Wow 2 chapters in one day that a new record. I know there are alot of unanswered questions but isnt that the beauty of the story?

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Booth walked through the lab quickly.

"Hey you. You see Dr. Brennan and her squints?" he asked as he tugged on a fledgling scientist.

The young scientist nodded and pointed him in the direction of the platform. Forgetting to say thanks he aimed his way towards the platform. He waved the file up as he swiped his card.

"Bones you up here?" he asked.

"What's up Booth?" Temperance asked in return with her head focused on the skull of the victim.

"Found the identity of the girl," Booth answered pulling the picture out of the file.

Temperance stopped looking at the skull and began listening to what he had to say. "Sarah Leslie, 19, senior in George Washington University, her parents reported her missing for 2 weeks."

"Face and body type fits but the report of her missing doesn't fit with the timeline," Temperance interjected. "With the pupae Hodgins found, he calculated that time of death was 3 weeks ago."

"Why would they report her missing a week after?" Booth brought up. She shrugged. "I think we should go see the parents."

Booth and Temperance sat in the car silently. They had only been driving for a couple of minutes but Booth felt like it was longer.

Booth shifted uncomfortably in his seat. Should I bring it up or not? He looked at her for a moment before focusing on the road. He cleared his throat.

"What's wrong Booth?" Temperance asked as she turned to him. "You are being shifty."

"Shifty?" he asked surprised.

"Yes, shifty."

He cleared his throat again. "I don't know. I was thinking about what happened to you." He felt over the past couple of weeks that she had changed towards him. Something was being kept hidden from him.

"Me being shot you mean?"

"Yes, that. You being shot."

"What's wrong?"

Booth shook his head. "I just wanted to say I am sorry."

"For what?" she inquired intently.

"I didn't find the guy who shot you yet. This guy was good, even though the street light would usually help in ID-ing the guy. It was useless. No cameras were put anywhere nearby. Even neighbors didn't see the guy. When they came out to call he was gone."

"Booth, relax." Temperance comforted. "I thought about it. The man that shot me. He had motive. Something made him shoot me. If he has heard I am not dead yet, he would've finished me off. But he didn't while I was at the hospital."

"Which shows he is waiting for something to happen," Booth realized. He shifted again. "This is bad."

"The fact is, I am still here and alive," she continued, "We'll take it one day at a time. I'll look over the case another day. Today, we will focus on Sarah Leslie."

The two slipped into another wave of silence.

Booth looked over at his partner again. "Bones…" he started.

She turned to him with, "What?" Knowing that he had been holding something in.

He rolled his neck. "I was thinking. After the whole situation. It's pretty much dangerous for you to be alone. Anywhere. I just want to make sure you are safe."

"I am safe," she stated as a matter of factly.

"Yeah," he stressed before adding, "but when I got that call from the hospital I got scared. I thought I was seriously going to lose you. Everything seemed hopeless. I just want to make sure I can protect you all the time." He paused. "Well most of the time."

She looked at him intently waiting for his point.

"The point is that there is a place next to mine that is empty. I was hoping you would move over there. So I know that you are okay when you get home," he finished.

"You want me to move into the place right next to yours?" Temperance restated with humor.

"What?" Booth asked as he heard the humorous tone. "Is there something wrong with that?"

"No. Not at all but Booth, I will be okay."

"I know Bones. You are a strong woman but sometimes you have to be protected. Or you are going to get hurt again," Booth said not thinking of the double meaning.

"Booth…"

"Bones, just consider it okay?" he pleaded. "Just consider it. It's not a lot to do that. So consider it for me? Okay?"

She looked at him and said, "Okay, Booth. I will definitely consider moving into the place next door to yours." She started laughing to herself.

"Now what are you laughing at?"

"Nothing," she stifled.

"Seriously?"

"Yes."

Even after she said that she held back her laughter and thought about the two of them.

Personally I am a full-blown BrennanxBooth fan but it never hurts to have other couples sometimes. I will see forth to try and make more BxB scenes. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and Please Review! It'll make my writing come faster.