Okay, this one's for jerseybones, but don't get too spoiled! I really was only gonna post 2 a day, but she made me! lol!

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"I'm going to drop you off at the lab, then.."

"No." Brennan stopped as they reached the SUV. "Look, we need to go to the lab, but after that, I want to go with you."

"You don't even know what I was going to say." Booth opened the door, and got in the car.

"It doesn't matter. I'm staying with you."

"Bones, look, you'll be safe at the lab. Besides..."

"I need to be here Booth. I'm not worried about me. I'm fine. I...I just want to help you find Parker." And make sure you don't do anything crazy, she thought to herself.

Booth turned toward the Jeffersonian. "I just don't understand why he hasn't called me back. I.."

He was interrupted by Brennan's phone. "Brennan."

"Dr. Brennan. So nice to hear your voice." Brennan reached over to signal to Booth. "Where are you? What have you done with Parker?"

Booth pulled over, and tried to grab the phone from her. She pulled away and held up her hand. He grabbed his phone. He wanted to see if they could trace the call.

"How's Agent Booth? Is he suffering?"

"You..."

"You know, I wanted it to be you." Brennan's heart seemed to stop at his words. "I know how he feels about you, how he always needs to protect you. But the security at your lab is too good."

"What do you want?"

"Besides making Agent Booth suffer? I'm not sure. How about you make me an offer, and I'll see if it's worth it." She couldn't seem to catch her breath. "Think about it."

"Wait!"

"I'll talk to you later."

Brennan slowly closed the phone. She looked over at Booth, who was still on the phone. "They're trying to trace the location. What did he say? Did he say what he wanted?"

"Just...he's going to call back. He didn't say anything specific. Just that he... he wants you to suffer." She couldn't tell him what Epps' had said. He would get more upset than he was already.

Booth turned his attention back to the phone. "Yeah? You can't be any more specific?" He listened for a moment. "Look, I don't care what Cullen said! You make sure you call me with any information!" He closed the phone, and turned to Brennan. "Cullen's trying to keep me out of the investigation!"

"He has a point, Booth. You're too involved..."

"Of course I'm involved! He has my son!"

"Booth.."

"He's not going to win this time, Bones! Whatever sick game he's playing, it's the end."

She reached over and took his hand. "I know."

Booth took a deep breath, trying to calm the rage that was building in him. He had to find Parker first. Then he would worry about punishing Epps'.

Brennan saw him relax, and she breathed a little easier. "Were they able to get a location of the call?"

"It was a cell phone. They narrowed down the signal to a three mile radius." He rubbed a hand over his face. "We need to narrow it down. There are too many places in the area that he could be." He pulled the SUV back on to the road.

"We will."

Booth gripped the steering wheel. He felt so helpless, he needed to do something but he didn't know what. "So, if you're not staying there, what do you need to go back to the lab for?"

Brennan gave him a smile, and pulled out an evidence bag from her pocket. "I need to see what Hodgins can find out from a sample of the trace evidence your forensics team found."

He looked at her increduously. "You knew Cullen was going to pull me off the case, didn't you?"

She just smiled at him.

"I knew there was a reason I lo..." He stopped and looked away.

"A reason you what?"

"Never mind." He couldn't believe what he had almost said. "Listen...thanks Bones."

BBB

Zack, Hodgins, and Angela were in the lounge when Booth and Brennan got back to the lab. Angela jumped up when they came in. "Is there any news?"

"Maybe." She pulled out the evidence bag. "Listen, Hodgins, we need you to check this trace evidence that was collected from Parker's room. We need to find out where Epps' is." She handed the bag to him.

"I'm on it." Hodgins grabbed the bag and rushed off to his office. Zack followed him out. "I'll go see if I can help."

"I'm going to go call Cullen, see if they found out anything. He's got to give me something." He turned and walked out.

Angela looked at Brennan. "How is he?"

"I don't know." Brennan walked over and sat down. "I'm afraid that when he finds Epps, he's going to do something bad."

Angela sat down beside her. "Just stay with him, okay? You're his voice of reason. That's all you can do." She sighed. "What does Epps want, anyway?"

"He wants to hurt Booth." Brennan almost told her about the phone call, then decided against it.

"He won't hurt Parker, right? I mean, he never hurt kids. He kills women."

"He didn't want Parker, anyway."

"What do you mean?"

"Never mind." She paused. "Booth would never forgive himself if anything happened to Parker." She looked at Angela. "I just... I don't know what to do for him."

Angela took her hand. "You're already doing it, sweetie. Just being there for him is enough."

"Thanks Ang."

Angela stood up. "I'm going to go check on the guys." She turned and headed off to Hodgins' office.