The Perfect Shot – Chapter Eight
WARNING: Spoilers for Season 6
Disclaimer: I don't own Bones or any of the characters. They are all owned by Fox and Hart Hanson.
Hannah could see the tension building in Seeley as they drove. She knew he was worried about Temperance but it seemed there was something else.
"Do you think Temperance is going to be ok?" she asked.
"I don't know. I truly don't know anymore" he said quietly, his brown etched with worry.
When they arrived at the apartment Hannah headed for the bathroom. Glad this day was finally over she got ready for bed. She hoped Seeley would be in bed but when she left the bathroom she noticed he was sitting on the couch with a bottle of scotch in his hand.
"Seeley, aren't you coming to bed?" she asked as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek.
"Not right now. I just need some time" he said as he patted her arm and pulled from her embrace.
With sorrow filled eyes she said, "Well, good night Seeley. I love you". "Uh-huh" was the response she got as she walked away.
Booth took a drink of the scotch he was holding. He knew there was something to this case that he wasn't getting. There had to be a connection between the two murders. As he said there are no coincidences in a murder investigation but what could that connection be other than Bones or himself. He knew all there was to know about Taffet. He had studied her files relentlessly before and during her trial. He would pull the file on Vincent tomorrow but instinctively he knew he wouldn't find anything there.
He took one last drink from the scotch bottle before he rose from the couch. He walked quietly to the bedroom where he found Hannah sleeping. With a determined shake of his head he pulled the door closed and made the only decision he could. He needed to be sure Bones was safe. He picked up his phone and his keys and left the apartment.
He drove through town his mind occupied with details of the case. He needed that list from Hacker; he made a mental note to check with him the next day. As he arrived at Bones' apartment and parked the SUV he saw her lights were on. He wondered what she was doing inside. He knew he should have demanded she go home with Angela. As soon as the thought crossed his mind he knew it was futile. No one demanded anything of Dr. Temperance Brennan.
As Booth watched the window he saw her silhouette in the curtains. His breathe caught sure that if she saw him sitting there she would come straight down there and kick his butt for his alpha-male tendencies. He breathed a sigh of relieve when the shadow left the window and the lights went out shortly thereafter. He sat watching her building until well into the early morning hours. Never realizing that while he was watching her someone was watching him.
He sat in the car across from the apartment building. He had followed Special Agent Seeley Booth from the crime scene, to his apartment and then to the apartment of his partner. "It's almost time, Agent Booth. It's almost time and you'll know why your partner had to die".