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The Accomplice

Chapter 19

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Hodgins walked back onto the platform in time to see Booth hugging Zack. Zack's face was a dark shade of red and Hodgins didn't know if it was because he was embarrassed or Booth was squeezing so hard.

Hodgins stopped just short of the two and noticed Jack was just standing there in shock while in Booth's embrace. Normally Hodgins would have made fun of Booth but now was not the time.

Once we find Dr. Brennan, remind me to laugh at him. Hodgins told himself.

A small cough escaped Hodgins lips and brought Booth out of his reverie. Booth immediately released his embrace and turned red also.

"Uh sorry man." Booth punched Zach in the shoulder. Booth hit him a little harder than expected and Zach fell backwards.

"Yeah…." Zach didn't know what to say and turned to Hodgins. "What is going on?"

Hodgins just looked at him and then turned to Booth "The blood came back with similar traces of lithium oxide so it leads us in the same direction. I did run it though and it isn't a match for Branson Nichols. Maybe he has an accomplice?"

"Accomplice? What is going on?" Zach once again questions.

Just then Angela walked back into the Jeffersonian with the picture of the man Chloe had described.

"Chloe described this guy to me as a man who her abductor met the night she was kidnapped. She didn't know either of their names but this guy was helping the other guy. Do you recognize him Booth?"

Booth looked at the picture and a chill ran down his spine. "She described this man to you? He was Nichols accomplice?"

"Yes, do you know who he is?"

"Hodgins run that blood against active FBI agents to confirm but that is Agent Jeffery Cameron. He was assigned to follow Bones. I completely forgot I had her tailed. If anything happens to her this really is my fault."

Hodgins goes to run the DNA sample for matches.

"Booth, you couldn't have known." Angela walked up and placed a hand on Booth's shoulder.

"Yeah but I should have known. She is my wife and I have a perp trail her."

"So Dr. Brennan is missing?" Zach asked.

Everyone turned to look at him and simultaneously say "YES ZACK."

"Sorry." Zack looks down sheepishly.

"Okay so if it is him you should just call him in and they will find him. And then he can tell us where Brennan was being held." Angela suggests logically.

"I got suspended Ange. Cullen said if I didn't leave the case alone I would be fired. This is something we are going to have to do on our own. You guys with me?"

"Of course." Came Zack and Angela's reply.

Hodgins came back onto the platform "It's a match for Agent Cameron."

"Okay, so let's look into this guy and see what we can find."

"I'm on it." Angela went to her office to pull up files on the agent.

The team followed Angela just as Booth's phone rang.

"Booth"

"Hello, Agent Booth." The cold voice of Nichols replies on the other end of the line.

"You bstard. Where is she?" Booth replied.

"Now, now, is that any way to treat me? After all your precious 'Bones' life is in my hands. I will assume you found what I wanted you to?"

"Why did I have to go see Chloe to find out you had an agent helping you?"

"It wasn't about that, I wanted you to be upset and lose your job. You have now lost your job and your wife. I have taken everything from you that was taken from me. Without the FBI's help do you honestly expect to find Tempe?"

"Don't worry, I will find her, and when I do I will kill you."

"Unless you are to late Agent Booth. Time is clicking; you had better hurry."

Booth was about to reply when he heard a dial-tone. He then turned to Angela "What all did Chloe tell you?"

Angela then told him about how Chloe worked at a coffee shop and when Nichols and Cameron had been kidnapped her.

"Okay, I'm going to the coffee shop, see what I can find out." Booth was already walking toward the doors.

"I'm coming with you." Hodgins started off after him.

Booth didn't have time to argue "Fine but I am driving. Angela can we use your car?" He had forgotten he didn't have his SUV.

"Hey, that's not fair it's my girlfriend's car." Hodgins spoke before seeing the look Booth was giving him and he held his hands up in defeat "But you are a better driver."

Angela threw Booth her keys and they were off.

Booth and Hodgins jumped into the car and headed over to the coffee shop on Bell and Main.

The shop was already dark. He glanced down at the dash board and the clock read 11:58 PM. Something didn't feel right about the coffee shop even though it was usually closed by 11:00.

"Stay here." Booth handed Hodgins a spare gun. "Use this only if you have to."

Booth got out of the car and walked over look in the window.

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