His boss has always been such a huge presence in his life. A mentor of sorts. And now he was lying half dead in a hospital bed in front of him, with wires everywhere. His breathing was shallow and he was very pale. Booth sat beside him.
"His wife. Has she been called?" He asked the nurse as she went to leave the room.
"Yes she was out of town, and is on her way." she replied. Booth just sat and thought. He didn't even notice when Cullen woke up.
"Booth?"
"Yes sir?" Booth said once he got over the sudden shock.
"Are Parker and Dr Brennan alright?"
"You saved them both sir." Then Booth added "Thank you so much sir."
"All in a days work Booth." Cullen smiled weakly. "My wife?"
"She's on her way
sir."
"Good. Thank you." Cullen rested back on his pillow.
"By the way Booth. I never thought for a second that you were
involved in Drew's murder. You should know that."
"That means a lot to me sir."
"I know. And you should also know that Dr Brennan can be…" he paused and laughed slightly. "…well…very scary when she becomes relentless in a certain pursuit."
"I know sir. Well I mean I've learned that over the years." Booth smiled at the thought of Bones giving out to Cullen. Just then Cullen's wife opened the door. Greeting her, he then slipped out of the room.