Chapter 2

Temperance tossed and turned all night. She should have stayed with him. It was so obvious, even to her, that he was furious and upset. She should have helped him but she had, had no idea how. She cursed her own social awkwardness, and wished she had left Angela take her out clubbing ever once in a while to improve her people skills. It was the one aspect of her life that she could not seem to perfect, well that and her inability to let anyone close to her. She sat up in bed and decided to change that. Grabbing the clothes she had worn that day and car keys she headed over to his apartment. She was going to do the right thing and be there for him. She would not be scared away by her thoughts that she couldn't do this.

Reaching his apartment she looked at her watch. 3am.

He won't be up. she thought. But she looked up at his window and saw that the lights were still on. She went up his stairs and stopped when she came face to face with his front door. She almost turned around but forced her self not to.

Just knock Brennan. Just knock. Remember you want to help him. She rapped on the door and waited for him to answer. After a few minutes with no response she tried again.

"Booth? It's me." She leaned against the door listening for any movement inside the apartment. She continued calling and knocking for five minutes, until she was stopped by a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and raised her fists.

"Hey Bones calm down!" Booth was standing behind her.

"Oh Booth. Thank God." Brennan sighed.

"What's up Bones? Why are you here?"

"I came to check up on you. You seemed upset earlier."

"Wow Bones thanks……..I mean…..well thanks." He gave her a weak smile.

"No problem Booth. You'd do the same for me. But where were you? I've been knocking for ages and you're lights are on."

"Bones I just went for a walk. I am a grown man you know." He put his key in the door and opened it.

"You went for a walk? Booth its 3 in the morning!!"

"Thanks Bones I didn't know you cared! I can take care of my self!"

"Now you sound like me!!" she said

"Anyway what are you doing her at three in the morning?"

"I was worried about you." She muttered.

"What was that Bones? I couldn't hear you"

"I said I was slightly worried about you, ok!"

"That's sweet Bones but I'm fine." He answered. But she could see that wasn't true. He looked exhausted and angry.

"Booth I know I'm not the best at reading people but even I can see that's not true. You are always a protective, dominating male, and now that your own family, your son has been threatened you're alpha male tendencies have been heightened. You are frustrated, angry and fit to punch someone." She said looking straight into his pain filled brown eyes.

"You know Bones if you're trying to make me feel better, don't go all squint on me! But you're right, as always, I mean that man hurt my child. He…….. He pushed my five year old son into a table! And I'm angry about that. Now do you want to come in or what Bones?"

"Am yeah ok." She followed him in the door and they went into his kitchen. Booth went to the fridge.

"Beer Bones?"

"Please." They sat at his table. She looked him up and down. His tie was gone and his shirt was opened at the top. She drifted off and tried to remember what type of outrageous tie he had been wearing that day. Oh I remember the purple and green one. She remembered because Angela had mad some reference to a Barney the dinosaur, and then her and Booth had laughed when Brennan had asked who Barney was. She went back to her observation of her partner. His face seemed to have aged a few years since she had seen him last. He placed his beer in front of him and she noticed that his fists were red.

"Booth what happened you're hands." He looked down at them

"Oh I…… I took some of my frustration out on a punching bag." He said not looking at her.

"Ok."

"So Bones. You want to watch some TV or do you just want to stare at me until the morning."

"Oh am sorry." She blushed. "Am well you could give me a crash module on the pop culture that you're always going on about."

"Ok one its crash course Bones not module and two that's a very good idea." They walked into his living room and sat on his couch. Booth flicked on the TV and began telling Brennan about the show that came on.

"Bones this is a rerun of "friends""

"Oh I know this one Angela watched it with me once. It's good."

"That's a good start Bones so let's watch it." They settled back into the couch and sat in silence. After half an episode they fell asleep where they were.