CHP.4

I could feel some ones soft lips on mine and air being pushed into my lungs. I woke up and coughed up a bunch of water. I was freezing cold and clinging to Zach.

"Th-thank y-you." I continued to cough.

"You are welcome. Here take my jacket. It's dry. I took it off before I jumped in to get you." He handed me his jacket which I accepted greatly. I smiled weakly at him and slowly fell asleep.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Booth pov~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I watched as Zach picked her up and carried her to the ambulance car.

"Booth? Booth?"

I turned around and there stood Brenan.

"Hey Bones."

"What happened? Why is your car in the lake? Why do you have a bruise on your face and why is Zach wet and holding a young female who's drenched in water?"

"That young female is Alex McCoy. She's staying with me and we got into a bit of a fight earlier and she took my car and kind of flipped it into the lake."

"You got into a fight? She stole your car! She should be arrested. She committed a crime."

"Brenan I can't. This girl, she needs me. I need to help her. She's been through a lot. And right now I just want to help her."

"Okay, but why is Zach wet?"

"Zach here saved her." I patted him on the back as he joined us.

"I was just doing what was logical and reasonable."

~~~~~~~~~~Alex pov~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I woke up in a bright colored room. Ugh, it was bright green.

"Morning." I slumped up to see Booth sitting at the edge of my bed,

"So, how long do I have?" He looked at me,

"I'm not going to give you up."

"What? I-I aren't you going to send me back to the foster care system? I wouldn't blame you."

"No, I'm not. I'm not going to give up on you. I'm sorry I egged you on and I'm sorry that I've treated you like a kid." I smiled and I even think I got a little bit of tears in my eyes,

"Thanks Booth. You have no idea how much that means to me."

"If you need to talk or anything at all just ask ok?"

"Ok. Um, Booth?"

"Yeah?"

"Green?" He smiled and began to laugh, "Really? Come on it couldn't have been purple?" We were finally getting alone. The next day Booth brought me with him to the Jeffersonian. I saw Zach and Angela,

"Hey can I go talk to them? Please, I'll be good promise."

"ok." I ran over to them,

"Why hello Alex, it is good to see that you are well."

"Yeah thanks to you."

"So Zachy here actually jumped in the water and saved you?"

"Yup. If it weren't for him I probably wouldn't be here." I leaned over and gave him a hug and kissed him on the cheek, "I mean that." He blushed slightly,

"I- um- I I'm going to go help Hodgins with um something. Good day Angela, Alex." He hurried away,

"He's not that good around women is he?" Angela shook her head, "No he's not. He's a little socially inept. A lot actually."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Booth pov~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Did she just? No way she just? She did! She actually hugged the squint and kissed him on the cheek too!

"Booth? Booth?"

"Huh?" "What are you staring at?"

"Oh nothing, go on Bones." I'm going to have to ask her about that later.