He turned around and was terrified of what he saw.
But at least, this time, I have a gun.
It was like walking into Angela's apartment all over again.
Luke held Temperance in a tight grip, a knife pressed on her throat.
The only difference was that this time he had a gun.
In their struggle Luke had been able to grab the knife that he'd used to open up those hideous wounds on her abdomen.
"Drop it! I won't think twice about killing her."
Booth looked at her, half expecting to find an answer, to let her tell him what he needed to do.
He looked into her eyes.
He wasn't expecting what he found there.
There was no panic in them.
They were calm, logical and rational as always.
She's slipping away, she's pulling her walls back up, she's hiding, she...
And than he heard her voice:
"I trust you, Seeley."
She closed her eyes and in that instant Booth found the missing piece of the puzzle.
He aimed and fired.
He hit Luke between his eyes.
He was gone, dead.
Before Booth could react the door flew open.
Cullen himself entered.
When Cullen saw the two bodies, he grinned and said:
"I knew you'd take care of yourselves."
"I am going to go in there and see for myself if she is okay or not!!!"
Booth smiled.
There is only one person who could be throwing such a loud fit.
Angela.
And he was right because Angela stormed in and wrapped Brennan in her arms.
Booth almost heard his heart sing at the sight.
Except...
Except something feels off.
He studied both women for a moment and than he knew.
They are not hugging each other.
Ange is hugging Bones.
Bones is just standing there.
She is almost catatonic.
Booth started walking towards her.
"Temperance, are you okay?"
Although his voice felt calm, Angela didn't miss the evident worry in that question.
Brennan didn't react.
Booth got a little closer.
"Tempe?"
Still no reaction.
Oh good god, don't make me call her Bones again. She has been through enough.
But it was the only thing Booth could think off to make her react.
He tipped her head lightly, by placing his indexfinger on her chin.
That way he could look into her eyes, although she was still avoiding him.
"Bones?"
Her eyes shifted briefly to him, before they rolled back.
If Angela hadn't still been holding her, she would have dropped to the floor.
Booth heard somebody call out for a medic as he and Angela softly placed her limp body on the floor.
"Come on Tempe!"
"Don't leave me!"
"Not now!"
"Not like this!"
He hugged her to his chest and was surprised at how cold her skin felt.