Chapter 19: The Information
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Annie pressed her hand against Eyal's chest and pushed him away from her. "Eyal, we can't. I'm in love with Auggie."
Eyal stared into her eyes with sadness in his own. "I... understand, Neshama. I think I always knew that it was him for you." He smiled at her, beginning to put up those walls he was so good at building. "Can't blame a guy for tryin', eh?"
"No, I suppose not." She smiled back at him and pressed a hand to her belly in a subconscious, protective manner. "I'm pregnant, Eyal. With twins!"
His eyes widened in shock. "Neshama, you? Pregnant? With twins? Well now I've seen everything." Her laugh sent shivers through him. "I'm happy for you, Neshama. But I am here for another reason. I know about what happened in Columbia with Alexei Belenko. I know why he's here."
Auggie paced angrily through his office while he waited for Annie to return. He knew she hadn't asked for the kiss or invited it but... he was still so angry. Not necessarily at her, but at the entire situation. She hadn't wanted him to go with her, why? So she could be alone with Eyal? Did they have some unfinished business that she felt like she needed to take care of? And what the hell did Eyal think he was doing, telling her he loved her like that!? He was fuming so much he didn't hear Joan enter his office.
"Auggie?" He stopped suddenly and looked in her direction. "What's wrong?" She asked as she came over to him and placed a hand on his arm.
"Joan..." Auggie suddenly slumped to the floor and placed his head in his hands. "He kissed her, Joan."
Joan sat on her knees beside him. A very uncharacteristic move of his boss, but she was also his friend and she felt that he needed a friend right now, not a boss. "Auggie, I'm sure Annie didn't reciprocate this kiss..."
"I... don't know... They have a history... She told me about it, but I don't know if... if it was resolved." He looked up at Joan and she saw the tears in his eyes.
"I'm sure she will explain everything when she gets back. You have to give her the benefit of the doubt. She's still healing, Auggie. In more ways than one. You shouldn't just attack her. She's got so much right now, and you can't go making it worse. Let her tell you before you go crazy on her, ok?"
Auggie nodded. "I know, Joan. I won't, I promise. But it still hurts so much..."
Wrapping her arms around him, Joan pulled him into a hug. "I know it does. But, answer me this. Do you trust her?"
"Implicitly." He answered, without hesitation.
"Then trust her now."
Auggie nodded.
An hour later, Annie was strolling through the doors of the JCD with Eyal in tow. Everyone stopped what they were doing to watch her pass with the well known Mossad agent trailing behind her towards the office she shared with Auggie. As she opened the door, the first thing she saw was the huge mess. The two chairs were tipped over. Small pieces of hardware were strewn everywhere, including Auggie's trusty headphones. She was surprised the computer was still intact. Turning to Eyal, she spoke.
"You should wait outside for a bit." Noticing the disaster, Eyal nodded and stepped back out into the bullpen. Annie turned, closing the door behind her. "You were listening in?" She addressed Auggie, who was standing against the far wall, clenching and unclenching his fists.
He took several steps towards her and in a very low, controlled voice, asked, "You brought him here?"
Ignoring the question he obviously already knew the answer to, she asked one of her own, "Did you even hear the entire conversation?" Looking guilty, Auggie simply shook his head. She stepped over to him and wrapped her arms around him. He stubbornly held himself rigid against her. "I pushed him away, Auggie. I told him I love you. I told him we're having twins."
He sighed and wrapped his own arms around her. Placing his cheek against her hair, he spoke, "I'm sorry. I just... after what you told me about the two of you... I guess I just got a bit jealous when he said and did those things."
Pulling away slightly and surveying the room again, Annie said, "A bit?"
He smiled coyly. "Ok, a lot bit."
She stretched up and kissed him. Whispering against his lips, she said, "I forgive you. I love you."
"I love you, too." He said, softly, as he placed a hand against her cheek.
"He actually has useful information, though. Can I let him in or are you going to go all 'Special Forces' on him?"
"I'll be ok. What information does he have?"
"I'll let him tell you." She said as she went to open the door.
"Hey, Auggie. Did a tornado hit your office?" Eyal tried to lighten the mood as he stepped inside.
Annie looked at him and shook her head in warning. "Just, uh, tell him what you told me."
"Yeah, ok. Like I told Annie, I know about what happened to you in Columbia and about Alexei Belenko. Look, I know you guys think Aleksandre Belenko was bad, but his son is so much worse. It's like he took everything bad about his father and decided that wasn't enough, so he upped his game. He knows you're alive, Auggie. And he knows Annie saved you. He's working on a plan to grab the both of you along with his father and pull all you out of the country so he and daddy-dearest can finish what they started. I don't know details. I only know generalizations. BUT, I do know where he is..."
A/N: Sorry this is a short chapter. I don't have much time this weekend to work on this. I hope you enjoy anyway! :)