Brennan looks up from the body as Booth swipes his access card through the security system. He grins at her and waggles a thick paper file in her direction. She leans over the table and sighs "Please tell me that's not all the missing persons for the state?"
He smiles and hands the file to her. "There were 25 missing females between the ages of 20 and 28 years in the state around the time of the construction….all went missing from local areas, all unsolved." Her hand brushes his lightly as she takes the file from him, his eyes dart to the point of contact, however she doesn't seem to notice and is already flicking through the pages. Booth retracts his hand and shoves it into his pocket, Brennan flicks through the pages of the file and the closes it to look at him.
"I need to know when the wing of the museum that we recovered the body from was built. " He nods. "This is going to be hard to make an ID. The way in which the front of the skull has been crushed is making Angela's job nearly impossible. Without the teeth we can't even get dental matches……whoever did this never wanted this woman to be found. But why was hiding her identity so important?"
Booth purses his lips "Maybe the identification will lead us straight to the killer?" She nods at him slowly seemingly deep in thought. "I'll find out about the museum." She nods and starts to head up to the offices, he turns on his heel but spins back to her direction "Hey Bones?" She stops and looks at him patiently "Fancy grabbing something to eat with me tonight, maybe even a couple of drinks?"
She smiles gratefully. "Thanks for the offer Booth.."
He holds up his hand "Now if you are gonna blow me off for work…I don't think that.."
She shakes her head "No it's not that, it's just…well I have a date."
Booth physically jolts and he covers it up with a quick smile. "Oh, well good for you. I don't know if I will be back today. I'm probably gonna spend what's left of the weekend working on one of the cars….I'll leave you a voicemail when I find out about the museum."
"Um, ok. Have a nice weekend. Speak to you Monday." With that she turns around apparently engrossed in her file again. Booth pulls his keys from his pocket and twists them around in his fingers. He silently curses himself for being foolish enough to ask her to join him in the first place before turning around and leaving the lab. He had to get her out of his head, the fact that she was dating proved that she wasn't having the same feelings as him. He needed to find a diversion.
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Brennan and David walk slowly down the sidewalk, he slips his hand into hers and squeezes gently. She smiles shyly.
" Temperance? Can I ask you a question?"
She stops and turns to look at him, her hand still linked with his "Of course." He clears his throat quickly and smiles nervously.
"I just wondered where this is going?...I mean, we've been on half a dozen dates, and the furthest we've gotten is holding hands and the occasional kiss……Are we going anywhere? I mean, I just feel that you are holding back something."
Brennan nods and looks at their hands, he cocks his head to the side and meeting her eyes she lifts her head to look at him. He shrugs waiting for an answer. "David, I….. I'm not good at this, relationships. I find it too hard to open up to people."
He smiles "You don't find it hard to open up to Booth."
She looks at him defensively "David, that's different…Booth is…..well he's…"
"He's what Temperance? "
She drops his hand and crosses her arm, her brow knitted in confusion. David puts a hand on her arm and gives her a gentle squeeze.
"I don't want to be in a relationship with three people Temperance, only you. I know that as long as Booth is in your life, I can't have all of you. I don't think that I could settle for any less with you….So maybe tonight, when we say goodnight, we should say goodbye."
She tries to find the words to make him stay but she can't, he leans into her and touches his lips to hers gently. "Dr Temperance Brennan, it has been a pleasure knowing you….And as for Booth, don't keep him hanging on too long, he deserves to know where he stands…..Goodbye Temperance."
He lets her go and starts to walk away from her. Brennan hugs her arms around her torso and watches him walk away "Goodbye David"
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So what are you guys thinking so far? I know that the storyline is dragging out but since it's the weekend in Bones world, I thought I would make the most of it.