Next Time by asesina
Disclaimer: I don't own Covert Affairs!
a/n: this is a very short one-shot based on the final scene with Eyal and Annie in the airport. Mild romance.
I hope you like it.
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When Annie kisses Eyal, she does so with caution and precision.
She's bidding him farewell, but it's always more of a see you later with them.
She stands on her tip-toes and whispers a hasty thank you into Eyal's ear.
Annie tucks a stray lock of blonde hair behind her ear before she leans in closer and presses her lips to his cheek.
They meet for a single electric moment, and Annie can feel Eyal's face crinkling into that irresistible grin.
"Anytime, neshama," he replies gently.
Annie feels her heart swell with gratitude a as she steps back and looks up at Eyal.
"I'll be waiting for you. Just let me know when you're ready," he says in a soft voice.
His eyes are bright with laughter, but Annie knows that there is an element of seriousness to his promise.
Annie pauses for a moment. There is so much that she wants to say, but she knows that she'll see Eyal again.
He always seems to find his way back into her life.
"I will," she says with a smile.
The golden afternoon sun is beginning to fill the airport, and they both sense that it's time to go.
Eyal hesitates. He never knows how to say goodbye to Annie, but he decides to leave her with a simple nod of his head.
"See you soon, neshama," he says with a grin.
"I hope so," Annie says as she returns the smile.
She pulls her bag over her shoulder and gives Eyal a quick wave as she runs to catch her flight.
Eyal watches her go, and he can't help but wish that he kissed her back.
"Next time, neshama," he says to himself with a smile.