Disclaimer: As much as I wish Grey's Anatomy and Bones were mine, they aren't unless ABC (American) and Fox would sell me the rights but I doubt that would ever happen.
UPDATE: My Harry Potter story Why Me will be updated the fastest as I have made a plan put on paper. To my calculations, it will be at least 31 chapters so… maybe around 2 years will have to pass to finish it!
A/N: I am soooo sorry about the very slow updates! I have just entered the two most important years of my life in schooling so far (Yr 11&12) and I have (unfortunately) resolved with my brother that I will not use my computer unless it's for work purposes… Besides, I have 18 stories I work on and you could imagine the massive mental blocks which pile up! Please understand! I will review as fast as I can! Thnx from isadora2arya
AO/N: As I have highlighted in my bio on my page, I am only 16 and if this story sounds childish, that is why. I write for my entertainment only and it's hard for me if I get reviews like that. Also, I live in Australia and they have only showed the first season and I have missed a few, like the episode where Booth is with Tessa or Rebecca. I do try my hardest to make this as plausible as possible but imagination is a very powerful thing. With the one sided love thing, I totally understand even at my age. I can't write anything I don't know about. An adult can write a story about kids because they've been there but for me to write any of my fanfics, it's hard because I haven't even been through college yet. Hell, I haven't even finished high school!
AOO/N: For the people who have just got to this chapter and have just gone "No way are you making me read all this!", it's ok. There's a chapter summary at the end that explains everything.
Chapter 3: What goes around, comes around
The next morning, everyone was greeted with the sounds of childish squealing coming from one of them guest bedrooms and, being human beings, followed their natural curiosity and went to investigate.
Once they got to the guest room next to Booth's bedroom, they found Booth and Parker playing with a large amount of toys littered around.
"Oh. Sorry about waking you guys up." Booth noticed everyone standing at the door with small smiles on their faces.
"No, that's fine. We had to wake up anyway and besides, 4:30 is a nice time to wake up." Meredith shook her head as she leant on the doorframe, Derek's arm wrapped secure around her waist.
Temperance watched Parker run around the room with a toy plane in his hands, the scaled down model of Sepia.
"Who gave you that, Parker?" Temperance asked with a smile. She knew who had given him the model but she wanted to know if he remembered.
Parker frowned for a moment them broke into a wide grin.
"Grandma Ellis! She gave it to me as I got off the plane! We took a really long car and she gave me fudge and a hot chocolate!" Parker replied, making Booth raise his eyebrows in surprise.
"Do you want to see Grandma Ellis again?" Temperance pressed, stifling the massive urge to giggle at Booth's current expression.
"Yeah! She's nice and so is Grandpa Jesse. He gave me this robot." Parker held up a robot no one had seen before.
"Um…Does anyone want breakfast? I'm going to go down and make some." Izzie asked gently, breaking the conversation.
Everyone agreed, even an over excited Parker.
Temperance took Parker's hand, much to her team's surprise.
"Let's go down! Izzie is a great cook and if you're nice, she'll make you a cake! Do you like cakes, Parker?" Temperance asked the boy whose eyes shone brightly.
"Yes! I like cookies better but cakes are nice! Let's go, Tempe!" Parker dragged Temperance down the stairs as Booth watched the whole scene.
I still don't know why she doesn't want kids. She's great with them! Booth mused to himself, knowing the rest of the team would be thinking the same thing.
Meredith smiled, knowing what Tempe's team was thinking about.
"It's her job. It's pretty much the same with me. Mom was hardly around but she made the most of her time with us. Dad was around a bit longer but he had the job of sorting out our heirs and heiress thing. Give her something to change her mind like the fact that you love her. She loves you, you know? She's finally met her match." Meredith spoke, startling Booth, Angela and Jack.
Angela brightened at Meredith's words.
"See Booth! She does love you!" Angela beamed wide as she turned to the FBI agent with a smug smile.
Booth just simply glared at Angela. He really didn't know what he wanted right now but from Meredith's words, neither did Tempe.
They all got downstairs where Parker was sitting on the floor of the living room, watching Spongebob Squarepants while Derek, Temperance and Izzie were busy cooking breakfast, much to everyone else's amusement.
"I thought you couldn't cook, Bones." Booth grinned as Temperance folded the cream for the cake Izzie had in the oven.
Temperance just simply glared back at him.
"I didn't say I couldn't cook, Booth. I just don't have the time for it. I can make great food, can't I Mer!" Temperance retorted before turning to her stepsister.
"Of course you can! You rival Izzie in cooking, Tempe! Don't underestimate her in things like that, Seeley. She's very competitive and she could probably do most things simultaneously and without looking." Meredith smiled wide and proudly. She didn't mind if people could do things better than she could.
"You realise that's hurting my pride, Meredith." Izzie laughed from the kitchen as she took the cake out and onto a cake tray.
"I know and I'm sorry Iz but that's fact. She could beat you!" Meredith laughed back.
Temperance and Izzie took that moment to look at each other before they scoffed and smiled at Meredith.
"Um…This is isn't going to turn into a cook off, is it? Because we're going to have a awfully large amount of food on our hands and no where to give it to." Derek caught the look that Temperance and Izzie gave each other.
At that,
everyone laughed at Derek's confusion, all wondering the same
thing. How could a brain surgeon, renown in both sides of America, be
so scared of two heavily competitive women?
"Oh! This reminds
me! We didn't have that feast!" Temperance's eyes widened,
making everyone else painfully aware of that fact.
"We didn't but we should go over today to see what they prepared yesterday. Louis will be so disappointed if we didn't eat his marvellous food he prepared." Meredith reassured her stepsister calmly.
Temperance nodded happily. She missed the food served at her parent's house and also the people who prepared it.
"Meredith. What was the name of your boyfriend?" Booth asked, looking up from his laptop computer where he was typing things.
Meredith's brows furrowed for a minute before replying.
"Calvin Anthony Dennis. I asked his mother about him but she didn't know where he went with Rory. She hasn't seen him ever since." Meredith replied slowly.
Booth nodded and continued to type but by that time, Temperance had walked from the kitchen to where he was.
"You accessed the FBI files from here?" Temperance asked, peering over his shoulder curiously.
"Yeah. I found him but it says here he disappeared off the face of the earth after he took Rory 16 years ago. Wow!" Booth spoke before his eyebrows shot up when he clicked to see crimes Calvin had done.
"What? What did he do?" Meredith frowned as she walked and stood next Temperance to see what Booth was surprised about.
"It's just that he has done a lot of things that your ex has done in the 12 years people have seen him! Look here! Theft of a car twice! Burglary of house, shop, car, civilian! It says here that he worked with his father for most of them." Booth whistled low as the list went on and on.
"We put an intervention order on him once but he managed to sneak in and harass me to go out with him. I knew he wanted money but I went out with him anyway." Meredith spoke gently before she absent-mindedly took mug of tea on offer from Izzie who made it clear she was concerned for her friends safety.
"That doesn't look like the FBI access, Booth." Angela peered at what Booth, Temperance and Meredith were looking at.
"That one's not but this one is. I was also looking at the CIA files as well. The FBI also has CIA access so they can use it when we need to. The two groups argued for months about this decision." Booth explained, getting a few raised eyebrows from then people around him.
"What the difference?" George asked with a ponderous frown.
Booth shrugged. Everyone he knew, even Cullen, had no idea why the organizations were fighting. Hell, there was practically no difference.
(A/N: As sad as it may sound, neither do I. Which, in itself, is understandable because I live down under, Australia, and not America. Can someone please tell me what the difference is? Thnx!)
Temperance walked away from Booth's laptop and opened her own opposite him.
Booth immediately took notice of it and everyone, even Temperance who was observing him underneath her eyelashes, noticed his eyes sparkle.
"Are you going to work on your story, Bones?" Booth asked like a kid in a candy store which had ten dollars clutched in his hand.
Temperance simply smiled. She knew exactly what would get his attention. It was almost as if they were in a relationship…
She closed her eyes tightly at those words; hoping tears didn't come out of them because she was squeezing quite hard.
"Tempe?" Meredith quickly stood next to her stepsister, the concern for her overwhelming.
Temperance closed her laptop shut and slowly walked upstairs, making Izzie, Meredith and Angela to follow her out of concern.
Once Temperance reached her room, she opened the door and collapsed on the double bed, softly sobbing onto the pillow.
Angela, Meredith and Izzie entered the room, being careful to lock it after them before they all sat down at the edge of the bed, waiting for Temperance.
"It gets harder every single day, you know? He's always smiling at me and I'm supposed to be totally oblivious! I mean, how can I live like that? Oh, my whole life has to be one of total ignorance because my life is harmed at every single turn and so will his! He's an FBI agent for crying out loud!" Temperance spoke with pain clearly making its appearance.
Meredith walked to next to Temperance and sat down, stroking her face gently as she smiled at her in gentle assurance.
"One day, you'll look back and laugh. You'll be happy and you'll be happy for a reason. Don't give up hope now, Tempe. When it comes to love, ignore every single rational thought. You need none for love. I mean, look at me. I'm a surgical intern who is madly in love with a surgical attending. We're the gossip of the hospital and it'll never stop but we don't care. I doubt anyone would be nasty to you just because you love Seeley. You have friends, great friends who look up to you and support you." Meredith assured her sister gently.
Temperance fixed one watery sky blue eye on Meredith before she stared at her pillow again, contemplating her reply.
"Bren. You two belong together. No matter how many times you deny it, it'll bite you on the ass one day." Angela spoke, concerned for her absolutely confused friend who was caught up hard in this mess.
Temperance breathed deeply, looking down on the ground which was so beautifully carpeted with a cream coloured carpet.
"I really want to explain to him but you know how these things end for me, Merry. The guys freak out and I get hurt." Temperance half growled under her breathe, giving Angela the insight into Temperance's reasoning to shut herself out from relationships.
Meredith smiled as she smoothed out Temperance's long, wavy auburn hair.
"Part of being in real relationships is the pain itself. You can't live until you feel that pain and when you find your soul mate, there is no more pain. Not intentionally anyway." Meredith replied gently.
Temperance abruptly sat up, her carefully applied mascara smudged, mixed with tears that smudged her cheeks and her lipstick pretty much the same way.
"But he has Parker and Rebecca to deal with. I don't want to be second priority…" Temperance started to say but Izzie interrupted her.
"Tempe.
Booth would be a fool and a huge one if he takes a beautiful woman
like you as second priority. Sure, Parker is his son and Rebecca is
Parker's mother but he will sort them out. Trust me. I mean, Derek
had a wife! And now, he's on his way to marry Mer. Just
trust us on this." Izzie grinned wide, getting a halfhearted glare
from Meredith.
Temperance nodded and she let Meredith help her off
the bed.
"Now, let's get you back to normal." Angela smiled as the three women gently pushed Temperance out the door and into the bathroom.
Ten minutes later, Booth was getting worried. He had heard sobbing from upstairs but he had no idea who it was from.
Was Tempe crying? I really hope not… Booth bit his lip at the thought. He was genuinely concerned for his partner but he had no clue whatsoever to where they stood in terms of the relationship, personal or otherwise.
Izzie, Angela and Meredith walked down with self satisfied smiled pasted on their faces, making all them men suspicious.
"Presenting Temperance Allegra Brennan, beauty queen!" Meredith smiled wide as she announced to the men.
Booth frowned when he saw nothing but then, his breath caught his throat when Temperance walked down the staircase, smiling gently.
He drank the sight of her in that midnight blue satin/silk evening gown that was slightly longer at the back than the front and exposed ample cleavage, her hair beautiful, addicting hair which was in a slight bun with some strands loose which rested on her creamy neck and her generous cleavage, a diamond and pearl tiara gently perched in her hair, a diamond and black pearl necklace with matching earrings and the most surprising fact. Her creamy feet were encased in beautiful silver high heels with small pearls and diamonds.
No one missed the sight of pure awe and the sparkling of Booth's eyes, not even Temperance herself who blushed slightly. She was used to the paparazzi snapping pictures of her when she least expected it but she wasn't used to this, totally blowing away the one she loved with her beauty.
Booth took her hand as she got down to the last step, his eyes shining.
"You look…so beautiful, Bones." Booth spoke gently and slightly hesitantly.
"Thank you, Booth." Temperance smiled back.
Angela was squirming with happiness at the couple. She wished something more happened but Meredith had warned her in the bathroom that if she rushed her stepsister any more, she would be on the first plane back to DC and permanently barred from contacting Temperance. And wisely, Angela resolved she would leave Mother Nature to do her work.
Meredith made her way next to Derek and the couple watched as Booth, completely besotted with Temperance, did everything she asked of him.
"Are you trying to murder the poor guy, Mer?" Derek asked as he watched the amusing situation before him.
Meredith, confused, looked up at her boyfriend.
"Why do you ask that?" Meredith asked with a frown. She didn't see anything wrong with this whole situation.
"He's head over heels for her and she doesn't realise it…" Derek replied but he instantly regretted saying it as Meredith shot him a withering look.
"Temperance is my stepsister and I know her better than anyone. She was crying, upstairs, a few minutes ago. She was crying because she was absolutely confused about her feeling for Seeley. She has been so since they first met each other. She doesn't realise it?! How can she not! She is a broken woman, Derek. She's scared to be hurt again and it will take some time before she opens up to Seeley but she will. It's only a matter of time." Meredith replied, slightly angry at her boyfriend for accusing Temperance wasn't aware of obvious things like that just because she didn't acknowledge them.
Derek pulled a puppy dogface Meredith simply could not resist which made her melt her resolve slightly and give him a chaste kiss.
"I'm sorry, Mer. I don't know Temperance as much as you do." Derek replied gently as he wrapped his arms tightly around Meredith's waist.
Meredith smiled as she watched Temperance and Seeley talk, smirking when she saw him trying to control his physical reaction to such beauty.
Ten minutes later, Temperance went upstairs to get changed but everyone, especially Angela, Booth and Jack, were stunned to the core to see her wearing something she wouldn't normally wear.
"Bren, sweetie. What cha wearing?" Angela was the first to speak out of the trio when Temperance finally made her way down the staircase.
Temperance smiled as she looked down at her clothes. She was wearing a cream coloured V-neck, long sleeved shirt under a creamy brown jacket. She wore jeans that were decorated with a chain on the right hip and a single rose on the left leg. What stunned the others was her choice of accessories. She had a small rhinestone hair clip to tame her auburn hair and a mother of pearl necklace.
"You don't like it?" Temperance frowned slightly.
"No. It's not that. It's just…" Jack replied before nudging Booth and Angela. He couldn't say what was the matter to his boss who, he knew, had a whole lot more money than him.
"Your choice of clothes and accessories are so different to what you usually wear at the lab, Bren." Angela supplied, being the most confident out of the three when it came to Temperance Brennan.
Temperance's mouth moved to the side, something the trio had never seen her doing ever before back home in Washington D.C.
"My clothing choice is…different?" Temperance frowned deeply.
At this point, Meredith stepped in to help the awkwardness move along.
"Those are her clothes that she left here the last time she was here. The room she's staying in now, I made it especially for her." Meredith explained gently, noticing Temperance's dark scowl.
Angela nodded, elbowing the men so they would smile as well but she got a completely different response to the one she wanted.
"OW! Angela!" Both Jack and Booth hissed at Angela with annoyed, pained and outraged looks on their face.
"Smile before Bren kung foo's your ass to oblivion!" Angela hissed low as she indicated Temperance with her head.
Both men noticed the now very irate forensic anthropologist, wincing before they pulled smiles to save their lives.
"They are very different to the clothes you wear back at the lab but they do suit you all the same." Angela smiled gently, hoping she could please Temperance, sighing with relief when she saw a small smile grace her lips.
Meredith smiled before she looked down at her watch, yelping loudly when she saw the time on it read 6:23 am.
"Guys! We're late!" Meredith yelped, startling everyone, making them check their watches to indeed find they were late.
Everyone rushed to shove the remainder of their breakfasts in paper bags and coffee in mugs that Izzie had generously pulled out when she was cooking.
When they all, somehow and miraculously, fitted into the Hummer, it was a buzz of chatter while George drove, Callie in the seat next to him.
"What' you plan for today, Tempe?" Meredith smiled as she faced her stepsister who had adamantly refused to sit next to her team because she still felt insulted by their comments moments ago.
"I'm going to investigate the bones today and hopefully, I can pull a few strings around with the local FBI to open an investigation. Later, I thought about going shopping with Angela and then, at dinner, we'll all go to mom and dad's place." Temperance replied with a wide, genuine smile.
Meredith nodded brightly. She knew Temperance could and would pull a few strings to get the FBI involved. Besides, she had done so before and it did help that Booth was FBI and he was her partner.
Ten minutes later, they all arrived at Seattle Grace Hospital.
Meredith gave Derek a gentle kiss as George did the same with Callie before they all walked into the place where problems began and very rarely become solved in the end. That happened in Joe's bar.
"We'd better get going. We'll take the SUV you left outside the hospital that you were always telling me how if someone stole your car; you'd always have another spare." Temperance whispered to Meredith who nodded gently.
The Jeffersonian team all hopped into the SUV and they all agreed, with some reluctance on Temperance's side, that Booth should drive.
"Oh. We have to pick up Zach. Has anyone called him?" Temperance frowned as she remembered her young assistant.
The other three shook their heads. They had to get used to the two sides of Temperance Brennan as they came, always without warning.
"I'll call him. Don't worry about that, sweetie. Just concentrate on the case." Angela patter he best friend's arm. She was the most used to the two sides of Temperance but even she was nonplussed.
They got to the FBI building in Seattle faster than they had imagined, partly because they were driving a slightly modified Hummer and also because Booth was, somehow, coerced by Temperance, to let her drive after they collected Zack from his friend's place since Booth was complaining so much about how long it would take to get there.
(A/N: I'm not even 100 sure there is an FBI building in Seattle since I don't live in America so don't blame me is it's wrong.)
"Next time, remind me when I'm in a rush, I have to call you to pick me up." Angela was grinning ear to ear as she hopped out of the car.
"What can I say? I drive a Lamborghini Mucielago back home in Washington D.C and Merry did promise me she would hot up the Hummer." Temperance shrugged, making Jack and Booth gape open mouthed at her.
"A…a Lamborghini Mucielago? Don't you just have a Ferrari 360 Spider?" Booth spluttered. He had absolutely no idea Temperance had and interest in cars. She would make a perfect girlfriend for anyone. No, scratch that. She was his and only his and he would deadly sure of that.
Temperance burst out laughing like it was the funniest thing she had heard in a very long time, which is was.
"I'm the heiress to the world's largest shipping company! I am in line for 5 times more than the Cantilever Group has right now! Just because I store cars in my houses, that does not mean I haven't spent a single dime!" Temperance tried to regain her normal composure but she couldn't stop laughing.
It took five minutes for Temperance to stop laughing and that was only because she pressed one of her own sorrow buttons which made her cry for a bit.
"You serious when you said you're in line for five times more than what the Cantilever Group has right now?" Jack asked seriously as he sat down on the park bench next to Temperance as she watched Angela swing on the swings that were nearby.
"Yes. With more money, come even greater responsibilities. I own 5 houses, all in different states. I always have 2 private planes on standby in case of emergencies and I have used them on occasion. I co-own a Texan ranch used for horse breeding. I wrote down Booth and Angela for joint power of attorney, and also for joint medical decision making thing just in case I can't make those decisions for myself. I've already told Angela about her role but I have no idea as to how I'm going to tell Booth." Temperance replied honestly. After being trapped, buried underground with Jack for 4 hours, Temperance regarded Jack as a very close friend which she could open her heart to.
Jack nodded. He wasn't jealous and she knew that. He was just curious and she could handle curiosity. The people Temperance could trust were Angela and Jack but she could trust Booth with her life and more.
Jack gazed at Temperance for while. He knew there was something she wasn't telling him and he knew persistence would get him everywhere with her.
"What happened, Temperance?" Jack asked as his hazel eyes gazed up into Temperance's own sapphire blue ones.
Temperance sighed as she opened the only recent file in her memory which she would have kept locked away in her brain if it wasn't for Jack's keen eye for uncovering secrets. Besides, she couldn't have kept it there for long because Angela would have prised it as well.
"I came to office one morning and I had some issues to deal with Cam so, without thinking, I walked to her office and opened the door." Temperance started to explain, her breathing getting deeper with every three words.
Jack nodded gently for her to continue. He had never seen Temperance like this after the Grave Digger's stint. If he had to compare between the two out of which one outwardly scared Temperance more, right now would always win, hands down. She was that scared of this one event.
"I found…I found Booth and Cam having sex in her office in front of me. I don't know what's happening Jack. The world I knew, the nice, even partnership I had, disappeared in that moment. That's the reason why I was so moody and snappish to everyone, especially Booth and Cam. That image has plagued me ever since." Temperance sniffed, dabbing her eyes with a tissue she had in her pocket.
Jack nodded sympathetically. He could see, just as well as Angela, that Temperance and Booth had feelings for one another. He would have to have a long chat to the FBI agent in the near future. He truly cared about Temperance's happiness.
Temperance stood up and Jack could see that she had replaced her strong façade again. Jack sighed. He wished that one day, Booth would stop him idiotic actions and fess up to Temperance soon or there was going to be hell to pay.
"We'd better get inside the building. There's no use standing out here all day." Temperance spoke in a low, even voice that sounded strained in Jack's ears.
Jack nodded. He knew that if you wanted to know all the secrets that Temperance Brenna had inside of her IQ of over 170 brain, you had to be really, really patient and understanding.
By this time, Angela, Booth and Zack had walked over just in time as Temperance wiped away a stray tear which was falling down her face.
"Sweetie! Are you Ok?" Angela was instantly shocked at the tears which was falling down her best friend's face.
"I'm alright, Ange. I really am. I just need a minutes, that's all." Temperance smiled slightly as she turned around, continuing to wipe away her tears.
Angela shot Jack and questioning look but Jack just simply shook his head in reply, knowing that Temperance would tell everyone in due time.
"Not now, Ange. She'll tell you soon. Just not now and you'll get her even more upset if you do." Jack replied simply. He, like Angela and Zack, was very loyal to Temperance and he wouldn't divulge a secret of hers willingly.
Booth was very confused. He had no idea what made his partner upset and he that in no circumstance would Jack ever tell. Squints were very good friend in that respect.
The five of them walked into the building, all agreeing that Booth should talk since he was the FBI agent and this was the FBI building there were in.
"Hi. Can I speak to the head of this building?" Booth asked the pretty receptionist who was typing on her computer, looking really bored.
"Sure. Who are you?" The receptionist glanced up, slowly chewing gum as she checked Booth out with some interest.
"Special Agent Seeley Booth from the D.C division." Booth replied, slightly tersely. He was in full agent mode now.
The receptionist nodded as she got out of her chair and walked around to be in front of Booth and the rest of the team.
"Follow me." The receptionist spoke, walking to the elevator as her heeled showed clicked across the tiled floor of the ground lobby.
Two minutes later, the team and the receptionist had reached the top floor of the Seattle FBI building where everyone knew the boss's office was.
The receptionist knocked on the door sharply before a muffled "Do come in" was heard from inside.
The team stepped inside the plush office of a man, whose name everyone had missed on their way in, not that it mattered.
"What can I do…Oh my lord! Temperance?" The man smiled gently before he spotted Temperance, on which both parties beamed.
"Sean! Papa never told me you were the head of the FBI here in Seattle." Temperance smiled as she hugged the man warmly.
"Neither did he tell me that you're a very famous author and anthropologist. Your mother told me that. Now, what can I do for you?" Sean asked with a warm smile, turning to face the four members of Temperance's team, all stunned to the core.
"Bones… You know the head of the FBI here?" Booth asked weakly.
"Sure I do! Meet Sean Troy. He's my dad's best and closest friend. Sean taught me a lot of things I know today. He was the one who fuelled my interest in anthropology and convinced my parents that this was the thing I loved doing. I owe you a lot, don't I?" Temperance beamed happily. She didn't mind if Sean was the head of FBI in Seattle. He was still the first person who believed her when everyone else doubted her.
"You owe me nothing, Tempe. As long as you catch every criminal you can with your skills, I'm happy." Sean smiled brightly. He regarded Temperance as the child he never had and it was fate that Jesse made him Temperance's godfather. Sean never married but being with Jesse and Ellis, he decided he was happier in this arrangement.
Booth, Angela, Jack and even Zack cold see that Sean was Temperance's other dad when her real dad was away or busy.
"That's how our house operated. Each of us had our own godfathers or godmothers who our parents kind of knew we would go well with that we could rely on to help any of us out in a tight spot when mom and dad wasn't there It worked so well." Temperance smiled wide.
"Now," Sean clapped his hands as he indicated everyone to sit down,"which one of you is the FBI agent from D.C?"
"I am, sir. Special Agent Seeley Booth." Booth replied as Sean's attention turned to him slowly.
Sean knew he didn't have to ask. The actual physical figure of Booth screamed "AGENT!" and he swore that Booth used to be in army, as a ranger perhaps? Also, he could see admiration and something more for Temperance in his eyes as she spoke.
"Yes. Sa Cullen told me yesterday you were probably going to give me a visit. It surprised me when he told me that you're working with the FBI, Tempe. I suppose it was influenced by me being an agent?" Sean grinned, a sparkle in his eyes as Temperance rolled her eyes.
"I'm already dealing with Booth's oversized ego, Sean. I don't need yours as well." Temperance crossed her arms and frowned on mock anger. She could never truly be angry at Sean
Sean simply grinned back. He would have to talk to Booth soon. Sean was, is and always will be very of Temperance and for good reason. If anyone wanted marry Temperance, they had to through Sean as well as Jesse and Ellis. They gave him that right when they asked him to be Temperance's godfather.
Temperance smiled wide. She knew she didn't have to throw her weight around that she was an heiress now that Sean was the head of the FBI in Seattle. Sean would help either way, although she could have to withstand Booth and Sean's egos.
"Anyway, what can I do for you?" Sean grinned as he leaned back on his chair.
The whole team gazed sympathetically at Temperance indicating that she would have to do the talking.
"It's Rory. We found her…" Temperance explained thickly, tears springing in her eyes which she ignored.
Sean almost fell off his seat. He knew how much Temperance loved Rory and anyone who knew her could see how much the death pained her.
"She's dead, is she?" Sean asked slowly in a timid voice. When Temperance was grieving, she would either snap of she would break down.
Temperance nodded. She felt numb, so very numb. She didn't want to believe that Rory was dead. She knew, however that denying would never bring Rory back.
Booth, Angela, Jack and Zack watched as all the defences that Temperance had placed around her crumbled into nothing as she fell to the floor, tears falling.
(A/N: I am fully aware that Temperance doesn't act like this but she's a different person in Seattle, the sort of 'true' Temperance if you like. She has come to terms that she lost her favourite sister who she would do anything for and as you would expect, she breaks down.)
Booth was quick to try and help her, shocked when she accepted his help after a few seconds of resistance.
"Merry found her in a bag on her doorstep a couple of days ago. She's just thin, fragile bones. Temperance spoke hollowly. She didn't know what to do anyone more and in front of Sean, she was the most comfortable.
"Let her go gently. Too much release can hurt you." Sean spoke but something about his tone told the team he wasn't just talking about the death and disappearance of Rory.
Temperance laughed bitterly. Even though she was young when her mother died, (A/N: Another point. This follows Temperance herself. Christine died when Temperance was 4 so Jesse brought her and Russ to Seattle.) she was still grieving for her.
"You must think I'm weird for still grieving about my mom. I was only 4. Yet, I still remember her. You know her death was classified suspicious." Temperance laughed dryly.
The team frowned, whipping around to see Sean's expression and to their surprise, he nodded gently.
"You know your father didn't do it, Tempe. You're a forensic anthropologist…" Sean began to say but Temperance was searing a dark glare at him.
"They never found her. I'm no use if there are no bones." Temperance shot back. This was the reason for her grief. No one had found her yet.
Sean chuckled lightly. He knew toying with people wasn't nice but it was fun when he was toying with Temperance, especially in her current state of mind.
"You're Bones. You'll find her." Sean chuckled, making everyone's head shoot up like really alert meerkats.
"You've never called me Bones in a while now." Temperance smiled wryly, making Booth stare open mouthed at her.
"Is this the reason why you didn't want me to call you Bones, Bones?" Booth raised an eyebrow. This was a new experience for Booth, seeing his partner in her element, making the past unfold in front of her.
"This and so many other reasons. You two are so alike it's really confusing. Right down to the pop culture thing." Temperance nodded. She knew that one day, she would have clashes with her past and present that would fit together somehow.
Sean raised his eyebrows. He never expected that Temperance would fall in love, much less fall for her partner, a high ranking FBI agent in Washington D.C who was so creepily like himself.
Angela smirked happily to herself. She had now almost deemed Temperance and Booth the inevitable couple. No she understood why her best friend protested being called "Bones" by Booth.
Both was somewhere in between abject horror and shock, most likely the combination of the two. His partner already had the nickname "Bones", given to her by her mentor, the head of the FBI in Seattle, who was like basically his clone, only way older.
"Nice that you've gotten rid of Michael." Sean cleared his throat gently.
Temperance almost fell off her chair because of the shock. She though Sean didn't know. No, she didn't think anyone knew.
"Although I haven't been talking to your father, I have been talking to Meredith. She was one of the first people who told me about Michael. I did a background check on him. He was your university professor, Tempe." Sean continued. He had his own sources.
I am going to hurt her when I see her. Temperance seethed angrily, her sapphire blue eyes darkening into almost navy blue.
Booth, Angela, Jack, Zack and Sean were so glad that Temperance wasn't mad at them. They knew the type of damage she could inflict. But they knew Temperance loved her sister so no blood would be shed.
"Meredith was doing what she knows is right. You can't blame her for telling me. Besides, he ruined your case because he made some very personal comments in court I understand." Sean justified. He knew he could say all this because she loved him and would never intentionally hurt him.
Temperance's eyes returned to normal. She knew Meredith was just worried for her so she told Sean about Michael. But still…
"Did you say anything to him?" Temperance asked levelly and with a sigh.
"I knew you had Agent Booth there as your partner so I didn't bother. Why? Should I have?" Sean replied truthfully. He knew full well that if he told a lie, she would pick it up in 10 seconds flat.
"No. I was just checking. Booth interrogated my ex-boyfriend, David." Temperance replied like it was a simple topic like the weather.
Sean nodded, mouthing "Thank you!" to Booth behind Temperance's back, making Booth grin. He had a feeling that he and Sean would work remarkably well together.
Unfortunately, Temperance saw this so she shot a glare at both FBI men, making them smile sheepishly back at her.
"Before you two get all alpha male again, I need access to a laboratory, which has all of the state of the art facilities so that Jack, Angela, Zack and I can get to work. You know one?" Temperance spoke in her business voice, everybody knowing full well she was demanding, not at all requesting.
Sean frowned for a minute before smiling wide.
"I have just the place. You have to call your mom and dad for access to it, though…" Sean began to say but stopped talking when he saw Temperance's mouth break into a wide smile.
"That place? Obviously they've updated it! How thoughtless of me!" Temperance spoke of the place like it was the most obvious place in the world and that everyone knew where it was.
"Uh, Bones…? What place are you talking about?" Booth asked with a frown. He was startled when she was happy to this degree because no one had seen her this happy before bar her family, servants, friends and the various godparents of her siblings.
Temperance turned to face Booth and her team before she laughed gently, a hand to muffle her laugher on her mouth.
"I'm so sorry! I'm getting to ahead of myself, aren't I? Well, my parents fund a fully functional laboratory ten minutes away from here!" Temperance spoke brightly.
"Ok then! Let's go, sweetie!" Angela smiled as she took her best friend's hand, smiling when Temperance squeezed her hand in reply.
The team and Sean quickly got into the SUV and 10 minutes later, they arrived at their destination.
"Seriously?! The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture?" Jack whistled low as he took in his surroundings.
Temperance shrugged nonchalantly before a brunette streak ran passed and hugged her tightly, to the alarm of all her team.
"Chelsea! I haven't seen you in years!" Temperance laughed gently as she hugged the ecstatic woman back.
"I've heard so much about you for Meredith, my co-workers and your parents. How are you?" Chelsea smiled wide and brightly.
"I'm fine. You probably know that Merry found Rory. I can't believe it but I'm a forensic anthropologist for god's sake! I saw those bones and I know they're hers!" Temperance shook her head, making Chelsea sigh and give Temperance a reassuring hug.
Angela cleared her throat, which made Chelsea startle and Temperance to smile softly at her two friends.
"Sorry. Everyone, this Chelsea Helena Kane, my best friend for high school. She's a forensic artist like you, Ange." Temperance smiled, knowing Angela was jealous of Chelsea.
"Hi. I'm Angela Montenegro, Bren's best friend since college. I'm her sketch artist. Nice to meet you, Chelsea." Angela smiled as she extended a hand, which Chelsea took readily and with a smile.
"This is Zack Addy, my assistant and grad student. Over here is Sean. You know Sean from years ago. This is Jack Hodgins, my entomologist. He controls the Cantilever Group, the single largest donor of the Jeffersonian. And this here is Special Agent Seeley Booth of the FBI. He's my work partner." Temperance introduced everyone to a curious Chelsea.
He's hot! Chelsea signed, her eyebrows raised at her best friend.
Make a move on him and you aren't going to Washington D.C in Sepia! Temperance signed back, her eyebrows raised in reply.
"Please don't tell me you know how to talk in sign language, Bones." Booth raised his eyebrows at his partner. That's another thing to add to the list of what Temperance knew. Sign language.
Temperance simply shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly. She did admit that learning sign language was stretching it a bit but it did have its benefits, especialy if you didn't want anyone else to know what you were talkin about.
"We should get inside. All of my friends and co-workers were all debating to who should greet you but I just ran out. It was pointless conversation anyway." Chelsea shrugged. As much as she loved her job, it was stupid at times like these that she had seriously considered quitting.
Temperance nodded gently in reply. She was used to people gawking at her just because she was an heiress and all but sometimes, it got on her nerves.
"That's what you get for being a universally known heiress, author and forensic anthropologist, Tempe." Chelsea smiled gently, tapping into her best friend's thoughts. That was easy to figure out.
"You'd think that people would be more mindful but they aren't. They just stand there and gape, wishing they were in line to control the world's largest shipping company. I had no choice. The rules state that." Temperance sighed, exasperated and annoyed of the other people and her situation. Sure, being an heiress has given her international stardom but she didn't like it so much.
The team, Sean and Chelsea, entered the Burke museum of natural history and culture in silence until they entered the laboratory where a crowd of people turned to stare at them, their mouths open.
"OK! Shows over, people! I will personally hurt the next person to gawk at my best friend, got it?" Chelsea growled low, making everyone jump and return to work immediately.
Temperance raised her eyebrows at Chelsea who grinned.
"Did I mention that I'm the head of forensics?" Chelsea grinned slowly, making Temperance shake her head.
"An artist who's the boss? Wow! I thought that couldn't happen." Angela glanced at Chelsea with new found respect.
"What can I say? I have high connections but I don't use them that often. Besides, most of the people here are idiots and the only person game enough to handle them was yours truly. I've trained all sorts of people into some of the most brilliant people of this day and age. It's all because of Sean and Tempe that I'm here today." Chelsea smiled, proud of her achievements and why shouldn't she be?
"We should go shopping together and then have dinner at mom and dad's. What about it?" Temperance offered. She had wished and hoped to catch up with Chelsea. She hadn't been to Seattle in ages.
"Sure. I have no other plans after this so, it's a plan. Now, I assume that you have Rory's bones inside that bag?" Chelsea opened the door to her spacious office that was almost as big as Temperance's.
"Yeah. Mer found it literally on her doorstep two days ago. It came with a not. We think it came from Calvin." Temperance handed the bag to Chelsea, tears shining brightly in her eyes.
Chelsea nodded. She knew what a sensitive issue it was trying to talk about Rory with Temperance. Now that it was confirmed Rory was dead, Temperance would be even more unapproachable.
"We'd probably have to get the bones downstairs so you can observe them properly." Chelsea encouraged Temperance gently as they walked out of the office and down a spiral staircase that led to the laboratory.
They walked down to the platform where Chelsea handed them all temporary cards bar Temperance who pulled out an access card out of her purse.
Chelsea helped Temperance spread out the bones on the examination table, the skull the last thing to be removed from the bag.
Temperance dug straight into organising the bones in order, sighing every so often which made everyone worry just that little bit more.
"The victim is a 4 year old Caucasian female. The lacerations on her wrists indicate that she was chained to something solid, a wall perhaps. There are cuts on her ribs which highlight that she was stabbed but that wasn't the cause of death due to the location of them. Her cause of death was suffocation and/or a hematoma. Both were fatal but the time frames are quite close. Her favourite sports were swimming and golf. Her favourite colour was ruby red, her hair colour." Temperance spoke levelly but when she spoke about the favourites, her voice wavered as tears splashed onto the examination table.
Booth took a step forward and enveloped Temperance in a reassuring hug. She resisted only for a second before she hugged him back, tears rolling down her cheeks and onto his suit which he chose to wear today.
"Grieve for her, Temperance." Booth whispered into his partner's ear as she grieved for her dead sister. Booth was glad that here, in Seattle, Washington, Temperance could show her true colours and emotions because this was her hometown and her family was here but now, he saw her true side, the side that grieved for her dead mother and now doing the same for her cherished younger sister, he had even more concerns for her and realised why she hid everything when she worked.
Five minutes later, Temperance stopped crying and instead, she was drinking a mug of hot chocolate that a co-worker of Chelsea's had made for her.
"My mother did 22 years ago but here I am, still grieving for her and Rory, who died 14 years ago. So long ago yet I still grieve." Temperance sighed as she drank the hot chocolate slowly.
"Maybe it's because you haven't found their killers yet, sweetie. It's a rational response to disappearances like that." Angela assured her best friend. She, like everyone else who knew Temperance personally, was deeply concerned for her health and wellbeing.
Everyone nodded at Temperance in agreement. They all knew it was a natural enough reaction to 2 disappearances in her immediate family, the first igniting her dream to be a forensic anthropologist and the second giving it so much power, it split her personality in order for her to stay sane.
"It's a reasonable enough theory, Angela. It's rational and it places my emotions in the right category." Temperance replied in her cool, calm and collect tone she used in order for her to remain sane.
"Sweetie. This is Seattle, Washington. The place where it rains 6 days outta 7. The place where you, Meredith and your siblings grew up in. It's miles away from work, way east in Washington D.C. You know, as well as us, that you can drop your work and be happy and be yourself here." Angela berated her best friend. What Angela didn't expect was the very same reaction she got.
"I can't stay sane any other way! It's just not possible!" Temperance snapped harshly. Her emotions were now shot to a million pieces and she didn't know how to deal with them so she lashed out at anyone around her.
Everyone was on high alert. If Temperance was upset, that generally meant a very bad thing. She was like a stick of dynamite when she was upset. The only person who knew how to deal with her was Meredith but she was at work.
"Ally, come here." Sean opened his arms, calling Temperance a name no one had heard her being called before.
Temperance walked into Sean's open arms and let him hug her tightly as she replied to the hug, relishing in the comfort she found there.
"Ally's my other nickname for Temperance. It's written on her birth certificate that she's Temperance Allegra Christiana Brennan. Temperance after my mother, Allegra being the Italian word for joy and Christiana for her mother, Christine." Sean explained as everyone shot him odd looks.
Everyone nodded, even Booth. He though his partner had a beautiful name, especially one of her name's being the Italian word for joy.
"Apparently, mom and dad thought Decorah, which is the Latin word for beautiful, would be better but they settled for Allegra." Temperance spoke gently and in a soft, gentle tone none of her team her ever heard her use.
"Anyway…Since it's around about 5 now, do you wanna go shopping?" Chelsea asked after checking the time on her mobile phone.
Everyone gazed disbelievingly before they checked the time on their watches/phones and found that Chelsea wasn't lying about the time.
"Oh come on! I love Tempe and all but I am not going to sink that low and lie about the time!" Chelsea scoffed as she raised both eyebrows at everyone.
Everyone smiled apologetically at her, especially Temperance.
"I'll tell you what. Why don't I call up my parents and borrow a limo. Then, us three girls can shop until out hearts content, all on my card! How does that sound?" Temperance reasoned gently.
"Sweetie…" Angela began to speak but Temperance shook her head.
"No. I have $12 million on just one card! I do not have the time or the effort to spend that money." Temperance placed her hands on her hips. She was not in any mood to argue with her friends about how she wanted to spend in excess of $12 million which increased every day, both by interest and her salary.
"Angela. It's best not to argue about money with Tempe. She's loyal to each one of her friends and this is one of her ways in showing how much she cares about you." Chelsea reasoned gently to Angela. Chelsea was practically a part of the Grey-Brennan family so she knew a lot about the whole family, especially Temperance and Meredith.
Angela shrugged and then nodded, eliciting a smile from Temperance. She reasoned that since Temperance was so guarded, she tried her best to retain friendships in this way.
"OK then! Let me call my parents!" Temperance beamed wide, her sapphire blue eyes sparkling brightly as she got out her mobile phone out of her Louis Vitton handbag.
Ten minutes later, a limousine pulled up at the front of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, making all the various employees to gape out the windows in awe and envy.
"You
boys can go off and do whatever you like, even play with the
Playstation 3 in one of the play rooms. Just…don't leave a mess
because Izzie…she'll murder you…" Temperance spoke, smiling
when Zach, Jack, Sean and Booth's hears shot up at the word
"playstation."
"Ok. Where do you ladies wanna go?" Craig,
the chauffeur, asked with a grin.
At Craig's words, Temperance, Angela and Chelsea's brows furrowed and they turned to face one another.
"Anywhere we can spend $12 million would be nice…" Temperance replied gently, making Craig laugh heartily.
"You have no idea, do you Temp? Well…how about Fairview shopping Centre? That's not too far from here and I bet you three can spend $12 milling there quite easily." Craig suggested lightly.
Ten minutes later, the limousine arrived at Fairview shopping Centre and at Temperance's coaxing, had the limo parked so that Craig could do some shopping with his girlfriend who, incidentally, was a friend of Chelsea's.
"Ok. Do you guys wanna shop separately or in a group so we can chat?" Temperance asked as they walked inside the shopping complex.
"In a group so we can chat. You and I have a lot to catch up on and I can get to know Angela." Chelsea spoke and Angela agreed. Angela wanted to know why Temperance was crying in front of the FBI building in Seattle as she talked to Jack just a couple of hours before.
The trio went around, picking and buying clothes, necklaces, earrings, shoes, handbags and all sorts of items of use.
By the time they were finished, it was 7:30pm.
"Craig! Can you drive the limo closer to the entrance?" Temperance asked as she spotted Craig and Mary, who was one of the kitchen staff at Tesla Mansion and a close friend of Chelsea's.
"Sure thing!" Craig nodded as he and Mary ran off to get the limo closer to the complex's front entrance.
Ten minutes later, the limo arrived at Tesla Mansion, just as the SUV and the Hummer pulled in.
"Let's move the shopping into the SUV so we don't have to do it after dinner." Temperance suggested lightly, making Angela nod her head but made Chelsea look rather apprehensive.
"I should get home after dinner…" Chelsea started to say but Temperance cut her off in a firm voice.
"Chelsea. Mom and dad would love to see you, so would Mer. You can kip in one of the spare bedrooms at Mer's house. We're all staying there and I'm sure Mer will only be too happy to have you around." Temperance argued, looking at Chelsea with her irresistible puppy eyes.
Chelsea shook her head but both Angela and Temperance knew she had given in.
"Ok! Fine! You know I love those eyes! Don't use them on me!" Chelsea squealed, making Temperance and Angela smile.
The trio sprinted to the SUV, chucked all their stuff in and ran back to the limo without anyone noticing, surprisingly enough.
"Hey! How was the shopping trip?" Meredith smiled as she embraced Angela and Temperance in a hug.
"Great! You remember Chelsea? Do you mind if she stays the night at our house?" Temperance smiled as Chelsea gazed around softly.
"Of course! I'm not going to say no to one of my closest friends, am I now? Of course you can stay the night at my house!" Meredith beamed wide. She didn't mind if people came over and stayed the night. The more the merrier.
"Ok. That's good then. We just stuffed out shopping in the SUV." Angela spoke brightly, making Temperance shake her head.
"The next time I have a brilliant pan, I am going to remember to leave you out of it, Ange." Temperance sighed as everyone just stared at them.
"Ok then. We should get since. Louis would have made us a feast fit for a king inside." Meredith steered away from the awkwardness. She could have cut the tension with a pair of garden scissors that could slice through thick branches.
Everyone agreed readily. They didn't want things to get any more awkward than it already was.
They got inside Tesla Mansion just as the smells of wonderful various aromas hit their noses, making everyone's mouths water.
"Come, come! Master Jesse and Mistress Ellis are waiting for you all in the dining room." Maria smiled wide as she saw the whole group.
They all made their way to the massive dining room where Jesse and Ellis were waiting with a smile gracing their lips.
Temperance and Meredith gave their parents a hug and a kiss which were gently returned with smile.
"Louis was on cloud nine when we told him that you two would come and dine today. He said he would prepare all your favourites exactly how you like them." Jesse smiled at his two daughters. He was proud of all his children but he was especially proud of Temperance and Meredith. One was a forensic anthropologist and the other was a surgical intern destined to be a very affluent neurosurgeon.
"He's been waiting for this day for a very long time, hasn't he now? He'll be the chef of our joint wedding." Temperance laughed jovially as Meredith joined in.
"Ah yes. You two decided you'd have a joint wedding ever since you were 12 years old. Still going to have the wedding here?" Ellis smiled. She always smiled when either Meredith or Temperance mentioned the planning of the double wedding.
Both Temperance and Meredith nodded enthusiastically. They knew that the wedding would take place with everything beautiful, especially the brides and the bridegrooms.
Meredith was 100 sure that Derek was her man and that Booth was Temperance's man but it was the question of how they would come together which was the question for everyone, even Sean and Chelsea, who had just met Booth. They could sense and feel the strong chemistry.
"You both need men we'll approve." Jesse smiled gently, his hands clasped together and both elbows on the tabletop.
Meredith and Temperance smiled devilishly at each other, making everyone worry and gaze warily at them.
"Oh, don't worry about that, daddy. We aren't worrying one single bit about that." Temperance and Meredith chorused in a hyped happy voice.
"Oh good. We knew and trust you girls to make the right decisions." Ellis smiled calmly. She and Jesse were used to the playing done by the two, especially about the wedding.
"I thought you didn't believe in marriage, Bones." Booth frowned gently, wincing when he heard a sharp intake of breath by the Grey-Brennan family, Sean and Chelsea as well as a pained look passing fleetingly across Temperance's face.
"Something happened, years ago now. Someone broke my heart in the worst way. He was my fiancé at the time. He proposed. A story for another time. I'm dying for Louis' food." Temperance spoke carefully and slowly, making everyone on her team, save Angela, to frown.
Booth noticed Temperance kept looking down at her ring finger and noticed that she was playing with a rose ring on that finger, which she was playing with while she spoke.
A door burst open and an old French chef walked out, a smile pasted on his face as he made his way towards Meredith and Temperance, both with their own smiles.
"Ah! Miss Merry and Miss Tempe! I have missed you so!" The man spoke as he kissed their cheeks fondly.
"And so did we, Louis. How is Genevieve?" Temperance smiled wide as she and Meredith returned the kisses.
"She is wonderful as always. She baked cookies and pastries for you to take home." Louis smiled proudly. Like everyone who knew the girls, he loved them both dearly. They were so very happy most of the time and fun to be around.
"Please tell Gen that we would love to have the cookies and pastries to take home." Meredith smiled wide. She and Temperance loved everyone, especially Louis and his wonderful family.
"Of course. Your favourite foods will be out in a minute. I've been training Tony and Benjamin how to cook. Both of them love it." Louis nodded gently.
"Ben and Tony? Wouldn't they muck around?" Temperance frowned gently, her brows creasing cutely.
"And be reprimanded by their father? Not likely, ma Cherie. "Louis smiled back.
"They never seemed to ever stop surprising people." Ellis smiled gently at her head chef. She regarded all her staff as good friends and the feelings were mutual all around.
Moments later, plates full of pot roast, sweet and sour pork, steak, buttered potatoes, hot sweet chicken and corn soup and risotto were being taken out of the kitchen and onto the table.
"Wow! Pot roast!" Angela gasped happily, the smell of food wafting everywhere, combining together to smell absolutely wonderful.
"Every single one of them are our favourites. Louis, you've outdone yourself." Temperance smiled as she and Meredith kissed Louis on the cheeks once more.
"For the two girls who grew up to be beautiful, independent, successful and gifted women, it is my honour." Louis beamed brightly.
After dinner, which was delicious, everyone got into either the Hummer or the SUV to get back home.
"I missed Louis' cooking. We just go to Wong Foo's almost every night and have dinner. I love the food Sid makes and how he knows what to serve us, believe me, I do. But there are times where I crave Louis' caramel ice-cream which he used to make especially for Merry and I which he would send through the dumbwaiter late at night or when we were sick." Temperance spoke gently as she played with her rings and her necklace.
Booth nodded gently, watching his partner closely. Luckily, he wasn't driving this time around. Jack was. Zack was in the front passenger's seat. Booth, Temperance and Angela were all sitting in the back of the car, which was the SUV once more.
"The food if awesome! No offence to Sid or anything but damn! Am I glad that you're my best friend, Bren!" Angela grinned wide, making Temperance smile.
"Hence my cravings. His food, you will never forget. It's like love. Once you've found your perfect match, they'll never go away for anything…" Temperance started to state but her voice faltered at the end.
They finally reached home in 10 minutes which was the longest 10 minutes of Temperance's life as she remembered her bitter past.
"Goodnight everyone." Temperance smiled as she walked into her light purple room with spacious queen double bed with satin sheets filled with duck down.
She climbed into her bed, a lone tear slipping down her cheeks and onto the pillow as she closed her eyes, waiting for the memories of the years past slip into her dreams.
Angela: HEY! This Angela here, official sex goddess, and I was asked by Cathryn (isadora2arya) to tell you to REVIEW! This is an awesome story!
Temperance: That's because you tried everything Louis made watches as Angela jumps around and you are now officially high. Come on. Let's go before you embarrass yourself. Walks off with Angela.
A/N: WOW! Angela is really high!
Anyway, this is a summary for everyone who couldn't be bothered reading the whole thing (SLACKERS!) or you didn't really get it, which is ok.
In this chapter, Temperance's past id beginning to unfold and emotions are running wild for her. Temperance reveals to Jack that she saw something she wished she never saw occurring between Booth and Cam in Cam's office which is going to affect Temperance and Booth's relationship later on. That's explained better in "Where is your heart?"
Sean and Chelsea have been introduced. Sean was Tempe's teacher who is now the FBI head of Seattle who was the first to call her Bones, hence her initial irritation when Booth calls her that. Chelsea is Tempe's friend from high school who is now the head of forensics at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, even though she's an artist.
Also, it's revealed Meredith and Temperance have been planning their dream wedding for years, which you do when you're planning.
When questioned by Booth that Temperance always stated she never wanted to get married, she explains that she used to be engaged but her fiancé broke her heart in the worst way. That will be touched on more in later chapters.
Anyway, REVIEW! I don't care if it's just 1 sentence! I LOVE reviews and I will happily answer your questions, no matter how dumb they sound!