Thank you for reading my story. I hope it's entertaining.

I don't own Bones.

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It had been a long and careful drive from Keyser, West Virginia to Washington D. C. What normally would should have taken them four hours took almost five hours. Max had been very careful and had driven three miles below the speed limit the whole way. Several times he had stopped at gas stations and parked just to make sure no one was following them. As the miles slipped by, Brennan became more and more anxious. She was worried about how Booth was going to react to her when they were finally in the same room. She knew Booth loved her; but, she was afraid that he now assumed that she didn't trust him. Not with her life and not with their daughter's life. She'd have to make sure that he knew that wasn't true; but, still, she was afraid.

Her biggest fear was that Booth now felt that she had abandoned him. She hadn't abandoned him; but, she worried that Booth might think she had. She knew she was not the only one with abandonment issues. There were a lot of times when Booth had been abandoned in his life by people whom he loved. More people than she cared to think about. It had started with his mother and then his father. As an adult, Rebecca had refused to continue a relationship that was important to Booth and certainly she couldn't forget that she herself had abandoned their partnership for awhile. She had taken the offer to go to Maluku and Booth, out of sadness and lost hope, went to Afghanistan. Brennan had been abandoned by her parents and her brother. Booth was abandoned by his parents and then the abandonment kept on happening. She didn't understand how Booth could be so kind and loving after all of the things he had been through in his life; but, he was and Brennan loved him for it. He didn't let the meanness of life keep him down. Sure, he was knocked down, beat down; but, somehow he'd get back up and keep on living. She worried that there had to a point when he would give up.

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Driving down the street away from Brennan's house, Max stopped ten houses down and parked. Reminding Brennan to be careful, Max patted Brennan on the arm and said, "Don't take any chances. Don't turn on any lights. If he isn't there then leave right away. We'll just go see one of my contacts and find out where Booth is."

Nodding her head, Brennan opened the door and quickly got out of the car, closing the door as quietly as possible. Walking down the sidewalk, Brennan tried to appear as if she didn't have a care in the world. Finally reaching her house, Brennan walked up the driveway and around to the backyard. Walking over to the back door, Brennan stood still for about ten minutes, waiting to see if anyone had noticed her. The early morning remained quiet and undisturbed; so, Brennan unlocked the back door and entered into the kitchen. Looking around, Brennan saw a large white sheet of paper lying on the kitchen table. Stepping closer, she saw words written on the paper in big black letters: Call the bug man.

Nodding her head, Brennan walked back across the kitchen and out the back doorway. Carefully locking the door, Brennan walked back around the house, down the driveway and then down the sidewalk. Arriving at Max's car, Brennan opened the door and slid into the front passenger side. Closing the door, Brennan said, "Drive. I need to make a phone call."

Nodding his head, Max started the car and drove slowly down the street. Brennan, retrieving a pay as you go phone from her purse, dialed Hodgins phone number. Waiting, Brennan heard the phone ring several times and then the sleepy voice of Jack Hodgins.

"What do you want? I'm sleeping."

Smiling, Brennan said, "I was told to call the bug man."

Instantly awake, Hodgins rolled out of bed and walked out of his bedroom. "Hold on for one minute, just one minute." Arriving at the guest bedroom door, Hodgins opened the door and walked into the room, walking over to the bed, Hodgins slapped Booth's leg and said, "One more second."

Leaning over a now an awake Booth, Hodgins nodded his head and said, "Ok, I need you to drive over to Caroline's apartment. She'll be expecting you. Take your time. We'll be there as soon as we can."

Hanging up the phone, Hodgins said, "Get dressed. Call Cullen. Operation Black Eye is now in operation."

Shaking his head, Booth said, "Knock off the crap Hodgins." Rolling out of bed, Booth yanked his phone off of the night stand and called his boss.

Shrugging his shoulders, Hodgins said, "You're no fun." Leaving the room, Hodgins jogged back to his room and over to his dresser. Pulling out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, Hodgins said, "Honey, wake up. Operation Black Eye is now in play. I need you to call Caroline and tell her that Dr. Brennan is on the way."

Sighing, Angela said, "I'm up and quit calling our plan Operation Black Eye. It'll only make Booth and Cullen mad."

Shaking his head, Hodgins said, "You know, you guys suck all of the joy out of life. I finally get to help stick it to the FBI and you and Booth want to bust my chops."

Standing up, Angela walked over to where Hodgins was getting dressed and said, "I'd hardly call our plan sticking it to the FBI. Cullen is on it and he's one of the bosses. You behave."

Smiling, Hodgins said, "Once the FBI has their press conference this morning they're going to have a black eye. It won't last long; so, let me enjoy it while I can. It's been a long two and half months and I need this."

Shaking her head, Angela said, "It's been a long time for all of us Jack. Just remember it's still not over yet. Pelant is still out there and he's as dangerous now as he ever was."

Tugging his t-shirt down, Hodgins moved his hands to Angela's waist and kissed her. Smiling, Hodgins said, "Yeah, but now that we have Dr. B back that bastard Pelant is going to get his. We just need to make sure that Booth isn't the one that finds the guy first. I'm worried about what he'll do."

Booth, walking into Hodgins bedroom, overheard what he said to Angela. Stopping just inside the doorway, Booth said, "Don't worry, Hodgins. I'm not as stupid as you think I am. I want Pelant sitting on death row. I want him to suffer for what he did. If I kill him then he won't suffer. Simple."

Nodding his head, Hodgins kissed Angela and moved his hands to his sides. Turning, Hodgins said, "Ok, let's go. Operation Black Eye is on the clock."

Sighing, Booth said, "Call our plan Operation Black Eye one more time and I'll give you a black eye."

Frowning, Hodgins said, "Party pooper."

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Ok, Operation Black Eye is a go. What do you think?