In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die
And where you invest your love, you invest your life
In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die
And where you invest your love, you invest your life

Awake my soul
Awake my soul
Awake my soul
For you were made to meet your maker

By Mumford and Sons

Angela met with Hodgins and the girls in the cafeteria, it was cold. Piper was quiet and Ashley was on her hip her head buried in Angela's shoulder. Ash hated the hospital for the hospital was a bad, bad place. Ashley knew this first hand.

"Hey Munk." Hodgins tried, but Ash only turned her head away from him and buried it deeper into Angela's shoulder. Piper gripped her mother's pants a bit tighter leaning into her leg quietly looking up at her daddy for reassurance.

"I can take them Ange, go ahead and go." Hodgins said and Angela frowned as Ash's huge eyes locked onto Hodgins. Angela felt the little girl's arms clasp tighter around her. She spoke silently to Hodgins' motioning to Ash.

Hodgins brushed Ashley's bangs back, "Hey munk, how about we go get something to eat with Piper? Auntie Ange has to go talk to someone real quick. She will be right back." Hodgins said and Ashley buried her head into Angela again turning it away from him. Her bright blue eyes red rimmed and pooling with water, she gripped tighter to Angela.

"Keep Piper here…I…I…guess…I can't leave her. I'm just going to have to take her." Angela said of Ashley.

"Ange…" Hodgins disagreed.

"If you take her out of my arms the whole hospital will hear her." Angela argued.

"How are you going to explain-" Hodgins started about Brennan's state.

"I will figure it out." Angela said and Hodgins nodded.

He bent down to Piper picking her up. Piper knew that was odd, she was four. This was a cold, strange, and bad place so far. "Come on munk, let's go grab some chow. We will see mom and Ash later." Hodgins said still a little apprehensive of Angela bringing Ashley to ICU.

"You know Bones, Ash really likes you. I remember you said you wouldn't change a thing because it would mean Ashley wouldn't be here and that you love being her Godmother. That was really nice of you Bones." Booth spoke to Brennan as he rubbed her hand with his thumb. He looked her over and looked at her EEG waves, there was no change.

Brennan's automatic doors opened up to her room with a 'swoosh' and Booth looked up; it was a receptionist from the front desk. He thought her name was Kylie or Kayleigh maybe? Something close to that.

"Mr. Booth, there is an Angela Montenegro at the front desk. She said to tell you that she has your daughter Ashley and needs to see you."

"Yeah, yeah of course, thanks. Kayleigh, right?" Booth said.

"Kylie and no problem." She said turning and walking out of the doors.

Booth looked at Brennan and squeezed her hand before he left, "I'll be right back Bones. Ange is here, she is going to come see you." He smiled sadly and squeezed her hand once again before gently setting it down on the bed beside her.

Brennan and Hannah stopped. The waves had died down and the sun was peeking through the clouds. If one listened closely they could hear the gulls in the distance. Life was starting to emerge on this end of the beach, the storm had passed.

Brennan looked around surveying the land. The storm had left quite a mark on the beach. The sea oats that once lined the shore line were strewn down, damage had been done. Though, the storm had passed, like everything in life, it too had passed. Brennan turned her attention to Hannah now.

"The storm left quit a path of destruction." Brennan said and Hannah nodded in agreement.

"It did." Hannah said, "sometimes it takes a storm of that magnitude to really appreciate the sunny days." Hannah said and Brennan looked at her curious.

Booth walked out and met Angela and Ashley in the ICU waiting room. "Booth." Angela said with a sad smile.

"Hey." He answered and Ash lifted her head at her father's voice.

"Daddy!" she held her arms out to him and he took her.

"Hey princess." Booth held her tight and kissed her temple and forehead.

"Daddy?"

"Hhmm?"

"Auntie Bwen is in a caw accident. Is she dieded too?" Ashley said to Booth who swallowed and closed his eyes for a second.

"No, no princess. She is okay, she is just…" Booth started and Angela touched Ash's arm.

"She needs to rest right now. The accident made her very tired and her doctor told her to rest." Angela explained, but Ash wasn't sure if she should believe Angela. She said her mommy was coming to see her later, but her mommy never came. She looked to Booth for confirmation.

"She just needs rest baby." Booth agreed.

Ashley said nothing only laid her head on Booth's shoulder. Angela and Booth had a silent conversation and Angela nodded and walked toward Brennan's room. Now the automatic doors opened for her and she inhaled as she walked into Brennan's room. The monitors, wires, machines, all of it were a lot to take in.

Angela slowly walked over and sat down in the chair next to Brennan's bed. Taking her hand she inhaled again, she couldn't find words.

"Are you going to open the bottle?" Hannah asked.

"Oh, yes." Brennan said as she took the top off and dumped the paper out into her hand. Unrolling the piece of paper she looked at Hannah. "It's blank." Brennan held it up to Hannah.

"Look closer Temperance." Hannah said.

Angela squeezed Brennan's hand, "Hey sweetie, it's me Ange..."

"My eye site is fine. It's just a white blank page." Brennan argued holding up the paper to show her again. Though, this time words were appearing on the page. Hey sweetie, it's me Ange…

"See Temperance, it's for you." Hannah said and Brennan looked more confused than ever.

Brennan held the paper up as more words appeared on the page. Sweetie, you have to wake up. We miss you. Booth is so distraught, and Ashley…God Bren, I don't think she could handle it if anything happened to you…

Brennan looked at Hannah confused, "Who is Ashley? Why is Booth distraught? What is Angela talking about? I'm not asleep, we are on the beach."

"No Temperance, you're in limbo and I…I'm just visiting." Hannah said a bit sad at that fact.

"I don't believe in a limbo." Brennan said, "and I don't know an Ashley."

Hannah sighed, "Temperance, Ashley is my daughter. I died about four months ago. Booth and I made you her godmother. I left you in charge of her Temperance. You can't stay here. You were in a bad car accident a couple days ago and fell into a coma, and now you are here." Hannah said.

"Hannah I thought you were a much more rational person than this." Brennan argued.

"Yet, you are reading words that appear in front of you on a piece of paper." Hannah said.

"They are nonsensical words. It's just a trick of some sort. Some ink is made visible by the sun and cannot be seen in the shade. It would only make sense for it to show up now as we are in the sunlight." Brennan went to toss the paper, but Hannah took it.

"NO! No…you can't!" Hannah said. The paper now in her hand the words stopped as Angela leaned back in her chair quiet. Tears rolled down her face as she took Bren's hand in hers and just sat with her. Sometimes tears said all there was to say.

Brennan sighed struggling with Hannah's concept of limbo. "Why aren't you pregnant?"

"I already told you. I had Ashley, Booth and my daughter, three years ago next month. Then I was in an accident, I died and Ash and Booth came to live with you. You took care of Ash's perforation." Hannah said. "Temperance, you still love him and he loves you. You never left his heart." Hannah took a step closer to Brennan.

"I know you said you were sorry, that you didn't mean to be the missing piece. It's not your fault Temperance. The heart must go where it belongs and yours belongs with Seeley. He had to leave and that hurt you, but don't you dare let it scare you. He loves you more than you will ever know. You said you were scared of it being too soon. Better it be too soon than too late Temperance." Hannah said adding, "You are the only other woman I could ever see him being with. It's why I agreed to make you Ashley's Godmother." Hannah watched as Brennan withdrew overwhelmed with emotion.

Brennan was confused, "Why are you telling me this? Why do you care? You love him. I don't understand why you would tell me this." Brennan said.

"Yes exactly! I love him and I love our daughter! I only want what is best for both of them!" Hannah said.

"What are you talking about!" Brennan screamed back.

"You Temperance! You! Seeley loves you more than any woman I know…and Ashley does too." Hannah said adding softly, "I was never with him to begin with, and we both know his heart was always yours Temperance."

"No you are with Booth, he loves you, and you're pregnant! I don't know an Ashley!" Brennan said flustered with blurry eyes.

"Temperance you made strawberry pancakes with her, remember? She loves you Temperance."

"No, no, no…Booth left! I don't know what you mean. He had to leave!" Brennan cried overwhelmed. Tears fell as she shook her head back and forth, no in disbelief. "No, I don't know what you are- Booth loves you! Not me, he loves you!" This was absurd, how did Hannah even know she loved him? "You are with Booth and are going to be a mother!" Brennan screamed trying to convince herself more than Hannah. It was a lot to take in, too much.

Locking eyes with Brennan, Hannah smiled a sad glossy eyed smile, "No, you are."