Safest way into Tomorrow
A/N: Changed my avi. New one is Auggie and Annie. The image is crappy though. If you want to see the good version, go to and look up Covert Affairs, then images. It should be on the first page. Also, sorry about the quiz post. .com/quiz/m/1372/covert-affairs-season-one-recap.
Annie was there in three. Not even bothering to knock, she went straight in,using the key that he had given her, and went straight back to his bedroom. What she found there nearly broke her heart. Auggie was braced against the headboard, hugging his knees to his chest like a broken child. She kicked off her shoes and sat close to him, taking him into her arms. "Annie," he cried, "Sing to me please. Like you do for your nieces when they get scared." She smiled at that, she couldn't believe that he remembered that insignificant fact from a conversation from over a month ago. She wracked her brain till she found the lullaby both her nieces loved.
Sleep, don't turn away
You are the safest way into tomorrow
Dreams, if you will stay
Or at least, the best parts, let us borrow.
At the gentle sound of her voice, Auggie visibly relaxed. His muscles loosened as he leaned into her arms. She smiled at his peaceful expression. The broken child had been healed for another night. At least.
Days are counted 'til they're gone
Nights are meant to carry on
Morpheus is at your side
Offering the wings to fly, and be there.
Auggie shifted his head slightly so that it rested directly over her heart. Annie, in response, wrapped her right arm around his shoulders, while her left hand idly played with his hair. It felt as soft as silk to her. It made her wonder what it had looked like while he was in the military. Suddenly, she realized that he was practically laying on top of her shirtless. Curious, she gently ran her hand, across his shoulders, reveling in his bare skin.
Free from earth to spill across the night
Where stars are all eternal and the mind dares
The evening sighs, so close your eyes
And tell me what you see.
Annie could tell by his slow, even breathing that he had fallen asleep. His face looked so peaceful, she didnt want to wake him by moving around. She was also pretty sure that this was one of the first times that he had slept in a week. The nightmares were starting to get worse, a fact that was starting to scare her. Her fingertips danced up and down his spine of their own accord, coming to rest at the base of it.
Sleep, dont turn away
You are the safest way into tomorrow
Dreams if you will stay
And carefully erase the sorrows.
She watched the small smile that curved his lips lightly. He was having a good dream, or at least she hoped he was. He deserved them. She frowned. He just murmured something to low for hear. The second time around, it was much clearer. "Annie." He was dreaming about her ? This made her pause a moment, before brushing a light kiss across the top of his head. "I'm here, Auggie, and I always will be."
Letting sleep embrace its task
Placing sadness in the past
Morpheus is at your side
Offering the wings to fly, and be there.
Free from earth to sail across this night
Where stars are all eternal and the mind dares.
Annie wondered about what he was dreaming. She was confident that it was about being able to see. How many times had he talked about his missing eyesight and the things that he had missed out on? He always joked about it, but she could see his underlying sadness on his face and in his voice.
The evening sighs, so close your eyes
And tell me what you see
Be there, be there,
Be there, be there now.
She eventually fell asleep with him. The next morning she awoke with him blissfully unaware next to her. Rolling over, she examined him with unabashed scrutiny. His bare chest was smoothly muscled, much like his back had been. She joyfully ran her hand across the broad muscles. He was like a living sculpture. Once she was done with that, she turned to his face. Annie smoothed his sleep roughened curls out of his eyes; he was so beautiful. She traced his features lightly; making sure not to wake him. She was starting to enjoy herself actually, she would never have done anything like this had he been awake. She had just laid a featherlight touch on his lips when she heard something. "You do know, theres a law about molesting the disabled, right?"
Monday Morning
It was monday morning, and Joan was about to start a breifing. Annie, Auggie, Jai, Conrad, and a few other agents were gathered around the table. Thats when Auggie sprang his trap. Digging in his pockets, he came up with a single pearl earring. "Annie, did you lose this saturday night? I found it in my bed this morning." Oh, thank you Auggie! I was wondering where it..." She froze. Everybody was now staring at the pair. Annie was flushed deep red, Auggie was grinning ear to ear.
"Well, it's about damn time." Joan said.
Hope you enjoyed this. Celticgina, see? She didnt just stare this time! Still working on next chappie, "Stu and Joan play matchmaker" plus 2 other mult-chapter fics. Hope you liked this one!