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Always Chapter 3
When Temperance Brennan woke up, she had no idea where she was.
She slowly opened her eyes to reveal a red ceiling. 'Red? Who paints their ceiling red? How awful.' She thought. Then she remembered. 'Oh. Angela does.'
She rolled over to find Angela curled into a ball in an old ratty sweatshirt and sweatpants, one hand by her head and the other protectively covering her stomach. Upon closer inspection, Temperance found the black smeared across her face and on her pillow. The picture of her and Jack had been moved to her nightstand. 'She's not over it. She's not strong, she's breaking down. My poor Angela. What has he done to her?' She rolled over and looked at the clock. 12:13 pm. Crap.
"Ang. Ang, honey, you have to get up. We have to go. Its late." Said Temperance, lightly shaking her.
She slowly opened her eyes and sat quietly for a minute. "I had the craziest dream. I found out I was pregnant, then…then I found out Jack was having an affair. Then you came here and…"A look of horror crossed her face when she saw the look on Temperance's face. "It wasn't a dream, though." She said, nearly whispering.
"We'll talk about it later, hun. Come on. We wayyy overslept and you have a doctors appointment in 45 minutes." Temperance stood up and grabbed Angela out of the bed and into the shower.
30 minutes later, the women emerged from the apartment looking halfway decent for a doctors visit. Temperance had borrowed some jeans and a loose-fitting tank top from Angela, and Angela was simply in jeans, a tank top and a huge, old sweatshirt of Jacks. The day was cloudy and humid, much like Angela's mood.
The car ride to Dr. McPherson's office was quiet. Angela rested her head against the window and gazed out of it with an empty stare. There was slow music playing out of the radio, so quietly it sounded like it was playing miles away. Every so often, Temperance would glance at Angela and see a single tear roll down her face. This was killing her.
They arrived at the tan stucco building 10 minutes later and walked down the long hallway to Dr. McPherson's office. It was decorated with pink and blue accents all over the room, and several couples with women of varying stomach sizes sat on small couches. Temperance signed Angela in and took a seat next to her. She watched Angela's dark eyes scan the room. Her eyes landed on a couple that looked to be around Angela's age. The man's hands were around his wife's swollen stomach and he was lightly rubbing it while whispering in his wife's ear. She had her hands on top of his and was smiling softly.
Temperance watched as the tears started to fall from Angela's hollow eyes, so she slid over and wrapped her arms around her and rubbed her belly. "You'll be a great mommy." She whispered in her ear.
"But no great daddy." She whispered,
"Psh! Who needs a daddy? Not this baby. Its mom is going to love it enough for 12 parents." Exclaimed Temperance, which made Angela shed a small smile.
"Angela Montenegro." Said a receptionist. They stood up and followed her into a quaint yellow room. As soon as she shut the door, Angela spoke.
"I can't do this."
"Don't Ang. Don't start that. You are strong. You can BE strong. You NEED to be strong. Not just for yourself. For your baby. For this gorgeous baby that we'll get to see in just a few months. Now be strong, stand tall, and hug me." Said Temperance, spreading her arms out wide. Angela fell into them and Temperance hugged her tight. "Now I'm going to the bathroom. Don't move or do anything drastic or stupid."
She exited the room and did not start searching for the bathroom. Instead she searched for Dr. McPherson. The office was somewhat large, so it took her a few minutes before she spotted a tall woman with straight bright red hair walking toward Angela's room. She quickly sped up to her and jumped in her path.
"Dr. McPherson? Hi, Temperance Brennan." She said, extending her hand.
"Dr. Brennan? The anthropologist?" When Brennan nodded, she continued. "Wow! I've read all your books! What brings you here? Bun in the oven?"
"No, actually. My best friend Angela. That's what I was hoping to speak to you about. She found out she was pregnant yesterday and about an hour after she found it, she found out her fiancé was cheating on her. She's a mess and I'm afraid she'll do something drastic. Could you maybe talk to her a bit? About how important it is to take care of herself?" she said, with a pleading look.
"Of course Dr. Brennan. You go back in and I'll go grab some pamphlets for her from my office."
"Thanks so much."
She walked back to Angela's room and found her in the same small position as she left her in. There were a few crumpled tissues next to her, so Temperance took them and threw them away. In a few short minutes, Dr. McPherson entered.
"Ms. Montenegro? Hi, Allison McPherson. Nice to meet you."
"Please, call me Angela."
She did a routine exam and found that she was 3 months pregnant, not 2. She did an ultrasound just to make sure everything looked right, and although you couldn't see the baby yet, she gave a copy of the ultrasound to both women.
"Now, Angela, we have established the fact that you and your baby are both physically healthy. But that's not the only important thing in pregnancy. Carrying a child involves a lot of mental preparation. And, if you don't mind me saying, you're not looking your best. You probably don't want to talk about it just yet, but here's some pamphlets about support groups that are offered for new mothers. I've had many, many patients who have chosen to take part in some of these programs and it's really made a difference in how they've felt about having a baby. It's so important to have a good mind about having a baby and I can't stress enough how important it is to take care of yourself. Do you understand?"
"Yes. Thank you."
"I'll see you back here in 6 weeks. Look through the pamphlets, I'm sure they'll help." She said, standing up from her stool and shaking Angela's hand. Angela and Temperance gathered their things and exited the room.
Once back in Temperance's car, Angela took out her ultrasound picture. She held it in her hands and just stared at it, gently stroking it with her thumb. When they arrived outside the apartment, Angela slowly walked inside, and Temperance drove home. She turned on her cell phone and found an astonishing 67 missed calls from "Jack Hodgins".
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