AN: K, so don't be too hard on me. I've never written Covert Affairs fanfics, but I love this show so decided to try it. (:
Disclaimer: I don't own anything at all! :(
He was so sweaty. He had been patiently waiting for Parker at her apartment for about 20 minutes. He had called and she had told him she'd be there soon, but she hadn't elaborated. He didn't bother calling again and bugging her about why she was late. He wasn't in the mood. Plus, he was busy thinking. He was going over his proposal in his head, over and over, each time his words changing up just a bit.
He kept thinking of Annie. Mainly, he was thinking of a certain conversation associated with Annie...A conversation he'd had with Jai a while before he died. He remembered every word of the conversation, because it had been important to him. It had opened his eyes a bit.
Flashback:
"You like her? I knew it, oh my God. I knew it," Auggie said, looking in the direction he thought Jai was facing.
"Yeah, I do. But do you know why I'm not even going to try to go for her?" he questioned in a tone that indicated that he obviously already knew the answer to his rhetorical question.
"Because you work with her, and it would be unprofessional and you would get in huge trouble, and maybe even be reassigned. It would be stupid. It would be like...like if I went for her," Auggie answered.
Jai shook his head. Auggie didn't know this, obviously, due to his sight...or lack, thereof. But somehow he just thought so. It seemed like something Jai would do.
"No. I don't stay away from her because of work. Work is whatever. We could hide it. I mean, we are, afterall, spies. We could hide a relationship. It has nothing to do with work. It has to do with the fact that she doesn't have feelings for me at all," Jai said.
Auggie nodded and wiped his sweaty hands on his pants. "Okay...well, sucks to suck. I don't know what to tell you. Why are you telling me all this? No offense, but we've never exactly been the pair to have a nice heart-to-heart about your love issues," he spat.
"You're so blind, August."
"Um. Yeah, you're right, Jai. I'm pretty damn blind," Auggie replied incredulously.
"No pun intended, you're blind to Annie. You don't get it," Jai said.
"I know her way better than you do-"
"That's my point," he interrupted.
"How do you even know she doesn't like you, anyway?" Auggie inquired. "Have you told her that you have feelings for her? How do you know?"
Jai was quiet for a minute. "Because she doesn't look at me...the way that she looks at you. That's-"
Auggie interrupted him. "Woah, woah, woah. So this is where this conversation is going? Uh-uh. No way. Me and Annie are friends. Best friends at that. And coworkers. There's nothing there, and you're crazy if you think there is," he said.
"Of course there is. You can't deny it if you don't even know what I'm talking about," Jai said.
"What the hell are you talking about? Because I think you were saying that Annie has a thing for me, and if that's what you said, then I'm pretty sure I know what you're talking about better than you do," Auggie retorted.
"You're blind. Blind. Literally. You can't see the way that she looks at you. If you saw the way she looks at you...You'd feel differently. I think she's in love with you," Jai said.
Auggie was quiet for a minute. "How...How does she look at me?" he said, trying not to sound as interested as he was.
"She admires you. She thinks you're brilliant...that part she's actually told me before-"
"That I'm brilliant? She said that?"
"Yeah-"
"I guess that would make sense...I mean I'm pretty smart for a disabled guy," Auggie agreed, grinning.
"She watches you. She looks at you during times when she shouldn't look at you, times when you're not even involved in what's going on. She lights up around you. Her eyes literally sparkle. She's in love with you, I swear I'm not imagining it," Jai said. "And you need to figure out how to be grateful for that, because I wish more than anything lately that she would look at me the way she looks at you."
Auggie was silent for what seemed like a long while, taking this all in. Finally he spoke. "Is, um...Is Annie pretty? I mean I know she's attractive...I can tell by her scent, her voice...but what does she look like?"
Jai sighed a bit. "She's so beautiful. More beautiful than I think you could imagine. She's gorgeous. She has long blonde hair, and big brown eyes...but I swear sometimes they look green. Her lips...her lips are her best quality in my opnion. They're plump but not grossly big...they're a light pink color. She's in shape...as you probably already know. Her jaw bone is very defined, making her look strong. She's taller for a woman, but a bit shorter than you. Her hair just falls perfectly around her face...her hair is beautiful...She doesn't have any kind of gross features. It seems like everyone has something gross or unappealing...she's perfect. She doesn't have a huge nose or ugly teeth or acne or messed up eyebrows. She's perfect. Her skin is so soft and smooth, it's an olive shade, a bit tan-"
Auggie interrupted him. "Okay, that's enough, that's definitely enough. As much as I appreciate your description, it didn't have to be that detailed. You really are in love with her, oh my God," he said, cracking up. "But I wish I could see her. Really, truly see her."
Jai sighed. "You would definitely like what you'd see," he said.
Auggie didn't reply, and Jai didn't say anything else, causing a long, awkward silence.
"Well, I, um...I better go. Lots of work to do. Just tell Annie how you feel. She will definitely go for you, there's no doubt," he said.
"Uh...one question," Auggie said.
"Yeah?"
"Who said I even had feelings for Annie?"
Jai chuckled. "It's so obvious, man. If you don't realize it, then I'm here to tell you that your eyes also light up when you're around her. You're definitely into her, don't deny it."
Auggie chuckled. "Whatever. See you later," he said.
Presnent:
And now, in retrospect, Auggie realized that at that time, he was in love with her...But was he still in love with her? Lately he was just confused. He wouldn't let himself think about his relationship with Annie, because he didn't know whether he had feelings for her or not. He honestly didn't know whether or not he was in love with Parker!
At least, he didn't know until she showed up at the door.
"Hi," she said, pulling him into a kiss.
When his lips attached to hers, he felt more confident. He still wasn't sure if he was doing the right thing, but he felt better than he had a few minutes ago. He felt her hand slip into his as she led him into her apartment, and he wasn't inside for more than ten minutes before he began to speak.
"I came back because I had something important to tell you. Recently, a few things have happened that have made me realize that life is so short. You never know what's going to happen to you. And if I died in a week, I would like to die knowing that I lived a life worth something...I want someone to live it with. So Parker, I wanted to ask you..."
He pulled out the box from his pants pocket and held it by his side.
Am I really going to go through with this?
AN: Is he? Haha review please! I'm sorry if this story is totally dumb lol i wouldn't know...I've written a lot of law and order fanfics but never Covert Affairs so idk how this is going! If you like it, please review and tell me it's going okay! If you don't like it...still review and tell me you don't like it lol!
