A/N Thank you so much for reading and all the reviews and favorites :) You guys are awesome. Decided to rewrite this and wrap it up so it wasn't just leaving everyone hanging :).
When David arrived at her place to see her the next evening Annie had prepared herself for a confrontation. It was time to take back control of her life. She invited him in and asked him to sit down. She looked him dead in the eye and said,
"I can't be in this relationship anymore." He laughed as if he found her words ridiculous.
"What do you mean, Annie?" Sardonic, and disbelieving were two words that came to mind as she listened to him.
"I mean that I don't like the person I have become and I'm not happy. I'm breaking up with you." She exhaled. She had said it. She had finally been strong enough to tell him it was over for good.
"Are you going through a rough time at work again? Stop trying to blame me for all your problems. You know I'll support you through them. You need me." No. She didn't need him.. She had Auggie and she knew he would always encourage her and support her. She didn't need David.
"No. I don't. Not anymore."
"There's another guy isn't there?" She realized in that moment that she had never loved David. It had been an unhealthy and unbalanced relationship all along. But Auggie had never given up on her no matter what happened or how tense things got between them.
"This isn't about any one else. This is about my feelings changing. I don't want to be with you anymore. I'm sorry." She meant it. This time she really meant it. And she could tell that he realized that as his face went from sardonic to bitter and glaring.
He jumped up and pulled her to him, kissing her roughly as she struggled to push him away. It was no use though, he was stronger than her and had clearly had more practice at hand to hand combat.
"You won't ever find anyone who will care about you as much as I do. You're too weak and needy." She tried to break her arms free for long enough to try any of the self defense moves Auggie had taught her but he was too strong.
Pushing her suddenly onto the couch he started kissing down her neck as she reached into her pocket and held down the 1 on her cellphone, praying that Auggie would pick up.
Auggie heard his phone calling out Annie's name and grabbed it immediately,
"Hey Annie,"
All he heard in response was muffled moaning.
"Stop it, get off me!" Annie's voice. And in response, David's voice?
"If I don't get you then I'm gonna make sure you aren't good enough for anyone else either."
"Annie, ANSWER ME!" Nothing. He ran downstairs and whistled for a cab.
Within minutes he was at Annie's door, thankfully it was unlocked. He burst into the room and threw David off her hard enough that his head hit the wall, knocking him out. He was furious and wanted nothing more than to beat the man to a pulp but when he heard Annie crying all the fight went out of him, replaced by a driving need to make her feel better.
"Annie. Did he hurt you?" He picked her up and wrapped his arms around her shaking frame.
"No I just felt so powerless. All the self defense moves you taught me just went straight out of my head. How did you get here so fast?" Auggie breathed in deeply, trying to calm his temper. How dare someone make Annie feel this way.
"My cab driver knows me well, so when I told him to make like a movie cab driver he didn't question me." He grinned at her lightly, trying to reassure her that everything was going to be okay now.
He called some of the men from his team to come and arrest David for assault. Annie didn't let go of him for a while, she was still shaken and scared.
"Auggie I can't stay here tonight." He nodded, understanding.
"I won't ever let him anywhere near you again Annie. I'm here now and I'll protect you. You know that right?" He kissed her on the forehead gently and she knew that she was safe.
"I love you Auggie." He closed his eyes and breathed in her grapefruit scent. He had wanted to hear those words from her for so long.
"I love you too Annie." She felt her relax against him, finally at peace.
"Can I stay at your place tonight, I just don't want to be alone." She sounded so forlorn and vulnerable, he would do anything it took to make her feel precious, valued, and safe again.
"The cab driver is waiting for us out front."
When they arrived at Auggie's place he made her a cup of tea and gave her an oversized t-shirt to sleep in. She crawled into his bed, under his thick feather duvet and he heard her stretch herself out comfortably.
"Do you want me to sleep on the couch?" He hoped she would say no, he couldn't bear the thought of not having her in his arms tonight.
"Don't you dare make me sleep alone tonight." Apparently she felt the same way. He grinned and climbed in next to her, wrapping his arm around her waist. As much as he was dying to kiss her he knew after what she had been through tonight that would have to wait. For now he was content to simply hold her and know that she was safely in his arms where he could look after her. Maybe he was old fashioned but as strong and independent as Annie Walker was, he could never shake the desire to be there for her in any way she needed him.
She responded by snuggling closer to him, damnit she was driving him crazy already. Sleep would be a long way off tonight.
She turned in his arms to face him, her face an inch away from his.
"Thank you." It was for more than just rescuing her tonight. It was for being there for her everytime she needed him.
"Mhm." He was being lulled to sleep by the comforting feeling of having her in his arms.
"Aug?" He kissed her forehead and murmured against it.
"I'm here Annie."
"Do you think he was right about me being weak and needy?" That startled him wide awake.
"You? Annie you're the strongest person I know. What he saw as your weaknesses - an ability to feel deeply, the intelligence to question your emotions and analyze whether they are healthy, the empathy to put yourself in someone elses shoes and not want to hurt them - those are all strengths. And I'll keep reminding you how strong you are every day for as long as it takes for you to believe it again."
She didn't reply to him for a long moment and she thought he had fallen asleep. Then he felt her lips softly brush across his and he gasped at the sensation.
"Annie what are you doing? You don't have to do this. You don't owe me or any man anything." Her kiss sent sensations through him that were difficult to ignore but he didn't want her to kiss him out of guilt or obligation and he knew that she was still broken from her relationship with David.
"I know that I want to be with you. And that I've missed you so much I didn't think I'd ever be truly happy again. I've waited long enough for you to kiss me, I don't want to wait anymore." He didn't need any more convincing. He pulled her waist gently but firmly towards him with one hand and pulled her head closer with the other hand. Their lips met less gently this time, as months of pent up emotions and hurt were repaired. Pieces of both of their broken hearts were fused together as their lips moved in sync. Auggie moaned against her mouth as she opened it slightly to allow his tongue access. The kiss escalated quickly, becoming heated and intense; it was Auggie who eventually pulled back,
"You know this is not going to be easy to maintain with our jobs. We're going to have to have a private life and a public life and keep them separate. Are you sure you're ready to do this?"
"Yes. We're two of their best operatives you KNOW that we can convince people of whatever we have to in public. I've been trained to be very convincing." Auggie could almost hear her stick her tongue out at him.
"Better put that tongue away Annie before you find yourself in trouble. Oh, and one more thing I should mention, theres gonna be a lot of jealous girls around the CIA." He grinned at her mischievously.
"I can look after myself." She smiled and moved close to him again, he could feel her breath on his neck, sending a shiver down his spine.
"Okay. Its official then."
He leaned over and kissed her once more, all defenses gone. This time it was like coming home. It felt right and for the first time in months he was completely at peace. Annie was his and he would never allow the CIA, Congress or even the press, to get between them. He pulled away only to wrap his arms around her tightly and felt her snuggle closer to him.
Those who saw Annie and Auggie the next day were inexplicably filled with happiness; everyone knew something had changed. The atmosphere in the CIA was unusually chirpy. Joan knew the precise reason though. Joan knew everything. Annie arrived at her desk to see a single word email from her boss.
"Congratulations."
It was all that needed to be said.