Brennan was smiling even before she opened her eyes. She hadn't woken up feeling like this in years. She turned over in the bed expecting to find herself facing him. but that side of the bed was empty. She sat up quickly and looked over to her rocking chair where he'd thrown his shoes that night before. They were gone. She glanced over a the lamp which she remembered knocking over with his shirt. It was standing upright. Getting out of the bed she pulled on a robe and opened the door. She could hear laughter coming from the kitchen. She followed the voices and found her two daughters sitting at the island in her kitchen. They both had their backs to her, as did Booth who was doing something at the hob.

"Who's for more pancakes?" he said turning around. His eye's immediately found Brennan. they girls saw this and turned to look at her too.

"Morning mom." Trinity smiled.

"Good morning girls." She smiled, her eyes never leaving Booths.

"I'm stuffed but thanks dad." Taylor smiled.

"Yeah we'll go to my room and get dressed. We don't have to go to school today do we?" Trinity asked standing up.

"No you don't have to today."

"Great more for me so." Booth smiled. The two girls walked out of the kitchen and taylor called out.

"Remember your cholesterol Dad!"

"My cholesterol's fine." He huffed. Brennan sat down in front of him. he just looked at her.

"You left." She simply said.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"Why?"

"I didn't think you'd appreciate waking up next to me." She shook her head at his response. He continued. "I mean the girls…"

"You know what Booth. I'm not in the mood for anymore truth. I have to go to work for a while. Could you take the girls for a while?" she said standing up and walked back to her room, she heard him say as she left.

"Ok, I'll bring them around for lunch, Bones…" but she didn't wait for him to finish.

Closing the door behind her she sank down onto the carpet and sighed. The room smelt like him. her clothes smelt like him. She smelt like him. she put her head in her hands and waited until she heard them talking again and the front door close.

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"Come on girls. We'll take you to our house so Taylor can get some clothes. Bones has to go to work for a while." Booth called out. He looked at Brennan's closed bedroom door while he waited for them. He just couldn't do anything right could he. last night had been… indescribable. But he'd thought that he should give her space. and so he'd gone out to the couch. And know she was mad at him. what do I do…

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Brennan was curled up on her chair with her head buried in her knees. She knew that there was case files on the desk beside her waiting to be completed. That Cam and Hodgins were probably waiting on the platform for her. But she couldn't move. She didn't want to. Was that what she wanted? To get back together with Booth, after all the pain she'd been through when he'd left. What would happen if he left again? would she be able to keep going again this time? Uh what am I thinking! He doesn't want to get back together that's why he left last night. She was pulled from her thought by the office door opening.

"Bren are you in here?" it was Angela. She slowly swung herself around to face the door, not putting down her legs. "I thought I saw you coming in earlier. How are the girls…" she stopped when she saw the look on Brennan's face. "…What's wrong? The last time I saw you like this you had slept with…" she gasped. Brennan buried her face back into her knees. "You slept with Booth!" she sank onto a chair in front of the desk. Brennan nodded. "Sweetie… look at me." Brennan complied. "how did this happen?"

"I… it just did!" Brennan shrugged.

"God what was it like to wake up next to him again!" Angela smiled.

"I didn't he left before I woke up."

"Brennan did you talk to him?"

"I tried to. He said he thought I wouldn't appreciate waking up beside him. Ange I just got Taylor back. I don't want things to get complicated."

"Bren things are always complicated when it comes to you and Booth. haven't you realised that by now?"

"Well I don't think I want complicated anymore…" Brennan said.