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Chapter #3: The party.

By the time Brennan reacted to the fact that it was really him, the SUV had disappeared into the traffic. She was so nervous that ran to her car and called Angela once inside.

"Hi sweetie" Answer Angela as she responds the call.

"Ange, I saw him." Brennan told her without breathing.

"Who?"

"Booth Angela, I saw Booth" Brennan felt her heart trying to get out of her chest, she put one on her hands over his chest trying to calm her heart rate and breath.

"Where? Is he all right? What you two talked about? I want details sweetie, sweet juicy details." Angela asked Brennan without giving her time to respond.

"Angela please, one question at the time. I saw him at the dinner, he was departing form there, when one of his crutches slip, and I help him before he felt to the ice. But I don't know that it was him, until I saw Parker" Brennan felt tears trying to fall for her eyes.

"Crutches? Is he hurt? What happen to him?" Angela happiness from his return don't last long as she listen to the news of her friend.

"Well, I don't know. When I saw him, he told Parker to get into the SUV that was waiting for them, gave me thanks, and left."

"But Brennan, what do you do?"

"Nothing Ange. He just seems so tired" Brennan said to her friend almost in a whisper. "I think that he is sick."

"Don't jump to a conclusion, hat's always you…" Said Angela in a calm voice, but Brennan stop her.

"I know that Ange, but he got a baseball cap and…"

"Swettie, is December off course he may have a baseball cap." Angela said as a matter of fact.

"Angela I saw his face, he seems sick he had lost weight and his eyes are like sink into his face. Also, he had a sweater and a jacket over him, and he told Parker that he was cold. There is something going with him." Brennan tells Angela the facts as is she was analyzing a body on the lab.

"Sweetie, if all that is right and he do not stop to talk with you, I think that you may give him space." Angela felt sorry for her friend.

"You are right Ange, but he is not the same Booth that I use to know, he is different." Brennan ended the call and let the tears fall free from her eyes.

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Booth still was at silence since leaving the dinner near 10 minutes ago. The driver offered to take him back at his home so he can rest, but he assured him that he was fine, he just wanted to get into his party. When Booth arrived to the Bureau, it was 2:30. He walked toward Cullen office, just to rest a little before the party. As he passed in front of his former office he smiled. Apparently every person was at the Conference Room, because all the office was empty. He smiled and continued toward Cullen office.

"Hi sir!" Booth said as he enters into his boss office.

"Booth… Parker" Cullen said happy as he saw them.

"Hi" Parker answer to Cullen as he put his father bag in the chair near the couch and shake Cullen hand. Booth sits in a small couch and Parker sits at his side.

"How are you doing?" Cullen asks as he saw the tiredness in Seeley face.

"So, so." Admit Booth with a smile.

"How is that?" Cullen gets curious suddenly and looks from Parker to his father.

"I tell you later sir."

"It's ok Booth, if you are not felling like to having a party you may want to return to you home. I understand that." Booth smile at the worried tone on his voice and smile.

"No sir, everybody in here got into a lot of trouble just to see me, so I'm going to stay." Booth said reassuringly to his boss.

Booth fulfills his promise to Cullen, he stay at the party. He was glad to have Parker with him, because he was the soul of the party. Every secretary wanted to "dance" with him, since Booth excused himself for obvious reason. Cullen told the agents that he was injured during the mission, but Booth was quite sure that they don't believe any of Cullen words as soon they saw him. Booth also meets Zack in the party. He was so glad to see him. Zack tried to find out what was happening to him, but Booth does not tell him. So Zack stopped asking questions and talk about the lab work.

After Zack left him to dance with his girlfriend, Caroline sits at his side. She and Cullen were the only two persons that knew Booth real situation during the past months. Also they were the only ones that visit him during that time.

"Cherrie, you may want to rest you are…" Caroline statement was stop by Booth voice.

"Awful, I knew it but I'm fine." Booth placed his hand over Caroline's.

"Did you talk to Dr. Brennan?" Caroline smile at the expression on his face once she asked.

"No" He said flatly.

"She is a really piece of art you know?" Caroline let escape a huge laugh.

"Yes I knew that." He responded in a low voice while his eyes close.

"Did you also know that she came here just to interview Cullen for information about you?" Caroline asked.

"No… but I knew that she ask Parker" Booth said in a teasing voice, knowing that she does not know that.

"She did what?" Caroline smile faded as she leaned front to listen better.

"Parker calls me once and told me that the bones lady is asking questions about me." Booth smile at the expression in her face.

"She is really a piece of work your Dr." Caroline said teasing him.

"She is not my Dr. I don't work with her anymore." Booth said firmly, with a strong voice.

Booth looked at his watch, he need to take his medicines in an hour, but before he had to eat something. He asked Caroline to search for Parker and Cullen. While she seeks for them, he stands up and grabbed his things.

"Hey Buddy, can you take my bag for me?" Booth asked as his son stand near him.

"Ok Daddy. Are we going?" Parker asked to his dad looking directly to his eyes while his dad helps him grabbing his backpack.

"Yes Bud. I'm not feeling so well." Booth said as he passes his hands over Parker hair. Then he faced his boss. "Sir, thanks for everything"

"No problem Booth" Cullen said to the Agent as he escort them to the parking. Cullen was sure that this way the others are not going to bother him in the way to the exit.

"Sir, I got a question. What happen to the Serrano Case?" Booth ask in the elevator looking directly to his boss eyes.

"This trial started the past month. The next hearing is in two weeks. The defendant wanted to put you on the court, but Caroline and Carl are trying to make the prosecutor to desist of the idea" Cullen told Booth in a worried voice.

"But if they need me I can go to the court sir after all, I was the one…" Booth comment was stopped with Cullen voice.

"I was looking in to the calendar a few hours ago, and the hearing is the day after your first treatment." Cullen saw the worried expression on Booth face. He understands now… he was not going to be able to testify.

"Sir, if I talk to the doctors, maybe…" Booth tried to convince Cullen that he can do it, but Cullen was not going to accept this.

"Look Seeley, I knew that you want to put this one in jail, but right now I am more concern about your health that in a case. Caroline and Carl are confident in the evidence that the Jeffersonian had to convince the jury." Cullen placed his hand over the agent arm.

"Ok sir, but I'm going to talk to the doctor anyway. If Caroline can't take me off the court list, I will go." His voice was calm, but Cullen can hear the determination on it.

Cullen does not like that, but Booth work very hard analyzing the evidence that Carl and Cullen send him by email about the case I take him 2 weeks to complete the analysis of the data, and finally the men get caught.

In the way home, Booth stop at a small store to buy things for him and Parker, his refrigerator was empty. So when he gets to his home, the time for him to take his medicine have past, so he just take a cup of juice and drink theme all. Then, after Parker take a bath; they both got into bed. It was aver one in the morning, when Booth felt a little body getting up on his bed. He smile and turn his body toward his son.

"Hey!" He said to his son while he put up the cover so his son can slip into it.

"Can I sleep whit you? I don't want you to be alone." Parker said as he looked into his brown eyes.

Booth does not answer. He just passed his arm over his son body and gets him near his own. Then he kissed the top of his head as Parker closed his eyes.

"I love you dad." Parker hugged his father chest and sleep immediately.

"I love you too Park." Booth kiss again his son and sleep.