Brennan was up early the next morning, when sleep was no longer an option. The alcohol had allowed her to fall asleep easily, but it hadn't kept her asleep for long.
It was misting lightly as she loaded the final box into the SUV she had rented for the trip. It was not environmentally friendly, but a larger vehicle was needed to transport the last items to her new apartment. Her practical mind had decided it was not wasteful this one time.
At the last minute, she had left a note for Booth on the table in the kitchen. Brennan was rarely certain about relationships, but she was certain Booth would come to her apartment after she'd left. Her former partner would need to see that she was actually gone.
She'd told him the truth last night. Most of it, anyway. Angela had a copy of her route, except for the detour she planned on taking after leaving the city. A secret detour to a place she hadn't seen in years.
The summer before her parents left, they had taken Brennan and Russ hiking in the mountains. One morning, her father had woken her early to see the sunrise. It was one of the last happy memories she had of the four of them together. It wasn't the safest hike, off trail and high on a mountain peak, but it was worth it.
Now, with the future gutted, she needed and wanted to start over. The mountain would give her a place to clear her mind and do that.
Pulling out of the driveway, Brennan resisted the urge to look back. All the time spent with Booth had made her sentimental. It was time to leave that behind and return to the logic that had served her so well. Ahead of her was her future, because where else would it be?