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Driving over to the Hoover building, Angela and Hodgins were very quiet. Both were thinking about the last few days and how they kept jumping into the same old traps over and over again. It wasn't just maddening for the other people in their lives it was maddening to them too.

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Arriving at Booth's office door, they could see that Booth was in his office and he was talking on his Iphone. Looking up, he saw Angela and Hodgins standing outside his office. Saying something, he ended his call and motioned for his visitors to come in to his office. Watching them walk across his office, Booth sat back and erased all emotion from his face. Hodgins and Angela has seen him do that before. They just weren't use to him doing that to them. He usually reserved that trick for people he was interrogating. It made them feel very uncomfortable.

Sitting on the chairs across from Booth's desk, Angela and Hodgins smiled at Booth. When he didn't return their smile they knew that this trip had been necessary. They just hoped it wasn't too little too late.

Looking at Booth, Angela said, "Jack and I are here to talk to you Booth about something that we think is important."

Not saying anything, Booth still stared at them. Fearing what was coming, Booth decided to see where the conversation was going to go. Feeling sad, he waited. If it turned out as badly as he feared then he planned to push the revengeful joke that he and Brennan had thought up. So far, he had been reluctant to move it along; but, he really wanted all of the gossip and rumor mongering going on around him and Brennan to stop. It terrified him that it might come between Brennan and himself and he couldn't let that happen.

Swallowing, Hodgins said, "Listen, Man. We need to tell you something and we didn't want to put it off any longer."

Seeing Booth stare at him without emotion, Hodgins continued. "Ok, man, this is how it went. Sweets saw Dr. B with some guy the other day outside of Littleton, Littleton and Reed. She kissed the guy on the cheek and Sweets freaked out. He came and told me and I told him he was full of shit; but, I let him talk me into checking into it further. We went over to the Cracked Egg and saw Dr. B with the guy Sweets saw and we saw her kiss him on the cheek again. I saw the guy kiss her on the cheek."

Looking at Angela and then back at Booth, Hodgins continued, "We went and talked to Angela and Angela went and talked to Dr B. Dr. B wasn't really straight about what was going on so we thought the worse. We thought she might be messing around with this guy."

Staring at Booth's face, Hodgins saw a flicker of anger cross Booth's face and then saw it melt away again. "We heard you were out of town and so we went over to your apartment to keep Dr. B company and we saw that guy in the parking garage. He was parked in your parking place and we saw him talking to Dr. B. We really freaked out. We thought the worse. We left and talked it over and decided not to mention it to you or Dr. B. We decided to stay out of what we thought was a big mess."

Not willing to look at Booth's face anymore, Hodgins looked down at the floor and said, "We should have talked to you and Dr. B; but, we just assumed the worse. We didn't trust that Dr. B was doing the right thing and we didn't trust that if we told you about it that you could handle it quietly. We were really worried about how you would react. We're sorry. We really are. We've talked it over and we realize that that there is no way that Dr. B is doing anything wrong. She loves you. We're also sorry that we didn't trust you enough to tell you about what we saw. We know you would never hurt Dr. B. We know that. We do. We just want you to know what stupid jerks we've been and we want you and Dr. B to forgive us. We'll understand if you want to stop being our friends for a little while. We'll try to make it up to you though and earn back your trust."

Looking over at Angela, who was weeping, Hodgins reached out his right hand and picked up her left hand. Looking back at Booth, Hodgins said, "That's all we have to say."

Sighing, Booth rubbed his hands across his face and then put them in his lap. Looking at his hands and then back at Hodgins and Angela, Booth said, "Thanks man. "

Surprised at Booth's reaction, Angela said, "Really? I mean you aren't mad at us?"

Shaking his head, Booth said, "I'm disappointed Angela. I'm not mad. You know how insecure Bones can be and I think it's disappointing that you can't trust her enough to make the right decisions. You should know by now that Bones is a very honest person. If she ever gets tired of me, she'll tell me. She won't do anything behind my back. She isn't devious. She is the most honest person I know. She is the most honest person you know and I'm really disappointed that you don't seem to know that."

Looking down at Hodgins and her clasped hands, Angela looked back at Booth and said, "And you are one of the most honorable men I know, Booth. I was afraid of what you would do if you ever found out that Brennan was unfaithful to you. I didn't trust you and that was very wrong. I know you would never hurt her. Hodgins reminded me that you'd probably kill yourself before you would ever hurt her or anyone you loved. It was just a reminder. I knew it. I just forgot for a moment. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for my lack of trust in my best friends. Yes, after Jack and Brennan, I consider you one of my best friends too."

Smiling for the first time since Angela and Hodgins walked into his office, Booth said, "How did you find out we knew about the gossip?"

Smiling, Angela said, "We're part of a crack crime solving team. We used our heads for once and looked at the evidence and the lack of evidence in our little mystery. Using the best sources we had, we knew we had made a big mistake and we knew we had to straighten it out. When Brennan gets back into town, could you tell her what we told you and tell her that we will understand if she doesn't want to talk to us for awhile. Tell her that we hope she'll forgive us some day."

Shaking his head, Booth said, "Bones is at my apartment going out of her mind with boredom. Why don't you go over and see her. I'll call her and let her know you're on the way."

Frowning, Hodgins said, "Why did you say she was out of town when she isn't?"

Laughing, Booth said, "Ask Bones. She'll tell you. I have work to do. I do have a favor to ask of you though."

Smiling, Angela said, "Anything, just ask."

Looking at Hodgins and then Angela with a very serious look on his face, Booth said, "Don't tell Sweets what you said to me. Don't tell him where Bones is either. He's still in very hot water. Bones and I plan to teach him a lesson on perception versus truth."

Turning pale, Hodgins said, "Were we going to be part of that lesson?"

Smiling, Booth squinted his eyes and said, "Up until you walked into my office a few minutes ago, yes. In fact, it'd already started."

Swallowing, Angela looked at Booth and then Hodgins and said, "The blood on your right shirt sleeve, right? Thank God we came in here."

Laughing, Booth said, "More like thank Max, right?"

Blushing furiously, Angela said, "Oh, you figured it out. Ok, yeah, thank Max; but, don't be mad at him. He just wants to make sure that we continue to be friends with you and Brennan. He really does love Brennan and you and he wants the best for both of you."

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We'll Angela and Hodgins are off the hook. Sweets is still dangling though.

Sweets is going to find out what it really means to screw around with Booth and Brennan's private lives. Sweets is not off the hook. You wouldn't believe all of the messages I have received about this story. There are a lot of people who are very annoyed at Sweets; so, I can assure you Sweets is not going to get off easy. I can tell you that Booth and Brennan's plan is still activated and Sweets is going to get the brunt of it. After all, he did start it.