"Am I another slave now to the screaming in my head or is it a little strange now how the moment's gone and fled?
Oh brother I gotta tell ya that something here is wrong...oh brother I gotta tell ya this place ain't what I thought. Oh I know I ain't gonna live forever and I know you feel the same. You'll see it when you're older - no love is not a game anymore. So thank God we're together...Oh alien you'll be just fine, fine, fine...yeah you'll be just fine."
Alien by Thriving Ivory
It was Monday, and the Jeffersonian and FBI had a bad case. The whole Jeffersonian team was desperately needed and extra FBI was brought in to help with the case. This left Piper and Ash as the last kids to be picked up from the daycare. Booth sighed as he signed out Ash, he really didn't want to go back to Bones place so soon. Angela noticed his demeanor; she too was tired from this case. Piper tugged on Angela's skirt, "Mommy can Ash spend the night?"
Booth had heard her request as had Angela. She looked to Booth and shrugged her shoulders, 'what's one more?' Booth smiled a silent thank you.
"Sure Piper." Angela smiled at the two little girls.
Piper raised her arms in the air, "Woo-hoo!"
Booth bent down to Ash's level, "Give me a hug pumpkin. I will see you tomorrow, be good for Auntie Angela. I love you."
Ash nodded yes, "Okay. I love you too daddy." Booth stood and the trio waved bye to Booth who walked the corridor toward the parking garage. Then he turned around.
"Come on girls, we have to go get your daddy before we leave Piper." Angela said and the girls walked after a tired Angela toward entomology.
Brennan was still in her office when Booth walked in. She looked up surprised, "Where is Ashley?"
Booth smiled, her first thoughts were of his little girl. "That's what I came to tell you."
"Is everything okay Booth?" Brennan asked, they had not mentioned Thursday night's mishap between them.
Booth stepped farther into her office, "Yeah, yes everything is fine. I just wanted to let you know Ashley is spending the night at Angela's."
"Okay, are you still going to be staying at my place tonight?" Brennan asked.
"Is that okay?"
"Of course, but I won't be home until late. I have an unfinished project I would like to attend to tonight. You know where the key is, let yourself in." Brennan said.
"Okay." Booth said and turning toward the door, but stopped turning back to face her. "Bones?"
She looked up. "Yes Booth?"
"Thank you for being there for me, and for Ashley. You know Bones I would be up to helping raise your hypothetical kid, even if it was someone else's. It wouldn't matter Bones, by the way you would be an excellent mother." He turned leaving her with that and walked out of her office.
Brennan raised her brow at him as he left her office. She liked his words, yet they confused her. Thursday night he had no idea how to respond to what she said, and now he was saying this. Her head felt cloudy, but her heart made it very clear what she felt as she glanced at him through her glass office windows leaving. Brennan inhaled; she needed to make her way down to bone storage to think.
Booth ordered another drink as he sat at the Founding Fathers local pub. Suddenly, he noticed a familiar woman's face. The woman sat down next to him and ordered a Jack and Coke. "How are you doing Seeley?" asked Cam.
"Don't call me Seeley, Camille."
She only smiled at him, "Don't call me Camille."
"I'm okay." Booth said.
"You look like shit."
Booth shot her a look, "Thanks Cam."
"Anytime, how's Brennan?"
"She's Bones."
"Where is she tonight? That was a tough case today." Cam said and Booth nodded yes.
"She had some work to do in bone storage or something. Angela has Ash for the night."
"Right…so you let Dr. Brennan stay late at the Jeffersonian, by herself? I don't mean to sound like Sweets, but something is obviously wrong with you two for you to have left Dr. Brennan alone." Cam said.
"Cam." Booth said using a warning tone, "Let it be."
"I don't think I need to let anything be Seeley, I think it's you that needs to open the blinds and take the damn chain off the door." Cam said.
"What are you talking about?"
"You and Dr. Brennan were in a relationship previous to Hannah finding out about Ashley, were you not?" Cam asked.
"Angela told you?"
Cam smiled, "Call it a gut feeling." Booth smiled. "Seeley, I told you if you opened that door to be sure…"
"…because she would probably die of loneliness, before she ever trusted anyone again. I know, I remember Camille." Booth said with red puffy eyes. The alcohol was making his emotional state more sensitive.
"Booth, Hannah's gone." Cam stated the obvious and Booth downed the last of his drink and ordered another.
Booth looked at her. "I know Cam, I know that." Booth said heated. Silence lingered as Booth thought a bit, Beau the bartender gave him his drink and as he brought it to his lips he mumbled, "And Bones is back." Booth set his drink down and looked at Cam, "She left."
"But she came back regardless, knowing she would have to see you. Knowing she would have to face the source of her pain. Plus, she took a chance and let you back into her life, into her home." Said Cam as Booth stared at her.
"Why Hannah and not me Cam, why bring me such pain and joy in the same day?" Booth asked Cam.
"Are you asking me why pain seems to be the only way to happiness?"
Booth snorted and shook his head, "I don't know. I don't know anymore."
Cam set her hand on his, "You're still in love with Dr. Brennan." It was a statement rather than a question. Booth picked up his head and looked at her for an answer to a question unasked.
"God Seeley, you have to let her inside even though it hurts. She did. You can't mourn her forever Seeley, she's not coming back." Cam said
"How can you say that Cam?"
"It's the truth, you're asking me why? I'm telling you, why not? Ashley needs a mother figure and she loves Dr. Brennan. Do it for Ashley, if for no one else. She deserves to be happy Booth. She is happy with Dr. Brennan." Cam said and Booth closed his eyes. Cam's voice was a daring whisper, "…and, if you let yourself, you could be too."
"You insinuated a lot Cam." Booth said irritated with her, his red rimmed eyes holding back unshed tears.
"I don't think I insinuated anything, I think I stated facts that you didn't want to hear." Cam said and Booth looked away taking a sip of his drink. "Do you remember telling me you found the sweetest thing of all, that one day with her was worth dying for but Booth it's no more-it's time to let it be and move on." Cam said and Booth looked at her his eyes searched her face. His puffy eyes, filled to the brim with water.
"What do I say? We missed each other Cam, we missed our chance." Booth said.
"You're smarter than that Booth. I know you believe in second chances, and even though you may not want to hear tomorrow's another day. I promise you will see the sun again." Cam smiled, "Now, go rinse those puffy eyes Seeley. I got your tab."
"Thanks Cam." Booth smiled a sad smile and walked out of the local pub. He didn't know what was going to happen when he got there, but he knew where he was going now. The hurricane was scheduled to hit D.C full force – who knows what, would happen when it hit land, but at least they knew where it was going now.
Brennan was in bone storage staring intently at a skull fracture when Booth walked in interrupting her. "What are you doing here?" Brennan asked.
"Take a walk with me Bones? Come on you know you need a break." Booth asked.
Brennan thought his request odd after their, yes it was a fight, "Actually, I was-"
"Please?" Booth asked again and he watched as she contemplated the idea.
"Okay, why? What is this about?"
"Come with me and I will tell you." Booth said.
As she considered his words, the storm hit land. A pathologist hailed a cab across town after paying an old friends bar tab, smiling she headed home. In a very large house an accomplished artist and entomologist were putting two little princesses to bed.
At the Jeffersonian the center was shifting as the eye of the storm passed over the large building. Now in the center of the storm all was quiet and still as Seeley Booth waited on her answer, waited to see the sun again.
She then reluctantly set a bone down and walked away from the skull toward him. He watched as she left the remains behind and walked in his direction. She eyed him; and an old fate smiled at a new destiny as he let his hand settle on the small of her back guiding her out of bone storage.
The center of a hurricane is the strongest part of the ungodly storm, yet at the same time it has a numbing tranquility about it. A quiet stillness where animals, people and the sun alike come out of hiding, though the center can be deceiving to some. It must be regarded with suspicion, while it gives hope for the future, it does not mean the storm is over.
"Where are we going?" Brennan asked as blue skies started to appear and a calm fell over her.
"We'll figure it out as we go." said Booth as rays of sunlight peeked through the once cloudy sky, and a quiet stillness lingered in the air. Birds chirped in rejoice. Booth smiled a genuine smile. Clouds parted as blue skies shone. The eye of the storm was here.
I'm thinking people are liking it bc I'm getting reviews...I just don't want to waste time on something no one is reading. Although, I think people are reading it :) Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Meg