Booth walked in to find something he didn't expect. If he didn't know her so well he would say it wasn't who he thought it was. The beautiful little angel like face he had known was now almost completely black and blue. Black eye, bruised cheek, lip was busted on one side, he could tell that she had a bloody nose. His deep breaths were only proof of how mad he was.
"Booth," Bones finally decides to say something.
"This girl is like a daughter to me. Her father and I were RANGERS together. We saved each others' asses numerous of times. We continue as FBI agents. I was there when she was born. Her mother died in labor. Her father put me in charge of her if anything were to happen to him. I am her legal guardian if anything……" He stopped, and gently laid a hand on her cheek. Her eyes fluttered and she opened them the best that she could.
"I'm not dead yet Booth." She whispered.
"I know you aren't, I thought you were asleep." He smiled.
"How could I sleep with your big mouth telling people what to do around here." She tried to smile but cringed at the pain it caused from the bruised face.
"I'm just glad to know I didn't completely fail to take care of you, you're still alive. Which brings me to the question of why you are in D.C. but there is no need to answer now. They are keeping you over night we can talk about it tomorrow if you are feeling better." He then kissed her on the forehead.
"Are you leaving me?" she sounded alarmed.
"No, but I have to talk to Bones out in the hall…Oh yeah you have never met her."
"Temperance Brennan?" She squinted at the figure standing beside Booth. "Your book, I read it. My father got it for me for my 17th birthday. Wow, I didn't know you and Booth were a couple, I mean I know you dedicated the book to him and were working with him but.." She was smiling.
"We aren't, we are partners." Bones said straight faced.
Booth smirked. "Look CJ, I'm gonna talk to her for a second. I'll be back okay?"
"Okay," the girl nodded and Booth led Bones into the hallway.
"Booth," Bones started but he took over.
"I have to figure out why she is here. I think I may need your team on this to get a description of who has done this and such."
"Okay that takes care of Angela, why the rest of the team?" Bones asked.
"Because I have a bad feeling that we might find her father dead, and I don't think it was just recently."
"What?" Bones was speechless.
"That is the only reason why she would come here, to find me so that I can find her dad. That was the game plan her father told her, which means that her dad is missing and tomorrow I will find out how long. That isn't a good sign and you know that from personal experience."
"I know, but how are we supposed to find him? And how do we know if it is even in Washington D.C.?"
"That is for me to figure out, so, you in or you out?"
"I'm in, do you want me to stay here with you?"
"No it's okay. She should be out of here by tomorrow morning. I am going to try to get as much out of her as I can. Which I don't think is going to be hard since she probably already knows something about her attackers."
"Right," Bones said still a little confused. "I'm going back to the office. I will drop by your place tomorrow?"
"Fine with me." Booth shrugged and started to walk away back to the room when Bones grabbed his arm. "What?"
"I rode with you, how am I supposed to get back?" Bones asked.
"Cab?" Booth gave his debonair smile and handed her money to try to make it up to her.
Bones rolled her eyes and took it.