Booth dropped off his lovely partner at the lab. All he wanted to do now was sit in his office and try to forget about the horrible thing he had just done. He walked in and took off his jacket. He sat down and got comfortable and then Charlie came in.
"Boss, there's a girl out here saying that she needs in here. She said something about a dead guy."
"Well send her in you idiot!"
He walked away grumbling and a second later a young girl was standing in Booth's doorway.
"Seeley," I whispered out of shock. Then I blew up. "SEELEY JOSEPH BOOTH! YOU ARE SUCH AN ASS! I SWEAR I AM GOING TO KILL YOU"
"Tori?"
"Don't use that stupid little nickname to charm me Seeley! Do you know what I've been through? I'm pretty sure that there is nothing you could say to help yourself right now."
"What are you doing here?"
"Well I was planning on visiting your grave, but now I'm gonna dig you one!"
"What are you talking about?"
"I thought you were dead! I go away for a few years and I have to come back to more shit. What is wrong with you?" tears were in my eyes and I could barely comprehend what was happening.
"What is wrong with you?" he wasn't being mean, but sincere. I could see it in his eyes. "What are you talking about? I'm not dead and why would you even think that?"
"I read your obituary in the morning paper when I got back to Philly this morning. Do you know what its like to read in the newspaper that the person you love the most is dead?" I walked over and pushed shit off his desk. I didn't know why I did it but I was just so angry. I wanted to punch him in the face.
"Victoria! Please calm down. Will you please explain to me what is happening? Why are you here?"
"Why don't you explain first Seeley? Because I think I am a little more confused then you are right now! And don't try to calm me down; you should know that that shit doesn't work on me."
"Well what is there to explain? I don't understand why you are here."
"I thought you were dead! Why aren't you?"
"The FBI faked my death to catch a criminal. Why is my obituary in the paper in Philly?"
"I don't know. You're like a freakin' super hero to them or something!"
"So what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in Military school?"
"Wait so you faked your death? Why wasn't I informed?"
"I don't know. I guess when I made the list of people to tell I forgot to put your name on there. I assumed dad would tell you."
"So you were depending on our father, the drunkard, to tell me this vastly important information? God you are dumb!"
"I thought you were in contact with him."
"Further proof of your idiocy."
"So you don't remain in contact with him at all? Tori that's the whole reason I let you go! You promised you would stay in contact with him!"
"Well obviously I lied. If it matters he called me last night."
"Yes it does matter. So what did he say?"
"It was hard to make out some of it. He's gotten a lot worse." I broke down completely at this point. I had to lean on his desk to keep from falling down. He came over and hugged me close.
It was the first time in five years that I had hugged my big brother.