Title: Unlocking the human heart
Summary: not too long ago, Dr. Temperance Brennan locked away her heart for fear of being hurt, but now can a special FBI agent find the key to unlocking it?
Rating: T
Disclaimer: sadly enough I don't own this it belongs to fox, but I do own two of Kathy Reichs' Books so I'm happy.
Dedications: I'd like to dedicate this to my ex-best friend, Kyle. I know we haven't talked in six month's and although we've been through a lot, I locked my heart away because you broke it into a million pieces. I told you I love you and you left me without nothing, but I'll call you Tuesday. Well I've waited 6 month's worth of Tuesday's and I'm not going to wait any more, I give you this story only because you no long have my heart. This also goes out to all the others who locked away their hearts, your not alone.
"She does it everyday you know? Burring herself in her work so much she doesn't even realize it. I'm worried, ever since her family secret was known and her mom's body came in, she hasn't been the same." Angela whispered to Booth as they stood looking down at Temperance talking to Zach and Hodgins over a few bones.
"What can we do?" Booth asked confused, he wanted to do all he could to help, not just for his partner, but for his friend. She was close to him now.
"Maybe we can pull her away somehow; I don't want her to be a workaholic any more. She needs to live life and its not in here with the dead, at least not every hour of the day."
"I know what you mean, but how are we going to get her out? How are we going to let her live?"
"I'm not sure, but when I think of it I'll let you know." Angela said walking away from Booth and towards the stairs to join her best friend and get on with the case.
"Now, if you look closely you can see that the left fibula and tibia suffered severe damage, the femur also shows indication of a possible strain, yet the patella goes unharmed. Zach see what you can get out of all that." Tempe said placing the tibia down on the table.
"Sure thing Dr. Brennan." Zach said and left.
"Hodgins, before these bones are cleaned I want you to look at the particles around the left leg, see what sort of particles you can dig up."
"right." Hodgins said nodded, grabbed the femur first and started on some tests.
"Hey sweetie, are you bust this weekend?" Angela asked making her way to Tempe's side.
"Not that I know of, why?" she asked looking over to her,
"I was just wondering if you would like to get a drink, maybe go to a club."
"No, but thanks for asking, Ange."
"Right, well then maybe you, me, Booth, Zach and Hodgins could go to Wong Foo's?"
"Maybe, sure, but it depends on how this case goes." She said turning back to the bones and started to study the skull.
"Ok, I hope you can go." She said and turned to leave.
'Many people think I want to live a normal life, but I don't I'm not normal. Most people weren't shoved into adulthood like I was; they got eased into it, but me I just woke up one morning to find myself alone and grown up. I find now my brother did what he thought was best for me and I regret never answering the phone on my birthdays in the past. We're not as close as we used to be, but within time we'll get there, I'm sure of it.
'I have some friends, Angela, Hodgins, Zach, even Goodman, but I have to say honestly, the one friend who really tests me is Booth. Especially with that annoying little nickname he gives me, 'bones' it gets on my nerves and no matter how much I ask him to stop he never does. And all though I hate to admit it, I've grown used to the nickname, sort of. I know that only he can call me that though, anyone else and I'll hit them so hard they'll end up in a coma.
'I begin to think about this weekend, maybe I do need a small break it won't hurt, but only if I deserve it, in other words my work must be done first. I'm not one to leave a case wide open for the entire world to look at.
'I look over to where Angela is now; she's talking to Booth, him facing me, her back to me. We lock eyes and smile, we're not just partners, we're friends. Sometimes, like now, I get an odd feeling Angela is talking about me, I secretly think she's planning to get us to date, but I wouldn't, we just work together.
'I've realized I'm incapable of love, it was because I was forced into being an adult. I locked away my heart so I could never be hurt again. I figure if you hide the emotions no one will ever know and no one can take advantage of you, sure I've had a few flings with a few people, most I've regretted, but I've never loved anyone, I never allowed myself to. And I'm not changing that for anyone.
'I lower my head to the skull in my hand and I began to wonder what life would be like if every person that comes in only in bones, what if there life wasn't cut short? Jeez I'm beginning to sound like Booth now and that's not needed for my job, I push the thought out and get back to work.'
My heart is locked up and the key has been missing won't you please find it and set my love free?
—just something that came to my mind earlier and I felt that it fits this story perfectly. So how is it so far? Should I bother to continue? Please review and let me know what you all think.