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AN: sorry for the delay of this! Real life got in the way. I hope you're still with me though!

Booth left Angela's office, his heart drumming against his chest, walking towards Brennan's office. He was holding the letter in his left hand and the phone in the right one. Once he got inside her office he closed the door behind himself and sat down on the sofa. The same sofa where they had looked at their daughter months ago, the memory was still fresh in his mind. He looked at the white envelope, almost afraid to open it. It felt heavy in his hand. Sighing he put the phone down and opened the envelope. The first thing he noticed were the pictures inside. They were four, all from Christine's baptism. He looked at the first one, tears forming in his eyes. It was a shot of the three of them and the priest. He turned it around and saw something scribbled on it in Bones' neat handwriting. Christine's baptism, May 25th 2012. She had written that down on every picture. And Booth couldn't help but smile at the fact. He looked at the last one and decided that it was his favorite. Chrissie was in his arms staring at her parents, Bones was looking down at her while holding on to Booth and he was smiling at Bones, a love struck look on his face. Max had captured the perfect moment. He was going to have it enlarged and find the perfect frame for that picture, because it was going to adorn both his office and their home. After setting the pictures down on the sofa next to the phone he finally opened the letter.

Dear Booth,

Words cannot even start to explain to you how sorry I am for doing this to you. I can only imagine how you felt when you saw us drive away from you. But you have to know that I did not do that to punish you in any way or to take Christine away from you. I would have done things differently if I could. I had to do this or Pelant would have gotten his way and I would have gone to prison for something I did not do. I know you know that and I know you would have been more comfortable if you were with us, but I couldn't let you come along and ruin your reputation with the FBI.

I miss you so much it hurts Booth and I know you're feeling the same way right now. Just know that Christine and I are safe and that we will come back to you. I enclosed the best pictures from her baptism, hoping to give you some comfort. She has your charm smile Booth, just like Parker, did you notice that? She's not smiling much lately, she senses something is wrong and she misses you dearly. I hope we won't have to be separated for too long. Actually I know we won't be separated for long Booth, because I believe in you. I didn't know that faith was before I met you. After what had happened with my parents I had lost all hope in happy endings and I couldn't trust another person completely, it just hurt too much. But then you came along and you gave me something I didn't even know I was missing. You're the one who taught me what faith is. You're the one who made me whole again Booth, I am a happier person because of you. And I have complete faith in you Booth and I'm sure that you, the team and the other FBI Agents assigned to the case will do your best to prove what truly happened. I also believe we must celebrate Christine's baptism properly once we'll be back home and we'll put this story behind us.

In the phones I enclosed, I saved the number where you can reach me. My dad assured me it's untraceable and I believe him. I will turn on the phone everyday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and I hope to hear from you soon.

I love you more than words can express Booth and I miss you so much.

Yours, Bones

Tears were pricking his eyes once he was done reading. It still hurt like hell, but he understood why she had taken that decision. If he had gone with them he would have become an FBI Agent on the run and that would have looked bad for sure. She had taken the right decision. She had faith in them. She knew they could prove her innocence. How fast they would be coming home was up to them. It was time for him to go remind the rest of the team about that. He looked at the four pictures once more and smiled. Bones was right. Chrissie did have his charm smile, she was spotting it in three of the four pictures. The little girl had Brennan's eyes and facial features, but the smile was all his. He just hoped he would see her again soon. He put the pictures back in the envelope along with the letter, then he put the that in one pocket and the phone in the other. He would call her that night. He missed her voice, along with everything else. He went in Angela's office and found her still working on the Angelator.

"Hey!" he said quietly upon entering "Can I come in?"

She turned around and eyed him noticing his red rimmed eyes "Of course you can!" she smiled "How are you holding up?"

"Okay" he whispered then added "I've read her letter, she sent me pictures of Chrissie's baptism"

"Yeah, she sent me one too"

"She looks just like her mom, it's scary…"

"She does, but she definitely has your smile!"

"Bones said the same thing in the letter…"

"You know she wouldn't have done it if she didn't think it was the only way for her and Christine to be safe, right?"

He nodded "Yeah… I still miss them terribly though"

"Of course you do and it's the same for them! But we will prove that Pelant is a sociopathic freak and he's the one who killed Dr. Sawyer, after that you'll have your family back in no time!" she smiled and he timidly smiled back.

He put the right hand in his pocket and took the envelope out "Do you think you could enlarge this picture for me Ange?" he asked her.

"You bet, Studly!" she grinned "It's a great shot! Who took the pictures?"

"Max, he was the only one there with us…"

"He's pretty good! Christine looks adorable here…"

"She does!" he agreed "But then again I'm pretty biased and to me she always looks adorable…"

"Just like any proud papa!" she put the picture in her scanner and opened a program in her computer.

After a couple of minutes she was done and she gave him the picture back "I'm going to enhance it a bit and then print out a few different sizes for you, all right?"

"That would be great Ange!"

"Is it okay if I keep one for me too? I really like this picture…"

"Of course! Christine is your goddaughter after all, you can have as many pictures of her as you want!" he grinned at her and she grinned back, starting to work on the picture.

"What do you think they're doing right now?" he asked after a little while still staring at the pictures.

"Well, it's morning… they probably had breakfast by now and if the weather is nice they might be in the park somewhere…" she trailed off as he nodded.

Miles away Temperance Brennan was staring out of the window. The rain was pouring down and the ocean was splashing angrily on the shore. Christine was in the playpen, engrossed by the mobile attached to it. It wasn't the one Parker had made for her, but the baby liked the different songs it played. Max had gone grocery shopping and she was left at home wondering is he had read her letter yet. She was longing to hear his voice, hoping he could take some of the insecurities away. Sure she knew he would be hurt, but just hearing his voice would make her feel better, of that she was sure. More than that she wanted to tell him she loved him. She had written that in the letter, but she wanted him to hear the words from her mouth and hear him saying them back to her. She sighed and went to sit next to Christine, picking up a book to read.

Half an hour later her father was back and she busied herself by putting the groceries away.

"How are you honey?" he asked seeing her zoned out.

"Okay…" she murmured.

"I can hear you thinking!"

"I'm just wondering if they got the letters yet…"

"I'm pretty sure they did… only one way to find out though" he answered.

She nodded as he went on "When you'll receive a call tonight we'll both be sure!"

"I hope…"

"So what do you feel like eating for lunch?"

She just shrugged.

"How about I make some chicken noodle soup? You always wanted that when you were feeling down as a kid…"

She nodded remembering "That would be great dad!" she said "Only if you let me help you though! Or else I'll drive myself crazy!"

"Of course honey, you loved to help me when you were little as well!" he reminded her smiling.

She smiled back and the two of them got to work.

Meanwhile in the Jeffersonian Institute Booth was back in Angela's office after having talked with the rest of the team to see if they had found any leads.

"Hey there... I made a couple of different colorings and also a black and white version, I thought you might like it" Angela told him upon seeing him entering.

"That's great Angela thanks"

"I'm printing them now" she added.

"Thank you much Ange!" he answered getting closer.

They were both engrossed with the printer when a sound distracted them along with Hodgins barging in Angela's office.

She looked at the Angelator that had beeped because it had finally found something that was off in the video. Booth turned towards Hodgins instead, the bug guy was grinning "I found something!" he exclaimed.

Angela turned to look at her husband as well, wondering what he had found that made him so excited...

Sorry about the little cliffhanger, I promise you I know where I'm going with this and I'll update as soon as possible!