Chapter 5

Author Joellen818

"I plan to someday but I'm guessing that you have another reason for asking. What's going on?"

Annie looked between Joan and Auggie waiting. At that moment Auggie stood and said, "Joan I'm gonna let you handle this. Annie, mind if I use your bathroom?"

"You know I don't care Aug, go ahead."

Joan raised an eyebrow at Annie when she noticed Auggie moving swiftly and surely through her apartment, with out his cane.

"What?" Annie protested, " He's my best friend he's gonna be here a lot. He knows my apartment as well as his own."

"It helps that you set it up almost exactly like mine, Annie," called Auggie from down the hall. Annie and Joan laughed. Then from her briefcase Joan drew forth the typical blue CIA folder containing the mission details inside the front slip was a hand written note.

Congrats! You and Auggie are getting married! He has ears like a hawk, I wrote this because I figured he'd tell you before I could.

You're not really going too deep undercover. You are going to be going through the Russians' museums' artifacts and find anything that belongs to us and return it. No one will know you are CIA, just Annie from Acquisitions. The reason for the marriage is, I've expedited the adoption papers for Nicolai and if you and Auggie are married he can have his father's last name.

"Thank you," Annie whispered tearfully. Joan only nodded diplomatically and motioned for her to read her file, which, thankfully held the explanation Auggie was given.

"Well ladies, did you miss me?" Auggie asked as he sauntered into the room. He had apparently made a detour to the kitchen on his way back as he held an open bottle of beer in his hand which he soon tipped into his mouth.

At the stunned silence from Joan, which followed his greeting, he raised his eyebrows and glibly said, "What? It's not like I'm driving."

All three of them burst out laughing and the tension from earlier was finally cleared. Until, as he prepared to take another sip of beer, Auggie asked, "So, Walker, we getting hitched or what?"

Unable to resist playing with him, Annie snarked back, "Depends, you plan on proposing?"

The question surprised them, even Annie was shocked at the words that had unwittingly left her mouth. Before she could even open her mouth and try to laugh it off, Auggie spoke up.

"Hey Joan, I'll meet you downstairs okay?"

"I'll see you in a few minutes Auggie," replied Joan as she walked to the door. When she passed Annie a confused look came across her face.

**** Well that is chapter 5 let me know your thoughts. It is 1:47 a.m. Over here in N.C. And normally I have no qualms about being up late. Exspecially to write but I have to work tomorrow, then a party if I'm home in time, then movie with one of my bfs (best friends not boy friends, though he is a guy.) Think we are seein Conan not sure yet though. Oh well y'all have a nice night/morning... what am I doing there's no telling when you are actually reading this or what time zone your in. tell you what review with your time zone or country you live in and the ones that are the more extreme (to me, so dont say mars or somethin =)) will get a shout out in the next chapter I post after 7.