The next morning when Tempe woke up she noticed her brother was gone and only David remained. She tried to ignore him, but failed as he saw her walking out of her room fully clothed and dressed for something.

"Tempie? You going somewhere?" he asked over his shoulder.

"yeah." She said her body tensing up at his voice. "Booth is coming bye to take me to the lab." It wasn't a complete lie, Booth was coming by, he was just going to get her out of the house.

"ok." he said placing some pancakes on the table. "Just eat something first, please?"

Tempe walked over to the table and sat down, hoping Booth would be there early. She had called him upon waking up and had felt all her fears and confusion leave, she knew they needed to talk and now was the time.

"So, I know we haven't been close and all…" David said sitting across from her. "I understand with your memory, but don't you think you should be talking to me about this stuff? I am after all your husband." He said the word easily, but it still sent a spike through her chest, how on earth could she marry him.

"I just need to spend time with the people I really know. Booth, Angela, Zach and Hodgins give me that because I have worked with them for so long."

"I understand." He said taking a bite of his breakfast. "Have you had any memories at all? We don't talk much any more."

"We never talked much before either." She whispered not knowing what she was saying. Her eyes went wide as the realization hit her.

"What did you say?" he asked looking at her oddly. Did he really hear her? She wondered.

"Nothing, she mumbled stuffing pancakes into her mouth, covering up for her mistake.

"Well it's just I'm worried about you." He continued on. "I mean I feel like I'm living with a stranger and not my wife."

"I'm sorry, but I'm not sure who beat the crap out of me and made me loose my memory." She said getting upset.

"I know, and I'm sorry. Just never mind."

Tempe watched as he got up and rinsed his dish, he then made his way over to her and pulled a chair close, holding her hand as he spoke. His touch sent s chill up her spine and not a good one. The grip was tight and affectionate, but she felt the need to pull it away and wash her hands.

"Just promise me if you remember anything you'll tell me. I miss you and want to be apart of your life."

"I…I…" she trailed off as a horn honked in the distance, she knew it was Booth. He never came to the door, but she didn't know how she knew that. "I got to go."

David sat at the table and watched as Tempe got up from her chair and rushed to the door, then out towards Booth. He sighed and picked up her dish to wash it. A lot had changed in her and he began to wonder if him still being around was a good idea.

"Good morning Bones." Booth said as Tempe got into his car.

"Good morning." She whispered and leaned in to kiss him on the cheek. As she pulled away she realized what she did and immediately apologized.

"It's ok, Bones. You're just falling into your old pattern. That's good, showing your memory is coming back."

"Yeah. Sorry again." She quickly said then looked out the window as they drove away.

"So where to?" he asked a few minutes later.

"Anywhere, I just need to get away from home and the lab. I need to think."

"Thinking space I can do." He said and made a sharp left at the light.

Twenty minutes later Tempe found herself sitting in the park next to Booth. It was a quiet empty area and it brought back memories of times in the past. The walked over to a picnic area and the thoughts of Angela, Zach, Hodgins, Booth and her filled her mind as she remembered them laughing over nothing and everything.

"I'm lost Booth, so lost." She whispered. She was still uncomfortable talking to him after reading what the ring said, but Angela wouldn't tell her much and the only other person with answers was Booth.

"You're not lost, Bones. I found you. I'll help you again." He said holding her close, she was vulnerable and he knew it.

"If you loved me and I loved you, why did I marry David?" she asked, the thought had been plaguing her.

"I can only tell you what you told me and at the time it didn't make sense." He looked at her confused.

"Tell me, please?" she starred into his eyes and got lost in them.

"It was a while ago…" he started out as the memories of that day flooded back. "You had been dating David for a while and one day I just got up the courage to tell you how I felt, I actually forgot you were seeing him.

"I told you I loved you and gave you that ring as a friendship ring. You were…scared…I guess is the only way to put it. You yelled at me, saying I couldn't love you because if I did I would leave like everybody else and you couldn't loose me. You stormed out of your office and the next thing I knew you were engaged.

"For days we didn't talk. You ignored me and I you. But finally we spoke and got things cleared up. You told me that if you married me; and something happened you could never forgive yourself. You said that by marrying David it was different it was like being with Russ. Only David could be a little more. You said you didn't love him and that's why you agreed, also because you were mad at me from before."

Tempe looked over to Booth it was like in her vision of the past, but she still didn't know why she had been stupid. The confusion was gone from knowing the truth, but confusion as to why it happened didn't go far.

"Next thing I know you're married and we're together in my apartment having an affair."

"I remembered you kissing me at my wedding." She spoke softly.

"Yeah we were friends again and I was congratulating you on your big day I also told you that no matter what you would always be my Bones."

"How long did the affair last?"

"It never ended. You came home from your honeymoon in a bad mood and you came to me for comfort, next thing I know we're in my bed together. You told me that David could never make you happy and that marrying him was a mistake."

"So why didn't I divorce him?"

"You told me too much trouble to go through, plus he would never allow it and in the end he would just take most of your money you worked for and it was just easier to keep things the way they were."

"Were we ever close? David and I?"

"I think at some point you were, but as the years went by you grew further apart. When he would leave for business trips you would come and stay at my place. You basically live there; you have your own closet full of clothes and shoes. Your make-up and hair things are in my bathroom, it's like we're the married couple."

"I hope I get my life back. I miss it, I feel so lost and empty." She mumbled.

"I'm always here for you Bones." He said and pulled her face close as his lips gently brushed up against hers.

The kiss started out slow, but soon gained passion as the seconds went by, however, it was short lived as her face began to hurt from the bruises.

"sorry." He said checking her. "I swear I'll find the person who hurt you and kill them." He promised and held her close.

Though she was still confused and lost, Tempe knew that for the first time she was going to be ok and that over the last few days she felt safe and warm like her life was finally getting back to normal. They sat there for while before returning to the lab so Tempe could work with Angela while Booth worked on finding the man who hurt her.