Queen Of The Lab~Jack Hodgins Love Story~ Olivia Anne Brennan Series~ Book #3

~Bargining~

Rick lifted his head smirking when he saw Olivia standing there, a gun pointed at his head.
  "Why are you smiling!?"
Olivia yelled, her face going bright red. Her eyes were glasses over, and she was holding her breath so she wouldn't cry here. Rick kept smiling, taking a deep breath to formulate words that'll drive her nuts.
  "Because you won't kill me."
Olivia's eyes lit up with fire. She clicked the gun, all she needed to do was pull the trigger and this would be over. Or so she thought.
  "You can't kill me."
Olivia scoffed at Ricks comment.
  "All I have to do is pull the trigger-"
     "And you won't find out who actually shot Casey, why the CIA agents came after you, or where Sarah is."
He interrupted Olivia. Rick was desperate, but not as much as Olivia is.
  "I can find-"
     "Nope."
Rick said sharply, shaking is head.
  "You'll need my help. If you find Sarah and bring her back to me, then I'll tell you who shot Casey and why CIA hurt you."
Olivia thought about it, she could here the people outside. They went back to getting lap dances and cheering.
  "Tell me the CIA first then I'll find Sarah."
Booth called Bones back.
  "What do you have?"
She asked, sitting in Angela's office with Sweets and Jack. Jack was pacing the room, while sweets was playing with his tie.
  "He's got a few agents under his wing."
   "Why?"
      "To track her."
Temperance had him in speaker phone, but she took him off and walked out of the room. She saw it was taking a tool on Jack and Angela. It was even taking a toll on her, but she kept it to herself.
  "Why does Rick need her so badly?"
   "Shes the only one that can find this chick named Sarah. I found out Rick lost his girlfriend to the CIA and bribed a few to keep tabs on Olivia."
Temperance nodded. She walked back inside the room. Her eyes widening when she saw Olivia standing there. She wanted to walk to her and slap her or hug her, but she didn't. She saw a man on his knees, hands behind his head.
  "This is Rick sis. I'm gonna help him find Sarah."
Temperance looked at the other people in the room, then back at Rick. He was smirking.
  "Aren't you a pretty thing?"
He said talking to Temperance. The comment made him get slapped by her.
  "Feisty as well."
Olivia tried to ignore the comment by looking at Jack. His bright blue eyes lit up meeting her dark brown ones.
  "Hey."
     "Hey."
Rick rolled his eyes.
  "Okay this is great but we should really get to the point."
Angela gulped,
  "I hate to agree with a killer but he's got a good point Sweetie."
She said in a soft motherly voice. Olivia nodded.
  "I'll start with the CIA first."
    "I know-"
Rick laughed.
  "You mean you were told by your personal FBI lap dog."
They kept there mouths shut and decided to let Olivia explain.
  "Anyway-"
    "Can I stand?"
        "No."
Olivia said angrily.
  "Ricks girlfriend Sarah, is trapped in Iraq. She was sent there by the CIA and they won't let her leave. Rick bribed a few agents to try and find her but they couldn't. He realized that I was the person for the job, since I know the terrain."
She stopped talking suddenly, seeing Sweets facial expression. He knew she was going to Iraq, even though she shouldn't for many reasons.
"So they were sarvalincing me after I escaped and they took me down when I was on the rode. The two that came to my hospital room where going to take me back to him. So that's the deal with that."
She noticed that Booth slipped in. And she noticed Sweets handed him his notes in the situation.
  "You can't go."
Jack blurted after moments of silence.
  "I know but I have to."
She said in a soft yet stern tone. Her eyes looking around the room, so she didn't have to look at the sad faces and worried faces of her friends and colleagues. Rick raised his hand wanting to talk.
"Yes?"
Angela called on him like she was the teacher and he was the student.
  "She's going, becuase then she can get the person that killed Casey."
  "You killed Casey."
Sweets said sharply. Rick nodded.
  "Yes but I didn't pull the trigger now did I?"
Sweets bit his lip.
  "I'm going guys."
Olivia said getting them back on track. Sweets shook his head.
  "No it's to dangerous. Not to mention this could be a trap, Iraq is a war zone, but you have PTSD from there."
He accidentally blurted out her illness. One of them anyways.
  "You have PTSD?"
Her sister asked sadness in her voice, that Olivia didn't tell her. Everyone else was shocked except Booth. He understood.
  "I couldn't tell you Tempe."
Temperance wiped the tears that had formed in her eyes.
  "Yes well she's going, private jet leaves tomorrow at 0100 hours."
Rick said starting to stand. Olivia tripped him so he feel back on the ground.  The thud cussed Angela to jump slightly. Olivia looked at Booth and he nodded. She needed to talk to Jack later today and pack so Booth would watch Rick while she was gone. Also while she was in Iraq. Olivia started walking to her office, leaving her broken hearted friends and colleagues. She didn't classify Sweets as a friend, since he was a shrink. She made it to her office, and started to pack the things she was gonna need with her. Tracking devices, pens, weapons, and her old military badge. The people there knew this badge was people who wanted to help. Her office door was opened, the light cussing her to squint.
  "Olivia."
Jack said walking closer to her. She was sitting on the floor, packing. He sat next to her and took her hand.
"Promise me something?"
He asked, and she nodded. She knew she hadn't ever broken a promise. And she wasn't going to start now.
  "Come back alive."
She nodded.
  "Promise."
She whispered. Her eyes drifted down to her hands. She tightened her grip on his hand. His other hand lifted her chin to look in her eyes.
  "Jack."
She whispered softly as he leaned in.
"Shh just let it happen."
He whispered back, she nodded listening to him. She hadn't ever listened to anyone in her life, not even her own bosses. His lips softly touched hers, their second kiss even better then the first. She leaned her entire body against the wall, letting him take control, which was rare for her as well. He let go of her hand, putting it in her hair. His other softly holding her neck. He kept kissing her, and she kissed back. He slowly pulled back when her hand touched his.
  "Do you wanna come to my place?" She whispered softly. His eyes smiled along with his mouth.
  "If like that." He whispered kissing her again. She kissed back, slowly pulling apart. She stood up and grabbed her stuff from her office.
  "Meet you there."
She whispered walking out. She walked to the parking lot and loaded up her bike. When she arrived home she packed for a week in a duffle bag. She waited for Jack to arrive. He knocked on the door, smiling nervously. She opened the door and grabbed him by his collar pull in him inside. He stumbled in, shutting and locking the door behind him. She pulled him into her lips, leading him to the bedroom. She pushed him on the bed,
  "I just wanna make sure you want this too."
She knew consent was a big deal in the world, especially being a woman. He nodded slowly.
  She smiled and leaned down kissing him.
  "Olivia?"
He whispered as she unbuttoned his shirt.
  "Yeah?"
She kept undressing him and kissing his neck.
  "Don't go."

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Normal is just an illusion
What's normal for the spider
Is chaos for the fly