Hey gang, ok so news travels fast, im from the UK and the fate of the beloved Vincent has reached me. It's sad to see such a comical character and actor go, but Vincent lives on in my story so yay. So this currently has nothing to do with the episode 'The Hole in the Heart', which I am yet to see, but have heard so much about.

This chapter is just a bit of background about Grace. But I promise Vincent will be present in the next chapter.

Enjoy, also im planning to upload another chapter today

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Sweets left Grace to catch up with Cam, and headed towards Brennen's office, in hope to find Booth. "Agent Booth, Dr Brennen just the people I was looking for."

"That's never good, what is it?" Booth asked.

"Well, Agent Booth, I have some news for you. Grace O'Conner is here." And with that Booth had fled the office, leaving a stunned Sweets and a confused Brennen.

"Who's Grace?"

Booth had not seen Grace for roughly 5 years, he couldn't believe he had left it that long. They had kept in touch via phone calls, email and the occasional card here and there. But the distance had put a strain on their relationship. Booth wasn't sure what to expect, Grace would be 21 now, an adult. The last time they had seen each other face to face, things had been difficult, they had argued, he had shouted, she had cried, a slap was received and a wall was left with a hole the size of a fist. But they had gradually fixed their relationship; he had hoped things would be how they use to.

Climbing the stairs Booth saw Cam and Angela sat on the sofas, they were with a third person who had her back to him, she had long brown hair, which bounced up and down as did her shoulders, as she giggled hysterically.

"Speak of the devil." Cam laughed as she noticed Booth.

Grace spun around, her face said it all, everything that had happened last time Booth was in London was in the past. Booth could not believe how she had grown from a young girl into a woman; she had lost the skinny jeans, converse shoes and black nail varnish and replaced them with a blouse and skirt, teamed with high heel shoes.

"Wow, look at you!" Booth exclaimed.

"Right back at you, you're looking old. You must be hitting late 40s right?" Grace laughed as she pulled the agent in for a hug.

"Oh how I've missed your humour, but seriously I've missed you." Booth continued to hold Grace, as Angela asked an extremely important question.

"Sorry but how do you guys know each other?"

"We're family..." Grace smiled as she explained hers and Booth's relationship.

As a child Booth's pop Hank had taken him and Jared to London, where he met the O'Conner family. The O'Conner's consisted of mum Sarah and dad Andrew, and their children Sam and Chris. The Booths and O'Conner's soon became close friends, and when Seeley turned 16 he was asked to be God father to the O'Conner's new addition, a little girl Grace. Despite being a youngster, Seeley took his new role with pride. Hank had hoped this new responsibility would calm Seeley's chaotic teenage ways down, and he succeeded.

Booth saw Grace like a little sister rather than a family friend, every summer without fail the two families would reunite, alternating between who played host, or on occasions they would book a joint family holiday. By the time Grace turned 16 these traditions had stopped, the Booth and O'Conner boys had grown into men, but Seeley attempted to travel to London as much as he could. On her 16th birthday Grace woke up to find her favourite American sat in her kitchen, but she wasn't the little girl Seeley had remembered, she was moody and distant. He was informed by Sarah that her daughter had gotten into a bad crowd.

Rather than spending her birthday night with her family and Seeley, who had travelled for 8 hours just to see her, she went out with her friends. It was past 12 when there was a knock at the door, stood on the front step was Grace and a police officer. She and her friends had been caught drinking at the local park, Grace was drunk. This sparked off the huge argument between Grace and Seeley.

"So you're his god-daughter, well that's cute." Angela smiled.

"I can't believe how grown up you are." Beamed Booth

"It's crazy, i remember her being 13. How long as it been since you last saw each other?" Cam inquired. She had met Grace whilst dating Seeley. Cam was such big part of his life that he had flown the pair of them out just so his two girls could meet.

"It's been 5 years" Booth said, sadness seeped in his tone.

He thought back to the night he had last seen her.

"It's time to grow up!" His words echoed in his mind, as the image of Grace crying tears of frustration. She slapped him, she wanted him to feel some sort of pain, some sort of hurt, just something.

"How dare you! You're never here anymore, you don't even know me."

At the time Booth couldn't see that Grace was a young girl who was hurting, her father had walked out and remarried the previous year, and now the only other man she felt she could trust was barely around, and was treating her like a little child.

"You wonder why im not here, you're not a child anymore, i don't have time for your games. Be thankful im even here."

"Thankful, i should be thankful? If that's how you feel then leave, just run away like the rest of them."

"Lucky for you, I'm leaving first thing tomorrow morning." She stormed out; crying as she ran up the stairs, slamming the door of her bedroom behind her, and it stayed shut for the rest of the following day. She never said goodbye to Booth.

"I'm still so sorry about how i behaved last time you visited."

"It's all in the past, let's focus on the future."