A/N: This is kind of a filler chapter but I like it more Jason and Johhny next chapter and monica will make an appearance

Anna loved her new job, it wasn't exciting or fast paced but it was good and Diane was a good woman to work for. She had been looking for apartments in the past couple days needing to be out of the hotel that was quickly eating in to her savings and she had found two promising places.

The first was a bachelor apartment the price was good but it wasn't close enough to walk to work but there was always the bus, the other was a studio, a little more expensive but close to work, with in walking distance of the grocery store and not far from Jason's and Johnny's.

Johnny, she thought with a sigh the last time she saw him was Kelly's and while he had been a over protective ass, jealous and, a small part of her whispered, he had congratulated her on her new job that was that. Pulling put her phone she looked down at it opening up Johnny's contact before closing it, she didn't need to bother him so why the hell did she want to call him so badly.

As if sensing her debate her phone chimed as if on queue and Johnny's name appeared with the incoming text.

RECEIVED-JOHNNY ZACCHARA

HEY, BEEN A WHILE. HOW ARE YOU?

Anna quickly, too quickly typed out a reply.

RECIPIENT-JOHNNY ZACCHARA

I'M GOOD BEEN BUSY WITH WORK AND THE APARTMENT HUNT BUT GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

Anna looked away from her phone and to the apartment listing with the time of her viewing, it was in 45 minutes.

Her phone lit up again this time with an incoming call instead of a text.

"Hey." She said with a smile.

"You're apartment hunting?"

Anna rolled her eyes. "Well hello Johnny, I'm doing good thank you for asking."

He sighed on the other end. "I literally just asked you that in the text."

"Still don't need to be so short about it and yeah I'm actually going to see two places today."

"Alone?"

Over protective jackass. " Well kinda, I do have a shadow."

"I could come with you?"

Anna sighed. "This because you're too over protective or because you want to see me."

"Can it be a bit of both."

Rolling her eyes again she let out a snort of laughter at least he was honest. "My appointment is in like 40 minutes at 345 Elm Street."

"I'll meet you there." He said before hanging up.

Anna slipped her phone back into her purse and looked back at the guard, Nick. "Johnny is joining me, so don't go all guard dog on him."

Nick said nothing but nodded at his charge, what did he do to get stuck on babysitting duty.

She made her way to the address and looked around seeing a black Mustang pulling to a stop to her right and Johnny stepping out of the drivers seat.

"Hey." Anna said with a smile.

He smiled back and nodded ever so slightly to the guard and he made his way to stand at her side.

"Hey." He greeted back and looked up at the building. "Not a bad place."

"Hopefully the inside matches the outside." She shrugged.

Johnny slipped an arm over her shoulder and pulled her along, toward the doors. "Probably best if you wait down here, they might not think a girl with a guard is the best to rent to."

Nick paused not wanting to take an almost order from a Zacchara but he did have a point. "You have 30 minutes before I come up."

"Thanks." Anna smiled softly before letting Johnny guide her in to the building.

"What apartment?"

"Third floor 24B." She said nodding to the stairs.

The pair made there way up to the apartment and Anna nodded to the door where an older man stood in a button down and dark jeans.

"Miss Lenux?" The man asked.

"Yes, how are you Mr. Anderson?" Anna asked pulling away from Johnny to shake the man's hand.

"I'm good, sorry I didn't realize that you would be sharing the apartment it maybe a bit small for two people." He said glancing to where Johnny stood.

Anna blushed. "No, it not like that, he's just here to take a look with me." She stammered out

Johnny laughed at her blush and stammering. "I've got my own place but my girl is looking for an apartment I got to make sure it s a good place." The look Anna shot him made him smile more.

The realtor smiled and opened the door to the apartment. "Come on in." He gestured to the open door.

Anna walked in first feeling Johnny followed and she stopped short as she entered causing Johnny to almost bump in to her. The studio was way nicer then she had thought it would be, the living room/kitchen were bright with large picture windows letting in light and a built in shelving unit semi divided the room making it seem bigger, the walls were surprisingly not white but a pale gray and the floors were a dark wood.

"Anna?" Johnny's voice make her move further in to the studio.

"I didn't think it would be this nice." She said, it was so nice it explained the price tag the one that made her hesitant to rent it.

Johnny gently moved her further in to the apartment letting the man behind follow, Johnny cast him a glance and saw the smile, it was a salesman smile, the one they got when they knew that were getting a fat commission check and he didn't like it.

"Why don't you check out the bedroom and the bathroom?" He suggested.

Anna nodded as if on auto pilot and headed toward the only doors in the place.

Johnny turned to the realtor. "How much is this place a month?"

"1100, it's a steal, really." The man replied.

He sighed, he knew about what she would be making working for Diane and that was probably at least 75% of her take home pay.

"Tell her the price is now 800, the rest will be covered." Not by him but that wasn't because he couldn't but Jason would and if not well he did have the cash.

The mans eyes went wide. " I couldn't possibly."

"You can and will, you'll get the money and this way she doesn't get bleed dry." He replied finality in his tone.

Anna came back in the room still looking dazed but a soft smile played on her lips. "It's beautiful, perfect." She said more to Johnny then the realtor with a soft but sad smile.

"1100, a month right?" She asked the other man softly biting her lip.

Johnny moved behind her glaring at the man as he began to speak. "1100, oh no someone must have made a typo."

"Oh." Came Anna's reply and Johnny could see her deflate and he continued to glare at the man.

"I mean to say it's 800 a month, someone at the office must have put the wrong price on the listing.

Anna's head shot up. "800?" She asked and the man nodded.

She whipped around to Johnny smiling brighter then he had seen before. "I want it." She said softly.

"Could you give us a minute." He asked the man.

The realtor nodded and stepped out in to the hallway.

"You want it, so what's the problem?" Johnny asked turning to face her.

Anna shrugged. "I thought it was more so I was trying to take myself out of liking it."

He laughed. " Yeah didn't really work we could both tell you love this place, you need more of a poker face."

"Maybe I do." She said with a smile.