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Grace (aka bonesmad)

She awoke with a start. Her arm had slipped from the bed and hit the table. Booth was lying in the bed she was leaning on. His breathing was normal now but his colour was still off. They had operated on him for three hours. She couldn't even remember the details of what had been wrong with him, she had just been so worried. As she was absentmindedly rubbing her stomach he woke up.

"Bones…" he coughed. "… What happened."

"You were shot!" she said calmly taking his hand.

"Yeah I got that." He laughed.

"Yeah."

"I meant… are you ok. You were hurt."

"I'm fine don't worry."

"Bones I heard you." he coughed and groaned slightly.

"Booth!"

"I'm fine! What happened to you?"

"Ortez burst in the door and it hit me full in the abdominal. The baby went into some distress and I went almost into premature labor but they were able to stop that." He tried to get up but she put out a hand to stop him. "And I'm fine."

"Shouldn't they have kept you in for that Bones!"

"They wanted to. But I discharged myself."

"Why Bones!"

"They wouldn't let me stay down here with you!"

"Bones if you're hurt you should let them take care of you."

"Booth I'm fine. They're running some more tests and they know where I am so they can find me when the results are back."

"Temp…" but she interrupted.

"No don't try to change my mind! I'm staying here."

"Alright. So what happened when I got hit?" he sighed letting himself lie back against the bed knowing she wouldn't give up."

"Well you were right about one thing. You had seen Tina before. You trained with her!" she said smiling. Booth looked down in deep thought. Then he smiled.

"Ah yes Agent Myers. Now I remember!" he said still grinning.

"Old girlfriend?" Brennan raised an eyebrow.

"Well we went out once. Only once!" he shrugged.

"Well your ex burst in the living room window and took him out. She got a shot in the chest but she was wearing a vest so she was only wounded and slightly bruised. She saved us both." She smiled and shifted in her chair. She must have grimaced because Booth sat up again.

"Bones are you sure you don't need to check back in?"

"Booth I'm fine I just need some sleep." He moved over in his bed.

"Well if you won't do the smart thing at least lie down."

"No Booth you're the one that has stitches in his side!"

"I'm fine. You on the other hand have more then yourself to think of." She sighed and stood up. Sitting as gently as she could down on the bed she lay back trying to move him as little as possible. "Good girl Bones. Now just rest." He said and she slapped his arm lightly. "Hey!" she laughed. "Don't worry it's all going to be fine now. " And she let her eyes close. Finally able to sleep peacefully knowing he was alright.

"Bones!" he said into her ear. "Bones wake up!"

"Mhh?" she said smiling forgetting where she was.

"Orla's here and I think she needs an explanation." She immediately remembered and sat up opening her eyes. She found her friend standing at the end of the bed.

"Orla!" she said smiling at her.

"Dr Temperance Brennan?" she said slowly.

"Eh… Yeah."

"That's weird."

"I'm sorry we lied to you but…"

"I understand don't worry. Agent Cullen explained everything to me." She looked at Booth. "Agent Seeley Booth?"

"That's me." He grinned.

"This is very strange. I mean I thought I knew you, and it turns out that we were talking about you and your funeral in front of you and never knew."

"That was very uncomfortable."

"I'm not surprised." The three of them laughed. Brennan got off the bed and pulled two chairs over for them. "So are you actually married?"

"No were not!" Booth replied.

"So…" she looked down at Brennan's bump.

"This only happened since we came here." Booth said again.

"Is that a bad thing?" she asked.

"Well in some senses it is but, apparently people have seen it coming for years." He laughed and took Brennan's hand.

"So what's going to happen you now? Can you go home?" Brennan turned to Booth.

"I don't know do we?" she asked and he sighed.

"I'm not sure. With Ortez gone the hit should be too. But I can't guarantee anything."

"So we might be going back to Angela?" Brennan said and he could see the tears forming in his eyes.

"I hope so Bones."

"Bones?" Orla asked.

"It's his annoying nickname for me that he knows I hate!" Brennan sighed.

"I think its nice." She said.

"Thank you!" Booth grinned again.

"It will be hard to go back wont it?" Orla asked.

"Harder then we ever expected it would be with… recent developments." Brennan said. Just then the door opened and Tina walked in. she smiled the first real smiled Brennan had ever seen on her face.

"You're both ok?" she said walking over to them.

"Yes we are. And you?"

"Just a bit bruised." She laughed.

"Tina Myers. Why didn't I see it straight away?" Booth sat up

"Well I hope I've changed a bit since you saw me last."

"Only slightly." Tina looked over at Orla.

"Orla thank god you're alright! Cullen said you were involved!" she pulled the other woman into a hug.

"I'm fine. They got me out of the house. It's just hard to digest all this." She smiled and sat back down leaving Tina to sit at the end of Booth's bed.

"So you work from here?" Booth asked.

"Yes always have since I got married. We're not as far out of Washington as you think."

"Really?" Brennan said.

"No. I have to go soon but I had two things to tell you. first off I want to apologize for being such a bitch to you Dr Brennan. My orders were to not let Booth recognize me. So I couldn't get too close."

"It's ok. You saved our lives. I think you're forgiven." Booth laughed.

"Well it's about time you needed saving for once Seeley!"

"What was the second thing?" he asked.

"Oh yeah I thought you'd like to know that Cullen expected this." She gestured to them. She turned to look at Brennan. "He said you'd laugh if you knew about his bet with a Miss Montenegro." Brennan laughed. "Well I better go home! Come on Orla I'll give you a lift."

"Yes please I need some more time to a-just to him."

"Bye so!" Tina said.

"Goodbye, and thank you Tina."

"No hassle. Get some rest." The two of them left together leaving Brennan and Booth.

"So everyone knew except us?" Brennan said.

"No Bones everyone knew except you!" he said kissing the top of her head.

A half an hour later the double doors opened and Cullen strode in.

"Agent Cullen!" Brennan stood up.

"You're both alright I heard."

"Yes sir." Booth said.

"Good." she took the chair that had been Orla's only a short while before. "I have news for you both. I have just gotten confirmation that with Ortez' death the hit was lifted. You're free." Brennan couldn't believe what she had heard.

"Thank you so much sir! This wel…" Brennan started but she had to stop she couldn't find the words.

"Now you know the channels we have to go through Booth. And I hope to get through them as soon as possible so you can get home." Booth looked like he was about to burst.

"Thank you sir." Cullen smiled.

"I'm glad this is over. Things aren't the same since you left." He stood up to leave and as he did he turned around. "Oh and congratulations!" he walked straight out the door. Brennan hadn't time to digest the news because almost immediately afterwards the doors opened again and a doctor Brennan recognized from earlier came in.

"Dr Brennan?" she nodded.

"Dr Kennedy this is Agent Booth." She introduced them.

"I've gotten your results back. And I can tell you that they're all fine. But I have some news for you." Booth looked at her puzzled.

"Yes Doctor?"

"You're expecting twins!"