Part II:

Booth's POV

I didn't know what was wrong with her, but I just let her cry. I had never seen her so distraught. And that was saying something since I had seen her when people were trying to kill her, when they found her mother, and when her father was on trial for murder, but all that paled in comparison to the tears currently seeping into my shirt. It took everything I had to not pull up her beautiful little chin and kiss her, to make all her pain go away. No, I had to quit thinking like that; she had made it clear she didn't want me and I had moved on… I had to.

"I'm so sorry, Booth. I think I ruined your shirt," she said at last, raising her head to look at me.

"It's okay. I'm always here if you need a shoulder to cry on." She smiled at that for some unknown reason. "You wanna tell me what that was about though?"

"I… Well…I'll tell you later…" She stammered as though afraid. Afraid of what? "So... How was Afghanistan?"

"Don't change the subject. You can trust me, you know that right?"

"Booth… I know…I just can't. Not right now." She continued to look at me and I knew there was something she was struggling with, but I would wait…Like always.

"Alright, but don't forget that I'm here. That's what partners are for," I smiled at her and felt my heart break all over again as she smiled through the remaining tears. "Come on and we'll get you cleaned up and catch up over coffee."

As she was in a bathroom straightening herself up I thought about all the resolutions I had come to while we were apart. I had told myself that things would be different. That we would go back to semi-normal. I would stop pursuing her. I would find someone new, already had found someone new. I was going to go with my brain this time.

I should have known that would never happen. Seeing her, holding her as she cried had resurfaced all those feelings that I could never put behind me. Only it was worse this time because I had missed my chance somewhere and I knew I wouldn't get another one.

Just then my phone rang.

Brennan's POV

What was I doing? I should tell him. What if he hadn't come back? What if he got shot by a serial killer tomorrow? How could I not tell him how I felt? Was I really that heartless?

I looked at myself in the mirror and cringed. My hair had gone everywhere and my eyes were still puffy.

"Booth, I have to tell you something… I thought you were dead today and I realized I can't live without you… No that's not right. Think, Brennan, think," I took a deep breath, "Booth, I know that I said I didn't, but I love you…Oh, I can't believe I'm doing this. Think science. You like him, he likes you, its more than most animals get." I stopped then realizing how ridiculous I sounded. I would just tell him. Simple.

I walked out of the bathroom and headed towards where I had left Booth. When I found him he was talking into his cell phone and looked rather distraught. Maybe this wasn't a good time. No, I was going to do this.

He hung up the phone as I got closer and smiled at me. He really was quite handsome, any female would be lucky to have him.

"Hey Bones. Feeling better? We should go get that coffee." He seemed hurried, but if I didn't do this now I may not have the courage to do it again.

"Wait Booth… I have something to tell you. I… Well I had a lot of time to think… And then this morning there was a news report. I thought I had lost you. Then I was running and crying. And then you, you were there and everything was right again." I was babbling and could tell he just wasn't getting it, so I did the only thing I could think of, I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him.

At first he was too stunned to do anything; then I felt his arms go around my waist as he pulled me closer. He was kissing me and I was kissing him. My world was spinning, but in a good way. I knew this would change everything, but I was fine with it because this is what was right. This was the best moment of my life. I would never be sad again.

"Booth!" A female voice asked, the shock evident in her tone. Booth pulled away from me and looked at her.

"Hannah." Just one word and my world shattered.