4) coming clean
The next day Annie, Joan and Arthur got ready to go to work,before leaving Annie realises her car is still at her apartment.
"Hey Joan , my cars still at the apartment" Annie spoke
"That's okay we can just ride in together, you don't mind do you?"
"Um, no that's okay." A few moments of silence Annie spoke again "Joan "
"Yeah Annie?"
"Do you want to tell people we are sisters or not ?"
"If your okay with telling them it doesn't matter to me, it won't change any thing between us"
"Okay so we tell people "
"We tell people "
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Arriving at Langley Joan and Annie stopped at Starbucks, grabbed a coffee each and set of to the DPD. Annie was worried about people's reactions to the 'CIA Princess'(Annie) and 'The resident ice queen's' (Joan) new status. Joan was worried about people treating Annie differently now.
Getting off the elevators Joan and Annie were greeted by Auggie.
"There's my two favourite ladies" Auggie spoke happily
"Hey Aug" Annie and Joan responded simultaneously
"Oh that was just creepy" laughed Auggie, before saying "are you guys telling people your related?"
"Yup" Annie said, whilst Joan said "first we have to add it to our files so everyone will know by lunch time even if we planned to not tell them"
"Your. Right there" Auggie responds , with that Auggie returned to his office .
"Annie , I need to talk to you in my office" Joan spoke
"Ok" Annie responded
Joan's office
"Sit down please" Joan said
"Okay, Joan you could of told me this morning. Am I going on another mission?"
"No Annie , the thing is I've been told to bench you for two weeks "
"What!why.?" Annie asked
"When Arthur changed our files and told the DNI that we just found out we are sisters, he told Arthur that you need to be benched until this all sinks in. I tried arguing that you don't need to be benched but the only way to get around it is for you to take a vacation, I am sorry " Joan spoke
"It's alright Joan , as long as I have something to do" Annie reassured
"Arthur has a bunch of files he needs translated? You could do that and we could grab lunch later?"
"Ok I'll go get them ,see you later" with that Annie left for Arthur's office
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Walking to Arthur's office Annie got constant stares and odd looks from the other operatives. Entering Arthur's office Annie spoke." Hey Arthur, Joan said you had some files you need Translated?"
"Hey Annie, um yeah here you go , how's it going now everyone knows?"
"I got some weird looks walking to your office but nothing too bad yet. " Annie responded "okay "
"Thanks for the files Arthur, you'll have the translations by this afternoon" with that Annie left.
"Jai , what are you doing at my desk" Annie asked
" hey Annie , so you never guess what I heard you and the ice queen are sisters? That's a pretty weird rumour right? " jai asked turning up the. Charm .
"Don't call her that Jai ." Annie snapped before noticing almost everyone watching her
"So you two really are related huh?" Jai pushed
"Mine and Joan's lives have nothing to do with you Jai now back off !" Annie snapped.
"You so are, your starting to sound like the ice queen!" Jai remarked
Annie having had enough of Jai and everyone else stepped closer to him am said "don't call her that jai I am not going to tell you to back off again!"
Jai still thinking she wouldn't do anything decided to yell across the bullpen whilst pointing at Annie " hey everyone did you know princess here is ice queens sister! "
Something in Annie snapped, she grabbed jai's arm twisting it behind his back said "I warned you now back off before I break your arm!"
Releasing jai's arm Annie sat in her chair to start work when everyone continued to stare at her and some begun to ask questions she gathered her files and went to Joan's office. Knocking Annie entered " Joan can I work in here today please" Annie asked
Joan asked "why"
"Because when I got back from getting the files from Arthur jai was at my desk calling you the ice queen and getting in my face about the news we are related I asked him not to call you that and told him to back off he kept going then yelled it across the bull pen whilst pointing at me I twisted his arm behind his back and told him to back off when he did I started to work but everyone in staring and giving me weird looks and asking why no one knew 'the ice queen' has a sister and I can't work if they aren't going to leave me alone" Annie answered
"Ok you can stay in here for a little while, but jai shouldn't have been down here he works for Arthur now"
"I know " Annie responded
"Annie, he's probably going to try and file an assault claim against you"
" oh god he will I am sorry it's jai the was in my face and I lost it I am sorry Joan I didn't mean to cause you more problems "
"It's okay Annie I'll call Arthur tell him what happened so that the report won't get filed "
"Okay thanks Joan"
"No thanks Annie Jai was in the wrong not you"
Ten minutes of silent work later Joan spoke "hey Annie did jai seriously call me the ice queen ?"
"Yeah he did , he even called me princess and said was starting to sound like you, why"? " Annie responded
"No reason I just thought he'd of thought of something more creative than ice queen or princess for that matter"
They both laughed when Annie added " i think I got upgraded to Ice princess" .
A knock came at Joan's door and Auggie entered "hey Joan where's Annie, never mind Annie why aren't you out there and why is there a rumor that Annie has now joined Joan as an ice princess"
Annie and Joan laugh before Annie spoke looking at Joan "told you so "
"What do you mean Annie " Auggie asked
Joan told Auggie the story and how she is apparently ice queen and now Annie is ice princess, by the end of the story Auggie was laughing then added " well people can live in fear of you two now"
"Damn right they will " Annie and Joan responded simultaneously before laughing
"Okay seriously you two need to stop hanging out it's too creepy" Auggie spoke in an amused tone. Another knock at Joan's door stopped their laughter, Auggie sat down as Joan called 'come in' .Arthur appeared in the door way closing the door behind him he said "how come no one told me their was a party" then looking at Annie. Arthur announced "hey ice princess! "
"How'd you know about that" Annie asked
"Some newbie told me at Starbucks before realising who I was, I also discovered Joan's the ice queen ,some one want to explain that" Arthur asked genuinely confused
Joan, Annie and Auggie laughed before Joan spoke "jai came down here and was waiting for Annie to come back from getting those files from you and kept bugging her about a rumour that she's related to the ice queen that's apparently what he calls me and when Annie told him to back off he yelled across the bullpen that princess that's Annie is related to the ice queen and when Annie twisted his arm behind his back and threatened to break it her nickname was upgraded to ice princess " at the end of Joan's statement Joan had a look of pride on her face, Annie and Auggie were holding back laughter and Arthur just looked amused.
"Huh " Arthur responded "they couldn't be a little more creative " Joan and Annie burst out laughing when Joan adds "that's what I said "
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At the end of the day Joan and Annie decide to stay at Annie apartment together, as Joan still didn't want Annie to feel alone .