A/N I meant to post this before I moved on to something else, but yesterday somebody got under my skin and Auggie went swimming, instead.

"She's on the flight home, boss. Why are you still around?" Eric asked late in the evening when he found Auggie at his desk.

Auggie looked toward him and felt his watch for the time. "The car leaves for the airport in a few hours. I'm going to meet her there."

"If you don't trust Eyal, you shouldn't arrange for him to look after her so often."

Auggie pinched his eyebrows. "Why would you think I don't trust Eyal?"

Barber realized he may have crossed a line. "You seem more worried than normal, that's all."

"She was in an explosion!" Auggie replied.

Barber bit his lip. "You've been on this end of the line while she got through a lot of tight places before." He knew he was talking himself into trouble, but couldn't seem to stop.

"This was different." Auggie said, abruptly.

"Sort of my point." Barber mumbled.

Auggie opened his mouth to respond, then turned back to his computer. He decided to pretend he didn't hear Barber's last statement.

...

"Hey babe." Annie said as she slid into the backseat of the Agency car.

"Hey." He responded, pulling her close and giving her a light kiss on the mouth. "Good flight?"

"Yeah." She paused. "Why are you here?"

"I wanted to meet you when you got home." Auggie replied.

"Yeah. Why are you really here?"

Auggie shrugged and looked away.

"Are you going to show up every time I work with Eyal?" Annie asked, softly.

Auggie looked back toward her with determination. "As long as he is as eager to work with you as he has always been? Probably."

She smiled at his honesty. "You know I don't have feelings for-"

"It's not your feelings I'm worried about." Auggie interrupted.

Annie sighed, but she looked at Auggie. The lights of the city reflected off his face as they drove toward Langley. "You're cute when you're jealous." She said with a smile that carried through to her tone.

Auggie exhaled and shook his head. "I know that he is a gentleman. But he has never hidden his attraction to you."

"He was very respectful." Annie reassured.

"But he's a warm-blooded man, and you are very hard to resist." Auggie practically growled.

"Drop it Anderson." Annie responded, her tone almost icy. "I've withstood Eyal's advances plenty of times without a relationship to keep him away, and he's not going to do anything to hurt either of us."

Auggie possessively placed his hand on her thigh. "I don't have to like it."

"Why do you keep pairing me with him, if you are so jealous?" Annie asked, perturbed. Despite her tone, she gently removed Auggie's hand from her thigh and held it in her own.

Auggie shrugged. "I didn't have anything to do with this time."

Annie huffed. "And if you did? Would you have paired me with somebody else for personal reasons?"

Auggie looked offended. "No! You know me better than that."

"Jealous Auggie is somebody I've never known before." Annie responded.

Auggie sighed and leaned his head back against the seat. "Yeah, well, here I am." He responded quietly.

Annie went into Langley and Auggie waited while she checked in and provided a debrief. Soon they were on their way to his apartment.

As had become ritual, Auggie inspected her body after they went to bed. He was extra thorough, considering what Annie had been through. While Annie wanted to be irritated with his jealousy, the way he touched every inch of her body gave her comfort. She understood his jealousy, and gave in to her desire to comfort him, as well.