Bones fanfic
Brennan sat at her couch and played absently with a strand of hair. She stared at the wall and didn’t recognize any of her surroundings.
“Earth to Bones.”
Booth’s voice and her sudden awareness of his hand running softly through her hair brought her attention back.
“Yeah?”
“You did not hear a word I just said, did you?”
“No, I’m sorry” she said and looked down sheepishly.
“What’s wrong with you, Temperance? You’ve been acting strange all day.”
“Sorry, I’m just a little distracted today.”
“Yeah, I realize that.”Booth said.
He pulled her closer into his arms and gave her a light kiss on the forehead. He knew he wouldn’t get anywhere if he tried to pressure her into telling him what was wrong. Besides, he didn’t want to. He knew her well enough to know that she would talk about it when she was ready.
Brennan’s head rested on Booth’s chest and her eyes were now closed. She breathed steady and listened to his heartbeat. Sometimes she just needed that, needed to know that he was right there with her and going to protect her.
“One year ago I was buried with Hodgins.” She explained quietly, “The memory just popped into my head when I woke up this morning. The feelings I had when I was buried came back. I felt… I felt a little lost today, you know? I didn’t know what to do.”
“You’re not alone. I’m here for you and I’m gonna save you whenever you feel lost or lonely. I’ll be there.”
Brennan smiled. “I know. I just need to hear that every once in a while- just to make sure you’re not going to leave me.”
“I promise that I won’t leave you; and I will tell you every once in a while, “ Booth said and pressed a light kiss on her head.
They sat in total silence for a while, just holding on to each other and Brennan listened to Booth’s heartbeat again.
“Sometimes I feel trapped in my memories. My parents who left me, everything that happened to us, to you…”
Booth ran one hand through Brennan’s hair. “You know it’s not bad to remember those things. It reminds you of how lucky we are to be here now, to finally be together. Bad memories are not always a bad thing. You know your mom left you because she loved you and she wanted to save you. You can’t change the fact that your father is a criminal but nevertheless, he loves you. I guess he would never leave you again, and neither would I.”
“Before we were together, I would wake up in the middle of the night after a nightmare and it always felt so real. I couldn’t go back to sleep; I would lie awake half of the night. That’s why I would always go to the lab early. I was… trapped… and I needed something to do to distract me.”
Booth placed a soft kiss on top of her head, “Now you have me to distract you.” He pulled Brennan closer to him and she snuggled against him.
“I’m glad to have you.”