okay, so totally accidental that this one ended up being posted on the one year anniversary of sweets' death, but hey we're three quarters of the way through and season eleven starts in six days yayyyy!

-bones-

75. News

"We're joined in the studio today by forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling author, Dr Temperance Brennan. Thank you for joining us, Temperance."

"It's a pleasure to be here."

"So, first off I hear congratulations are in order, you and your husband welcomed your second child in January, how is he?"

"Henry's great, he'll be six months old next month."

"And how did Parker and Christine react to having a new baby in the house?"

"They completely adore him. Parker lives in England with his mother but he's been able to visit us several times since Henry was born, and Christine is constantly wanting to hold Henry."

"Christine is four now?"

"Yeah, four years old, she'll be starting full time school at the end of August."

"Now, onto Bones Never Lie, the sixth instalment in your Kathy Reich's series that was released yesterday. I've yet to read it, but I caught a glimpse of the dedication: This book is dedicated to my friend, Lance Sweets. My life means more because I knew you."

"I wrote the majority of the book in three months back in 2014. Sweets was there for me completely during those months while Booth was away, he helped me with Christine, helped me move into our new house. He stayed in the guest bedroom most nights, and when he didn't he'd always remind me he was at the end of a phone. Sweets passed away, a short time after Booth came home, he erm— he was a couple of months shy of his thirtieth birthday—"

"Take your time."

"Sweets, he had a tradition that on his birthday he'd give out gifts to the people who meant the most to him. He finished his gift for Booth and I shortly before he died, he'd turned the book he'd written on our partnership into a love story, and dedicated it to the two of us, that's when I decided to finish my book. There's a preview of Sweets' book: Parts of the Whole, in Bones Never Lie, and it'll be available to buy on September 25th, the two year anniversary of his death. All the money the book generates is going to the family he left behind, to his girlfriend Daisy and his son Seeley Lance. He's done so much for me, and for Booth and our family, that it was the least we could do, he was a wonderful man, and a wonderful friend."

"I hate to have to say this but we're out of time for today. Bones Never Lie by Temperance Brennan is now available to purchase, and Parts of the Whole by the very much loved and missed Lance Sweets will be available on September 25th. Thank you so much for coming, Temperance, it was wonderful to see you again."

"Thank you for having me, it was wonderful to see you again too, Hannah."