Disclaimer: I don't own, or profit from, these characters or franchise. No copyright infringement is intended. In fact if I did I'd make different choices.

This is my take on one of the ways things might happen while they are away between season 5 and 6. You might find it a bit spoilery so if you have not seen the end of season 5 you might not want to read this. As for Booth and Temperance's email address' they are completely fictional.

Also I am taking some gender literary license for this song so that it fits with what I want to have happen. As usual enjoy.

Chapter 4 See Me Through

It had been two months and she couldn't stand it any longer. She normally processed things at what others had called an alarming rate so it was a surprise to her it had taken this long for her to realize her feelings. True he wasn't here to help her but did that slow her down or speed up the process. She wasn't sure. The one thing she did know was there was no reason in this day of the internet for them to wait for a year to talk. She needed to know how he felt. If he felt the same as she did, because if he didn't it was going to take her a year to put her walls back in place and just be his partner again. But how to find him? She had reason to believe he was talking to Parker as that ability was available for a service men and their families. Would it be available to her? Could she come up with a reason to contact him that might be considered work related to get the ball rolling? That might be good but how? It was unlikely they would need him to help solve a 3,000 year old murder. Could she pretend to be sick and need him? No that wouldn't be fair and just worry him. At last she settled on what was probably the most circuitous route but had the best chance of success. She e-mailed her father and asked him to ask Parker for his Father's e-mail address. She would start there.

To

Subject Dr. Temperance Brennan

Booth, I have been thinking about you and wanted to find a way to keep in touch. I got your e-mail address from Dad who got it from Parker I hope that is ok. I am hoping we can keep in touch whenever you are available.

Bones.

She was amazed and scared to find an e-mail from Booth that night when she went to look, opening it she was relived to read

To

Subject So Glad

Bones it was great to hear from you. Of course it was ok to get my address from Parker. I have thought of you so many times and wanted to talk to you. I am glad you want to talk to me. There may be times when I will be out of touch but I will try and let you know when they are and when you can expect me back so you won't waste time sending e-mails. So are you finding great stuff? Is Daisy driving you crazy?

Booth

To

Subject Dig

Your question about Daisy is funny, because out here she is different, quieter maybe it's because she has sent e-mails to Sweets and has not had any answers as of yet. Booth e-mails to you are never a waste of time. I have been thinking about you a lot lately and maybe it's because you can't see my face but it is easier to tell you my feelings. I hope you are well and remember don't be a hero. I need you.

Bones

To

Subject You need me

You need me for what Bones? Why do you need me? I hope you can answer this one fast because I have to go out and I won't have computer access for 4 months. I need to know why you need me please answer this one as fast as you can.

Booth

To

Subject I know I missed you but here it goes anyway

Booth we haven't have any electricity for the last 3 days. The generator blew, and I didn't know my computer battery was so low. In the middle of my e-mail to you the power went out, now I'm not sure if you will get this, but just in case you do I am sending it anyway. Being out here has given me a chance to re-evaluate my life. I discovered something. I think that when somebody really has a connection with another person, they change each other. You become a different person, hopefully a better person, because of it. You have changed me in ways I would have never thought possible. We have only four more months before we can be face to face again and I have so much to say to you and to show you. Please I need you to be there. I need your support. I need your physical body. I just need you. Don't be a hero Booth, just don't be you for the next four months please.

Love ,

Bones

To

Subject Sorry it's been so long

Bones; Baby sorry it's been so long, 6 weeks longer than they told us it would be but that is the military for you. The first thing I did was read your e-mail (even before I read Parker's) so now we only have less than 4 months or 3 months and 2 weeks to wait. It is getting rough here and they are starting to move us around so computer access will be hit and miss again. The good side of it is that it means we are doing our job saving lives. The bad side is I won't hear from you all that often. I am taking your words to heart no hero stuff for me. Just staying in the boring office.

Love

Booth

To

Subject Sergeant Major S. Booth

Dr. Brennan Sarge gave me this e-mail address just in case anything happened to him. Ma'am he was shot yesterday and flown out to Walter Reed last night. I am sorry I don't know his condition, but they usually keep the guys here if it isn't anything serious. I felt he would want you to know.

Pvt. David Johnston

This was not how she had intended to return to DC they were supposed to come back safe and sound and meet at the coffee cart. She had called Cam as soon as she got the e-mail and Cam had called her back as soon as she got the information. He was in critical but stable condition from a sniper wound to the chest. It had hit him in the side and his vest had failed to protect him.

Cam met her and took her directly to Walter Reed."I was surprised you knew he was wounded. How did you find out by the way?"

"We have been e-mailing for several months now and he had given a Pvt Johnston my address in case anything happened. As soon as he was wounded and the Private knew they were going to evac Booth out he e-mail me. You know the rest. Here we are."

She had called Deputy Director Cullen to ask if her paperwork for her being his Medical Power of Attorney was still in place and was told since Booth was only on a leave of absence it was. She asked he bring her the paperwork. They met at the ICU and she was granted immediate access to Booth.

He looked so pale and thin. Thinner than she had ever seen him and paler too. Walking over to him she felt his cool hand and her worry began. Pulling up a chair she sat down as close to him as she could and took his hand into hers. After 10 minutes the nurse came in to tell her she had to leave. One look at Brennan's face told her that was not going to happen so she left to call the Doctor to deal with it.

Soon Dr. Correll came in an introduced himself, "Dr, Brennan we do have rules here in the ICU you are only allowed for 10 minutes every hour."

"Dr. Correll" she looked at him as if he were one of her bones under inspection "you will find Agent Booth here is actually under my protection and as such I will remain at his bedside until he makes a full recovery."

"Agent Booth? I am confused I thought he was a Sergeant Major in the Army assigned to Afghanistan."

"Agent Booth is on loan to the Army from the FBI and is the liaison to the Jeffersonian. As such he is very valuable and until we can determine this was an act of war and not a personal attack on Agent Booth I will remain here. If you have any questions please Contact Deputy Director Cullen at the FBI." She had layed it on pretty think but there was no way anyone was getting her out of this room and she was pretty sure Cullen would support her."

Throughout the night she thought of the one thing she had wanted to tell him. Soon she found herself whispering to him what she had found out about herself in Indonesia.

Before we met I was free
I never had to worry about anyone but me
Now that girl is gone and in her place
Is a woman who needs to hold you night and day
So if I stumble, if I fall
Forgive me, I'm just learning as I go along

Booth please just See me through, see me through

This aching heart has come so far
To be with you, see me through
With angel eyes, just look inside
At all this love I never want to lose
See me through

I know sometime I let you down
But I'm still getting used to having you around

'Cause I'm not perfect and that's for sure
A little time is all I'm asking for

There's nothing I won't do to make things right

See me through this mask I wear
I'm almost there, you know I care
I am the girl you always thought you knew

Booth, we're almost there, can't you see that
I'm almost there please help me remove this mask I wear

Booth please just See me through

This aching heart has come so far
To be with you, see me through
With angel eyes, just look inside
At all this love I never want to lose
See me through….

As her tears started to fall she felt his hand come to rest on her head.

She looked up to see him struggling to say something around the intubation tube. "Hush baby, you still have the tube in and can't talk yet. I'll go get the nurse."

As she started to leave he grabbed her hand and shook his head slightly pulling her to him. He pulled her hand toward his moth and tried to kiss it.

She smiled "Let's get that tube out first. I'll be right back and see if we can't get that done ok?" Leaving the room quickly before he could stop her again. She found his nurse and told her he was awake and wanting his intubation tube removed.

The nurse followed her back to the room checked him over called the Doctor who soon returned and Booth was extubated.

Once free of the tube he reached his arms out to his Bones. "Come here Baby" he whispered and they shared a very short very chaste kiss.

It wasn't long before Booth was out of the hospital and ensconced in Bones house. They never made it to the coffee cart but twelve months later but they did make it to a wedding in one of the Jeffersonian Rose Gardens and six months after that they welcomed Johnston Hank Booth into their family.

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See Me Through: Songwriters Gary Levox, Bruce Miller and Eddie Schwartz. As you can tell I did take significant poetic license with the lyrics so they would tell the story I wanted them to tell but they did keep the same feeling.

Sorry for the length it just sort of took off on its own.

Nyre

See Me Through

Before we met I was free
I never had to worry about anyone but me
Now that boy is gone and in his place
Is a man who needs to hold you night and day
So if I stumble, if I fall
Forgive me, I'm just learning as I go along

See me through, see me through
This aching heart has come so far
To be with you, see me through
With angel eyes, just look inside
At all this love I never want to lose
See me through

I know sometime I let you down
But I'm still getting used to having you around
And if I ever make you cry
There's nothing I won't do to make things right
I'm not perfect and that's for sure
A little time is all I'm asking for

See me through, see me through
This aching heart has come so far
To be with you, see me through
With angel eyes, just look inside
At all this love I never want to lose
See me through

See me through this mask I wear
Well, I'm almost there, you know I care
I am the man you always thought you knew

See me through, see me through
This aching heart has come so far
To be with you, see me through
With angel eyes, just look inside
At all this love I never want to lose
See me through

See me through, yeah see me through
Oh, see me through
Yeah, yeah -
Oooo, Oooo, Oooo, see me through
Oh, we're almost there, can't you see that
I'm almost, girl I'm almost there
This mask I wear
Girl, I'm almost there, I'm almost there
See me, see me through this mask I wear
I'm almost there
Oooo, Oooo, Oooo, girl
See me through, girl