"Are you sure you don't want me to come in with you, Temperance?"
Booth stretched out his arm to touch her, but when he touched her, he felt her stiffen.
He quickly removed his hand.
"I'm sure Booth."
She sighed as she opened the car door and got out of the car.
"Temperance!"
She turned around.
"What is it, Booth?"
Her voice sounded irritated.
"Nothing, just... call me if you need me, Temperance. Okay?"
She barely nodded as she turned around and started to walk towards her apartment.
She walked up to her apartment.
She felt nothing.
She felt numb.
Until she opened the door and got in.
Every memory of the night she ran from Booth and got both of them kidnapped came back.
She could feel her chest constrict, her heartbeat increase and her breathing became shallow.
She stepped back until she could feel the door.
"Okay, relax."
"Nothing is going to happen."
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Nothing is going to happen."
She opened her eyes again and scanned everything she could see.
She was relieved to conclude that everything was normal.
And than she saw it...
Booth clenched his jaw before hitting the punching bag.
He had to take out his frustration on something.
So he had come to the gym, his cell phone right beside him, making sure he wouldn't miss a phone call.
Making sure he wouldn't miss HER phone call.
Booth held a lot of anger inside him.
Anger because of the fact that in the end, Bones still felt like she couldn't trust him enough to let him help her deal with everything.
The rape.
He punched the bag, hard and fast.
I still can't believe she let me get those damn keys!
I should've made her go home.
I should've protected her.
I should've...
He punched the bag again, when those hideous words flashed through his mind.
The scars.
Seeley Booth, Bones is mine!
She will never recover from this!
Damn it!
He punched the bag again.
How can she?
Everytime she takes her shirt of, she will see that hideous reminder of the rape and that bastard that did this to her.
To us.
To me.
He. TOOK. her. from. ME.
The kidnapping.
That entire ordeal was my fault.
I shouldn't have just allowed her to leave.
I should've made her stay.
I should've protected her.
Her "death".
That one made him stop.
He relived that moment for what felt like the umptiest time.
The feeling off her breathing slowing down and the knowledge that her heart would soon stop beating, still shook him to his core.
He finally broke down.
He went to sit down next to the punching bag.
"I can't lose you, Bones."
"I can't."
"I simply can't"
But the fact that affected him the most was the knowledge that she was at home ON HER OWN, without him there to help her get through this.
Okay, people!!!
I'm very proud and sad to announce that the next chapter will be the last.
If you feel that smths are still not dealt with, let me know
I'm considering writing a sequel.
So let me know what you think, kay?
OH and I won't be cruel.
I'll update the last chapter later tonight!!!
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