So here it is! Chapter: 8. I wanted to post it before tonights Bones return! This has SPOILERS in it, not very big ones though just so you all know! Sorry if it wasnt the outcome you all wanted, but thats why I'm writing more chapters. XD && this may seem OOC for Booth in some cases, but again, this is my story and this is how I think he would react. Everyone panics we're only human. Thank you all for your comments! You guys are great! I hope you enjoy!

Chapter: 8

Not without you;

Time; 7:45 p.m.

Booth pushed hard with his feet against the wall of the 'box' he was in. It was starting to get darker, his body was frozen to the point he was numb, but the pain in his legs never subsided. It hurt worse when he tried to use them to break out of wherever it was he was at, but he had no choice what else could he do? He knew one thing for sure he couldn't give up. He just couldn't. No matter how much pain he was in or how cold he was, getting out of the place he was in was up to him, no one else. He knew Bones and he knew that she wouldn't give up until she found him; although his memory was hazy he knew that whoever did this had to have covered their ass. Or at least they better have because when he got out of there he was going to make sure they paid.

X/X/X/

Temperance was furious at this point. This son-of-a-bitch took Booth. He took the one thing that meant everything to her. Once Temperance and Jared got back to her car she called Cam to ask for an address. She wasn't aloud to involve the FBI so she had to go in alone and take this guy herself. Of course she had Jared with her but he wasn't FBI. He didn't even have a gun on him, he was just muscle. Bones said the directions out loud and made Jared copy them down. She hung up with Cam and sped through the busy streets of D.C. to get to her destination.

She was so angry inside, how would she react once she got there? Would she jump on him and beat him to a bloody pulp or would she act rational? No she probably wouldn't, this was Booth after all. It was his life in danger and hoped that he was still alive. Booth had went to great lengths for her in the past to save her life and now it was her turn to show him how much she cared. Although she thought he probably already knew, still it was something she had to do.

Bones parked her car in front of a large apartment building. It was almost just as nice as hers. She didn't say much to Jared on the way there and she wasn't saying much to him now, "When we get up there, stay out of my way," she said to him without looking at him. Jared had been warned of Bones' controlling side and he wasn't about to get in the way, especially if it meant helping to find his brother. Bones couldn't wait to take the elevator, the stairs would be a bitch to climb up but she didn't care. She raced seven flights up before flinging the door open and running down the hall to look for door 721. Jared was just a hair behind her, for a woman in high heal boots she sure could run fast.

Once Bones got to the door she pounded on it with her fist. She tried opening the door before Jared stopped her. "Hey now, Bones you can't go breaking into someone home like that!" he said to her backing away seeing the look on her face.

"I said not to get in my way, besides it was unlocked!" she pushed past him and opened the door looking around for any sign of him.

"If you want to see Seeley Booth again,"

Bones stopped in her tracks as Jared ran into her a little from behind, "what is it?" he whispered.

She put her hand up to shush him, "did you hear that?" she whispered back following the voice. She walked down a long hallway and busted open the last door at the end of the hall. There he stood cell phone in hand making his second call, as promised.

He turned around dropping the phone, Booth's phone, charging after her to make a run for it before she got her knee up in time to tag him right in the crotch. He went to the floor moaning in pain holding himself before Bones went down after him grabbing him up by the shirt with one hand as the other flew back and came crashing down into his face. "Where the hell is he? Where's Booth!" she yelled before feeling Jared trying to push her back a little so the guy could talk.

X/X/X/

"Alright Seeley don't think about how cold it is or how much pain your in… or the fact that you might die in here, just push hard and pray for the best," Booth told himself in the silent's of his 'box.' He used his hands to lift himself a little off the floor and pushed his feet completely against the wall using all of his strength he had left to try and break free. His mind was spinning, thoughts of Temperance… his son and a life that he may never have if he didn't find a way out of there. With a grunt in frustration he stopped pushing and fell back trying to catch his breath.

His chest tightened as he trembled and coughed. Good God, I am going to die in here! Seeley thought to himself.

X/X/X/

"It was my duty to do this, if Dr. Hodgins would have never contacted me I would have never gotten this idea!" Thomas Vega shouted back to Dr. Brennan as she stood before him.

Jared had him in a pretty good hold now just in case he tried to get away anywhere. "What do you mean if Dr. Hodgins never contacted you?" Bones asked quickly.

"He's obsessed with the Gravedigger! That's all he would talk about, he wanted to know more… he wanted to know everything I know about him, he thought maybe he could find him," Thomas shot back. He laughed lightly and touched his bloody lip trying to struggle out of Jared grasp only to feel him hold onto him tighter.

"So what does that have to do with anything?" Bones said angry. This had nothing to do with Hodgins; the well known K&R guy was just wasting her time and Booth's.

"He's gone. The Gravedigger is dead Dr. Brennan." He smiled coldheartedly at her, "as I explained to your college the Gravedigger hasn't taken any new victims since he kidnapped you and him. Its my duty to do this, to continue what he did. He made me a very wealthy man and this is my thank you to him," he said calmly with a sick grin on his face.

Bones grunted and snatched him up by his shirt as Jared held him and punched him again in the face. "Tell me where Booth is damnit!" she yelled.

X/X/X/

Booth sat up on his hands once more and stretched his legs out against the wall pushing again. He could hear something snap it wasn't anything on him it was one of the walls; they were finally starting to budge. With a sigh he stopped to catch his breath again, his body was like ice, he was shivering so hard his brain rattled. Thoughts stirred in his mind again about a future that he wanted. One that he wanted with Bones. She meant everything to him and god help him if he got out of here he would tell her just how much she meant to him. Maybe not right away but he would someday like he planned. Just sooner.

The only thing getting him through this, the only things that were keeping him alive with hope were Parker and Temperance. Just one more time Seeley! Booth sat up again and this time slammed his feet into the wall causing it to break completely. Booth was in a pit of ice instantly. Water surrounded him causing his body to burst internally with pain.

X/X/X/

Time; 8:57 p.m.

Bones had called the cops when she was Vega's apartment they took him away while she called the others for backup. She and Jared raced out of the building and towards the Potomac River. Bones' mind was spinning what if they got there and he was dead? There was no way he could survive in this cold weather like that, especially in the water. He would freeze to death. All she could do now is hope, praying never seemed logical to her so she did do that. She just hoped that when they got there that he was ok and still alive.

Bones parked the car hearing ambulances in the background coming their way. She and Jared searched the area to see if they saw anything, Vega put him in a yellow toy submarine. He finally confessed everything after realizing he had done so many things wrong. For an expert on the Gravedigger he did a very bad job of imitating him.

"There!" Bones yelled pointing out towards one of the large rocks in the river. The water wasn't completely frozen over so it was easy for her to walk through.

"Temperance!" Jared yelled after her watching her hurry through the ice cold water.

Booth was barely floating on top of the water when she got to him. "Booth!" she cried out pulling him through the water with him looking out seeing the EMT's slush through the water to help her. One of the EMT's grabbed her up and helped her through the water as the other two carried Booth out. Once they hit the land the paramedics rushed to get blankets for the both of them and a gurney for Booth. "He's not breathing!" Bones yelled out pushing one of the paramedics aside.

She tilted his head back and plugged his nose, her mouth crashed down onto his blowing air into his mouth. Her body was frozen and her breath was ice cold, but she had to help save him even if that meant damaging herself. She pulled away pressing against his chest, "Don't you die on me! Come on Booth!" she yelled out as one of the paramedics pushed her away to take her place. The squints came rushing over to see what was going on; Jack took his jacket off and put it around Temperance's shoulders. She shivered hard looking down as they tried to get Booth breathing again.

The cold tears swept down her cheeks the moment she heard him cough. They put him on the gurney and strapped him in with a ton of blankets on him. Bones rushed over to the side of the gurney and looked down at him, her cold hand going to his cheek. "Booth! Can you hear me?" she said loudly.

Booth tried to speak but couldn't, he was in too much pain. But he did crack a smile, a very faint smile while a tear slid down his cheek. He felt her wipe it away and smile back at him as they put him in the back of the ambulance she got on to go with them to the hospital.

X/X/X/

Bones curled up in the chair next to Booth's bed. She had changed out of her wet clothes and into some hospital scrubs until Angela came back with some clothes for her. It was a long day and the night was rough as she watched him sleep. But it got the best of her and she too fell asleep, her arm slung over on the bed, her hand brushing against Booths.

Booth slowly opened his eyes, his body felt numb again, but it was a pleasing numb. The hospital and doped him up pretty good and he was warm. Which was relaxing. Booth turned his head as it rested on his pillow, he could see the top of Bones' head. Her brown hair sprawled out around her face. He smiled, she stayed with him the whole time, her face was the first thing he saw yesterday when he opened his eyes. And she was the first thing he saw now when he opened his eyes, was she sleeping? Booth saw her hand close to his and sighed with a light smile.

He lifted his hand and covered hers, "Temperance?" he whispered seeing her head shoot up instantly.

"What? What's wrong?" she said a little hysterically her sleepy eyes adjusting quickly to everything around her. She looked at Booth and saw him smiling at her; she took in a deep breath and smiled back. "How are you feeling?" she asked softly.

He chuckled and moved to sit up, without thinking she moved her hand away from his to help him. Booth felt something small in his hand, a box? While Bones moved to sit back down in the chair he lifted it in his hand. "My Christmas present to you, you –you didn't open it yet?" he asked her seeing the card still attached to it, but it looked wrinkled like she had opened to read it a few hundred times.

Bones blushed slightly and shook her head, "No – I didn't want to open it," she whispered taking it from his hand. "Not without you," she whispered once more looking down at the box in her hand.

Booth couldn't hide his smile, "Open it Bones."

She looked at him then back at the box before she slowly started to open the paper. She neatly placed it on the table beside her and carefully opened the lid. Her mouth fell open and her eyes watered a little, she looked up at Booth with a smile.

"I had it specially made for you. I hope you like it?" he said softly taking the box from her hand to take the necklace out. It was a locket in the shape of a bone that was covered in tiny diamonds.

"I love it Booth," she said softly taking it from his hand to open it. There was a picture of his face inside of it and Bones couldn't help but laugh lightly. Booth did too.

"I figured you could use my picture until you decide what you really want to put in there," he said with a small shrug and a small blush.

Bones smiled at him and read the back inscription, To my best friend, my own personal angel, with love, Booth. Bones felt a few tears run down her cheeks, that was so unlike Booth. She looked up at him, "could you put it on me?"

Booth nodded as she stood up and sat on the edge of the bed Booth leaned up with a grunt in pain and put the necklace around her neck. He knew the inscription was a little unlike him, but it was something he couldn't say really to her, so writing it was next best thing. She twisted her body to her left to look at him, "your gift is still at my house, when they release you you'll have to come over and get it," she said softly touching the necklace with her fingers, holding onto his tightly.

Booth looked down at his hands for a minute then back at her, she looked like she wanted to say something, "what is it?" he asked her. She didn't say anything, she just came forward and kissed his cheek and hugged him.

"I'm so glad your ok, Booth," she whispered in his ear.

Booth smiled closing his eyes feeling the warmth of her body close to his as he held her tightly. They were a step closer now then they were before. They both knew it would be just a matter of time.

Comments will determine how fast I post Chapter:9!! I've already started on it! Please let me know what you think!