It was 1:30am on a Sunday. Only a few days after Angela had her surprise for Amy. Booth was fast asleep and his son Parker was staying over his place, since it was a weekend. Rebecca was going to pick him up in the morning. When the phone rang Booth thought it might be another case. But, then he looked at the phone number and it was Cullen's. And he knew. Amy.
"Sir?" he asked half asleep.
"Booth…I uh…." He sounded choked up and Booth knew what the phone call was.
"Its Amy…." Booth said quietly, "I-I'm so sorry sir…" he whispered.
"The funeral will be on Tuesday," Cullen's said quietly. "Booth….I wanted to thank you again, for all you and your friends have done for us,"
"Your welcome sir, and sir, if you need help with any of the arraignments, let me know alright?" Seeley asked.
"Alright, thanks Booth, will you…can you tell the others?" he asked.
"Of course sir," Booth said. "Remember, call if you need anything, alright?"
"Alright, thanks," he said and hung up. Booth sighed and stared at the ceiling for a minute, his eyes watered and he started to cry.
Finally he got up out of bed, he went to Parkers room and watched his son sleep. He had a smile on his face and he looked so happy. Booth smiled and watched him the rest of the night, he stroked his hair just glad that he was alive, healthy and happy for the most part too. He thanked God for that every day.
The next day, Booth walked into the Jeffersonian, he had to tell everyone that Amy had died, he hated doing it, but he promised his boss. He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. Angela, Hodgins, Zack, Brennan, were all standing there, knowing something was wrong. Angela looked like she had been crying.
Booth sighed, "I guess you all know…..or figured it out," he said softly.
Angela nodded, "Its Amy, isn't it? S-She died last night?" she whispered. She got choked up and put her hand over her mouth.
Booth nodded, "S-She died in her sleep," he said quietly. "They said she was peaceful," he sighed not knowing how else to say it. "I um….the funeral is tomorrow," he said. "I just….we should go…" obviously, he was making pointless conversation now.
Angela nodded and ran out of the room, "Ange…" Brennan said quietly.
Hodgins stopped her, "I'll go after her," he said. Temperance nodded with a smile. It was obvious how much Hodgins had cared for her.
Zack looked at Booth and Brennan knowing that they needed to have a talk or something, he rubbed the back of his neck, "I'm going to uh…..I have to check on John doe 315," he said quietly and headed out of the room.
Temperance looked at Booth, and Booth looked back at her. At first, no words were exchanged. "Bones, listen…I know I was hard on you at first," he said quietly. "I-I mean when you questioned why she was sick, but…if you didn't ask them….she would be…I mean, they wouldn't have known and now they can sue the hospital for wrongful death…" he said quietly. "I wanted to thank you for that,"
She shrugged and looked down, "It doesn't matter," she said quietly. "She died anyway, it was still…" she sighed. "I have to work," she said and went back to her desk and looked at files.
"Bones…" Booth said softly, "Its okay to be upset," he said to her.
"I'm fine," she lied and Booth knew it.
"Temperance…" he said using her real name. She looked up at him and tears were streaming down her cheeks. He stared at her, the only other time he had seen her cry was when her mothers body had been found. He went over to her and held her, he rubbed her back. "I'm here…" he said softly.
She cried in his arms, "I just…" she sighed, "I don't usually get this close to the people I work with but….that little girl was….I mean, she was so brave, and scared at the same time….and there was nothing I could do to help her…" her eyes watered more. Booth rubbed her back as she cried.
"You aren't 'God' Temperance," Booth said quietly. "I know you don't believe in him, but….what I'm getting at is…you can't expect to perform miracles," he said to her. "You do what you can to help people, and you did…Bones…what you did for Collins….I can't….I can't thank you enough," he said.
"It still wasn't enough," she said tears in her eyes.
He sighed, "I know, and it won't feel like it is….but you should know that he's grateful for what you have done, they both are,"
She nodded finally. They stood there in her office, holding each other for a long time. She didn't want him to let go.