OOM: In the hospital

It hurts to move.

That's the first thing Booth realizes, when he wakes up. The second is that, amazingly, his mouth no longer hurts, though it feels strangely...puffy.

He touches his cheek, winces. Yeah, definitely puffy. Probably he was given some Novocaine along with...whatever made him just achey. He should, he realizes, be in much, much more pain after the vaguely recalled torment he went through.

But at least there's pudding, which will present no problem for his pained mouth.