I wish I owned Community.

Several months later

Annie sat in Jeff's apartment in silence, staring at her phone. He had left a couple hours ago, fuming from their argument. Annie couldn't even remember what they were even arguing about, but it turned into a shouting match between them and he walked out.

She sighed, they knew there would be days like this in her recovery. But there were also days where she was content and happy about life. Like the day the group decided to catch a game at the ballpark. Sure, their team had lost and Britta kept trying to convince them how baseball was just one big, gay analogy("They're hitting balls with sticks, it's right there."), but she was happy to be surrounded by her friends.

Suddenly her phone rang, causing her to jump. She picked it up, relieved to see Jeff's name on the screen.

"I'm so, so sorry," Annie said, answering

"Annie, it's okay. Really," Jeff replied, "I shouldn't have walked out."

"You had every right to," Annie said, "I was being stupid and shouting at you for no reason."

"Look, the fight passed, it's done," Jeff said, "I'm not mad at you and you're not mad at me from the sound of it, we're fine."

Annie sighed, "Where are you?"

"I've been at Troy and Abed's cooling off," Jeff said, "I'll be home soon, okay."

"See you soon," Annie said, hanging up.

Living with Jeff proved a lot less awkward than she thought it would be. It actually felt natural for the two of them to share a living space, which was a surprise for them. He had kept his word about keeping a stable environment for Annie, turning his home into a safe haven she never had.

Moving day was the hardest for her and everyone else. As they were moving her stuff either into storage or the moving truck, they would find her stashes of Adderall and empty pill bottles hidden in nooks and crannies of her furniture or the room itself. After finding the umpteenth empty pill bottle, Jeff sat down in the middle of her furniture-less living room and clutched it in his hand. He looked down at it, unaware that the others had stopped and were now giving him curious looks.

"We had no idea how bad it was…"

Jeff looked up at Annie, "I'm so sorry."

She furrowed her brows, "For what?"

He shrugged, "Just...for everything you've gone through."

The group remained silent.

Annie shook her head, "You didn't cause any of that."

"No, but someone has to apologize for it."

That was when Troy dropped the box he was holding and went to Annie, embracing her tightly. She knew he was still beating himself up over what happened, having witnessed it for a second time. Then Britta approached, hugging her. Then Shirley. Then Abed. Eventually, it turned into group hug. Jeff was the final one to saunter over and join, making sure to crush the pill bottle under his boot.

Annie was pulled out of her thoughts when she heard the front door open. She hopped up and nearly tackled Jeff as he entered, wrapping her arms around him.

"Woah, I wasn't gone that long," Jeff said, chuckling and returning the hug.

"Easy for you to say," Annie said, "you were probably watching a movie the entire time."

"I was," Jeff said, kicking the door shut behind him, "Abed and Troy thought Plan 9 from Outer Space would be entertaining. It wasn't."

"I'm so glad you're home," Annie said, "I'll never shout at you like that again."

"It was just as much my fault as it was yours," Jeff said, "we can both share the blame for this one."

Annie nodded, "Fair enough."

The two plopped down on the couch, Annie curling her legs up and leaning on Jeff.

"I thought you weren't coming back," Annie said, "I thought you finally had enough of me and all of...this."

Jeff looked at her, "First of all, this is my apartment. I have no other home to go to. Second, I told you that I was going to be with you every step of the way. No matter how bad it got, remember?"

Annie sighed, "I just...my mother and father abandoned me the first time around."

"And you were expecting the group and I to do the same," Jeff said, "not happening. You're stuck with us whether you like it or not."

Annie smiled up at him, giving him a peck on the lips, "Good, because it's family day tomorrow."

After countless months in a rehab facility, Annie still had to go to weekly NA meetings.

"Who were you planning to bring along," Jeff asked with a raised brow.

"I almost considered bringing Britta," Annie answered jokingly.

He laughed, "That sounds like a good idea. Bring Britta and watch as she advocates rights for them or something."

"That was a terrible attempt at a joke."

"That movie sucked out anything witty I had in me."

"That's not a good excuse."

"You didn't see it."

"It couldn't have been that bad."

"Fine, I'll look it up on Netflix and we'll watch it together."

Jeff reached for his laptop on a nearby table, booting it up.

"Are you available tomorrow around seven," Annie asked.

"I think I can pencil you in," Jeff answered.

Annie smiled, "Great."

Jeff finally pulled up the movie, setting the laptop between them.

"You're right, I can feel my wit being sucked out of me," Annie said.

"Told you," Jeff said, putting his arm around her.

"You're not going to make me watch the whole thing, right?"

"You're watching every second of it."

"Fantastic."