Instant Connection

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Author's Note: Season 3 episode 4 is very chaotic soooo I'm just going to be using the flashback scenes mostly and then scenes that my brain has conjured up. I'll also be combining it with the intro scene to episode 5. Enjoy!

Johnny has never really been the type to hold grudges for long. He has always been a laid back person, who lets situations just brush past him. Now, Stella? Yeah, Stella can hold a grudge. Johnny knew Stella would still be mad about yesterday, so he got up a bit earlier than her to fix her a cup of coffee to try and get on her good side before she had fully gained consciousness.

"Good morning, beautiful." Johnny smiles, holding out the coffee for her to take.

Stella rolls her eyes, before sitting up in bed and grabbing the mug.

"How are you this morning?" he asks, taking a seat in front of her.

"Tired. Why do you think sucking up is going to work on me, Johnny? Especially this early in the morning?" She asks, taking a long sip of the hot beverage.

"C'mon, I don't need to suck up to you. I'm your favorite." He smirks.

"Charlie has and always will be my favorite." She corrects him.

"You're just gonna break my heart like that, S? Okay, I get it." He jokes, raising his hands up.

"What do you want, Johnny? It's going to be a long day and I don't have it in me right now to play." she sighs.

"I wanted to apologize for yesterday. I know you worry about us, and it must have really freaked you out when we weren't answering."

"Where did you guys go? It's not like you to just up and disappear and not tell one of us, and according to the house neither one of you said anything." She places the mug down on a little coaster on her nightstand before looking back at him.

"We went out for a drive, didn't get much service. But, we're alright, Stella." Johnny tries to pull her into a hug, but Stella leans back against the headboard.

"What if you weren't alright? How would any of us know? How would we help you?" Stella asks, getting up from the bed and walks over to the closet.

"I'm sorry, Stella, please?" He tries again to touch her, but she's quick to step out of his radius.

"I need to take a shower, we can talk about this later."

Johnny stands up and walks towards her, "You have to forgive me eventually, Stella, c'mon." he reaches out for her once more, but Stella jerks her arm out of his grasp.

"Not today, Johnny. You fucked up. With everything that's going on around here, do you really think it's a good idea to just go MIA?"

He sighs, "I didn't mean to make you upset, Stella. C'mon, please."

She tries so hard, but she looks into his eyes and almost everything inside her is screaming at her to embrace the man. Almost. She sighs, "We'll talk about this more later, Johnny."

Johnny finally gives in, nodding before leaving her room in silence. He stands alone in the hall for a moment. What if he just told her the truth? Then she would know and the reason they didn't answer their phones was because they were on a boat and didn't get any service. Yeah, the boat that he and Jakes took to Carlito's men, which was full of cocaine... She might just end him right then and there. He sighs and heads back downstairs to wait for the others.

The plan was to be finished with Ari once and for all, and Briggs had created a plan to do just that, but he needed everyone in the house to help, plus Colby.