The Love Deep Within

How's My Heart Supposed To Beat Without You

Monday afternoon Brennan was sitting in her office. Her Sunday was a day well spent. Her body was still paining because of playing hide and seek with the two kids and her father. She wondered how the kids could remain so active. Especially this morning when Kate almost jumped on her to wake her up and tickled her. A smile touched her lips at the thought of her daughter.

Then Brennan wondered what was going on with Booth. The previous evening Brennan had texted and invited everyone for dinner at her place. She was going to introduce Kate to all her friends. All of them had replied back saying they will be there. But Booth's reply was in the negative. He had not come to see her today. That too when they had a case!

"Dr. Brennan here is the autopsy report you asked for." Cam said as she entered the office.

"Thanks Cam."Brennan said accepting the file.

"Dr. Brennan do you mind me asking about the dinner?" Cam said.

"Oh. You will find out soon." Brennan said with a smile which Cam returned.

After a pause Brennan looked at the reports and asked trying to sound nonchalant,"Have you seen Booth? It's weird he has not come in since there is a case to be solved."

"Dr. Brennan Booth has come in a couple of times since morning. Did he not come to see you? He collected all the reports too. And if I remember correctly then right now he is interrogating a suspect." Cam said but immediately felt bad for their falling partnership.

"Oh. Okay." Brennan said.

Brennan marched towards Booth's office in anger.

She opened the door and saw him talking on the phone with someone and taking down notes.

"Why would you do this Booth? Why wasn't I told about the interrogation?" Brennan asked.

Booth ended his call and turned towards her.

"Bones I'm busy." Booth said in a flat tone.

"No Booth answer my question!" Brennan said.

"Bon-Brennan you are busy and happy with your new life and so am I. At least for the busy part. The happy part, I'm trying." Booth said.

"That doesn't answer my question." Brennan said in a cold voice trying to hide the hurt that he caused by calling her Brennan.

"Look Bones," Booth softened, "At first our partnership was the only relationship we had in our lives. But now I've found Hannah and you have found someone so our priorities are changing. It's best that we don't see each other anymore." Booth said.

"So you are breaking our partnership?" Brennan asked very vulnerably, as a tear slid down her cheek.

It was very difficult for Booth to suppress the urge just to hold her and console her, wipe the tears from her face and take all her worries away. His heart had stopped when he saw how vulnerable she had become. Booth stood up from his chair and was slowly making his way towards her.

Brennan took a deep breath, wiped the tears of her cheeks but was unsuccessful as more fell rapidly on it. She turned and headed for the stairs.

Booth realized that he had been holding his breath and exhaled and then wiped away his own tears.

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