"Had one of those bad days, It left me a scar. I'd one of those bad dreams I woke up in a sweat and I rode into nothing into no one. So, lay me down with a ghost cause anything is better than alone, and how do I say what's over? Tell me how do I live on my own?"
Better Than Alone
by
Thriving Ivory
"Hello?"
"Angela its Brennan, what happened? How are Ashley and Hannah?" The elevator opens and people get out, but Angela doesn't get in waiting on the first floor knowing she would lose signal in the elevator if she entered.
"Not good."
"What do you mean? I need details, Angela. What happened?" concern and worry were evident in her voice, it was Booth's family after all and Ashley was her God child too.
Angela inhale and look up then at her surroundings sighing. "The wreck was bad, Hannah didn't make it Bren. Ashley is at Washington memorial with two broken ribs I'm sure very confused."
An ear piercing silence was heard on the line as the two friends breathe. "I'll be right there."
"It's the sixth floor, room 312 see you in a few." She hung up on Brennan and step into the elevator as a man look at her.
"Which floor?"
"Sixth." She sighs as the elevator came to life and they ascend the hospital floors quickly.
Tiny tears stream down little Ashley's face accompanied by soft sniffles as Angela walks in she see's Booth sitting next to her on her hospital bed brushing her hair off her forehead and talking to her softly. She hears Ashley ask for Hannah and frowns walking up to Booth touching him on the shoulder he stands turning around and embraces her.
"Ange, I want mommy I don't feel good. My tummy hurt a lot." Booth looks at Ashley for a moment then look away rubbing his hand over his forehead and dragging it down his face. Angela takes over comforting little Ashley and leans in close to her as he paces the room. "I know sweetie. I know it does."
"Where's mommy? Ange I want my mommy." More tears start to form in her big blue eyes as they slide down tracks of previous tears her face now red. Angela did her best to comfort the little girl.
"Your mommy can't come to the hospital right now baby."
"Why?"
"It's not time to see her yet."
Booth hadn't heard the conversation but was pacing the room rubbing his face.
Ashley seemed to accept this momentarily. "When I see her?"
"Later."
Angela watched as the blurry eyed little girl contemplate what she had said and accept it.
"Kay, you stay here?"
Angela smile sadly. "Yep."
"Kay and Dada?"
Angela smile as Booth heard his name and walk over to the other side of the bed both adults leaning over her hospital bed. Booth went to speaking words of comfort and smoothing her hair again as Angela looks up sadly at him watching him. She caught Ashley's sleepy eyes fix on something. It had been a long day and she was fading fast.
"Auntie." It was a sleepy whisper and Angela turn to see Brennan's eyes wide with the worry and concern that was so evident in her voice earlier. Ashley had taken to calling Brennan Auntie when Piper at a year and a half announced that she guessed Ash could call Brennan Auntie too. Only because Brennan was Ashley's Auntie too and she was being nice cause Brennan was Piper's Auntie first.
Booth turn and look at Brennan his gaze lock onto her eyes. His eyes held so much tired worry and pain she held the familiar look as she stand in the doorway a moment chewing her bottom lip. She walks up to Booth cautious at his fragile state. Booth hadn't seen Brennan in forever, to him she had become a ghost. A ghost which now stood in the doorway ready to catch her partner when he fell-a ghost that had become a guardian angel.
They say nothing as she walks up to him a frown on her lips. "I need to know Ashley's doctor's name, I need to check her x-rays." He hugs her in thanks and she whispers "I'm so sorry Booth."
"Um, Richards Dr. Richards. Her chart is over their Bones." She smile sadly at him and held his stare a moment before she turned and walked to get her chart. She looked at the charts in the hall and looked at them again her x-rays were odd they weren't right her, her what was that? Oh God? She left quickly with the chart toward the nurses' station.
"I need to speak with Dr. Richards now!"
"I'm sorry ma'm but you will have to wait Dr. Richards is overseeing a surgery."
She shoved the x-rays at the flustered nurse. "Well isn't it convenient that he is in surgery while one of his patients needs it! Now find me doctor Richards now!" She huffed as she grabbed Ashley's x-ray's back and paced the nurses station waiting on Doctor Richards. God, why this too?