It had been a week since she had told Sweets and the two had become close, of course they both had jobs to do but it was clear that they spent all their time together. Sweets had been helping Brennan understand her emotions better. That is what they were currently discussing, the two were sat in Bone's office as the doctor described the situation.
"I knew that he would be getting a new partner, I practically insisted so why does it hurt so much?" she asked. Booth had entered her lab earlier that day with a man by his side, the man was small and barely said a word, seeming to be examining the lab instead. Brennan had told them of her findings and then quietly excused herself to call Sweets. The man had come as soon as he could and the two had talked.
"You know why, you feel betrayed" he said. Brennan rolled her eyes
"That's illogical, how can I feel betrayed by something that I wanted to happen." Sweets smiled
"Booth has been yours for such a long time, it can be hard to let go. Logically it doesn't make any sense to feel betrayed but emotionally it does. You don't want him to move on." Brennan growled
"I hate phycology" she grumbled. Sweets laughed
"You hate feeling manipulated, phycology isn't manipulation, its an exploration" before she could reply there was a knock at the door. Angela walked in
"I have the results you wanted" she said. Brennan nodded
"Okay… I'll be there in a moment" she said. Sweets watched the interaction, amazed. As far as he could tell the two shouldn't work as friends, Angela was loud and energetic. She wanted to live and love whereas Brennan was more logical, wanting to find the reason for everything and didn't see the point in social skills. Yet the two had the strongest friendship that Sweets had ever seen but it seemed they were crumbling. As she left Sweets turned to Brennan
"You should tell her" he said, Brennan groaned.
"She would only worry" Sweets sighed
"Well you should tell someone from work, it would help ease the tension if it was obvious one of you guys seemed to know what was wrong, what about Cam?" he asked. Brennan snorted
"She isn't exactly one of us, she's our boss" Sweets laughed
"Maybe but she works closely with you and by law she can't say anything either." Brennan seemed to realise the same thing.
"I'll think about it" and then the Forensic Anthropologist left Sweets behind.

Later that day Brennan found herself outside Cams office, it was rare she ever felt nervous but as she raised her hand to knock on the door she felt like she might throw up. That may be the cancer though.
"Come in" Cam yelled, she looked up from her desk as Brennan answered.
"Oh Doctor Brennan, what can I do for you?" she asked. Brennan swallowed her pride
"I need your help" she admitted. Cam tried to hide her surprise but failed.
"What can I help you with?" she asked. Brennan took a deep breath.
"I'm sick, I have Astrocytoma" Cam placed her hand to her mouth in shock.
"Well that certainly explains your recent behavioural changes." Brennan nodded. She didn't quite know what to say. Cam didn't know how to help her, so she pulled the doctor into a hug. This was unusual territory for them both, they were both at odds regarding various things, but she sincerely wished this wouldn't be the thing that broke that.
"How can I help you Brennan?" she asked. Bones took a deep breath
"I want you to help me to convince the others that I'm okay for now, I have been of course told to have surgery but until I decide whether it is something I can do I need your help to keep everyone at bay." Cam didn't ask why it wasn't an option for her to have surgery but instead pointed out the obvious flaw in the plan.
"You will have symptoms, how are you going to hide these from your friends." Brennan shrugged
"I just… I'll find a way." She trailed off. Cam sighed
"Okay but you will be put on desk duty until further notice, as you should have been told this kind of cancer affects you mentally as well and your judgement on cases may be impaired." Brennan nodded
"Thanks Cam" and then the women left. Cam sat back at her desk, her heart aching for her friend.