Epilogue
Later that day Joan looked out at her department and a slight smile teased at the corner of her mouth as she saw Annie perched on the edge of Auggie's desk, eyes sparkling and face glowing happily. It was clear to everyone in the department that Annie and Auggie had dealt with whatever had been going on between them. For real this time, instead of just trying to pull wool over her eyes. Most people would have noticed the look of adoration in Auggie's eyes as he turned his chair in Annie's direction, but that was nothing new. Auggie's feelings for Annie had always been clear to everyone except Annie and himself. Instead, Joan's more discerning eyes noticed the way Annie was sitting slightly closer to him than usual, one leg swinging back and forth under his desk. That, and the way Auggie no longer had a personal "Do Not Disturb" bubble the size of a small aircraft hangar, captured Joan's immediate attention. They were back to their trademarked playful banter, carefully toned down for work, but with a slight undertone of something more that they could not hide even though they were two of the department's best agents. All these things combined to inform Joan that they had moved beyond the friendship stage of their relationship. It had taken less time than Joan had expected - perhaps they would have an easier time than her and Arthur had during the beginning of their own relationship - apparently their stubbornness was not as long-lasting. She did encourage interdepartmental dating but the relationship between these two would definitely require close scrutiny over the next few months. If they could maintain a stable relationship they could be one of the best teams the CIA had seen since her and Arthur. At the very least the entire department could now breathe a collective sigh of relief that the two were no longer fighting. They might even be able to keep new recruits around for longer than a couple of hours now that Auggie wasn't eviscerating them with his caustic sarcasm. And Stu might stop following her around begging her for any assignments that allowed him to be far away from Auggie's temper. Peace had been restored to her department.
As the blonde head of the DPD turned to sit at her desk the smile spread from the corner of her lips to the rest of her face. Auggie and Annie together. She definitely approved.
A/N - Thanks for reading and for the reviews :) You guys have made me feel so welcomed here :) Also: Did the way Annie kept flirting with Ben throughout this week's episode drive anyone else crazy. Her finally turning him down at the end made me so happy I actually jumped off the couch and did a little dance. Well okay not quite a dance. But there was definitely cheering.