NOTE: If you skipped Ch 6, please go back and read it! That's where they find out who the killer is. It is vital for you to read that first. As always, comments and critique are very welcome. I hope you have enjoyed my story!

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Hodgins and Angela: Cam slept with Booth?
Angela: Jack, sweetie! Are you OK? I am so sorry I hope I didn't hurt you!
Hodgins: I'm not hurt, much. You've got one hell of a left jab! She kisses him.

Angel: (trying to ignore Angela kissing Hodgins) I think we could all use a break. I know a great club right around the corner...

The go around the corner, walk down some steps and enter Caritas.

Wesley: Is that Cordelia over in that corner, looking very chummy with that guy?
Booth: Are those antlers?
Brennan: And slime?
Wesley: It's a Chaos demon. That's not Chuck, is it? I thought he was seeing Drusilla.
Cordelia and the demon start kissing.
Angel: Looks like they broke up.
Wesley: Well, that explains why Cordy didn't show up tonight.
Brennan: Are these demons? Are we safe?
Angel: Yes, there is a no-violence spell on this place. Everyone is just here for a good time. You're perfectly safe.

Angela and Hodgins sit down at a table for two, ingoring the rest of the group. Wesley, Angel, Booth and Brennan decide to keep walking and sit down at another table

A waiter takes their drink orders, he returns a moment later with the drinks. Hey, it's magic!

Booth: So, all along, the vampire in the lab was Cam. Wow. Uggggh. Bleeeeech. (he shudders and downs his drink in one big gulp) Can I get another couple of these?
Welsey: So, Dr. Brennan, what made you sure it was Cam?
Brennan: The blood. She came into the lab the other day with blood on her clothing, but there was no blood at any of the crime scenes. The bodies had all been virtually drained of blood.
Angel: So cop-guy didn't solve the case after all. It was the scientist.
Booth: Using cop-guy reasoning!
Brennan: Well, everyone helped really. Without Angel and Wesley, we never would have realized we weren't looking for a human.. I wonder how long she'd been a vampire?
Angel: There is really no way to tell, though she did dust pretty quickly, so probably not too long, not more than a year.
Booth: A year? (shudders again) You know, it never dawned on me that I'd hadn't seen her in the sunlight? We pretty much stayed inside all the time...

Everyone looks around a bit nervously. They glance over to Angela and Hodgins, who are gazing into each other's eyes.

Angel: I suspected all along that Angela really was looking for perfect happiness.
Brennan: So, why didn't Angela bring Angelus back?
Wesley: I guess that wasn't "happiness." You hadn't actually uh-- since Buffy, right?
Booth: Buffy?
Angel: (sadly) It's a long story... (more cheerfully) But the good news is I can have meaningless sex!
Brennan: (raising her glass to clink Angel's) Here's to meaningless sex!

Lorne walks over.

Lorne: Did I just hear two of my favorite words? (sees Booth and Angel) Wow, two of you? I think I died and went to some extremely psychic version of heaven! And (to Booth) who are you, Tasty Cakes?

Angel makes introductions.

Booth (quietly to Brennan): Why aren't we worried when a big green guy with horns walks over to us?
Lorne:How about a song, anyone? (to Angel) Just make sure to lay off the Manilow for a while.
Booth: Oh, right, "Mandy" (laughs) I'm a Foreigner guy myself. Bones, come on!
He drags her reluctantly to the stage, Lorne briefly introduces them to the audience and they sing "Hot Blooded" dancing around the stage and laughing, Booth really getting into the air guitar. The crowd erupts in applause. They go back to their table, out of breath.

Lorne: That was quite a rendition. We don't get many performances that energetic around here. You know, I don't think you really need my reading after all.

Lorne chats for a moment then moves onto another table humming "Love is in the Air."

Booth: What did he mean about a reading?
Welsey: Lorne is an empath demon
Brennan: I don't know what that means.
Angel: He can read people's futures when they sing.
Booth: But he couldn't read ours?
Angel: Sometimes he likes to just let fate take its course...and on that note, we'd better get going.
Booth: I still don't understand about the part about the donkey demon?
Angel: Burrower, Silly, burrow-ER. (Booth glares at Angel) I guess we'lll neve exactly understand that, Cam didn't tell us anything about it.
Brennan: Thanks for all of your help on this case.
Angel: Give us a call if you ever have another case where we can assist. He and Wesley give Brennan a hug.

Brennan: I've been re-evaluating things during this trip. Professionally, and personally. I think my life is out of balance on those two things. I mean, look at Cam, she killed those people because of a job. Maybe I don't want my job to be the most important thing in my life, if that's what it does to a person.
Booth: I don't think you need to worry about that. You two are very different.
They sip their drinks in silence.
Brennan: (smiling) So, that nap we were talking about before?
Booth: That's not how I want to do this, Bones. Tempe.
Brennan: Don't call me Tempe. (they both laugh) But, there is a "this," right?
He looks into her eyes. Then he takes her chin gently in his fingers and brings her face close to his. He kisses her softly. Another, more lingering kiss. She kisses him back and they embrace and continue kissing.

On the stage, the performers are finishing up their number:
"Where do we go from heeeeeeeeeeeeere?"

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Meanwhile, in a dark alley behind a noisy bar, somewhere in Los Angeles
CHOMP! SQUISH! GURGLE! SLURP!

Fade out.

The End? Or a New Beginning?