A/N I do not own any of the rights to Community or any characters or references there-in.

Hi, I am notorious for never having enough free time to finish my stories, but please readers bare with me here. This is the first time on years that I have actually had free time for an extended period of tine in the last five years. Hopefully I get the motivation to not only see this through to the end but also to go back and finish the other two I started.

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"Five years now Annie, for five years I have tried to find a way to escape how I felt for you, but I just can't anymore... I love you."

Had he really just said that, Jeff Winger, the king of not caring. He had made his living of not caring about anything or anyone but himself for years. And sure maybe being at Greendale had softened him up a little, but to confess his love for someone, and a someone 12 years younger than him. No that just wasn't Jeff. How had he even ended up in this situation he thought to himself. Oh thats right the stupid emotion robot was the root of all of this, he wished he had never gone into that basement.

-2 weeks earlier-

After being locked in Randall Borchert's lab with Racquel broken and no escape in sight Jeff had stepped up and tried to save the day. As he went down the line of all the people he actually cared about nothing seemed to happen. Dean...nothing, Brita... nothing, Shirley... nothing, Abed... nothing. But then came Annie and as he looked at the back of her head he couldn't help but smile as he heard their exchange of "Milady... Milord" in his mind and suddenly that stupid robot sprang to life and let them out. This was all Jeff could think about while everyone was celebrating saving Greendale and enjoying themselves. Of course he plastered on a smile and went through the motions with them I mean he was the hero of the story after all. But the thought of his feelings for Annie being that strong just couldn't stop nagging at him. Did he love her? Of course he did but in a friend/family way... right? He was just so damned confused, he couldn't handle this right now after letting everyone enjoy the celebration a little bit he took his first opportunity to escape back to his apartment, his fortress of solitude. (damn you Abed he said to himself realizing he made a superman reference)

As he made his way toward the exit thinking this was just to easy an escape for Greendale, he heard the sound of heavy breathing and... was it... crying? It sounded like it was coming from the study room, as he peered into the study room he saw the one person he was trying to avoid with her head in her arms, Annie Edison.

"Hey, whats wrong?" Jeff asked walking over to the table.

"Huh... oh Jeff hi, its nothing I just worked myself up over everyone going their own ways now, Troy is gone, Abed doesn't know if he is coming back next year, Shirley isn't sure if she is going to if she hasnt fixed her marriage by the end of summer, and well you and Brita who knows where you two will end up after the wedding." She sniffed wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Hey, hey we all will still be near by even if we dont come back to Greendale next year... and you didnt hear me and Brita called it off, we never really wanted to get married we just panicked when we thought we were gonna loose Greendale to Subway." Jeff reassured her putting his arm around her.

"Really you and Brita called it off?" She looked up at him with those wide blue eyes that seemed to draw him in every time.

"Uhhh... Yeah I mean come on Annie Jeff Winger, married? Ha, thats a laugh I couldnt do that to all the women of the world" Jeff joked straining a little bit to give off his usual air of cockiness and nonchalance.

"Oh yeah... of course not" Annie said looking back down.

Why did she let him have this effect on her she thought to herself. No more from now on Annie Edison is not going to live and die on Jeff Winger. No more pining after him. No more wanting to ball her eyes out when she saw him with another woman. Nope, from now on she was going to focus on herself. Yeah she did great in school already, but now it was time for her to get everything else in her life together. Not gonna waste time on Jeff anymore. At that she stood up gently pushing his arm off of her brushed herself off, took a deep breath and started walking towards the door.

"Thanks Jeff I'm glad you were here... why were you here anyways?" she asked looking back at him from the doorway.

"Oh, I was just on my way out and I heard crying and I saw it was you so I wanted to make sure you were ok" Jeff replied standing up himself.

"Aww what a sweetheart" Annie thought to herself "No! Annie just because he did something nice for a friend doesn't mean you blow it out of proportion in your head and break the promise you just made yourself. Come on Edison get it together." she mentally berated herself.

"Thanks Jeff, I will be ok. I was just overreacting, guess I was a little emotional after this roller coaster of a day." Annie said trying to put on her most convincing smile.

"Yeah I know what you mean, well you seem better now I really have to be going now though. Dont worry Annie after this long you are stuck with us no matter what." Jeff chuckled walking towards the door.

"You're leaving already? Jeff its only nine" Annie asked looking at him questioningly.

"Yeah I have a date with a bottle of scotch, that I just can't miss" Jeff laughed trying to play it off.

"Are YOU okay?" Annie asked frowning.

"Yeah I am fine just tired and have a lot on my mind, so just want to go home and relax" Jeff sighed hoping she didnt read too much into it.

"Oh okay, be safe then. And Jeff if you ever need a friend I dont mind returning the favor" she said regretting it immediately. "How can she get over him if she is offering to listen to his personal problems and spend time alone with him?" she thought to herslef.

"Thanks Annie, but really I'm okay." Jeff replied smiling softly at her "Well uh good night, see you tomorrow." Jeff said hurriedly realizing that he was smiling at her like an idiot.

"Good night Jeff" Annie replied as they set off in opposite directions.

"Damn it, Winger what is wrong with you!? Giving the googly eyes to a sweet young girl like that just because she was nice to you, her friend whom she trusts. Snap out of it!" Jeff screamed at himself in his mind. "She is too young and too good for you Winger, you would only ruin her... and loose her as a friend." he thought to himself shaking his head.

"This is why I hate caring about anything..." he thought aloud as he walked to his car.

A/N - So I have been out of the game for a while not that I was ever a professional writer to begin with. But hey read and review please. Hope you liked it so far criticism is welcome, just please be gentle.