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There were now three more occupants in the waiting room with Booth. When he had called
Angela, she was on the verge of hysterics. Luckily, Jack was there with her to calm her down. Booth was very anxious to tell her, but knew there was no way around it.

After he told her, she and Jack told Zach, and all three of them were heading out of the Jeffersonian and to the hospital.

Now, they were all waiting for the doctor to come out to say they could go see her. See Temperance. See Bones.

Booth was sitting forward in his chair, face in his hands, thinking. Thinking how bad things had gotten. This whole situation felt like a bad dream to him. One he desperately wanted to wake up from, but couldn't seem to. But the fact that he knew his Bons was going to be ok made him feel so much better.

Next to Booth sat Angela. Hey eyes red and puffy from crying. She had barely spoken at all since they arrived at the hospital. Booth knew how hard this was for Angela. Her and Brennan being best friends, and all. She sat with her arms crossed, head down, audibly sniffing.

Jack was seated by her, consoling the best he could. He sat against the seat with his arm around Angela. Just letting his presence be known to her. Letting her know he was there for her.

Zach sat next to Hodgins. He really didn't know how to feel. He sat in his seat, his hands in his lap, just looking off into the distance. He didn't know how to feel about his boss and, now, friend in a situation like this. So he just sat there, thinking. Because that's what he did best.

They were all sitting there, lost in their own thoughts, when the doctor walked up to them.

"Are you here for Ms. Brennan?" The short doctor asked.

"Dr. Brennan," Booth corrected, as the four of them stood. "And yes, how is she?" Booth asked, hopeful.

The old doctor smiled before he spoke. "She's doing quite well." He started. "Surgery went smoothly and the transfusions are doing their job as well. I expect a complete recovery very shortly," he finished.

Everybody gave a sigh of relief.

Angela started crying, but out of joy. She hugged Booth and he hugged her back. Hodgins and Zach gave the biggest smiles and did their own hand shake. Then, they all turned back to the doctor. Surprising the guys, Angela spoke up.

"Can we go see her now?' She asked, longing to see her best friend.

The doctor nodded his head and spoke, "She is sleeping right now. Her body needs rest, but you all can go in a and see her." He said, then took them down to where Brennan was staying. As he opened the door, he spoke, "You will only be able to stay for a little while. She really needs rest." He said with a small smile. Then he left them to be with their friend.

When they walked in, the first thing they all noticed was all of the machinery in the room. There was a heart monitor, an IV attached to her wrist, and another one allowing someone else's blood into her body. The light in the room was dim, casting an eerie gray glow about the whole room. For a minute, no one moved…Just looked. Both around the room and at their friend and colleague lying in the hospital bed.

Booth was the first one to move. He pulled up a chair by the bed and sat down. And for a minute, Booth just looked at her. Looked at his Bones…Lying there. So small…so vulnerable. He was thinking that this shouldn't be happening. He shouldn't be sitting bedside his parner in a hospital room. But he decided to stop thinking. About everything. And just look at her. Take her in. Every feature of her. Booth never really got the chance to just look at his partner…At least, when she wasn't watching. Granted, he would prefer the circumstances to be different, but he seized the opportunity none the less.

He looked across her ivory skin that ran along the length of her arms. How he longed to touch her. Feel her soft skin underneath his fingers. In a total, non-intimate way. Although he wouldn't mind that someday, but not now. All he wanted now was to look at her.

His eyes grazed over the soft features of her face then. The soft, plumpness of her supple lips…Her high, distinct cheek bones…The soft outlines of her deep, defined eyes…

He just wanted to soak her in, for this would probably be a once in a lifetime occurrence. Absentmindedly, Booth reached out for her hand. It was warm and smooth to his touch. He relished in the fact that their hands fit perfectly together. And he thought of how he would love to do this all the time…Hold her hand…Without a care. Then, Booth just stayed that way for a few minutes. Holding his partners' hand, rubbing small circles on the back of her hand with his thumb. And for a minute, he forgot Angela, Hodgins, and Zach were even there. All he focused on was him and Bones. His Bones…Since when did she become "his Bones", he thought? He couldn't tell, but he liked it. All he saw was him and her. Booth and Bones. The hospital bed, room, and the rest of the squints just seemed to dissipate. Everything…Everything but him and Bones.

Then, he suddenly came back to the real world. He turned to Angela, Hodgins, and Zach and smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry, guys," he mumbled, embarrassed at the affection they saw him convey.

They just smiled back at him, though. Booth turned back to Brennan. He lifted their still-joined hands and lightly kissed hers. Then, he set her hand back down and got up out of his chair. He walked over to the far wall, Angela gently touching his shoulder as she walked past him to sit where he had just gotten up from. Hodgins and Zach followed, both standing behind Angela.

Angela, too, took Brennan's hand in hers as she spoke to her best friend. Both Hodgins and Zach just listened. And Booth just watched. Watched Angela talk to Bones. Watched how Hodgins and Zach looked at their boss, colleague, and friend. Lying in a hospital bed.

They all stayed that way for several long minutes until the doctor came back in.

"I'm sorry," he started. "But she needs her rest now," he said, politely.

Although Brennan had been asleep the whole time they were in there, Booth knew what the doctor meant. Angela rose from her perch beside the bed, and Hodgins and Zach started toward the door.

Instead of walking towards the door, however, booth walked back to Brennan. He leaned down by her ear so no one else could hear what he was about to say.

"You didn't let me down, Bones I let you down. But I'm going to fix that." Then, he whispered, "I promise." Then, he kissed the top of her head and gave her one more look before turning to head out of the room with the others.

Once everyone was in the hall, the doctor spoke, "You can come back tomorrow in the afternoon. She should be awake by then and ready for visitors." He gave them a smile, turned on his heel, and started down the hall.

Booth and the squints parted ways to go home.

When Booth got to his apartment, he pulled a beer out of the fridge and sat down and turned on some TV. He realized he didn't get his arm looked at.

Damn, he thought, Cullen won't be too happy.

Seeing as it was only a graze, he thought it would be ok after he washed it out in the shower, then bandaged it up. So that's what he did. After he finished his beer, Booth took a shower, then put a bandage on his arm. It would be fine.

That night, while Booth was lying awake in bed, he found himself thinking of Bones. His Bones, he thought with a smile. Bones' serene face was the last image he saw before sleep beckoned his tired body into a dark slumber.

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