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That evening, when Booth arrived home, he found Angela and Hodgins standing outside of his apartment door.
Walking up behind them, Booth asked, "What are you two doing here?"
Turning towards Booth, Angela and Hodgins looked at Booth with worried expressions on their faces. Flicking her eyes at the door and then back at Booth, Angela said, "I've been calling Brennan all day and she's never answered her phone, not once. All I get is voice mail. We decided to come over and check on her and we've been knocking on this door for fifteen minutes; but, she won't answer the door."
Nodding his head, Booth said, "Bones called me this afternoon and said that Max was taking her over to his place. She's going to stay with him for a few days."
Walking between them, Booth put his back against the door to his apartment and watched Angela's face.
Shaking her head, Angela said, "Booth, what's going on? You called Cam this morning and said Brennan wasn't coming in because she's sick and now you say she went to Max's to stay at his place. Is everything ok between you two? Did something happen? Have you two had a fight?"
Sighing, Booth said, "Nothing's wrong between Bones and me, Angela. We're fine. If you'll excuse me, I've had a long day and I need to eat and go to bed. I have an early day tomorrow."
Turning around, Booth put his key into the keyhole, turned the key and unlocked the door. Holding the door knob firmly in his left hand, Booth opened the door just enough so he could slip through into his apartment and then closed the door. Leaning against the door, Booth laughed quietly. Turning back around, he locked the door and then walked down the hallway to the living room. Stopping at his book shelves, Booth took his gun out of his holster and put it in his gun safe. Continuing into the living room, Booth saw Brennan sitting on the couch reading a journal.
Brennan, seeing Booth approaching her, stood up and smiled. Booth, putting his index finger against his lips, turned back and looked at the door and then back at Brennan.
Quietly, Booth said, "Angela and Hodgins are standing at the door. They're worried that you didn't answer the phone today."
Nodding her head, Brennan walked over and took Booth's right hand in her left one. Walking slowly, she walked down the hallway towards their bedroom, Booth following happily behind her.
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A little stunned at Booth's attitude, Angela and Hodgins looked at each other.
Looking at the door, Angela said, "Did I tell you that Booth had a blood stain on his shirt sleeve this morning? He noticed me looking at it and hid his arm behind his back. You don't think Booth hit Brennan do you?"
Shaking his head, Hodgins said, "Are you crazy? Dr. Brennan would kill anyone who hit her in anger. You know she can take care of herself. Besides, there is no way, Booth would ever hit Dr. Brennan. Not in this life time. No way. He just ain't that kind of guy. He'd kill himself before he'd hurt anyone he loved."
Sighing, Angela said, "You're right. My imagination is just running rampant. I just worry what would happen if Booth found out that Brennan was having an affair with someone else."
Frowning, Hodgins said, "You know, I've been thinking about it and I think Sweets is full of shit. There is no way, Dr. B is having an affair behind Booth's back. One, she's five months pregnant with his child. Two, she and Booth are head over heels in love. Neither one would even look at someone else let alone have sex with someone else. It's not going to happen. Something else is going on. I don't know what it is; but, this has nothing to do with an affair. Think about it."
Nodding her head, Angela said, "You're right. You're absolutely right. We are getting off of Sweets' ride right now. Booth and Brennan are up to something and they don't want anyone to know about it right now. Well, I trust both of them and that's that. Let's go home and check on Michael. I'm sure Mrs. Ross would like to go home."
Smiling, Hodgins said, "You know what I don't understand is, why do we listen to Sweets? Every time we do, we get into trouble. The guy is a kid and he still has some growing up to do."
Nodding her head, Angela said, "Yes. Sweets' has a very active imagination and unfortunately for Booth and Brennan, they're his obsession. He wants to be part of their life and partnership and he obsesses over their behavior. Well, we know better. I want you to stop dragging me into Sweets' dramas. We are going to lose Booth and Brennan's friendship some day if we don't stop it."
Leaning over and kissing Angela, Hodgins said, "Let's go home. I feel stupid hanging around Booth's door.'
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Angela and Hodgins had an epiphany. That's good for them. Let's see if they remember it when things start to escalate because they are about to hit a bump in the road.
The funny thing about this story is that I originally started writing this last January and I didn't think it was very good. I tweaked it several times until I thought it was good enough for you to see. I'm glad I did it that way because everyone seems to like this version. Thanks for reading my story. My confidence level for this story was pretty low.