Cam had her mouth half open and was about to say something to Brennan, when the re-lighting of the outdoor security light and the sound of someone scanning them self into the building gave Brennan the terrifying feeling that her secret was about to be exposed to another person.

Angela ran breathlessly into the room "Cam , we got a problem".

"Bones, where the hell are you? BONES...are you here, wait Angela is that you?" Shouted a familiar voice.

"Booth , hey ..what are you doing here?"

"I'm looking for Brennan, she wasn't in her apartment" Booth said whilst straining over Angela's shoulder , trying to see what was going on in her office .

"Brennan ...isn't here" Stated the artist in her most convincing voice, despite Brennan's obvious sobs which were now completely audible from where the two were standing. Angela moved to stand between Booth and the office door, putting on her best defensive "don't mess with me " face. But this didn't faze Booth , not one bit.

Booth had now made out the two figures in Angela's office, one was the brilliant doctor and his lifelong accomplice , Camille Saroyan, and he knew instantly who the other one was , the one with her head in Cam's lap , the one who was crying.

"What the hell happened Angela, let me past Now!" Booth practically shouted, clearly not fully understanding the sensitivity of the situation. All he could see was that his partner needed his help , and he was going to give it ."Angela , I'm very sorry for this , because I love you like part of my family , and I know Brennan does too, but I swear , if you don't move out of my way I will pull my gun out and shoot you!" Booth said as convincingly as possible , even though he knew he couldn't bring himself to do so in a million years.

"No you won't" Angela stated , she knew Brennan wouldn't want Booth seeing her like this.

Then, much to the surprise of Angela, with one swift movement Booth placed one hand gently under one of her long legs , and the other on her shoulder, and taking a firm grip, but at the same time taking extreme caution not to cause her any hurt or discomfort, he swooped her upside down and placed her in a "Fireman's lift " style carry , so her head was facing down his back and her legs were somewhere in the air, kicking and thrashing wildly in a pathetically girly attempt to try and escape Booth's grasp, a feat she knew herself would be impossible .

"Booth, if you don't put me down...I will...I swear I will..." Angela frantically tried to think of a threat , much to Booth's annoyance, "I will break your belt buckle..?" Even Angela knew she was fighting a losing battle.

"Ok, you do that" Stated Booth , he was done with messing around he was desperate to know what was wrong with Brennan, and, still with Angela in the air , he walked through the door to her office, practically dropping her on her head at the shock of what he saw, he too had been a cop for many years before being promoted to his current job at the FBI, the bare legs and unique bruises were enough to give it away. "Oh my god..Brennan" he said in a barely audible voice before running over to her and kneeling at the side of the sofa, taking her in to a massive hug and vowing never to leave her side again, the sweet smell of her hair filled him and he was overcome with tears at the thought that anyone could ever do anything to harm her. She didn't even care about the pain she was feeling in her bruised and battered shoulders, all she could feel was safety, and for the first time not only that night , but in her life she felt truly supported by the people she truly loved , all of them.

"Booth , can I talk to you outside for a second" asked Cam , Booth hesitantly let go of Brennan, planting a soft kiss on the top of her head and giving her a reassuring look as he walked out, his hand soon being replaced by Angelas.

" Ok , I don't care what time it is, I'm waking up every damn person in the FBI building until the son of a bitch who did this is caught!" Booth shouted , tugging at his hair and showing the strong determination within his voice.

"No, no , we're doing this one ourselves" Cam said " It took us two hours to get her talking, I care about my friend, and giving her to them people would be like feeding her to the wolves, the book's going out of the window for this one Seeley, we can sort this ourselves, it's better for her, for everyone"

"Ok, well of that's the case then I'm going back to the scene, I'm going to catch whoever did this" He stated angrily.

"I'm about to start a medical examination"

"Good, let's catch this bastard".