Jess stands in front of Nick, refusing to budge. Looking like a deer caught in the headlights, her stubborn nature gets her into the pickle that most people would not find themselves in. With solid determination, she reaches down and takes off her shoes, and throws them off to the side. "Okay, lets have a threesome…" With a nervous long blink of her wide eyes, she swallows hard, stepping into her room to a deep-lunging Remy, the Apartment 4D landlord.
Nick hangs his head, shocked that Jess will let it go this far. He could walk away now, but there is no way in hell he will leave Jess alone with the man he believes to be a creeper. Slapping his face, as his own form of a 'pep talk', he begrudgingly steps into the room, wondering how the hell he was going to get them out of this mess.
"Alright, so a menage a trios is about the three of us…trios…menaging…fully" Remy explains, with a bemused grin smeared on his face.
"Okay Jess, this is happening….with this guy" Nick points at Remy in disgust, silently pleading with Jess to end this. Jess looks over to Remy, and a level of panic rises in her. I can't do this. I can't! What are we doing? We have to stop! Jess is about to admit that she is wrong, until she sees a look in Nick's eyes. The same smug look he gave he when he told her that he loved watching her be wrong.
"Yep, we are doing this". Jess said, steely. Remy walks up behind Nick, rubbing his hands over his shoulders and through his hair, talking about the removal of clothes. Seeing Nick's look of fear, Jess has no doubt in her mind that Nick will be the first to stop. You're done Miller.
Remy guides Nick over to Jess and puts their hands together. "Now, you two get us started".
"Me and Jess get this started?" Nick asked which came out more like a statement rather than a question. He flicked his eyes over to Jess to garner her reaction, who looked just as bewildered as he felt. She won't go through with this. This is Jess, she loves rainbows and sunshine, she will run as soon as it gets serious.
"Us two? Getting it started" Jess nervously ran her hands over Nick's arms, thinking that that was the thing to do. Looking over at Nick, Jess sees that he starts to egg her on as if she couldn't go through with it.
"Just breath each other in" Remy instructs.
"Yeah, let's just relax into the menage" Nick says with an edge of cockiness.
This makes Jess more determined than ever before. Just pretend that Remy is not in the room, and it's just me and Nick. I can make him fold. "Okay Nick, I will do this."
Calling her bluff, Nick places his hands on the sides of her face. "Well then, lets do this Jess" Nick starts to lean in. As he is merely millimeters away from Jess' face, he realizes that she is not backing down. Shit.
"Do it." Jess whispers, daring him, knowing that because he has a girlfriend, and with Remy being three feet away, there is no way he was going to kiss her.
"Fine" Nick whispers back. Come on Jess, give up. I'm going to do this. She is not moving. Why isn't she moving? Oh, fuck it. He gently brushes his lips onto hers. Jess lets out a shocked squeal, with her eyes opened wide at the sensation of Nick's strangely soft lips. Building her courage, she tentatively kisses Nick back, and soon, they deepen the kiss.
"Wow" Remy says in amazement, and with that, Jess is quickly pulled back into reality when she hears that satisfied cheer come from Remy.
"Nick." Jess breaths, as she gently pushes Nick back. He looks at her a little dazed, and very confused.
"That was beautiful, you're both getting very comfortable". Remy starts to unbutton his shirt in preparation.
Jess starts to panic seeing Remy getting excited. She gulps, "I admit that I'm wrong" she whispers as she looks up into Nick's deep brown eyes. Nick nods in understanding and steps back.
"No, Remy…" Nick is soon interrupted by a confused Winston at the door.
"Woah, what is going on in here?" Winston asks, scanning the room, not believing his eyes.
"Alright, I am not ready for a four-way…so…I'm out of this." Remy puts his hands up in defeat.
Nick, Jess and Winston sit around the dining table, drinking the last of Remy's moonshine. Winston takes a sip, struggling to keep it down. "Mother of mercy, this will definitely get you there!" Nick looks over to Jess, who is doing her best to avoid his gaze. Winston get's up and walks over to the sink, tipping out the remains of his hootch.
Jess speaks, trying to act normal. "Why didn't you tell me that four people couldn't live in this apartment? If we are going to do a shenanigan, I'm fine with doing shenanigans, I love shenanigans! As long as no one gets hurt." She finally looks over at Nick, who quickly turns his head, hoping he didn't get caught staring.
Winston walks over to the kitchen switch turns off the light with a wooden spoon. The light pops, making both Jess and Nick jump. "Okay, just so we are clear, we're gonna have to live with this right?" Nick and Jess answer in unison with a definitive yes. "Good. Because I do not want to walk in and see that man in his draws again. Never again." Winston walks off to his room, leaving Nick and Jess alone.
"Ahh, so…" Jess says, playing with her glass.
"Yeah….so…" Nick retorts, not knowing what to say. He takes a swig of the moonshine, for a bit of dutch courage. "Well, things got a little weird back there."
Jess laughs, feeling a little more at ease now the subject has been breached. "Yes, it got weird! Look, I'm sorry I let things get carried away. I'm known to be stubborn, and I apologize."
"No, I'm stubborn too so I was never going to back down, so thank you for finally admitting you're wrong, I'm kind of feeling a weird ego high, I love being right." Nick winks at her, in all his smugness.
Amused at his cockiness, "Oh it's like that huh? You think just because I said that I was wrong, I actually meant it? I just wanted Remy to leave, so I did what I had to do to make that happen. I, Miller, am right about people generally being good. All Remy wanted was the companionship of two people, it doesn't make him a bad person."
"I don't believe you, Jessica! You are so stubborn!" Nick laughs. "You honestly think that he is a good man? Well, god love ya for being who you are Jess."
Their laughter dies down, as they realize they both absentmindedly moved closer together. Not even an arms length apart, they both look at each other, remembering the feeling of each others lips. The room falls silent as the tension rises. They look intensely at each other, as they both smile. Nick swallows hard as he slides his hand over toward Jess', which is resting next to her glass on the table. As his fingers contacts hers, electricity jolts through his body. Woah.
Jess sees Nick's hand inch towards hers. She bites her lower lip as their hands connect. Shivers run down her spine as she looks up towards Nick, who is staring at her lips. Just kiss him Jess, you know you want to. Jess turns her hand so that their fingers are entwined. Suddenly, their thoughts are interrupted by Nick's phone, as it loudly vibrates on the table. Nick pulls his hand away, breaking their moment. He takes his phone and looks at the screen to see who is calling.
Nick clears his throat, "It's Julia". He looks up at Jess, who is trying to hide her disappointment.
"Go, take it. It's getting late, I should go to bed." Nick hesitates for a second, then answers his phone as he walks to his room.
"Julia, hi. Yeah, just at home, doing nothing..." And with that, Nick shuts the door to his room, leaving a confused Jess alone at the table.