Author's Note: See chapter one for disclaimer etc.

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So back to Annie:

It took a few strange looks from strangers before Annie realized the front of her clothing was covered in Ben's blood. The first thing she did was buy clothing and think of a plan. She decided she would go back to the states. She took out enough cash for a first class ticket home. She was sick of riding coach, even if she was paying for it out of her own pocket. She also bought a pay as you go cell-phone with 20 min on it. She then decided to go to the airport.

The last few days had been crazy. She couldn't believe what she had done, leaving Jai like that, smashing her cell phone. She'd disobeyed orders before, but what she had done bordered on going rogue. Could she go rogue? She would have to disappear; she would never be able to spend time with her nieces. No. She couldn't do that to Danielle. She hated how the agency had used her to get to Ben. It was their fault he was dead. But working for the agency gave her a purpose.

Like she had said to Jai. She was taking the week off. She couldn't deal with Danielle though. Her sister would see right through her. She called Danielle and made some excuse about obtaining art and something about bureaucracy getting in her way. Getting home undetected would be the hardest part though.

It took her a while to get to the airport and while she walked she thought. Her plan was to find someone who looked enough like her and steal their passport.

She was pleased that it was crowded when she got to the airport, but before she had a chance to pick a mark, something happened: A man tapped her on the shoulder. "I'm sorry miss but you seem to have dropped this." He handed her an envelope and walked away disappearing into the crowd. Inside she had found ID, and a passport for an Elaina Stewart with her picture.

She also found a typed note that said, "Uncle Sam doesn't know about this one." Immediately she knew it was Auggie's doing.

An hour later she was sitting, waiting for them to call her flight. She finally decided to call number she had memorized for emergencies.

She couldn't trust anyone at this point, but if there was someone she could count on it was him. If she were completely honest with herself, she trusted him more than she had trusted Ben, but that wasn't saying much. She hadn't been able to really trust anyone since Ben.

Auggie answered the phone on the second ring. "Annie! Is that you?" He sounded so worried.

"Yes Auggie. It's me. Are you still at the office?" She could hear the relief in his breath, which bordered on a sigh. She also didn't want to say anything about the DPD because there was a woman who was sitting close by. She seemed harmless enough, but Annie assumed that her phone call was more interesting to the woman than the magazine she was reading.

"No. Joan sent me home when Jai called in three hours ago." He reassured her.

"Look Auggie. Thank you for not asking a billion questions. Could you do me a couple of favors?" She knew she would be asking a lot of him. But she knew he would come through for her.

"I take it, you're not in a place to answer questions?" He asked rhetorically. "Of course I can do you as many favors as you want, but remember you still owe me a sandwich. Hell, by the end of this, you might owe me a whole platter of sandwiches." It was nice to hear his sarcasm and wit after the day that she had just had.

"Okay first of all thank you for the present. I won't even ask how you did that." She couldn't figure out how he had managed to get her a secure cover without the agency knowing. She knew it was breaking the rules. "Second is Joan looking for me?"

"The 'present' as you call it wasn't a problem I had a guy that owed me a favor. Joan didn't say anything to me, but you can assume that she's got someone watching your house." He said. "Anything else?"

"Could I hide out for the week at your place. Like you said, they're probably watching the house and I can't deal with my sister right now."

"Of course." He said. "I assume you can't afford a hotel after spending all your money on a first class ticket." He laughed as he heard her gasp in confusion. "You are always complaining about flying coach. I'm only guessing though. I didn't want to check into Elaina's travels in case I was being monitored."

"Thank you Auggie, you have no idea…"

"Annie." He said in a serious voice. "You're coming back alive. That's enough. What time do you land? I'll have a cab waiting."

"Eight-thirty." She told him.

"See you soon."

"Thank you."

I know it's really short, but I'd rather get short chapters up more often then never post and agonize over long chapters.