As the elevator lightly dings I feel my heart constrict in my chest. Three more floors… just three more floors and I will have to exit the safety of this small box and enter the pits of hell, my hell, the one I created. Why do I feel so alone?
The doors slide open as we reach the fourth floor and my heart sinks. Out of all the people in this building this rat had to enter this elevator. I hate incompetent people and more so, I hate ex-boyfriends. An incompetent ex-boyfriend? Well he just takes the cake…. And the frosting… and the whole freaking building!
See this is why I need Booth… and his gun. But mostly Booth… and maybe the gun, just a little.
"Agent Sullivan." I grind out, glaring him into oblivion.
"Tempe!"
"Don't be so happy to see me." I bark, refusing to look to my left.
"I have not seen you since I got back a year ago and this is how you greet me?"
"I enjoyed it that way. You were useless at best." My eyes slowly dart to the man beside me grinning ear to ear. I know that smile all too well; the man only wants one thing.
"But what about the sex? We did have great sex…"
"I would rather fornicate with a rat."
"I am sure that will change in a few weeks. It won't be official until tomorrow but… I am your new liaison. Pretty great, huh?"
"They assigned YOU to me? Oh hell no. There has to be a mistake. Clearly they have lost the capacity of reasoning. This is… this is…"
"Perfection? Just think about it, it can be like old times we can solve cases together then go home together. You get to see me all day, every day!" He beams.
"You know that rat…" I turn, "I would rather it be a dead rat. A purified, dead rat would be better in bed then you."
Just then the doors slide open and I run out the doors as fast as my feet will carry me.
"But Tempe…" He runs after me.
"Don't Tempe me!" I yell, causing all the agents in the hallway to turn and stare directly at me. "I am Dr. Brennan to you."
"But you loved me!"
"Ha!"I stand in front of the door of Booth's office and smirk, "You were just a… what is it they call it…" I try to force my mind to remember one of the numerous phrases Booth uses but the lack of substance and sleep has turned my brain to mush, "uh… you were a… pawn. I only used you to get Booth jealous so he would actually act but clearly my plan failed. "
"Awe Tempe…" I glare and he sheepishly blushes, "Dr. Brennan… you don't mean that. You know you love me!"
"I love one agent and clearly isn't you. Sully you were a mistake."I turn to him to glare. "I love Booth, not you."
I turn around and my voice gets caught in my throat as I come crashing down in a pitiful heap.
"Bones?" The kneeling man before me whispers, his shaking hands cup my face and as the tears begin to flow I know this is only the beginning.