From the moment Jessica Day moved into apartment 4D Nick Miller knew she was special. She got along great with Winston and Schmidt, but with Nick… their relationship was different. The past couple months they'd enjoyed each other's company and connected in a way neither of them could explain. They were inherently different people, but it worked.
Behind their banter and casual flirtation was a fiery lust. Jess felt it when Nick would look deep into her eyes, and glance at her lips when she talked. Nick felt it when Jess would inadvertently bite her lip and flush when she'd catch him fixing things around the loft.
Recently though, the tension in the air was particularly thick. Earlier in the week, Jess had caught the slightest glimpse of Nick getting out of the shower. "Oops! I'm so sorry!" Her eyes bulged. He blushed and hurried away.
Later, he walked in on her doing Pilates and his eyes lingered on her longer than they should have, "Uhh I needed my headphones." "Okay Nick." She saluted him awkwardly.
Friday afternoon Jess was riding up the elevator after a long workweek. She tripped getting out and who else but Nick Miller was there to catch her. "Wow, thank you. Two left feet." She shrugged, "Where are you headed?"
"The bar," Nick said, "I'm closing by myself tonight."
"Hey maybe I'll come by and keep you company."
"Yeah Jess, I'd like that." Nick left for work with a silly smirk on his face.