"ANGELA!" Tempe called again reaching her friend who stood looking at her confused, or at least trying to.

"Sweetie? What's wrong?" she asked as everybody in the lab looked to her.

"What the hell is this?" she asked showing her the ring as she reached her side.

Angela looked at the inscription that was written, she read it over and over again, not knowing how Tempe would take the news, the first time she saw it she went crazy, was this another repeat.

"Sweetie, I think we need to go to my office." She said as Hodgins told everybody to get back to work.

"No Ange. Just tell me, is this true?"

"Yes, it is, very much so." She said and tried pushing her to the office, only to watch her rest her back against the wall and slid down it to her knees crying.

"Dr. Brennan?" Zach asked looking over to her.

"She's fine Zach." Angela lied, calling Hodgins over.

It was the first time she had ever made a scene in the lab, but due to the circumstances it wasn't unusual, every new development was like a secret blow to the face, and she had already taken enough beatings.

"What should I do with her?" Hodgins asked picking her up with the help of Angela.

"Take her to her office." She said and followed him.

Once inside, Hodgins placed her on her couch, and then left so Angela could talk things over with her. Angela moved over to Tempe and sat on the couch, allowing her friends head to lie on her lap.

"Tell me it's a lie, Ange." She mumbled.

"I can't." she whispered not knowing what to do, Tempe had always been strong, until her memory left, it was like her self confidence and soul and left with it.

"What do I do?"

"Well I'd tell you, but you need to figure that out by yourself."

Tempe lay there on her couch talking to Angela as another memory came to her.

Booth and her were sitting in her office talking about a few things; they had finished up a really hard case and were talking about everything when Booth pulled out the ring. He gave it to her and told her to keep it, sort of like a friendship ring.

She had wondered what had caused him to do such a thing when he opened his mouth to speak.

"I love you." He said flat out, Tempe had lifted her head to face him.

"I'm sorry." She said not sure if she heard him right.

"I said I love you."

"no." she mumbled shaking her head back and forth. "You can't, Booth, you'll leave just like the rest of them." She cried.

They had stood in front of each other, arguing why he loved her, why she said he couldn't. Finally it ended as she walked out of the room and exited the lab. Soon she found herself eating dinner with David and he was talking about how much he enjoyed her company and he was happy they were dating.

Then out of nowhere, he got down on one knee and proposed. Tempe sat there speechless; she didn't know what to say. She was angry at Booth for telling her he loved her, and now David kneeled before her with a ring.

Out of anger and frustration she didn't think and just said yes, knowing that if she lost David somehow she would care as much as loosing Booth. She had agreed to marry him because she didn't love him, which was odd, yes, but her choice.

Tempe was pulled out of her memory and looked back to the ring, written in nice handwriting it read 'Bones-I love you-Booth.' Booth couldn't love her, if he did she would loose him and how could he still love her after everything she did to him?

So many questions plagued her mind and she knew it would be a while before she knew any of the answers. Slowly she raised her head and placed the ring back on her finger, it was not only a sign of how Booth had felt for her, but of how she felt.

She knew deep down that if she didn't feel the same she would have been rid of the ring and the thoughts of her and Booth wouldn't be roaming through her head. As she starred at the gold band and diamond, she knew her feelings for Booth had always been there, she just never said anything about it because he was always with another woman and she knew that if she loved him he would leave.

"Ange?" she questioned looking over to her quiet friend.

"Yes?"

"Did I ever learn to love him back? I mean I see these pictures where were close and the one with us kissing, I mean was it just something physical or was it love?"

"Oh sweetie." She sighed smiling to her. "It was love."

"Do you think I will ever get that back?"

"I'm sure within time everything will come back and you'll remember."

Tempe nodded her head and smiled hoping she was right. A slight knock at the door pulled her away from her thoughts.

"Hey Dr. B, how are you doing?" Hodgins asked walking in.

"I think ok." she mumbled.

"David's here." He whispered.

Tempe looked frightfully over to Angela, she was married to man she didn't love only because she was mad at the person she did love, she didn't know him, but he still sought some form of love in return. How was she supposed to give him something he never had?

Tempe got off of her couch and walked out of her office to see Russ and David waiting for her. She smiled and followed them as they walked her to the car, it was late, she had been talking to Angela for hours and knew it was near dinner time.

She took a quick glance behind her to see Angela whispering something to Russ; he nodded and soon took his place by her side. She smiled, knowing with her brother close she was safe.

Later that night after dinner Tempe sat up in her room, away from David, with Russ and talked about everything that had happened. To her surprise he knew all there was to know about the relationship and would do all he could to help her remember as well.

After they talked, he left for the couch to sleep while she stood up the whole night looking at the ring. She had a photo of them smiling at the camera on her wedding day and she noticed how happy she was, part of her wanted that back, all of it. She wanted to be happy and not confused.

That night Tempe cried herself to sleep and dreamed.