Temperance was sitting in her office thinking about how she was going to tell him. They had developed a system that every morning she brought Anna and Lily to the Jeffersonian, and Booth took them to school. She still hadn't told Booth the truth, and was pondering the possibilities on how to explain when her phone rang.
"Brennan."
"B-b-bones." She heard his raspy breathing.
"Booth? Are you okay? What's wrong?" She asked quickly, sitting up in her chair.
"Th-they took th-th-the girls." Booth stuttered. "I d-don't know wh-where I am, but--"
"Booth? Seeley!" She screamed into the phone.
"If you don't meet me at the gas station across from Bethesda within an hour, your darling partner and daughters will die." A voice said, then hung up.
"No!" She screeched. Angela, who had heard her first yell, ran into her friend's office to find her on her knees sobbing.
"Bren, sweetie!" Angela said, running to the doctor. "What's wrong?"
"Someone took Booth and the girls, Ange." Temperance said quietly as Hodgins, Zack, and Cam entered the office. "They want me. I have to go." Temperance said, then stood up and opened her desk drawer, pulling out a gun.
"Brennan, you can't go!" Cam said. She had become friends with the forensic anthropologist, and was worried about her safety.
"At least call Cullen." Hodgins said, trying to stop his boss from leaving.
"I can't, Jack." Temperance said as she walked into the hallway, her team close behind. "They might kill them if I get the police involved. I'll be back, I promise." She said, hugging Angela. She patted Zack and Hodgins' backs, then turned to Cam. "Booth should be back with Anna and Lily before me. If I don't come back--"
"You will, Temperance." Cam said, pulling the doctor into a hug.
"If I don't…" Temperance said, still hugging her boss. "Tell Booth about Anna and Lily. Tell him they're his."
Booth was angry. He couldn't believe he had let this happen. He was running low on gasoline, so he stopped at a gas station where there was nobody else. He didn't realize that someone had been following his car. As soon as he had gotten out of the car to pump, someone had hit the back of his head and knocked him out.
Now he was in a small room, his ankles and wrists tied to Anna and Lily's. He had pulled the girls close, and they had eventually fallen asleep. He was looking for a way out when the door opened.
"You know, I was just planning on kidnapping you." The man said. Booth recognized the voice. "But since you had Tempe's daughters with you…"
"Sullivan?" Booth said, squinting in the darkness. The man flipped a switch, revealing his face. "Sully, what are you doing?" He asked the agent.
"Did you know that I came back?" Sully asked. "About three months after you left, I came back. Asked Tempe to be with me again."
"Sully, what happened to you…?"
"I'll tell you what happened to me!" He screamed. "She said that she wasn't ready for a relationship. Turns out she was pregnant." Sully said, walking closer to Booth. "She wouldn't tell me who the father was. Just that she couldn't be with me." He continued as he untied Anna and picked her up, waking Lily up in the process.
"Booth…" Lily moaned as she woke, realizing where she was and seeing Sully holding her sister. "Anna!" She squealed, waking up her twin. Anna immediately woke up and saw who was carrying her.
"Momma!" She yelled as Sully held the five-year-old out in front of him.
"Aha. Now I see it." Sully said, looking into the little girl's big brown eyes. "How long did it take?" He asked Booth.
"What are you talking about?" Booth asked as Sully struggled to keep Anna in his grasp.
"How long after I left did she go crawling to you?" Sully asked, making Booth's anger seethe.
"Sully, you left her. You knew that everyone in her family left her and you did the same thing." Booth said.
"No!" Sully screamed. "She could've came with me!" He yelled, making Anna cry even louder. "Shut up, kid!" He shouted.
"I want Booth!" She screamed.
"Mr. Sullivan." A man said, entering the room. "She's here."
"Good." Sully said, then set down Anna. "Go back to Booth, you little brat." Anna looked up at him, smiled, and then stomped on his foot and punched his groin. Booth winced as Anna ran to him. "You little…"
"Sir." The man said. Sully glared at Anna, then turned to leave.
"You'll be the first to go if your mommy tries any tricks." Sully said.
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Temperance sat in her car, wondering what she should do. This was where her partner and her daughters were being held hostage, so she should go in. Her maternal instincts got the best of her, and she exited her car and headed for the abandoned building. Just as she was about to open the door, someone grabbed her from behind and put a clothe over her mouth.
Not chloroform… She thought to herself as she drifted into unconsciousness.
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Booth was sitting the small room with Anna and Lily when he heard it. A large thud from above them. Anna and Lily were still whimpering, and he couldn't hear what the voices were saying.
"Annabelle, Lilian, you girls have to be quiet, okay?" Booth whispered. Anna and Lily nodded, then looked up as Booth concentrated on the noises from above.
"She'll be out for a good hour." He heard a man's voice. "You can…you know." Booth gasped, praying that they weren't thinking about doing what he was thinking they were going to do.
"Are you sure Tempe won't wake up?" Booth heard Sully's voice.
"Yes sir." The man said. "I'll just leave then."
Booth then heard a door from above close, and then Sully talking to the sleeping form.
"You see, Temperance. We could've had a family together." Sully began. Booth did his best to cover the girls' ears, but was restrained from doing so. "So now I will make you have a family with me."
Booth then heard the floor creaking and realized what Sully was doing to his partner.
"Girls, now we have to do something, okay?" Booth said loudly. Anna and Lily nodded. "I need you to scream."
"But you just told us--" Lily said quietly.
"Sweetie, just trust me, okay?" Booth said, looking into the little girl's eyes. "Just scream as loud as you can." Lily nodded as her sister began yelling. Lily and Booth joined in, screaming at the top of their lungs. Anna and Lily didn't know why their mother's partner was having them do this, but Booth had good reason. These five-year-old's did not need to hear their mother being raped.
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Once Sully was done, he called the other man back into the room.
"Take her downstairs with the rest of them." Sully said. The large man nodded, then picked up the doctor and carried her down the stairs.
Booth, Anna, and Lily were still yelling when the door opened. The large man entered, and Booth saw that he was carrying a body.
"Girls, shh." He said. Anna and Lily instantly went quiet, looking at the woman that was being set directly in front of them.
"Momma!" They squealed, then tried to go to her, only to be stopped by the ropes. Luckily, the drug she had been given was wearing off, so Temperance began to wake up.
"Bones, come on." Booth shouted, tears forming in his eyes. "Wake up Temperance." He screamed. Temperance's eyes fluttered open as she realized where she was. She saw Anna and Lily and smiled instantly.
"Girls!" She yelled, sitting up and moving towards where the girls and Booth were tied up. "Booth!" She shouted, hugging him and giving him a quick kiss. "What happened?" She asked. Just as Booth was about to explain, they all heard a gunshot, silencing all of them.
They heard a bunch of footsteps from above, and Temperance set Anna in Booth's lap while she took Lily the best she could. They were all silent as they heard four more gunshots ring out. Anna began to whimper, and Booth kissed her forehead.
"Shh…it'll be okay, sweetie." Booth said as they heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Temperance looked to Booth, and saw how comforting he was being to Annabelle.
"Booth…"
"Shh, Bones." Booth interrupted her.
"Booth, they're yours." Temperance said.
"What?" Booth whispered as the steps grew closer.
"Anna and Lily." Temperance said. "You're their father." She added as the door flung open and she closed her eyes.
