Chapter 7
Brennan was sitting in the bedroom that she was getting put together for Alana. She picked up one of Alana's favorite dolls and cuddled it close to her chest. She felt the tears rolling down her cheeks and knew that if her baby girl wasn't found soon she wasn't going to be able to handle it much longer. She slowly set the doll aside as she heard someone walking down the hallway and knew that it was most likely her brother in law, Jared. She looked up as the door opened and Jared leaned against the doorjamb.
"Hey, Brennan, everything is going to be just fine." Jared said softly, looking at the woman standing in front of him, a woman he had known was someone who would do whatever it took to get the ones she loved back safe and sound.
"I know, I know that. Booth won't let Taffet get away with this and he will make sure that our daughter is brought home safe and sound." Brennan said as she tried for a smile but knew it was useless. Sighing she walked past Jared out of the room and waited for him to close the bedroom door before leading the way down the hall towards the office that was being used.
"Hey, I found something that might be useful." Jared said as he moved quickly to the desk and lifted the notepad that was sitting there, up.
"What is it?" Booth asked suddenly walking into the room, startling both Jared and Brennan.
"Heather Taffet's file that I had opened back when she had kidnapped you. Apparently, I had forgotten that I had copied the file somewhere and when I was sitting here I remembered about it and accessed it. There is information on here that isn't in any database you have access to." Jared said softly as he handed the notepad over to his older brother.
Booth looked over the file and then let his head snap up as an idea formed in his head. He knew that it was a long shot, this woman was smart and had worked as a prosecutor, she knew a lot about criminals but she also knew how the FBI and other police agencies tracked those criminals, chances were she was staying way ahead of them and on the move.
Alana was leaning back against the wall in the closet she had been stuffed into when the doorbell had rung. She didn't know why they were in an apartment building or whatever this place was, but she knew that it was a little better than the last place they had been in. Alana knew that the mean lady was getting more relaxed, she said she didn't think there was anything for them to worry about, it was most likely that her mother was not looking for her anymore, she was probably relieved not to have to deal with her anymore. Alana didn't believe that, she knew her mommy loved her and she would always look for her.
"I know you miss me mommy, I miss you to." Alana whispered to herself as she brought her knees to her chest and felt the tears falling down her cheeks. She missed her mommy more than anything and when she got home she was going to beg her mommy to let her meet her daddy, and maybe she could even convince her mommy that it was time for her to be a big sister, she just wanted a bunch of people around, she wanted a real family, and when she went home maybe mommy would find her one.
Brennan looked up as the front door opened and she sighed as she saw Angela, a pregnant looking Angela, walking in closely followed by Cam and Hodgins. It was clear that the three of them were tired of waiting for her to come back into work and had decided to bring work to the house, for now at least. She watched as they started setting some things up and Angela made her way over to where Brennan was leaning against the wall, watching them all closely.
"We aren't mad at you sweetie." Angela said, almost like she could read her best friend's mind. "You have so much on your plate right now, we are just here to help, that's it."
"Thank you Angela." Brennan said, as she felt her heart breaking at the thought that her daughter may never meet the people in this room, the people who meant so much to her in her life.
"We are going to find that precious little girl, and when we do, you are going to let her Aunt Angela spend loads of time with her." Angela said with a super grin on her face.
"Of course." Brennan said as she tried to hold back the emotions rising in her eyes.
"We are all so excited to finally meet her." Cam said walking over and hugging Brennan. "I bet she is so excited to see you again and then when she learns her mommy and daddy are married now, she is going to be all over you for a baby brother or sister, you know that right?"
"She was already begging for one beforeā¦" Booth trailed off with a smile on his face.
"So are you going to give her one?" Angela asked in her usual blunt self.
"I don't know. That isn't up to me." Brennan said confused.
Angela got what she was saying, she meant that she couldn't make herself become pregnant, it wasn't up to her, she couldn't force the issue.
"It's up to science in a while, right?" Jared asked with a smirk. "It would be cool to have another niece or nephew, two isn't enough."
"Gee thanks little brother." Booth said rolling his eyes as he saw the confusion on Brennan's face, almost like she wasn't all the way with this conversation.
"I am missing something, aren't I?" Brennan asked.
"They are just wondering if we are trying to give Alana a little brother or sister, or if we are planning on waiting?" Booth explained to her and they both noticed the looks on the faces of the four other people in the room as they waited for an answer for them.
"Is that what you want to know?" Brennan asked them all.
"Just tell us, are you trying to have another baby?" Angela asked, getting impatient again.
