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When Booth entered the bedroom that morning Rebecca, of course, was asleep and he couldn't help but feel relieved about that. Even though he'd been talking with Bones about his… situation for hours, back at home it didn't feel lighter at all. There was a heavy weight in his chest and at the moment it felt impossible to make it go away, to stay positive.

He knew that eventually he had to come around. This child didn't deserve to be unwanted. Hell, a child was all he'd ever wished for. But now? Things just didn't feel right. His gut told him that.

With a sigh he let himself fall into the pillows and he instantly knew how exhausted he was. It didn't take him long to fall asleep. Tomorrow you'll see that it isn't as bad as you think it is today, were the last words of his Bones he remembered before he gave in to his exhaustion.

"I want to know where you were last night, Seeley!" Rebecca stood in the kitchen, arms crossed in front of her chest.

Man I think I have a déjà vu… "I was at Bones', okay? No need to be so pissed!", he told her while stirring the coffee in his cup.

"Oh, so you think it's okay for me that you spend the whole night with another woman after I told you of my pregnancy?" she snarled.

"We just talked! I told you I needed some time and-"

"Some time!", she huffed. "But you had the time to spend hours with Temperance!"

"What the hell's the matter with you? It's not like… like we had sex, okay?!"

Rebecca narrowed her eyes at him "I swear, Seeley, if things go like this from now on, you'll never see this child! I can do that!" she told him in a rather childish manner.

The agent had to suppress a sarcastic laugh "You want to blackmail me, Rebecca, really? You don't own me, I'm a grown man so stop that childish speech!" He was angry now. How dare she?

She huffed again "You'll see, Seeley!"

He had enough then "Oh for God's sake, Rebecca! Grow up already! This child isn't some toy you can do as you please with! And don't you dare try to blackmail me! I won't have that!"

With that he stood up, went into the hallway to grab his keys.

"Why do you always run away when we're discussing something?", Rebecca screamed frustrated.

"You blackmailing me isn't a discussion, Becca. We can talk about it again when you've come to your senses again."

With that he left his apartment.

He drove around the city, the casino as his destination in mind. He needed that to calm down again. What had he to lose after all? One or two rounds of Black Jack couldn't hurt anyone, could they?

He parked his car in front of the Royal Casino and get out. He'd never been here during daytime. Somehow, without all those glowing neon lights, the building had lost it's fascination. He couldn't help but feel disappointed.

In that moment, he came to his senses again. He thought back to that night all those months ago when he arrived at Bones apartment in the middle of the night.

"I want you to come to me whenever you feel the need to go gambling again. Promise me?"
Booth nodded "I promise."

He took in a heavy breath, took out his phone and dialed the number he knew by heart.

"Booth?"

"You need to come to the park", was all he said before hanging up again and getting back into the car.

Temperance was frustrated. He wanted her to come to the park. Okay. But how the hell was she supposed to find him there?! Couldn't he tell her where he was at least? She had been walking around for an hour and a half, worried sick for him – he'd sounded defeated – until she'd found him sitting on a bench. And seeing him there, her heart ached for him, metaphorically speaking, of course. He didn't just sound defeated, she looked like it as well, even from a distance. She'd never seen him that way.

When she arrived at the bench she sat down wordlessly next to him. Like always didn't know what to say in these moments so she sat there and hoped that he would be the one to make the first move. And she didn't have to wait long…

"Thanks for coming", he said, his voice broken.

"Of course, Booth", she answered quietly. She bit her lip while thinking of the possibilities she had now but Booth stopped her thoughts again. And what he said next made her heart stop.

"I went to the casino again…"

"Booth…" She placed her hand on his.

He didn't hesitate to entwine their fingers together. This is what he meant. One touch of her – or even her presence – and he felt calm again, felt like he could breath again.

"I didn't go in, Bones" he sighed. "I remembered what you said about coming to you if I ever felt the need to gamble again."

She sighed in relief "And I meant that Booth-"

"Yeah, but the point is I wanted to do it again, Bones. I wanted it so badly that I couldn't think straight anymore…"

"But Booth, you remembered! And I'm so proud of you that you fought it. And you succeeded, Booth, don't you see that?" She squeezed his hand in encouragement.

Booth rubbed his forehead with his free hand. That nasty headache just wouldn't go away. "I succeeded this time…"

"And you will again, Booth. I know you will."

He smiled a little, though he wouldn't look at her. "Thanks Bones. I don't know what I'd do without you."

"Oh, maybe you wouldn't be drinking coffee from the coffee cart now", she told him and held up the two cups she'd purchased earlier.

"Although", she wrinkled her nose "they're cold by now, so maybe you don't want to drink it after all…"

He couldn't help but laugh at that. She could cheer him up with two cold cups of coffee.

"So… Tell me what brought you to that casino." She asked him even though she could very well imagine the reason…

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