I am incredibly sorry for taking over 3 months to update this fanfic! My head's been packed with other stories and the season (3) finale was a bit disappointing (sorry if you disagree!), so I wasn't quite sure how to go on with this one.
But well, it's here now!
Chapter 3: Awkward
Auggie woke up with a throbbing headache and one hell of a neck pain. It took him a moment to realize where he was or who he had sleeping over his shoulder. The sofa wasn't remotely comfortable for one person to sleep in, it was incredibly worse when you had an incredible hangover and you just passed out sitting down with your best friend by your side.
Yes, it was Nell. He didn't realize how much he missed her until he smelled her perfume the night before. For a moment he thought he was hallucinating, that the odd night was taking him to a different place, but no, she was there.
He brushed her arm slowly and gave little kisses to the top of her head "Miss Lane, wake up" a low whiny moan let him know that she was awake and in much pain as he was.
She opened her eyes and saw him, sighing with a smile in her face. "Hey Mr. Kent" and then she remembered why they were in the sofa. By the time they reached Auggie's flat, Annie was practically passed out, and no, she wasn't faking it. They left her the bed and catch up in the sofa, drifting off at some point of the night.
"Is your neck as screwed up as mine Mr. Kent?" he reached to hers and started massaging her nape slowly, sending shivers through her spine. As the minutes passed them, his hands started moving through her back and she could feel his breathing near her ear.
She cleared her throat remembering they weren't alone and that it wasn't three years ago anymore. His hands went back to massaging her nape as he moved a step back. She whispered, "So would Annie be Lana Lang? Actually, I'd be Lana Lang and she'd be Lois, right?"
He laughed slowly "You hate Lana Lang. No, you're Lois. She's… something else" Penelope was glad for once that he couldn't see her face, but he still picked on her skipped heartbeat "You'll always be my Lois, Nell. No matter what"
"Well, I wanna be best man when you two kids marry" he snorted "Now you're very good at deviation. You should teach that at the farm"
She sighed getting up "I'm sure it could be arranged". She peeked and walked towards the counter, turning the coffee maker on. She crossed her arms over her chest and stretched her neck to the sides.
He got up and followed her, reaching for 2 mugs. "Take 3, we need to wake up Annie" she took one of the mugs and poured coffee. "There's milk in the fridge"
"So she likes lattes too? Does she take 2 sugars as well?" she snorted. Auggie shrugged his shoulders as a response "So, except for our college choices, Annie and I are pretty much the same person. I'm not sure if I feel honored or slightly disturbed"
He snorted "You'd never wear her heels, that's for sure" she handed him over Annie's mug and told him she'd stay around the kitchen to give them some space.
He took a deep breath "Nell, nothing's happening here. She's hooked up with some weird dude. Not gonna happen in a million years" she came closer to him "You know, as I recall you shouldn't bet against my spider sense Mr. Anderson. You tend to lose" He smiled remembering that bet and then cleared his throat. Annie was here. They needed to go to work.
The red haired from legal aid, right.
"So, who's the red haired?" She cleared her throat "Her coffee is gonna get cold Augs, go wake her up" she turned around to look for some crackers and he brushed his hand on the side of her tummy. Shivers again, damn it. "Augs…" It was a warning tone.
"Tell me later then?" She nodded and then gave him a quiet yes. "You've heard of her, you just don't remember"
He walked towards the bed and sat on the edge. He reached for Annie's arm and brushed it slowly, bringing the mug and its fragrance close to her face "Walker, time to wake up" she smiled at the smell and at Auggie's voice, and then realized she was still wearing last night clothes. "Oh crap I need to go home and change"
She stormed out of the bed, and then realized he was holding her mug. She reached for it "Good morning. Sorry, hi Auggie"
He got up "Someone is a little anxious in the mornings, huh?" She stretched her neck, "Yeah, it's called a hangover. Where's your friend?" Auggie tilted his head towards the kitchen. "Hi Nella"
The other blonde waved at her drinking slowly from her own mug, checking something resembling an iPad. She looked worried all of the sudden. Annie walked closer to her "Is everything alright?"
The other agent nodded "Everything's fine. Augs, you think you can get me to talk to the boss?" Auggie got up and walked towards them. Annie spoke instead "I'm sure you have clearance to talk to Joan, I can go before and warn-"
"Warn about what? No need. Got this covered. Act normal, don't do anything stupid" Penelope didn't need Auggie's snort to know that Annie would in fact do something very foolish unsupervised.
"Here's what we're gonna do. We're gonna go to your office. You are gonna stay with Auggie. I'll make a few calls and it'll be sorted in no time" Annie didn't like the feeling of briefing this whole situation had. It was too early, she had slept too little and her hangover was too much.
"With all due respect, you're not Joan Campbell" Auggie reached for Annie's arm. "I have the feeling you don't really listen to her anyway, so… Let me make this clear. Legal aid gal won't be at the office for another three hours, when she gets there, if she gets there, I'll intercept her with other people. You make sure Auggie's with you. Augs, the boss?"
"I'll check the agenda, see if there's any gap" Annie frowned. This was bad, this was bad. "So you'll need clearance from Joan to make a move on the building?"
Nella raised her eyebrow, for a second she couldn't believe how clueless this agent could be. "I don't. I need to talk to someone else, and then to Arthur"
Annie clenched her teeth. Arthur?
