(Aliens in a Spaceship)

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Waiting for Brennan at the Diner, Booth expected her to be a little late since she had gone to Karate class, so when the phone rang he was sure it was Brennan telling him she was on the way.

Temperance Brennan and Jack Hodgins have been buried alive. Wire transfer eight million dollars to the following Grand Cayman account or they will suffocate to death. Upon receiving the wire transfer I will provide you with Brennan and Hodgins' GPS coordinates. This will be the last communication.

His heart racing, Booth felt on the verge of panic. Collecting himself, he knew that what he needed to be was calm and collected. Taking a couple of minutes, he suppressed his fears and moved into his Ranger mode. The Gravedigger had kidnapped his girlfriend and if he had any say in it, it would be the last thing that monster ever did. His heart now beating normally, he called Cam and let her know about Brennan and Hodgins. They had work to do and little time to do it in. He would get Brennan back and no one was going to stop him. She was his world and he would do everything in his power to get her back.

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While he helped the team search for Brennan and Hodgins, Booth came close to confessing his relationship with Brennan to Cam, but then reconsidered it. He was afraid that if the FBI found out that his partner was also his girlfriend then they would yank him from the case and there was no way that was going to happen. He had to find Brennan and Hodgins and no one was going to keep him from doing that.

In the meantime buried underground, Brennan and Hodgins fought to stay alive. Brennan had helped Hodgins with a serious problem with one of his legs. He had been hit by a car before he was kidnapped and it had caused damage to his legs. She had suspected he had compartment syndrome in one of his legs which was causing him great pain. She'd alleviated the danger by making a long incision in the fascia to release the pressure inside. Hodgins had passed out from the pain of the incision and Brennan had worried that she'd killed him, but in the end she had done more good than harm and once he was awake they found he was in less pain.

While they worked on different ways to stay alive and to communicate with the outside world, they chatted about various topics, trying to encourage each other. After running out of ways to prolong their lives, they decided to be proactive and find a way to escape. Before Brennan blew out the windshield of the car they were in to try to reach the surface, they had both written letters to their loved ones. Hodgins had written to Angela and Brennan had written to Booth. After she had written it, she placed the letter in one of the pockets of her jacket and hoped it would survive. She wanted her final words to reach her boyfriend and she knew that he needed to read those words.

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They were sitting in St. Patrick's and Booth was praying. Brennan had wanted to come with Booth because she hadn't wanted to be alone in her apartment. When Booth had pulled her from the loose gravel that surrounded her, she never felt so relieved to see anyone as she had at that moment. After a quick trip to the hospital to verify that her worse injuries was the burn on her back where the Gravedigger had tased her and the numerous bruises on her body where she had tried to claw her way to the surface from her car pulling Hodgins with on hand while he pushed up from below. The rocks and gravel had caused numerous abrasions and bruises, but she was in good physical shape. Now she was sitting in the church staring at her boyfriend as he prayed silently to his God.

Once he was done and sat back on the pew, Brennan hugged his arm and leaned against him. "I knew you wouldn't give up." I knew he would search for me for as long as he could. I knew I could trust him not to give up.

"I knew you wouldn't give up, either." Booth had counted on Brennan and Hodgins to fight to survive and he never lost hope. He had known that they were alive and that all they had to do was pinpoint where they were. "Thank God you blew out that window. I'm not sure we'd have found you in time, if you hadn't."

"I knew we had to do something." Brennan sighed. "There was a risk that we would die in the explosion, but there was no doubt that we would die if we did nothing."

Booth patted her knee and was so thankful that she was sitting next to him. "God I was so afraid. I thought we could count on the Cantilever Group to pay the ransom, but Hodgins had left instructions that if he was ever kidnapped that he wanted them to get proof he was alive before they paid. We didn't have any way to contact the Gravedigger and I didn't have eight million dollars. Hell I don't have eight thousand dollars . . . the FBI doesn't believe in paying ransom, but I swear I would have paid it if I could."

She heard the strain in his voice and she knew he was still upset that she had been in danger. "I don't think paying the ransome would have saved me or Hodgins. Logically this was a way to get rid of Hodgins and I. We must have been getting too close to the Gravedigger and this was a way to stop that from happening."

"You're probably right." Booth was filled with anger and he knew if he ever got his hands on the Gravedigger he might be tempted to kill the man where he stood. He considered the kidnapper to be evil and that life meant nothing to him. Booth had come too close to losing the woman he loved and he would never forgive that vile criminal for trying to kill her. "Still, I would have paid it I'd had the money. You mean more to me than any amount of money you can name. I can't believe how close I came to losing you. I don't know what I would have done if I had. I really don't know.

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That evening, as they prepared to go to bed, Brennan remembered the letter she'd written and decided to let her boyfriend read it. She felt he had a right to know what she had been thinking as she contemplated her own death. As Booth removed his shirt, Brennan retrieved the letter from the filthy jacket in the clothes hamper and brought the letter to him. "When Hodgins and I thought we were going to die, I wrote you a message just in case you were able to find my body." I hope I'm doing the right thing letting him read it.

A chill ran through Booth as he took the letter from Brennan. His shirt discarded on the floor, he sat down on the edge of the bed and opened it.

Dear Booth,

These are the last words you will ever hear from me. I know that you are looking for me and I know you must be worried that I'm suffering. I'm not. Hodgins and I have worked diligently up to this point and we are not suffering from lack of oxygen nor are we in a lot of pain.

We have talked it over and we've decided to try to escape from this car. If we are unsuccessful then you can at least be proud of the fact that we tried to help ourselves.

I love you, Booth. No one has ever loved me like you do. You have given me a family which I have forgone since I was fifteen. Your son Parker has been like a son to me. You have been most generous to share him with me and I'm thankful for that.

You have opened my eyes to love and what that means. Before I met you I thought of love as just chemicals that control your brain for a short period of time. You made me realize that love is more that chemicals. It's trust and kindness. It's being with someone who wants to make you happy. It's bickering about silly things and making up afterward. It's allowing myself to give a piece of me to you and not worry what you will do with it.

Booth, you have made me happy. I love you and I know you love me. Please don't let my death make you sad enough to go back to gambling. Don't give up on yourself. I believe you are strong and you can continue to live your life as it should be. You are a good man, a very good man and I want you to believe that. Please believe that Booth.

Love Bones

His throat tight with emotion, Booth stood up, moved closer to Brennan and pulled her into his embrace. "Bones, I . . . Bones I love you so much."

She felt hot tears move down her cheeks and she let them as she held her boyfriend as close to her body as she could. "I love you Booth. No one loves me in this world except you and I . . . and I . . . "

He moved to kiss her, silencing her words. They had come so close to losing each other and Booth felt that there was no need for words. Not at that time. They were together again and that was all that mattered.

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