Chapter 2: Bones
"Who are you, and what are you doing in my office?" Brennan asked seeing the man sitting on her couch.
"Well, isn't someone rude today?" the accent was obviously faked, "I will be your boss while Camille is away on whatever outing she is on."
"Really? Hello then, my boss while Dr. Saroyan is away helping her family in a crisis." the sarcasm practically oozed from her voice as she emphasized her friend's position and current situation, "I'm quite busy, so can I help you?"
"Yes, you can." He dropped the accent and Bones suddenly realized how attractive this man really was, "My name is Eric, and I was just stopping by to meet and greet all my new employees."
"Okay, hello. May I get back to work now?" At that moment Angela walked in the room.
"Who is this handsome man you've got stashed away in your office Temperance?" the smile on her face would charm anyone.
"Angela, this is our boss while Camille is away. His name is Eric." Angela's face fell and she turned red.
"H-h-hello Eric. I'm Angela Montenegro. I give faces to the bodies we find." She shook his hands and left the office quickly, where she ran into Booth.
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"Hey hun, I was meaning to tell you earlier, but you had the boss in your office, so I didn't want to bother you again…especially after the handsome man comment, but anyway, Booth was looking for you earlier. I ran into him after I left your office and-"
"Angela, what did he want?"
"I don't know, he didn't say. You might want to know that when he left he was pretty upset."
"What was upsetting him Ange?"
"I don't know hun, I don't know. You should call him and ask" The look on Angela's face told Bones that she had some ideas of her own about the situation.
A/N: Okay, this isn't the original second chapter I had in mind because I lost about four chapters that I had previously written. And that might also make my updating a bit more sporadic than I had intended. I hope you enjoy, and I look forward to any comments you might have. J