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Prompt #47: World - There were some beautiful things out there, but nothing beat what was waiting at home.
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Another day, another op in another exotic city that saves the world from shadowy forces that no one will ever know. All in all, Annie is ready to get home and take some much-needed R&R.
One quick flight back to D.C. and an hour of exhausting paperwork later, she's pulling up to her home. The front light is on, showing that Auggie had arrived first. A smile grows across Annie's tired lips; she's missed him immensely. Hell, she's missed everything about her home. She unlocks the front door and calls out, "I'm home!"
"Hey superhero," comes his familiar reply. "I'm in the kitchen. You hungry?"
"Famished." Kicking off her shoes into a corner, Annie shucks off her suit jacket and reaches up to pull out her ponytail. "What's for dinner?"
"Grilled cheese. Hanna heard you had lots of rain in Brazil and insisted that you have a nice warm dinner."
Annie's grin grows wider. "Well, if the boss insists." She finds Auggie standing by the stove, spatula in hand, nudging two browning sandwiches around in the frying pan. "Need help there, Daredevil?"
"I'm good. You should see what our little Girl Wonder is up to. It's been far too quiet for far too long."
"Okay." Pressing a kiss to his cheek, she inhales the deliciously mingled scents of Auggie and grilled cheese. "I'm coming back for that," she promised.
"The sandwich or me?" Annie holds her tongue, letting him think about her answer. The wide grin on his face tells her that he's chosen option two. "Hold you to that, babe."
Annie walks barefoot up the stairs towards her daughter's room. The door is wide open, providing a perfect view of the six-year-old girl sitting at the kiddie painting easel. "Hanna Verity Anderson, where are you up to now?"
Her daughter turns around and gasps at seeing her home. "Mommy!" Hanna screams as she jumps up and barrels straight into her mother's arms. "You're home!"
"Yes I am, just like I promised." Annie kisses the top of her curly brown head, glancing at the half-finished painting on the easel. "That looks new."
"Making it for you. Don't look!" Hanna quickly moves back and tries to block Annie from seeing it. "Not done yet!"
Annie laughs as she covers her eyes. "Okay, okay, not looking. Daddy's got dinner ready. Go wash up."
She hears Hanna's laughter turn into a delighted squeal as Auggie picks her up and spins her around in his arms. Nothing in the world came anywhere close to sounding as beautiful - Auggie's exact words every time. Standing in the doorway of the kitchen, she watches Auggie spin their daughter in the air and laugh along with her.
No place in the world is more beautiful than the sight of her husband and daughter. Her family.
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