Killer on the dance floor

by wildlilpony

There's a killer on the loose going after woman and arranging them like dolls. But the squad cant find the evidence that'll convict the killer. Bones meets a man, can he be trusted? Which woman will the killer go after next? Contains drug use.

4. Chapt4 Vulnerable

Okay guys heres the last chapter of Killer on the dancefloor. But there is a sequel coming up; dont know when i'm going to be writing it, i thought i'd spend the next few weeks concentrating on my short story [that i'm trying to get published] and my novel idea. But if theres enough interest and begging on your part, i'll start writing it SOOON. Lol.

Disclaimer. I dont own Bones, except for the characters i make up on my own.

Previously.

'Angela, i think Booth was right. I think Josef killed Hannah.'

Chapter 4. Vulnerable.

Brennan was sitting at the kitchen table with an unhappy expression on her face, she looked over at her dad sitting down with Jessie and Jason and smiled as they all played with the puppy. She looked over and saw Booth on the phone confirming a few things. She couldnt handle being with them, she wanted to be alone. She needed to be alone with her thoughts. How could i have allowed myself to get close to somebody, how could i lose myself in somebody so much that i allowed them to play me? She wondered. She got up and walked into the next room, the living area.. Angela had watched her go; she looked down at her huge stomach, rubbed it comfortingly when she felt the baby kicking and poured the tea into a mug; she'd seen Brennan walk into the living room and even though she knew Brennan needed a few seconds alone, she also knew that this was the kind of time when Brennan shouldnt be alone. She handed her the mug and sat down next to her. For a few seconds it was silent.

'I dont know what happened Angela. How could i have let this happen? How could i not have seen this? asked Brennan taking a sip of her tea.

'I really cared for him. I liked having him around you know. It was a comfort.'

'Josef was a lot like Booth, sweetie. You were trying to replace Booth, werent you?'

'No. I was never trying to replace him. I was aware everyday that Josef wasnt Booth. But you're right, he did remind me of him. And that was a comfort. He'd give me little gifts, he was so good with Jessie and Jason, he'd give me compliments.. Booth used to do that with me all the time, i missed that. I couldnt have Booth. But at least i could have a small part of him. Hannah's dead because of me.'

'Bren. That isnt true, sweetie. Thats not your fault. Its mine. You were so sad. I couldnt stand to see my friend so sad. I'm so sorry. You had just had your heart broken, you werent in any position to date anybody; i should have given you time to at least get over Booth, or at least get used to the way things were. I was the one who asked him to sit with us at the diner, i was the one that asked him to come with us to the Romeo and Juliet play; i wanted you to be happy; if i hadnt done that then you would never have seen him again and Hannah might still be alive today.'

'It was a comfort. Being with Josef was better than being alone, you know. The more time i spent on my own, the more i realised that being alone because the person you loved left you or died was hard, but being alone because of a choice you made, was so hard, it was unbearable. I just couldnt handle that.'

Angela leaned over and hugged Brennan to her. She leaned her head against Angela's and let the tears fall for a few seconds but then she quickly wiped them away when she heard coughing. She looked up and saw Booth standing in the doorway to the living room. She met his eyes for a few seconds then looked away. She had no idea how much of the conversation Booth had heard, but she had to remind herself that that wasnt important right now.

'I made a few calls, said Booth. Josef told you that he had been at a conference for the last week, unfortunately that conference was only for a few days; he told you today that he had to operate on a few people, that was a half truth; he had those operations scheduled last week, the hospital confirmed that he was on duty; he's not scheduled to be on duty for a week, he told them he wanted a one week vacation to spend time with his family. I'm really sorry, Bones. Do you have any idea where Josef might be? Did he mention any special or favourite place that he liked to go to?'

'No. Josef and i never got to spend a lot of time alone together. When we werent with the kids, he was at work and when he wasnt working then we didnt do a lot of talking,' she said her color rising a little. Booth noticed but didnt feel like responding.

'Can you call Carolyn, Booth? I'd like to get enullment papers immediately. I cant stay married to him, at least not on these terms. He's lied to me, manipulated me and he's a killer. I cant do this anymore. But what am i going to tell the kids about their dad?' Brennan wondered.

'Yeh. Bones, i'll make the call. Are you going to be okay?' He asked her, folding her into his arms for a few seconds. Bones held onto him as if he was a life raft but let go when she looked at the clock and noticed it was time to get the kids to bed..'

'I need to put the kids to bed, Angela, where can i put them?' Angela wiped her eyes again and showed Brennan to a spare bedroom.

Brennan woke up to the sounds of squeals of delight and the smell of pancakes in the air. She wrapped herself up in her bathrobe and walked towards the kitchen. She watched Booth making pancakes with the kids and she smiled at the sight of Booth throwing a pancake into the air and catching it with the fry pan. Booth looked up and saw Brennan. He handed her a cup of coffee and gave her a plate of pancakes. Jason grabbed the syrup bottle and put some syrup onto Brennans pancakes.

'Have some syrup mommy. Its nice.'

'Thanks honey, not too much. Mmmm. It is nice. Thanks baby, she said kissing Jason on the cheek.'

'Good morning, said Max. Do i smell pancakes?'

'Yes. Booth helped us make them. He can throw a pancake in the air and catch it in the fry pan, watch.' Said Jessie.

Max watched as Booth showed off his trick again. He winked at Max.

Max looked at his daughter and remembered what they had discussed last night. He turned to the kids and asked them, 'How would you two like to visit Uncle Russ and the girls, for a few days?'

'Yeah! They both said at the same time. I like Uncle Russ,' Said Jason. And Jessie, agreed. And said that she'd love to see her cousins again.. Well, we can go after breakfast. We can even bring Ripley, they all want to meet your new friend..

'Yeah! Alright.' The kids exclaimed.

MEANWHILE.

Josef had taken the taxi to the telephone poll. He had picked up the phone and the voice had relayed his orders. He smiled and got everything ready. He hired a car and parked the car across the street. He waited and waited. But Temperance and the kids never came home. He drove over to Booths and he smiled when he saw that there was an apartment available across the street from his apartment. Ah. What an opportunity he thought as he went in to see the manager, after getting the keys and paying for two months rent he went into the apartment and waited for Booth to come home but he never came. What the hell is going on? He wondered. Surely Temperance cant be onto me, not so soon. But what if she is? He thought to himself. Well, there's nothing i can do about that; I'm going to have to show her my true colors. He went across the street and picked up the pay phone, making sure that he kept his head down;' Rose and monkey are onto me. I'm going ahead with part 2 of the plan,' he said. And then he went to a place that he knew that neither Booth nor Brennan would ever avoid going.

After Brennan had kissed the kids goodbye Brennan, Booth and Angela had decided to go into the office to do some more detective work on the shooting of Hannah Burley. Booth went into Brennan's office alone while Angela and Brennan had gone to the lab area. He turned on the light and then he looked up to see Josef sitting in Brennan's desk chair, waiting with a gun pointed at him.

'Turn around, or you'll never see Brennan again,' threatened Josef. Booth tried to think of his options but he realised that there was no way out, he had no choice but to turn around and do what Josef said.

Ring ring. Brennan jumped when she heard her cell phone ring. She looked at the caller ID and frowned when she saw Booth was calling her...Why are you calling. She wondered. She picked it up and heard Booths voice telling her he had to show her something. In the background she heard a gun cock and with fear in her heart she whispered to Angela that Booth was in trouble and to call the FBI as soon as she could. Brennan headed towards her office. She walked slowly, when she saw how dark it was she hesitated, but obeyed the voice when it told her to come into the office and shut the door. The light flooded on, hurting Brennans eyes. And then she looked over at Booth and saw that Josef had cuffed him to the desk and saw the gash on his head where Josef had hit him and she felt the panic rise up in her.

'Go get the evidence that will convict me,' Josef said as he held the gun to her head. Like a robot Brennan froze and did what he said, Josef following her to the evidence room. Brennan grabbed the file folders and they went back to the office.

Josef looked over at Brennan's expression of hurt and disgust.

'Dont look at me that way. This is all Booths fault. If he hadnt killed Henry Downing. My best friend then i wouldnt have had any reason to go after him. Only instead i went after his girl. He killed my family. I killed his. Revenge is the sweetest thrill.'

Brennan looked at him as if she didnt recognise him.

'I loved you. I cared about you, i trusted you, Josef, but you just used me.'

'Lies. Brennan. All lies. You never loved me. You only went out with me because i reminded you of him. I notice you're not denying this. Angela told me all about how Booth broke your heart. I knew exactly what to say to you and you lapped it up in desperation. You needed me to get back at Booth for hurting you, now who used who?

'I have one question of you, how did you get me to marry you?' asked Brennan.

Josef smiled cruely and then he quoted a line from Romeo and Juliet. 'But he that hath the steerage of my course, direct my sail. Thy drugs are quick.'

Brennan went pale.

'You drugged me! You drugged me with E!'

'Oh. I didnt drug you Temperance. I didnt have to. You had an addiction to valium. You made it very easy for me. A guilty man will hang himself with his own rope.'

'I did everything you asked, Just please dont hurt him, Please dont hurt Booth,' Brennan begged, the tears slipping down her face.

'Bones, said Booth. Dont.'

'Interesting, said Josef. That you love a man who would never have chosen you if his girlfriend was still alive.'

Josef grabbed Booths lighter and he watched in satisfaction as he held a match to the folders and the evidence went up in flames.

Josef turned Brennan around roughly and then grabbed Booth and led them towards Cams office, thats when he heard a voice in the bathroom. Angela had heard Josef coming, she had hidden the phone behind the toilet. Josef grabbed her but he let go when he saw the watery liquid gush down Angela's legs. Angela looked at the watery goo in confusion and then went a little pale.

'OMG. Not now. I'm in labour.' cried Angela.

Brennan groaned at the situation that they were in. And then she turned to Josef in anger. 'What are you going to do Josef, are you going to kill Angela and the baby too?'

Josef looked at Angela and then before he could stop himself he ran out of the room dropping the keys for the hand cuffs on the floor. He knew that this was his opportunity to get away. Booth and Brennan would never follow him with Angela in labour. He grabbed the car and drove off, only to smash into the car in front of him when two gunshots smashed his window; the shots hit Josef in the head killing him instantly. Hodgins got out of the car and called the FBI and the ambulance immediately. He looked in the rearview mirror and saw that he was bleeding, he groaned but he didnt have time to worry about it. He glanced at the ambulance and ran over to them and immediately told them that Angela was in labour; they put a bandage on his forehead and then he got into the police car with one of the doctors and they immediately headed over to the lab.

Brennan glanced at Angela, she saw that Angela was now in great pain.

'Angela, Angela. Stop pushing. I know you're body is telling you to push but you cant push. Not yet. You're not fully dilated yet. Booth distract her, please. We need to get her into my office, the baby needs to be somewhere warm, they dont have good temperature control. Carry her into my office please.'

Booth gently lifted up Angela and carried her into the office as gently as she could, but Angela was too far gone. She was in too much pain, trying to fight the urge to push. Booth took her hand.

'Angela, grab my hand. Just squeeze it when a contraction starts. Booth looked up at Brennan a little panicked, but Brennan was grabbing some towels that she had in a closet in her bathroom. Brennan ran back to Angela.

'Its okay, Angela. It'll all be over soon, i promise.' said Brennan comfortingly.

'Hodgins, whimpered Angela. I want Hodgins.'

'He'll be here soon. said Booth soothingly. He wont miss the birth of your son. Angela. Tell me about your first date with Hodgins, Angela, said Booth hoping to distract Angela from the pain she was in.

Brennan looked up at Booth. Their eyes met for a few seconds, Brennan felt like crying with everything that had happened in the last hour but this wasnt the time, she had to be strong for both Angela and the baby.

'Okay. Angela. You can start pushing now. You're ready. This baby wants to get out.' said Brennan a little tearfully.

And Angela pushed and pushed with all her might.

'Angela, Booth said, almost crying. I can see his head. His head is out.'

That was when Hodgins ran into the room, the doctor behind him. Hodgins ran over to Angela and Booth moved over and Hodgins put his arms around Angela.

'I'm here baby, i'm here now.' said Hodgins, holding her comfortingly.

With one last mighty push the baby was out. Angela and Hodgins son was born. Brennan laughed and cried as she wiped the blood off the baby and wrapped it up in a blanket handing him to Angela and Hodgins. The doctor smiled, she checked the baby over and declared that he was quite healthy, but that all of them needed to go to the hospital as a precaution.

'Thats quite a nasty gash, the doctor said to Booth, how'd that happen? She asked as she checked him over.

AT HOSPITAL LATER.

Booth looked over at Brennan watching Angela and Hodgins with the baby, he smiled a little and went over and hugged her.

'You were amazing today Bones,' he said to her.

'I cant believe we got through today in one piece, said Brennan. You know, i was feeling so angry and upset at Josef. But now. Now i'm not, she looked at Booth, and then she just held him. And she let herself cry a little, as she watched Angela and Hodgins holding their baby.

A FEW WEEKS LATER.

Brennan looked down at the results of the DNA test. The results confirm that it was Josef Ryan's remains in the car crash. She looked at the other piece of paper that Cam had handed over to her earlier. The death certificate states that Josef Ryan died of two gunshot wounds to the head. She looked up as she heard footsteps, and smiled when she saw Carolyn Julian walking towards her.

'Cherie. How are you doing, since the car crash? I heard about what happened, i'm sorry, cherie.

'I'm fine, said Brennan.

'I've come to talk to you about the enullment. I just found the papers for the enullment. The enullment never went through. Apparently some office error. I've just heard that Josef Ryan is deceased.'

'Yes,' said Dr. Brennan handing over the death certificate.

'Thats a pretty piece of luck there, cherie.'

'Luck? I dont know what that means.'

'Since Josef Ryan is deceased an enullment isnt necessary. Which means that legally you are the kids mother. If the enullment had gone through then legally Jessie and Jason would have been taken out of your custody. Since you are legally the kids mother now, the kids will be back in your custody today. You'll need to pick them up whenever you want to. Congratulations, cherie.

'Thank you, Caroline. said Brennan smiling as she realised that there was one less thing to worry about.

She looked at the envelope on her desk and opened it. She went a little pale when she looked at the photographs She frowned, but then she put it out of her head. She was too busy right then to worry about photos that some stranger had sent to her.

She immediately ran outside to the car and went to pick up her kids. She cried as they both ran into her arms.

'Oh my god. You two. I'm never ever going to let you go ever again.' Swore Brennan.

'Lets go home you two. Guess who missed you? Ripley cant wait to see you; he's at home waiting for you.' said Brennan as she buckled Jason into the car seat and closed the door after Jessie had gotten into the car and buckled on her seatbelt.

When Brennan and the kids got home they expected the house to be empty, but then they all jumped when they turned the lights on and heard the shout of

'Surprise.' They all looked up and saw Booth, Angela, Hodgins, the baby, Cam, Max, Russ and the girls and some of Booth's FBI team.

They ran out and greeted Jessie and Jason and led them over to the table where they had cooked a few of their favourite meals. Brennan was in the kitchen pouring herself an orange juice when she heard two FBI agents talking

'Did you hear that Booth is leaving the FBI?'

'I heard its because he's in a relationship with Brennan. You know that interoffice relationships are discouraged.'

'Actually i heard its because he's still broken hearted over Hannah getting killed. He blames himself for her death.'

Brennan paled when she heard that. Booth leaving the FBI. He cant leave, she thought to herself. She felt so angry but also sad, before she could stop herself the tears began to fall. Life without Booth.. She didnt even want to think about it. She wanted to run off to her room and cry and cry but she had to put those feelings aside when Angela called to Brennan that they were cutting the cake. She wiped the tears away and then went into the living area with the other people and felt as if her world was crashing down around her. Later Brennan, you can worry about all this later.

Brennan sat in the car for a few seconds trying to get her feelings under control; she did a few breathing exercises and felt that she could cope. She walked into the FBI building and then she walked towards Booths office.

Booth looked at the unsigned envelope and opened it. He shook out some photos and looked at them in confusion. He glanced at the note that came with it and he paled. He heard footsteps and he quickly hid the envelope in the box.

Brennan glanced into the room and saw Booth packing a few of his photos into a box. Booth looked up as Brennan walked in.

'So its true, isnt it? You're leaving the FBI? You know Booth, when you told me that they wanted you to go to the army last year i didnt have the heart to stop you. I knew you wanted to go. I didnt say anything to you, i didnt try to stop you, which was a mistake, a mistake i dont want to make again. I dont want you to leave Booth. I want to give US a chance Booth. I want to give a relationship with you a go; i'm not expecting you to want the same thing, but i'd really like you to give me a chance. Booth, everyone i've ever cared about has left me or let me down, please dont be one of them. I'm sorry, Booth, i... I have to go.' And with that the tears spilled over and Brennan left.

Brennan sat in her office, she glanced at the bottle of valium on her desk and sighed. She didnt want to go down this road again, but she was feeling so bad that the temptation to take one was irresistible. She closed her eyes for a few seconds and she immediately opened them when she heard a noise; she saw Booth standing by the door.

'So are you going to take one or not?' asked Booth.

'If you're here to say goodbye to me, Booth, I really dont want to hear it.'

Booth glanced at her with a little bit of a smile. I think you misunderstood whats going on Temperance. I'm not leaving, not for good. The FBI'S decided to give me a few weeks vacation. Where'd you get the idea i was leaving for good?'

'Oh, said Brennan blushing slightly. She looked up at him, I heard some of your coworkers talking. I just assumed you werent coming back. I mean after everything that's happened i wouldnt blame you for not wanting to continue working with me.'

'I've got some business to do in New York. Come with me, Bones. I mean Sweets is going to be with me, so i dont know how much time we're going to be able to spend together.'

'You want me to go on vacation with you? I suppose i could. The kids are going to be away at camp so i can only stay a week, but thats better than nothing.' said Brennan looking up at him.

There was a bit of an uncomfortable silence and Booth looked at Bones. She wanted to bring up the rest of the conversation they'd had but she didnt know how to bring it up. Booth must have read her mind because he lead Brennan over to the couch and sighed.

'Bones, I'd like to try to give us a chance. I just dont know whether i'll be able to trust you not to hurt me again.'

'Could you, Booth?'

'I dont know, But i guess we're going to have to find out.'

'I'm sorry about Hannah Booth. I know you loved her.'

'But not like i care about you, Bones.'

'Booth, i have a problem. Help me please.'

'We can go to meetings together, Bones. I'll help you.

Booth holds Brennans hand and Brennan leans her head against Booths shoulder.

'I should be comforting you, Booth. You lost Hannah. You shouldnt be comforting me. We're really a pair arent we?' said Brennan crying a little.

Booths smiles as he tells Brennan everything will be okay.

'Its okay, Bones. You're my Bones.'

'Yours?' asked Brennan. But she didnt argue with him, she kind of liked the sound of being his. Brennan leaned her head against him and cried.

REVIEW.

Okay Babes. Killer on dancefloor is finished. Thanks chymon for your great review. I hope this chapter answers some of your questions, although i know that some of them remain unanswered. But if i were to answer all your questions there'd be knowhere to go with the sequel. Bones returns tomorrow. YAY! Cant wait. And if you want the sequel badly enough tell me so. Wildlilpony.