Okay first, THE ALERTS ARE BACK!!! Second, I'm sorry some were confused, here's the skinny: anything from Friday, Saturday or Sunday is a flashback to the weekend before, Monday is what is happening currently i.e. Booth may or may not be trapped inside a collapsed FBI building. The story was mostly angst so I threw in flashbacks of their fluffy weekend to even it out, plus it adds to the over all plot which will be made clear later on. Hope that clears things up Third, thanks to all the faithful reviewers, I luv ya!!

angel6: well...they will be talking...

canadiangurl & krisnina77: Yes, this is a complicated plot...I must be insane...

---Sunday Night---

Booth pushed open the door to the apartment at half-past ten and found the lights already on. This didn't surprise him, he didn't think Brennan had had time to turn them off when they ran out of the house that afternoon in a state of full on panic.

However, when he heard sounds coming from the kitchen, he immediately tensed and stopped to listen, trying to figure out what he would do with the sleeping three-year-old in his arms before investigating further.

"Seeley, what are you doing?" Brennan's eyes were barely open when she bumped into him in the doorway. She was trying to get both David and herself to their bedrooms, a task made difficult by the fact that put together they were still not fully conscious. It had been a long day.

Booth started to 'shoosh' her when Parker appeared in the kitchen doorway.

"Hey guys." He said cheerfully, his teenage clock had him up all night and sleeping all morning so he was really quite awake.

"What's up with the creeping into the house."

"Parker?" Booth visibly relaxed and allowed his wife and son inside. "What are you doing here?"

Parker finished off a thick turkey sandwich and walked toward them, after locking the door he proceeded to follow them down the hall so David and Madison could be put to bed.

"Mom had to work late and couldn't pick me up after the game. Your place is closer than ours so I walked here."

"The game! I'm sorry we missed it Parker."

He shrugged. "It's fine dad. It's not like you were just lying around the house." Parker said, noticing David's new cast and bandage on the forehead.

He leaned against the doorway, watching in amusement as Brennan stumbled around the kids' room, trying to put them to bed when she was already half gone herself. The three days of not sleeping due to the case were definitely catching up to her.

"Babe." Booth carefully steered her around the toys strewn across the floor, they hadn't gotten around to cleaning rooms that day, "Why don't you head to bed, I'll finish up here."

"No, it's fine…I'm awake." She muttered, standing away from him to square her shoulders, the action causing her to sway slightly.

"Yeah, right." Booth kissed her on the forehead as he led her to the bedroom. "You haven't had hardly any sleep this past week, just listen to me for once."

He didn't have to tell her twice, she was asleep before her head hit the pillow.

Parker waited patiently in the hallway as his father tucked Brennan in.

"Hungry?" Parker asked with a smile when his father reappeared. "I made macaroni and cheese."

Booth laughed and clapped a hand on Parker's shoulder as they made their way back out to the kitchen.

"All by yourself? I'm impressed."

"Haha, very funny dad." Parker rolled his eyes and dished out two bowls of pasta while Booth slumped into a chair at the table.

"Why didn't you call I could have had someone check in on you."

The boy snorted and sat down.

"I'm not a little kid Dad. It was only a few hours, I was fine. Besides I did call, but your phone was here. Tempe had hers when I called her, she said it was fine if I stayed for a while."

Booth frowned, stirring his hot food absently.

Must've been while I was filling out insurance forms.

"She probably just forgot to tell you, she sounded pretty worried. Is David okay? I saw the cast and the bandage on his head."

"Yeah, he's fine. Fell down the stairs, broke his ul…arm and banged his head pretty good so they wanted to make sure he didn't have any swelling or anything. Lots of tests…lots of waiting. Turns out everything was fine." Booth rubbed his eyes and yawned.

"Man, I'm beat. As much as I'd like to sample this fine cuisine you've prepared son, I think I better just hit the sheets. When is your mother picking you up?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you! Mom asked if I could just stay here tonight. She called a little while ago and said someone else canceled their shift and she'll be working graveyard too."

Booth nodded. "Sure, I'll help you set up your bed."

Parker rose and followed his father to the living room so they could pull out the couch-bed.

"So how was the game?"

Parker groaned. "We got stomped on. 17-5."

Booth winced and tossed a pillow at him. "I told you the Hawks were tough."

"Yeah. We would've been alright if Joey hadn't broken his finger last week. But as it was we were without our best player."

Booth pulled back the blanket and looked at him.

"The best player? I don't think I'd say that."

Parker blushed. "Da-ad."

"C'mon Parker. Who scored those five points?" Booth smiled and waited for Parker to look up at him. When he did, he was grinning for all he was worth. "Who?"

"I did."

"That's right." Booth reached over to squeeze Parker's slim shoulder. "I'm proud of you, you know that don't you?"

"Yeah Dad, I know."

Booth smiled and gave his shoulder another quick squeeze. "Good. I'll see you tomorrow Parker."

"G'night Dad."

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---Monday Morning---

Booth had every intention of telling Brennan about the letter and Hodgins' findings the next morning, but it may have slipped his mind. Between waking up twenty minutes late, Brennan rushing around because she had a meeting first thing with Goodman, David losing his left shoe, Madison unhappy that she couldn't wear her purple cape to preschool and Parker's hogging the bathroom, it just may have been forgotten.

"Bye Babe I love you." Brennan quickly pecked Booth on the cheek, waved to her children and bolted down the sidewalk to her car. "See you at lunch kids!"

David waved from his bus, Sonny waved from the backseat of Jackie's car and Parker bobbed his head to his music in the front. The vehicles turned their respective corners, two followed by inconspicuous black cars, and Booth was alone on the sidewalk in front of his building.

He took a deep breath for the first time that morning as he got in his SUV, but couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.

He really needed to tell Brennan about the note.

She's going to be angry that I didn't tell her, of course it's not for lack of trying.

He flipped open his phone to call her, and swore when it wasn't on.

Forgot to plug it in last night, Damnit.

With that plan scratched he started to drive to the Jeffersonian, wouldn't be a big deal if he was late.

Then he swore again. It would be a big deal. Especially to Cullen and Mark Johnston, Cullen's boss, whom he was having a meeting with that morning.

Pulling a slightly illegal U-turn, Booth went back in the direction of HQ, shaking his head and frowning.

It never rains but it pours.

He decided he should leave early for lunch to get to the lab before Jackie brought Madison. He could tell Brennan then.

Of course, when Booth grabbed his keys and left the building three hours later, he didn't know an explosive had just been delivered to his desk in the clever guise of inconspicuous brown paper packaging.

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---Monday Afternoon---

Barely an hour had passed when Booth finally made it to her office. She seemed to be sleeping, but from the tearstains he'd wiped off his daughter and son's faces just moments before, he knew it was much more than a simple nap.

"Boooonnes." He cooed softly, sitting down beside her limp form on the couch.

Brennan didn't stir, the calming sound surrounded her and she found she was quite comfortable here in the world of unconsciousness.

"C'mon Babe…open those eyes for me."

The sound became clearer and she was able to identify it as a voice. She liked that voice, she also liked the feeling of someone gently stroking hair off her forehead.

It made her feel safe. Loved.

"Temperance."

Wait…that voice…I know…

Brennan's eyes shot open and she gasped.

"Seeley." She whispered, her body stiff as a board, still unsure as to whether or not she was dreaming.

Booth was glad to see the blue depths of her eyes and smiled, hoping to chase away the ghosts in them.

"Yeah, I'm right here Babe. Sorry I scared you…and made you faint, which you've never done before, which in turn scared Angela…who's still breathing into a paper bag I think." He was mildly amused by Angela's intense reaction to Brennan's rare demonstration of frailty. He sobered though, when he remembered walking into Brennan's office, both his youngest children sobbing uncontrollably.

"Seeley." She reached up to touch his face. He was sitting next to her, one hand on her cheek, the other propping him up against the back of the couch. "You got out."

Booth turned his head to kiss her palm, nodding.

"I did. Just before the building collapsed."

Something about the way he said it made her wonder.

"You don't seem happy about that." She stated quietly. Booth glanced out the window through the blinds. He could see Hodgins and Angela had distracted David and Madison with weird and wonderful 'squint things', but Parker, while trying to look interested, kept throwing nervous glances at Brennan's office.

"I am." He turned back to her. "I'm happy to be back with you." He leaned down and pressed a kiss to her lips.

"But?" She stared at him when he sat back up, knowing there was more.

"But…there were three people still inside…Cullen was one of them."

Brennan caught her breath.

"Oh no…Cullen. I'm so sorry Booth."

Booth just nodded, looking at the ground. "The explosion originated on our floor, they haven't pinpointed where exactly just yet, but...it could have just as easily been me."

It was in that moment, while Brennan stared at his profile and saw his body language so intense and strong, that she knew. If there was ever any doubt, she knew in that moment she could never live without him.

So, she reached up, and punched him hard in the arm.

"What the hell?!" Booth flinched and pulled away. "What was that for?" He looked at her as if she'd lost her mind.

Brennan sat up and faced him, her eyes on fire . "That was for scaring the daylights out of me."

"Bones, I said I'm…" Booth began.

"No! You don't understand. I need you Booth. Our kids need you. David and Parker worship you, Sonny adores you, I adore you. You can't keep doing this."

"What?"

"This thing where you need to rescue everyone and everything, giving no regard to your own human weakness."

Booth frowned but Brennan continued undeterred.

"Everyday I have to deal with the fact that you don't walk around with a Kevlar vest on under your suit…everyday I wonder if I'll be tucking David and Sonny in alone that night. You can't keep jumping in front of bullets and running into burning buildings. I won't be able to take it. You're not Superman Booth!" Her voice broke with tears she dared not shed and surprisingly, Booth smiled.

"You know what Superman is?"

"It's Parker's favorite movie. You know I know that."

"And I couldn't be more proud."

Brennan didn't smile in return.

"Booth it's not funny."

Booth got serious and took her hand.

"I love my job…"

"I know you do. But I…"

"Will you let me finish?" He asked calmly and Brennan shut her mouth.

"I love my job. I love working with you. But I realize that my job, first and foremost is to be a husband to you and a father to those kids." He glanced out the window where something Zack had done had everyone laughing, even Parker.

"I can't change who I am Temperance."

"I don't want you to."

Booth gave her a look and again, she shut her mouth.

"But…I can tell you that I am careful. I wouldn't have gone back into that building if I didn't have pretty good confidence that I'd be able to make it back out alive. Life is full of risks, but I promise you I'm doing my best to come home to you every night. I love you and Parker and David and Madison. I love you more than life itself, I would never intentionally, or through my own stupidity, allow myself to fall into harms way. Okay?"

Brennan stared at him for a moment and without asking she knew it was true.

"Okay." She nodded. "Good."

Booth smiled and leaned over to kiss her.

"Good."

There, see? i saved him! Yay me!!! Now please R&R.