Disclaimer: All characters are property of Hart Hanson.
She hated feeling this weak. It wasn't her. It never had been and she had no desire to undergo a drastic personality change. So Booth had told her he loved her. That was no reason for her to practically fall out of his bed and break the speed limit to get to the safety of her own apartment.
She had known how he felt about her on some subconscious level for a while but she'd been able to ignore it. He hadn't said the words so she didn't have to acknowledge them. But now he'd voiced his feelings and she couldn't live in denial anymore. She had to face this.
Booth had shown her that monogamous relationships could work out but she still wasn't ready to hear that he loved her. Her parents had loved her and they'd left. Russ had loved her and he had left. Everyone who loved her left her. It was safer if she protected her heart. Shielded it from the world. It got lonely sometimes but it kept her safe. And it kept her from being this person. This weak person who ran away from her problems and who wasn't really her at all.