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She tried to scream as the psycho went after Booth with the copper pipe in his right hand. Booth's expression was a mixture of shock and anger. Shock most likely for seeing Ken behind this mess and anger most likely for seeing her tied to a chair, gagged, and bleeding. Her scream came out as more of a gurgle while psycho ran toward Booth. Booth blocked the pipe with his left forearm just as Ken was about to deliver a blow to his head. Meanwhile, not missing a beat, Booth landed a hard right on Psycho's jaw. Take that you son-of-a-bitch! Brennan thought with hate.

She kept struggling even though it seemed that Booth had the upper hand. She wasn't going to sit this out and not even get one good hit in. As she continued to strain against the cuffs on her wrists, a fresh stab of pain radiated through her. She could tell that she had made several more bloody tears on her wrists. The fresh pain made her groan loudly and she realized that that was a mistake almost immediately. Booth's attention turned to her and in that split second when he was distracted, psycho gained the upper hand. Ken began to pound on Booth's face with the pipe and did not lessen his attack as Booth was knocked backward and on the floor. Ken finally grew tiered of the pipe and threw it to the floor, still never ceasing his attack on Booth. The pipe fell behind the psycho and at Brennan's feet. She yanked and twisted her wrists and now that her skin was slicked by fresh blood she was finally able to slip her wrist out of the cuffs. She raised her hands to her mouth and yanked off the tape, spitting out the sock that was gagging her. She didn't let herself sigh with relief because the man she loved was still in danger. She untied her feet quickly and quietly trying not to draw attention to herself. After her feet were free she grabbed the copper pipe and walked quietly up behind the psycho. She gathered all of her strength and concentration as she brought the pipe down hard on Ken's head. The sound was almost as satisfying as seeing him drop to the floor groaning. Brennan threw down the pipe and kicked him hard in the side which sent out another groan from his mouth. She wanted to do it again but, she felt a hand on her forearm.

"Bones." She backed away and Booth retrieved the bloody hand cuffs from the chair. She didn't know why but when Booth saw the cuffs he groaned and his face drew up in pain.

After he had Ken cuffed he turned to Brennan and wrapped his arms around her.

The whole thing had only lasted about three minutes but it had felt like a life time to her.

Their embrace was interrupted by Sweets running into the room breathing heavily.

"Oh, my." He said as he saw the room. His tone suggested shock but, his posture and lack of breath suggested that he had been running for quite some time.

"Wha—what—happened here." He got the words out between his breathing.

Booth paid him no attention as he stared at Brennan and vice versa. They were having another one of there moments. The type of moment where neither had to say anything to know what the other was thinking. Brennan didn't know how because it was completely illogical and impossible but, she knew what he was thinking, and she knew what he would say to her.

"I'm sorry Temperance. There is nothing in this world I wouldn't give for you to forgive me. I love you. I never meant to hurt you, just to save you from something I knew was a mistake. I didn't do it correctly. In fact I did it in the worst possible way. But, I will never lie to you again. I will never be able to hurt you like that again, because in hurting you, I hurt myself. Seeing you in pain brings me great pain as well. I'm so very sorry Temperance. I don't expect you to forgive me Bones."

"Don't call me Bones." She pretended to still be mad at him although all she felt was relief that he was okay. All the while Sweets stood back with a silly grin on his face as she watched what he had been waiting to see ever since they began working with him.

"Temperance, there's one thing I want to say. If you ever do forgive me I want you to know that I don't expect marriage. I know how you feel about it and I would never ask you to marry me."

There was a groan and some movement from the psycho but Sweets walked over to him and stuffed what looked like a sock into his mouth and slapped the duct tape on him saying something along the lines of "The police will be here shortly to take care of you, so shut up and let me listen."

"Booth, you would give up your dream of being married and having a white picket fence and all of that, for me?" She asked skeptically.

"I would give up everything I have for you Temperance. In a heartbeat. The only thing I wouldn't give is my son but, everything else is yours. You've had my heart for a long time. My soul was yours from the night we made love and I've already donated my sperm for you. I would give you anything."

He gave her a smile that melted her heart, so to speak. She never believed that anyone could have anyone else's heart or soul but, when he said it, it seemed to make perfect since. She believed him. She trusted him even after all that had happened and probably because of all that had happened. She had faith in him.

Her eyes suddenly welled up with tears and she knew that she would forgive him. She knew that he would never lie to her again and there was nothing that would make him do so. No more secrets would ever come between them.

"Booth, I love you and I forgive you. I trust you and I have faith in you. I do want to marry you and I will have children with you."

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Booth was shocked. Had she just said that she wanted to marry him? No. She wouldn't have said anything like that. She didn't believe in marriage but, she also didn't believe in love until a few weeks ago. She also never wanted to have kids until a few days before they found out about his tumor. So had she really changed her mind about this most serious of things as well?

"Bones, I was serious when I said that I didn't need you to marry me. All I need is to be with you. No piece of paper could make me love you any more than I already do." He smiled again staring straight into her eyes and when he did it seemed that the whole world disappeared. The only thing remaining was Temperance and him. She opened her mouth to speak and he couldn't help himself. He pulled her to him and kissed her gently, being careful not to touch her bloodied wrists. He didn't even hear the sound of the police entering the room. Didn't hear the commotion of them as they took Ken out of the room. Booth barely heard the sheriff ask him to "give it a rest and give me a report for God's sake!"

Temperance broke off the kiss and gave him a shy smile as she pointed to the sheriff.

"Oh, yeah okay." He let go of Bones and began to follow the sheriff out of the hotel room but, then stopped and turned to face her again.

"I'll be back soon, Bones." He didn't want to leave her, not now, not ever. But he knew he had to give a report to the sheriff and so did Bones.

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She didn't care what he said. She wanted to marry him. Not just because she loved him and would do anything for him but, because the same applied to him. He loved her and would do anything for her. She knew that. She wanted to be in his life forever. So why not marry him? However, there was something she had to tell him first. Something that would change both of their lives forever. She thought about ways to tell him this secret as she ran through the details of what had happened with ken for the young deputy.

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