The Reunion (That Memphis Chik) In Progress

by Memphis Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:27 pm

ok...I started this when I was working on the sequel to one of my old stories..and thought I'd post here...hope you like it..

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Brett Richards watched as his daughter slept silently beside him in
his bed. She was now four years old and as beautiful as her mother had
been. Monica and him had decided on Jenah LeAnn to be her name and, to
him, no other name was more perfect. He gently rolled over to look at
his alarm clock. 5:29 A.M. His mother would be here at any moment. He
slowly moved out from under Jenah's grasp and situated his shorts.
Quietly grabbing a shirt off of his dresser, he made his way into the
kitchen to start a pot of coffee.Just like clock work..at exactly 5:40, he heard the key in the door and a few seconds later, his mother walked into the kitchen.

"Hey hun." Dalila greeted, happily. She was always such a morning person. He was not.

"Hey maw. Good morning."

"I see you've got the coffee ready." She stated.

"Always."

"You need a girlfriend, someone to take care of you. Someone who will have
the coffee ready for YOU when you wake up in the morning." She was
always trying to get him to go out and date."I know, maw. I know, but..""Your
work takes priority over everything..except for Jenah. I know this
already." They stared at each other for a moment. "She's not coming
back, baby. You need to move on."

"I have to go, maw. I'm going to be late as is." He stated. He wasn't actually going to be late. He just hated to have this same conversation every morning. He sat his cup in the sink and walked off to the bathroom. He had just gotten dressed
when his cell phone rang. "Richards? Ok. I'm on my way." He said as he
hung up the phone and walked out of the bathroom. He walked to his
bedroom, grabbed his wallet, badge and keys. Then, walked to the closet
and got his gun out which was placed in a lock box on the top shelf in
the very back. 'Safety first' His mother always told him.

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Special Agent Seeley Booth lay quietly in bed...alone...for the 1,460th day.
That's right. They had now been partner's for four years. He turned on
his side and faced the right side of his bed. Bones side. She had
changed him a lot since they had became partner's. Sure, he had
female's over every now and then, but that was Bones' spot. No one
would ever lay there besides her, just like in his SUV. If he did have
another woman in his bed, the right side was where he laid. 'Never
anyone else.' He thought as he turned to see what time it was. 6:30
A.M. He rolled over on his stomach deciding to catch some more sleep.
He wasn't due at the Jeffersonian until 9.

"Booth!!" He heard someone yell. He smiled to himself as he heard footsteps coming towards his bedroom. "Booth wake up."

"I'm up Bones. What are you doing here?"

"I thought I'd get our four year partnership anniversary off to an early start. I brought you something."

"Is that pie?"

"Mhm. Apple." She stated. He looked at the pie which had a large number four candle that was lit stuck in it.He jumped up out of bed. "Bones! You're awesome!" He said looking up at her only to see total shock on her face. He looked down and realized that he had slept commando last night. He tried to make himself grab for a pillow..the blanket..a shirt..something. He was frozen. He
couldn't move. Bones' cell phone began to go off breaking her from her
daze.

"Brennan?" She answered. "Yes sir. Hold on sir." She said as she handed the phone to Booth. 'Cullen' She mouthed.

"Booth." He answered. "I'm sorry. My cell phone died last night and I must not
have turned it back on. Ok. We're on our way." He said hanging up.
Bones realized that he had managed to throw some clothes on.

"Bones, we have a case."

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by ForensicMama Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:32 pm

LOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS!!! I think I read it on the other forum. I remember a lot of it, but I'm excited to read more of it, because I don't remember anything after this point. Smile

by Memphis Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:45 pm

Chapter 2!!
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"Agent Richards." Gayle Thomas said as he joined the rest of the team at the crime scene.

"Gayle. What do we have?"

"Well, we have a murder." She said jokingly.

"Haha. Do we know who he is?"

"Yes. He actually had his wallet on him. His name is, uh.." She flipped through some paperwork. "Jake Gianelli."

Brett felt his heart stop. "That can't be. It's impossible. Someone messed up."

"No, I'm pretty sure it's correct." She said. She placed a glove on her hand
and grabbed the wallet out of an evidence bag, flipping it open for
him. He shook his head and walked over to the victim. It was, indeed,
Staff Sgt. Gianelli.

"I'll be back. I have to make a phone call."

********************

The ride to the crime scene had been silent. Neither of them wanted to
speak to each other in fear that they would talk about the situation
that had happened only thirty minutes earlier.
Booth now watched quietly as Bones leaned over, observing the victim.

"Caucasian female approximately 25-30 years of age. Killed by a single gunshot
wound to the head, but..I think she was tortured." She bit her lip.
Booth's body trembled. "I need to get her to the lab."

"Are you ok, Bones?"

"Yes. I'm fine. Let's go." She said without making eye contact. She never
said it, but he could tell that these cases bothered her sometimes.

They both heard a cell phone begin to ring.

"Booth?"

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"Booth, it's Richards."

"Hey man. How's it going?"

"Well, everything WAS going fine. We have a problem."

"What?"

"Booth, there's a necklace." Bones said and picked it up. It had fallen off of her neck and landed next to her on the ground.

"Hold on just a second, Richards." Booth said as he knealt beside Bones to
get a better look. It was a heart necklace. She opened it and revealed
a picture. Booth almost fell over when he saw it. "Brett, I'll call you
back." He said and hung his phone up without waiting for an answer.

"Booth, is something wrong?"

"Let's just get her to the lab." Bones found the fact that Booth had actually
referred to the victim as a human being to be quite odd, but chose not
to ask.

******************

Jake Gianelli had disappeared while stationed in Iraq. No one had heard of him since. Now he had turned up dead. Brett was more than confused. After Booth hung up on him, he called his old Commanding Officer and explained the situation
to him. Gunnery Sgt. Nichols now sat in Brett's office waiting to be
informed of the cause of death. Gayle Thomas had called and told them
that she was on her way about ten minutes ago.

"So, have you heard from Booth?" Nichols asked Brett.

"Yes sir. I called him earlier to inform him about Gianelli. He hung up on me."

"He didn't say anything about Gianelli?"

"I didn't get a chance to tell him." There was a knock on the door and Gayle walked in.

"Our vic was-"

"Jake...Jake Gianelli." Brett corrected.

"Jake Gianelli was stabbed and then skinned alive."

*****************

"Angela I need you to do a facial reconstruction as soon as you can." Dr. Brennan was saying.

"That..won't be necessary." Booth said.

"What? Why not?"

"Her name is Monica Richards. She's from Ft. Benning, Georgia."

"Booth, how do you kno-"

"Don't ask. That's her name and that's all you need to know."

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by ForensicMama Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:57 pm

This is getting good! My brother, when he was alive, was stationed at Ft. Benning... Oh I see where this is going. My brother was a Ranger and so was Booth... perhaps he knew her?

by Memphis Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:58 pm

Chapter 3!!!
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Booth had ignored the calls from Richards because he wasn't sure how to tell him their findings. He had also avoided telling Brennan what was going on.
He knew that if he told her anything that she would want to know how he
knew her.They now sat at the diner waiting for their food. Bones
was definitely not in the mood to talk. She had her head against the
window with her eyes closed.

"You ok, Bones?" Booth asked.

"I'm fine. I just have a migraine."

"Have you eaten anything today?"

"A little."

"Have you taken anything for a headache?"

"No. I don't like to take medicine. You know that." Both of them fell silent
once more. A few minutes later, their food was brought to them and they
ate in silence. Bones picked up the ketchup bottle and proceeded to
squirt some onto her fries. She missed and ketchup squirted into her
eyes. She screamed.

"Bones..." Booth said trying to hold in laughter. "Are you ok?
Here...let me help you." He demanded and grabbed
a paper towel trying to wipe the ketchup from her eye. It wasn't
working.

"Let me go wash it out." She said standing up. "I'll be right back." Just as she walked away, Booth noticed a familiar face walking into the diner.

"Seeley Booth, you are a hard man to find." Brett Richards said as he walked up to Booth.

"Richards, it's..nice to see you."

"I've been trying to get a hold of you. You never called back or anything."

"Yea..sorry about that. I've had some..uh..things going on here."

"Yea, I saw that." He said as he pointed to the bathroom. "Your wife?"

"Huh? Who? Bones?" Booth asked. "No..no. We're just partners."

"Oh, well, if you say so. I need to talk to you. Do you have a minute?"

"Yea, sure. Have a seat." Brett sat on Bones' side and was quiet for a moment.

"Booth, do you remember Jake Gianelli?"

"Staff Sarge? Yea, I remember him. Such a shame."

"Yea, well his body turned up."

"They found him?"

"Yes. Only he wasn't found in Iraq."

"Come again?"

"He was found at the base. Ft. Benning."

"What? How?"

"I don't know, but, it's him. It's pretty bad, Booth. They..someone
skinned him alive after stabbing him." He took a breath. "That's what I
was trying to tell you when I called the other day. They're working on
the case but are hitting dead ends."

"I...I'm really lost. I don't understand how someone could be kidna-" He remembered where he was and lowered his voice. "I don't understand how someone could be kidnapped while stationed in Iraq and turn up stateside."

"You and I both."

"Who was kidnapped?" Bones asked returning to the Booth.

"Oh, no one. I see you got yourself cleaned up." Booth said.

"Yea, remind me not to do that again."

"Sure."

"Who are you?" She asked, referring to Brett.

"My name is Brett Richards. I'm an old battl-"

"He's an old friend of mine." Booth interrupted. He received a harsh look from the both of them.

"Hmm..that's actually kind of strange considering that the latest victims last name was-"

"Yea, I know what you mean, Bones." Booth interrupted once more.

"Booth, stop doing that. I'm sorry, ma'am, what were you going to say?" Brett asked.

"Temperance. Don't." Booth warned.

"What is wrong with you, Booth? You've been acting so strange with the latest case."

"Nothing." He stated. He thought about the situation for a moment before deciding that he might as well tell Brett before Bones told him. "Brett, I need
to tell you something, but, I don't want to do it here. Do you want to
ride with me to my place? I'll drop you off at the lab, Bones."

*******************

They had now been sitting at Booth's apartment for about half an hour. Booth
was trying to figure out how to tell him. There didn't seem to be a
'right' way.

"Brett, we found Monica." He finally said. Brett's eyes grew wide as he spoke.

"Found? As in...she's dea-"

"Yes. I'm sorry, man. Someone...I don't know. We don't have any leads at the moment, but she was murdered."

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by ForensicMama Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:08 pm

Awesome chapter!!!!

by Memphis Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:14 pm

Chapter 4!!!
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No leads. None whatsoever. Hodgins was currently on the platform
studying some particulates from Monica's body, but so far, had come up
with nothing. They hadn't heard anything on Jake's death either. They
were at a dead end and all through week, they worked constantly on
finding new evidence. Jake's body was being brought in for them, but
wouldn't be here until later on in the week. It was now Tuesday and Booth was at the diner with Richards. It was 9:30 A.M. and they were having coffee.

"So, how is Jenah?" Booth asked.

"She's good. She's four now..really getting big."

"I bet. You should have brought her with you." Booth said, not exactly hearing what he had said.

"No, I couldn't. We're here because Monica, her mother, is dead. I couldn't
do that to Jen." Booth felt like slapping himself in the forehead.

"I just don't understand how Gianelli could end up here. I mean, I thought
for sure that he had been kidnapped...like we..hey Bones, what's going
on?" Booth exclaimed standing up to let her in on his side. "Hey, can I
get a coffee for Bones here? She's thirsty."

"How do you know that I'm thirsty, Booth?"

"Well, I just thought..." He stopped talking when he saw Hodgins walking in. "What's he doing here?"

"Dr. Brennan? I've been looking for you." He informed. "I even went to your house."

"Why?"

"I've got some particulates that suggest that our vic--er..Monica was not killed where we found her."

"Well, if not there, then where?" Booth asked.

"Florida. Miami to be exact." He answered. Booth looked at Bones, to Richards,
and then back to Hodgins.

"Well, it looks like we're heading to Florida. Not just you and I, Bones. All of us. We're all going."

*******************************

Jack sat in a chair on the platform and watched as Angela walked in with yet
another man. That makes three in the past two days. 'Is she seriously
trying to make me jealous?' He asked himself. Angela and him had gotten
into an argument about a week ago and ended their relationship. 'Two
can play at that game.' He whispered quietly as she walked up on the
platform.

"Hello, Dr. Hodgins." She stated dryly.

"Hello Miss Montenegro." He replied. She stood there for a moment and he
watched as a lonely tear fell from her cheek. He didn't budge. She was
the one who told him she didn't want to be with him anymore. He wasn't
going to give in to her. After a moment, she ran off of the platform
and into her office. He had to make himself stay because he wanted so
much to be there for her. 'This is what she wanted, dude.' He thought.

*************************"

So, Florida, huh? What do you think about that, Bones?" He asked.

"What about it? It's not like it's vacation or anything. We're going there to solve a murder."

"Yea, but we can take one day, before we leave..to just enjoy the sights." He
said. 'And maybe I can see you in a ...' He shook his head at the
thought.

"Why? Isn't solving this case more important to you?"

"Well..yea..but, aw..come on, Bones. Just one day." He pleaded. "I'm begging you. Have some fun. It's Florida."

"Fine, alright. Just for you."

"Just for me?" He asked stepping closer. He was standing about a foot away
from her and could feel her breath on his chin. He shivered. "Geez,
it's cold in here, Bones. What are you trying to do?
Build an igloo?"

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by Memphis Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:15 pm

thanks mama.. Very Happy

...I was going to post the next chapter..but I have to go put up some laundry!!! I'll post before I go into work tomorrow.. Very Happy

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by ForensicMama Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:27 pm

Awesome! I can't wait for more, Memphis! Very Happy

by Memphis Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:28 pm

haha..thanks.. Very Happy

...like I said..tomorrow most likely..but I may be up later than expected after finishing the laundry upstairs..so maybe..just maybe I'll post the rest..

by ForensicMama Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:33 pm

Yay! *happy dance*

by Memphis Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:09 pm

Chapter 5!!!
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Seeley Booth was awakened the next morning from his cell phone going
off. He stole a glance at his alarm clock. 4 A.M. 'This better be
good.' He thought to himself as he grabbed his cell phone off of his
night stand and answered it without looking to see who it was.

"Booth?" He answered, he voice filled with sleepiness.

"Seeley, it's me." Rebecca's voice rang out over the line. Booth was jolted to complete awareness and shot straight up in bed.

"Rebecca?? Is Parker ok?"

"He's fine, Seeley."

"Well then, why on earth are you calling here so late?" He asked. His mind
began to whirl at that question 'In all technicality, 4 A.M. is the
morning time so the correct wording for that question would have been,
'why on earth are you calling here so early?'...oh man..I'm turning
into a squint!!!'

"Seeley? Seeley?" Rebecca's voice rang through his thoughts.

"Huh?"

"Are you listening to me?"

"Sorry, it's kind of early. What's going on, Rebecca?"

"It's my mother. She's taken ill. I need you to keep Parker for me."

"Why can't he go with you?"

"I don't want him to see her like that."

"Is it that bad?"

"Seeley!! I'm calling you, aren't I?"

"Yea, sorry." He paused for a moment. "Rebecca, I'm flying out to Florida today for a case."

"Take him with you." She waited for a response, and when she received
nothing, she spoke again. "Come on, Seeley. You're always trying to get
me to let you see him more. This will be fun."Booth was quiet a
moment longer.

"Fine, Rebecca. Fine. Make sure you pack him about a week's worth of clothes and his swimming apparel."

"Well, what do you know?" He heard her say and then heard the click of his front door.

"Rebecca, you're such a ...Hey Parker! What's up buddy?"

*******************************

Four hours later, Angela, Zack, Hodgins, Bones, Sweets, Cam, Parker, and
Booth were all seated on the plane. Bones, Booth, and Parker all sat
together in that same order. Angela, Zack, and Cam sat directly behind
them chatting about nonsense and Hodgins and Sweets sat two rows up by
themselves.

"Dr. Hodgins, are Angela and you fighting?" Dr. Sweets asked. He had noticed that Angela and Hodgins had barely spoken over the past week and now, they were sitting apart from each other.

"You could say that."

"Am I missing something?"

"We broke up...she...she decided that she didn't want to be with me any longer."

"And you're hurt by this?"

"Does it look like I'm hurt by that?"

"Well, your tone tells me that you're not hurt, but your facial features tell
me a completely different story. They way you carry yourself also tells
a different story from your tone and your features."

"Oh yea? And just what is that?"

"You're mad. Angry that she broke it off. You love her. You want to marry her
and you honestly believe that she doesn't want that."

"And you don't?"

Dr. Sweets shifted in his seat and glanced back towards Angela. "No, I don't."

"Why's that?"

"I don't think that I should be the one to inform you of my reasoning as
to why I don't think that she doesn't want to marry you and that she
doesn't love you. I think that is something that you need to see for
yourself..and, in time, you will.

"***************************

It was 1 P.M. when their plane touched down. Everyone was more than jet
lagged and decided to retreat to their hotel rooms to rest for the
afternoon. They all decided to meet in the hotel's restaurant at 5 P.M.
Their investigation would begin the following day.

**********************

Booth laid silently holding Parker as he slept soundly on their bed. He was
watching a football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay
Packers. It was turned down extremely low as to not wake Parker. He
heard his phone vibrate beside him and picked it up.

*One New Message: Bones* He read and flipped his phone open.

"I'm bored." She said.

"As am I. I'm watching football."

"Fun. Documentary here. How's Parker?"

"Sleeping."

"Awe. I bet he's so cute when he sleeps."

"He is. Want to see a picture?"

"Sure."

Booth snapped a picture of Parker on his phone and sent it to Bones.

"Awe. That is just cute! What are you doing besides watching football?"

"Sitting here trying not to wake Parker up."

"Oh. I'm going to go take a shower."

"Haha and I'm going to miss it!! Dang." His phone fell silent and he laid his
head back on the head board. Five minutes passed and his cell phone
went off again.

*One New Message: Angela* 'Angela?' He thought to himself as he read the text.

"Why must I be like this towards Jack? I don't even know why I told him that
I didn't want to be with him. I love that man to death. What do I do,
Booth?"

"Talk to him. Tell him that you're sorry."

*************

by sweetie_dude Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:13 pm

love this story memphis but you know that already:) FLORIDA!!!

*happy dance* is MINE! mama LOL.

by Memphis Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:14 pm

lol...yes..i know this...i started working on the newest chapter earlier..but yea..been busy..and well ..i should have it up..maybe tomorrow..ish???

by sweetie_dude Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:17 pm

yay!!! *happy dance*<---- which is mine mama:)

by ForensicMama Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:22 pm

LOL I knew I picked that up somewhere!

AWESOME CHAPTER Memphis!!! I'm loving this!

by ToZiKa Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:50 am

I like it so far!
PPS

by ForensicMama Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:10 am

Nothing new yet? Sad

by EDDB Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:03 am

heey! this story is GREAT so far! Very Happy

please post sooon!

by Memphis Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:13 pm

i just got off of work...super tired..we were so freaking busy today!!! ugh...i work 7:45 to 6 or 5? ..the next two days...so I might post some new chapter's tomorrow..after work..thanks everyone for reading.. Very Happy

by ForensicMama Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:18 pm

OK, Memphis! I'll be back checking on you tomorrow. Smile

by sweetie_dude Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:45 am

Memphis do you like joc straps?

by ForensicMama Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:55 am

sweetie_dude wrote:Memphis do you like joc straps?

RANDOM!

by ForensicMama Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:56 am

Everyone look to your RIGHT --->

I'm officially an "Agent" now which means I get a topless picture of Booth! Sweet! Laughing

by ForensicMama Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:16 am

*sigh* We need more!

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