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Annie and Auggie followed Pillar into her apartment, wich looked more like the setting of an underground rave. She was acting nervous. Maybe she was part of it? Had they been set up? Was the virus some sort of bait? Auggie seemed more at ease. Leaning in to Annie as Pilar walked about her apartment he confided,

"I can turn her. I know I can. Watch me."

She smiled at his confidence. He talked to Pilar about what her skills could do if they were used for good. How much impact she could make. She seemed to be buying it. She began to thrust her hands at Auggie's face.

"What are you doing?" She asked, slightly concerned for Auggie and annoyed about the small display of ableism.

"Checking if he is really blind." Pilar shrugged off the confession as though it weren't offensive at all.

"I'm really blind." Auggie made a face as if to say Tada!. Pilar proceeded to strip to her underwear while continuing her discussion with Auggie. Down to her bra she leaned over him, placing her cleavage about in inch from his nose. Annie scoffed and rolled her eyes. Pilar apologised for her reach.

"What's going on?" Auggie asked sensing he was being left out of a joke, or maybe was the joke.

"Nothing." Annie supplied, almost to quickly.

"So, what do you think?" Auggie finally asked Red Rover.

"Does this crap really work on anybody?" She smiled while she asked. Real charmer this one. Auggie grinned at her. That same grin he used when he flirted with coeds at Allen's. Annie rolled her eyes again.

"We will double what they paid you. Get your stuff and lets go."

Auggie went ahead of them and Annie stayed behind to make sure Pilar came with them. After killing her computer and loading up her back pack she stopped in front of Annie. "You're in love with him, the blind man?" She smiled knowingly at the operative. Annie just looked at her. "Does he know?" Annie looked down at the ground. "Well, this should be interesting then. I'm glad I decided to come along." And with that they left, but not before noticing they had been made. In the elevator they hade been stuck with one of them, but with Annies help Auggie was able to take him out. She never felt safer with anyone else, she mused. After the doors opened Annie and Auggie ran one direction and Pilar another. They seemed to run forever. When they finally stopped he turned to her asking,

"Where's Pilar?" Annie looked around. With a warning tone he added, "Annie.."

"She was right with us!" Annie frantically looked around the courtyard they were in. Then they heard a motorcycle engine and Auggie recognised it as Red Rover's.

"There she is." Auggie sighed out of relief. They jumped on, Auggie in the side car and Annie beside Pilar. Not wanting to waste time she drove straight to the airport. Maybe she was eager to write more code. Or maybe she was eager to get away from the people after them. Either way Annie wasn't going to complain. Auggie was on the phone the whole ride making all the necessary connections and establishing a protocol.

Once on the plane in their seats the operatives noticed Pilar insert her ear buds as soon as was allowed from across the aisle. They were silent for the entire assent. Auggie finally broke the silence.

"Parker is in DC. She decided to come to me, said something about getting to know me better." He approached to subject very carefully.

"Oh! Wow. I mean, that's so sweet! How long will she be in for?" She faked enthusiasm hoping to appease him.

"Who knows. I'm telling you this because she called while we were in route to the airport, she wants to meet you Annie, tonight."

The timing couldn't have been worse. It was like the woman had a sixth sense. Either that or Auggie had told her. Would he have done that?

"Did you tell her?" She hated asking him this but she needed to know.

"No. Annie I wouldn't do that. She has been asking to meet you for awhile. I wanted to wait until I knew it was serious."

She turned to the window. was she up to this? Was she ready to give him away in what felt like a very final and official move? No, but she would anyway. For him. She loved him after all.

"Sounds great! What time? Your place? Should I bring anything? Drinks? Dinner?" A gun for my head?

"Annie please stop pretending to be ok with this!" He whispered quickly and harshly.

She turned to him swiftly. "What else do you want Auggie? Huh? You love Parker. I love you. That means I want you tobe happy with Parker. Ok?"

"Whatever you say Annie." He put his head back against the seat and closed his eyes.

"You still gonna ask her?"

"Yup."

"Then I support you on one condition."

"What is it?" He sounded exhausted.

"You need to read her in tonight. While I'm there. Before you ask her."

"Ok. I can do that. No problem."

"Good." She replied shortly.

"Fine."

"Great."

"Fantastic." His jaw line tightened and his nose flared.

"Asshole." She said quietly to the window.

"I can hear you Annie."

"I was counting on it Auggie."

"Okay." He smiled, knowing her antics well. Even if he wasn't used to being on the receiving end of them.

She would meet Parker. Break her own heart. Be a good best friend and get over it. Then she would go to Simon for a few hours to forget all about Auggie and his upcoming wedding plans.

Or at least she would try.