CHAPTER 7
Auggie slid open his apartment door and turned on the light for Annie. Annie came in behind him and slid the door shut,
"So how was dancing tonight?" she asked once they were settled on the couch with Mingus playing softly in the background.
"It was actually very fun. You did a good job picking out our date tonight. But I get to pick tomorrow night's." Auggie answered laughing.
Annie's trained ears picked up the word dating, and she giggled,
"So tonight was a date? Well then why didn't you kiss me when the night was over?"
"Who said the nights over?" Auggie asked suggestively, wiggling his eyebrows.
Annie laughed, blushing a deeper crimson,
"Auggie, you can't really mean this was a date, can you?"
"Nah" Auggie answered a bit too quickly, "Not with you. You're my best friend."
"Yeah, exactly" Annie softly agreed, her heart breaking a little bit more with each second, "Well, goodnight, Auggie. See you in the morning."
Auggie noticed her detached tone and reached to grab her wrist, but he missed,
"Did I say something wrong? I'm sorry if I did."
"You did nothing wrong, Aug. Goodnight. I love you."
Annie froze. She had not meant to add those last three words. She prayed Auggie hadn't heard her, and all but ran into the bedroom.
Auggie sat dumbfounded on the sofa. He had heard Annie's little slip up, and her voice cracking during it. He thought back to his training at The Farm, and realized that most likely meant she was telling the truth. Along with this realization, he figured out why Annie got so sad all of a sudden. He had said he would never date her, a pure, black and white lie. He had just dug himself a very large hole, and was left at the bottom with no ladder.
