A/N: Sorry this took so long. I've been unbelievably busy. Thank you all for the reviews and general interest.
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"Everybody lies." -House
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"Angela, he's onto you, whatever it is you're doing. He knows, okay. Drop it."
"He talked to you about it?"
"Yes, we're partners. We talk about things. Including the fact that my team is purposefully ignoring him."
"Oh, he's devious. I told him to leave you out of it. Of course, he didn't listen."
"What's going on with you?"
"You really don't know?!" Brennan could be so naive sometimes. "He's marrying Cam, for God's sake!"
"And you want to marry him yourself?"
"No, Brennan. You do."
"Not this again."
"Oh, come on Bren, you know it's true."
"Well, in the first place, I believe marriage is an over-rated and archaic ritual designed to make a woman submit to a man's wishes and become his 'property', and secondly, there is nothing between Booth and I. We're partners, Ange."
"That's what you always say."
"This has gone on long enough, Angela. I need this to stop."
"What?" Asked Angela, innocently.
"This...you...implying that there is some kind of great cosmic force pulling Booth and I together. My feelings for Booth are completely platonic. We're friends, Angela. Not star-crossed lovers."
"Liar."
"Since when do you read minds?"
"I don't read minds. I read hearts. I just don't want to see you go through all that again."
"All what?"
"You weren't even a person two years ago. You had work and a few friends and that's it. And sweetie, as much as you may hate to admit it, it was Booth that brought you back to the living. You've been through so much, Brennan. I don't want you to close off again, and I'll be damned if it happens while I'm around."
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