Sorry guys, this is a lot rougher than I was hoping but I've never done this kind of thing before... so I really don't know exactly where this is going but... here it goes...

Oh! And I don't own Covert Affairs... but I sure as hell wish I did... Lots more shirtless Auggie scenes! Haha. :D

Assay- (v) to examine or analyze

Unbeknownst to anyone but Annie-and maybe Joan, if we're honest-Jai Wilcox had a girlfriend. She was, in fact, an agent, herself.

Agent Melanie Garcia was the new agent in the Tech Ops department, surprisingly. Word of a new agent spread as it always did, and her file was passed around, as they always were. Agents like Stu and Barber bribed the baristas to fill them in on whatever information they could get once she arrived, because the baristas knew everything. In fact, the only agent aside from Auggie-who had happily been dating Annie for six months- that appeared in any way disinterested, was Jai.

The day Melanie arrived was chaotic because of an undercover op that had been blown. Most of the attention of the division was focused on getting Agent Bearing out. Since Auggie was otherwise occupied, the job of showing the green agent around fell to Jai by direction of Joan.

The second he saw her, he knew she was going to be hard to handle. She had fire in her eyes and the confidence of a fourth generation agent. But aside from that, she was beautiful and damn well knew it.

He walked up to her, holding himself high. "Agent Garcia?"

The question was a mere curtesy since there was no one else around. But she smiled prettily, eyes sharp and calculating. "Yes. And you are...Agent Wilcox."

He noted how her voice held a note of respect, but not of shock or awe. "It's a pleasure."

She reached for his outstretched hand, sliding her hand into the grip of his. "The pleasure's mine. It's not every day that you get shown around the DPD by the old DCS's son."

Looking back, he decided that it had been her lack of surprise that drew him in. But their friendship had moved along nearly as fast as Auggie and Annie's. On her fourth day in the agency, she made a bold move-asking out Jai Wilcox.

He surprised himself in accepting her invitation, and before they knew it, they'd been dating for five months.

He loved everything about her-the way she talked tech with her co-workers, her dedication to assisting the other agents, her calm probing of Joan's rules, and especially the way she teased Auggie.

And to think it all began because she took note of his ID.

Okey doke... well this one was about Jai, and I hope you liked it. But if you didn't, please don't flame...I've never done this before so bare with me.

But uh, R&R because that'll help me. :D Thanks for reading!

Cali