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"Auggie, guess what?" Annie said way too cheerfully for six in the morning as she bounded into tech ops.
"What?" he replied sceptically, sliding off his headphones.
"It's no fun if you don't guess" she replied, barely containing her excitement.
"Were getting a pay rise" he joked, earning a laugh from her.
"I wish"
"Hmmm, the CIA hired Danielle"
"Not something I would be happy about"
"Good point. Joan gave you a high profile asset?"
"Nope"
"Then what are you so excited about?" he said, giving up.
Unable to contain it any longer she all but shouted "They got together"
"Umm, Ok. Care to explain?"
"Anastasia and Andy" she said as if that made complete sense.
"Ok I'll bite. Who are Anastasia and Andy?"
"Have you been living under a rock or something? Anastasia and Andy, you know…. spies…. Agent and Handler…. TV show?" She questioned, looking at him as if he had lost his mind.
Auggie had no idea what she was talking about. And then it hit him: she was fangirling. Ok, he knew she was a woman and woman did that he just did not expect it from her. She was Annie and…. He just didn't expect it, OK?
Oblivious to Auggie's light bulb moment Annie continued on.
"It's been four seasons and they have always liked each other but wouldn't admit it because they didn't want to ruin their friendship and they finally KISSED!" she was practically jumping up and down by the time she finished.
"Ok" he replied, sliding on his headphones as she continued to talk, somewhat lulled by the sound of Annie's voice. Who was he to bring down her happiness?
…Next day….
Auggie all but flew into the DPD, heading straight for Annie's desk and narrowly missing a stack of files as he sat on the corner of it.
"You'll never guess" he said, sounding way too happy for seven in the morning.
"Go on, guess" he continued when she didn't say anything.
"Auggie, I'm not awake yet" she said.
"That's because you haven't heard the news yet"
"You're pregnant?" she said jokingly.
"Do I look pregnant to you?"
"You are starting to look a little round"
"Now who's blind?" he said, smirking.
"Are you going to tell me or do I have to keep guessing?"
"The Star-Wars-a-Thon is coming to DC" he said, jumping off the desk.
"Star Wars a what?" she replied, her tired brain unable to comprehend it.
"Star-Wars-a-Thon. It's kind of like comic con but dedicated specially to Star Wars" he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Wow, she had seriously underestimated his level of Geek. And then it hit her: he was faning. She did it all the time but she didn't think men did it. What did one call it anyway? Fanmaning? Fanboying?
She continued to ponder this as Auggie talked about what sort of things went on at a Star-Wars-a-Thon, oblivious to Annie's thoughts. It was somewhat comforting to hear him get so excited about something so geeky in the middle of all the chaos that is the CIA.