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Chapter Thirteen

Within five minutes the ambulance crews had rushed into the home. Invading the space like ants as they opened their bags and each crew member worked on a different item attached to a different location to the middle aged woman spread out across the floor. Temperance had watched eagerly and listened to their technical words as she tried to work out what was going on and kept on trying to see if her foster mother was coming conscious.

The paramedic kept looking at me then back to this patient. Even I know knew he was concerned that young eyes were witnessing this. "Is there someone you can go too? We're going to have to take your mother to the hospital" the man knelt down beside her; he watched her flinch as he got closer to her.

Temperance began thinking; she had friends but didn't know any adults except her foster parents who she stays with. She looked up seeing a woman walk into the house. She was searching around for something she obviously knew her foster parents.

"Hello, oh my god" she noticed her friend laying down on the portable bed, the wounds to her head and the tubes and wires that were already connected to her as she put into the back of the ambulance already outside.

"Temperance?" the woman knelt down next to the man, she knew her name meaning that foster mother must have mentioned her before. "I'm Seeley Booth's mum. You know Seeley from school?" she asked the girl and she nodded. The woman stretched out her hand for the girl to attach on. "Come on Temperance. You can stay with me" she smiled, and Temperance followed. She didn't fancy going back into foster care and that would also mean she wouldn't be able to visit the hospital regularly to see if her foster mother was in fact okay.

Temperance walked down the road, the lady next to her failing to never leave her side. "My name is Jane" she smiled. She then realised that before this moment she hadn't even told her the simplest of details. "My son says you're quite a brainy one" she softly giggled seeing Temperance's cheeks blush bright red and her head duck into her chest.

She opened he gate revealing the white home in front of her. The house looked massive from the outside and the wildlife reminded of her a secret garden like the ones she read in the childhood books from the care homes she had stayed in. she walked into the home, seeing there was a place for everything. She observed the colour schemes of the wall, all the furniture and items were matching accordingly. She followed Jane as she took on a small tour of the home, showing her where she would stay and where the bathrooms were and nesccary items. She took her into the spare room they had always laid aside for guests. She had a small wooden bed with a flower pattern duvet pressed on top. She had a blue and white dollhouse located in the corner; a wardrobe with a long shiny mirror attached onto it, and then near the window was a picture frame. It was one of the pictures she had at home to which Jane had already brought over when she was advised by Sally.

"I bet you're wondering why your photo frame is here" Jane stood leaning against the door frame. The confused teenager nodding gently as she turned to listen.

"Sally was going to stay here for a few weeks with you til she sorted something out more permanent. I knew what was going on" she sighed. Apart of her felt the pain Temperance was feeling and she that this was the first person outside of the situation that she could actually speak too. Temperance sunk onto the edge of the bed, picking up the photo frame and holding it close to her chest, gently brushing her finger against the glass of the frame.

Jane came into the room, putting down some clothes she had got at a shop a few days before and rested them onto the chest of the draws opposite the door before sitting on the bed next to Temperance. "I know it must be difficult for you. But I want you to know I am here" she put her arm around the girl seeing her try to move away but gave in and sunk against the adult.

Booth appeared at the door seeing his mother hugging someone like his height. He walked in further seeing the girl he had kissed the other day and his friend. Bones. "Mum?" he called out, seeing her jumps off the bed and introduce Temperance. "You know Temperance right Seeley?" she asked, seeing both of us nod in symmetry.

"Well, I am going to prepare dinner and then I'll give you both a shout when it's ready. You're okay with most foods aren't you Temperance?" the girl nodded and Jane saw her time to leave gently shutting the door leaving the teenagers and their awkward tension alone.

Booth sat on the bed next to her, making sure he wasn't too close. "My mum told me someone in my year and her mother would be staying with us for abit. She never mentioned who" he said, trying to break the silence and saw Temperance's eyes slowly fill with tears as a few sobs were released. Even when she cried she looked pretty, something about her perfection stood out and made even sad things seem beautiful. He moved closer to her, pulling her so her head rested against his shoulder and wiped her cheeks so the tears stopped travelling.

"Has your mum told you why we we're staying with you yet?" Temperance asked through the sobs, every word sounding painful for her to speak.

"No" he simply replied. He was expecting something dangerous, scary, something he'd never get to experience and was glad of that. He knew she had a past behind him when he walked into the spare room the other day seeing the photo and seeing two adults he had never met before. Now everything clicked they must be her real parents. It explains why she never mentioned them at school and called her foster mother by Sally.

"well, my foster father, he's been.." she paused for a second before continuing, gulping loudly and causing further concern to Booth as he held onto her hand as she tried to speak those difficult words more and more she had been forced to confront. "Beating me and Sally" she kept her head down. She felt ashamed, she always felt ashamed. It shocked her to see Booth wasn't angry or sad, but caring and loving her. He held onto her hand a little tighter letting her know he supported her. "That's why all the bruises, missing school" she began revealing off the lists of problems she lied to him and Angela about, scared to tell them in case they judged her like so many others did before .

"I'm so sorry" Booth had that actually apologetic meaningful look in his eyes. That only made Temperance melts over him more. She began questioning now why she didn't';t mention anything sooner. He seemed to understand more than she'd imagine he would. He seemed fine with her, nothing changed. He leant in his once again brushing his lips against hers before being interrupted by his mother sounding dinner was getting cold.