"Relax Winger," Jeff runs his hand through his hair, "It's just dinner." Is It? "Yes?" Are you sure? "No?" Are you sure you aren't sure? "...What?" He pulls out his phone, double checks the apartment number, and sighs, "Here goes nothing."

"Coming!" He hears through the door, and he thinks about bolting to the elevator, when it opens and she's standing there in sweatshirt and jean shirts, "I hardly recognize you without the hospital gown!"

Jeff smirks, "I mean," pointing at the elevator, "I can go put it on if you want!"

"No!" She says a little too loud, "I mean, No, just get in here!" Smiling from ear to ear, pulling him inside her small apartment.

Marvelling at the size of her apartment, she takes his coat and hangs it up in the hall closet, "Do you live here by yourself?" he questions.

"What?" She turns around, "Oh! Yeah...It's small but it's my own, you know?"

"That's awesome, "Jeff smiles, "I'm proud of you" What the hell, Winger?

"Thanks?" she questions, "I hope you like chicken parm, It's pretty much the only thing I can make!"

"Love it," He smiles, looking for wine glasses which he finds in the top cabinet, "How do you even reach these?"

"Oh my god," She whines, "Shut up! You're just a giant!" His smirk grows into a full-fledged smile.

He grabs the wine, and pours two glasses as she places a piece of chicken on each plate with angel hair pasta and a piece of bread. "So," he starts cutting his chicken, "Annie, what do you do for fun?"

"I, Uh," she sets her fork down, "I read? I mean usually i'm trying to catch up on sleep, but i've played some video games and such when i'm with Troy and Abed," Jeff's heart sinks I knew it was too good to be true, "I've known Troy and Abed since college. They're my bffs" phew

"Oh, that's cool," Jeff visibly sighs taking a sip of his wine.

"Yeah, Troy and Abed really taught me the ropes of video games," she chuckles, "What about you?"

"Lately, i've taken to watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Fox," Jeff laughs, "It's a guilty pleasure."

"Oh my god!" Annie squeals, "That show is SO good! I'm all for Jake and Amy goodness!"

"Right?!" Jeff shoots back, "They're so adorable!"

"I was so happy that they finally gave in to each other!" Annie sticks a piece of chicken in her mouth.

"Agreed," Jeff replied, "He's still a little too carefree, in my opinion"

"Yeah, but you know she's going to help him settle down a bit" Annie sips her wine, "And they'll hopefully be together for a while."

"You think so?" Jeff sets his fork down, "It's gotta be really weird dating someone at your work."

"Lookee here Winger," She points her knife at him, "If they can figure out all that mattress stuff, and getting over each other's insecurities, they'll be golden!"

"Oh real-" Annie holds her hand up, stopping Jeff.

"You can't change my mind," Annie huffs, and Jeff chuckles, picking his fork back up, "I have to ask…"

"Hm?" Jeff swallows.

"What happened that night?" Annie softly says.

"Uh, well," Jeff starts, "My father recently decided he would grace my life with his presence after divorcing my mom when I was young."

"Oh…" Annie rests her hand on his, "I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault," Jeff smiles weakly, "I just reacted badly that night, drank too much, and the rest is history."

"I totally get it," Annie says, returning his smile, "The same kinda happened to me, except my mom is the source of my problems."

"What happened?" Jeff questioned.

"My mom pushed me in school, a little too hard," Annie gulped, "And I abused Adderall. My mom just wanted to sweep it under the rug, and I wanted to go to rehab."

"Wow," Jeff replied in shock, "Do you still talk to her?"

"Nope," Annie looked down, "She didn't want anything to do with me, so everything I have, I bought, or friends gave me.

"I have no idea what to say," Jeff shrugged his shoulders, "Except i'm in awe. You're incredible. You've gone through so much."

"Thanks," Annie looks into his eyes, "I've done my best, I don't think i'd rather it any other way." Her phone vibrates against the table, "Oh...sorry...let me just make sure that's not work!"

From: Troy

Date going well? If you don't respond, Abed and I will come over and knock him out.

Annie rolls her eyes. "What're you smiling about?" Jeff asks, looking at her.

To: Troy

Yes, it's going well. He's like twice the size of both of you combined...my bet is on him.

From: Troy

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"Just my co-worker," Annie smiles, sliding her phone back into her pocket, "Wanting to know if our date was going well."

"Oh," Jeff says, "You think this is a date?"

"Uh," Annie's head is scrambling, "Yes?"

"Oh," Jeff says, putting his hands on the table, standing up"I'm just messing with you, I hope it is too." Jeff pulls the chair back to the table and sits down.

Annie throws her napkin at him, which just does a flip in the air and lands on the table, "Was that really necessary?" He's grinning ear-to-ear.

"If I say yes," He puts his hands together, "Do I still get dessert?"

"How do you know there's dessert?" Annie crosses her arms, smiling.

Jeff stands up, picking up his plate, and hers, setting them in the sink, "Because I saw the cheesecake in the fridge."

"Cheater," Annie says bringing Jeff his glass of wine, "But I suppose you do."

Annie cut the cheesecake, and they stood in her kitchen eating. "Shit," Annie said, " I had no idea it was 10."

"Damn," Jeff agreed, "When did that happen?"

"Time flies when you're having fun," Annie said, grabbing his empty plate from his hand.

"That's definitely true," Jeff says slipping his jacket back on, "I'd really like to see you again."

"Me too," Annie said, meeting him in the hallway, "This was a night i've definitely needed." She wraps her arms around his stomach.

"You have no idea," Jeff breathes, engulfing her, "Do you know your schedule for next week?"

"Uh...i'm sure I could find out," Annie pulls back, shoving her hands in her pockets, "Why?"

"I was thinking we could go see a movie," Jeff smiles, "I hear Inside Out is really good."

"Yeah," Annie returns his smile, "That sounds fun."

"Cool," Jeff replies.

"Cool," Annie blushes.

"Cool, cool, cool," Jeff winks, stepping through the door to the hall of her building, "I had a great time, Milady."

"Me too, Milord," Annie stands in her doorframe, smiling, "I'll let you know ASAP about my schedule."

"Looking forward to it!" Jeff says as the elevator dings. Annie watches the doors close, and she slowly steps back into her apartment, locking the door for the night.

From Jeff:

Thanks again for dinner :)

From Abed:

Is he your Han Solo?

From Troy:

Does he like Marvel movies?

Annie rolls her eyes, quickly changes into her PJs, and climbs into bed. "Who says that anymore?"

Sitting in his car, Jeff stares at the steering wheel, "Why did I say that?"