Author's note - Sorry for the long delay. Have some problems with my wrist and had to take a break and put it on ice. I managed to fill my time With our favorite male lead and began watching Buffy and Angel since i haven't watch in years. Watch a few of his movies as well. I have come to the conclusion that he can not seem to get a role with a good relationship in it. He gets jilted at every turn. Anyways I hope you enjoy the chapter. Let me know what you think. I will try and get the next update out as soon as I can :)

The next few days went much the same. Max continued to visit Booth every day. Everyone kept trying to get Brennan to visit, but she adamantly refused.

The dreams came to Booth whenever he slept and every memory except for the dreams was erased when he woke.

Booth continued to have seizures more frequently. After a rather severe one the doctors decided to use titanium plates to secure many of his fractures. The tensing of the muscles had once again fractured his healing bones. Instead of casts he now had splints. The doctors said he should be on his feet a bit sooner then before.

"Well just think of how much fun you can have going through any medical detectors" Hodgins joked trying to make light of the situation. Booth had to admit that loosing the extra weight made things a bit easier.

It was just a few hours before Booth was scheduled to go under hypnosis and everyone had decided to visit for moral support, everyone except for Brennan.

Booth looked at all the faces on his board, then to those in the room. He saw every face, but one. He must have done something bad for her not to be here like everyone else. He wanted to ask, but with such a big crowd he couldn't. It felt too personal, though he was unsure why.

All these people exchanged stories about him. He felt sad because they each smiled as they recalled their memories and he didn't even know their names until he compared the photos to their faces. The only person he knew was his brother and even some of what he was sharing was unfamiliar. Many of the stories revolved around the woman who never came. The picture of whom he had a hard time pulling his eyes away from.

Booth had never even liked it when he went out and drank too much and couldn't remember details of the night before. According to these people, almost 15 years disappeared in the blink of an eye, or rather in his case a little nap.

He had to admire these people. He had a book in his room that they signed each day and wrote things down for him for when he woke up each day. Some things were repetitive, yet not one seemed the slightest it annoyed. They looked sad when he asked them questions. It obviously hurt them that he did not remember.

They told him when he was released they would take him to his home. They were working on a schedule for him and his care. He felt like such a burden to them all, but each argued when he mentioned maybe he should go away to a hospital.

Angela had told him he was family and that family takes care of family. She told him he needed to be there when her baby was born and that he had already agreed to be the baby's godfather. What kind of godfather would he be when he would have to be reintroduced each day. Poor kid he thought.

Sweets announced to everyone that they needed to start preparing for the hypnosis and everyone wished him well and filed out the door.

Booth watched as some machinery was wheeled through the door. He closed his eyes and listened to his mother's soothing voice as they attached sensors to his head in various locations.

Sweets and the doctor who introduced herself as Amelia set up a camera and voice recorder near his bed. They wanted to document everything and use it for further treatment.

Booth's nerves were on end. Sweets thought that this might trigger his memory. Booth had mixed emotions. Part of him was thrilled to the possibility of getting his life back, the other side afraid of the things he might want to keep lost. The topside was that if he was let down, he wouldn't remember in the morning.

Unknown to the three occupants in the room, they had an eaves dropper at the door. She had frequently come to visit booth unbeknownst to the others. She never entered the room, just checking in through the crack in the door. She couldn't keep herself away, not after talking with her father, but she hadn't had the strength to walk through the door.

She listened intently as the hypnotist began. She didn't know what she would do if he remembered. She wasn't prepared for the implications of the truth to their confessions.

She wasn't one to believe in love like he did, but she found her life feeling empty in his absence. He believed in forever, she believed in the moment.

She watched as Booth slipped into a hypnotic state. "Seeley, can you hear me?" Amelia asked.

"Yes." He answered. Brennan's heart skipped a beat hearing Booth's distorted speech in person.

"Can you tell me where you are?"

"Hospital."

"Do you know why you are in the hospital?"

Booth's brow crinkled. "Cold, very cold. It's dark. Everything hurts."

"Can you remember how you got hurt?"

"Rocks, the rocks, they were falling. Bones. Bones!" He started hyperventilating while he yelled. Brennan felt the tears welling up in her eyes. He was being crushed and he was thinking of her.

"Easy Seeley, calm down. You are not in the rocks, your bones are fine. Can you bring us back before the rocks?"

"He wasn't speaking of his bones, he nicknamed his partner Bones." Sweets whispered in his friend's ear.

"We are at a cave. Hikers found bodies. Rangers messed with the scene. Bones is mad. I cleared everyone out and after she processed some of the scene I talked her to going to the hotel but left a guard on scene. The hotel only had one room. I didn't want to share. Being alone with her is hard. She was in the shower and I made arrangements for us to camp at the site. Being this close to her is almost unbearable. I've been considering breaking the partnership. She looks so beautiful. Had a hard time sleeping with her so close.

"I woke up and she was cuddled into me. I pretended to sleep, I was afraid to wake her. I felt bad. I felt like I was taking advantage of her in a vulnerable state. I had fantasized about this, but this wasn't consensual. The alarm went off and I fell off the bed.

"We went to pick up all the stuff I ordered, and then to the crime scene. I set up camp while Bone's was working. I went and looked around for a while. I made dinner. We ate. Bone's said the skeletons weren't fitting right. She was confused about the dates. I knew something wasn't right. I went out to clean up. I felt like I was being watched. I looked around but I didn't see anything

"I went back inside and decided to search more of the cave, wasn't any help to her. I walked until I found the waterfall. It looked beautiful. I could see the water building up pretty quickly. Needed to tell Bones, we needed to hurry at the crime scene before it was under water. I saw a shadow move over the hole above me. I knew something bad was going to happen. I started running back. As soon as I saw her I heard the explosion. I ran and grabbed her to get her out of the way. I couldn't let anything hurt her; I couldn't live with myself if anything happened to her.

"I feel so much pain; the rocks are falling, hitting me everywhere. Bones!" He began hyperventilating again.

"Calm down Seeley. Bones is fine. She is safe. You aren't there. You are here with us and safe. You are only watching. Tell us what happened after the rocks fell."

"I see her. Everything we ever did together. It wasn't my whole life, only my life with her. I could hear her voice. All our conversations. Her laugh. Then it all went away and I heard my mom. She wanted me to go with her. She was in the light. I wanted to go with her. I miss her. I couldn't go. Bones was in the dark. I couldn't leave her. I could hear her crying and calling me. I told my mom I was sorry, I couldn't go with her. The pain was worth it to be with her.

"When I opened my eyes she was there. My whole body hurt. I just wanted to go back where I was, but she needed me. I had to get her out. She could get out by the waterfall. She ripped up our clothes to make bandages. It was so cold, but I had to help her get out. It would be to long before anyone would figure out we were in trouble. The water was going to rise. She set the bones she could and splinted them. We walked back to the waterfall. The water was getting deep. The ledges that were climbable were too high. I needed to get her high enough. I felt my life draining away. I knew I wasn't going to last. I had to tell her how I felt. She always felt so alone; I had to tell her how much I loved her. How I have always wanted to be with her. I told her everything. I told her to let Jared know I always had faith in him, and to tell Parker I would always be with him. There were so many things I wanted to tell so many people, I knew I'd never get the chance.

"We climbed on a rock, and I lifted her up. I could feel all my bones giving away. One final push and she was there. I felt my leg give way in pain. I fell in the water. My body tensed and I never felt worse pain. She wanted to come back down, I told her she had to go. Down here we would both die, up there we had a chance; I knew she had the chance.

"She said it back; she said she loved me too. I found comfort in that; I found new strength to try to get back to where it was dry. I had to at least try to survive, but it was ok if I didn't as long as she was ok. I made it. I kept my leg in the water to help slow the blood. The bone broke through the skin and was bleeding pretty heavily.

"I heard my mom again she brought others with her. They still wanted me to go with them. The closer I was to them, the duller my pain. Pain meant I was alive. I focused on Bone's last words. They kept me strong enough not to just follow them. I hated choosing between them. I loved them all.

"The water kept rising. I was drifting in and out of consciousness. I kept moving, but I was running out of energy. I knew at any time I wouldn't wake back up. I pulled myself as far as I could onto the dry floor. I wedged myself between some rocks so I would stay upright. I needed to try and protect myself. I went back to the place between the light and the dark. My mom never left me.

"I woke up in the hospital. Mom keeps trying to help me. Says she understands why I chose not to be with her. That she would always be waiting for me, for when I am ready. I don't remember stuff though. That scares me. What's the point of living if you can't remember anything that you have done? It's like being frozen in time."

"Seeley, what do you remember now?"

"Everything, I think. I don't see any gaps."

"Tell me about your mother? When do you see her."

"I don't see her, I do when I am not awake or conscious, mostly just her figure in the light. I hear her all the time. She tells me things. She tries to help me remember. She tells me about love and life."

"Seeley, I want you to concentrate on all your memories. I want you to hold them close to you. When I count back from 10 I want you to wake up. I want you to remember everything that you know now. Ten… you have your memories. Nine… your mind is clear and your memories strong. Eight… you begin to feel your body. Seven… your memories are clearer than ever. Six… You can move your fingers and toes. Five… your past is complete. Four… you feel your limbs growing stronger. Three… your mind is strong. Two… you feel and remember everything. One… you are awake."

Booth opened his eyes. Brennan didn't know how to feel. Everything that transpired between them was on tape. People knew what she had said in a moment of weakness. Due to his obvious fractured mental state, with the hallucination of his mother, she could easily deny her indiscretion.

"Agent Booth, what do you remember." Sweets asked trying to hide the hope in his voice.

A slight smile appeared on Booths face. Everything. "I remember everything."

"Yes! I knew it. I knew it would work?"

Brennan slipped away unnoticed. She wasn't ready to deal with the situation.

Sweets sent a text to everyone letting them know the news. Within thirty minutes everyone, minus Brennan, showed up to celebrate.

Max and Angela took turns calling Brennan, but all calls went straight to voicemail.

"I want to really thank you all for everything you guys have done. Especially you Max." Booth announced.

Max blushed slightly as he smiled at the younger man. "It was my pleasure."

After a while of joyous conversation, Booth grew tired. It had been such a long day. Fear filled his mind at the thought of going to sleep. He was terrified if he went to sleep everything would just disappear as it had before, she didn't come. He needed to see her. He vaguely remembered seeing her once since he had been in the hospital, but he could be mistaken. Everyone told him that she was fine, but he had to see her with his own eyes. He had to hear her voice. He wanted to tell her so many things.

His guests could see his exhaustion on his face. Slowly they began excusing themselves until only his closest friends were left.

Angela leaned in to give him a gentle hug. "She will come, Booth." She whispered in his ear.

The group finally filed out the door leaving him alone in his quiet room. He closed his eyes and waited for his mother's voice to sooth his nervousness, but it didn't come. She had said she would stay as long as he needed her. Didn't she understand he still did? Just because he could remember didn't mean he didn't need help.

Bones wasn't coming. Why was she refusing? Was Max mistaken in her feelings? Just to see her would bring him so much comfort. He knew that as long as she was in his life he could do anything. Maybe he had scared her away with his confession. Maybe her own confession was done out of pity and not love. Right now he didn't care as long as he could see her, to look into her eyes. Yes he loved her, but that wasn't important. He knew now that he was blessed to have her in his life no matter what their relationship was.

He wished the TV were on, some noise to drown out the screams of his thoughts. He closed his eyes and began singing silently in his mind.

Brennan peeked through the crack in the door. He looked so peaceful she had thought. Not the restless sleep she had witnessed on other occasions. She quietly crept in the room and sat in the chair closest to his bedside. Silent tears rolled down her cheeks. She wanted to reach out and touch his face, but didn't want to disturb him. She couldn't identify the emotions swimming through her body. Could this be the love, he so often described to her.

She sat staring at still form, when all of a sudden his eyes opened. She froze hoping he wouldn't notice her. He stared at the ceiling for a few moments, and then his eyes began drifting around the room. When his eyes fell on her he too froze. He couldn't believe his eyes. He thought it to be another hallucination.

"Bones?" he whispered afraid if he spoke loudly she would disappear.

"Yes." Was all she could muster for fear she would lose control and begin sobbing.

"Is it really you?" His voice quivered with his own emotions. All she could manage was a nod to keep a hold of herself. "I am sorry if I did something to upset you." He added

That was the final straw for her. The tears broke free and streamed down her face. He was apologizing to her, when all she wanted was to beg for his forgiveness.

She leaned in to hug him, her tears soaking the front of his gown. He wanted so much to hold and caress her, to bring her comfort, but the splints and bandages held him in position.

"No Booth, I am sorry. I am so sorry you have had to experience any of this." She sobbed.

Tears flooded his own eyes as he felt her pain.

"He wasn't after you, it was me. I should have taken him out when I had the chance. I should never have let him put you in danger."

She pulled back and looked into his deep brown eyes. They were so raw and full of emotion. For a long moment they looked into each other's eyes. Their eyes spoke what their words could not convey. She leaned closer and gently pressed her lips to his. The kiss grew deeper and a soft moan escaped her lips. A feeling like electricity jolted through his body. Every muscle tensed and he began to convulse.

Shock and fear ripped through her. She pressed the call button and frantically waited for the nurse to arrive. It seemed forever before his body stilled and he lay week in the bed. His eyes met hers and everything that was there a few moments earlier was gone.

The nurse entered the room, and Brennan made for a quick escape.