oh i think i forgot toput a disclaimers on the first chapter...anywho i don't own Bones

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Bren typed diligently on her keyboard making sure that the pass few cases where squared away, when she heard the sound of her partner's voice booming in the lab. She smiled a bittersweet smile before masking her emotions and going back to work.

Booth walked in like a man on a mission. He came by Bone's house to check on her only to find her room a mess and nobody home. Fear gripped him when he saw her bedroom door ajar and clothes scattered everywhere. Bones ran, was the only thing going through his mind. She just got back and she was already gone. He forced that thought out of his head because he would be damned if the last conversation they had was one where she ran from him in tears. He wanted to follow her inside last night but he had Hannah waiting at home and he knew it wasn't fair to her. Plus he was emotionally drained. If he was a second late Bones could have been hit by that car. His whole world stopped as he seen her pause and the car was racing towards. He begged god to give him wings because a life without Bones wasn't a life worth living.

Instead he went home that night to his girlfriend visibly shaking. The thought of almost losing Bones was still so fresh in his mind.

"Seeley what's wrong", she asked trying to comfort him only to be pushed away.

He felt guilty. The only thing he could think of was "Bones".

This time she dropped his hand like it was on fire. She tried to cover up the jealously but he saw it. Sure they were friends but Booth had a feeling that was only so they can keep a keen eye on each other.

"Is Temperance okay" she asked.

Booth shook his head no. "I don't know; she almost got hit by a car", he explained.

"So she's fine right…Seeley what are you not telling me", Hannah asked narrowing her eyes feeling something wasn't right.

Booth huffed; he wasn't getting into this tonight. Bones almost died! He went past Hannah to grab a beer and plopped down on the couch. "Not tonight, we'll talk later but right now all I have to say is beer good…this interview no comment".

Booth remembered Hannah storming away into his bedroom and the next he remembered was waking up on the couch racing to Bones. He had a dream that he had been too late and he needed reassurance that she was still safe.

"Bones, so your good right", he asked as soon as he seen her, letting out a breath he hadn't realized he held.

Bones looked up at him puzzled. "Why wouldn't I be Booth"?

Booth eyes grew wide. It was hard to believe that he was actually talking to a genius sometimes, but it was cute when the smartest woman in the word in his opinion went clueless. "Bones, you were almost hit by a car", he exclaimed.

She was still looking puzzled. She hoped he stopped at the car part because her facade was creaking. "But I wasn't, thanks to you Booth. You saved me remember. I'm fine", she assured him finally dropping her pen and giving him her full attention looking into his eyes.

Booth was lost in those blue eyes. "Right", he agreed. "But you know the other-other thing".

"Are you referring to when I confess my love and you turned me down because of Hannah? Because if so I'm an adult and professional! Booth our partnership is fine", she stated bluntly like she was talking about the weather.

"Wow Bones blunt but I really –wow love", he stuttered. Bones loved him! That was the most wonderful thing in the world. Now it was too late he loved Hannah. "Can you really call that love though", he asked himself and watched his partners eyes turn to ice and realized he once again said another thing out loud. He was going to apologize when his phone rang.

"Booth", he answered.

Turns out they had a case. What else was new, besides his partner loving him?

The victim was between the ages of 8 to 12, Caucasian, male with a shot to the head. The whole team was shaken up; kid murders where always the hardest. Booth and Bren worked on edge. Booth was thinking about Parker and Brennan wanted to comfort him but it wasn't her place anymore.

This put a damper on her plans on leaving town next weekend. She had everything set up all she needed to do was tell Angela. She had already informed Cam but she guaranteed her it was just two months to promote her new book, which was sat to come out Valentine's Day. She never been known to believe in such things but Booth did and her publicist insisted on it. She was really nervous because she wrote this in her spare time while she was away and this book was already in the copier. Sweets once said that she often used her books as an outlet and that was exactly what Love in the Bones was. She hoped Booth didn't read this one.

She was taken out of her thoughts by a knock on the door. She looked up to find Angela at the door. "Hey Sweetie, you know he still loves you right. He's just a guy and guys are really stupid", Ange stated coming in and closing the door behind her. She heard …eavesdropped on their morning conversation and was already plotting to take care of Combat Barbie. She thought Hannah was a nice person but she didn't fit plus there was something about her that rubbed Ange the wrong way.

Bren frowned. "Booth is very intelligent and so is Hodgins so your statement is wrong. Also Booth is the heart guy so love is his field of expertise while mine are Bones and plus he told me Hannah was the one he loves".

Angela just grinned like cat. "Whoever said anything about Booth", she coaxed until she frowned mad as hell. "He said that", she yelled outraged. The hormones were getting to her. Doping her up on extra things she really didn't need because she was already an eager spirit.

"Angela is there a reason you're here", Bren asked cutting off further conversations about Booth off.

"Do I need a reason to see my best friend", she gushed.

"I suppose not but we're trying to catch a murder and I need to do that before next week", Bren answered apologetically.

"Apology accepted now what's the what on next week".

Brennan just stared blankly at her and it clicked into Ange's mind. "You're running again; aren't you Bren", she assured.

Bren hesitated before answering. "Not running, forced to do some diggings to promote my new book", she tried to reassure her pregnant friend.

"Oh well does Booth know", she countered.

Bren took in a sharp breath.

"Does Booth know what", asked the man in question. He suddenly felt uneasy and he visibly witness Angela tense up. He narrowed his eyes at Bones and then turned to Angela.

Bones didn't miss a beat. "That we don't have any possible leads yet. The bullet was the right size equal to a service pistol. I do not like to jump to conclusions and since the bullet exploded in the victim and Cam is currently working with the flesh still, I haven't had the chance to examine it." She vaguely wondered where she became so good at lying when she noticed her partner wasn't really looking at her so he wasn't able to direct it if she had slipped.

Booth tensed at the word "service". "Okay well Bones we have a few possible leads so let's go", he said tightly.

Bren hurried up and grabbed her coat and hurried out after him when Ange suddenly grabbed her and mouth "when".

Bones knew Ange was referring to lying to Booth but she didn't have time to linger. "I have to go Ange, well talk later. I promise".

"I'll hold you to it", Ange yelled back.

Tell me what you think! its slightly AU because the next eps had let a week pass before discussing the car and confession thing between them!