84. Blood

"Seeley, Temperance, I need you to listen to me okay? Angela, call an ambulance, give them the address, and put them on speaker phone for me."

The artist stared, eyes flicking between the midwife and Booth and Brennan, before leaving her place at Brennan's side to retrieve her cell phone. At Booth's wide eyes, Alexis continued.

"Temperance is losing a lot of blood, Seeley, and I don't have the equipment here to deal with whatever's happening. So, we're going to deliver the baby, and Angela is going to do everything we practised and check him over."

"How bad is it?" He croaked, hands tightening in Brennan's.

"As of right now, I think she's going to need surgery—"

"I can't lose her— I can't lose you, Bones—"

"You're not going to lose me, Booth." His name trailed of as a groan, Brennan arching forward as she pushed.

"Okay, I can see the head."

She continued, guiding Brennan through each push as she spoke to the operator on the end of the phone. Cries pierced the air as Brennan collapsed back against Booth, both watching through their tears as Alexis guided Angela into cutting the chord, before the baby was settled in the artist's arms.

"It's a boy. You have a son." Angela was openly crying now to, unconsciously checking the baby as she'd been taught before she nodded, settling him in Booth's arms as sirens rang out, "He's fine, everything's fine."

"Angela, open the front door, get them in here."

"Temperance, listen to me, we're going to lift you onto a gurney, and we're going to take you straight to the hospital—"

"Booth—"

"I'm here, baby, we're not leaving your side."

Angela re-entered followed by two EMT's. Brennan was transferred from the bed to the gurney, each hand held tightly by Booth and Angela.

"Ange—"

"I'm not going anywhere, Booth—"

"I know, I just— I need you to call Cam— make sure she's in the surgery, and Max— call Max, check see if Park and Chris are okay— tell him what's happening. Lock the house—"

"Can I drive your SUV?"

"Keys are in the bowl on the kitchen counter."

"I'll be right behind you, don't let anything happen to her—"

"I won't."

Arriving at the hospital, she was greeted by Alexis, both women stood as an unconscious Brennan was prepped for theatre, Booth remained at her bedside, his son still cradled in his arms. Words were exchanged as Cam arrived before she was guided down the hall to prep, the bed holding Brennan not far behind leaving a helpless Booth alone with his newborn son.