Waiting, Hoping, Praying For You.

When Booth is told to go on an undercover mission for six months, he must leave his family behind. All Brennan can do is wait, hope and pray.

I'm BAAACK!! lol This is my new little creation that I have nicknamed WHPFY. Bones/Booth as always, as I'm sure you'll figure out pretty early on. Hope you enjoy :D

It was a normal day around the lab. The team had just finished another FBI case so everything was rather quiet, everyone was finishing jobs before leaving for the weekend. Angela and Hodgins had decided that paying attention to each other was much important than work. Cam was currently in a meeting with Goodman, while Zac had started a limbo case. Brennan was finishing off the latest paperwork that Booth had given her to sign. She was hoping to finish some more of her book and maybe fit a limbo case in by the time she would go home for the night.

"Dr Brennan, would you be able to come and look at this limbo case for me, there's something I can't identify on the victim's arm"

She sighed and fought off a groan and managed a smile and a nod for the younger forensic anthropologist. She quickly helped Zac identify the problem on the victim's arm and was just about to head off towards her office when a click registered for someone coming up on the platform

"Hey Bones"

She looked at her watch and saw it was already five o'clock. Again, she sighed and knew that another limbo case was not going to happen, quickly she marched back to her office passing Booth on the way

"What? Not even a hello? Come on Bones, that's kind of rude"

"Hello Booth, what do you want?"

"Who says I want something?"

She raised an eyebrow at him but turned back to her work a few seconds later.

"Fine, I was coming to get you to come to the diner with me, there's something I need to tell you"

She looked up quickly, trying to decide if it was bad news. Although she was bad at reading emotions, she knew Booth's pretty well. He was looking at the ground and fiddling with his jacket as he sat on the chair opposite her. Something was wrong. She looked down at her desk and decided that the work could wait for tomorrow. She would have to come in early and do some weekend work, much more peaceful work environment if noone was here, she decided.

"Okay, let's go"

"Wow, Are you alright Bones? No arguments?" he had a shocked look on his face, and although this was a rare occurance. Never, did Temperance Brennan leave on time from work, but he looked so nervous, and her anxiety grew, trying to guess what it was he had to tell her.
"I'll come in tomorrow and do the remaining work" She was too busy to hear the "And I wont be able to stop you" from Booth's mouth.

They made it to the diner in record time, Brennan getting more anxious by Booth's behaviour. He seemed to be in a big hurry always pushing her by the small of her back. She was starting to get really worried.

"What is up with you?!" she finally said, when they had made it to a table in the corner.

"Nothing, I'm fine" He purposely avoided her eyes instead grabbing a menu and pretending to read, even though he always ordered the same thing.

"Then why have you been pushing me and you keep avoiding my eyes, what's happened?"

Finally, he looked into her eyes "Temperance..."

Her eyes opened wide, she couldn't even remember the last time he had used her first name, it was always Bones. What was going on?

"You.. my first name" She stuttered, he shifted his eyes like he had done something wrong.

"I have to tell you something, but I want you to know it's not my choice, and I'm definitely not happy with it, but I can't argue with Cullen. I Mean, you know that right? Cullen is a very hard person to argue with and I really don't want to do this okay?" he suddenly grabbed her hand and this time stared right into her eyes "This is not me leaving you, I would never leave you"

"What? What's going on? Why would you say that?" her eyesight started to blur, her mind knew there was something wrong. Something just wasn't right, noone says those things just out of the blue.

He sighed and seemed to struggle to put what he was going to try and say into words.

"Tomorrow...ah... I've been ordered on a mission, I have to go...away. Tomorrow" Her reaction would be something he would remember for a while. She jumped up and started whispering no. Gradually her voice got louder.

"No, No no!! You said you wouldn't leave me! You're just like the rest of them! How could you do this?"

He quickly jumped up to and dragged her back down to a sitting position and faked a smile to a nearby waitress trying to reassure her everything was fine.

"It's only for a little while, and I'm coming back. I'm not like everyone else in your life. I'm going to come back. I always will" Her eyes softened and she grasped his hand that was lying on the table and tried to stop the tears that she knew were coming.

She whispered, trying to stay composed.

"How long?"

Again, he struggled with the words, opening his mouth a few times before finally whispering back, while grabbing her other hand.

"Six months"

"Six Months? That's ages! That's... six months!"

"I know how damn long it is Temperance, you think this isn't hurting me? I have to leave my son for six months, and I have to leave you."

She released him hands, stood abruptly and ran out of the diner and into the cold, dark night. She shivered involuntarily at the sudden breeze, remembering she had left her coat in the car. She looked around, and wondered what the time was. It had only been about five when they had left the lab, and it was light. Had they been in the diner that long? She couldn't even remember.

"Bones... I..Sorry"

She turned around towards him and couldn't find any words for how she was feeling. She knew it wasn't his fault. It was his job, and she knew he wouldn't be doing this disappearing act unless he really had to. He had a son who he loved, and he wouldn't leave Parker. Pictures of the young boy came into her head and she wondered how Parker would take the news, if he didn't know already, she cringed, this wasn't right. What would she do without him?

The tears that she had been trying to stop started to fall down her face. She did the only thing that she thought would offer comfort to both of them. She ran into his chest. His arms eventually finding their way around her small frame. She didn't know how long they stood like that, in the cold air, in front of the diner. Together, like they should be. Brennan finally realised that this wasn't a guy hug. Not anymore.

You should press the little button and type some words in the following box, Booth might pop out and give you a hug...he might... really he might... Okay so he wont, but you could still review anyway - ya never know!