Brennan froze in her seat.
"I was going to ask you the same thing…" he said. They just looked at each other for a few seconds.
"Can't we just…"
"No Bones! You know we can't!" he shook his. "I want to tell her as well though Bones. God I do but you know we can't."
"But…" Brennan looked over at Meabh and Angela who were coming towards an empty table behind them. Then Booth stood up. He leaned into her. "Ok when I leave the restaurant follow me. Quickly. Don't draw attention to yourself!" he kissed her on the forehead and left the table, going the long way around the room towards the counter bypassing Angela. Brennan watched him as he started talking to the host.
"Hi sorry about this but I need to cancel my wife and my order. Family emergency! I'm so sorry." He explained. She couldn't hear the host but she saw her nod. Booth gave her some bills and turned towards their table. He nodded to Brennan and she stood up. picking up her bag she turned around and collided into Meabh.
"Oh sorry… Emily! Good to see you." She said.
"Hi Meabh. Sorry I didn't see you there." She pushed her glasses up on her nose and tried to pull her hair over her face, but Angela wasn't looking at her. She looked her best friend up and down she was a lot thinner then she had been just over a month ago.
"Sorry I'm being so rude. This is my cousin Angela Montenegro from Washington. Angie this is Emily Deschanel. She moved here about a month ago, around the same time as…" she cut off. Angela turned to look at her. Brennan caught her breath, afraid of what would happen. But the second Angela looked her in the eye she knew she didn't need to worry. Her once vibrant eyes were almost dead. They looked right through her. Brennan almost cried there and then. Angela spoke.
"Nice to meet you. but could you excuse me for a minute I need to use the restroom." Emily nodded.
"It just over there sweetie. Up the stairs." Meabh said. Angela nodded and walked off. Meabh took Brennan's arm.
"Poor thing. Her two best friends died in a car crash about a month ago. She just hasn't been able to get around it. You probably heard about the accident, Dr Temperance Brennan and her partner." Brennan nodded. "She was very close to her. I've been spending some of my time up there with her. But her lab has taken a few weeks leave so I invited her up here for a few days. Her fiancé Jack Hodgins is at my house with Paul."
"Oh that's awful. How long are they staying?"
"A week or two." Meabh sighed.
"I'm so sorry Meabh, but I have to go." Meabh looked at her table.
"But you've barley touched your main course?" she looked at her.
"Yes we just received some bad news. David's father is sick." She said surprised at how easily she was able to make up stories now.
"Oh my I'm so sorry!" Meabh said.
"Thank you. he's waiting outside so I'll go!" Emily smiled.
"Ok send him my best." She said and went to sit at her table. Brennan left the restaurant as quickly as she could.
Booth was pacing outside the door.
"What is taking her so long." He said to no-one. His head was going at a hundred miles an hour. What were the chances of Angela showing up in their neighbourhood. What would Cullen do? Would he split them up? He still didn't know that they were together now. He couldn't lose her. he loved… he shook his head. There was more important things to be thinking about. He couldn't let his mind wander. He looked at the door again she should be out by now. Then the door opened and she came out. She was looking at the ground and he could tell that she was in deep thought. When she came up to him he could see the tears on her face. She threw her arms around his neck and buried her head in his shoulder. He was shocked slightly by it. She normally never showed emotion to such an extent. Before he knew what was happening she had let him go and was striding back towards the restaurant.
"Bones!" He shouted and ran after her. Taking her arm he turned her around. "Where are you going?"
"I have to tell her! I just have to!"
"Bones you can't."
"You didn't see her Seeley. You didn't look her in the eye and not see the Angela we knew but someone totally different. I just have to tell her." she tried to pull away from him.
"Bones you can't. Ortez is still looking for us. You don't know if he's following her. you cant risk your life. I can't let you risk your life." He pulled her into him, and she stopped struggling. "I won't let you. Temperance I love you." she looked up at him. He bit his lip. He hadn't meant to say that. "You can't go in there."
"I know." She nodded not making any comment about what he had said. The tears just made her blue eyes sparkle even more. "Are you going to ring Cullen."
"Yes." Brennan took one last look back at the restaurant and they walked towards the car.
"Ok but if anyone from around here asks, your dad is sick."
"What?" he wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Sorry it's the first thing I thought of." She smiled and leaned into him.
Sorry long over due!! I know!! Ha you all thought Angela would get her!! I was thinking about that but changed my mind…
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