Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Community.
A/N: This chapter was inspired by the song "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It's also the song that Community used when Jeff and Annie had their debate kiss. Anyway, I love Jeff and Annie together, so enjoy! :)
Chapter 1: Home
Britta looked stunning. Her wedding dress was a simple but beautiful. It was caped sleeved with a sweetheart neckline. The sleeves were lace and the back was too. Her dress was long but had no train and fit Britta perfectly. In her hair was a white headband which held her veil, her hair was left down, but each blonde curl was perfectly placed. As she walked down the aisle with her father Annie smiled at Britta. Annie took her beautiful bouquet as her father handed her off to Troy, who at this point was crying tears of happiness.
Annie held the bouquet against her tiffany blue satin bridesmaids dress as Troy and Britta said their "I do's." On the brides side there was Annie, and Shirley and on the Grooms side there was Britta's brother, Jeff, Abed, and Pierce. It was a relatively small wedding and because Britta and Troy didn't invite a whole lot of people, they were able to have their wedding in a beautiful outdoor venue in San Francisco.
In the middle of the ceremony Jeff smiled at Annie. Annie smiled back. Wedding made her extremely happy, especially when they were her best friend's wedding. They focused their attention back to Troy and Britta when the rings were exchanged. Once they were pronounced man and wife everyone applauded as they walked down the aisle.
The reception was held in at a county club. It was light, airy, and decorated beautifully. After the MC introduced Britta's family, Troy's family, Annie, Shirley, Pierce, Jeff, Abed, and finally Britta and Troy, everyone settled into their tables. Britta and Troy sat the study group next to them. Before dinner started Abed made a speech as Troy's best man. Between the dinner courses Jeff made a fantastic speech for the happy couple, Pierce made a surprisingly less offensive speech than everyone expected, Annie spoke as Britta's made of honor, Shirley gave a heartwarming speech about how happy she was that Troy and Britta were now married, and Britta's parents and Troy's parents also spoke as there was a slide show playing with baby pictures and home videos. After a delicious dinner the dancing began.
All eyes were on Britta when she danced with her new husband and then her father. More and more people filtered to the dance floor. Shirley danced with her husband Andre, and then Jeff. Annie danced with Abed and then Pierce, and when the cha-cha slide came on the whole study group came out to dance. Britta rested her head on Troy's shoulder as they danced to a slow song when Jeff interrupted.
"May I?" Jeff asked Troy.
"Of course," Troy smiled at Britta and then walked away, to go dance with Annie.
"Well, Mrs. Barns. Does that sound weird?"
"I'm hyphenating Winger," she replied while grabbing one of Jeff's hands and resting the other on his shoulder.
Jeff laughed, "Shocker," Jeff paused, "I can't believe you're actually married."
"I can't either, I always told myself I wasn't going to get married, but I guess when you meet the right person it all makes sense."
They continued to dance and they chatted but Jeff thought about what Britta had just said. Her comment just stuck with him. It just made him think. He went to sit down after Britta kissed him on the cheek and Abed asked to dance with her; as soon as he did Annie ran over and sat down too.
"Enjoying yourself?" Annie asked.
"Yeah it's really nice. Britta sure does know how to plan a wedding… Hey, what time is it?"
Annie checked her phone, "Totally this is amazing, and its 9:15 we've got time before we head out."
Annie and Jeff began their twenty hour drive together a few nights ago for the wedding. They were going to head back at eleven and stop at a hotel about four hours away after the wedding.
It' was quite for a moment until Jeff stood up and offered her his hand.
"Dance Milady?"
Annie didn't respond but smiled and took Jeff's hand and they walked out to the dance floor.
Annie rested her hand on his shoulder as they began to sway with the music. Jeff wouldn't deny that Annie looked beautiful tonight. She wore a long, tiffany blue strapless dress that reviled her delicate collarbone. Her hair chestnut brown hair was pulled back into a simple, elegant updo. She wore set of white pearls around her neck and had on a pair of matching earrings. Annie looked stunning.
"You look beautiful tonight," Jeff smiled.
"Thanks, you don't look to bad yourself," Annie smiled back at him. Annie wasn't lying. He was wearing a black tuxedo with a white shirt under. His tie matched the color of Annie's dress and so did his boutonniere.
They swayed back and forth until Jeff whispered to Annie, "Can I twirl you?"
"You want to twirl me?"
"Yes," Jeff responded and he and Annie both laughed while Jeff raised his arm and Annie twirled under it.
Annie came back to Jeff and readjusted to where her hands rested on Jeff's arms has he held her waist.
"You know Jeff, you're the man you're supposed to lead me," Annie smiled as they kept swaying.
The both sighed.
"How long do you want to drive for?" Annie asked.
"If we leave at eleven tonight, we can be a Reno at three AM."
"So four hours tonight?"
"Yeah, that sounds good," Jeff responded while still swaying with Annie.
"Oh, I think Troy and Britta are going to cut the cake!" Annie dragged Jeff with her to fetch her phone to get a picture of the two newlyweds stuffing each other's faces with cake. The cake was only a few feet away from the table where Troy, Britta, and the rest of the study group sat. The cake was three tired and was covered in white fondant with the same tiffany blue piping. The topper was a silver, elegant "B&T." Troy and Britta smeared cake all over each other's face. Laughing they both kissed, with their faces still covered in cake. After Annie snapped a picture of the two, she went to go sit back down. And Jeff joined her with two plates of cake.
As they ate, Britta and Troy laughed with the members of the study group.
As everyone was finishing up their cake, the DJ was calling all of the single ladies to the floor so Britta could throw the bouquet. Annie wasn't really trying to catch it, but she did anyway. As Annie walked back to, Jeff was laughing at her as he got up for the garter toss.
"Britta I'm sure you already know this but you look beautiful tonight."
"Aw thanks Annie!" Britta hugged Annie.
"Troy's a lucky man," Annie teased.
"Oh shut up," Britta paused "So what time are you and Jeff leaving?"
"Probably around eleven."
"Oh, Troy and I planning on heading out of here at eleven."
"Where are you staying tonight?"
"At a Marriot," Britta smiled
"What time does you're cruise leave for Hawaii?"
"Tomorrow at four."
"You're going to have so much fun!" Annie squealed.
"I know, I can't wait," Britta smiled.
"Well I've got to go. My new husband has to get a garter of my leg." Britta laughed.
The garter that Troy retrieved with his teeth and then flung across the room ended up hitting Abed in the face. Jeff walked back to where Annie was sitting to tease her about being the next one to get married. Jeff and Annie began reminisce about events at Greendale. They remembered the time that they were expelled, the time that Shirley delivered a baby during the Anthropology final, when Shirley was married in the study room, when Troy proposed, and even when Pierce thought he was a wizard on April fools, other events that led up to their graduation only a short month ago in May.
"And then when Troy and Abed had the whole school in a Pillow war!" Annie was cracking up with Jeff.
"Or when we solved the yam murder!" Jeff responded and Annie almost snorted.
"Ah, Greendale was fun," Annie said taking a sip of her wine.
At around ten forty five, everyone gathered outside to send the newlyweds off in a cute, antique, car white throwing tiffany blue rose petals. Britta and Troy both waved to everyone as Troy held the car door open for his wife. As they drove away Annie went to go find Jeff.
"You ready?" Annie asked Jeff.
"Yup, I'm going to change though."
"Yeah me too, met at your car in ten?"
"Sounds good."
Annie and Jeff walked to his car to grab a change of clothes and she went back to find the restroom. She walked out in a cute red sundress. Carrying her dress in a garment bag, she took off her heals and ran to Jeff's Lexus. Jeff had changed into a pair of jeans and a simple black v-neck. She carefully placed her dress in the back seat of the car, pulled her phone and iPod out of her bag and headed to the front seat. Jeff held the car door open for Annie.
"Milady."
"Milord," She smiled at him and slid into his car.
Jeff walked over to the driver's seat and started the car.
Jeff noticed that she had her iPod in her hand, "the AUX cable is in the consol if you want to play your music," he paused "but you know the rules."
"No county, no Adele, and no Justin Bieber," Annie repeated.
Annie plugged in her iPod, as the song "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros played softly in the background as Jeff pulled onto the highway.
"I love this song," Annie announced.
"Me too," Jeff agreed
"You do?" Annie was shocked that Jeff liked a song as cute as this song.
"Alabama, Arkansas I do love my ma and pa, not the way I do love you," Annie belted out off key.
"Holy moley, me-oh-my, you're the apple of my eye, girl I never loved one like you," Jeff responded to the duet.
"You know the words?" Annie exclaimed and laughed.
Jeff nodded, "Yes, I love this song, I already told you."
Annie smiled, "That's kinda adorable."
"What? This song brings back good memories."
They paused for a moment before belting out the chorus, "Home, let me come home, home is whenever I'm with you. Home let me come hoooomme, home is whenever I'm with you."
They both laughed at their ugly singing voices.
The song ended and Annie sighed, "Did you have fun tonight?"
"Yes, the wedding great."
"I know, it was beautiful," Annie paused, "I'm so happy Britta and Troy finally tied the knot."
"You're next," Jeff teased.
"Jeff! Just because I caught the bouquet doesn't mean anything!"
"Oh you're so getting married next. Bouquet or not, my money's on you."
"Shut up!" Annie was laughing.
"Actually I thought you were going to be the first to get married out of the group, besides Shirley. But then Britta and Troy surprised us."
Annie rolled her eyes at Jeff and looked at the window "Do you want to get married?"
"We'll see," Jeff paused, "originally I didn't want to be married or have kids, but ever since Greendale I've given it a second thoughts."
"Why?"
"Well I guess having the study group as my family made me realize that I actually want a family."
"Wow, Jeff Winger getting married?"
Jeff rolled his eyes, "Shut up Annie."
Annie laughed.
"You'd be a good husband."
"Seriously?" Jeff laughed.
"Yeah! You're fun, you're honest, you're not the 'make me a sandwich' type, and you can communicate, you know how to please a woman too. All you need is the girl." Annie laughed a little.
"You'd be a good wife."
"Really?" Annie was flattered.
"Sure you would Annie. You're compassionate, honest, smart, you get things done, and you care about people's feelings."
Annie smiled at Jeff, "Thank you."
Jeff just chuckled.
What Britta had said to Jeff was all coming back. Maybe he didn't want to be married, but the right person can change everything. If, if he wanted to get married, he would have to talk to Britta some more about how she changed her mind. She was originally siding with Jeff on the fact that marriage is stupid but now she was someone's wife.
Jeff snapped back to reality where he was driving and where Annie had just placed her legs on the dashboard. Jeff checked the time, it had already been forty five minutes.
"It's eleven forty five," Jeff announced.
"Your point?"
"You know what Troy and Britta are doing…" Jeff teased.
Annie uncrossed her legs and took her left leg and kicked Jeff's right shoulder. "Ew, Jeff!"
Jeff laughed.
Jeff and Annie talked more about times at Greendale. Annie filled Jeff in about the time that Britta kissed another girl because Jeff wasn't there for that and Britta didn't talk too much about it. Jeff told Annie all about the time he was living in his car. They reminisced on saving the dean, and all of the dean's crazy costumes. They talked all about their KFC space adventure, the STD fair, the "Gay Bash," and the day Troy proposed to Britta. Troy proposed to Britta in the middle of their last year at Greendale after a dance recital. Britta said yes and then the rest of the group went out to dinner together to celebrate.
At about one AM Annie feel asleep. Annie's iPod was still playing and Jeff grabbed it at and switched the song back to "Home," the song Annie and Jeff belted out earlier. He smiled as he looked at Annie while the song softly started playing. That song for some reason made him think of Annie. It almost reminded him that Annie would be there for him, no matter what. He switched the song to repeat and hummed along until he arrived at the Springhill Suites Marriot hotel in Reno at three AM.
"Annie," Jeff stopped the car as he reached over and shook her lightly. "Annie? You up." His voice was almost melodic. "Annie we're here."
"Hmm?" Annie stat up and rubbed her eyes.
"We're here Milady," he smiled at her.
"Oh, right," Annie said unbuckling her seatbelt. The two got out of the car and went to check in. Annie grabbed a breath mint in hopes that it would wake her up. She tuned out Jeff's talking to the receptionist. She grabbed her luggage and headed to the elevator.
"Annie wait up," Jeff called behind her.
"Oh, sorry," She said holding the elevator.
"Hey, they only had three rooms left, all of which only have one bed… is that okay? If not you can take the bed and I can-"
"Jeff, its fine. I'm too tired to care, it'll be fine."
On their way up to San Francisco they shared a room but had separate beds. It wasn't awkward sharing a room with Jeff. He was very respectful of Annie and her privacy, so Annie figured sharing a queen sized bed wouldn't be that big of a deal.
They opened the door to their fourth floor hotel room. As promised there was only one bed, but the suite was plenty big.
"Are you going to shower now or in the morning?" Jeff asked Annie.
"Now," Annie groaned setting her luggage up on the luggage rack opening her suitcase to get out pajamas, underwear, and a plastic bag which held her showering things. She walked past the sink and into the small bathroom. She shut the door and undressed. As she waited for the water to heat up she took out her updo that was falling out of her hair. She slipped into her hot shower, it wasn't until she was washing her hair did she fully wake up. When she finished washing her body she was about reach to turn the water off when she realized I'm sharing a bed with Jeff Winger tonight. She started to breath heavily.
"Relax Annie," she whispered to herself. "Just relax, it'll be fine."
Instead of turning off the water she reached for her razor, "Wait, I shaved before the wedding. I'm fine" she told herself. Jeff interrupted her train of thought.
"Annie you okay?"
"I'm fine!" She yelled over the sound of the water until she turned it off. "Sorry!" She stepped out of the shower and onto the cold tile floor. Grabbing a towel she quickly dried her body off. She hunched over to dry her hair. She slipped on a bra and her underwear and then put on some sleep shorts and an old tee shirt. She normally didn't sleep in a bra, but because she was with Jeff with her, she did.
She walked out with her hair in a towel and went to go brush her teeth. Jeff walked past her and into the shower. As Annie finished brushing her teeth she took the towel off her head and grabbed her comb and combed the knots out of her hair. Too lazy to dry her hair, she walked over to the bed and picked a side. She flipped up the comforter on the left side of the bed and crawled in. Meanwhile Jeff was having a similar dilemma as Annie did in the shower. Annie Edison and I are going to sleep in the same bed tonight… be cool man, just calm down. He thought.
Jeff walked out of the bathroom with just a tee shirt on and his underwear. She lay down staring at the ceiling; she tried to take long slow breaths to avoid hyperventilating as Jeff finished brushing his teeth and walked over to Annie. Jeff Winger and I are going to sleep in the same bed. She thought.
Jeff turned off the lights and suddenly both of them were trying not to hyperventilate. Annie shut her eyes. She tried to imagine that she was back in her apartment which she now shared with just Abed. But it didn't work, she knew where she was, sleeping next to Jeff. As Jeff got situated in bed, he called out to Annie:
"Goodnight Annie," he whispered.
"Goodnight Jeff," she whispered back.
Through out the night she gravitated from facing the wall at the very edge of the bed towards Jeff. In the middle of the night Jeff woke up lying on his back with Annie's head resting on his chest and her hand grasped his shirt. He gently wrapped his arm around Annie's sleeping body. Jeff couldn't help but smile as he fell back asleep. It would be a lie if he said he didn't hoped this would happen.
Annie woke up in the middle of the night too. She felt warmth from under her head. She felt someone else's legs against hers. And lastly she felt a hand on her back. She didn't know how she got to this position but all she could think was: This is Jeff Winger. I feel asleep with Jeff Winger. I'm cuddling with Jeff Winger. She started to move off of Jeff to save herself from the embarrassment that would follow that morning but then Jeff's arm pulled her back.
They woke up roughly around nine. This was more than Annie normally slept, however Jeff on the other hand could sleep all day if he wanted. Annie felt Jeff start to stir underneath her and she moved around on top of him.
"Morning Milady."
"Good morning Milord."
Annie got up from the position she was in and slipped out of bed. Jeff however didn't move, he just thought about what Britta said about marriage. He couldn't help but smile a little. His smile widened as he realized that Annie, his Annie was the first girl he's fallen asleep with, but not slept with. Normally the thought of sleeping with other women made him uneasy. But this didn't bother him. Annie wasn't other women.