Brennan was signing the last of the discharge paperwork. She looked at him with relief in her eyes. "I am so ready to go home."
Booth looked pointedly at her crutches. "Do you think that's a good idea? How are you going to manage on a pair of crutches?"
The nurse watched the exchange with amusement. She'd heard about these two from the emergency room nurse and was pleased she'd have something to add to the gossip later.
Brennan swallowed her annoyance, waiting until the nurse stepped out for a moment. "Booth, I can take care of myself. I have a broken leg. You're just wrong about this. Logically I shouldn't have any trouble manipulating the crutches around my apartment."
"I'm not wrong. You shouldn't be by yourself when you're hurt. And I'm sick of hearing about your logic." Booth argued.
The nurse leaned against the door frame and watched the conversation with amusement.
"Yes, I will be by myself. You have your place and I have mine. That's the way it works." She glared at the nurse until she stepped back out of the room. "And there is nothing wrong with my logic."
"I'm not letting you out of my sight," he said coolly. "You leave for one day and manage to fall off a mountain." Booth had moved away from her and was retrieving a set of clothes for her from the closet in the room.
Brennan laughed out loud at the ridiculousness of the conversation. "Well, that's one thing I wasn't wrong about," she said, thinking about her time back on the mountain.
A/N: First the good news: We are 3/4 of the way through the story. Now the bad news: There will be no further updating until next Friday or Saturday due to a much needed vacation. Thanks for all of your reviews. I greatly appreciate them.