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"Booth." he stated and continued. "What happened? Is she okay? I'll…I'll be there in 10 minutes."

He hung up.

"Seeley whats wrong?"

"That was the hospital, Bones was in a car crash. It's...it's bad."

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"If you don't mind, I would like to come with you." Joan stated.

"I don't think that's a good idea Joan."

"Seeley, you need someone to be there for you. This is going to be hard for you, especially after what happened earlier. Please, let me come."

Booth sighed and contemplated the idea. "Fine, Fine. Let's go."

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"What happened?" Booth asked, running into the emergency room as he spotted Angela, Hodgins, Cam, and Sweets.

Cam rushed over to him and Joan.

"Brennan was driving down K Street and stopped at a stop light. A…A drunk driver was coming from the right and lost control of his car and ran into her."

Joan covered her mouth as Booth ducked his head in sorrow.

"How bad is she?" he asked, scared.

"She's unconscious. She has several broken ribs, neck, an arm, a leg, and a collapsed lung. The doctors' think there may be brain damage."

It took Booth all of his will power not to start weeping right then.

"Can I see her?" he mumbled.

"She's in surgery. She'll be out in a couple of hours."

"I can't wait that damn long!" he exclaimed, throwing a chair that was next to him in the process.

Both Cam and Joan jumped back in fear as Sweets noticed the anger and walked over.

"Booth. Would you like to talk or anything?"

"No Sweets! Just….no."

He walked over to a seat and sat down. He buried his head in his hands and silently cried. Joan stood alone, feeling out of place.

"Why don't you go calm him down?" Cam asked Joan.

"We uh…we broke up. I don't know if he would want me to. I said I would be here for him but I…I can't."

"Colonel Burton…"

"Please, call me Joan."

"Joan, he needs you. Do you see him? Look at him. I haven't seen him like this for years. It doesn't matter if you broke up or not. He still needs you."

Joan sighed as she looked at a broken Booth.

"I love him. I…don't want to let him go."

"Then don't."

"But he loves Dr. Brennan. That's why we broke up. He wanted, wants, to be with her. She came to our apartment a little before the accident. She slapped him. I don't know what the fight was about, but….but, I have to go."

She turned around and ran.

"Joan! Joan!" Cam yelled, but she was already out the doors.

Cam sighed, as she walked over to Booth, knelt down, and placed her hand on his knee.

"Seeley?"

He didn't look up. She could hear him crying. Her heart ached for him.

"Seeley? Please look at me."

It took him a second to gather up the courage, but when he did, Cam gasped. His eyes were bloodshot from all the crying.

"It's my fault." He whispered.

"Tell me what happened big man." She said, standing up and sitting in the seat next to him.

"There's something that happened with me and Bones that nobody knows about."

"I have a feeling your about to tell me?"

"Last year, when we went to talk to Sweets about his book, we told him about our first case. At the end of the meeting, Sweets told me to take the gamble. To 'break the stalemate.'"

"And you did."

"No, not there. After we left, we walked outside and were by the steps, when….I told her that I wanted to give us a shot. She said something about the FBI not letting us work together and I kissed her. Long story short, Bones rejected me."

"So then you left. You to the Army, Brennan to Indonesia."

He nodded. "Then, when I got home the other day, she was waiting for my by the coffee cart on the mall. But…."

"You had Joan with you."

"Yeah. Yesterday, I went to her apartment and we uh….we…kissed, a lot. But I felt guilty and ended it. Then tonight, she came to my apartment and told me she loved me and….I rejected her. We had a huge falling out, she slapped me, twice, a few harsh words were said, and told me she hated me. And now…she's here."

"Seeley. You can't blame yourself for this. It wasn't her fault the guy crashed into her."

"But if I wouldn't have rejected her. Maybe…maybe she wouldn't have left when she did. And maybe…someone else would be here instead of her. I know I'm probably going to hell for saying that but…."

He started crying profusely.

"Seeley. You are a great man. You're sweet, caring, strong, brave. You stand up for what you believe in. You protect people, you make the world safe. So what if right now its just too hard for you? It's okay to cry."

"I…I called her a cold, heartless fish earlier. I…I didn't mean it."

"We all say things we don't mean. A lot of the things we say are said out of anger, confusion, fear. But they're said. And they can't be taken back. But sometimes you just have to move on, forget about the past, forget about the things that were said and done, and focus on the future."

"What future are you talking about? Bones is in a coma. She's probably gonna….d, die."

"You don't know that."

"I do. I broke her tonight, I…I killed her."

"Damn you Seeley Booth! She's not dead, she's not going to die. It's not your fault. I sware to God if I hear you say that you killed her or something of the sort one more time I am going to kick your ass so hard you're gonna wish you were dead. Now…quit crying. Quit worrying about what you guys said to each other, and worry about what you're going to say when she wakes up."

Booth took a deep breath and wiped the tears from his eyes.

"Thanks Camille."

"You're welcome Seeley."

"Don't call me Seeley."

"Don't call me Camille."

They laugh and she smiled, as they both got up and joined the rest of the group.

"How you holding up Booth?" Hodgins asked.

"I…I'm fine."

Booth looked over and noticed Angela sitting in the corner, balling her eyes out.

"Is someone gonna calm her down?" Booth asked.

"We've tried. We've all tried. She…she feels responsible."

Booth walked over to her and placed his hand on her knee.

"Why do you feel responsible Angela?"

"I..I told her to go." She mumbled.

"To go where? To my apartment?"

"Yeah." she looked up and continued. "She told me that she loved you. I told her to go tell you, and that everything would be okay. But I guess everythings not, considering where we are. What did you say to her?"

"It's a long story Ange. We got in an argument, a few harsh words were said, I took a couple slaps to the face, and….she left."

"Why did you reject her?"

"I….." before he could finish, the nurse came out.

"Friends of Temperance Brennan."

"That's us."

Booth got up and flew over to the nurse. "How is she?"

"She's out of surgery. There were a few complications. She went into a comatose state. We don't know anything further yet."

"Can I see her?"

"Of course. Follow me."

Booth looked back at his friends. "I'll let you know what to expect." He assured them.

They all nodded in reply, as Booth walked back to his soulmate's room, prepared to see what was about to come.

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