Disclaimer: I don't own Covert Affairs, if I did Auggie would never have a shirt.

Author's Note: to make up for not posting, here is another little chapter to keep you all from hunting me down with pitchforks and torches.

~Thanks for your patience!~

I was laughing so hard a tear ran down my cheek. Auggie was the same way, but his head was in his hands hiding his eyes as we tried to pull ourselves together. This is why I loved him. After a long week of lying agents and secret ops it was nice to just be normal. I needed this. We had order coffee and pastries and indulged ourselves as we joked about work and the people around us.

"So what are your plans for tonight?" He asked after he had calmed enough to speak clearly. I groaned and dropped my head on the table.

"I'm having dinner with Dani, and some guy she's trying to set me up with." He laughed and patted my shoulder sympathetically. I could feel the sparks from his touch, but if he noticed he made no outward sign of it.

"Who's the winner this time?" He took another sip of his coffee as he leaned back in his chair. He had his head cocked toward me.

"Some lawyer friend of Michael's. Probably boring just like the others."

"You know she'd leave you alone for a bit if you brought someone home once in awhile." I laughed, who would I bring? I spent all my time working, or with my family, or with him. I didn't date. I had stopped flirting with Jai, since I realized he had been in Sri Lanka. I may be lonely, but I wasn't desperate enough to be with a guy who's pulling an op on me.

"You sound like her. Not my fault I can't get a date." I grumbled unhappily into my cup before putting it down and taking a piece of chocolate croissant. He looked much more serious now which confused me. When had the joking stopped?

"You know I've never met your family." His face was set in stone so I couldn't tell where he was going with this. "I could go with you. You know we can just say we work together, which is true. Danielle might give you a break, and I wouldn't mind seeing the nieces you gush about all the time." He had a faint smile on his face, and I was speechless, he would go with me and endure the legendary dinners just so I wouldn't be annoyed by my darling sister playing cupid. Apparently he toke my silence the wrong way because he quickly said, "If you don't want to it is fine, I just…" I cut him off as I hugged him fiercely.

"Thank you Auggie, you are a total live saver." He just laughed as he wrapped a arm around me.

"Anytime Annie."