Wow, thanks everyone for the reviews! Obviously this one is a lot angstier (is that even a word?!) than most of my other fics!

Brennan looked at Booth's face, fear settling in the pit of her stomach. "Booth?"

"He has my son" he whispered, his voice breaking.

"Oh, God, Booth! I..." She didn't know what to say. She wasn't good at this. He was the one who always knew the right thing to say, to do. She reached out and took his hand.

Booth looked up at her, and she could see the fear in his eyes. "Rebecca. I have to see her, to tell her..." He shook his head, trying to collect his thoughts. He couldn't fall apart now. He had to save Parker. "Stay here. I'll have agents dispatched here, just in case."

"No. I'm going with you."

"Bones.."

"Don't argue. I'm going." Somehow she knew that he needed her with him. "I'm your partner, and I want to help you."

Booth ran a hand through his hair. "Yeah, okay. Let's go." He led the way out of the office.

"Bren, what's going on?" Angela walked over to them. "Where are you going?"

Booth didn't stop, just kept going towards the door. "Ang, I have to go. Epps... he has Parker."

"Oh my God!"

"I'll call when I know more." Brennan turned and followed Booth out the door.

BBB

They walked up the steps to Rebecca's, Brennan's mind focused on Booth. He had been nearly silent on the way there, except for the short conversation he had had with Cullen, letting him know what was going on, and arranging for the forensics team to meet them. She had tried to get him to talk to her, but he wouldn't.

Booth knocked, and a few moments later the door opened. Rebecca stood there, and a look of confusion passed across her face. "Seeley? What are you doing here? Did you need to see Parker?"

Booth just stared at her. He didn't know how to tell her.

"He's upstairs playing in his room. You can see him for a few minutes if you'd like."

Booth felt hope flare up in his chest. Maybe this was a lie, something Epps had come up with just to mess with him. But no, he had heard Parker, heard his voice...

"Rebecca, I... I need to..." He took a deep breath. "When's the last time you saw Parker?"

"What do you mean?" He was acting really strange. It was starting to scare her. "We got home about an hour ago, I sent him up to his room, and I started to make supper.. Look what's going on, Seeley?"

Booth pushed past her, and ran up the stairs to his son's room.

"Dr. Brennan, what's going on? What is wrong with Seeley?"

Brennan just stood there, wondering what she should say.

"Rebecca?" Drew walked in from the kitchen. "Oh, hi, Dr. Brennan. What brings you here?"

"Drew, Seeley's upstairs, he needed to see Parker for some reason, but I don't know exactly what's going on."

"Parker... He's been... kidnapped." Booth walked slowly down the stairs, stumbling over the words. "About 20 minutes ago, I got a call from..."

Rebecca grabbed Drew's arm. "No! That's not possible! He's upstairs!"

"Rebecca..."

"No!" She spun around, running toward the stairs. "Parker?!"

"Rebecca!" She turned back to look at him. "He's...he's not there."

"What happened! Who took him?!" She walked up to him. Her eyes grew hard. "Someone you put away? Someone who wants to get back at you, who wants revenge?!" She was shouting now. "You did this! It's your fault! I knew I should never have let you see him!" Drew grabbed her and pulled her to him, trying to calm her. "Rebecca, please. You know he would never..." She collapsed in his arms, sobbing.

Booth just stood there, not responding, not disagreeing, then turned and walked back up the stairs to Parker's room. It was his fault. He had known something like this could happen, and he had done nothing to prevent it. He felt the blame weighing him down.
The feel of her hand on his arm brought him out of his thoughts. He turned to look at her, his partner, his friend.

"Booth, she's just upset. She didn't mean it..."

"She's right." The words, spoken without emotion, made her blood run cold.

"No, she's not! Booth, this is NOT your fault! It's Epps' fault, and I'm not going to let you stand here and blame yourself! That is not going to get Parker back!" She pulled him to face her, and took his hands. "And we are going to get him back."

"I...don't know what to do." He looked so lost, he was breaking her heart. Instinct kicked in, and she pulled him into her arms, and held him. He clung to her, like he would never let go, his body shaking with sobs. She held him, like he had held her so many times before, and did her best to comfort him.

BBB

"I'm sorry sir. There's nothing much here." The forensics team was finishing up with Parker's room. We took some trace evidence from the windowsill, and we'll run it through the lab."

Booth fought the urge to grab the agent and shake him. He knew they were doing the best they could, but it was driving him crazy, not being in control, not being able to do anything. He pulled out his cell phone and checked it for the hundreth time. Why hadn't he called back? Did that mean..? No! He wasnt' going to think that way. It wasn't helping. "All right, just get back to me as soon as you have anything." He turned and looked for Bones. He had to get out of here.

She was standing by the door, watching him. He walked over. "Bones, come on, let's go."

"Seeley, wait." Rebecca stopped him as he was about to leave.

"Rebecca...I'm sorry.."

"No, Seeley. I'm sorry. I... I didn't mean what I said." Her eyes were red from crying, and her voice was hoarse. "It's not your fault."

"No, you were right. I..."

"No!" She took his hand. "I... I was just upset. I don't blame you, I know how much you love Parker, that you would never put him in danger, and I would never, never keep you apart. I..." Tears filled her eyes, and her voice broke.

"Hey." He squeezed her hand. "I'm going to find him. I promise." He hugged her. "I promise" he repeated.

"I know you will" she whispered. She stepped back. "Let me know, okay?"

"I will." He turned and walked out the door.