A/N: Walter Sherman (The Finder), Russ Brennan, a truck stop, old photo


Walter Sherman lowered his binoculars slightly and looked at the faded photograph in his hand then back through the binoculars, confirming that the guy at the sun coast truck stop across the street was in fact Russ Brennan, the AWOL brother of Doctor Temperance Brennan and brother-in-law of FBI special Agent Seeley Booth, Walter got out of his jeep and quickly headed across the street and over to Russ. "Russ Brennan?"

"…Ah…yeah…"

"Walter Sherman I find lost things; I was asked to find you… I found you…"

"Who asked you to find me and why?"

"Booth…"

"Why didn't Booth just find me himself? He' s FBI…"

"He's been a little busy picking up the pieces of your sisters broken heart after your father passed away. "

"Dad died?"

"Yes, two months ago. He was hurt protecting Brennan and Booth's children from an assailant. He got shot then someone hacked his pacemaker."

"Dadgot a pacemaker?"

"Yes, he got it six months ago…."

"I didn't know…."

"You're a hard man to find…."

"Dad knew where I was for the most part…"

"He was the only one…"

"Tempe doesn't need me she has Booth…he's all she needs…"

"Usually that's true but in this case she needs you too…"

"The funeral was two months ago…"

"Doesn't matter call her… check in… offer to help go through Max's things…"

"Tempe doesn't need me for that…"

"She may not NEED you, but she'd LIKE you to be there…."

"I don't think I can get away. Work is busy and the girls…"

" I've been watching you for three days and you've only changed one tire. Why have you been so hard to get a hold of the last few years?"

"Booth and Tempe work for and with the FBI… that makes a sort of ex-con nervous…."

"…Just call your sister…" Walter turned and headed across the street and got in his jeep.

BONES

Two weeks later Micah knocked lightly on Brennan's office door, Brennan looked up, "Russ, what are you doing here?"

"I just came to see you…"

"Dad died.."

"I know…"