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Couldn't leave that cliffhanger hanging for too long - so here's the next chapter. Had some alone time because my boyfriend was out with his buddies last night and he's spent the morning in bed, sleeping off a hangover. I decided to take advantage of it and get this chapter ready for publishing. The next chapter won't be this quick - Easter break is almost over and tomorrow morning it's back to the grind for us. I'm aiming for next Sunday or Monday.

DISCLAIMER: The usual; I don't own Annie, Auggie or any other Covert Affairs character. Just my alternate universe and the characters I've created.

-Chapter 6-

Annie stood frozen just inside the door, a million thoughts rattling through her brain. Ben was here; he'd found her and he'd somehow managed to get in to her dorm room. Suddenly a wave of determination washed over her. This had to end once and for all. She realized she still had her earbuds in her ear and she quickly activated VoiceOver on her iPhone, grateful that Auggie had demonstrated how it worked to her a while back when she'd questioned how a blind guy was able to use a phone with a touch screen, found Auggie's number in her favoriteas and called him. Hopefully he'd pick up the phone and understand what was going on and call the police. It was her best shot. His deep baritone filled her ear just as Ben spoke too.

"Lost the ability to speak Annie?" Ben asked as he got to his feet.

"What the fuck Ben? What are you doing here? How the hell did you get in to my room?"

"I'm visiting my girlfriend. That's allowed, right?"

"You have a girlfriend here?"

"You. I've missed you and when I finally found out where you were hiding I had to come see you."

"You're not my boyfriend and I'm not your girlfriend. That ended a year and a half ago and you know it. You didn't answer my other question; how the hell did you get into my room?"

"The lady at the front desk was most accommodating when I told her I wanted to surprise you. She let me into drop of the roses over there and I snatched your spare keys on my way out."

"I need those keys back right this second," Annie said firmly as she walked across the room and held out her hand.

"What? Your boyfriend can't have a set of keys to your room?"

"You. Are. Not. My. Boyfriend." Annie snarled between gritted teeth. "Keys. Now!" In her ear bud she heard Auggie telling her help was on the way and he told her to hang on for just a few minutes.

"Not before you answer a few questions."

"What makes you think you can demand anything from me? I don't answer to you Ben."

"Who's the blind guy you're spending all of your free time with? Did you get a job as his seeing eye dog or something?"

"He's my boyfriend. How long have you been here, watching me?"

"I've been here for a couple of weeks. What do you mean he's your boyfriend? Are you cheating on me?"

"I'm not cheating on anyone. I'm only seeing one person – 'the blind guy'." Annie air quoted "the blind guy". "Seriously Ben. This has to stop. We're over and we're not getting back together. That will never happen."

Just as Ben was about to say something there was a rap on the door.

"Police, open up." All color vanished from Ben's face as Annie opened the door, revealing two uniformed cops.

"Miss Walker? We got a report there's an intruder here."

Annie pointed to Ben.

"He's my ex-boyfriend, that unfortunately can't seem to accept the ex part. He tricked the lady at the front desk to let him in here to drop off some flowers and stole my spare keys on his way out, so he could let himself back in. I found him sitting on my bed when I got back from a date with my actual boyfriend. I believe he called you."

The cop nodded. After a brief exchange they cuffed Ben and led him out to the waiting squad car. A female detective had arrived shortly after the two uniformed officers and when she and Annie were alone in the room he turned to her.

"Care to elaborate a bit about not accepting the relationship is over, the guy that called us said you'd had problems with him back in DC."

"I started dating him during my sophomore year at Georgetown, he was really possessive but I kind of ignored all the warning signs. My sister finally made me see the light and I broke it off with him. He kept following me, but because he never laid hands on me or caused any kind of scene the police couldn't do much about it. I transferred to North Shore to get a way from him. Seems like there's no escaping him; that no matter where I'll go he'll find me."

"I suggest you file for a restraining order."

"You think a judge will grant it?"

"Based on tonight's incident and what you've told me; yes. I'm assuming you have family and friends in DC that can confirm your story?"

"I do."

"Anything else I can do for you tonight?"

"I don't really feel like spending the night here. Could you drop me off at my boyfriend's apartment? It's not far from campus."

"Of course. Gather what you need and we'll get going."

Annie quickly grabbed a tote bag and threw a change of clothes, her PJ's and toiletries into it.

Auggie was pacing his apartment; waiting for Annie to call him and let him know how everything had turned out. He felt a rage building inside him; that this Ben guy couldn't leave Annie alone pissed him off. Just as he was about to lose his patience there was a soft knock on his door.

"Who is it?"

"Annie." Her voice was shaky. Auggie quickly unlocked the door and slid it open. Befoe he managed to say anything Annie wrapped her arms around him. He pulled her into a tight hug and they just stood there in silence for a few minutes, then she retrieved her tote bag and closed and locked the door, double checking the deadbolt. They settled down on the couch.

"Thanks for helping me out tonight Auggie. Calling you was the only think I could think of. I was so relieved when you answered the phone."

"How did you manage to call me without Ben finding out?" Auggie had wondered that ever since Annie had called him.

"VoiceOver. I had ear buds in my ears; I'd been listening to music as I walked home and then I remembered you showing me how to activate VoiceOver and use it."

Auggie nodded as he remembered the afternoon a couple of weeks earlier where he and Annie had been at Allen's and she'd asked him tentatively how it was possible for a blind guy to use an iPhone. He was impressed that she remembered it well enough to make a call without Bend finding out.

"Um Auggie?" Annie sounded hesitant.

"Yeah?"

"Can I spend the night here? I can't bear the thought of going back to that dorm room, alt least not tonight."

"Of course you can. Take the bed, I'll sleep on the couch."

"Can we share the bed? I like the idea of having you close to me."

Auggie nodded and stood, extending his hand to Annie. She took it and he lead her up the short flight of stairs to the bedroom area of his studio.

"I'm just going to change into my PJ's," Annie said as she headed into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. Auggie sat down on the edge of the bed and waited for her to come back out. It felt a bit surreal that he'd be sharing a bed with Annie tonight, but he understood her need to have him close. After a few minutes Annie came out of the bathroom.

"I put my tote bag on the counter, far left. Okay?"

"As long as it's not in the middle of the floor so I can trip over it it's fine. If you need towels they're in the cabinet under the sink," Auggie said as he entered the bathroom to brush his teeth. Ten minutes later he climbed into bed and before he'd managed to lay down Annie scooted to his side of the bed and settled in next to him. He heard her sniffling and he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to him. She was finally letting her guard down; he'd ben surprised at how calm and collected she'd been since she arrived at his place.

"Hey, it's fine, you're safe and Ben is where he belongs; in jail," he whispered into her hair.

"I can't believe he tracked me down Auggie. He's been here for a couple of weeks. He's seen us together." Her voice cracked. "I'm scared Auggie and I'm angry. Why won't he just leave me alone?"

Auggie sighed. "I don't know Annie. From the part of your conversation I overheard he sounds pretty delusional; he needs help."

"I really didn't think he was this crazy. One thing was to follow me around in DC, but to actually track me down here and trick his way into my dorm room is taking it to another level."

"What did the cops say?"

"The detective I talked to thinks I should file for a restraining order. She said she'd contact me again tomorrow."

"I suggest we try to get a few hours of sleep; it's late and we should get some rest. I'm here and I'll look out for you, so-to-speak."

"Thanks Aug," Annie said. Auggie felt a kiss on his cheek and Annie lay back down with her head on his shoulder. After a while they both drifted off to sleep, Auggie had his strong arms wrapped firmly around Annie.

When Annie woke up Sunday morning she was disoriented for a second; then the events of the previous night came back to her. She realized Auggie wasn't in bed and then she heard the shower running in the bathroom. Annie got out of bed and headed down to the kitchen area to make a pot of coffee.

"Annie?" Auggie called out from the bedroom, he'd come out from the bathroom and discovered that she wasn't in bed.

"In the kitchen. Figured I'd start some coffee while you showered."

"I knew there was a reason I liked you," he teased as he came down the stairs and joined her. When he tried to pull her in for a kiss she pulled away.

"Morning breath Auggie. Why don't you finish the coffee and I'll shower, brush my teeth and get dressed?"

"Sure. Want some breakfast?"

"Sounds great. Thanks Auggie."

Twenty minutes later they were sitting by Auggie's kitchen island, eating scrambled eggs and toast, when intercom by the door buzzed. Auggie answered it. It was the detective from the night before and he let her in. When she knocked on the door Annie answered and introduced her to Auggie.

"I've got some news for you Miss Walker. Turns out you're not the only woman Mr. Mercer have been stalking. There are warrants for his arrest in several states and there are several women that have restraining orders against him. He'll be behind bars for a while and you won't have any trouble getting a restraining order."

"Wow, I had no idea…" Annie breathed with disbelief. "But he's in law school. With his record like that there's no way he'll be able to get a license to practice law, is there?"

"No. He won't," the detective confirmed. "He'll be transferred back to DC as soon as possible, but he's not going back to his dorm room at Georgetown anytime soon. Speaking of dorm rooms. Here are the keys he snatched from your room."

The detective held out Annie's spare keys in her direction and she took them.

"Thanks."

They exchanged a few more words and the detective had Annie sign some paperwork to confirm she was pressing charges for stealing her and filing for a restraining order against Ben.

After she'd left Annie leaned into Auggie's side.

"Wow, that was unexpected," she said. "I though Ben was smart enough to stay on the right side of the law since he was in law school."

"Surprised me too. I've never met the guy, but from what you told me about his behavior back in DC I also thought he was being careful. At least you won't have to worry about him anymore."

"I hope not. It felt like I was thrown back to the life I had for the past year in DC when I saw him in my room. I don't wanna go back to that."

"You're not going back to that Annie. He's being sent back to the east coast and you're safe here. I don't think we'll get much studying done today, so why don't we just take a break?"

"Yeah, sounds like a good idea. Any ideas of what to do?"

"Why don't we take a walk around town, maybe catch a matinee of they're showing something we both want to see and then we can have a late lunch somewhere after? My treat."

"I'd love that. Thanks Auggie."

The "Ben-crisis" is over. A&A can focus on building their new relationship and their finals.

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