Ok, I am a terrible person for making everyone wait so long for this chapter. Honestly, I plead writer's block combined with my work schedule. But here it is, finally, so enjoy!

"Who are you bitch!? Who is Booth!" Nick demanded over and over between crushing blows and kicks. She tried to scream, but the sound wouldn't come out, she tried to move but her hands were bound behind her back. The fear that she would die in that basement filled her mind.

Her hand was suddenly ripped from his and she began to flail madly around in her bed, thrashing her body from side to side. The heart monitor began to wail and over it she began to scream.

Booth was ripped from the sleep he had fallen into by her movement, and he immediately began to panic.

He tried to grab her wrists, tried desperately to calm her.

"Bones, please, you've got to stop," he said, "Wake up, please, it's just a dream."

She was attempting to fight him off in her sleep, and he was surprised at the amount of strength she had despite what she had gone through.

"Bones, it's me, it's Booth, please…open your eyes."

As if on cue, her terror stricken blue eyes flew open and she looked from side to side, confused, as if trying to figure out where she was.

"Look at me Temperance," Booth whispered, loosening his grip on her hands.

Her eyes locked with his and she immediately calmed, "It's okay, you're alright. It was just a dream," he soothed her, bringing one hand up to stroke her cheek.

"Booth…" was the only word she managed to utter before breaking into sobs.

He crawled onto the bed and gathered her in his arms, muttering soothing words into her hair.

Finally, the sobs subsided and she stopped shaking. She slowly raised her eyes to his and he wiped her tears away. He couldn't help but feel his own cheeks become wet as he mentally berated himself for what she had been through.

This is all my fault. Bones would never had been hurt if we hadn't gone undercover. She'd never be in this position if we hadn't been Roxie and Tony. Why did I cross that line?

"Booth?" she whispered, reaching out to gently run her finger along the path his own tear had taken.

"Bones…Temperance, I'm so sorry," he answered quietly, resting his head against hers, "This shouldn't have happened to you, you didn't deserve this…it's all my fault."

"You couldn't have known this would happen."

He shook his head, "That's not the point. I should have protected you. I shouldn't have put you under cover, I shouldn't have brought you into this in the first place."
"But I wanted to be part of it."

"I know, but I shouldn't have let you. If Nick hadn't seen you, if I had gone alone…"

"And you know I wouldn't have let you," she caught his eyes with her own, "Booth, you know I can take care of myself, and that I'd never have sat back while you did this alone. You know how stubborn I would have been."

For a moment a faint smile crossed his face, then it vanished, "But this was dangerous, and I brought you into this. I let Nick take advantage of my feelings for you, I let my emotions get the better of me-"

"We let the emotions get the better of us," she cut in, her eyes clouding over with realization.

He sighed, knowing they had to address the elephant in the room.

"What we did…what happened between us, it made being undercover together different. I think it made us more vulnerable, and for me at least, more emotional. But Temperance, I don't think what we did was wrong, it was just…"

Booth didn't know how to finish. Brennan pulled away from him, but still held his hand, "I don't think it was wrong either. But-" her gaze dropped from his, "I don't know if I'm ready, or if we're ready for that."

He found himself nodding in agreement, "We crossed that line, but I don't want it to ruin our partnership, or our friendship."

"I don't think it will Booth. I said we're not ready, but that doesn't mean we'll never be."

He leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, "Everything happens eventually Bones, even when you think it won't, it does."

"Eventually," she echoed, leaning into him as he wrapped his arms around her.

The End

I know. So long for this last chapter, but you'd never believe how long it took me to get this just right. I didn't want to end this in typical fluff fashion because then it wouldn't mesh with the episodes that come after "Woman in the Sand." I wanted the end to be believable, and I thought this would work. I know Booth says the "eventually" thing in season two, but hopefully this ties it in with season two as well.

Please let me know what you think, as reviews are always more than welcome.

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