Ch. 3… Enjoy.

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"Angela, how are you-" as Booth entered the artist's office he watched her wipe tears from her cheek.

"I'm sorry Booth. I'm almost done." Angela sniffed as she continued to type on her keyboard.

Booth wrapped his arms around her small body as he kneeled beside her.

"Oh God, Booth. The people we love most are buried alive somewhere." Angela sobbed into his shoulder. "The last time I really talked to Jack, I was rejecting him. If anything happens he wont know how I feel."

"Look at me Ange." Booth held her at arms length. "You're the best at your job. The better you do it the sooner we'll find them and be able to tell them how we feel."

Angela nodded. A beep from the computer signaled to them that it was done. "Here. They're in a place called Harper's Valley, it's about twenty miles outside of D.C."

Booth stood. "Let's go. We'll make some calls on the way."

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"How much longer?" Jack asked. They had both shed as many layers as possible without completely stripping. Jack had removed his shirt and Tempe had removed her over shirt, revealing a thin tank top.

"Fifty." She inhaled deeply. "Fifty seven minutes." As she finished her sentence Jack's cell phone went off.

"Booth." Tempe sighed with relief.

"Bones, we've found you. We're almost there." Booth shouted to his speakerphone as he drove. Angela sat in the passenger seat with Zach and Cam in the back. "Don't worry."

"Seeley." She wheezed. "I have to tell you-"

Booth felt his eyes sting with tears that he had promised himself he wouldn't need to shed. "Temperance listen to me. You can tell me anything you want as soon as I get you out of there ok?"

She wheezed again. "Alright."

"Ok." He sighed, willing the tears away. "Here let me talk to Hodgins."

"Ok. Here he is." She said before handing over the phone.

"Hey bug man." Booth said as cheerfully as possible, attempting to ignore the tug on his sleeve. "How are you holding up?"

"Fine man. A little hot." Jack tried to laugh but it got caught in his dry throat.

"Don't worry we'll be there soon. But speaking of hot I have somewhere here who wants to talk to you." Booth handed his cell to the woman beside him.

"Jack?" She asked, her voice shaking slightly.

"Angela. Its great to hear your voice." Jack's breath was growing increasingly shallow.

"Yours too Hodgie." Tears were streaming down her cheeks now.

"Don't cry baby." He sighed. "All is not lost. If you changed you mind I'll still go out with you."

Angela laughed through her sobs. "How about the weekend?"

"Hey." Jack inhaled deeply. "You asked me, you figure it out."

She smiled at the phone. "Ok. I've got to go, we're almost there. I'll see you real soon sweetie."

"Bye baby." Jack said before closing his phone.

Temperance looked up from her trembling hands. "What did she say?"

Jack smiled. "I have a date."

"That's great Jack. I'm happy for you two." She attempted a smile. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure." He sighed.

"Is there something going on between Booth and Cam?" She may have trouble with popular culture references but as soon as Jack and Angela kept making a big deal about the agent and her boss, Tempe immediately knew something was up.

Jack ran his hand over his face. "Angela's gonna kill me." He sighed before continuing. "They're sleeping together."

Next chapter real soon. I've done 3 chapters in a two hour period. I'm going to put out as many today as I can. I only have 6 days to finish this part of the story.