It had been three amazing months since Cece's almost-wedding. Three months since Jess and Nick became an official couple. Contrary to Schmidt's fears the loft dynamic hadn't been ruined, just slightly altered.
"Hey Nick, I won't make it home to see you before you go to work tonight, I have parent teacher conferences. But I'll see you at the bar later," said Jess sticking her head out of the shower. With a mouthful of toothpaste Nick nodded.
"See ya tonight then," he said sneaking a kiss from her.
Standing by the doorway he turned to give her one last look. She was getting out of the shower, her hair piled on top on her head and a small towel covering her small frame. He saw her face, and for the first time noticed the dark circles under her eyes. We shouldn't have stayed up so late last night. He thought to himself. Slightly worried he vowed to make sure she came home at an acceptable time.
She could feel his eyes on her, scanning her body. Out of the corner of her eyes she noticed the momentary resurfacing of the turtle face. Hoping he didn't catch on to how she was feeling, she sighted in relief when he left.
Standing in the shower had proved to be a very tiring task. I might be getting sick. she thought to herself. The headache she had since yesterday had still to go away. Along with that, she could feel her temperature rising at an alarming rate. The fatigue was getting to her. Her body just wanted to be in a permanent horizontal position. Even the simple task of getting dressed had taken her an extra 20 minutes.
For a moment she considered calling in sick, but quickly brushed the thought aside. Noticing she a few spare minutes before she had to leave the loft, she skipped breakfast and she decided to lay down before taking off. The last thing she remembered seeing was the time, blinking brightly on her clock 7:13 am.