The Lives We Take For Granted
Chapter Two
By Mistreated and Forgotten
Summary: Booth is undercover on a very dangerous assignment and Brennan is worried. But Booth's safety isn't the only thing that she's worrying about. BxB, AxH
A/N: Thank you for all the alerts :) So here's Chapter Two featuring all our favourites including the one and only Special Agent Studly.
When Angela got to the lab the next morning she found Brennan up on the forensics platform hunched over one of the sets of remains that were brought in the day before. One of the interns, Wendell, was also looking over the same set of remains.
Angela swiped her ID through the reader and ascended the steps of the platform. She stopped next to Brennan. She was going to ask how Brennan was feeling after she had dropped her off at the lab earlier but then decided not to seeing as Wendell was there.
"Morning Wendell."
"Morning Angela."
"Hey Bren do you know where Jack is?"
"I believe he should be identifying the particulates found on the remains."
"Okay thanks," replied Angela
Angela walked over to Hodgins who was looking down a microscope.
"You weren't home when I got there this morning."
Hodgins turned around and walked over to Angela when he heard her voice. He placed a gentle kiss on her lips. "I'm sorry Babe, I came into the lab early this morning."
"Okay."
"So do you wanna tell me why Brennan is spending the weekend with us?"
"She misses Booth and she wants to spend her whole weekend working which isn't the best thing for her right now."
The ever sceptical Hodgins saw right through Angela's lie. "That's not the real reason Angie."
Angela sighed in defeat. She had to hand it to Brennan, she was right about Hodgins not believing her. "I know you want to know the real reason Jack but I don't have the right to tell you. You'll find out when Brennan is ready to tell everyone."
Back on the forensics platform, Brennan and Wendell had found all they could from the remains with the remaining flesh still attached to the bones. "Mr Bray could you remove the remaining flesh when Dr Saroyan has finished."
"Sure thing Dr Brennan."
Brennan removed her gloves and left the platform headed towards the female restroom. She was feeling nauseous so her pace was faster than normal but not too fast so as to attract unwanted attention to herself.
Brennan had closed and locked the stall door before she emptied the contents of her stomach into the toilet. She flushed the toilet then exited the stall.
As the water flowed from the faucet Brennan cupped her hands under the running water. She raised her cupped hands to her mouth to rinse away the lingering taste of vomit. Brennan splashed some water on her face then turned the tap off. After turning the tap off Brennan dried her hands and face then went back to her work.
The Squints were all up on the platform updating Agent Perotta on what they had found so far.
"Insect activity puts time of death, for both victims, at four days ago. I was also able to determine that both victims died elsewhere before they were buried at the warehouse. I haven't been able to narrow down the location yet."
"Thank you Hodgins. How did the two victims die?"
Brennan let Wendell answer Agent Perotta's question as a test of his abilities.
"Well the female was shot in the chest, the bullet has nicked the ribs here and here and has lodged itself in the scapula." Wendell pointed to the marks on the ribs and the scapula. "Unlike the female, the male victim has sustained a gunshot to the left temporal bone. If I had to guess this was a murder suicide, the male killed the female then took his own life."
"We do not speculate Mr Bray. That may well be the case but they would not have been able transport themselves from where they died to where we found them."
"You're right Dr Brennan."
"Have you got the toxicology results yet Dr Saroyan?"
"No I haven't. You can remove the flesh now Mr Bray."
"Thank you Dr Saroyan," replied Wendell.
It was almost lunchtime when Brennan began to make her way back to her office. Brennan had just sat down at her desk when Agent Perotta walked in.
"Dr Brennan."
Brennan looked over to the female agent.
"What can I do for you Agent Perotta?"
"I hear you tried to contact Booth."
"Yes that is correct however, the agent I talked to wouldn't let me."
"Do you want me to see what I can do? I may be able to get you in contact with him."
"Its fine Agent Perotta, you don't have to."
"I'm guessing the reason is pretty important otherwise you wouldn't have tried to contact him, am I right?"
Brennan nodded her head, "Yes it is very important."
"I'll see what I can do and I'll get back to you."
Brennan was typing away at her computer when Angela walked in and sat down in one of the chairs on front of her desk. Angela sat there patiently until Brennan looked up at her.
"Angela the skulls aren't ready for you to do a reconstruction."
"I know that's not why I'm here. Have you eaten lunch yet?"
"No, I'm not hungry."
"Still feeling a bit nauseous?"
Brennan nodded her head in reply.
"Okay well you need to eat, which is why I bought you these," Angela placed a box of crackers in front of Brennan on her desk.
"Thanks Ange," a small grateful smile graced Brennan's lips.
"You don't have to eat all of them but promise me you'll eat some."
"I promise."
Angela smiled and turned to leave her friends office.
Late that afternoon Brennan walked into Angela's office where she found her friend sitting at her desk. Brennan sat down in front of Angela.
"Hey Sweetie, I got a hit with the sketches on the missing persons database. The male is Dean Pearson, twenty-seven, and the female is Jessie Pearson, twenty-six. They were both reported missing five days ago by friend Aaron Griffith."
"Agent Perotta is going to want to know this, this Aaron Griffith may be a suspect."
"Sweetie go home."
"I need to get this information to Agent Perotta."
"Then will you go home?"
"Yes Angela I will."
Carrying the folder containing the results from the Jeffersonian, Brennan walked into Agent Perotta's office. The agent looked up from the file she was reading.
"Dr Brennan I was about to head over to the Jeffersonian and collect what your team has discovered."
"Angela ran her reconstructions through the missing persons database and got an ID. The victims are Dean Pearson, twenty-seven and Jessie Pearson, twenty-six. Five days ago they were both reported missing by friend Aaron Griffith."
"Thank you Dr Brennan. Is there anything else?"
"Not at the present moment, Dr Saroyan still hasn't got the toxicology results yet."
"Okay, do you want to come with me to interview Aaron Griffith?"
"I can't, I have a personal commitment that I can't ignore," lied Brennan.
"Are you sure? I know you are adamant about going out in the field."
'I said I can't so why is she asking me again?' Brennan responded to the other woman's question "Like I said before I have a personal commitment."
Brennan placed the folder on Agent Perotta's. She was about to leave when she was stopped.
"Dr Brennan, before you leave, I was able to get you a number for you to contact Booth."
Agent Perotta handed Brennan a post it note with a cell phone number written on it.
"Thank you," Brennan gave Agent Perotta a small grateful smile.
Brennan stood in front of her mum's grave. There were fresh flowers lying against the headstone, Brennan assumed her father had been there recently.
"Mom I really wish you were here right now. Booth and I, we're having a baby and he's not here. He's undercover on a mission that could get him killed. I don't know what to do," said Brennan, her voice thick with emotion. "I can only hope that I can be as good to my child as you were to me. There are so many questions that I have, if you were still here I would ask you but I could always as Dad."
Brennan stood silently by her mother's grave for some time. It had just started raining when she said goodbye to her Mom.
Brennan grabbed her cell phone off the bedside table and lied down across the middle of the bed. The post it note that Agent Perotta had given her earlier was still in her pocket. The number written on the note was everything that Brennan had wanted over the last couple of days. Brennan pulled the note out of her pocket and entered the number into her cell, she hesitated before she pressed the call button and lifted the phone to her ear.
"This is Danny," Booth answered after the third ring, his Philly accent heavy in his voice.
"Hey."
"Bones?" replied Booth, slightly unsure.
"Yeah it's me," a smile made its way onto Brennan's lips.
"How are you going?"
"I miss you."
"I miss you too Bones. So why did ya call? It must be important otherwise you wouldn't have."
"I...I'm pregnant."
A/N: That's Chapter Two, let me know what you think. :) Please don't kill me for the cliffhanger. Oh and reviews would be nice :)