[AU] ... from the 'meet at a different time' meme

[freshoffthefarm]

After two years at the Agency, Annie's job hadn't gotten any better (or worse). Sure, it had it's downsides - namely, being shot at (or being shot), but the biggest one had to be the Agency parking lot.

She could never, ever find a parking spot.

Of course, the morning that she'd gotten up early and proceeded to spill coffee on her first outfit, had to jump start her car and then fill a tire with air? She managed to get behind the chatty son-of-a-bitch in the compensation car at the guard shack. She sat there, plotting the ways to key his car without actually getting caught and then he'd moved on.

Smiling at the guys in the shack, she showed her ID, waited until they'd looked under her cars with mirrors, and then picked up the pace on the way to the agent parking lot.

It just wasn't her morning.

The short cut she took through the visitor lot took her right past the spots in front for all the diplomats and the Agency hotshots. She didn't see Mr. Compensation trying to adjust his parking until she'd plowed into his rear bumper.

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[fakes-death.livejournal.com]

"I think I can be late for once in my life."

Clay reached over and set the alarm later, he had nothing to do this morning. He also felt that there was one thing in his life more important that work and she was right next to him.

[freshoffthefarm]

"You don't have to be late for me." Her statement was accented by the fact that she not only didn't move, she actually hugged him tighter and burrowed further into his embrace. "But I'm not going to object."

Then she yawned and sighed as her breathing evened out again.

[fakes-death.livejournal.com]

Clay was just amused and got comfortable again to sleep for another hour. When his alarm went off again, he leaned over and kissed Annie's forehead.

"Hey, I have to go to work. Stay as long as you want."

[freshoffthefarm]

Opening her eyes slowly, she watched as he got out of bed and leaned more onto his pillow as he started to get dressed. And though her plan was to stay awake and possibly even ogle a little, she ended up dozing back off almost immediately.

[fakes-death.livejournal.com]

Clay got dressed quietly so Annie could get a little more sleep in. When he was done, and before he headed to the kitchen to be sure Annie had coffee, he leaned over and rested his hand on her shoulder. When he was confident she woke up enough to hear him he just smiled and said, "I'll see you tonight? Just lock the door when you go."

If she went. He did say she could stay as long as she wanted.

[freshoffthefarm]

Annie didn't wake up nearly enough, in fact she didn't even open her eyes, but she did nod her acquiescence as she murmured, "Love you."

She wouldn't even remember it later.

[fakes-death.livejournal.com]

Clay responded just as quietly, "Love you too." And he would remember it. Then he drove to Langley wondering just how all of this happened.