"I don't see why we can't just tell them! It's not as if Angela and Hodgins would tell anyone if we asked them not too!" Brennan huffed as she tried to zip up her suitcase. Booth sat on the bed.
"Bones I don't know why you're angry with me I want to tell them as much as you do, and I've told you that, And I also told you that Cullen said that if anyone found out that we were alive that he would have no choice but to split us up and send us out of the country. If that's what you want I won't stop you telling her Bones." She looked over at him. He looked up and their eyes met and she knew that she couldn't leave him, that she didn't want to leave him.
"Come on haven't we a plane to catch?" she smiled. He stood up grinning from ear to ear.
"Yeah we do." They took both their bags down to the car. Locking up the house Brennan sighed. She hadn't even wanted to come here in the first place, but she still found that she didn't want to leave. Even if it was only for two weeks.
Booth took her hand and the crossed the road to Orla's house.
Booth knocked on the door and they waited. Megan opened the door a few seconds later.
"Hi. Mommy's in the kitchen come on in." she ran off leaving the door open before them. They both walked in and went straight to the kitchen.
"Hey Emily, David!" Orla shouted. They found her in the kitchen with her hands in a large bowl. "Sorry I'm up to my elbows in bread dough!" she laughed. Brennan smiled.
"It's no hassle. We're not here for long I just needed to tell you that were going to Chicago for a week or two. David's father isn't well." She put her arm around him. Orla's jaw dropped. She immediately took her hands out of the bowl. She scraped it off her arms and pulled Booth into a hug. When she let go she said.
"I'm so sorry David. Is it serious?"
"Just a mild stroke he's ok we just want to see him you know." He replied.
"Oh of course." She smiled. "You want me to watch the house?"
"If you don't mind." She handed her new friend a key.
"No problem at all. When are you leaving?"
"In a half an hour."
"Oh you better get going! Call me when you land. I hope he's ok!" She shuffled them both out of the kitchen. She hugged Booth again and kissed Brennan on the cheek. "Goodbye!"
"Thanks Orla. Thank you." Brennan smiled and they left together.
They walked into the airport,
"I'll miss Orla, when we leave." Booth smiled.
"If we leave." Brennan sighed, Booth wrapped his arm around her waist and whispered.
"Bones forget about it for a while. We're spending two weeks in New York. A holiday of sorts. I'm just thankful that Cullen didn't split us up."
"Me too." Brennan looked up at the board, but she couldn't concentrate on it at all. All she could think about was what Cullen had said to them about two hours before.
"We looked into links between the two of you and the area we were sending you too. But it never occurred to us that we needed to look into the other squints. Now Dr Brennan you're sure that Miss Montenegro showed no sign that she recognized you at all?"
"Positive it was like she didn't even see me." Brennan replied.
"Ok so we'll send you away for the time that they're here but if she says anything at all I'm afraid we'll have to send you to two separate locations. At least until this all dies down. Ortez hasn't been seen in a few weeks but we're looking for him at the moment."
"Bones?" he said. "Bones did you hear me? We're boarding at gate five now." Booth smiled at her. "Don't worry we wont be split up." He kissed her gently and all her fears left her mind immediately.