How's it coming?" Her friend asked. The artist turned around and saw Brennan and Booth standing there.
"Well, here she is." Quickly, Angela pulled her notebook up off the desk in front of her. The image she had drawn was spectacular as always. Despite not having much to go on, the artist had once again captured the best in people.
The woman looked young and vibrant. A big smile crossed her face and it had created dimples in her cheeks. Angela had chosen to go with brown hair and hazel eyes.
"Wow." Booth said.
"Thanks. I just hope I'm close." She said.
"You always are. Can you help us pull together some of these other cases? We need to see the similarities and run some possibilities." Brennan asked.
"Other cases?" Angela wondered.
"Six more cases to be exact." Booth told her.
"Well let me input the data and I'll call you when I'm done." She said moving over to her computer.
"Thanks, Ange." Brennan said. The artist just smiled looking at her friend and Booth.
"What are you looking at?" The FBI Agent asked.
"Oh nothing." She answered and turned back to her computer screen. Quickly, Booth pulled Brennan out of the office.
"I think she's onto to us." He said with goofy look. He had hoped to make Brennan smile but instead a concerned look crossed her face.
"What are we going to do?" She asked.
"Don't worry. I was just kidding. I'm just trying to make you smile. I love your smile." Booth tried to calm her down.
"I can still come over later, right?" Brennan asked.
"Of course. Nothing is more important than trying to work out our relationship. I want this to work." He told her.
"What do you want to work?" Zack asked. Booth did a double take and remained silent.
"We were just discussing the case that's all. What's going on with your examination of the skeleton?" Brennan quickly covered.
"I think I found something." The student said.
To Be Continued…