Auggie and Annie rested their foreheads together after a brief kiss.
"Come to my place tonight?" Auggie asked.
"Sure," Annie replied. "Thank you for dinner, by the way," Annie said when they were in the car.
"You are very welcome," Auggie replied.
"Definitely one of the best first dates that I've been on."
Auggie grinned. "Me too, Walker."
At his apartment, Auggie placed his things in their usual places and walked to the kitchen. "Can I get you a beer or anything?" he asked.
"Just some water." Annie replied while looking around. "You've changed things here."
"Oh, yeah. I guess you haven't been around in a while." Auggie replied.
"Wouldn't have imagined that you were one to rearrange furniture all that much."
"I wouldn't." Auggie replied. Then he added "Parker."
"She rearranged your furniture?"
"No," he handed Annie a glass of water and walked to the couch. Annie followed. "When we got back from being so fabulously rescued by you, I thought she was going to be here a while. A long while. She never said anything, but I wanted to make sure it wasn't so much like she was living with a blind man. So I ordered the new TV. Didn't bother cancelling it when she ran out, so I went ahead and had the furniture arranged like this, which should, as I was told, be good for TV watching."
"Oh," Annie said.
"What I can verify is that the surround sound is spectacular." Auggie added with a grin. "The new end table is actually a subwoofer."
"I'm not entirely sure what a subwoofer is, but that sounds cool."
"Stay here, and I'll show you."
Auggie plugged an earbud into his iPhone and scrolled through some of his music selection. Then he adjusted some of the many controls on the stereo system under the television. He plugged his iPhone into the stereo, and music filled the room.
Auggie sat next to Annie on the couch. "So, you've heard Mingus before, right?"
"Of course."
"You hear the trumpet now. Where is that sound?" Auggie asked as he moved closer.
"Over to the right."
"And the sax?" He placed his arm behind her.
"It's all around us."
"And the low tones, the rhythm. Where is that?" His nose was practically on her neck.
Annie sat for a moment, listening. "It is like it's inside of me."
"That..." he kissed her neck, "Is..." he kissed her jaw, "The..." he kissed her lower lip, "Subwoofer."
Annie met his kiss without hesitation. After a moment they pulled apart. "The subwoofer you bought for Parker." She added.
"She never appreciated it." Auggie replied as his hands moved through her hair.
"Mmmm," Annie replied. "She doesn't know what she's missing."
Auggie didn't reply, only continued to move his hands until they were under her shirt.
A/N Just a little fluff to get you through the weekend, before things get serious again.
If you've read my other story "Clearing his Head," you may think I'm obsessed with subwoofers. When they provide fluff like this, they are incredibly useful.
