Chapter Fourteen
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Booth woke up with a start. He realized he must have passed out, and as he opened his eyes the first thing he saw was two green eyes looking down at him.
"Seeley Baby! You're awake!" a cheerful voice said and Booth didn't want anything more badly than to get away from this girl. He tried to move his arms again but was reminded of the ropes he was tied to the bed with.
"Aren't you glad I got you out of the hospital sexy?"
Booth groaned. "Let me go," he said tiredly.
"No you see I can't do that, because then you'll go back to that Bone lady and I can't loose you again Seeley, you know you belong to me."
"Dammit Lisa, just let me go!" Booth yelled frustrated. "I don't belong to anyone, especially not you."
Lisa climbed onto the bed, standing on all fours over Booth's body. She placed her hands on his chest, smiling down at him. "So what do you say sexy? Wanna have some fun?"
Lisa's smirk sent a chill down Booth's spine. No words could describe how much he hated his ex.
"If you don't get off me, I swear I'll shoot you as soon as I get a chance."
Lisa just smiled sweetly. "Don't be such a wimp, don't you remember what I used to do to you, you want me to remind you?" with her eyes locked at Booth's, Lisa began unbuttoning his shirt. Booth wriggled under her, trying to get his hands free but the struggling only made the ropes tighten around his wrists and his head began aching more again. Booth didn't longer have the strength to fight and just lay there, praying Bones would find him. He didn't know how much longer he could stand this… suddenly a thought struck him, what if Bones wasn't even looking? She'd said they were through, that there would never be anything between them again, not even partnership. What if Bones didn't care about his disappearance, who would find him then?
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"We're gonna find Booth, don't worry sweetie everything will be okay, do you hear me? It's gonna be alright."
Temperance pulled away from her best friends embrace and looked at her. Her eyes were full of doubt and Angela could see she was struggling to hold back tears.
"Hey it's okay," she whispered.
Temperance shook her head. It was not okay, Booth was gone and no one knew what had happened. She was powerless and the knowledge that there was nothing she could do was tearing her apart. She didn't even have a clue where to look, Booth could be anywhere…
"I can't do this anymore," Temperance suddenly said. Angela gave her a questioning look.
"I can't live in the constant fear of loosing him, of not knowing what's gonna happen or where he is or if he's safe, it's too much, it's just too damn much Ange!" Temperance blurted out, sighing loudly.
"When this is over you'll…" Angela started but was cut off.
"No, it'll never be over, even if we get together, his work is dangerous, he can get killed any time working out in the field. I can't risk getting hurt again, Booth isn't a safe option, what I need is someone safe, and Booth is not. Okay? I can't love Booth, I can't!" Temperance almost yelled now and Angela tried to quiet her as the people in the waiting room were beginning to stare.
"Sweetie I understand that you're scared. But sometimes you need to take a risk. You can't deny you feelings for Booth, it won't work, even though you want to walk away, your heart is bound to him… sweetie you two are meant to be, can't you see that?"
Temperance couldn't bring herself to argue against her friend. She hated to admit it, but she knew Angela was right.
There was a long silence. Angela smiled sadly as she was watching her best friend looking at the small picture she'd found in Booth's room. She glanced over Tempe's shoulder, and her smile grew bigger as she read what was written at the back of the photo.
Suddenly she knew. She was shocked that none of them had come to think of it earlier.
"Bren, I think you've got some ass to kick!"
Temperance gave her a confused look.
"That bitch Lisa got to have Booth."
Temperance's face lit up, but soon her expression was replaced by anger. That woman had almost ruined everything between her and Booth, she was sure as hell not gonna succeed this time.
"I'm gonna kill that woman," Temperance said angrily, she started to walk and Angela hurried after her.
"If she as much as lay one of her dirty fingers on Seeley I swear I'll kill her," Temperance muttered to herself. Angela wasn't supposed to hear but she did and couldn't help but smile at her friends' words. This wasn't going to be nice. An angry Brennan wasn't fun to deal with, Angela smiled to herself. Lisa would get to pay for messing with Temperance, and she was sure Temperance wasn't joking. If Lisa did anything to hurt Booth, she would have to fear death, that's one thing that was sure. Temperance would do anything for Booth, even kill his crazy ex.
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TBC
