Bombshells
"Hola, mis amigos," Schmidt said, stepping out of his bedroom and into the main living room of his shared apartment. "That means hello, my friends in Spanish." He grinned at everyone proudly for knowing some Spanish. They all rolled their eyes, but Schmidt didn't care. He grinned again and continued, "Today is such a beautiful day! The sun is shining, the birds are chirping—"
Winston slammed his fist on the table and yelled, "Alright, Schmidt! Just cut the crap and tell us why you're so damn perky. We all know you've just been waiting to say it."
Schmidt let out a small laugh and said, "Indeed I was." He joined them at the breakfast table, and then began. "So, here's the big, happy news: I got myself a girlfriend!"
"You finally got Cece back?" Jess asked, clapping her hands together. "Congratulations, Schmidt! I thought you would spend the rest of your life moping and crying about how you screwed it up with her! I can't believe a girl like her would forgive a guy like you for cheat—"
"No, Jess, the girl is not Cece!" Schmidt snapped, folding his arms. "Are you trying to put me in a bad mood?" Jess put her hands up in surrender. He continued, "Okay, look. I know it may come off as a little weird, but... I was really in love with Cece..."
Nick made a mock shocked face and sarcastically cried, "No! How could that be true?"
"Ha-ha, very funny, Nick," Schmidt said, rolling his eyes.
"Come on, man," Nick said, shaking his head. "Only like half the world knows that you're in love with her!"
"Was in love with her," Schmidt corrected proudly.
"You finally got over her?" Jess asked, grinning. "Good for you!"
"Well, no... Kind of," Schmidt confessed, biting his lip. "Jess, seriously, you've got to stop assuming things! Anyways, while my heart still beats for that gorgeous, sexy, ballsy, seductive, orgasmi—"
"Schmidt," Jess warned. "Look, I got used to you saying a bunch of lovey-dovey things about her, but when you start talking about your sex life with her, it gets weird. I'm still not ready for that. I mean, she's my best friend, and you're... Schmidt." He rolled his eyes. "How do you even remember what sex was like with her, though? It was so long ago!"
He grinned before saying, "Actually, it wasn't that long ago..." Everyone looked at him funny. "Well, the day that we all crashed her arranged marriage thing where she was looking for a weirdo Indian husband, we hooked up after. We had some steamy turban sex. And damn, she was turned on by my turban!"
"What did I just say about your sex life with my best friend?" Jess retorted, sighing. "I don't wanna know about it! Do you know how weird it is to be eating breakfast and then seeing her walk out of your bedroom? It was the weirdest!"
"Whatever, whatever," he said, shaking his head. "You all sidetracked this conversation! It wasn't supposed to be about that sexy Cecilia, it was supposed to be about my new girlfriend. Wanting to get over Cece, I tried to win Elizabeth back, but she didn't want me back... She called me a two-timing doucheface and slammed the door... But anyways, I was at the bar last night, and I met this girl named Beth."
"Oh, when I was working at the bar last night, I saw you sucking face with some girl!" Nick exclaimed. "Was that smokin' girl your new girlfriend?"
"You bet she is, Nickyboy!" Schmidt exclaimed, and Nick grinned at him before leaning over the breakfast table to fist bump him.
"Way to go, my man!" Nick exclaimed, but then turned and saw Jess glaring at him. "Sorry, baby." He leaned over and kissed Jess's lips briefly, causing Winston to fake gag. "Hey, isn't it time for you to get to work?"
Jess nodded her head and said, "You're right, I should head out. Don't wanna be late." She pecked Nick's lips again. "Jess out!"
"Oh, god, Jess, don't do that!" Winston cried. "Don't kiss him and then talk in third person."
"What do you have against us kissing?" Nick asked. "Come on, Winston, we're dating. You're going to have to get used to it. Jess is my boo!"
"No, no, no, I can't get used to that," Winston said, shaking his head. "Theodore K. Mullins cannot get used to that. It's like... like you've forgotten about all the kisses we used to share...
"Oh, god, give it up," Jess said, rolling her eyes. "Nick is all mine, Mullins."
"That's what you say, but he's my lover on the down low!" Winston cried.
"Yeah, sure, whatever you say," Jess said, chuckling and rolling her eyes. "I'll see you after work, babe." She waved at them. "Bye, guys!"
"So, Schmidt," Nick began, toying with his fork. "You pretty serious with this new chick?"
He nodded his head with a grin and said, "Yeah, Nick, yeah, I really am. She... she's different. I loved Elizabeth, but I always kept thinking of Cece. With Angelica, it's different. She makes me forget about Cece when we have sex. Although, I can argue that no girl's sex will ever be as passionate and hot as Cece's was, Angelica makes me forget."
"For 'forgetting about Cece', you seem to be thinking about her a lot," Winston commented, laughing quietly. "Someone really doesn't know how to move on, does he? When Shelby and I broke up, it took me a little time, but shazam! In a little over a week, I wasn't even thinking about the girl anymore."
"Yeah, but that's different, Winston," Schmidt said, sighing. "Shelby and you did not have what Cece and I had. What we had was hot, passionate, and full of love. You guys just took it slow and dated."
"Okay, if I hear anymore about Cece, I'm going to explode!" Nick cried.
"Come on!" Schmidt cried. "Your love life is going swell. I'm still getting over my love. You dropped Caroline like she's hot, and now you've got a girlfriend that you get to see twenty four seven, and you guys have like no problems."
"I disagree," Nick said, shrugging. "Jess and I have had our fair share of problems. It took a while to get where we are now. I was going through all that bull shit with Caroline when we first met."
"Yeah, and I met Cece at the same time you met Jess!" Schmidt cried. "And the girl still isn't mine!"
"Dude, you're dating another woman right now, so I think it's best you stop talking about the girl you say you 'forgot' about," Winston sarcastically said, rolling his eyes. "This conversation has been going on too long. I'm gonna go grab a shower and then go to work."
"I hate that I have to leave and you just got back a few hours ago, but the bar is my night time home," Nick said, grinning. "Adios, Jess."
"Oh god, have you been spending time with Schmidt?" Jess asked, rolling her eyes.
"No, no!" Nick lied, biting his lip. "Okay, you know I can't lie... Maybe a little. But, when he talked in Spanish this morning, it was just so cool! I wanted to try it out myself. Was that cool or what?"
"Very cool," Jess said, laughing and leaning in to kiss him. "Have fun at work. You better not flirt with any cute girls."
"Like you?" he flirted.
"Oh my gosh, Nick Miller, that was smooth," Jess said, still laughing. "Anyways, you should get going to work. I'll hopefully see you when you come home... if I'm even still awake. Adios... to you, too."
He smiled and pecked her cheek before walking to the door of apartment 4D. When he opened the door, Cece was standing there.
"Did you come here for some hook up time with the Schmidtster?" Nick joked, grinning, but Cece wasn't amused. "Oh, okay... Schmidt humor is not funny, I get it. Um..." he scratched his head. "It's nice to see you. I'm leaving now. Goodbye. Work calls me to duty!" Nick awkwardly walked past her.
"Cece?" Jess questioned, closing her laptop. "What are you doing here?"
"Hi, Jess," she said, sitting down on the couch. "Can we talk?"
"Yeah, of course!" Jesse sweetly said, putting a hand on her best friend's back. "This is probably about Schmidt, isn't it? I know he hurt you really badly with the whole Elizabeth thing..."
"He did, but that's not it, Jess," Cece quietly said, staring at the floor. "I've been trying to move on and flirt with other guys, but... but I can't do that anymore."
"Why not?" Jess asked, raising her eyebrows. "I mean, you deserve to move on! Schmidt's dating other girls now, too. You deserve to see other guys."
"Wait, what!" Cece cried. "Schmidt has a new girlfriend?"
"Yeah, he met some new girl at a bar, and he's pretty happy about it," Jess explained. "Hey, Cece, I know it hurts that he's moving on, but that's what you have to do, too. Why do you care so much, anyways? He's dated other girls after you guys broke up before."
"I know, but now is not a good time for him to be in a happy relationship with some bitch!" Cece screamed, getting paranoid.
"Why?" Jess demanded. "Cece, please tell me why you're freaking out right now. What is happening that's making it such a bad time for you? Why can't you move on? I'm so confused!"
"Because, Jess," Cece yelled, "I'm pregnant with his baby!"
Jess stared at her best friend in shock. Cece looked away, ashamed of what happened. Unfortunately, the door bursted open, tripling the awkwardness. And to make matter worse, the person who entered the apartment was none other than Schmidt himself.
"Hey, Jess!" he exclaimed, smiling at them. "I just got back from work, and Angelica kept texting me, so I think this is goi—Cece, hey!"
"Hi, Schmidt," she mumbled.
He scratched his back and said, "I can't hide this from you anymore, Cece. I'm seeing someone else right now. Are you cool with that? Can I talk about her in front of you?"
"Yeah, yeah, of course you can," she said, biting her lip. "Why would I care?"
"I don't know, because... I know hurt you really bad with my stupid choices, and I don't wanna hurt you ever again," Schmidt quietly said, staring at the floor.
"News flash, we are over, Schmidt!" Cece yelled. "I don't care what girls you date and sleep with anymore! You can cheat on those girls, too!"
"I'm sensing you're still really pissed, and I don't blame you," Schmidt said, biting his lip.
"Schmidt," Jess warned, "Cece and I are talking about private things, so would you just leave us alone right now?"
"Okay, fine! But what is going on?" Schmidt asked. "Is something bad happening?"
"Everything is fine," Jess declared, and waved her hand, signaling him to leave. "Goodbye, Schmidt. She and I need to talk."
"Fine, it's coo'," Schmidt said, clicking his tongue twice before walking into his bedroom.
"Cece," Jess said as soon as Schmidt left, "look me in the eyes and say this is really happening right now. Are you sure this isn't just like last time? A scare?"
"Jess," Cece said, and took her best friend's hands, "this is really happening right now. I'm really pregnant with his baby."