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Hodgins had been thinking over the conversation that Booth had with the deputy and he finally had to say something before he exploded. "Why did you say your wife is coming to get you?"
Shaking his head, Booth said, "I didn't say my wife was coming for me. I said Bones was coming for me."
Frowning, Daisy said, "No, Dr. Hodgins is correct. You said your wife is coming to get you."
Lying back down on the grass, Booth closed his eyes and tried to ignore his travel companions.
Shaking his head, Hodgins said, "Did you and Dr. B get married?"
Hoping that Hodgins would leave him alone, Booth continued to remain silent. He knew he was in trouble and he wasn't sure how to get out of it without making the situation worse.
Daisy feeling a big grin taking over her face, looked at Booth and gushingly said, "You did get married. Oh my God. Oh my God. I can't believe you got married and didn't invite us to the wedding. Oh my God."
Expelling his breath, Booth sat up and stared at Daisy. Seeing her beaming face, Booth knew as soon as Brennan showed up that Daisy was going to make his life an utter Hell for the next few days. "Me and my big mouth," Booth thought.
Hodgins, staring at Booth smiled and said, "Why the big secret? What's wrong with us knowing that you're married to Dr. B? You don't think that would have been a secret for long do you? Angela would have wormed it out of Dr. B as soon as she got a hint that something had changed between you two."
Shaking his head, Booth made one last effort to do damage control. "Bones and I are not married. I just said that to the Deputy because it was easier than saying my life partner. We are not married; so, drop it."
Shaking his head, Hodgins said, "It's too late, Dude. You can't put the genie back into that bottle."
Moving his jacket to the side, Booth put his hand on his gun and said, "The next person who says I'm married is going to find out that skunk odor isn't as bad as being shot."
Frowning, Hodgins said, "Threatening us isn't really helping your cause, Booth. You only do that when someone is invading your personal space or butting into your private business."
Shaking his head, Booth lay back down and clasped his hands across his chest. Closing his eyes, Booth said, "Wake me up when Bones shows up."
Hodgins and Daisy, staring at Booth and then at each other, smiled.
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As promised, Sheriff's Deputy Franz drove up and parked next to the SUV about an hour after his last visit. Exiting his patrol car, the deputy noticed that nothing seemed to have changed. The FBI agent was still lying on the grass and the doctor was still sitting on the grass not too far from the agent while the young woman was still sitting in the back of the truck.
Walking over to the men, Deputy Franz said, "How's it going? Any problems?"
Opening his eyes, Booth looked at the Deputy and sat up. Shaking his head, Booth said, "Nope, we're still waiting for my partner to get here."
Nodding his head, Deputy Franz asked, "Would anyone like something from the store? I can go buy it for you."
Shaking his head, Booth said, "No thanks. We're fine. My partner should be here soon."
Smiling, Deputy Franz said, "Ok, I'll drive by in an hour to make sure you guys are ok. I want to thank you for staying out of the truck stop. The owner is high strung. He was robbed a couple of months ago and he's still a little on the nervous side."
Nodding his head, Booth said, "Sure. We understand. Some of us are dressed oddly and all of us smell. I get it. We're fine out here. It's not too hot or too cold so we're pretty comfortable."
Raising his hand in farewell, Deputy Franz said, "I hope the next time you pass through you'll have a better time." Turning around, the deputy walked back to his patrol car, got in the driver's side and then drove away.
Daisy, impressed with the deputy said, "You know he's very nice."
Lying back down, Booth closed his eyes again. Hodgins, not able to leave well enough alone, said, "I noticed that you told him that you were waiting for your partner this time. Changing her title isn't going to change anything. We know what we know."
Ignoring Hodgins, Booth waited for Brennan to show up. He felt a lot better and he was anxious to leave the truck stop and Hodgins' "know it all" smile behind.
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Brennan had made pretty good time and finally pulled into the truck stop. Looking around, Brennan saw Booth's SUV parked at the end of the parking lot near an empty field. Driving up next to the SUV, Brennan put her car into park and exited the vehicle. Walking around the SUV Brennan saw Booth lying on the grass, looking a little pale.
Glancing at Hodgins and Daisy, she noticed that they were dressed in Booth's clothes.
"If you're ready to leave, I can take you home, Booth."
Opening his eyes, Booth sat up and said, "Thank God, Bones. It was boring as Hell waiting for you."
A little offended, Hodgins said, "Hey, we tried to talk to you. You're the one who wanted peace and quiet."
Shaking his head, Booth stood up, fished his keys out of his pocket, separated the SUV's keys from his key chain and lobbed them at Hodgins. Not caring if Hodgins caught them or not, Booth walked over to where Brennan was standing and put his hands on her shoulders.
Kissing Brennan, Booth said, "Let's go, Bones."
Pulling back a little from Booth, Brennan said, "Before we leave, I want you to change your clothes and wash your exposed skin with some soap and water that I brought. The clothes are in the back seat with the wash clothes. They are in some Ziplock bags."
Smiling, Booth said, "No problem. I think one of the reasons I've been feeling so bad is because I stink as well as Hodgins and Daisy. Not as strongly as them; but, still, I do know that I stink."
Nodding her head, Brennan watched Booth walk over to her car and get into the back seat. Turning around, Brennan said, "Are you two well? Are you feeling as ill as Booth?"
Shaking his head, Hodgins said, "No. We're better off than Booth is. I think we're so used to working with dead bodies that the smell of death has inured us to extremely strong smells. You know Booth usually keeps his distance around bodies. I don't think he really can tolerate strong smells like we can."
Smiling, Brennan said, "Yes, that is true. It is not unusual for him to make faces around bodies, especially bodies that are badly decomposed."
Hopping out of the SUV, Daisy walked over to where Brennan was standing. Brennan, realizing that Daisy really reeked, stepped a few paces back and said, "I find that the smell you're exuding is quite repugnant. Maybe I was being unfair to Booth after all."
A little self-conscious, Daisy said, "We were sprayed at close range by a skunk. At least we aren't wearing the coveralls we were wearing when we were sprayed. They really stank."
Rubbing her index finger under her nose, Brennan said, "It's a good thing Booth carries around a sport bag with extra clothes."
Nodding her head, Daisy blurted out, "Agent Booth called you his wife. Are you married? He says you aren't; but, he wouldn't explain why he called you his wife."
Sighing, Brennan said, "Booth calls me a lot of things that aren't necessarily accurate. He has nicknames for almost everyone and pet names he likes to use for me, Christine and Parker. Booth is correct, we are not married."
Frowning, Hodgins said, "And you let him call you his wife?"
Shrugging her shoulders, Brennan said, "I have little influence over the names he calls people. If he calls me his wife, then he is doing so without the benefit of a marriage license."
Looking back at her car, Brennan continued, "You may leave. We'll follow behind you as soon as Booth has changed his clothes."
Nodding his head, Hodgins and Daisy walked over to the SUV. After closing the back hatch, Hodgins and Daisy got into the SUV and drove it out of the truck stop. Watching them leave, Brennan walked over to her car and got into the driver's side of the car.
Turning to Booth, Brennan said, "I think we have something to talk about, don't you?"
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Well Booth has been rescued or has he?"