Chapter Seven

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Temperance let the phone slip out of her hand. She'd never felt this scared in a long time and she really didn't understand why. She didn't know how long she sat like that, staring into space, when she suddenly realized she never let the doctor on the line finish what he was saying. She grabbed the phone again, trying to prepare herself for the worst.

"Hello?" she asked. "Are you there? Hello!" Temperance was almost screaming into the phone, but all she could hear was the dial tone. She put the phone down and ran out of her office; at least she knew which hospital Booth was at. The little voice inside of her head kept repeating those terrifying words over and over again. Temperance tried to not think of it, Booth couldn't be dead, she was just overreacting, maybe he just had an accident…

"Sweetie what's wrong?"

Temperance was stopped on her way towards the door by her best friends' worried words. She could hear Angela was scared and forced herself to stop and look at her.

"Sweetie you're crying," Angela sounded shocked, sad and afraid all in one sentence.

"No I'm not, why would…" Temperance cut herself off as she suddenly realized Angela was right. She hadn't even noticed and now she quickly wiped the tears away from her eyes.

"It's Booth," she started

Angela's eyes widened with fear. "Is he… he's not…" she couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence.

"I don't know, the phone call was disconnected as I dropped the phone… all I know is that he's at the hospital. Ange, I have to go, I'm sorry…" Temperance turned away from her friend and hurried out through the door, running up to her car. Angela hesitated a few seconds, than she ran after her, jumping into the car just as the silver vehicle speeded off.

"Uh sweetie, could you slow down a little, Tempe? This is way too fast," Angela tried, but was ignored.

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When Temperance took Booth's hand in hers and gently squeezed it, the agents' eyes opened, tiredly looking at her.

"Booth… I thought you were dead," Temperance whispered. "What happened?" she felt so relieved she almost cried. She had been so scared; that he might be dead, that she'd never get to see him again, just the thought of loosing Booth made her heart break. Temperance hated to admit it, even to herself, but Booth meant more to her than she dared to think about.

"Well, I was feeling a little better so I headed down to the office, I thought that I could pick up some papers and work at home…" Booth paused for a while. "Then suddenly I woke up here, I guess I must have passed out or something…"

A nurse entered the room, giving the women a quick glance before speaking. "Yeah, and he kept repeating the word 'Bones' over and over again, we didn't understand a thing until he managed to say 'call Brennan'." The nurse said with a small smile on her lips.

Temperance looked at Booth, she couldn't be sure if the sudden flush on his cheeks was because of embarrassment or the high fever he was having. She felt so sorry for him. Booth was always so strong, so full of life, and now he was just lying there, tired and weak. She wanted to hug him, and tell him everything would be alright, but settled with pushing a bit of his damp hair back into place. She let her fingers linger at his forehead, slowly caressing his cheek before removing her hand. Booth's eyes were closed and Temperance tried to hold back the tears that threatened to fall.

"Bones?"

"Yes?"

"I'm sorry; I never meant it… that you're not good around people… you're good around me… the best…" Booth's voice trailed off. "Maybe if I die now we can have a meaningful relationship…I…"

Temperance cut him off. "Booth what the hell are you talking about?" she asked, biting her lip as she realized her words had come out way to harsh. She knew the high fever made him talk strange, but this made absolutely no sense at all.

"You once said your most meaningful relationships are with the dead… you know… uh… I would want that… if I was dead… maybe you could love me…I…" Booth's voice trailed off again. Now his eyes were opened and looking at Bones.

She was shocked to see the tears that were brimming in his beautiful brown eyes as he continued speaking. "Bones… I think I…"

"Shhh," Temperance cut him off, slowly leaning in to place a kiss on his lips. She felt him respond weakly. She finally pulled away and looking down at him, she was sure he had felt it too, the magic. She had kissed other men, but she'd never felt such strong emotions before. As she'd kissed Booth, it was like the whole world disappeared around her, and for once she felt completely sure that she'd done the right thing.

"You don't have to die Seeley…" she whispered softly.

Just as she'd said it, Booth's eyes closed. She called his name, but there was no response.

"His fever is rising, he's slipping into unconsciousness," the nurse stated, mostly to herself but it was enough to scare Temperance. A doctor came running into the room.

"I will have to ask you two to leave," he said to Temperance and Angela.

Temperance refused and Angela could see the stressed doctor was loosing his patience.

"Sweetie come on, let the doctor do his job," she tried, tugging at her friends arm. Temperance hated the thought of leaving Booth in there, but she had to agree, the doctors knew what they were doing, she would probably just be in the way. With her eyes kept at Booth's unconscious form, she let Angela drag her out of the room.

Don't leave me Booth… Please, don't let him leave me…

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TBC.

AN/ Sorry, I just had to scare you a little bit more, you will soon find out what's going on with Booth…

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