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Last: "Shhh, it's going to be okay Bones." Booth leaned over and hugged his partner tightly, never wanting to let go.
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Chapter 4
Help To Gain Air
True to the hospital's word, they left the young doctor go home in promise that she'd come in next Monday for a check up. Booth took her purse in her hands and helped his tired partner out of the car.
"You're home Bones! Aren't you excited?"
"Of course. I just want to relax." She said shortly. The partners entered her doorway and sat on the couch.
"Can I get you anything Bones?"
"This is my house. I'll get what ever I may need when I do so."
"I know. I just want you to be comfortable."
"Thanks Booth. If you want anything a beverage, help yourself. I believe there are some beer left."
"Sounds like a good plan to me." He gave a wink and left to get his drink.
"Hello Temperance. How are you today?" Mrs. Stanson asked. She was Brennan's caregiver who acted as if everything in the world was perfect.
"I really need to talk you Mrs. Stanson."
"What ever about child?"
"I need to go to a different home."
"Now Temperance. This is your home now. You have been to twelve different homes because a how difficult you can be."
"But-I"
"Child. You must stay here where you will be treated as family. They might even adopt you!" The joyous plump woman clapped giddy at the thought of finally placing one of her most difficult children to find a home for.
"No you don't understand. I need to leave here!"
"I won't hear any of this. I'm glad you are happy and well. I'll be going now." Mrs. Stanson left quickly without further discussion.
Tears leap out of Temperance's eyes at the thought of being here till she was 18.
"You want to leave here? You are so ungrateful you brat. Come here bitch. Let me teach you a lesson." When the young girl shied away from her foster father, he pulled her by the hair.
"You better obey me bitch." With that William took grabbed her forearm and placed it at the burning stove.
"No! Please! It hurts. Please no! I'll do whatever you say. Just please…." She whimpered as the pain burned in her eyes and the smell of burnt skin infiltrated her nostrils.
"Bones! Can you hear me! Bones!" Brennan's eyes blinked open and she saw her partner crouched beside her. His hand was resting on her arm.
"No! Don't!" She hastily tugged herself away from him, flinging herself onto the floor.
"Bones?" He whispered. She crawled over to the corned of the room with her knees at her chin.
Booth cautiously walked over to her and sat against the wall.
"What happened? You want to talk about it?"
"No. I'm sorry Booth. I just can't help being pulled in." She sobbed, furiously wiping at the tears.
"Just because you're crying doesn't mean you are weak Bones. You're the strongest person I know."
"I'm not strong Booth."
"Yes you are!"
"Don't say that! If I were strong I would have been able to defend myself from my foster father."
"Defend yourself? What do you mean?" Fear was evident in his voice.
"It's nothing Booth."
"No, it not nothing! What happened?"
"Weren't you the one to say don't pry in other's business unless you give a little of yourself to them?"
"Fine. What do you want to know about me Bones?" He asked gently.
"Why are you here?"
"What? I'm here because we are partners. We stick together through thick and thin."
"No. Partners have occasion dinners, but they don't spend every minute together."
"Well we more than partners." He said taking a pull from the beer in his hand. "We are best friends." And I love you.
"You shouldn't be my friend Booth."
"Where did you pull that from?"
"Booth. I'm not strong. I could only cause you harm."
"Never Bones. You are strong, you are brave, and you are the best thing that ever happened to me." Brennan's eyes snapped up to looked into his brown ones. "You made me better. You made me who I am today." He pulled her close. "And I know that if my life-changing best friend and partner need me or is going through a tough time I will be there for them. That is why I am here Bones." He whispered into her hair giving her a quick kiss.
"Come on, you look exhausted. Want to go to sleep?" He stood up, brushing off the dust on his dress pants.
"Yes, sleeping in my bed sounds like a great idea." Booth helped her up and took her hand.
"If you need anything, you will call right?" Booth felt guilty that he had to leave, but need to work.
"Of course. Thank you for all the valuable help. I will contact you soon." Booth saw his partner's walls go up, shielding her from being hurt once again. He just hoped he would be able to break them down and make her feel safe.
"Sounds good." Booth left the house fully aware that he never found out about his partner's foster father or about her breakdown. Soon, he thought, soon he would get to the bottom of this.
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