Hey guys! I hope you liked the last chapter. Here is chapter 5!
Both Booth and Angela got up at the same time and were about to make were about to make their way down to Bone Storage when Booth stopped them,
"Wait, we can't both go down there at the same time. We'll just bombard her enough to make her close up more." Angela nodded in agreement,
"So... who goes first?" Booth sighed and spoke,
"I saw her yesterday so you can go down there now. I'll try to catch her later." Booth knew how important Brennan was to Angela and how important it is for her to get her apology in. Booth decided to follow Brennan's orders for a little longer. Angela gave Booth a grateful smile and thanked him. He watched her walk away in search for his partner. He decided to make his way to work and hopefully catch her at lunch.
Angela made her way quietly down the stairs that lead to 'Limbo', a storage area in the basement that holds the bones of thousands of lost souls. Brennan was often down in Limbo when she was feeling bad or wanted to escape reality. It was only fitting that Angela found her best friend bent over a skeleton with her back towards the door after the day she had yesterday. Angela made sure not to frighten her friend,
"Bren?" Brennan didn't look up, "Bren. Can I talk to you?" Brennan sighed a little,
"I'm busy Angela." Angela sighed sadly,
"Please? I really need to talk to you." Brennan shook her head and kept her back turned,
"If this is about the events of yesterday I am not in the mood to discuss it so please leave me to my work." Angela wouldn't back down,
"Bren, I need you to know how sorry I am. I didn't do what I did to hurt you. I did it so you could be happy." Brennan whipped around and looked at the artist,
"How was that going to make me happy? How was confessing MY feelings to MY partner going to make me happy? You had no right Angela. None at all. You may have just cost me one of the best relationship I've ever had because you can't mind your business. I know Booth is sorry and he claims that he didn't mean what he said but I don't know if I can look at him the same way anymore. I'm going to tell you what I told Booth. Leave me alone. I will come to you when I am ready. For now though, leave me alone." Without a look back Brennan turned back to her work and left Angela standing there stunned. The artist attempted to gather herself before going back to the main lab,
"I'm sorry." Brennan heard the tears in her voice and it hurt her. She knew she shouldn't feel bad for what she said for Angela but she knew the artist was only looking out for her well being. She needed to be told how Brennan felt though. Brennan always took pride in her honesty; especially in times like these.
Angela made it just in time to her office to totally breakdown from what Brennan had just said to her. She couldn't believe thats how her best friend thought of her and she was sickened with herself, As she dropped to her couch to calm down Hodgins walked in,
"Ange do you have the notes on the Briggs case? I thought I had them-" He cut himself off when he saw how distraught his wife was sitting on her couch,
"Angie, What's wrong?" Angela shook her head and out her head on his shoulder,
"I just saw Brennan. She said she didn't want to talk to me and that when she's ready to talk she will find me." The tears began once more, "She told me I might have just ruined her and Booth's relationship. How could I do that Hodgie? I ruined everything for her." She started to sob once more. Hodgins took his wife into an embrace and held her as she cried.
"Angie, everything is going to be Okay." She shook her head,
"No it won't be. She's going to hate me forever. She has every right to anyways." Hodgins shook his head and spoke,
"You know thats not true. Brennan just needs some time to herself. She'll come around soon. Just give her time." Angela hesitantly nodded at her husbands words. After a while of them just sitting together on her couch they went back to work.
Soon lunch rolled around and Booth found himself back at the lab. He gave Angela the morning to talk to Brennan and now he was determined to at least get her for lunch. He saw that her office was still empty so he went to see if she was in bone storage. he walked down the steps and saw her hunched over the examination table. He didn't know that she had not moved, except to get new remains, since this morning. He stopped at the bottom of the steps and made his presence known.
"Hey Bones. You hungry?" He couldn't see her face but her expression was one of annoyance,
"No. I'm not hungry." She said somewhat softly. In an effort to break the tension Booth cracked a joke,
"Oh, come on Bones. You gotta eat." She shook her head,
"I don't have much of an appetite right now. If you'll excuse me I need to return to these remains." He shook his head,
"Bones, please" She turned around and spoke,
"Booth. What did I say last night?" He knew what she said but he didn't want to repeat it, "I told you to leave me alone. I told you that when I was ready I'll come to you. It seems like you don't listen so I will say it once more. Booth, leave me alone. This is not something you can fix in a day. You and Angela have to leave me alone." She turned back to her remains and left Booth standing there.
"Bones..." He jumped when he heard the slamming of her fists on the side of the table,
"Do I have to leave? Do I have to leave the lab to get away from you two? I don't want to do that but if thats the case then I will go." Booth shook his head,
"No. Don't leave. I will go." She didn't turn back to watch him leave. He went up the stairs and out of the lab. She felt tears well in her eyes. She wiped them away and continued with her work.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'll be back soon. -J.A.