Jess finished packing up the last of the boxes in what was to become her old room. She felt relief knowing that she accomplished something. The last few weeks had been really hard, especially after the cruise that she and the loft mates all took together.

The cruise wasn't something that Nick and Jess had remembered about until last minute and thank the Lord they were able to downgrade to a smaller room that they could all share. She didn't know how she would have been able to handle those few days with just Nick. But even with everyone else there, things had been difficult. Nick wanted to milk the cruise to get his money's worth, including still partaking in the romance package they had pre-purchased, and was also non-refundable.

It had been easy to forget that things had changed between them. Things with Nick were just so easy. And even though they told everyone who would listen about them being exes, Jess still felt that longing in her chest every time she looked over at Nick.

She had even almost let him kiss her.

Part of her wishes she would have let him, but her mind always won out, reminding her of all the reasons her and Nick weren't together. She especially remembered how crazy Nick acted during their three day entrapment in their room on the cruise. But then again everyone was acting a lot crazier than normal. They had all brought a new meaning to the phrase "cabin fever."

She taped the last box shut as Schmidt walked in the door.

"You all set? All the guys are ready for you to use us at your disposal." He grinned. Everyone had been extra nice to her lately, which is probably why they didn't fight against her leaving the loft. They knew things had still been hard for her and Nick and despite what they said, the loft dynamic had changed.

"Yeah. This is the last box."

It's not like Jess was moving far. She was literally moving across the hall into 4C. Schmidt had a vacancy when the previous tenants got a little freaked out by Remy the landlord. Schmidt was worried about filling the place so soon when Jess approached him with the idea of moving in. Cece was needing a new place as well, since her model roommates were moving to New York for a year, so the decision to move in together was a no brainer.

Jess walked out of the room. The guys had told Jess that if she boxed up all her stuff, they would take care of moving it over to the new apartment; she could just sit back and drink a glass of Rosé. Though she would feel awkward letting them do all the work, after doing the packing, she was exhausted and couldn't wait to sit down.

As promised there was a glass and a bottle of pink wine sitting on the coffee table and Jess's favorite movie, Dirty Dancing, strategically placed right next to it. Though Jess was done with her overly emotional, multiple rewatch of the film, she couldn't help but smile that the guys had thought of that extra touch. She couldn't believe she lucked out in having such amazing roommates and friends. She put the DVD into the player and started to watch the epic and familiar romance between Baby and Johnny.

As the movie progressed, Jess couldn't help but watch the guys out of the corner of her eye. They were careful to be quiet and not disturb Jess's movie, but she could of sworn she heard each of them humming along to the some of the movie's iconic tunes as they came in and out of the apartment.

The guys finished moving all of Jess's things into the new apartment about halfway through the movie, proving the phrase that many hands make light work, but they didn't return back to the apartment until well after the credits had finished and Jess was starting to worry about them. She sat her second glass of almost empty wine on the table and wandered over to her new home.

"Boys?" she called, hoping they weren't hiding behind some door trying to scare her. They knew how much she hated that. She could hear some snickering in the direction of her new bedroom. The door was shut but she knew they were inside.

She knocked on the door, feeling silly because it was her room.

"Just a minute!" She heard a familiar voice call. Nick. She didn't know Nick had already gotten off work. She had picked today to move so as to not put Nick out any by making him do anything that would seem "boyfriendly," but she had no problem having the other roommates help her out.

She waited a few more minutes and was about to shout something about how she hoped they weren't breaking anything when Winston opened the door.

"Surprise!" They all shouted. They had unpacked all her boxes for her, putting everything, to her surprise, in it's exact place.

"Wow guys!" Her jaw felt like it had hit the floor, "This is amazing! I thought I was going to have to stay up extra late tonight to get this all done!" She started to cry, the alcohol making her extra emotional. "You guys are the best! How did you know where everything was supposed to go?"

Everyone pointed to Nick, who was looking at the floor. He sighed and confessed, "I did it. I kind of took a picture of where all your stuff went in your old room incase the government came in and placed a hidden camera and I could find out what didn't belong." Jess could see his cheeks burning red. He was definitely crazy with his weird conspiracy theories, but this one ended up coming in handy.

"Thanks Nick," she said sincerely. "Thanks to all you guys. I may only be moving across the hall but I'm really going to miss you!" She pulled them into big group hug, which she noted Nick only half heartedly joined. She rubbed the tears from her eyes, willing them away. "I guess you're glad you get to have your own room again Schmidt?" Jess tried to sound cheery.

"Actually," he replied, "Nick and I decided to keep sharing a room." Jess could have sworn she heard Nick mutter something about Schmidt deciding that and not him, but she ignored it. "We're going to rent out your old room. Actually our first roommate interviewee should be here any moment, so we must get going."

Schmidt grabbed Jessica's head and kissed her softly on her scalp. Winston and Coach gave her big bear hugs. Nick just stood there awkwardly. They went in for a hug but it felt too weird, so they gave each other a high five instead.

"Well, see ya around partner," Jess said in her best cowboy impersonation.

"Yeah, see ya around sheriff." Nick replied, mimicking her accent, before walking out of the room.

Jess looked around. Nick really had put everything in it's sat on the bed and absentmindedly traced the flowers on her quilt with her fingers. Her finger found the small hole that Nick had made when they were playing sky knife in bed. How stupid they had been to think that was a good idea. She felt that familiar sting that she got when she remembered their time together. That feeling of sadness caused her to remember that she had left Dirty Dancing in the DVD player, and it was probably replaying the menu over and over by now. She didn't want the guys' new roommate to think they were the ones watching it. She knew it was important for them to make a good first impression too.

She walked across the hall and hesitated in front of the door. Should she knock? She didn't know what the protocol was for someone who just moved out. Then she remembered that when Schmidt moved out, he always just walked in, and while she thought it was annoying, she understood why he did it; 4D would always feel like home to her.

She opened the door, "Sorry guys, I left my movie here." She stopped as she noticed the beautiful redhead sitting in the armchair. Her hair was cropped short in a cute pixie cut and her eyes were a piercing green; she was stunning.

"Hey Jess," strangely Nick was the first one to address her, "Meet our new roommate."

"I'm in?" the girl asked, revealing her british accent.

"I guess you are," Winston replied with an inquisitive look at Nick. "Welcome to the loft Natalie."

"Oh I'm so relieved!" The new girl started asking a million questions about the area, the apartment, when she could move in, things that would normally be asked before someone was told they got the room.

But Jess drowned all of it out because the only thing she could see was Nick, and the all too familiar way he was looking at Natalie.