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Disclaimer: Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Booth.
Booth who?
Booth, I am still not yours!!! D'oh!
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Booth and Bones returned to her apartment after spending the majority of their day in the archives. They had found both aunts and her dad's information had been correct. They got copies of the ladies drivers licenses and there was enough family resemblance to make the assumption that these were the women they were looking for.
They entered her apartment in silence. Booth could see even though she wanted to be excited to find her family, her fathers' warning had hit home.
"Hey Bones, are you okay? You have been quiet all day. I know you are worried about what your dad told us, but we have gone into worse situations with less information, right? We'll just have to play it safe. Maybe we'll use alias's, what do you think?
"I don't know, there is so much information floating through my head right now. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed, I just don't know if I can absorb all of it." She was on the verge of crumbling, and he could almost see her breaking point. "Booth, maybe this isn't such a good idea." She said quietly.
Booth was to her in a stride and a half. He gathered her in his arms. "Bones, you are so close. You are finally so close to finding the answers that you want, you can't give up now. I will be by your side the entire time. Have I ever let you down?"
He could feel her shake her head against his chest. "No, you haven't. You are the one constant in my life that I can always count on. Thank you." She squeezed him harder and then pulled out of his embrace. "Do you want a beer? Then if you want to, you can watch the video my dad gave me."
"Sure, I can go for a beer. Are you sure you want me to watch the video?"
"Yes I do. Maybe you can pick up on some body language from my mom that her sisters may have in common. You are way better at reading people than I am. I will leave that up to you." She smile weakly and went to the kitchen, not wanting to say the real reason for wanting him to see the video. That she'd grown accustomed to letting him into her world and she didn't want to give herself a reason to stop.
Booth made his way into the living room and sat down on the couch. "Is the video already set up?"
"Yes, just hit play, I think I may just stay in here though if that is okay." She took his beer to him and made her way back to the kitchen.
"Whatever you want Bones..." He stopped mid-sentence as the screen filled with the image of Christine Brennan. Booth watched intently as the beautiful brunette sent her heart felt message to her teenaged daughter. His eyes welled with tears as he imagined how hard it must have been for Bones to have watched this on her own. By the end he was more determined than ever to find the answers his partner needed so badly. He turned the video off when it was finished and joined Brennan at the kitchen table.
"Well Bones, your mom sure had a pretty big message for you. I am sorry you missed out on her. She seemed like a pretty smart lady and she seemed genuine. She didn't really give me much in the way of body language to read, but I think her sisters resemble her enough that we won't have any problems." She hadn't answered him or acknowledged his presence. "Hey Bones, you in there?"
She looked up with surprise. She had been scribbling something on a notepad. "Sorry Booth, I didn't catch that. I was working on something else." She lifted the pad so he could see what she was working on. "I think the alias thing is a good idea. I may have to do something with my hair though. That is what I don't understand. Dad keeps telling me I am in danger from all these people, but I am a public figure, why haven't they come after me here? Anyone who does any kind of searching could find me in a moments notice."
"Bones, I think you dad is trying to tell you to watch out because now you are out there looking for trouble. They knew where you were but they also knew that I was with you and your dad was watching out for you. Now I have arrested your father and your brother is in hiding. I am the last defense you have, not that you need any defense." He said quickly, when she started to scowl, "I am just saying, I am the last in line. If they get rid of me, then they have you right where they want you." He paused to catch his breath and then read her plan a little more thoroughly. "Okay so we do the Roxy and Tony thing again. We can do that. But now you want me to be Mike? Really? I don't know if I can be a Mike, he seems pretty boring."
Bones let out a loud laugh. "Booth, we are going to small town Wyoming and small town Washington state. I think we want to be as inconspicuous as possible. You are Mike and I am Molly. I think Angela has some wigs I could borrow and I guess you just have to get used to ball caps and Mack jackets. Can you actually drive a semi?"
"Well, no. That may not work. I have driven a five-ton before and you don't need a special license for that. Why don't I see what I can wrangle up. I do have a friend who can give me some pointers and well maybe if I just drive the truck and not tow the trailer, I could maybe get away with it. Let me work on it."
"Okay, Booth. I don't know what else to do. How can we get into these towns, blend with the towns people and get out without making any waves. I just thought a truck driver would give us the easiest cover." She shrugged and then went into thinking mode again. "Or, we could take Tony and Roxy one step further. We could play a married couple on their honeymoon. My aunts work at a Dude ranch and a campground, we just play a couple who is very into nature and are taking an adventure honeymoon." Her excitement was infectious.
"Now that is a plan that could work! Okay, so I am still Mike and you are still Molly. We can rent an RV somewhere in the middle like Butte, or Boise. If we go into Boise I can check in with the field office there. Not necessarily tell them what we are doing, but use it as a check point. Leavenworth wouldn't be more than a days drive from there so we go find Cathy first, then we pull around go east and find Charlie at the ranch. That could be a feasible idea Bones. If we are in an RV then there isn't a risk of messed up hotel rooms, we could flee fast if anyone was to catch on, and we could even tow a small vehicle behind if we really needed a quick getaway. I think that is the best plan." Booth was getting more wound up by the moment.
"Okay, I will go and talk to Cullen first thing Monday morning, and you talk to Cam. We can plan for the rest of today and tomorrow and hopefully if all goes well and we aren't called into a case we could be gone by Wednesday."
Brennan could feel the excitement build in her stomach. "Okay Booth, let's plan for Wednesday. I guess we should book an RV and maybe make some reservations at both places, I think it would look a little suspicious if we just showed up, seeing as this is our honeymoon. Oh no, do you think we are already rushing it a bit? Oh never mind, who cares. If we fly to Boise Wednesday, we can hang out there, check in with the field office. Leave Boise Thursday head to Leavenworth, maybe let's plan for Friday. Take our time. If I make the reservation now, I don't think it would be too suspicious if they found out we were on our honeymoon right?"
Brennan was talking so fast Booth was having a hard time keeping up. "Bones, whoa Bones. Breathe. I think you are right. Let's stick with that timeline. We don't want to stick out like sore thumbs. I will call the field office in Boise and let them know we are coming in. You phone the campsite and the ranch and make some plans that way. I will book the plane tickets, you phone Angela and let her know what we are doing, and maybe talk to her about a disguise. I guess I can break out my ball caps. I know I am not a truck driver anymore, but hey I am known for my hair!"
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