I feel SO TERRIBLE for not updating this story lately. I do hope that everyone can forgive me for that? Many of you know what happened last year with that person (who I will not mention) that send me a nasty hate letter telling me what a terrible writer I was. Although I wrote a chapter after that it took me a while to find my writing mojo again. Then things happened in my life that was just chaos and being able to be in my relaxing state of mind and write for you all here wasn't an option for me. So I do appologize for not being around and do hope everyone can forgive me?

I'm also sorry that this chapter is so short and probably not that good but you deserved something and this something I wrote was to the best of my abilitly right now. I started a new Bones story on here too; I couldn't help myself :) Please feel free to read it and give me some feed back. As of now I don't feel like I've got my Bones/Booth mojo back so I would like to know how I'm doing? Your comments keep me going! I've missed you all on here!

Enjoy!

Chapter: 19

The Heart as One;

Bones did as she promised to Booth; she was in the room as they performed surgery on him. She wasn't a surgeon so there was really nothing she could do if something went wrong –if anything she could have provided information on something dealing with the human body or about him for that matter. But everything went smoothly and they got the tumor out and it didn't appear as though anything else was starting to arise. Bones had never been more of a wreck then she was these last few days.

She had confessed her love to him. She finally did the one thing she never thought she would do with anyone. But after almost five years of partnership and friendship this was bound to happen –even if she didn't want to believe it before. The elation that overcame her when she told Booth she loved him was overwhelming, but in the best way possible. She wouldn't be the same person if she lost him –he helped her be the person she was today. Booth had taught her so much over the years and he helped her evolve to the woman she was today. She also had the help of her friends and her brain of knowledge of course but it was Seeley Booth who gave her the emotions and human romantic experience.

It was something she never thought was meant for her.

A life of loving another and feeling lost without them.

Booth was defiantly her savior in many ways and not just with their everyday job of him saving her life when they were in danger.

He also saved her heart.

Her mind was always the rational one while her heart stayed locked up not open to anyone. But as time went on she realized she wanted something more in her life. Booth was the heart of the relationship and she was the brains of the operation. She wanted to be a little of both –she wanted to show him that she could be the heart too.

They could share the heart together.

Temperance would always fear that she would lose him and not just because of their jobs but because of what was going on now. It was caused by something natural in his body, and as much as Brennan knew that it was out of either of their control she still wished sometimes that she could close herself back up again and not show her feelings. She couldn't lose him –not now –not ever.

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In the last twenty –four hours she had been sitting in his hospital room waiting for him to wake up. The anesthesia they gave him took a different affect on him then it did on most, it wasn't a coma per say –he was still coherent enough to squeeze her hand and he even a few times opened his eyes. The doctor explained to her that sometimes this happened depending on the patient? It still didn't ease her mind that he was like this –she hated seeing him this way. She wanted the vibrant and strong loving Booth back and she knew she would soon.

She didn't believe in faith or miracles but something inside of her explored those theories these last few days.

"Thank you for being in here with me Bones."

"You don't need to thank me Booth. I'll be here when you wake up, I'm not going anywhere."

Temperance's mind wondered back to yesterday morning just before Booth's surgery. He was so vulnerable and scared; it was something she wasn't used to seeing with him. But she understood his emotions although she seemed tough as nails at times if she were in the same situation she would breakdown and feel the same way.

Brennan tried to smile at him as she leaned over him on the operating table, his death grip and her own emotions were making it hard for her to put on any type of happy look. They had just injected him with the anesthetic so in less than possibly twenty –five seconds he would be out. She caressed his cold cheek and finally put a smile on her face as he too gave her his best loopy side smile.

"I love you, Bones."

It was the first time she had ever heard him say that to her and even now sitting there next to his hospital bed waiting for him to wake –her heart still skipped a beat.

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Oh god does my head hurt! This pain is a bitch… Open your eyes again for her Seeley let her know that you've heard every word she's said to you; that you can see her and feel her touch. Just do it!

Booth slowly grunted with a gasp of air as his eyes rolled under their lids, it took him a few moments but he finally fluttered them open to see a dark room before him. There was an ambient light coming from the hall and from his monitors –just enough for him to see and not hurt his eyes. He looked around before he moved his head up to see around him.

Where is she? Bones?

His mind was thinking and shouting for her but his lips didn't move. Finally he moved his hand to feel something warm and small placed between his fingers. It was her hand as she rested her head against the side of his hospital bed. Booth took a moment to look at her, the way her brown locks cascaded along the white sheets and her face it made the image more beautiful than ever. She looked tired though even in her sleep Seeley could see that. With a small frown he sighed, he was doing this too her. He hated to make her worry so much about him but on the same note if the situation were reversed he would be just as much as a head case as she was.

"Bones?" he finally whispered squeezing her hand gently.

She groaned softly with a deep sigh as though she had cried herself to sleep. Hearing her name again she finally opened her eyes and slowly moved her head up to see the most gorgeous man she had ever laid her eyes on looking back at her. The smile on his face almost made her melt; even with the bandages wrapped around his head he looked good.

"Booth!" she said softly with a smile in her tone. She stood up slowly and moved to sit on the bed and turned the small light above the bed on. She saw him wince slightly as she did the same feeling his pain. "I'm sorry…" she moved to turn it back off when he stopped her taking her hand in his own and placed it against his cheek.

"It's ok." Booth sighed once more –he wanted to cry, he wanted to shout from every roof top at that moment. He was awake and fine, the surgery must have went well if he was still alive right? He looked his beautiful anthropologist in the eyes and finally put on a smile for her, "you look tired," he finally whispered.

She chuckled and shook her head caressing his cheek softly feeling him cuddle into her touch. "You finally awake from your twenty-four hour drug induced coma and all you can think about saying is 'you look tired'?" She watched as his smile turned into a big grin. "How are you feeling?"

Booth took a moment before speaking as her hand dropped and slid along his neck and chest before she finally rested it on his again. "I feel …" he took another moment before he looked around the room then back at her, "honestly I don't know? I feel like I've been asleep for the last seven years." He cleared his throat looking beside the bed at the pitcher of water that was there. He didn't need to say anything to her as she poured some water into a cup and handed it to him. "My head hurts… did they…" he trailed off taking a sip of the water before hugging the cup with both his hands. "Did they get the tumor? Am I going to be ok?" he was scared to know the answer now.

"The surgery was a success –the tumor was benign." She watched as his face and chest fell with a sigh of relief. "But the doctor said it could have been caused from multiple things, as of now they're not sure. They want to do further testing to find out?"

"Great I find out I have a tumor, I had to go through hell with tests and surgery and now they want to poke and prod me even more? No thank you!" he chuckled.

"But Booth if it's going to help the doctors understand where this all stemmed from I think you should do it."

Booth closed his eyes tightly and let out a small breath leaning his head back against the pillow. "You're right."

"Yes. I usually am." She teased as he opened one of his eyes to look at her. She smiled at him and started to stand, he grabbed her hand to pull her back with what little strength he had in him.

"Where you going?"

The look on his face almost killed her. He looked as though he were never going to see her again. She sat back down again on the side of the bed squeezing his hand softly, he was tense now. "I'm not going far. I'm just going to get the doctor and let him know you're awake."

"Oh." He relaxed and watched her get up again as his hand stayed in hers.

She looked back at him and tilted her head to the side as though she were studying him curiously. "Is there anything you need? I mean do you want me to ask the doctor or one of the nurses to get you anything? Pain medication perhaps?"

Booth shook his head before speak, "I do need something but nothing they can give me."

She looked at him confused and stepped closer to the bed. "What is it?"

"Come here?"

She was still a little baffled but obliged and leaned into him as he cupped her face softly and kissed her lips gently. Bones let out a soft breath of happiness before she kissed him back just as softly as he did to her. She closed her eyes pulling her lips back, her forehead resting against his for a moment.

"That's all the pain medication I need."

Bones chuckled and opened her eyes pulling back a little to look at him, "that's impossible for my lips to medicate any pain you have, Booth."

"Maybe? But you're the cure to keep me going."

Bones let out a soft laugh as he did too. It was good to see him joking and smiling even though she knew he was in pain still.

"You know you're metaphor sounds like a bad pick up line, I would never fall for that!"

"You wouldn't?" he joked as though he was hurt.

"No."

"Eh, I guess it doesn't matter now anyways right?"

"No I suppose it doesn't?"

"And why is that?" he asked curiously with a smile.

She leaned in and kissed him once more before standing.

"Because you already have me!"

And with that Bones left the room to get the doctor leaving Booth breathless. He knew that he already had her but he loved knowing it better when she said it to him. It was rare for anyone to get any type of emotion from her that she wasn't willing to offer. But he was always the one she was open with and when she told him she loved him a few days before his surgery that couldn't have any happier. He liked it when she showed him how she felt even if she didn't say anything.

Her actions spoke for themselves. She had proved and showed her love to him long ago she just didn't realize it like he and everyone else did.

But that was just her Bones way and Booth loved it.

He loved everything about her.

Ok be honest. Was it terrible or no? I do hope you all liked this chapter. I've been in a writing mood lately, it's helping me forget all the bad sh*t I've been going through. So please let me know what you think. I'll be posting the next chapter soon with the exception of comments that people are enjoying it so far. xox. Muha!