Hey readers,

This is a repost so yeah it´s basically not new…

I didn´t know if this was going to be a one shot or a whole story. By now I know it will be more than one chapter. But this story will be a little AU. Thanks to my beta luvtheheaven for putting up with me. I´m not a native speaker but I hope my writing will improve.

Until then

Grace

I don´t own Auggie or Annie sad but true, nothing belongs to me just the AU….

It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in Auggie Anderson's neighborhood. The sun was shining and the temperature was mild for early spring. He was jogging down the trail, something he didn´t think he´d be able to do after his encounter with the IED. That day had changed his life in more ways than one.

At the same time, Annie was leaning on a nearby tree and stretching her muscles. She had her iPod ear buds in her ears and was listening to a really loud rock song. She was happy that she had this Sunday for a run before her new job started at eight the next morning. As she turned to start her jog, she was in deep thought and therefore wasn´t focused on her surroundings when she collided with something hard.

Both people fell to the ground because of gravity, completely unable to keep their balance. Auggie fell backwards, a tomato red Annie on top of him – she was so embarrassed. With a hasty "Sorry", she stood up and gave in to her flight syndrome. She didn´t look back but ran away as fast as she could.

Auggie lay on the ground grunting, annoyed that the person who tackled him was already gone. He rolled onto his stomach and needed all his strength to get up. His new running prosthetics were the best you could buy. Nonetheless it was hard to get back up on them if he fell. He struggled but successfully managed to recover after the collision. After another hour of running, he was back at his apartment. He got into the shower. As relaxing as it was, he couldn´t help but think about the woman who knocked him down in the park. Before, he would have laughed it off and would have been flirting with her in an instant. However he didn´t think he was attractive anymore. Ever since the bombing, he hadn´t had the guts to talk to women, or even to his brothers. Only his parents knew what exactly had happened to him and he had sworn them to secrecy.

He was walking in sweats into the kitchen to prepare his dinner when his cellphone began to jingle, indicating a new email.

To: Auggie Anderson … Head of tactical and technical division… ( military-function...)

From: Joan Campbell

New translation team member

Hey Auggie,

I´m happy to announce that we have a new translator for your division. She will be coming in tomorrow morning at eight and will meet up with you an hour later or so because she has to fill out forms in HR and has a meeting with me. I will bring her to you and I hope you will get along.

I´msure you´ll be nice and welcoming.

Until then,

Joan

After reading the email he walked the rest of the way into the kitchen and prepared dinner. He enjoyed his meal, watched some TV, and got into his bed at ten. After tending to his limbs and his layers, he fell fast asleep.

Tossing and turning in his bed he jolted up during a nightmare. It was the same recurring one. He jumped out of his bed and fell face flat onto the carpet. He´d forgotten that he didn´t have two working legs any more. He was sweaty, so he decided to take another shower not bothering to put on his artificial legs only to get out of them for showering. He dragged his body over the carpet and heaved himself into the shower.

After that he got ready for the day. He pushed the button for a cup of fresh coffee of his Nespresso coffee maker after putting in an espresso capsule. He decided to read the news on the couch and to get there he used his kitchen counter for support. Walking outside his home or his own office, he used support through a walking cane because he didn´t want to make a spectacle of himself. In his home and at work he walked freely just with a little heavier hinky gait.

He nursed his cup of coffee and read the news on his iPad. Half an hour later, he walked out of the door to his custom-built vehicle. Another half an hour later he walked up to his workspace, his cane in hand, and turned the electric devices on.

At the same time Annie walked nervously to her closet and picked her navy blue suit and a light blue blouse. At 7.45 sharp she walked to the CIA entrance, heading straight to the reception desk. She introduced herself and was led to the HR department.

After twenty minutes of questions, photos and signatures she walked into Joan Campbell´s office. "Hello, Ms. Walker. Please have a seat." "Thank you, Ms. Campbell, for having me. Where do I work? What will I do?" "You´ll join the tactical and technical operation base and you will be responsible for translations and idea tossing with your supervisor Mr. Anderson. Who I will bring you to now!"

Annie followed her out of her office and after some turns she walked into a wide space with a lot of technical equipment.

She saw a cane leaning on the wall and a brown haired man sitting at a desk. He seemed vaguely familiar but she couldn´t place him. "Hey, Auggie. I have Ms. Walker for you." Auggie looked up and faced the two women in his bureau. He immediately looked at Annie and was about to say something…

Please read and review. Thanks again for my beta luvtheheaven!