Ok…I can't sleep and this might be my last entry for a few days due to BCS National Championship Football Game tomorrow. And for those of you that don't know or really don't care…Oklahoma is playing Florida so naturally I have to support my Gators or else I wouldn't be living up to my screen name! So here it is and as always I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: Don't own…I looked on Craig's List and EBay but there was nothing there.
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Sleep! Sleep was something that both partners were craving at the moment. It was already nine a.m. and for most people the day was just beginning, but not for them. Nope, definitely not for them, between the crazy days of being stalked by a psycho killer, followed by the crazy nights also being tormented by the same killer, the partners pretty much said screw the regular work day and headed off to Hodgins mansion.
They were going to wait on Sweets toxicology results before leaving but Cullen said that he would inform them of the results when they arrived. They had really wanted to talk to Sweets to see if he could remember anything but Cullen was about to literally push them out the door, reminding them that they were no longer on the case.
"Are you sure Hodgins doesn't mind us staying with him for a little while?" Booth asked as they pulled up the main drive.
"Yes I'm sure. He insisted after I told Angela about the incident at the hotel." She replied.
Booth studied his partner for a minute before speaking. "Did you tell Angela 'everything' that happened at the hotel?" he asked coyly.
Brennan just smiled opening the door and exiting the SUV. Booth groaned and did the same then went to the back to get their bags. It was still cold out and there was an abundance of snow a few feet away and Temperance just couldn't help herself. Once Booth closed the back of the SUV he was struck by a wad of snow right square in the back.
"Not this again!" he whined. Suddenly dropping the bags and charging towards Brennan. She squealed and tried to escape but only managed to slip on some ice and land in a big pile of snow. Booth laughed and dropped down on her trapping her between his warm body and the snow. She smiled up at him welcoming his weight on her as she stroked his cheek.
Booth lowered his head and did what he wanted to do the first time they were in this position, kissing her passionately. When they broke apart, Brennan realized that he had snuck his cold hands up her shirt and was warming them against her stomach.
"Booth that's cold!!" she laughed.
"Sorry." He replied sheepishly, pulling his hands away and kissing her again.
"It's ok, next time make sure your hands are a little warmer before you put them up my shirt."
"Sure thing Bones." He replied with a mischievous grin on his face.
Temperance didn't notice and pulled him down for another kiss, a few seconds later she was screaming bloody murder.
"BOOTH…GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!!" she screamed.
Booth laughed as Bones squirmed beneath him trying to get free. He had filled his hands with snow and shoved them up her shirt.
The fun came to an abrupt halt when the partners found themselves surrounded by men with some pretty heavy artillery. Booth extracted his hands slowly and stood up pulling Brennan with him as they stared at the five men with AR-15 rifles pointed at them.
"Hi…I'm Dr. Temperance Brennan and this is my partner FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth. We're here to see Jack and Angela." She said nervously.
"Don't shoot…their our quests." Shouted Angela as she ran out the front door.
The men lowered their weapons and went back to their posts.
"Jeez Angela, this place is guarded better than Fort Knox!" Joked Booth as he picked their bags back up.
"Well it is what Jack's paying them for and they wouldn't be on red alert if Bren wasn't screaming at the top of her lungs…Why were you screaming anyway?"
"I was attacked by the abominable snowman." She hissed looking at her partner who sported his cocky grin.
Angela just laughed and took them inside where it was warmer. Hodgins greeted them at the door and apologized for the security mishap. Booth just waved it off telling him it's nice to know they are guarded.
"Bren you look exhausted, come with me for a minute I have something to show you, then I will take you and Booth to your rooms so you can rest." She said pulling her friend towards the main living room.
"Rooms…don't you mean room?" questioned Booth.
"This place is guarded tighter than my favorite pair of jeans so you really don't have to protect Brennan here. Unless there are other reasons you want to share a room?"
"There are." Replied Temperance, cringing in pain as Angela nearly ripped her arm out of the socket jumping up and down.
"I thought you told her about the hotel?"
"I didn't say a word, I only smiled. You assumed that meant I told her."
Booth glared playfully at her as they walked into the large room.
"I don't care who's assuming what. You and I are going to have a talk later sweetie and I want to know everything." Angela beamed.
"Know everything about what?" came a voice from the opposite side of the room. Booth and Brennan's head snapped around so fast it would have scared the exorcist chick.
"ZACK!" exclaimed Temperance as she ran across the room wrapping him up in a big hug.
"Hello Dr. Brennan, it's nice to see you to." He managed to get out as Temperance squeezed him tighter.
"How did you get out…again?" questioned Booth.
"I helped him." Came another voice.
"DAD!" Brennan yelled and ran to him, hugging him tightly as well.
"Sorry this is not happy time. Why did you help Zack escape?"
"Well he called me and said he needed my help."
"That's right. I received a letter while I was in that facility stating that all of my friends were going to be killed and once they were they were coming for me." Replied Zack.
"As you can remember Agent Booth, I have a knack for impersonating different people. It wasn't very hard to sneak in there and get him out."
"Yeah and once they were safe I went to get them and brought them here. That's why I wasn't at the lab the other day when Angela was attacked." Hodgins piped in.
Angela walked over and wrapped her arms around Hodgins waist and kissed his cheek.
"So were all here. All the people I care about are here and there is no way that psycho is getting in here to hurt my friends." Said Angela.
"Cam is on her way, I just spoke to her and she should be here in a few hours. She said she had some final things to take care of at the lab, she has a full set of bodyguards with her to keep her safe." Replied Hodgins.
Brennan yawned and looked over to Booth.
"Do you think we will be able to get some sleep now?"
"God I hope so."
"Well follow me and I will show you to your room." Smiled Angela.
Brennan and Angela walked ahead of Booth while he was on the phone with Cullen. They came to a stop at a room just at the top of the stairs and Angela showed them in. Brennan hugged her friend and laughed when she winked at her while they watched Booth pace about the room.
"You know your going to have to tell me everything right.'
"Tell you what; if we make it out of this alive I will give you the exclusive."
Angela squealed then turned to Booth as he closed his phone.
"Sweets tox-screen came back. He was given a high dose of catamin."
"Horse sedatives?"
"Yeah, I guess the killer wanted to knock him out quickly. Cullen released him from custody and Cam is going to pick him up and bring him here so we can keep an eye on him. He's still a little out of it."
"Well I'm glad that they released him, now we will have all the brilliant minds here so we can try to solve this case from the comfort of our very own fortress." Angela replied.
She hugged her friend one more time before showing herself out. Once the door was closed Booth fell unceremoniously on the bed, followed by Brennan.
Booth groaned and kissed his way up her arm to her neck.
"I say we sleep for a few hours, and then I want to wake up and make love to you."
"I think I can accommodate you on your proposal." She smiled kissing his lips then resting further into the bed.
Booth watched as her breathing became heavy and she was on the verge of a peaceful sleep.
"I love you." He whispered.
Brennan groaned. "Thank you…but I'm not saying it back." She whimpered.
Booth smirked and kissed her forehead.
"I'm not asking you to, I already know." He whispered again before pulling her into him and closing his eyes.
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Cam finished the last of the reports that had to be done before she went to pick up Sweets. The security detail Hodgins had looking out for her kept a keen eye around the lab. Once she closed everything down she walked to her car and turned to talk to the head security guard.
"I have to go to the Hoover building to pick up Dr. Sweets, I will see you back at the mansion."
The bodyguard nodded and helped her into her car and watched as she drove away.
It didn't take long to get to the Hoover Building but the weather had drastically changed into a icy rain making the roads very slick. She pulled her car up and watched Sweets leave the building and climb into the car.
"How are you Dr. Sweets?"
"I'm still a little tired. DO you mind if I close my eyes for a little bit?"
"No, by all means go ahead. I have to stop and get gas then its off to Hodgins."
Lance nodded and rested his head against the passenger window; it didn't take long for sleep to claim him.
Fifteen minutes later Cam stopped at an old looking gas station. She really didn't like the way it looked but it was the only one between where they were and the mansion. She shut off the engine and looked over at a still sleeping Sweets, she smirked and got out of the car and started to refill the gas tank. After she was done she decided a nice hot coffee would hit the spot and as she turned to go into the quick stop she was startled by an old man by the front of her car.
"Bbbaadd weather wwee got today. Wou…would yyou like me tto check ttthhee tires?" he stuttered.
Cam was a little weirded out by the strange looking man and wanted to get away so she agreed to let him look while she went inside. After she made her coffee and paid, she walked back out and noticed the man standing by the car looking at it oddly, he turned towards her and started sputtering off senseless jargon freaking her out so she ran to the car and drove away as fast as possible.
She high tailed it out of there so fast she didn't hear the mans warning.
"SSoommeone's in ttthhee back ssseat!!!"
Cam sped her way along the highway anxiously making her way to Hodgins after being totally freaked out. If she only knew the danger that lye ahead!
Ok…Don't kill me for leaving things here. the next chapter might be the last, where everything comes to a dramatic end. Thanks again for reading and remember reviews are always nice!! :)
