Angela was sitting outside waiting for Brennan when she pulled into the hotel parking lot. Brennan pulled into a spot and ran over to her best friend. Angela sunk into her and started crying.
"Oh. It's okay, Angela. Don't cry," Brennan soothed. She tried her hardest to console her friend, though she really wasn't good at being emotional.
When Angela was able to compose herself, she pulled away from Brennan and told her exactly what the treatment was for Michael, "We're doing three rounds of chemo. First one is to kill off the malignant cells, second is to get rid of any that might have lingered, third is to make sure they got everything and nothing comes back."
She started to cry again, "Bren, I don't think I can do this. I'm not even allowed to be in the room with him. My poor baby is going to be sick and uncomfortable, but the best I can do is- is press my hand to the glass wall separating us…" Uncontrollable sobs shook her entire body as she sunk to the ground and sat down on the curb.
"Ange," Brennan said smoothly, "Michael isn't going to be alone. Hodgins will be in there with him, and so will I. We'll just tell them I'm your sister, and therefore Michaels aunt, so they'll let me into the room."
Angela let out a small laugh, "Sweetie, incase you haven't noticed, you're white and I'm Chinese; we don't look anything alike."
"So we'll say I'm adopted! This is the 21st century, Ange, multiracial families are actually quite common."
"Okay, sweetie, thank you. I couldn't do this without you," Angela said to her best friend.
"Well, that is highly improbable. Though you would be much more miserable without me, and perhaps find it more difficult to remain emotionally stable without a friend to confide in, I don't believe my presence is that impactful on your ability to support your son through such a difficult time."
"Sweetie, this is where you say you're welcome," Angela said with a laugh, "It's good to know some things never change, even when everything else around them does."
"I do not know what you mean by that, but you're welcome."
"Yeah, okay. Let's go get some dinner. Christine looks pretty tired. If you want, she can stay in the room Hodgins and you can tell me what's going on with you and Booth," Angela said.
Brennan sighed, and brought Christine up to Hodgins and Angela's room and put her to bed. She said goodnight to them and walked out to meet Angela, trying to figure out how to put into words what was happening between her and Booth.