Booth's eye's grew wide, his mind processed this new information. His mouth gaped open and shut, not able to formulate any words.
Finally his brain seemed to function after the shock of hearing the words that he never thought he'd here.
"Alive"
"That's right man, Brennan's alive." Hodgins supplied. Booth nodded, the information just slowly making it's way past his ears to his brain.
"Do you... did they catch him? Do you know"
"I don't care about him at the moment, I don't care about him at all. My best friend is alive. She's alive. And we need to get to her so pull yourself together." Angela ordered. The three friends ran to Booth's SUV and sped out into the night, to their friend.
Six minutes. Six minutes until they would be at the hospital. Six minutes until they would see her again.
For Hodgins the news of hearing, not only his colleague but a dear friend had been found after days and weeks of nothing was beyond words. He was thankful that his girlfriend would cry no more at night for her lost best friend, that his girlfriend would be able to smile and laugh again.
For Angela the news of her best friend's survival had been the best news she had had all year. Many days and nights had she cried and she had tried to hide it from everyone, putting on a professional facade - fooling no one.
For Booth the very fresh piece of news was a gift. When he heard that she was missing he was outraged. Angry that she'd gone off without him, thinking that after all of her self defense training she'd be able to protect herself -this time she couldn't. At first he tried to blame everyone around him, pushing everyone who cared away.
But the only person he could always blame was himself, it became his sole mission to bring back his love.
Breaking down countless times when Parker asked where 'Tempe' was and for his own good he told his son that she was working. Then it was she's visiting friend's out of state. Or she's at the dentist. Finally he couldn't face lying anymore and eventually told his son the truth. Parker was heartbroken, he cried and hugged onto the stuffed toy that 'Tempe' had gotten him. Seeing his son so heartbroken gave him a new drive and focus for finding his girlfriend alive.
And now, when just moment ago he was about to give up, he knew where she was and with this news he couln't stop smiling.