My Time of Dying

Chapter 6

"No wonder I didn't want children," Temperance thought to herself as she braced against the car door when another contraction ripped through her body. As much as she worried about herself and her baby, this would be her first trip to the doctor since she had first left DC.

She had been thinking a lot about the night she left and what would be her options if she went back. She really wanted her baby to grow up surrounding by her family. This baby needed Aunty Angela and all of their Uncles. She was even starting to think the child needed their father. This child was conceived in love. Well she believed it was love.

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Waking up beside Booth was a welcome surprise although she knew the second she leaned in to kiss him this was were they would end up. This feeling liberated her, she basked in it. She knew months ago this was the alpha male that complimented her alpha female perfectly. She liked to tell people that the perfect soul mate was a load, but deep down she secretly hoped it wasn't.

He shifted in his sleep pulling her closer and kissed her hair.

She was a little hesitant to let him in but after proving he wouldn't leave her, she had dared to hope. Yep she thought maybe she could dare to think about marriage and maybe one day babies. One day soon.

Sleep wasn't forthcoming although the toilet beckoned, so she started untangling from Seeley's arms and tiptoed toward the bathroom.

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Breakfast was not all that uncomfortable and that pleased Temperance. She knew that she was comfortable in his presence but every time they got close to closing the deal the subject would change and life would go back to being Just Partners.

Now that line had been crossed and life was going to be great.

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She had been so positive about the future that next morning. There was so much to look forward to. She now had the ability to start planning the future around someone else.

There was still so much to look forward to, someone to plan a life around it. Plans adapt and change.

Like her plan to have a home birth with the local midwife. A stress induced labor 7 weeks too early was not the way she wanted this situation to go.

They were nearing the turn to Dr Renoly's office and Sammy turned to check on her.

"Hey Bubbles, you gonna be ok."

"Yeah," she smiled wanly, "I just never realized how much pain…" Another contraction hit her. "Arrggh." She groaned.

Sammy patted her arm trying to comfort her. His phone started ringing. "Hey Mum,"

He turned rather sharply, not warning her. Her head hit against the window, causing her to black out.

"Uh Mum, I will ring you back; I think I may have killed her."

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Jack and Zach arrived at the truck stop about 30 minutes after Booth had driven off with Angela, trying to follow the man that had taken Temperance. They walked in, where a woman was sobbing on the phone.

"No Sammy. He said you will be arrested. This is not a joke. He arrested her friend too."

Jack knocked on the counter trying to get her attention. "Mam; Excuse me Mam. Mam!"

"Just leave her there. I will deal with this. I took her in. I tried to make her into Lana."

"Mam." Jack was now resorting to throwing sugar packets at her to try and get her attention. "Mam." More sugar packets.

Zach took a more logical approach when trying to get her attention, he slapped her.

Janice stood there in shock. Jack slid a photo across the counter.

"Excuse me. We need to find these two women. We fear they may be in danger."

Janice let some more tears slip down her cheeks. "The cop arrested Angela and they went after Lynda and my son."

"He isn't a cop anymore. Now were did you son take Dr Brennan?"

"He took Lynda to the Dr. but not this Dr Brennan. He took her to Dr Renoly. She is having the baby."

Did you tell Booth that?"

"No I told him they went to the hospital. It's in the other direction. I didn't want him to take my son."

"Good choice. What hospital?"

"Scared Heart."

Jack handed his phone to Zach, "Ring Cullen. He needs to be stopped. I don't know what he'll do to Angela."

"Mam you need to take Zach here to the Dr's. We need to help our friend." He was already at the door when he turned back, "I will go stop them before they get to the hospital."

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Angela kept glancing at Booth through the corner of her eye. He had put here in the front apparently he was worried she would choke him in the back. Fair call, she probably would. What sort of Idiot would seriously believe that she would kill her one and only true friend?

He was fighting the urge to switch on the radio. The silence was accusatory and oppressing.

"I did nothing wrong," Angela whispered.

He didn't even glance in her direction. "You lied to me." Was all he said before flicking on the CD he made following her memorial. Josh Groban's 'Solo Por Ti' played softly.

"Booth, what happened? Why did she leave? She would have never left before. What changed? What happened that day?"

"Love, hate and lies. Lots of lies." He whispered to the setting sun.

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In the cold light of day Booth's mind began to see just how many obstacles were in their way. Deputy Director Cullen, Cam, Rebecca, their jobs, and he stopped seeing the benefits. All he could see was the opposition and pain, lots of pain.

'Cam won't like this. Cullen will transfer me. Rebecca will stop me seeing Parker. She could get shot. How would I react? The field is too dangerous for a squint. I can't date a squint, no matter how gorgeous she is. I couldn't take losing her. She probably thinks this is just mutually beneficial. Sex to clean the pipes; satisfy the needs. She's going to stop this, she will leave me.'

Millions of thoughts like these went running through his head and finally he blurted out. "I think this was a mistake."

"Excuse me," Temperance looked up from the pancakes, her blue eyes filled with questions.

"I'm sorry," He couldn't stop himself and he knew the hole he was digging would be pretty deep by the time he finished.

"For what?"

"For this," he gestured around the kitchen.

"For pancakes at lunch time, are you serious? I am the one who wanted pancakes." She went back to flipping breakfast.

"No for putting you in this position"

"What position? Do you want to cook? You really need to be more specific." She was focused on the pancakes, not really noticing what he was saying she poured another one in but the mind left it with his next words.

"The position, where you felt the need to be with me."

"I didn't feel the need to be with you, I wanted to be with you. We match, we complement the other. I thought this was what you wanted as well."

She shook her head. Maybe he wasn't as ready as she thought him to be.

"Who said I wanted this? Who said I wanted you?"

"You are always saying you want marriage and babies, the entire white picket fence. Your body language screams that you want me. Why is it the second I offer the package to you, you run away?" She stood facing him one hand on her hip, spatula in hand; pancake forgotten burning on the stove.

"I don't want you. You are my partner, nothing else." He was fighting with himself. He really did want what she was offering but was so scared that he would screw it up with her as royally as he did with Rebecca. "Sorry Bones. I don't want that kind of life with you."

"Well you didn't pipe up last night when I kissed you did you?" She was angry now.

"Last night…" Booth paused, the internal struggle getting easier the angrier she got, "Last night, I was horny, I just thought you were offering that sex you claim clears the system. You offered I took. If you really wanted the white picket fence you so avidly denied wanting, why didn't you take it when Sully offered to take you away."

"Don't bring Sully into this. You didn't even like the two of us together. You wanted me to break up with him. He wasn't suited to me. You suit me. You match me." Her arms were waving madly batter going everywhere. When her hands gestured to her heart, she looked up at him pleadingly, "Why can't you see that?"

Booth almost caved at that moment, one side of him so desperately wanting her and the life she offered, the other seeing Rebecca's face 'Sorry Seeley I can't marry you'. Fearing a complete surrender he turned away so as not to see her face, "I am sorry. Tomorrow I will be requesting a transfer."

"No. Don't do this. You won't, you can't. I will only work with you I will stop working if I don't work with you." This speech was heading to a place Temperance didn't want to think about. He wanted to leave her. She let him in and now he wanted to walk away. Her heart broke with his words. 'Be strong, you will make it through' she told herself.

"No you won't work is your life." He couldn't believe what he had just said, 'Idiot,' his mind kept screaming at him.

"Your right, this was a mistake. I thought you knew me better than that. You can leave now."

"I do know you, I know you love your job and live only to go each day. I know that you only know how to love the dead." Ding 2000 points. The kill score. Seeley knew how much he had screwed up with that one statement. Only yesterday they had discussed how she had changed.

"You know nothing about me. Leave now. I don't want you here anymore. Get out." Her voiced had gone deadly quiet. A move used by mothers everywhere; when letting their offspring know they had crossed the line. This line had been leap over, danced on, lapped and there was no going back.

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Well there you have it. There is the reason for the death. This be the reason she died. I would like to thank everyone for the reviews. The most reviews so far. I am so proud that you like it so far. Thank you.

I have been typing madly to make sure that you get the next chapter in the smallest amount of time. Oh and I don't own any of this including Scared Heart hospital or Solo Por Ti.