I don't promise that each one gets better, and this one comes awfully close to WillyNilly23's story.

When Annie opened the door to his apartment, Auggie was pacing in front of the couch. He looked up at the sound. "You're back."

"Yeah," She responded. Her voice was less than enthusiastic.

"So the FBI?"

"I'm good." She responded.

Auggie made his way to her. "There's still something wrong." He stated.

"I had to talk to Henry, after Rossabi let me go."

Auggie rolled his eyes and turned away. "I swear that if I get within reach of that man, I might kill him with my own bare hands."

Annie pinched her lips and nodded at his words. "He suggested that you might not have told me everything about Helen."

Auggie stopped and turned back toward Annie. "What do you mean?" He asked, his tone serious.

"I mean that you have a very big secret about her that you haven't read me in on."

Auggie thought a moment. "I really don't know what you are getting at. There's plenty about that relationship I haven't told you about. None of which is Henry's business."

Annie swallowed. "Do you have any pictures of her?" Her voice quivered as she asked.

Auggie's expression of confusion was replaced with shock. "I haven't exactly had much use for-"

"Humor me." She interrupted with no sympathy in her voice.

"No, I don't." He answered. "But if it's that important, I can pull up her file in the CIA database."

"Please." The word was barely audible.

Auggie rolled his eyes and walked over to the laptop that he hadn't put away after failing to hack the FBI servers. Within a minute he had pulled up her CIA file and Helen's face was looking back. One glance at the screen, and Annie gasped.

"What?" Auggie was frustrated and confused.

"Swear to me, Auggie. Swear that you haven't had any contact with her since 2006." Her palm dug into his shoulder as she spoke.

"How could I? I watched her die."

"Because this woman is Theresa Hamilton."

It took a moment for Auggie to place the name. "Impossible."

"I have pictures of her, Auggie. With Teo."

"They could be old. They could be doctored."

"I don't think so." There was warmth in her voice as she accepted that Auggie really didn't know.

"This isn't possible." Auggie's voice cracked.

Annie wrapped her arms around his shoulders. "I have no doubt that this is the same woman that is in the photos with Teo."

"He would have told me." Auggie countered.

"It's not like you two have had a chance to hang out and catch up on old times."

Auggie bit his lip.

"Oh my God."

"It was just before I read you in. We met briefly. I wanted to confront him."

"You didn't think to tell me about this?" Annie pulled back.

"I talk to people all the time, Annie!" Auggie raised his voice. "I don't know which conversations are going to be relevant. I talked to Teo. I'm telling you now. He said absolutely nothing about Helen!"

Annie stared at Auggie a moment. "Henry said you have been talking to her."

"That is not true."

"But it must mean she's in DC."

Auggie swallowed.

"What am I supposed to think, Auggie?"

"What are you supposed to think?" Auggie retorted. "Maybe you should think that your boyfriend is having a real shitty day."

Annie sat across from Auggie. "I'm sorry. I can't imagine."

"You really believe Henry?" Auggie asked.

"His motives are questionable, but everything he has told me so far has checked out."

"I really thought she was dead, Annie. You have to believe me."

"I do."

"I have to go talk to Arthur."

"Do you really think that's a good idea?"

"You shouldn't come. I will take a cab. I promise to fill you in on every detail when I get back." Auggie got up and gathered his cane and cell phone.

"Nice try," Annie replied. "But I will be with you for this."