My Time Of Dying
Chapter 5
Taking in her surroundings, Angela felt at home, This was her best friends place and it was so different from her previous surroundings. She really was glad that Bren had found a way to live in such harmony. The cottage was tiny there was pictures everywhere she even recognised the one she had painted for her birthday a couple of years ago. One thing she did notice missing was photos. Ange had brought a bunch to show her but maybe they would be best displayed.
Another thing that was growing more apparent was the smell. "Bren, honey, no offence but your place smells like a farm." Angela commented.
"It's just Jasper and Ares. It will be fine when I turn on the vent." Temperance poked her head around the kitchen wall. "You want a drink. I have water, milk, juice, hot chocolate, wine and tea."
"Wine, but no coffee?"
"Wine is better for the baby than coffee. One glass on Friday's. And coffee stinks never thought I'd see the day coffee would make me ill." She laughed.
Angela had never seen her so at ease it surprised her. "So," she breached the subject gently. 'When are you due?"
"Seven weeks, four days. Did you want a drink? I figure we can get you settled in then I want to sit down and catch up until I start work."
"Hot chocolate please. I really have to know who inspired this change in you. I have never seen you so happy."
"It took time." Tempe stated and pat her bulging belly, "And this little man."
"Boy?" Angela squeaked.
"Maybe. I don't know." She half smiled as she put the drinks down on the table.
"Don't you want to?" Angela was shocked. She was never the kind of person to leave it to the chance.
"Not really, but boys run in the family so fingers crossed."
"You want a boy?" Angela smiled at her excited friend.
"I want this baby." Temperance looked up as Angela reached out for her drink. "Oh my. You and Jack? When? Where? How? Show me."
Temperance got up and stood in front of her demanding to see the ring.
"My birthday, just before you rang. He looked so nervous. I am so excited, you know, its not just 3 weeks a year." Her smile grew distant, "You know what's really weird?"
"What?" Temperance put down her drink and leaned forward.
"When I look at this ring," she held it up the light admiring it, "I see his face and not jewelry."
"Well that's really disgusting," she screwed up her nose. "What happened to my friend 'Million dates a week' Angela?"
"Bout the same thing that happened to my 'Work is my life and children are just a release of serotonin' friend, yeah?"
Temperance sat down and looked defiantly at her friend, "Never believed it."
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He had followed her halfway across the country hoping to be lead to the assassin that had killed his partner. He had followed her 'easy to follow moves' even though he knew she was trying to be discreet. Yes, she was easy to follow because she had forgotten to turn off her GPS, tracking her was an absolute breeze. She had pulled into truck stop on the side of the highway and this did surprise him. It was late afternoon, though not close enough to dinner that she would be stopping for a meal.
He waited in the parking lot for twenty minutes wishing she would hurry up. He spotted her walking down a dirt track with another woman. She was blonde and walked funny but didn't seem to be much of a threat. He would just have to wait till she either came back to her car or was gone half an hour.
Booth was just going to wait in the car until his tummy grumbled, actually truth be told, it sounded like a tiger about to pounce on its prey.
Ok. Food on the brain could use this time to scope out who Ange was with while feeding. Good plan.
Walking into the diner he plonked himself into the seat previously vacated by Angela and listened to the voices in the kitchen.
"Yeah Sammy that women's Lynda's best friend Miss Montenegro… She is nice, though I can't believe she didn't know."
"Well she didn't tell us till she started to show"
"Alright point conceded"
"She still wants to open a brothel here"
"Well let her. I'll be a patron"
"Sammy" the voice sounded disgusted, then conceded, "Maybe after she has her time off, we will look into this little business venture for her."
A head poked itself through the kitchen door. "Oh sorry I thought I heard the buzzer."
"Quite alright" Seeley looked up from his menu. "Can I grab a coffee and all day breakfast?"
A voice called from the kitchen, "How do you want your steak?"
"Looks like Sammy heard. Excellent hearing my son has." She shook her head.
"Medium, please"
"Out in a few" the voice called.
Booth dollaped on a huge dose of the charm smile as glanced at the waitress' name badge, "Can I get your help at all Janice?"
"Sure. What's up?"
"I'm looking for a friend of mine. She came in a minute ago. I have a message from her fiancé. Her car is outside. Here" he pulled out an old photo of himself and the squint squad out of his wallet. "Her" he pointed to the elf on the table.
"Oh Miss Montenegro. She is a friend of Lynda's." She looked at the photo again and stopped. "You may know her also." Tossing up in her head if this was the ex of Lynda's or just an old friend. "Do you mind if I show this photo to Sammy. He missed seeing Miss Montenegro and he needs to see who is getting discounts"
"By all means but I will need it back"
"Promise" Janice ducked out to the kitchen and hurriedly whispered the situation to Sammy. He whacked the food on the plate to give to is mother and with the photo, bolted down the track to Lynda's cottage.
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Angela and Temperance's giggles ceased with the pounding on the door. Going over to open the door she didn't have a chance as Sam threw open the door rushing in eyes wild looking for her.
"Sam, what's going on?" Sam handed her the photo.
"He's here."
Angela watched the color drain out of her face. "Honey what's going on?"
Temperance raced to the closet pulling out the suitcase stashed in the bottom. "I have to leave," she fiddled with the photo, slipping it into the suitcase. "Angela I am sorry but we can't stay. You are gonna have to go home."
Angela resisted Temperance's pushes out the door. "No sweetie, come with me."
"I can't run and hide in DC. Just go. I will call you when I get to dads, he will help me."
"Maybe hiding under their nose will confuse them."
"Ange, he's like a sniffer dog with a bone. He will find me like he did today! I can't face him right now." She was gathering her bits of precious as she spoke.
"Who? Who is it? Is it the baby's father?" Angela grabbed her by the shoulders, "Sweetie talk to me."
Temperance sighed her shoulders slumped. "Yes. It's the baby's father. I may not make it if I see him."
"Who is it? Did he hurt you?" Angela's concern was overwhelming.
"More than you ever know." She broke free of Angela's grasp and continued packing, "We have to get out of here. Go home to Jack say hi to him for me and Zach." She turned to Sammy "Let's go."
Angela stepped in front to her, "No, come with me. I can hide you."
"No Angela, this is not your battle. I love you like a sister. Will let you know when the baby is born."
A voice came wafting in the door, "Angela."
They both stopped, shocked at the voice outside.
"Booth?" Angela whispered, "Booth is that baby's father?" She patted Temperance's belly. "And you couldn't tell me? No wonder you left." She stepped aside, "Go, I will stall him."
Temperance smiled weakly, Sammy grabbed her bags and they hurried to the back door. "Love you Ange." She whispered.
"Go." Angela replied.
Temperance hadn't even mad it to the back door when the universe conspired against her. Booth busted down the down, shouting at Angela and her waters broke.
Her scream of Agony ripped through the cottage, upsetting the animals and causing chaos. Booth looked up to see the source of the noise, as Sammy picked her up and raced out the door. It was an hour to hospital but twenty minutes in the opposite direction to the doctor's. Dr Renoly won.
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Angela watched Booth. He was still. Eyes focused. She was angry. She'd only seen her friend for but a few minutes. He had taken her away once and now had done it a second time. She had lost a friend due to him and his behaviors; whatever that may be.
"What the hell is your problem? You just can't help yourself, can you? That is the second time you have driven her away. Now she is gone, taking my nephew or niece with her, a child I could spoil stupid. How could you take away the only friend I've had?" The tears were running down her cheeks. "Why?"
Booth snapped out of his trance and realized Angela was still there tears falling but still looking ready to hurt him. "Angela," he asked calmly, "Did I just see her? Did I just see Bones?" his voice was starting rise, "Please tell me she is alive?" he almost shook her in his excitement.
Angela looked at Booth like her had grown a second head. "Were you not listening? Yes you Idiot, that was her and you just drove her off for the second time" her voice was dripping with contempt as she punctuated her words with quick jabs to his chest.
Booth rubbed his soon to be forming bruises, as realization sunk in. She knew. She lied. "You lied to me. How long did you know she was alive?"
"I always knew. Didn't you have faith? No you didn't you were guilty because this is all your fault."
"Angela Motenegro, you are under arrest for fraud. I will get you and your entire lab."
Angela placed her hand behind her back while muttering under her breath, "Yeah, yeah. You and your little dog too."
Booth was incredibly hurt by the realization that he had indeed lost faith in Bones and yes. This was his fault. The conversation played over and over in his mind, her pain. This entire situation, all stemmed from him. It was all his fault.
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Well bribes didn't work. So read review if you feel like it. I am currently tossing up between 4 endings. It is really just a question of who is going to die, or not going to die. If you really don't like a character let me know and I will see what I can do!?! It is going to be longer than previously anticipated maybe another 6 chapters.