Chapter 3

“Bri? Where are you?” Peter insisted, pulling me from my thoughts.

The sound of someone clearing their throat behind me caused me to jump, and I almost dropped my phone as I spun to find Booth standing before me.

“Petey, I have to go. I’ll call you later, okay? I promise,” I said hurriedly into the phone when I saw the devastated yet gorgeous look on Booth’s face.

Before I had a chance to hear a protest from Peter, I ended the call and slammed my phone back into my satchel.

“I heard what happened,” I said past the lump in my throat, “Booth, I’m so sorry.”

Instinctively I reached out to touch his arm. When my fingers found his bare forearm, I found that he was freezing cold. It had to be grief because although it was late summer, it was still boiling hot outside.

“We have to figure this out, Bri.” Booth’s voice was hollow with grief, and the more I looked at him, the more I realised he had been crying.