Chapter 2
"Male or female?" Dr Brennan questioned, as she passed me what felt like a skull. I felt it; there was a massive dent in the back of the it.
"Female, died from blunt force trauma." I recited, giving her back the skull. It was the 24th bone I had examined. She made a noise of approval.
"What happened here?" She asked me again, passing me something else.
"This isn't a bone; it's a cast of a tibia." I told her, at which she made another noise, this time sounding astonished.
"Well, you are definitely smart enough to work here and you show great determination. Your skills are different and refreshing. You're hired, congratulations Dr- I mean, Spencer." Brennan exclaimed happily.
"Thank-you so much, Dr B!" I exclaimed, grinning widely.
"Yay for you sweetie!" Angela laughed, hugging me. "Now, c'mon, I'll show you around the lab. How long will it take you to get used to this place?"
"I have a photographic memory, so about a day." I told her.
First, Angela showed me the main platform, which you needed a swipe card to enter. It was in the centre of the lab, and I doubted I would be there often as I struggled to get up there easily. Next we visited the Bone Room, which was quite small and neatly set out. After, Angela showed me everyone's offices and the autopsy room. Finally, we stopped at my office. The room had a large desk with a matching chair, a couch and many bookshelves.
"So is that everything?" I asked curiously, trying desperately to remember the building plan.
"Yeah it is honey… oh, things are gonna get awkward." She muttered the last bit under her breath as she led me out.
"Why?" I whispered back curiously, realising that the lab had gone deathly silent.
"Booth has just walked in. He and Bren were dating and have a kid, but when Bren finally proposed to him, he said yes, but then changed his mind. It broke her heart." Angela murmured in my ear.
"Wait, Booth, as in Seely Booth, works for the FBI, the guy that would never intentionally hurt someone?" I asked shocked at what I was hearing.
"You know Booth?" Angela wondered.
"Yeah, he worked on my kidnapping case." I answered shortly.
"Oakley, is that you?" Booth called out, coming closer.
"Hey there Booth, I still have the pro… thing. It's on my computer." I told him.
"Ah, great, keep it safe and don't let anyone know about it." He sighed in relief. "Cam, I got a case!"
"Oh, what is- Um, who are you and why are you in my lab?" A lady, I assumed was Cam said, focusing her attention on someone who was most likely me.
"Are you talking to me?" I asked awkwardly.
"Yes I am, wait, are you Dr Oakley?" She replied sounding slightly sheepish. I nodded and she muttered something under her breath. "Right, well you can come along with Booth and I to the crimescene."
Booth grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the lab and towards his car. I grinned with excitement; I couldn't wait to start my work!