Luke was standing behind her.

He placed his hands on her shoulders, Booth felt her tense.

I have to protect her, but how am I going to do that?

I can't move, I can't do anything.

He tried to catch her gaze and connect it with his, but she was staring at the wall again.

She's trying to disconnect herself from the situation.

"Luke,.." His warning was clear.

But it had the opposite effect.

Luke slipped his hands in her shirt and slid them deeper to cover her breasts.

Brennan gasped when she felt him pinch her nipples.

It was to much for Booth to bare.

"Temperance..."

He was going to talk her through it. At least that was the plan.

The moment Luke heard Booths voice he pinched her nipples again, triggering a gasp from her.

Booth immediately shut up.

I'm only making it worse.

But I can't just do nothing!

I have to help her!

Although he wouldn't let her out of his sight, Booth was very well aware of the fact that their kidnapper was standing right behind her, torturing the woman he loved. And what was most painful was the fact that she was so close, but he couldn't help her.

He'd tried everything he could think of and he was getting desperate.

Luke decided that it had been enough.

He blindfolded Temperance and turned his attention to Booth. He was still looking at her.

"Enjoyed the show?"

Booth realized that for now, she was safe.

He finally turned his attention to Luke.

"You can't make her do what Susie did."

"Susie took her own life, Luke."

"Temperance would never do that."

He looked at her and said:

"Maybe she just needs some convincing."

Luke grinned while he reached for the blindfold.

Booth felt his stomach muscles clenching when he saw that.

Because he knew what it meant.

The short distance that Luke had granted Bones from the situation was gone.

Along with the brief safety that came with it.

Brennan actually felt relief wash over her as she was being blindfolded.

She welcomed the darkness.

I just want this to stop.

I can't take it any more.

I can't take hearing his voice.

I can't stand feeling his touch.

God, please make it stop.

The darkness at least didn't try to force her to connect with it, like Booth did.

The darkness at the other hand, didn't quite offer the comfort that Boot did either.

But still she felt that it was to soon when Luke removed the blindfold.

While he was removing the blindfold Luke was still talking to Booth.

"Do you remember how Susie killed herself?"

Booth nodded and said:

"She took an entire bottle of painkillers."

Booth froze when Luke reached for the bottle of painkillers and waved them between his face and hers.

"She won't take them."

"If you say so."

He placed the bottle of painkillers on her lap.

The fact that his hands rested on her thigh and the shiver that it triggered did not go unnoticed by Booth.

Luke grabbed the knife and held it on Booths neck.

He looked at her and said:

"Listen very carefully, Bones."

The nickname caused Booths veins to fill up with rage and Brennan to shiver.

"I'm going to untie your hands, you are going to take the entire bottle of painkillers."

"If you so much as breath to loudly, I will slit his throat."

"Got it?"

She immediately nodded.

Why does it take me half an hour to get a reaction out of her, when she reacts immediately when he speeks to her?

Booth failed to understand while Luke untied her hands.