First CA fanfic. I was inspired to write one of my own after reading many very entertaining ones on here! I love this show and can't wait for it to come back, not to mention Christopher Gorham is a hottie :)

Please review! It'll only help my writing. Suggestions for what to include next are also welcome.

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, just the plot for my story:)

Chapter One

"So Auggie, tell me, why have you been looking like a walking toothpaste ad all day?" Annie asked as she leaned against his glass desk, arms crossed, eagerly awaiting his response.

He chuckled. "Walking toothpaste ad?"

"Yes. After you came out of Joan's office this morning that grin hasn't left your face once. I've been dying to ask you but Joan has been on me all day for the paperwork I kind of fell behind on...anyway, this has to be good. Spill it soldier."

She was right. It was good news, great news in fact. Not anything earth shattering, but to a former Special Forces man now a blind tech-ops guy stuck behind a desk all the time, it really was great news. As much as Annie was dying to know what had made him so happy, he was just as excited to tell her.

"Do you know where I can rent a tux on short notice?" He asked Annie.

"What?" He heard her clothing rustle as she shifted positions, scooting closer to him. "What does a tuxedo have to do with anything?"

He laughed. He enjoyed throwing her off, mainly because she'd speak faster and get kind of chirpy sounding. He thought it was cute.

"Well…I, August Anderson, have a field assignment. Tonight." He swung around in his chair to face her, well face her as best he could.

"Oh my god! Seriously? What's your assignment? Why do you need a tux? Who's your handler?"

Annie's rapid fire questions made him laugh. He could tell she was almost as excited and thrilled about this as he was.

"Whoa, slow down slugger, one question at a time. I need a tux because I'll be attending the swanky Governor's ball tonight. I have been tasked with convincing a former operative to come back to the agency. She has been refusing ever since we started trying to get her back, but Joan thinks we may have a shot tonight. Her father is good friends with the Gov and we have been informed that her mother is out of the country so former agent Li is now her father's plus one."

Annie was silent. Auggie could almost hear the wheels turning in her head, trying to figure out what how in the world they planned on convincing this former op at a fancy Governor's ball, and what Auggie had to do with it.

"And Joan has you going because…oh don't tell me she thinks you can charm her into coming back?"

"Well, not JUST charm." He started to get annoyed, not specifically at Annie, but because her very nearly correct guess, struck a nerve. It became apparent what his field purpose to the agency was. He was the go to man whenever a woman was involved and needed to be coerced into doing something. Annie's words came back to haunt him. James bond was a lonely, sad old man. He would have a word with Joan the next time she tried to stick him in the field to manipulate another woman. Joan was clever though. She probably knew that his desperation to get field work, any field work whatsoever, would make him say yes to practically anything that allowed him to be somewhere else other than at his desk at the DPD.

"Auggie…earth to Auggie!" Annie's voice snapped him back to reality. "You ok?"

He took a deep breath. At least you get to go back into the Field, Aug. Stop worrying about Annie & her stupid James Bond quote. He told himself.

"Sorry. I got distracted. Just remembered that Jai's going to be my handler…kind of spoils the joy a little" Annie made a noise, and he could tell it wasn't in response to the Jai comment; she didn't believe him, he could almost picture her eyebrows rising up, quizzically. He's definitely going to be probed about it later. "Care to browse tuxedos with me?" He stood up and crooked his arm in her direction. She took it after a moment's pause.

"Where are we going?"

He fished a piece of paper out of his pocket, holding it up. "I got some places we can check out. Probably best if you drive though." He smirked.