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Chapter 15: Turmoil of emotions

Utterly bored I stared at my anthropology magazine. The letters drifted in front of my vision and I couldn't find myself to focus. After my fourth attempt I slammed it shut and grabbed my coat, skeletons in magazines didn't seem to entertain me anymore and I was starting to move towards the brink of insanity if this continued any longer, lets see if real skeletons would bring my focus back.
Grabbing my keys, I practically ran outside, heading towards the familiar Jeffersonian institution. I remembered the doctor telling me that I should go slow and I was sure Angela would be pissed if she found out, but I couldn't bring myself to spent a day longer alone in that apartment.

As I walked through the sliding doors I saw Hodgins lifting his head from his microscope, looking up with a quizzical eyebrow towards me. Careless I moved further towards my office, grabbing my key ring to find the right one to unlock the door.
"Dr. Brennan?" I had just opened my door when I turned around to see Cam standing behind me the same look of confusion visible on her face.
"I thought you had decided to stay home another week."
After having disposed myself of my coat and having pulled on my bleu lab coat, I booted up the computer. "I did." I answered my boss.
"But I found myself tending to get extremely bored, so I decided it would be better to occupy my time here than doing nothing at home." Dr. Saroyan opened her mouth, closed it again and then nodded firmly.
"Ok then," She said turning around to walk away. "Welcome back."

I was signing of some reports that had stalled on the edge of my desk during my absence when I was shaken back. "So Jack and Cam are right. Sweetie, why are you back?"
Looking up to see Angela standing in my doorframe, arms crossed and clearly annoyed, I removed myself from the files for a moment.
"I thought you might appreciate my help around here." I argued in a defensive tone.
Angela sighed and dropped her hands to her side.
"We do, Brenn but I just don't want you to stress out again if a case gets though. Wendell is a good kid, he can manage another week on his own."
"Though I know Mr. Bray is more than capable of doing the investigation on his own, I would like to supervise and have him assist me, like we did in the past."
Letting out a sigh of defeat Angela smiled.
"All right, you win." She said moving towards my desk and pulling me into a friendly hug. "We missed you, this place has been hell without you."
"I find that observation rather disturbing, but I appreciate the comment." I replied, moving back to sign of one of the last files.

"Bones!" I could hear Booth shouting as I watched him enter the lab as I had just put away the last file. His muscles seem tense and it's clear, even to me, that he is worried and probably agitated as well. I close my eyes and shout back, "In here!" Deciding that this was best something to get over with as soon as possible. I could see him turning around, coming closer to my office. I took a deep breath, put the paperwork aside and fold my hands.
"Bones! What the hell do you think you are doing here? You are supposed to be at home! Recovering!" !" I watched how he rubbed the back of his neck, indicating his displeasure of my presence here in the lab.
"There is absolutely no reason why you should be here! Damn it, Brennan. You need to rest! You are NOT irreplaceable! The lab will do just fine without you!"

It wasn't until he grabbed my wrist when I snapped out of my initial shock.
I found myself not longer being scared of this rage, but turning furious myself.
Snapping my wrist back from his gasp, my eyes probably flaring with anger, I slapped my hand across his jaw with all the force I could manage.
"I had enough of men of your kind, commanding and demanding!" I yelled at him, knowing it would catch some attention but I didn't care. "You are not in control of my life! I am! And yesterday you seemed all to happy to get me out of that apartment, but I can't decide for myself if I'm ready to work again? Pathetic." I spat, striding right past him, not even caring where I was going, as long as it was away from him.

Moments later I found myself hiding in the sanitary, splashing some water on my burning face to cool them down. Looking up I saw they also did a good job on disguising the tears I was spilling.
"Calm down." I ordered myself in the mirror, combing some of the water-drenched strands of hair behind my ear . "You gotta be strong, Brennan. Being messed with once is more than enough." Drying of my face and fixing my make-up a little, I looked to my reflection for a few moments longer, as if it now belonged to some stranger, shaking my head I looked one last time before taking a firm nod, hoping I would be enough collected to go back to the place I just ran from. By the time I returned to my office, Booth was gone, the only thing left from his visit the scene that still played in my head causing me to proceed with caution. While I was rummaging on my desk, I noticed the blank paper folded on top of the stack.
Only one simple line decorated the paper.
Call me when you're ready to talk, Booth. Shaking my head, I wrinkled the paper before tossing it into my garbage bin.
Definitely not for right away, I thought as I continued to decluttering my office, letting my mind roam free. I was relieved by the fact that Booth hadn't even waited for me, like he would've done before all of this, I needed some room and he seemed to have picked up on that, despite the argument we were having.

However the peace wasn't long-lived when Angela entered my office, her face masked with worry.
"Brennan, Hey are you alright?"
"Angela not now," I said, talking to her the last thing I wanted right now. "I- I'm just really not in the mood, ok?"
I was relieved when I saw my best friend nod and move on.
Moments later after I decided my office was neat enough, I grabbed my lab coat and notepad again, moving towards limbo where nobody would come to interrupt me.

(-End Chapter 15-)