Authors note. Ok so I am not thrilled with this chapter, I rewrote it 4 times now. I didn't want it to be so long and drawn out it was boring. Hope it isn't to bad for you. Let me know what you think. The next chapter will be better I promise.
Brennan woke early the next morning wrapped in Booth's arms. They had made love three times the previous night. She had had numerous sexual relations in her past, but none had ever made her feel like she did at that moment. All the ideas she had considered illogical before filtered through her mind. It all felt like a magical dream, but here he was laying there beside her.
She looked at the clock and knew it would soon be time to get ready to go to the courthouse. She leaned upward and kissed him. He began to stir and then returned the kiss. He tightened his embrace, pulling her closer to him. Neither wanted this moment to end.
"We need to get cleaned up for court." She breathed.
Booth let out a groan, but released the woman he loved. She got up and retrieved his crutches.
"Let me shower then I will get you cleaned up." She said.
He wished he didn't have the splints he would have joined her. Instead he slipped on his boxers and followed her to the bathroom and brushed his teeth and shaved. In the mirror he could see her silhouette. He couldn't believe she was his. She finished her shower and wrapped herself in a towel.
"Are you ready?" She asked with a smile. She sauntered over to him and took hold of the waistband of his boxers. She slowly crouched down, pulling them down as she went. She took a washcloth and lathered it with rinse free soap. She moved rhythmically around him caressing him with the cloth.
"If you keep that up, you are going to need another shower." He said beginning to breath heavy.
She smiled at him and said: "I thought I would try something new."
"How about we try something new after court, when we have more time?" He leaned down and kissed her.
"I find that acceptable." She said still smiling.
She finished washing him and then they both got dressed. She was just finishing her makeup when she heard a knock at the door. Booth hobbled over and answered it.
"Good morning, Max." Booth said.
Max could see a change in the man from the day before.
"Good morning, Dad." Said Brennan.
She was almost glowing. 'Finally' he thought. "Good morning, guys. Are you ready for this?"
Brennan gave him a wary look. He understood. They had spent weeks sheltering Booth from stress. He wondered himself if this would be too much for the man. Tempe would be crushed if anything happened.
Booth saw the apprehension on both their faces. "Come on guys. I'll be fine. Have a little faith." He said.
"I don't believe in faith." Brennan interjected.
"Well I do, so let me rub off on you." He said frustrated.
Brennan blushed. Booth noticed. "Not like that, geez. If I start feeling off I will excuse myself, But I will be fine. I can't be locked in the apartment forever."
"You promise you will excuse yourself?" Brennan asked.
"Cross my heart." He made the sign across her chest.
"I don't understand." She said.
"You have my heart, Temperance. It belongs to you." He declared.
Max couldn't help but smile. Somehow they got passed their stubbornness. He was glad Booth gave him the boot the day before.
"Well let's get going then." Max said heading back for the door.
The group all stood together nervously outside the courtroom, each going over their testimony. The evidence they compiled should make it a certain conviction, but each feared what could happen if it were not.
The bailiff came out and announced their case. Everyone filed into the room and took their seats. Booth and Brennan sat next to each other and he took her hand in his. She laughed inwardly at the fact the gesture meant to bring her comfort when she should be the one comforting him.
Since his last memory loss no one had gone over the details of the case. He knew the basics that there was an explosion, then a cave in and he was injured. So much more would be coming out today and his friends were uncertain of his reaction. They knew how old Booth would react, but he had changed since then.
The attorneys began their opening arguments. Caroline was always a sight to behold during the argument phases of trials. She had spent days preparing for this case. She had always adored Booth, she was angry when Broadsky threatened Booth. His attempt on Booth's life almost sent her over the edge. She wanted this man and she wanted him bad.
Caroline requested leniency from the judge to work through each case individually as not to confuse the jury. The judge granted and they began with Heather Taffet.
She began by calling everyone present at the shooting. Hodgins described the analysis of the properties of the bullet. Brennan described the entry and exit wounds. Angela explained how they calculated trajectory and the location of the apartment. Cam told of the autopsy done on Tracey Leveque. Hodgins explained how he calculated the time of death.
Booth sat and listened to everything said. Nothing sounded Familiar to him, but when it came time for the Crime scene photos he began to get flashes. Each flash of memory was accompanied by a sharp pain through his skull. He gritted his teeth and hid his discomfort. It was his turn to go on the stand. He began describing how he determined that it had to be a trained sniper who took the shot. The defense attorney objected to Booth's testimony. He brought up Booth's memory loss.
Caroline contradicted his objection stating all law enforcement officers are allowed to view their notes before a case. The judge allowed the testimony.
They called William Preston , one of the snipers who knew Broadsky and Booth. He testified that to his knowledge there were only two snipers skilled enough to take that kind of shot. One was already present at the scene when the murder occurred.
They moved on to Wlater Crane's murder. The group described how they linked the bullets used in this and Heather Taffet's murders. It was told how the uncovered that someone from the US Marshalls was involved and that they linked Paula Ashwaldt To Broadsky through their time in the Army. They told the jury that she confirmed that she knew Broadsky was going after Taffet and that Broadsky had had access to her computer.
The jury was informed of what was found near the Paula's cabin and how it led them to Benny Winkler. He testified to the fact that he had made rounds for Broadsky and the specifications used to design them.
Once again seeing all the crime scene photos induced pain through Booth's skull. He hated to break his promise to Brennan but he had to do this.
Finally they moved on to the cave. They testified to how they discovered the bodies were planted there. Booth testified how Broadsky had told him on a previous case that he would not hesitate to make his son fatherless. Hodgins had linked particulates from the scene to those found in Broadsky's car as well as particulates from the places that the bodies had originated in.
FBI forensics testified that the same explosives were used when Broadsky escaped Booth during the Taffet case as well as at the cave. Brennan breezed over the events in the cave only stating how Booth had saved her and how she made it out to get help.
They testified to finding the body of a local hiker, Frank Thompson, was found in the cave. Who was killed in a similar manner to Tracy Leveque. Caroline then played video that had been taken during the rescue attempt and then another taken after entry of the cave was deemed safe to remove the bodies.
Booth sat and watched the videos. Flashes and Pains ripped through his skull. He saw his own body being pulled up and the ground collapsing. Later he saw Brennan's unconscious bloody form being raised out. His heart broke. The video moved to the scene after the entrance had been cleared. The video took the tour through every inch of the cave. It showed Booth's blood spread over the cave floor. It was noted where his body had been found.
The flashes of his memory came faster, the pain becoming unbearable. He stood to leave the courtroom. The pain was too much. He felt his muscles begin to tighten. He began to convulse crashing to the floor. On the way down his head struck the corner of the wall separating the seats from the lawyers.
Brennan saw Booth begin to fall. It all seemed to be happening in slow motion. She reached out to grab him, but was too late. She saw the blood begin to pool under his injured head. The convulsions weren't ending. Seizures were not supposed to last this long. Blood began to ooze from his mouth; it looked as if he had bitten his tongue. Max slipped his wallet into booth's mouth to prevent further injury.
Paramedics arrived and took Booth away. Brennan felt like she was in the middle of a nightmare. She woke to a magical dream and now it had all gone to hell.
The judge granted recess to the following day and the team all piled into cars to go to the hospital.
Brennan kept looking at her watch. It felt like hours had passed but in truth it had only been one. She hadn't stopped trembling since it had occurred. She still had Booth's blood all over her, just as she had the day all this had begun.
Another hour had passed and just as she thought she couldn't take it anymore a doctor came out and called for the family of Seeley Booth.