Chapter 5

-Nova-

Sweets pushed me in the his office and closed the door behind him. I walked over to his couch and sat down. He walked over and sat beside me. His face showed nothing but worry. I looked up at him and smiled.

"Don't smile at me like that. What happened with booth."

"it was nothing." I said. It was my first day here, I didn't want to tell on any one and ruin my chances of making more friends.

"don't lie to me nova. What did he say." he looked into my eyes. All i seen was care, he cared about me a lot. but not the way i wanted him to. My mind went back to my dream. My little girl, who I missed even though I never had her, and i probably never would because she was sweets child. Sweets didn't care for me that way. Not like i cared for him. I've known him for a couple of weeks now and even though i know it's not safe my heart wanted his.

"he...he recognized me...well not me but my mother." i said. I didn't want to tell him but i had to he wouldn't let it go.

"your mother. Why" he said he's face only showing curiosity. I looked down. I didn't want to answer him. I didn't want to evolve him. I haven't spoken to anyone about this. Sweets put his hand on my chin and turned my head to face him. "nova, you can tell me. You can trust me."

"sweets, you don't understand. Telling you is dangerous." i said. He dropped his hand.

"number 1, why wont you call me lance. And number 2, do you see where i am. My office is in the FBI building my best friend is ex CSI. I've got protection. I'll be okay."

"number 1, does that really matter and number 2, that doesn't matter. She still dangerous and when she finds me she'll find you." i said.

"it matters to me and we will be safe nova. I'll keep you safe." he said looking at me. I smiled at him.

"how about this. You chose. Which one do you want to know more."

"why can't you just tel me both."

"why are guys never happy with what they can get." i said. I smiled at him. He put his arms around me and pulled me closer. We leaned back against the couch, my head laying on his shoulder. I slipped off my heels and pulled my feet under me. his arms tightened around me pulling me closer. I looked up and smiled at him. I liked this.. I felt comfortable in his arms. I felt like I was supposed to be there. I looked into his eyes and seen an emotion there that I had never seen. I looked away. It was just friendship. That's all he felt for me.

"fine, for now, tell me about your past." he said. I sighed. I would have rather told him why I didn't want to call him lance.

"okay. Before i explain why I'm running you need to know my family. when my father was alive everything was great. We were a normal family. There was four of us. I have a brother. He's older than me.

I haven't seen him in three years. That's how long I've been on the run." I had to stop to take a breath. Sweets grabbed my hand and squeezed it. "my father died 5 years ago. My mother loved him so much she went crazy with grief. She got into drugs the day after his funeral. I always found that funny she didn't even try to get over him. Within six months she was well on her way to being a top drug lord." I stopped at sweets gasp.

"wait is your mom Leah Mizri?" he asked. I could hear the shock in his voice.

"yes. Why do you know her.?" I asked. He's a psychologist. He shouldn't know anything about drug lords.

"booth has been obsessed with find her for years. That's why he thought he recognized you." sweets looked up thoughtful, then looked back down at me. "keep going"

"well Leah knew she was in a dangerous profession. She also knew she had two kids to take her place. My brother was older. He was the next runner-up. But he didn't want the job. He was in his last year of college. He was gonna be a psychologist." I laughed. The two men in my life i loved the most were both psychologist. I looked at sweets and he was confused. "ill tell you later." I said. I sat up on the couch and looked at sweets. I was already shaking. What i was about to tell sweets was serious.

"hey" he said."im here for you nova. Don't forget that." he said. I sighed. This was true.

"i was there..when my mother told my brother Jason that he was next in line. I was there when he told her no. I was there to see it all. Jason said he wasn't taking her place. He didn't want anything to do with the drugs or our mother. I was in my first year of college. I was going to be a photography so my brother was going to take me with him. As he was walking towards me my mother shot him. I ran to him. I tried to save him. He spoke his last words to me. And all i could do was watch as the light faded from his eyes. He told me to reach into his pocket. I did and found a tape recorder. I hid it in my pocket before my mother came over. She grabbed me by the arm and pulled me to my feet. ""your next in line nova. You will take over once i'm gone"" she didn't even act like killing Jason bothered her. All I could do was nod as she got someone to drag out Jason's body. when I went to bed that night I snuck out. I got away. I never stopped running, not until I met u.

"so your brother recorded everything your mother said. I believe he knew he would be killed and that he wanted you to have proof of what happened." Sweets said looking at me. I smiled at him.

"that's my brother for you."

"where's the recorder. We could I've it to booth."

"i buried it a few miles out-of-town." I said. Sweets looked at me and smiled.

"come on let's go home." he said pulling me to my feet. I followed him Out.

i pulled my heels on. It was the next day and i was getting ready for work. I felt relived to finally have told someone. Sweets and i decided i needed to tell booth. But I didn't want to see him. The way he grilled me yesterday was rough. He made me feel like a criminal. Still I had to tell him

"are you ready?" sweets said, poking his head in my door. I laughed at him.

"you really should knock. I could have been naked."

"in that case ill never knock." he said. He walked all the way in my room.

"Dr. Sweets, you couldn't handle this." i said walking towards him.

"nova, please call me lance." he said looking down at me.

"why, what's wrong with calling you ?

"when you call me doctor sweets, its in a professional since. I want to be more than that. I want to be lance to you." he said. He reached his hand up and ran it down my face. I looked up at him. He was leaning closer to me. He was going to kiss me. This is what i've been wanting for weeks. We were inches apart when he stopped. His phone was ringing. he groaned and pulled away. I didn't even care there would be time for that later. I was just happy that he wanted me. He answered his phone, said a few words than hung up.

"it was booth. They have a body." he said. I grabbed my jacket and walked towards the door. i turned and looked at sweets. He was crest fallen. I held in a laugh. then walked over and grabbed his hand.

"come on lance, we have to get to work." i said. He's smile got huge and he followed me out to the car.

when we arrived to the FBI building the first place i went was to booths office. he wasn't there. No surprise i grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down some coordinates. I put the paper in his chair. He'd get it when he came back and when i see him ill explain it to him. i walked out of his office where sweets was waiting for me. he grabbed my hand and laced his fingers through mine. We walked like that all the way to the lab. Everyone was surrounding a table that had a body on it. We walked up and stood beside the table.

"there's a gunshot wound to the back. It's a male, in his early thirties." Dr. Brennan said. She pulled up a necklace and i froze. I knew that necklace. I bought that necklace. I grabbed Sweet's hand and pulled him away from everyone else. I kissed him.. Hard and fast. I needed to kiss him now because there may not be another chance for it. When i pulled away we were out breathless.

"nova, whats wrong." he said.

"I'm going to the house." i said. Tears falling down my face.

"why are you crying...wait.. Shot in the back older...that's your brother. Your not going home your leaving. Your leaving me." he said. He grabbed my hand and held on tight.

"I cant stay. They have my brother's body. That means his body was moved that means she found me. " I said I tried pulling my hand away.

"you're not leaving me. Not like this. I can keep you safe." he said. He could keep me safe. I knew that he could but I couldn't keep him safe. If I stayed everyone was going to be in danger. I nodded at Lance and his hand loosen up. At that moment I jerked my hand away and turned and ran. I knew he would chase me. I needed to out run him. He kept calling out my name and every time he said it i almost stopped. I made it outside and hailed a cab. One stopped and i jumped in shutting the door just as sweets reached me. My heart broke as I watched him watching me. The agony on his face made me sob. My crying had silenced by time I reached sweets apartment. I paid the cab driver an ran inside. I didn't have much time. I knew sweets would be here soon. i ran into my room than froze. I wasn't alone. sitting on my bed was my mother.

"hello nova. How have you been."

"leave me alone i want nothing to do with you." I said. She didn't say anything. She just nodded. The next thing i knew someone had my arms around my back and tied them.

"you don't have a choice nova." she said. She walked up to me and slapped me hard. Hard enough to make my lip bleed.

"I hate you." i said. All she did was laugh. The man holding my arms pulled me to leave. But i dug my heel into his foot. He yelled and threw me to the ground. My head hit the floor and i groaned. I could see blood on the floor and a i felt a throb in my head.

"if you keep fighting ill be sure to take your Dr. Sweets as well. " mother said walking back towards me. the guy picked me up but I could barely stand, the throbbing in my head was getting worse. The guy tried pushing me to get me to walk but I couldn't so I fell forward. I fell onto the glass coffee table. and it shattered under my weight. I screamed as all the little shards of glass cut me.

"get up now. Or ill kill him." mother said. i had to get up. I couldnt let her take him. I put one foot in front of the other. And pushed my self to walk with them. As I was walking to the car parked in the back i could see sweets pulling up into the parking lot. I love you lance remember that. Please remember that.