Before anyone gets confused. There is two writers. Cat writes in Nova's POV, and i, Shel, write Adalae.
Fighting Temptation
Chapter two
-Adalae-
Adalae groaned as her phone woke her up with its loud rendition of 'Carry On My Wayward Son'; she sat up and answered it.
"what?" she snapped. A snicker on the other side let her know it was Hodgins; "What Hodgins, What could you possibly want at" she stopped to look at the clock; gasping once she saw the clock; "Shit; I'm late!"
"I was just calling to make sure you were coming in today. I'll let Cam know you're running late." Hodgins said; Adalae doesn't answer just hung up and stumbled to the bathroom to get ready. An hour later, after fighting with her father's old Chevy she found herself pulling to the Jeffersonian and ran in; she showed her I.D and hurried to her office only to bump into Dr. Lance Sweets; one of her best friends.
"you went out drinking last night." he stated; she glared at him; and brushed passed him to get to her office. "you know you shouldn't let him get to you Lae."
she stopped and turned to her friend;
"Do not Sherlock me Lance, I will punch you." she said before entering her and Angela's office. Angela took one look at the redhead and handed her a cup of tea.
"how bad?" Angela asked taking Adalae's bag; Adalae sighed and sat down.
"why do I let him treat me like crap Angie?" she asked before opening her sketch book and handing her the final sketch of a description of a serial rapist she did for the FBI. "you're going to see Booth aren't you?"
Angela grinned; and handed the sketch back to her; Adalae nodded and got her things together before walking back out; she sighed in relief when she saw her favorite FBI Agent.
"BOOTH!" she shouted jogging over to him; but her boots had other ideas as soon as she hit the newly waxed floor it skidded and she fell backwards, the ceiling being the last thing she saw.
When she came to she was laying on a couch; she assumed in Dr. Brennan's office; she opened her eyes to see Booth looking down at her; she groaned and slowly sat up.
"You okay?" Booth asked; she nodded and looked around; Angela, who looked like she was holding back her laughter, and Dr. Brennan, who looked concerned.
"as if my day wasn't crap already;" she said glancing down to look at her skirt; her face became red; she fell backwards meaning that Seeley Booth, the man who she's been in love with since she began working with the FBI, had seen her Betty Boop underwear. Angela grinning as if she read Adalae's mind.
"at least it wasn't your Hello Kitty ones." she said; Adalae shot her a glare and stood up; she staggered a little bit and Booth steadied her. She refused to meet his eye as she rushed out of the office and straight to the Ancient Egypt Exhibit, to sit in the middle of the artifacts and sketch to relieve the stress. She heard someone approach her hiding spot behind a Statue/ she looked up to see Booth.
"I'm sorry you had to see that." she whispered. Booth smiled and sat on the floor next to her.
"It's alright; your not the first girl to fall for me." he said with a smirk; she shook her head and punched him in the shoulder. He chucked and looked at her Sketch of an Egyptian Royal. "that's really good."
Adalae smiled and closed her sketch book.
"Thank you, Booth." she said standing up; he nodded and stood up.
"Seeley." he said; Adalae looked at him confused, "i think that me seeing your underwear; earns you the right to call me by my first name."
"Okay Seeley." she said; "then call me Adalae, Or Addy or Lae."
She smiled at him before walking towards her office. Booth watched her walk away and smiled to himself as his phone rang.
Adalae sat at her desk scanning her sketches so she could send them to her Agent for her Gallery showing. Angela walked in with a grin on her face.
"Soooo...Lae," she said; "what did you and Booth talk about when he went to find you?"
Adalae stuck her tongue out as Hodgins walked in, he glanced at Adalae and chucked.
"Did you have a nice trip?" he asked. Adalae rolled her eyes and glared at him.
"Out of all the Falling related humor you go for 'Did You Have A Nice Trip?" she said shaking her head; "I am Disappointed in you Hodgins."
He rolled his eyes and was quiet for a couple of seconds before Brennan and Booth walked in.
"Adalae. We need you sketch based of this skull" Brennan said, handing her a photo; Adalae nodded and followed Dr. Brennan to the Bones Room. Laying on the table was a small skeleton; Adalae frowned, noticing that it was a child's skeleton, and began taking note on the features of the skull. After analyzing it for 20 minutes she made her way back to her office to began her process.
When Booth entered Angela and Adalae's Office later; Adalae was leaning against Angela 3D machine staring at her sketch; She was humming what sounded like Kansas' 'Carry On My Wayward Son' he smiled and sat down next to her; he was surprised to see the tears running down her cheeks.
"Hey what's wrong?" he asked' she looked up at him and frowned.
"it's Sam Cartwright." She said; When she worked at the Las Vegas Crime lab she was sent to DC when a Vegas family was brutally murdered. A step-Mother, a Father and a 9 month old baby; the family's 8 year old son, Samuel, was taken from the scene. Adalae was the head CSI on the case and promised Sam's mother, Donna Cartwright, that she would find Sam. But the case went cold and she was sent back to Vegas.
"I PROMISED HER I WOULD FIND HIM." she screamed throwing her sketch book at the wall. Booth pulled her to him. "i want to help you and Dr. Brennan."
Booth looked at her concerned.
"You can't Adalae you're not an Agent."
"Neither is Dr. Brennan. This was my case back then, Please."
"No One knows you were an CSI we sealed that in your file."
"Then Unseal it Seeley Booth. I failed to find him alive, I'm damn sure gonna find his murderer." Adalae snapped.
"we don't even know if it's Sam Cartwright." Booth tried to explain. Adalae stomped over to her sketch book and shoved it in his hands.
"you see that face, Seeley?" she asked; Booth nodded looking at the young boys face on the page. "That is the same face that haunts my dreams asking me why I didn't try harder."
She closed her sketch book and put it in her desk drawer
"if you don't believe me have Angela make a composite and compare them, I'm going to lunch."
-At The Diner-
She sat at the diner looking out the window and sipping her tea when he sat down. She groaned and looked up at him
"Hello Lass." he said a grin on his face; she set her tea cup down and glared at him.
"what do you want Con?" she asked. His grin widened and put his hand on hers.
"Do you really think just because you surround yourself with FBI agents and FBI monkeys doesn't mean that Liam isn't gonna find ya."
"and who's gonna tell him where I am? You, Connor?" she snapped, "do you forget who is on his shit list right above my name?"
Connor looked around.
"I'm just trying to protect ya lass." he said; he put a few bills on the table. "Rumor has it you're in Mississippi, I don't wanna hear any different."
Adalae looked up at her older brother and nodded;
"I love ya Con." she said; Connor McGrath looked down at his only remaining family member and smiled.
"I love ya too, Little Sister." he said before walking out. She went back to her now cold coffee before Booth walked in; she thanked god he did not see Connor. He ordered and sat down across from her.
"you were right, and I'm sorry" he said, "it was Sam Cartwright; I'm working at unsealing your CSI history."
she nodded as her phone vibrated; she looked at him confused and pulled her phone of her purse; Sweets was calling her, she looked at booth who nodded, and answered.
"Hello?" she asked'
"I need you." Sweets said;
"Well Lance that's sweet but I don't..."
"NOT like that, I need you to come to my place; please." he pleaded. There was a scenes of urgency in her best friends voice;
"I'm on my way." she said before hanging up. She glanced at Booth and frowned; "I'm sorry Seeley; but I need to go talk to Lance."
"that's okay I'm meeting Bones anyway." he said; at his words she felt any chance of being with Booth die away. She plastered a fake smile on her face and nodded.
"oh, I hope you guys are happy." she said before rushing out not hearing his protests.
So there's Adalae, let me know how you like her. review and i'll put Cat's next chapter on next monday! Thanks
Shel!