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Arriving at Booth's apartment, Sweets knocked on the apartment door. Waiting for someone to come to the door, Sweets glanced around. Puzzled, Sweets bent down and looked at a stain on the bottom of the door that looked like a smear of blood. His eyes trailing further down, saw what looked like two blood drops on the floor in front of the door. His eyes following the blood drops, saw one further down the hallway. Standing up straight, Sweets looked at the door and then started to follow the occasional blood drop down the hallway to the stairwell. Opening the door, Sweets looked in the stairwell and saw a drop on the top step. Feeling very nervous, Sweets then walked down the steps seeing a drop on every other step. Once he got down to the first level he saw a drop in front of the exit. Opening the door, Sweets found himself out in the parking garage. Following the occasional drop, Sweets found the drops lead up to Booth's parking space and then stopped. He knew it was Booth's parking space because it had his apartment number painted on the cement floor. He also knew that Booth had two spaces assigned to him and the other one should have Brennan's car in it. That space was empty.
Afraid, Sweets jogged back to the stairwell, ran up the stairs and came out on to the floor that held Booth's apartment. Jogging down the hallway, Sweets found himself at Booth's door. Pounding on the door, Sweets started to feel a little panicky. After ten minutes of pounding, Sweets crossed his arms across his chest and hugged himself. Shaking his head, Sweets thought, "OK, get a grip. I am not a forensic scientist. I don't even know what I'm seeing. Maybe he carried out the trash and it had blood from some meat package and he made a mess. That's it. Sure, that's it. That has to be it."
Inhaling deeply, Sweets walked back down the hallway and stood in front of the elevator. Looking back at Booth's apartment, Sweets felt his insides turn cold. Stepping into the elevator, Sweets went down to the lobby, walked down the hallway, out of the building and over to his car. Leaning against his car, Sweets looked up at Booth's apartment window. There were no lights on and he didn't see any sign of movement. Feeling a steady pain in his head, Sweets unlocked the drivers side door of this car and got into his car. Turning the key in the ignition, Sweets swallowed hard and drove back to the Hoover.
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Once he was back in his office and sitting back at his desk, Sweets took his phone out of his jacket pocket and called, Cam.
Hearing Cam answer the phone, Sweets said, "Dr. Saroyan, this is Lance Sweets. Have you spoke to Dr. Brennan in the last few days?"
Smiling, Cam said, "I can truthfully say, I haven't talked to Dr. Brennan for as least three days. Why do you ask?"
Frowning, Sweets said, "Uh, well, I've been trying to check up on her; but, I can't find her."
"I wouldn't worry about it," Cam said, "As long as Booth knows where she is that's all that is important. She'll be back at work when she feels better."
Sighing, Sweets said, "We only have Booth's word that Dr. Brennan is sick."
"Yes, that's true," Cam said.
"Uh, I, uh, Booth said that he uh, he said that Dr. Brennan was at Max's place but Max said she isn't." Sweets tried to explain. "I, uh, I think that's way odd."
Smiling, Cam said, "Don't worry about it. Booth probably doesn't want Dr. Brennan bothered by anyone and so he's just giving you the run around."
"Yeah, well, I sort of went over to Booth's apartment and knocked on the door and no one answered, " Sweets said a little desperately. "I, uh, I uh, I saw some blood outside his apartment door."
Rolling her eyes, Cam said, "I wouldn't worry about it. Booth probably made a mess taking out the trash."
Shaking his head, Sweets said, "Aren't you concerned that no one has seen Dr. Brennan for a few days?"
Smiling again, Cam said, "No, not really. Booth knows where Dr. Brennan is and that's all that matters. He'll take care of her."
Sighing, Sweets said, "That's what I'm afraid of."
Shaking her head, Cam said, "Wouldn't it be better if you just left Booth and Dr. Brennan alone? You know they don't like anyone interfering in their private lives. They really hate that and I think it's better to just let them have their privacy."
Nodding his head, Sweets said, "Yeah, I know their very private people. I'm just worried that only one person knows where Dr. Brennan is and he's not telling the truth as to where she is. I mean, doesn't that set off any red flags for you?"
Smiling, Cam said, "Nope, no flags. Everything is ok, Dr. Sweets. Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill. No one will appreciate it."
Exhaling sharply, Sweets said, "Fine. I'm sorry I bothered you." Ending his call, Sweets sat holding his phone and tapping it against his forehead. Feeling the pressure in his head getting worse, Sweets took a bottle of Advil out of his desk drawer and swallowed two tablets dry.
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That evening, Booth drove over to his apartment in a very foul mood. Brennan had driven over to Max's place right after Cam had called her to let her know that Sweets was looking for her. Brennan had gone grocery shopping when Sweets had dropped by Booth's apartment and hadn't known that he had been there looking for her until Cam called her and warned her. Once Brennan realized that Sweets was actively searching for her, she called her father and told him she was going to be staying with him for a few days. She had then called Booth to let him know where she was.
"Booth."
Smiling Brennan said, "Cam called me and told me that Sweets is actively searching for me. He came by your apartment this afternoon while I was gone and he saw the blood on the door and in the hallway. I decided to initiate the second part of our plan and came over here to Dad's apartment."
Sighing, Booth said, "Damn. You mean I have to sleep by myself tonight?"
A little sad, Brennan said, "Yes. If you want the plan to work, I'll have to stay away from your apartment and my apartment for the next few days."
Frowning, Booth said, "You know what? I've changed my mind. I don't want to trick Sweets. I want to beat the shit out of him."
Laughing, Brennan said, "No Booth. That would only get you into trouble and make Sweets the victim. He will never learn anything if you just beat the excrement out of him."
Exhaling sharply, Booth said, "Fine. We'll stick with the plan. It seems to me that the ones being punished here is me and you."
Smiling, Brennan said, "I'll call you later his evening before I retire for bed. We can talk as long as you like."
Smiling, Booth said, "Ok, that sounds alright. It's not the same as being together; but, it's better than nothing."
Nodding her head, Brennan said, " Before I forget to tell you, Tim called me and told me that we have a meeting with Judge Morrow, in his chambers, at 10:15 tomorrow morning. Caroline told Tim that the meeting could last as little as ten minutes and as long as an hour. If he rules in our favor then everything is going to happen very fast. I'll call you and let you know if and or when you need to be at the airport."
Smiling, Booth said, "Wow, I can't believe this may be over so soon. You let me know as soon as you hear something. I will try as hard as I can to be at the airport. If I can't then we'll cross that path when we have to. You just make sure you're there. He'll want to see you more than me and you know it."
Frowning, Brennan said, 'You know he loves you too, Booth. He'll be very disappointed if you aren't there to see him leave."
Shrugging his shoulders, Booth said, "Well, don't worry about it Bones. We'll take a week's vacation and go see him and his family this summer. It'll be fine."
Smiling again, Brennan said, "Yes, if Judge Morrow rules in our favor then everything will wonderful."
Frowning, Booth said, "Are you sure I can't just beat the Hell out of Sweets? You could come home then."
Laughing, Brennan said, "Take a cold shower Booth. That might help."
Rolling his eyes, Booth said, "Hey, keep it up and we'll see who needs the cold shower tonight."
Frowning, Brennan said, "Um, perhaps we shouldn't escalate this conversation, Booth."
Smiling, Booth said, "Good idea, Bones. I love you and I'll talk to you later tonight."
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Ok, things are heating up for Sweets. Cam tried to warn Sweets; but, I guess he's too caught up in what he thinks he's seeing to let it go. Too bad for him. I promise, you will find out who Tim is. All will be made clear.